The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
ACT NO. IS.
House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to Article Is of
the Constitution OIL the State OF Louisiana.
increasing the number of Representatives.
Section J. Be It resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring. that an amendment to the
Constitution of the State, of Louisiana be
State for their approval or rejection, as re-
CURED by Article 321 of the Constitution
at the Congressional election TO be held on
Monday in November. 1910. amending Arti-
Gle Is of the Constitution of Louisiana so
as to read as follows:
Article IS Representation in the House
Of Representatives shall be equal and uni
form, and shall be based upon population.
Each parish and each ward of the city of
New Orleans shall have at least one repre-
sentative. At its first regular session after
each United States census of 1910, and at
its first regular session after each United
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and ii is hereby directed to re-
apportion the representation among the sew
eral parishes and representative districts on
a basis of the total population shown by
such census. A representative number shall
be fixed, and each parish and representative
as such representative number is contained
in the total number of the inhabitants OF
such parish or representative district. as
shown by the last preceding United States
for every fraction exceeding one-half the
representative number The number of rep
reSentatlNeS snail not De more tnan one nun
bred and twenty (120) nor less than ninety
eight (9S). provided that when new par
ish or parishes is or are created, as author
lied by this Constitution, and the maximum
number of representatives have been previ-
ously apportioned to other parishes. then
that such new parish or parishes shall be
assigned representative each in addition 10
the maximum one hundred and twenty fixed
herein, and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportion-
ment Of representatives, is made by the Cen
ir Of xxht inn 10 mi vi
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored.
That If there is more thea one representa-
tive in parish from which the larger por-
ton Of the territory is taken for the pnr-
representatives, may be apportioned to the
new parish in the same act which creates
the parish. That any act passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana at
its session in 1910. creating new parish
or parishes and assigning Representative
to each. is hereby ratified and confirmed.
a. Section z Be i further resolved ETC. ETC.
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment TO Ar.
ticle 10 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. authorizing the increasing of the
number of representatives under certain con-
dition:' Against the proposed amendment
to Article Is Of the Constitution of the state
of Louisiana authorizing the increasing of
the number of representatives under certain
conditions. and each elector shall indicate
rs provided in tie general election laws of
the State whether he votes for against
the proposed amendment.
H. G.. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
p NJ LAMRREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved June 20. 1910.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.