The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-08
Act. No. IT,

Act. No. Is.
House Bill No. z74.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing An amendment To Article IL
OF the Constitution of the State VI
louisiana. increasing the number o1
Representatives.
Section l. be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
twO-tnirds OF all the members elected
to eacn House concurring. that AN
amendment to the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana be submitted TO IN:
qualified electors of the state. for tne't
approval or rejection. as required by
Article 321 of the Constitution, at the
congressional election 10 be held on the
first Tuesday, next foilswing the hrs!
Article IL Of the Constitution Of Louis.
lana SO as TO read as follows:
Article Is. Representation In tbs
House OF Representatives shall be
equal and uniform and snail be based
upon population. Each parish and
each ward of the City of New Orleans
shall have at least one representative.
At its first regular session after the
United States census Of 1910. and at
Its first regular session after each
United States census thereafter. the
General Assembly shall and 1t is heleb
directed to reapportion the represen.
tation among the several parishes ana
representative distrist on a basis OF
the total population shown o'',h by s suen
be fixed. and each parish and represent
tative district shall have as many rep
resentatives AZ 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, and
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 u20l nor less
) than ninety eight (9S), provided that
, when new parish or parishes is or
. are created as authorized by this Con.
, stitution, and the maximum number OF
: representative have been previously
E apportioned to, other parishes. then that
B such new parish or parishes shall be
assigned representative each in adj
: dition to the maximum one hundred
. and twenty fixed herein, and to that
extent the maximum shall be in-
: creased, until the next apportionmen
l of representatives is made by the Gen
5 eral Assembly at which time the maxi.
). nun. OF one hundred and twenty shall
be scored. That If there Is more than
. q. representative in a parish from
which the larger portion of the terri
: tory Is taken for the purpose OF Great
I tatives may be apportion to the new
; parish In the same Act which creates
d the parish. That amy act passed by the
I General Assembly Of the State OF
/. Louisiana at its session in 1910 creating
i q new parish or parishes and assign
L ing a representative to each is hereby
r fatl1lS0 anu COOIITIueu
y Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
That the official ballot to be used al
Il said election shall have printed thereon
n the words: For the proposed amend
n ment to Article Is of the Constitution
n OF the State OF Louisiana authorizing
II the increasing of the number of repre-
l. sentatives under certain condition.:
II Against the proposed amendment t
l. Article Is OF the Constitution of th'
t. State Of Louisiana authorizing the In
le creasing Of the number Of representa-
IS tives under certain conditions. ant
Is each elector shall indicate as provided
" in the general election laws of tn
It state whether he votes for or agains
IN the proposed amendment.
to H. G. DUPRE,
If Sneaker Of the House OF Representa-
MS p NJ LAMBREMONT.
1e Lieutenant Governor and President Q
to the Senate.
~ Approved: June %, 1910.
m j. Y. SANDERS,
4 Governor Of the State of Louisian;
ne A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
On Secretary of State.