The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-24
Act No, 1874
House Bill No $40 BY Mr. Gordon.
AN ACT

House Pill No $40. BY Mr.. Gordon
Proposing an amendment to Article No
125 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana. relative to District At
torneyS:-
Section !. Be II resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thrds of all the members elected
to each House COMMUNICATIVE the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
OF the state of Louisiana. shall be sub
mitted 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 if ap-
proved and ratified 10y majority Of
said electors voting in said election the
same then to become part of the Con
StitutiOn. tO-wit:-
That Article No. 125 of the Constitu-
ton or Louisiana be amended so as to
read as follows
ARTICLE 12s
There shall he District Attorney
Tor each Judicial District in the State
who shall be elected by tive qualified
electors of the judicial district at the
same time and for the same term ps is
nrovifed in Article 100 for District
Judges He shall receive a salary OF
One Thousand Dollars per annum. pay
able monthly on his own warrant. Tie
shall he an actual resident of the Dis
tri"t and a licensed attorney in this
~'ale we Shall also receive FenS. nut
no fee shall he allowed in criminal ca
SeS. except on conviction. which fee
shall not exceed five dollars in each
case of mis1nmearOr. All elections
to fill vacancies occasiOned nv death
resignation or removal shall he for the
uneXpired term, and the Governor shall
fill the vacancy until an election can
be held. Provided that the election to
sixty days fror the date the vacancy
ocCurs. Provided. II such unexpired
term is for a shorter perioi than ono
wear, the app"irtee or the Governor shall
hold office for said term
In each Judicial District the General
Assembly shall have the rowe- IN GRO
ate and provide for. nv legislative act
the office ~ ASSista0t District Attor-
ney said Assistant District ATTORNEY 10
he selected and annointei nv the Dis
trict Attorney Of sai1 Judicial District
subject to removal ut his discretion. AMI
commissioned nv the Goverror
The said Assistant District Attorney
SHALL possess the nrraIifIoa TONS hernir-
above provided. and shall he clothes
with all the powers Of the duly elected
and qualified District ATTORNEY under
the Constitution ana laws of L0uisiara
eXCept that the District Attorney SHALL
he entitled to and shall receive all fees
ard emOlumertS of the office
The said Assistant District ATTORNEY
shall receive q salary of Six Hundred
Dollars per annum. to he nail nv the
rant. and such additional salary as the
legislature may fix. to be paid pro rata
NV the Police Jury ~ tho Parish or
Parishes of said judicial District
Section .. BE II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article or the Constitution OF this State
IL a1opted. shall become operative on
the first day of January, a. d. 1875
Section 8 Re n furthnr resolved etc
That upon the official ballots to he usei
at said Congressional election shall he
printed the words For the proposed
amendment IN Article los of the Cnrsti-
tuition of Louisiana. relative to District
Attorneys" and the words "Acainct the
proposed amendments TO Article 125 of
the Constitution ~ Louisiana relative
to District Attorneys and each elector
shall Indicate. as provided in the gem
eral 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 G. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
T.. F.. HALL.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN +. HFBFRT.
Secretary of State.