The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-01

p. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: June Is. 1910.
]. Y. SANDERS.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
a 'r JOHN iS' !: MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.
Act. No. Is.
House Bill No. 27A.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing AN amendment TO Article le
Of the Constitution of the Sta,e ot
louisiana. increasing the numDer u
Representatives.
Section /, He 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF LouisE,n;t
twO-thirds OF all the members eicc.ce
to each House cOncurrink. that an
amendment TO the Constitution vi tns
State Of Louisiana be submitted to tas
qualified electors Of the state. Tor th.ss
approval or rejection. as required ~
congressional election To be heid on the
first Tuesday. next foil" wing the first
Monday In November, adv. anles>i.n8
Article Is of the Constitution Of LOUIS.
lana SO as to read as follows:
Article Is. Representation in the
House Of Representatives shall DE
equal and uniform and shall be based
upon population. Each PARISH and
shall have at least one representative.
At Its first regular session after the
United States census of 1910. and az
it's first regular session after edcA
United States census thereafter, the
General Assembly shall and 1t Is hereby
directed to reapportion the represen.
tation among the several parishes ana
representative distrist on basis OF
| the total population shown by such
| census. A representative number shall
| be fixed, and each parish and represen.
resentatives as such representative
| number is contained in the total mum.
! Der OF the Inhabitants Of such parish or
representative district. as shown by the
/ last preceding United States census, ana
| one additional representative for every
fraction exceeding one-half the repre-.
| sentative number. The number Of rep
resentatives shall not be more than
one hundred and twenty Q2O) nor less
than ninety eight t9S). provided that
when a new parish or parishes Is or
are created as authorized by this Con.
7 Stitution, and the maximum number OF
representative have been previously
apportioned to other parishes. then that
such new parish or parishes shall DO
assigned representative each IN ad.
dition to the maximum one hundred
and twenty fixed herein, and to that
extent the maximum shall be in.
+; creased. until the next apporttonmene
Of representatives is made by the Gen"
eral Assembly at which time the maxi.
nun of one hundred and twenty sii;,lI
he .,s.ored. That il there is more than
ca, representative In parish from
r. | Wntcn Jne l0IkeI pOTtlOH OI TIE tcTIIe
tory is taken FOR the purpose Of Great.
ing a new parish. one of such repr. sem
tatives may be apportfon to the new
parish in the same Act which creates
the parish. That any act passed. by the
General Assembly of the S..tte OF
Louisiana at ITS session in 1919 creating
new parish or parishes and assign
ing representative to each Is hereby
ratified and confirmed.
Section 2. BE 1t further resolved. etc.
That the official ballot to be used at
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: For the proposed amend
ment to Article IL of the Constitution
Of the State OF Louisiana authorizing
! the increasing of the number vi repre-.
: sentatives under certain condition."
Against the proposed amendment to
Article Is Of the Constitution Of the
; State Of Louisiana authorizing the In.
, creasing of the number of representa-
) tives under certain conditions. and
; each electOr shall indicate as provided
: in the general election laws Of the
I State whether he votes for or against
j the proposed amendment.
!, H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
p. M. LAMBREMONT.
E Lieutenant Governor and President Of
!, the Senate.
+ Approved: June 80. 1910.
4 ]. Y. SANDERS.
: Governor Of the State of Louisiana
JOHN +. MICHEL
n Secretary of state.