The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-10-29

House Bill No. $40.

House Bill No $40. BY Mr.: Gordon.
AN ACT. -.
Proposing an amendment to Article No.
17S or the Cons tsfutien of xthe State
OF Louisiana, relative to District At
torneyg:-
Section 1: Be It resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring-That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana, shall be sub
Enitted to the electors of the State, at
the Congressional Election to be holden
on the First Tuesday after the First
Monday in November, 1914, and II ap-
proved and ratified by a majority OF
said electors voting in said election the
Gtitution. to-wit:-
That Article No. 125 of the Constitu-
tion Of Louisiana be amended so as to
read as follows
ARTICLE 125
There shall be District Attorney
for each Judicial District in the State.
who shall be elected by the qualified
electors OF the judicial district at the
same time and for the same term as is
provided in Article 1O9 for District
Judges He shall receive a salary OF
One Thousand Dollars per annum, paw
able monthly on his own warrant He
shall be an actual resident or the DIS
,trict and q licensed attorney in this
State. He shall also receive fees: hut
no fee shall be allowed in criminal ca
ses, except on conviction. which fee
shall not exceed FIVE dollars In each
case Of a misdemeanor. All elections
to fill vacancies occasicned by death.
resignation or removal shall be for the
unexpired term, and the Governor shall
FIJI the vacancy until an election can
be held. Provided that the election to
sixty days from the date the vacancy
occurs. Provided II such unexpired
term is for shorter period than one
year. the appointee Of the Governor shall
hold office for said term.
In each Judicial District the General
Assembly shall have the power to ere
ate and provide for, by legislative act
the office of Assistant District Attor-
be selected ana appointed by. the Dis
trict Attorney of said Judicial District:
subject TO removal at his discretion. and
commissioned bv the Governor.
The said Assistant District Attorney
shall possess the qualifications hereir-
above provided. and shall be clothed
with ali the powers Of the duly elected
and qualified District Attorney under
except that the District Attorney shall
be entitled to and shall receive all fees
and enoluments of the office.
The said Assistant District Attorney
shall receive a salary of Six Hundred
Dollars per annum. to be paid by the
State. payable monthly on his own war
rant, and such additional salary as the
legislature may fix, to be paid pro rata
by the Police Jury OF the Parish or
Parishes of said judicial District.
:. Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc,
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article of the Constitution Of this State
IL adopted, shall become operative on
the first day of January, A. D.. 1918.
Section 8. Be It further resolved ETC.
That upon the official ballots to be used
at said Congressional election shall be
printed the words For the proposed
Amendment to Article 125 Of the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana, relative to District
Attorneys" ard the words "Arainst the
proposed amendments to Article 125 OF
the Constitution Of Louisiana. relative
to District Attorneys and eafh elector
shall indicate, as provided in the gen
eral election laws Of the State, which
OF the propositions. Tor or Against
he votes for.
I - L.. e THOMAS,
Speaker of tho, HOUSE of Representa- ttves
THOMAS C. BARRET 7,
Lieutenant Governor and President ei
. the Senate,
L Approved: July 8. 1914
L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copv:
ALVIN f. HERERT,
Secretary Of State.