The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-09-17
Act No. 1874
House Bill No. $40.

fouSe flIi NO jay. by MT. GOruOn.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article No.
125 of the Constitution of the State
Of Lsouisiaua5 relattve toA District ~Ats
torneys:-
SeZGfon 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
two-thirds of ali the members elected
20 each House concurring-That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana, shall be sub
mitted to the electors of the State, st
the Congressional Election to be holden
on the First Tuesday after The FIRST
Monday in November. 1914. and if ap-
proved and ratified Wy a majority of
said electors voting in said election the
same then to become a part of the Con-
That Article No 1875 of the Constitu-
ton of Louisiana be amended so as to
read as follows
ARTICLE 1925.
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 f09 for District
I Judges. He shall receive a salary Of
One Thousand Dollars per annum. pay
able monthly on his own warrant He
Ehsii he an actual resident of the Dis
trict and q licensed attorney in this
State. He shall also receive fees: hut
no fee shall he allowed in criminal CO
ses. except on conviction, which fse
shall not exceed five dollars IN each
ease of a misdemeanor. All elections
to fill vacancies occasiorei by death.
resignation or removal shall he for the
pnexplred term. and the Governor shGl!
fill the vacancy until an election can
be held Provided chat the election to
fill such vacancy shall be held within
sixty days from the date the vacancy
occurs. Provided. if such unexpired
term is for shorter period than one
inf1 80 1,1II
hold office for said term.
In each Judicial District the General
Assembly shall have the power 10 Gre
ate and provide for, by legislative act,
ney, said Assistant District ATTORNEY 70
be selected and aproiutod by the Dis
trict Attorney of sail Judicial District.
subject to removal at his discretion, AMI
commissioned by the Governor.
The said Assistant District Attorney
shall possess the dualfica tions hareir-
above provided. and shall he clothed
with all the powers of the duly elected
and qualified District Attorney under
the Constitution and laws of Louisiana.
except that the District Attorney shall
be entitled to and shall receive all fees
and emoluments of the office.
The said Assistant District Attorney
shall receive a salary of Six Hundred
Dollars per annunl, to be rafa by the
state. payable monthly on his own war.
rant, and such additional salary RS the
lSSlStdluFe may IlN, W De pdlt pro rata
by the Police Jury of the Parish or
Parishes of said Judicial District.
Q Section 2. Be it further resolved. eto,,
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article of the Constitut'on Of th's State
If adopted shall become operative on
the first day of JaruarY. a. D. 1915.
Section g. BE 1t further resolved, etc.
That upon the official ballots to he use1
at said Congressional election shall be
printed the words For the proposed
amendment to Article 125 of the Corsti-
tuition of Louisiana. relative 10 District
Attorneys" ana tne Wor's "Ar9irrt the
proposed amendments to Article Is Of
the Constitution of Louisiana. relative
to District Attorneys ami each eleetor
shall indicate. provided In the gen
sral election laws OF the State. which
of the propositions, For" or Against"
he votes for.
L. f. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS 2. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 9. 1914.
L. F. HALL
Governor of the state of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.