The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-29
Act. No. Is.


Proposing AN amendment 10 Article 1S
Of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, increasing the NUMBER Ok
Representatives.
Section /. BE it resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State OF LOUISIANA
two-thirds of all the members eiected
to each House concurring. thar an
amendment to the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana be submitted TO tbs
qualified electors of the State. for thesr
approval or rejection. as required ~
Article 321 Of the Constitution. at tae
congressional election to be held on the
first Tuesday. next following the first
Monday in November. 1910. ame:.iInx
Article IL of the Constitution OF LOUIS
lana SO as to read as follows:
Article Is. Representation In the
| House Of Representatives shall pc
| equal and uniform and shall be based
upon population ion c, Each parish r,e ana
| shall have at least one representative.
! At its first regular session after the
| United States census of 1910. and at
| It's first regular session after each
| United States census thereafter, the
| General Assembly shall and 1t Is HEREBY
directed to reapportion the represen.
tatiOn among the several parishes ana
representative distrist on basis OF
the total population shown by such
census. A representative number shall
be fixed, and each parish and represent
tative district shall nave as many rep.
resentatives as such representative
number Is contained in the total mum.
Der of the Inhabitants of such parish OF
representative district. as shown by the
last preceding United States census, ana
one additional representative for ever.
fraction exceeding One-half the repre-
sentative number. The number OF rep
resentatives shall not pc more thaa.
. one hundred and twenty u20) nor less
than ninety eight (9S). provided tina
when q new parish or parishes IS OF
are created as authorized by this Con
stitut!on, and the maximum number o.
|
: apportioned to other parishes. then tina
! such new parish or parishes shall
assigned a representative each in az
. ditiOn to the maximum one hundrt.'
and twenty fixed herein. and to th;..
extent the maximum shall be IN
, creased. until the next superintendent
. Of representatives Is made by the GEL
! eral Assembly at which time the max
: mum of. one hundred and twenty sha
, be restored. That II there is more tn; !.
one representative In parish fro
tory is taken for the purpose of crea
: | ing new parish. one Of such represen
!. tatives may be apportion to the nj
, parish in the same Act which Great
. : the parish. That any act passed by I.
! General Assembly Of the State I.
!. Louisiana at its session in 1910 creati
!, . new parish or parishes and assie
. ing q representative to each Is mere.
: ratified and confirmed.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. Ell
That the official ballot to De used
q said election shall have printed there
!. the words: For the proposed amei
!. mont to Article IS Of the CONSTITUTE
q Of the State of Louisiana AUTHORIZE
= the increasing of the number of repi
!. sentatfves under certain condition."
: against the proposed amendment :
! Article IL OF the Constitution OF Y
= State Of Louisiana authorizing the j.
= creasing of the number of represen /;
= lives under certain conditions" a.,
= each elector shall indicate as provtt
: in the general election laws OF I
- state whether he votes for or agaii
y the proposed amendment.
- H. G. DUPRE,
- Speaker Of the House OF Represent :
~ p. M. LAMBREMONT.
y Lieutenant Governor and President Z
y the Senate.
oL Approved: June %. 1910.
la ]. Y. SANDERS,
S Governor Of the State OF Louisian:
~ A true copy:
JOHN +. MICHEL.
IN Secretary Of State.