The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-22
ACT NO. rs.
House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing AL amendment to Article IS Of
the Constitution Of the State OF LOUISIANA,
increasing the number Of Representatives.
Section /. Be il resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, Two
thirds Of all the members elected to eaeh
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
State for their approval or rejection, as re-
quired by Article 321 of the Constitution,
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the hrst
Monday in November. 1910. amending Artl-
Gle 10 of the Constitution Of Louisiana SO
to read as follows:
Article 10. 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 it's first regular session after
eaeh. United States census Of 1sl9 ana anal al
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and it is hereby directed to re-
apporti0n the representation among me seS,
eral parishes and representative districts on
a basis Of the total population shown BY
such census. A representative number shali
be fixed. and each parish and Representative
district shall have many representatives.
as such representative number IS contalhe!
in the total number Of the inhabitants OF
such parish or representative distrlct. as
shown by the last preceding United states
census and one additional representative
for every fraction exceeding one-hal5 the
representative number. The number OF rep
resentatives shall not be more than one nun
dred and twenty f120t nor less than Ninety
eight (g3l 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 Prev
ously apportioned T. other parishes. then
that such new parish or parishes Shth oe
assigned a representative each IN addltlon -
the maximum hundred and twenty nSeo
herein and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportloh-
yY1ad 10 nv n
eral Assembly. at which time the MAXIMUM
Of one hundred and twenty shall be restored.
That if there is more than one representa-
tive in a parish from which the larger por-
ton OF the territory is taken for the pur
pose of creating new parish one OF sueh
representatives may be apportloned TO the
the parish That any act passed by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana at
its session in 1910 creating a new parish
or parishes and assigning repreentatiVe
to each is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 2. Be il further resolved etc:;
that the official ballot to be used at s az
words: 'tFor the proposed amendment to AT.
ticle / : Of the Constitution OF the state OF
louisiana authorizing the increasing OF the
number Of representatives under, certain con.
ditian = Arainst the proposed amendment
to Article / 3 Of the Constitution Of the state
Of Louisiana authorizing the increasing OF
Conditions and each elector shall Indicate
rs provided in lie general election laws OF
the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment
IT. G. DTPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Renresentatiyss
P N LtNRRENONT.
lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
J. T. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a trua rorv.
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.