Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-19
ACT NO. 800.
Senate Bill No. Ill.
BY Mr.. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION

'oeldtc Dill NO. III.
by Mr.. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article o23
OF the Constitution OF the State uI
louisiana.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the state OF LOUISIANA,
tWO-thlrQS OF all members elected to each
house concurIlng, That an amendment
10 the Constitution OF the State OF Loulsl-
ana be submitted to the quaIiled electors
OF the State Tor their approval or reJec-
ton as required by Article 81 OF the
Constitution, at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday III November,
lJl4, amending and re-enactlng Article
223 of the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 223.
Section /. Upon the recommendation
of the Auditor or the Police Jury OF any
Parish, the Governor may suspend amy
officer charged with the collection or Gus
tody of public funds when IN arrears.
Section ,. Any officer OF this State
or of any district, judicial or other
wise, and any officer OF any parish or
ward thereof, and any Ot1cer OF any
municipality or ward thereof Except
the judges of all of the courts of record
Of this State, the judges Of the various
city courts throughout the State, and the
justices OF the peace holding office by
virtue Of having been elected thereto by
the legally qualified voters OF this State,
/, or of any district, judicial or otherwise,
or of any parish or ward thereof, or OF
,., ,,,,,.,-,l,t. ~, ,yorI thnpnnt Shnll
= be subject to recall from such ONCE by
, the qualified voters OF this State, or OF
: any district, judicial or otherwise, or OF
any parish or ward thereof, or of any mu-
. inequality or ward thereof, at any elec-
ton throughout the State, district, judi
y cial or otherwise, or of any parish or
ward Thereof, or of any municipality or
4 ward thereof, by a majority OF the legally
qualified voters participating in such cleo
uon such recall election shall be held
when petitioned for by such a number
~ of the legally qualified voters of the State,
-, district, judicial or otherwise, or OF any
., parish or ward thereof, or OF any NUM-
ir clpality or ward thereof, as will equal
~ twenty-five per cent of the total number
~ of registered voters qualified to vote at the
I'd last preceding general election for the
", office the incumbent of which is sought
nv to be recalled. Notice of intention to cir
10, culate such petition together with a
nf statement of the reasons why the recall
W. of such officers is sought shall be given to
~ such officers in such manne as may bt
80 80 provided by law. The General Assembly
shall, by appropriate legislation, prescribe
~ the form of petition, the manner OF verl
NJ fication and ascertainment that the re
ID ouisite number of legally qualified voters
has signed same, and also the name
u and method of calling such election ant
Of the PRONUNCIATION of the returns thereof
~; Such ballot shall contain the specitl
.ho question, Shall (naming the officer an
.th giving his official title) be recalled an
,"u; opposite the question shall be two squares
It u IN one of which shall be printed Yes
,oys and in the other shall be printed mo,
and no ballot shall be considered at sue
~ election unless the voter shall have vote
LIZ either ives" or mo- upon such que
IL ton. No officer shall be subject to reca
WV. until after he has been in office one yea
w. and should his recall be defeated by Il
~. II electors. then he shall not again, durll
INV that term of office, be subject to recaI
3 nt At least three months, but not more tina
q" five months shall elapse from the tin
that the necessary number OF p%etltlone
az. has asked for the recall election befo
same shall be held. A successor for Il
remainder of the term, to the 0fhc
M sought to be recalled shall be elected
an M the same time the recall election IS he
'M and should the majority OF the vote
in participating in such election be IN fav
~ of the recall of such officer, then ln,lne'
> ~ ately after the PRONUNCIATION OF the
! w turns of such election, the successor
,n ns elected shall qualify. The General I
ling sembly shall provide by law how can
'seh. dates TO succeed the officer sought to
recalled may have their names placed
;iein the recall ballot of the State, dlstrl
nti;on judicial or otherwise, parish OF wa
i''on thereof, or Of any municipality, or wa
l vi thereof: by petition signed by guam
iol voters TO the number of not less tn
I, ~ twenty-five per cent Of the total NUM-
Vnlch of registered voters qualified to vote
he,s' the last preceding general election
'ullu tho office of the incumbent OF which
menus sought TO be recalled. All voters II
'oa,u express a first choice and a second enc
paSe' and the candidate who is the first enc
~ of the greatest number Of voters snail
aus, h declared to be elected, if the election
nlunI resulted in the recall of the otflcer sou
$40! TO he recalled. All voters may expires
i;aauuii first choice and a second choice, ana
~ ~nf candidate who is the first choice OF
nthor greatest number of voters shall DE
w " clared to be elected, if the election
go resulted in the recall of the officer sou
Ia to be recalled. The officer sought TO
j. o1nd recalled shall not be a candidate at S
or recall election.
y, VI Section 3. Be it further resolved,
shou That the official ballot to be USED at
'I hnt election shall have printed thereon
y IT, words: ''For the proposed anehdlnen
y - Article 223 of the Constitution PROVE
sannt for the recall of certain officers ere
ISL bv the people, And the words, Aga
Do"'t The proposed amendment OF Artlcie
-, n.ond, of the Constitution providing ior tn'
nn Of call of certain officers elected DS
sna, Section 4. BE it further resolved,
e hmo That if adopted at the sad elecllo,
= ~ on NJ November, 1914, this amendment si,al
u anu into effect and be operative on ana d
la!ioH' tho first dav of January, l9l..
Llqul THOMAS G. BARREL,
reason rnnor,or and President of
" out Lieutenant
New inc L. E. THOMAS,
hanus Sneaker Of the House of Representa-
otHS. Approyed July 9th, 1914.
prin- cn.norn f thc State of Louisi
' reso- "''eiho
herein A true COPY:
, he .hnt ALVIN E. HEBERT,
u u,huadui Secretary Of State.