The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-29
ACT NO. 70.
Houss Bill No. 274.
JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment 10 Article 1s OF
the Constitution OF the State of Louisiana,
increasing the number of Representatives.
Section i. Be it 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.
az the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday ns<e f<ilowing the first
Monday in November. 1910, amending Arti-
Gle Is Of the Constitution Of Louisiana SO
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
States census thereafter. the General Assem-
bly, shall and it is hereby directed to re-
apPortion the representation among the sew
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
shown by the last preceding United States
census. and one additional representative
for every fraction exceeding onehaf 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 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 fxed
herein, and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportion-
ment OF representatives is made by the Gen
rial ASee nj viii IN 10 ms Y mi
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored.
That il there is thaa one representa-
tive in a parish from which the larger por-
ton Of the territory is taken for the pur-
pose Of creating a new parish, one of such
representatives. may be apportioned 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
or parishes and assigning a representative
to each is hereby ratified and confirmed
that the oficisi ballot to be. used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment to Ar.
tiele ls of the CONSTITUTION Of the State OF
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
rs provided In The general election laws OF
the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
II. g. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Renresrntati-es.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
J. Y SANDERS.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.