The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-17
Act No. 300
Senate Bill No. III.
BY Mr.. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION

| BY Mr.. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 22a
OF the Constitution of the State o
Section /. Be it resolved bv the Cen
! eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two thirds of all members elected
| 70 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
Article 32l of the Constitution. at
the Congressional election to be held
on the first Tuesday next following the
ilrst Monday in November. 1914. amend
| ing and re-enacting Article 223 of the
| Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
| so as to read follows:
ARTICLE 223
section i. Upon the recommendation
OF the Auditor or the Police Jury of any
farlSh, the Governor may suspend any
offlcer charged with the collection or
TearS.
Section 9 Any officer of this state
or or any district. judicial or otherwise.
J ana any officer of any parish or ward
| .neTeof' and any officer of any munich
patty or ward thereof Except the
Judges of all of the courts of record of
ms state the judges of the various
tLE courts throughout the State. and
.ne justices of the peace holding office
ny virtue of having been elected thereto
by the legally qualified voters of this
erate, or or any district judicial or 9TH
eTw1se or of any parish or ward
tafreo fror, shall be subject, TO re-
qualified voters of this State or of any
district, judicial or otherwise or of any
parish or ward thereof. or of any munic-
.pallty or ward thereof, at any election
throughout the State, district judicial
Or otherWlSe or of any parish ward
tnereof. or of any municipality or ward
mercer. bF a majority of the legally
PuaIltled voters participating in such
eiectlon. Such recall election shall be
held when petitioned for by such a num-
per or the legally qualified voters of
the state, district. judicial or otherwise,
or or any parish or ward thereof. or
or any municipality or ward thereof as
VIII equal Twenty-Five per cent of the
totaI number of registered voters ouali-
lied to vote a the last preceding gen
eral election for the office the incI1r,-
rent OF which is sought to be recalled
Notice or intention to circulate such
netitloh together with a statement OF
the reasons why the recall Of such Off
GERS is sought shall be given to such
| officers in such manner as NAV be pro-
Vlded by law The General Assembly
snail by appropriate legislation. pre-
sCflhe the form of petition. the manner
OF Ner1t1caton and aScerta nment that
IiIe requisite number of legally quail
iled voters has signed same. and also
tne manner and method of calling such
election and the pronunciation of the
| returns thereof. Such ballot shall con-
tam the specific question. Shall (nam-
t tnG the officer and giving his official
question shall be two squares. in one
of which shall be printed Yes" and
in the other shall be printed No" ann
no ballot shall be considered at such
election unless the voter shall have vo-
question. No officer shall be subject
t? recall until after he has been in of
! flee one year. and should his recall be
ho she
not again, during that term of office
! he subject to recall. At least three
months. but not more than five months.
| shall elapse from the time that the
necessary number of petitioners has
i asked for the recall election before
same shall be held. A successor for
the remainder of the term. to the Off
Ger sought to be recalled shall be elect
ed at the same time the recall election
is held. and should the majority of the
voters participating in such election be
in favor of the recall of such officer
then Immediately after the promuga-
| ton of the returns of such election
| the successor so elected shall qualify
The General Assembly shall provide by
law how candidates to succeed the Off
Ger sought to be recalled may have their
rameS placed on the recall ballot of the
State. district. judicial or otherwise.
Parish or ward thereof or of any mn
| nicipality. or ward thereof; by petition
signed by qualified voters to the num-
Der of not less than twenty-five per
cent or the total number of registered
voters qualified to vote at the last pre-
ceding general election for the office the
incumbent of which is sought 10 be re-
called All voters may express a first
choice and a second choice. and the
candidate who is the first choice of the
greatest number of voters shall be de-
clared To be elected If the election has
resulted in the recall of the officer
sought to be recalled The officer
sought to be recalled shall not be a cam
didate at such recall election.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
etc. That the official ballot to he used
at said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the proposed amend
ment to Article 223 of the Constitution
providing for the recall of certain Off
GERS elected by the people" And the
words. "A ganst the proposed amend
ment to Article 223 of the Constitution
providing for the recall of certain Off
GERS elected by the people"
Section t. Be it further resolved.
etc. That If adopted at the said cleo
ton in November 1914, this amendment
shall go into effect and be operative on
and after the first day of January,
1915.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President. of
the Senate.
l.. T.. THOMAS.
Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
l.. f. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
\ true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT,