The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-09-05
ACT NO, 3OQ.
Senate Bill No. 111-By J
Wesley Smith
Joint RESOLuJ

AZ nv. oUS.
Senate Bill No. 111-By
Wesley Smith
JOINT RESOLU1
Proposing an amendment
of the Constitution of
Louisiana.
Section /. BE it resolved Id
Assembly of the State of l.
thirds of all the members q
House concurring, That an
the Constitution of the Stat
be submitted to the qualifl
the State for their approve
as required by Article 321
tuition, at the congressional
held on the fist Tuesday
the first Monday in No
amending and re-enacting
the Constitution of the STATE
so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 223
Section l. Upon the recon
the Auditor or the Police
parish, the Governor may
officer charged with the col
tody of public Alnds when
Section 2. Any officer of
of any district. judicial or
any officer of any parish on
and any officer Of any nd
ward thereof Except the j
the courts of record of Il
judges of the various city Il
out the State, and the ii
peace) holding office by vii
been elected thereto by tho
fled voters of this State,
trict, judicial or otherwis6V
parish or ward thereof, or q
pality or ward thereof, sha4 b
recall from such office by
voters of this State, or d (
judicial or otherwise, or OF x
ward thereof, or of any ~
ward thereof, at any elect
the State, district, judicia1
or of any parish or ward
any municipality or ward
majority of the legally q
participating in such electf
election shall be held when
by such n number of ID
voters of the State, distr
otherwise, or of any paris
Of ef- OF ;sRy municipality "a
as will equal twenty five
total number of registered
to vote at the last precedil
ton for the office the incu
is sought to be recalled.
ton to circulate such pc
with a statement of the n
recall of such officers is
given to such officers in q
may be provided by law.
Assembly shabby approprj
prescribe the form of petitl
of verification and ascertain
requisite number OF legally
has signed same, and also
method of calling such ell
PRONUNCIATION of the return
ballot shall contain the So
shall (naming the officer
official title) be recalled,
the question shall be two
of which shall be printed .
other shall be printed md
shall be considered at such
the voter shall have voted
mo" upon such question.
be subject to recall until al
in office one year. and shog
defeated by the electors, Il
again, during that term on
ject to recall. At least tn
not more than five mont
from the time that the NE
of petitioners have asked
election before same I3E3
for thu rema
to the officer sought to
be elected at the same
election is held, and shou
of the voters participating
tion he in favor of the rec
Ger, then Immediately aft
CATION of the returns of sil
so elected shall
General Assembly shall II
how candidates to succe
sought to be recalled 4
placed on the reca
State, district. judicial or
ish or ward thereof, or of
ity, or ward thereof; by
by qualified voters to the
less than twenty-five per
number of registered vot
vote at the last precedin
ton for the office the incu
is sought to be recalled. Al
press n first choice and a s.
the candidate who is the f
greatest number of voters
to be elected. if the elect
in the recall Of the officer
called. The officer sollghI
shall not be a candidate at
Section 3. BE it turtle,
That the official ballot to-
election shall have prin
words: For the proposed
Article 223 of the Consti
for the recall of certain !.
the people," and the wor
proposed amendment to A
Constitution providing I'd
certain officers elected by
Section 4. BE it furthe
That if adopted at the
November, 1914. this amel
into effect and be operate
the first day of January,
THOMAS
Lieut.. Governor and Pres
l.. f. TIL
Speaker of the House of
Approved: July Q. 1913.
l.. Il. IA
Governor of the sta
A true copy:
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