The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-10
ACT NO. 1855.

House Bill No. 1872.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana, creating ana
establishing the office of Assistant Attor
ney General of Louisiana; providing Tor
the appointment of Assistant Attorneys
General; prescribing their quaiincations'
powers and duties, and fixing their saia-
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana Two
thirds of the members elected TO each House
concurrng therein, That the following amend.
ment to the Constitution of the state OF
Louisiana be submitted to the electors OF the
State in accordance with the requiremesnn!!s
of the Constitution and the laws OF TINS
State, at the next election for represents
tives in Congress, to be holden IN Novem-
ant Attorneys General for the State, who
shall be appointed by the Attorney General
and be removable at his will.
They shall have the same quanncauons
as the Attorney General.
They shall take charge OF and attend 20
all such legal matters as the state may De
prosecute and defend ali suits wherein the
State may be party or may have an inter
est, when thereto assigned by the Attorney
General, and shall generally do, perform ano
| discharge all such other duties as may be
| assigned to them by the Attorney General
| and they shall represent him and act foi
| him and in his stead whenever he may OF
absent from the State, or be temporarily dis
abled from any cause, from acting himself
| in any matter; and they shall dischargs
| such other duties as may be imposed, ane
! ferred by law on the Attorney General
| They shall receive the following salaries
| payable monthly on their own warrants, 70
| wit: One of them shall receive and be psit
| the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,uoo)
| and the other shall receive the sum OF Inre'
| Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. 3.5Ool:
Section 2. Be it further resolved, Ina
/ II adopted at said election in November
1910, this amendment shall go into effsc
| and be operative on and after the first da.
Section 8. Be It further resolved, Tha
| this proposed amendment shall be submit
| ted to the electors of this state. for thei
approval or rejection, as required by tn
Constitution of the State OF Louisiana an
the general election laws of the State. .
the election for Representative in Congress
to be held on the first Tuesday after the mrs
Monday in November, 1910.
Section 4. Be it further resolved. Thai
| on the official ballots to be used at sal
election. there shall be placed the words
For the proposed amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana. creatin
and establishing the Office of Assistant Attol
| new General etc, and Against the Pre-
posed amendment to the Constitution OF tn
State of Louisiana creating and establishin
the Office of Assistant Attorney General,
etc. and each elector shall indicate as pro
vided in the general election laws Of tn
State which of the propositions, For Q
Against he votes for.
H G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representative
P. M. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of tn
Senate.
Approved: July + l = SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisian
A JOHN 56Sf coy F. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State