Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-29
JOINT RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment to article %
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana of 1898 relative to the General AS
sembly.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of all the members elected to
each house concurring, that the follow
ing amendment to article % OF the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana be SUBJ
mitted to the electors of the State at the
next Congressional election, to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1912, to-wit:
Article %. The General Assembly shall
meet at the seat of government, and shall
hold one session every two years, begin
ming on the second Monday in May,
1914; each session of the General Assem-
bly, shall be divided into two terms, to
be known as the first and second term
The first term shall convene at u
O'Clock noon on the second Monday in
May, 1914, and biennially thereafter,
and its term shall be limited to thirty
days. The second term shall convene on
the second Monday in January, 1915, at
IL o'clock noon, and biennially thereaf-
ter, and its term shall be limited to forty
days.
During the first term, the two branches
of the Legislature shall organize, and the
presiding officers shall appoint the stand
ing committees of each houses to which
shall be referred all bills introduced dur
ing said term, but no bill shall be finally
passed at the first term, except the APP
preparation bill to pay the expenses Of
the term and the per diem and mileage
of its members, or upon subjects brought
to the attention Of the General Assembly
by special message from the Governor,
to meet some changed OF. new condition.
Each branch of the Legislature shall
have authority TO instruct its committees,
when in the judgment of a majority OF
the members elected to .erve in said
branch it is necessary to hold session
of said committee or committees for the
purpose of having public hearings on
matters referred to such committees, dur
ing the interim between the terms of said
session; each house to make proper pro-
vision for paying the expenses Of said
committees, including the per diem and
mileage of its members, who shall re-
ceive the same per diem and mileage as
when attending any regular session of the
Legislature, provided that no COMMITTEES
Of either branch of the Legislature shall
hold a session during the interim between
terms, for period greater than ten days.
At the second term, all bills introduced
and referred TO committees at the first
term, shall be reported back by the COM
mittees to their respective houses, during
the first ten days of the term, and then
shall be finally acted upon, but no new
bill or bills shall be introduced at the
second term, except the appropriation
bill to pay the expenses of term and the
per diem and mileage Of the members,
or upon some subjects brought to the
attention of the General Assembly by a
special message from the Governor, to
meet some changed or new condition.
The clerk of the House of Representa-
tives and the Secretary of the Senate,
shall furnish each member of the General
Assembly with five printed copies of each
bin introduced in their respective branches
during the first term, and shall send one
copy Of each bill to each of the follow
ing: The Governor Of the Stete, Lieuten-
ant Governor, Secretary of State, Audi
tor, Treasurer, Attorney-general, Regis
ter of Land Office, Commissioner of Az
State Superintendent of Public
the district judges, district
attorneys, clerks of the district courts,
assessors, sheriffs, presidents of the po-
lice juries, each newspaper published in
the State and two copies to each public
library in the State.
Sould vacancy occur in either house, |
the Governor shall order an election to !
fill such vacancy for the remainder of the |
term for which said Legislature was elect
ID.
Section ?. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the official ballots to be used at the
aid congressional election shall have
printed thereon the words ''For the pro