The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-19

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Proposing an amendment to Article Is of
the Constitution OF the State of Louisiana
increasing the number of Representatives.
Section l.. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected TO each
House concurring. that an amendment to the
submitted to the qualified electors of the
State for their approval or rejection. as re-
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
Article IS. Representation in the House
of Representatives 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 ASSIGN
bly, shall and 1t is hereby directed to re-
apportion the representation among the sew
era parishes and representative districts on
a basis of the total population shown by
such census. A representative number shall
be fixed. and each parish and representative
as such REPRESENTATIVE number IS contained
in the total number of the inhabitants OF
such parish or representative district. as
0y .s
for every fraction exceeding one-half the
representative number. The number of rep
srsS nd shall not be more than nnsp
eight (95), 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-
ously apportioned to other parishes. then
that such new parish parishes shall be
assigned 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 Cen
efa at mentt time sn Be
That IL there is more than one representa-
tive in parish from which the larger por-
tion of the territory is taken for the pur-
representatives may be apportioned 30 the
new parish in the same act which creates
the parish That any act passed by the Gen.
its session in 1910. creating new parish
or parishes and assigning 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 amendment to Ar.
ticle Is of the Constitution of the State OF
louisiana authorizing the increasing of the
number of representatives under certain con-
dition:' Against the proposed amendment
to Article 10 of the Constitution of the State
the 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.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
p NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
j. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.