The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-30
ACT NO. rs.
House Bill No. 274.
JOINT, RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article IS OF
the Constitution OF the State OF Loulslana'
increasing the number of Representatives..
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana IVY
thirds Of all the members elected to eseh
House conourring. that an amendment! 10 'he
Constitution of the State. OF Louisiana ~. DC
State for their approval or rejection, as r.
CURED by Article 321 of the CONSTITUTION,
at the Congressional election to DO lseld On
the first Tuesday next following the nrs :
Monday in November. 1910, amending ai!l>
Gle 10 of the Constitution OF Louisiana 50
as to read as follows:
Article 10. Representation il the House
of Representatives shall be equal and uni
form, and shall be based upon popu!at'on;;
Each parish and each ward OF 'ae CIV, rsnr y.
sentative. AT it's first regular session are 81
each United States census OF l9l0, ana a.
its first regular session after each Uhiteu
States census thereafter, the Genera A ~ ~.
apportion the representation among the . sew ",
era] parishes and representative districts on
basis of the total populate shown y
such census. A representative NUMBER s !;a.a
be fixed, and each parish and represenaaa;trs os
district shall have as many representatives
| as such representative number is eon,a,ne e.;
| in the total number of the inhabitants ol
such parish or representative dlstrlct, as
| shown by the last preceding United oea;vo
census and one additional represen1ttatttsse t
for every fraction exceeding one-halt the
| representative number. The number OF rep
resentatives shall not be more than one nun
| bred and twenty (l20) nor less than ninety
eight (9s) provided that wne I'd ~ new antr
lied by this Constitution. and the maximum nlI;'
number of representatives have been Prev
ouslv apportioned to other parishes 'h e.
that such new parish or parishes Snaa, " W
- ~
the maximum one hundred and twenty nSen
herein, and to that extent the MAXIMUM
shall be increased until the next apPofHuon
ment of representatives is made by tne uvn
eral Assembly, at which time the maxlmn aa
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored
That if there is more than one representa-
five in a parish from which the larger pol
ton of the territory is taken for inc pun
pose of creating new parish, one ~ st AZ
representatives may be apportl nhi; creat p
the parish. That any act passed 5y the zen
era, Assembly of the State OF Louisiana a
its session in 1910, creating new pa ats
or parishes and assigning repaT es,ad
to each, is hereby ratified ana coG1'u .tc
that the official ballot to be used at s az
election shall have printed thereon IN
words: "For the proposed amendmenI 10 a.
ticle is of the Constitution. OF the state =, o
Louisiana authorizing the increasing serfain con
dition - "Acanst the proposed amendmen
to Article Of the Constitution of the Stat
Of Louisiana authorizing the Increasing ing
tho number OF representatives uhder c5 s;.at
! coudjions, and each clector shall indicat
a as provided in lie general election laws
the State whether he votes for or aga1ns
the proposed amendment. ~
cnaolor az the House of REPRESENTATIVE
!. Np0"N0' P, NJ. LAMRREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF u
Senate.
$ Approved June co. 1910 ne
Il Governor of the State OF Loulslan
. A true cow:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.