The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-10-10
ret NO. 300.

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ALVIN fSpf +. 'f HPkBERT. Secretary of State
ret NO. 800.
! Senate Bill No. 111-By Mr.. George
! Wesley Smith.
| JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 22S
! of the Constitution of the state OF
| Section i. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected 10 each
House concurring, That an amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be submitted to the qualified electors OF
the state for their approval a. or pr, relecn4Gn
tuition, at the congressional election to be
held on the first Tuesday next Following
the first Monday in Mov nI,sos ,s isi ~
the Constitution Of the State OF LOUISIANA
so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 223.
Section /. Upon the recommendauon .,
tparish, the Governor may suspend any
officer charged with the collection or Gus
toay Of public rands when n n thi arF Sa,e or
Of any district. judicial or otherwis n anu
any officer Of any parish or ward Thereon,
a ward any thereof see Except Of any NE 3udess q
the courts of record of this state the
judges OF the vdrious city courts through
p pea i holding Office by virtue Of having
} been elected thereto by the legally quail
fed voters of this State. or Of any aus
trict judicial or otherwise, or OF any
parish or ward thereof. or Of any mu nun. ~
pality or ward thereof shall be suDJect 70
/ recall from such office by the quann1ssp
voters of this State, or OF any dls ;I, IT,
n judicial or otherwise, or of any par'ilssn o.
z ward thereof. or of any municipality o,
5 ward thereof. at any election tnirS SugrHu.
r or of any parish or ward thereof; or o.
n any l6unicipality or ward thereof oy "a =
t majority of the legally .qualined v rscaii
: election shall be held when petitionesIl, led
n by such a number Of legally H casi or
o voters of the State. district, ~ VI there
e otherwise. of any parish or wa1a .mra
= Of or of any municipality or ward there ~
- as will equal twenty five per cent vi al
total number Of registersd ves General cleo
O. ton for the office the ,ncum zen. OF o. inten-
a. is sought ia. be recalled Notice o. nat LIE
It ton to circulate such En-. p Persons why the
+ recall of such officers Is souen r,anner al
~ given to such officers in sucn ,, ma renerd
st Assembly as SHALL BY appropriate legislation
" prescribe the form of petition, the manner
y, of verification and ascertainment that the
OF requisite number OF legally aualied voters ri
~ method of calling such election and tn,
a PRONUNCIATION Of the returns thereof. Sucf
ballot shall contain ths spee,ddc GdestG 6i
ne official title) be recalled" and opposite
ps the question shall be two squares In on
Ter other OF @ shall be printed mo, and no bailo
n m shall be considered at such election unies
rs, the voter shall have voted either yes, Q
aw mo" upon such question NO oflser sna a
liz ,e in office one year, and should his recall
NE NE defeated by the electors, then he shall nc
ms again, during that term OF office. be SUP
~ ject to recall. At least three months, pu
ior not more than five months, shall elaps
zen from the time that the necessary numbs
IN, III, Of petitioners have asked for the reca
.t election before same shall be held.
tne successor for the remainder OF the tern
IT'S to the officer sought to be. recalled, sha
tne be elected at the same time the reca
' WI Of the voters participating in such ele ne,
en- ton be in favor of the recall OF such on
airy Ger. then Immediately after the promui
pc cation Of the returns OF such ELECTION. ~ u
the successor SO elected shall qualify. tt
Oh General Assembly shall pr9vids ny Ia
pay how candidates to. succeed sae ot NC
e~ sought to be recalled my yhaliot Of ~ II
the State. district, judicial or ointrm'Gi pa
1ual ish or ward thereof. or o. any sjga,
nses ity or ward thereof. by Pe ,nohnr 81 n
ne by qualified voters to tEe huhyyo the ~,
Tor less than twenty-five PEI cent % l
pur, number Of registered voters Isneral ele
said vote at the last precedins tssnt Of viii
nds: ton for the office the ncuinpesns y, ,,ay
ches is sought to be recalled All Vo'ei osnics
rs It press first choice and secoIu aica NJ
40 1t the candidate who Is the hIs ISL be decla
the to be elected, if the election has - he
gin in the recall Of the officer ag, sot 10 be
shall not be n candidate at such e,ect 1
ns ssctSn BE sa dsth he be sseG at
eter- election shall have printed ,ne on
LII be words: For the proposed am, am nroyI
Shore Article 223 of the Constitute, aSecte.
e sop pssH nj ths %oas s
ID. to proposed amendment TO ar Arut the recal
and Constitution proviuIns w the people
land certain officers eiecteu resolved.
wall Section I. lie IL ~ I've said electio
tween That if adopted "a. a. amendment shl
nd to November. 1919, tht n,nerative on and
nplish into effect and DC n,,arv' 1915.
d said the first day oil :.,ratISvAS c. BARRE
ell or or and President OF re
quired Lieut.. Governor y THOMAS,
rot BE- .,e House of Represent
n SELL Speaker OF tht ,, 1914
ms uni Approved 'u'i e. HALL. ID.
private of the state of Loui'
aracteit Govsrnoup
nprove1l a true COY EBERT Secretary Oh
he said ALVIN r