Lower coast gazette., 1914-10-17
ACT NO. 800.

Senate Bill No. Ill.
By Mr.. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 2o5
OF the Constitution Ut The State OF
LOulSlaua.
Section T.. BE it resolved by the Gen.
eIal Assembly OF the STATE OF Louislala,
lwU-tnllus oI all members elected 10 eacu
nOuSe CulcurriIlS, lliat an amendment
10 the Constitution oil the State OF LOUISE
ana be submitted 10 The q%ualneu electors
VI the State 1Of lheir applU,al OF reJ"c-
lion as leuulred by AItcle o2l OF tDe
CONSTITUTION, at the CONGRESSIONAL cleo
llOn to be held on the hrsl tuesday next
lollVWlng The nrSl Monday III November,
IJI4, amending ana re-enactIng Article
Is OF the Constitution OF the State .ol
LOUISIANA so as to read DIS lolloWs:
ARTICLE 223.
Section !. Upon the recommendation
VI the Auditor or the IOlce jury OIL amy
idrlSh, Inc Governor may Suspend any .,
OnIcer charged Win the COLLECTION or Gus
luuy OF pune funds When III arrears.
Section =. Any officer OIL THIS State
OF OF any district, Judicial Or other
wise, anu any Olncer OI any PARISH OF
ward %thereol, and any OnIcer OIL any
municipality or ward thereof Except
the JUICES OF all OIL the courts OF record
VI THIS state, lne judges OF the Various
city courts throughout Tue state, aud the
justices oI the peace) holding Omce by
virtue OF having been elected thereto BY
Tie legally quallled voters OF TINS STATE,
VI Ot any district, Juulclal or OlnerWlSr,
OF OF any PARISH or ward thereof, or ol
any municipality OF Wald thereof, snail
We subject 70 recall from Sucn once by,
, the qualiIled voters or TINS State, Or Oh
any district, judicial Or OlnerMisr, or OIL
any PARISH or Walu thereof, or OIL any MT
. niclpallty Or Wald Thereon, at any eiec-
!. .on, throughout the state, dlstricl, judi
clalT or OTHERWISE, OF OIL any PARISH or
y ward %theerOl, OR Ot any municipality or
y ward Thereon, by a majority Oh lne legally
4uallned voters participating III such elec-
:, tiOn; such recall election snail be held
y wnen petlloned tor by such a NUMBER
VI the legally quallned voters o1 the State,
district, JUDICIAL OF olherwlse, or OF any
PARISH OF Mald thereof, or OIL any munl-
clpallty or Waru thereof, as VIII equal
twenty-five per cent OF the total numDer
VI registered voters quallned to vote at the
NJ iast preceding general election tor the
ounce the OF which Is sought
:. 70 be recalled. Notice OF Intention TO cll-
ny culate SUCH petition together Win a
statement OF the reasons why the recall
OF such officers IS sought Shall be given to
Sucn officers IN such manner as may be
- provided by law. lhe General Assembly
snail, by appropriate legislation, prescribe
~ tie form OIL petition, the manner OF verl-
nv ncatlOn and ascertalnhent that the re-
~ 4ulsIle number OF legally qualIned voters
~, mas signed same, aud also the manner
y, and method OF calling such eiv0tlOn and
-, me PRONUNCIATION OF The returns thereof.
y, oucn ballot snail contain tie speclnc
question, Shall (namlng the officer and
,h giving his Otlclal tltie) be recalled and
49, opposite the question snail be Two squares,
~ III one OF winch shall be printed Yes
W. and IN the other shall be printed No.
ra and no ballot shall be considered at such
election unless the voter snail have voted
Wv, either yes or no upon such ques-
uOn. No officer shall be subject to recall
until alter he has been IN ONCE one year,
and should his recall be defeated by the
Nv electors, then he shall not again, during
~ mat term of office, be subject 10 recall.
''n at least three months, but not more than
Z" I'VE months shall elapse from the time
that the necessary number OF petitioners
mas asked tor the recall election before
same snail be held. a successor for the
.as remainder OF the term, TO The Oihcer
l'eu sought to be recalled snail be elected at
an. the same time the recall election Is held,
80, and should the majority OF the voters
participating Ill such election be IN favor
OF the recall Of such olIlcer, then llLlnedl'
~ ately alter the PRONUNCIATION OF the re-
,urns OF such election, the successor 81
,,ins elected shall quality. The General AS
ing sembiy shall Provide by law how candl
dates to succeed the olncer sought to bt
recalled may have their names placed OF
ieln the recall ballot of the State, district
-. judicial or otherwise, parish or ware
lioh thereof, or of any municipality, or ware
VI thereof by petition signed by quallhe'
loi voters to the number of not less thai
/, ~ twenty-five per cent of the total numbe
.n nn Of registered voters qualified to vote a
the last preceding general election 10
An The office Of the incumbent of when l
en.s sought to be recalled. All voters ma,
express a first choice and a second cI0lct
and the candidate VINO Is ihe ilrst clolc
~. Of the greatest number OF voters slail u
,tus' declared to be elected, if the election la
,hns resulted in the recall of the officer sough
,;th a TO be recalled. All voters, may express
49,; irst choice and a second choice, and tn
NJ candidate who is the first choice OF tn
thar greatest uuluDcI VI Nol'io "h"'
W et clared to be elected, if the election ha
= " resulted in the recall of the officer sougl
Ians to be recalled. The officer sought to b
and recalled shall not be a candidate at sue
mr. recall election.
~, W. Section ;. Be it further resolved, etc
That the official ballot to be used at sal
'Iha nt election shall have printed thereon tn
bbu Luz words: "For the proposed amendment
Nd Article 223 Of the Constitution proVldit
,s anu for the recall of certain officers eiecte
rd by the people" And the words, "Agaln'
y r. the proposed amendment OF Article =
,ond of the Constitution providing Tor the r
n Of call of certain officers elected by II
81 a ~ Section 4. BE it further resolved, etc
= no That if adopted at the said election
= onJ November, 1914. this amendment shall
ton into effect and be operative on ana af'
;;nri. the first day of January, l9lo.
,lann THOMAS c. BARRETT,
nnt. Lieutenant Governor and President OF Il
Now Senate.
onds l.. E. THOMAS,
Thor Sneaker of the House OF Representative
ov;de Approved July 9th, 1914.
nrin. l.. L. HALL,
asn Governor of the State Of Louislan
erein A true copy:
.L ALVIN +. HERER1,