The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-05
ACT NO. To
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to Article is of
the Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana.
increasing the number of Representatives..
Section l.. Be il resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
Constitution OF the State of Louisiana be
submitted 70 the qualified electors of tho
State for their approval or rejection. as re-
quired by Article 321 of the Constitution
at the Congressional eleetI,n to be held on
the first Tuesday naxt following the first
Monday in November. 1910 amending Arti-
Gle 10 OF the Constitution of Louisiana so
as to read as follows:
Article Is. Representation in the House
Of Representatives shall be equal and uni
form, and shall be based upon population.
Zach parish and each ward of the city Of
New Orleans shall have at least one repre-
sentative sent i've AZ its first regular session after
its frst regular session after each United
States census thereafter. the General Assem-
spportion the the representaton smon os the sew.
eral parishes and representative districts on
9 basis Of The total population shown by
be h.ed. and each parish and representative
district shall have a. many representatives
- such representative number 10 contained
such parish or representative district IS
shevn by the last preceding United States
census. and one additional Representative
representative number. The number Of rep
rssentatives shall not be more than one hun
dred and twenty (l2o) nor less than ninety
isS or parishes is or are created. as sutkor.
lied 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-
mcnt Of representatives. IL made by the Gen.
eral Assembly. at which time tbs maximum
OF one hundred and twenty shall be restored.
That IL there is more than one representa-
tion Of the territory is taken for the pur
pose OF creating a 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 q new parish
or parishes and assigning representative
Section 2. Be Il further resolved. etc.
that the oficial ballot to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment to Ar.
ticle g OF the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana. authorizing the increasing of the
number Of representatives under certain con-
ditscn:" Against the proposed amendment
of Louisiana authorizing the increasing Of
the number OF representatives under certain
conditions. and each elector shall indicate
as provided In tie general election laws. of
the proposed amendment
H. g. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives. |
p NJ LAMBREMONT. |
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the |
Approved June 20. 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.