The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-03

House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article Is of
tne tV.issltu.IJn tue State OF Louisiana
increasing the number OF Representatives.
Section 1. Be il resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, twv-
thirds Of all the members elected To err
House concurring. that an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors Of the
CURED by Article 32I of the Constitution
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday ns.t following the first
Monday in November ISlO, amending Arti-
Gle is of the Consultation of Lou. siana so
as to read follows:
Article is. Representation in the House
OF Representative 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-
spportion the representation among the sew
eral parishes and representative districts on
a 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
such parish or representative district. as
shown by the last preceding United States
census, and additional representative
,or esrs raas.non sAeerahg ohena srs
=
resentstives shall not be more than one hun
dred and twenty G20) nor less than ninety
eight (98), provided that when new par
ish or parishes is or are created. as author
ized 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 q representative each in addition TO
the maximum one hundred and twenty hxed
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
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored
tive in a parish from which the larger por-
tion of the territory is taken for the pur-
pose Of creating q new parish. one. Of such
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
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
that the official ballot to be. used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment tn Ar.
ticle IS of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. authorizing. the increasing of the
number of representatives under certain con-
ditson; Against the proposed amendment
ta Article Is of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana authorizing the increasing ct
the number of representatives. under certain
conditions and each eector shall indicate
as provided in lie general election laws OF
the State whether he votes for against
the proposed amendment. -
II. G. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
p. NJ. LAMRREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved June 90. 1910.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
frue ropv:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.