The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-09
ACT NO. rs.
House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION

| Proposing an amendment to Article IS OF
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
increasing the number of Representatives.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring. that an amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors of the
CURED by Article 1921 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 18 OF the Constitution of Louisiana so
| as to read as follows:
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-
each United States census az 1910, and at
its first regular session after each United
States census thereafter, the General Assem-.
bly, shall and it is hereby directed to re-
apportion the representation among the sew
eral parishes and representative districts on
such census. A representative number shall
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
census, and one additional representative
for every fraction exceeding one-half the
representative number. The number of rep.
dred and twenty (120) nor less than ninety
eight (98). 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-
that such new parish or parishes shall be
assigned representative each in addition to
the maximum one hundred and twenty fixed
herein. and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apport,on
ment of representatives is made by the Gen.
eral Assembly. at which time the maximum
Of one hundred and twenty shall be restored
That If there is more than one representa-
tive in parish from which the larger por
ton Of the territory is taken for the pur.
representatives may be apportoned 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 new parish
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
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
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 State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
II. G.. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
P NJ LAMRREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved June 20, 1910.
j. Y SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A trna cony:
JOHN r. MICHEL,
Secretary of State