The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
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House Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to Article IL Of
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
increasing tAs number of Representatives.
Section i. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members 4lacted TO each
House concurring. that an amendment 20 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 this Arst
Monday in November, 1910 amending Arti-
Gle 10 of the Constitution of Louisiana SO
Article IL. 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 it's first regular session after
each United States census OF 1910. and at
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and it is hereby directed to re-
apportion the representation among the sey.
eral 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
district shall have many representatives
as such representative number is contained
in the total number of the inhabitants OF
such parish or representative district as
shown by the last preceding United States
census, and one additional representative
for every fraction exceeding one-half the
Shall not be more than one hun
dred and twenty (120} nor less than ninety
eight (98), provided that when, new par
ish parishes is or are created, as author-
lied by this Constitution, and the maximum
number of representatives. have been prevl-
ously apportioned to other parishes, then
that such new parish paris shall pc
assigned a representative each in addition 60
the maximum one hundred and twenty liked
herein, and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportIon-
ment Of representatives is made by the Gen
eraI Assembly, at which time the maximum
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored.
That if there is more than one representa-
tive in a parish from which the larger por-
ton of the territory is taken for the puT-
pose Of creating a new parish, one of such
representatives. may be apportioned to me
new parish in the same act which creates
the parish. That any act passed by the Gen.
eraI Assembly of the State of Louisiana at
it's session in 1910 creating new parish
or parishes and assigning repreentative
to each, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
that the offcial 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
number of representatives under certain con-
dition:'' against the proposed amendment
to Article 1s 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 isws OF
the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
Fl. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
P. NJ. hAMBREM0NT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved June 90. 1910,
Governor of the State of LoufsianR.
JOHN T, MICHEL,
Secretary of State.