St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-19

L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT, =
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1873.
Senate Bill No. 1.
By Mr.. Geo. Wesley Smith
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Artfcl,
22S OF the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State o1
Louisiana, two-thirds of all member,
elected to each House concurring
That an amendment to the Consti.
tuition of the State of Louisiana be-
submitted to the qualified elector,
OF the State for their approval or re.
lection, as required by Article 321 Of
the Constitution, at the COMPRESSION.
81 election to be held on the f1rst
Tuesday next following the f1rsi
Monday in November, 1912. amend.
ing and re-enacting Article 223 ~
the constitution Of the State of Lou.
lslana SO as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 223.
Section L. Upon the recommend.
alton OF the Auditor of the Police
Jury of any parish, the Governor
may suspend any officer charged viii
the collection or custody Of public
FUNDS when in arrears.
Section 2. An. officer Of this
state, OF Of any dis.ilct. judicial or
otherwise, and any officer Of any
parish or ward thereof, and any at.
nicer OF any municipality or ward
thereof Except the judges of all OF
tae courts OF record Of this State,
the judges OF the various city courts
throughout the State, and the JUS.
tices OF the peace) holding office by
virtue OF having been elected there
to by the legally qualified voters ri
tnls state, or OF any district, judicial
or otherwise, or Of any parish or
ward thereof, or Of any munfcipalitv
Or ward thereof, shall be subject to
recall from such office by the ouali-
FED voters of this State. or of anv
district. judicial or otherwise. or at
any parish or ward thereof. or of any
municipality or ward thereof, at any
election throughout the State. dis
trlct, Judicial or otherwise, or of any
parish or ward thereof, or Of any
municipality or ward thereof. by a
majority Of the legally qualified vot-
ers participating in such election.
Such recall election shall be held
when petitioned for by such a num-
Der OF the legally qualified voters Of
the State, district, judicial or other
wise, or OF any parish or ward there
q, or OF any municipality or ward
taereot, % will equal thirty per cent
OF the total number OF registered vot-
ers qua1ned to vote 1T the last pre-
ced1ng general election for the Office
the incumbent of which is sought to
De recalled. Notice of intention to
circulate such petition together with
. statement OF the reasons why the
recall OF such officers 10 sought shall
% given to such officers in such man
u may be provided by law. The
General Assembly shall by appropri-
ate legislation, prescribe the form Of
petition, the manner of verification
and ascertainment that the reouisite
AV6oAAy 4u6uu0Q voters
mas signed same, and also the man
ner and method of calling such cleo
ton and the promulgations Of the
returns thereof. Such ballot shall
contain the specific question. eShall
manning the officer and giving his
omcial title) be recalled" and on
poslte the question shall be two
squares, In one Of which shall be
printed YES" and in the other shall
oe printed NO." and no ballot SHAH
De considered at such election unIess
the voter shall have voted eithe.
yes or mo" upon such Question:
40 officer shall be subject to recall
Until after he has been ir office ,,,e
year, and should his recall bo de-.
'eated by the electors, then he SHAH
not again. during that term of office
Oh subject to recall. At least three
months, but not more than nve
months. shall elapse from the time
that the necessary number Of peti-
TONERS has asked for the recall cleo
ton before same shall be held. A
successor, for the remainder of the
term, to the officer sought to be re-
called shall be elected at the same
time the recall election is held. and
should the majority Of the votars