Lower coast gazette., 1910-09-03

House concurring, That Act No. 2i5,
approved July 9Th, 1908, adopted as
part of the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana at the general congress
| siOnal election held the Tuesday fol
lowing the first Monday in November
| posing an amendment to the COnsti-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana rela-
tive to ratifying and carrying into ef-
feet an Act of the Legislature regu-
lating the care of neglected and dclin-
| uuent children and for the trial Of
adults in certain cases. establishing 4
Juvenile Court in the Parish of Or
leans, and providing for separate SEES
siOnS, as Juvenile Courts of the Dis
trict Courts outside of said parish and
| making other provisions cOgnate there
to be so amended as to read as fol
lows:
Act No. 50, adopted June Both, 1905,
| as amended by the Act adopted by the
| LEGISLATURE at the regular session he,
! gun and held on May 9th, 1910. regu-
lating the care, treatment and control
of neglected and delinquent children,
seventeen years Of age and under, and
for the trial Of adults charged with any
| violation of the laws for protecting the
physical, moral and mental we'll being
of children or with deSertiOn or failure
TO supp0rt wife or children; organizing
.l, ,.r;t fN,,,rt =, he, ftit Of
Orleans, providing a Judge and officers
therefor; providing for separate SEES
siOnS. as Juvenile Courts of the Dis
trict Courts outside Of said parish; de-
| and providing them with probation Of
| ticers of either sex for in~determinate
sentences by said courts and for ap-
! peals therefrOm, and making other pro
visions cOgnate thereto, and suspend
ing the same in so far as it affects all
| parishes outside of the Parish of Or
leans, except parishes which contain
an incorporated town of more than
seven thousand inhabitants, and pro
yiding therein formalities by which the
effect and operation of the Act No. s.
of 1905 as amended by the Act OF the
Legislature of 1910, herein referred to-,
may be extended to other parishes, and
more fully declaring and defining the
jurisdiction of the Juvenile Courts III
regard to children and other persons
who may be charged before said
courts. providing said amendment, i
adopted, shall go into effect on and
after January LIST, 1911, is hereby ratl-
fled and approved; and, further pro,
vided that all provisions OF the pres
ent Constitution in conflict with the
provisions of said ACt as amended and
this amendment are to that extent and
for that purpose only repeated.
Section .. BE it further resolved,
That said proposed amendment be SUB,
mitted to the electors of this State for
their approval or rejection, as required
by the Constitution of Louisiana, at the
next general congressional election TO
be held in this State on the Tuesday
following the first Monday in Eovem-
Der, 1910.
This proposed amendment. if ap-
proved as a part of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana. COnfOrmably
to the requirements thereof, shall go
into effect and operation on and after
January LIST, 1911.
Section ,. Be it further resolved,
atc That IN the official ballots 10 be
used at said election. shall be placed
the words: For the Juvenile Court
amendment and the words: Against
the Juvenile Court amendment; AM
each electOr shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws Of the
State whether he votes for or against
said amendment.
H. G.. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July ), 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.