The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-30
Act No. 300
Senate Bill No III.
BY Mr.. George Wesley Smith
JOINT RESOLUTION

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JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment to ArticIe -
OF the constitution OF the State O
Louisiana.
Section l. Be It resolved nv the Cen
eral Assembly OF the state Of T.o,I;ai
ana. two-thirds OF all members electer
10 each House concurring. That A,
anendment to the Constitution of RI,
otate or Louisiana be submitted 10 N,
qualllled electors of the State FOR thei,
apprIVal or rejection as required by
~ 81 Of the Constitution, a
o one CONGRESSIONAL election to be helt
tIrSt monday in November. 1914, amend
ing ana re-enacting Article 223 OF tn.
CONSTITUTION OF the State of Iouisia ma
30 as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 22s.
oHctlon J.. Upon the recommendation
n ~ Aunltor or the Police Jury Of any
1891 me governor may suspend any
c,stod, cisFNe1 with the collection or
rears. ""eh III ar
section 2. Any officer of this State
OF or any district judicial or otherwise
anu ana any officer of any parish or war;
enSieot' and any ofricer of any rnunici-
i im5 or ward thereof texcept the
NC S OF all OF the courts of record OF
ci.y oo... ''e juices or the various
th "o,!Nts throurhout the state, and
the lnTt'cns Of the peaea( ho,aine orS,ca
ny t,rtnH ~ having been elected thereto
~ lie le""'v qualified votars of thia
s er or of any district iu1icial or 9th
tberoo- UT or any parish or ward
c caTrreot, Shall be subject 10 re-
gu c"i, rom such office by the
di n en- voters of this State. or Of anv
,t 1ndicial or otherwise. or Of any
naI sh or ward thereof, or Of anv ,nrn;c,
. nsInV or ward thereof, ST anv eIentinn
III on'"nShAnt the State, district tiI1,c,ai
VI VI oluerw'se, or OF any parish or ward
thes' or or any municipality or wa Il
o,.r, oV majority of the legally
sino.i ea rnters participating IN such
hoId III su"h recall election shall be
her mheh 'efit'ored for hv such NUM-
~ ~. tne LEGALLY qualified voters Of
St'te a'str'ct judicial or otherwise
or or any Parish or ward thereof nr
vi any mun'niralitv or ward thereof .s
VII equal Twenty-Five per cent ne ,ba
&c lIu'Nner OF registered voters ouo,i.
aroi 70 vote at the last preceding gen.
bn at eSctHn for the office the noun.
wotio Wht"h is sought to he -ena,jn5
net:tior VI intention TO circulate such
pet Ilan to"ether with a statement ~
the reasons why the recall of croS ees ~
I efs is sou@ht shall be given 70 s,,oh
t,i5 .crs IN such r"anner as NAV he nro.
yLueu nv law The General sssarntf,,
snail nv anoronr'ate LEGISLATION nv.
~ W. &c 1nrm Of petition, the manner
~. 'a,."'t'Hn ans ascertain-rent that
Nod 10. $50 runh"r OF legally quail.
me manner ans -rethod 90 oo,,1ra s.S,
sIert'cn and the nrnnui ratia, ~ thn
.e ~ as thereof Such ballot sheII oon.
AN the sn""tfic question "Sboit fra.r
ttg me of''"er and eivinp his offin.a1
,tIe. ne recalled" and Opposite ~
- sNeh he two sruarps IN one
y w. Wa''cn shal be printed ''vos" and
~ t he,, nther shall be prirted no" ann
'!erttn1 unless the voter shall have SUI ,,ni
e e, eNher YES" or mo" unnn anos
Iuestion. No offirer shall he euhtant
~ re"H' nntil after he has hean "a -
zee one year and should his REGAL, 10 10
e.ea ~ Nv the electors. then no shaSI
o' an, curing that terr NJ orp,"a
, q Hrt To recall. At least thres
hnO "'a0se from the Two +ha atht ~,
e, number of petitioners hos
fked Gov the recall eIact,on has
smH 4"o" he held suaoaecor e..
ne re-""inanr Of the tenn ~ .ho ss, F
sF so""ht I" he recalled shall no a,act.
az some time the recall elantt,n
re. ne, ans shonld the majority nF the
, e,,-o !, .,"tftf ~ Sftrh pIanttnn no
IaTHr ~ the recall Of such oPe,car
zen immediately after the nror,,,,,rI'
on tse returrs Of such a'ao+fon
re s,ln"essn~ so a'Acted shniI ,~oi,sl'
ne '-"0Ar'' Assembly shall provide ~.
|" NJ" ~ dates to suncae1 tba sea,
r sly mt II be recalled nav hc..a +hstr
- p,aco1 on tho recall harot ~ +,e
ta.e 'fstrirt tu''nfal or otLerr,..s
'"'sf 'r warf thnreor nv 10 WISE
"trai'tv, or war1 there.or. nv no.,.,.
Pne@ bv ounf'eie1 ,nta~e " ~ .,u'm
ar ~ not less than t-v,-%v -r,,.o 49,. ~
~ ~ TIE total nn-nher 90 re,,ie+.ras
',a"s GunHf'AA IN vnte ut the ,.e+ ~
80 general election fo~ the oHne ~.
gnnnent Or which is SOUGHT tn be "a.
,n,oo ens s s"tere ray e~~ress first
n"i 4ate who Is trio first ch1,c, ~ t tLe
ea test number % votare sh.r ~ ne
are1 to be elected, Il the a,aot,on "a ua-
suited in the recall Of Tho ' ose, nas
ueht 70 be recalled. The offioer
n"nt % be recauet shall not be a ron.
sats az s9nh recall election. '
: 7et T . Re It further resolved
said election shall have nrh19ed t, used
Tne words; 'tFor the PROPOSED amens-
ent to Artiale 223 of the Cnret s..,tha- 9
ovluine Tor the recall Of certaf, oesf
rs elected by the people" And ~
'lus, AGAINST the proposed arnenJ
,pid TO Article fd S25 Of the Constitution
IS elected by the people" certain 0ffi- 2
section Z; Be it further reso,vas 4
). Ihat If adopte5 at the said I'D :
n In November, 1914, this amendn,
all 90 into effect ard be opera five n :
4 after the first day of Januar on q
,n+arant TH LIONS G. BARRETT, ;
the Senate 'ioeht OF n
l., F.. THOMAS. o
saker OF the House of Representative. o
proved: July 8. 1914 ''etitdtiVes' q
l.. E. HALL. n
Governor OF the State Of Loufsian. q