The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-09-03
Act No. 300
Senate Bill No. III.
BY Mr.. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION

\ DtIdle Dill NO. III.
BY Mr. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 72s
! or the Constitution of the State OF
) Louisiana.
Section /, Be it resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State Of rouisi-
| ana, two-thrds OF all members elected
| to each House concurrtng That an
| amendment to the Constitution of the
| State of Louisiana be submitted to the
| qualified electors of the State for their
! approval or rejection as required by
Article S21 of the Constitution. at
the Congressional election to be held
! on the first Tuesday next following the
| ilrSt Monday in November 1914. amend
ing and re-enacting Article 223 of the
constitution of the State IF Louisiana
| so as to read AS follows:
/ ARTICLE 223.
! oectlon l. Upon the recommendation
or the Auditor or the Police Jury of any
farlsh' the Governor may suspend any
| otflcer charged with the collection or
custody OF public funds when in ar
rears
Section 2. Any officer of this State
vi OF any district, judicial or otherwise.
| nllu any otflcer OF any parish or ward
| thGreot, and any officer OF any munich
patty or ward thereof Except the
t IH OF all of the courts of record OF
| thls State. the judges of the various
citN courts throughout the State. and
! sne Justlces of the peace) holding office
| 10y virtue OF having been elected thereto
| SSt the legally qualified voters of this
! otate or OF any district judicial or 9TH
| thereof shall be subject TO re-
rali from such office by the
| guam voters of this State or of any
| district, judicial or otherwise or of any
| PARISH or ward thereof or of any munic-
| lpallty or ward thereof at any election
| throughout the State district. judicial
~ tt paheerWlse' or of any parish or ward
/ tnereor or of any municipality or ward
| thereof by A ma iorty of the legally
| Iudutled voters participating in such
| eleCtlon. Such recall election shall be
| neId "hen petitiOned for by such a num-
her OF the legally qualified voters of
the State. district judicial or otherwise
| or or any parish or ward thereof or
u! any municipality or ward thereof. az
! VIII equal twenty-five per cent of the
Iotal number of registered voters quail
lied to vote at the last preceding gen
! eral election for the office the incum-
| bent of which is sought to he recalled
| Notice of intention to circulate such
| petition together with a statement OF
| the reasons why the recall Of such Off
GERS is sought shall be given to such
! oiIlcers in such manner as may be pro-
| Nlded by law. The General Assembly
snail by appropriate legislation, pre-
| scribe the form of petition. the manner
! OF Nerltlcation and ascerta inment that
! the requisite number of legally uuali-
! fled voters has signed same and also
, tne manner and method Of calling such
! election and the pronunciation OF the
|
tam the specific question Shall (nam-
ing the officer and giving his official
tllel be recalled" and opposite the
| question shall he two squares. in one
of which shall be printed Yes" and
! in the other shall be printed No ana
no ballot shall be considered at such
ted either yes" or mo" upon such
| question. No officer shall be subject
to recall until after he has been in Of
flee one year. and should his recall be
% nv bn oil \, ~
not again, during that term of office.
be subject to recall. At least three
months, but not more than five months,
shall elapse from the time that the
asked for the recall election before
same shall be held. A successor for
the remainder of the term to the Off
Ger sought to be recalled shall be elect
ed at the same time the recall election
is held, and should the majority of the
voters participating in such election be
in favor of the recall Of such officer
then Immediately after the promul ga
ton of the returns of such election
| the successor so elected shall qualify
The General Assembly shall provide bv
| law how candidates to succeed the off
Ger sought to be recalled may have their
names placed on the recall ballot of the
State. district, judicial or otherwise
| Parish or ward thereof. or of any mu-
nicirality. or ward thereof: by petition
| signed by qualified voters to the num-
| Der Of not less than twenty-five per
cent OF INe tptal NUMBER or registered
voters qualified to vote at the last pre-
ceding general election for the Office the
| incumbent of which is sought to be re-
| called. All voters may express a first
choice and a second choice, and the
| candidate who is the first choice of the
prea test number of voters shall he de-
| clared 10 be elected. IT the election has
| resulted in the recall of the officer
| sought to be recalled. The officer
sought to be recalled shall not be a cam
| didate at such recall election
Section 3. BE 1t further resolved
etc That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed there
| on the words: For the proposed amend
| rrent to Article 223 of the Constitution
providing for the recall of certain Off
GERS elected by She people" And the
| words Against the proposed amend
| r1ent to Article 223 of the Constitution
| providing for the recall of certain Off
I -ers elected by the people"
Section 4. Be II further resolved
etc That If adorte3 at the said cleo
! ton In November, 1914, tbs Amendment
snail 20 into nffaot 9r1 ha no. - "a ~,
apd after the first iav ~ January
THOMAS G.. 0E-.~.Fr
. Lieutenant G0v-rro" an Eaot u
the S"aate
.S7ealer o. ~ .-u r.-.r.-..-
( Approved: Ju'y
Governor Of the .l.ts or i.o1 s-a.
! A true ~.
! ALVIN r. FFT}s'tt
Secretary OF STATE.