The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-03
Act No. 1874

House Bill No. $40 BY Mr.. Gordon
AN Act
] Proposing an amendment to Article Ma
l25 of the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana, relative to District At.
| torneys:-
Section !, BE it resolved by the Gen
! eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
| two-thirds of ell the members elected
| to 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 at
| the Congressional Election to be holden
on the First Tuesday after the First
Monday in November, 1914. and if ap-
proved and ratified Dy majority of
said electors voting in said election the
same then to become a part of the Con-
Stitution, to-wit:-
That Article No. 125 of the Constitu-
tion of Louisiana be amended so as to
read as follows
ARTICLE 125.
There shall he District Attorney
for each Judicial District ir the State
who shall be elected by the qualified
electors of the judicial district at the
provided in Article 109 for District
Judges He shall receive a salary of
ono Thousand Dollars per annum. pay
able monthly on his own warrant He
snail be an actual resident of The DIS
trlct and licensed attorney in Tbs
state. He shall also receive fees: but
no fee shall be allowed in criminal ca
ses, except on conviction. which fee
shall not exceed five dollars in each
case Of miSdemeanor. All elections
TO fill vacancies occasioned by death,
resignation or removal shall be for The
unexptred term, and the Governor shall
iii the vacancy until an election can
be held, Provided Chat the election 10
fill suoh vacancy shall be held within
sixty days from the date the vacancy
occurs. Provided. If such unexpired
term q fhan
year. the appointee OF the Governor shall
hold office for said term.
In each Judicial District the General
Assembly shall have the power to Gre
ate and provide for by legislative act
the office of Assistant District Attor-
ney, said Assistant District ATTORNEY TO
be selected and appointed by the Dis
trict Attorney of said Judicial District
subject to removal at his discretion. ami
commissioned bv the Governor.
The said Assistant District Attorney
shall possess the qualifications herein
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 salary of Six Hundred
Dollars per annum. to he paid by the
State, payable monthly on his own var
rant, and such additional salary as the
legislature may fix, to be paid pro rata
by the Police Jury of the Parish az
Parishes of said Judicial District
Section 2. Be 1T further resolved eta.
That the foregoing amendment 10 the
Article of the Constitution of this State
If adopted shall become operative on
the first day of January. y. %, 1918.
Section 5. BE II 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 Constf-
tuition of Louisiana, relat tive to District
Attorneys" and the words "Arainst the
proposed amendments to Article 125 of
the Constitution of Louisiana relative
to District, Attorneys, and each eleetor
shall indicate. as provided in the gen
eral election laws of the State. which
of the propositions, For" or Against"
he votes for
L. e FFIO3fAs
Speaker af the House of kepresantat ttyes
THOMAS c. BARRFTT
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved July O. 1914
L. r. HALL.
Governor of the state of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. EEBFRT,
Secretary of State.