The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-05
ACT NO. rs.
House Bill No. 274.


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article IS Of
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
increasing the number OF Representatives..
Section l.. Be it resolved by the General
Of the State Of a. wG
House concurring. that an amendment to the
Constitution OF the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors of the
quired by Article 321 Of the Constitution,
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1910. amending Arti-
Gle Is of the Constitution Of Louisiana SO
as to read as follows:
Article 1s. Representation In the House
Of Representatives shall be equal and uni
form. and shall be based upon popul ation:
Each parish and each ward Of tho 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 1t is hereby directed to 70.
apportion the representation among the sew
eral parishes and representative districts on
basis Of the total population shown by
be fixed, and each parish and representative
district shall have as many representatives
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
census, and one additional representative
representative number. The number OF rep
resentatives shall not be more than one hun
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'
that such new parish parishes shall be
assigned a representative each in addition to
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 Gen.
eral Assembly. at which time the maximum
That if there is more than one representa-
tive in parish from which the larger por-
ton Of the territory is taken for the purr-
pose Of creating new parish: one, OF such
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 q representative
to each, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
that the official ballot to be, used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words For the proposed ame , Inn to Ar
louisiana. authorizing the increasing OF the
number Of representatives under certain con.
dition:', AGAINST the proposed am me men,
to Article l 8 of the Constitution OF the State
Of Louisiana authorizing the increasing OF
tho number of representatives under certain
conditions and-each elector shall indicate
as provided in tie general election laws OF
the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
r. G. DTPRE. |
Speaker of the House of Representatives
P NJ LAMRREMONT |
Lieutenant Governor and President of the |
Senate.
Approved June 90 1910.
j. y SANDERS
Governor of the State of Louisiana. |
frun copv:
JOHN T. MICHEL
Secretary Of State.