The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
Act No. 800
Senate Bill No. III.
BY Mr.. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Of the Constitution OF tba al s stcie 80 ..
Louisiana.
Section l.: Be IT resolved by the Gen.
e erai At ass or the State of Loutsi.
to each House concurring. That ar
amendment to the Constitution of The
s1a9a 9 Of Louisiana be submitted to the
electors o. the State for thss
Article 32l of the Constitution. a
the Congressional election to ha hei;
on eine the e. first Tuesday next following he
Ing and 9h ralsn aaaMfovembs 1919; amend
| constitution of the State Of I,ouis,ana
| SO as to read as follows:
! ARTICLE ses
eoectlon l. Upon the recommendation
| 81 the Auditor or the Police Jury Of any
Parlsn, the Governor may SUSPEND anv
OFFICER charged with the collection az
custody of public funds when In ar
Section 2. Any officer IF +,,s st.+s
or OF any district, judicial or otherwise
ana any officer Af anS parish or ward
thereof, and any Officer Of anv munic,-
bI mdasys or or W. ward thereof Except the
ms State the Judges of the various
| tlty courts throughout the State, and
me justices of the peace) holding office
py virtue OF having been elected thereto
s{.+ Tue legally qualified voters of this
stare. or of any district judicial or 9TH
erWise or of any parish or ward
thereof, shall be suhtact " ware ral
call from such office by the
d duan1led voters of this State, or OF any
olstrlct, Judicial or otherwise or of any
parish or ward thereof or of any muric.
lpallty or ward thereof at any eIeetion
throughout the State district. judicial
~ peaeerWlse or OF any parish or ward
the 1eof' 9 h1 OF any Municipality or ward
aIua et: voters participating in such
stS re- such recall election shall be
h held when n petitioned for by such mum
t nea 30 81 the legaily qualified voters Of
or or any parish or ward thereon. or
OF any municipality or ward thereof as
VII equal twenty-five per cent of the
fied ~ num n OF registered voters quail
eral election for the office the ipcum-
nent or Which IS sought TO be recalled
Notice OF intention to circulate such
t peolt roS together with a statement Of
GERS IS sought shall be given to such
ulcers IN such manner as NAV be nro-
Elded by law. The General Assembly
silaIl. ny appropriate legislation, pre-
OF Ver1fication and ascertainment that
the requisite number of legally auaH-
Iled voters has signed same, and also
e e'e tanner and Z, method Of calling such
returns thereof Such ballot shall con-
tain the specific question shall (na1n-
ne m! the officer and giving his official
e ,ast; be recalled, and opposite the
OF which shall be printed Yes" and
In the other shall be printed mo" ana
no ballot shall be considered at s,1cb
election .l. IN, unless the voter shall have vo-
o ,ea s1,ner yes or no. upon such
70 recall until after he has been In of
rice one year, and should hts recall be
aeiealed hy the electors, then be shall
no again. gan qlrIng. that term of office
months, but notHmore than five months.
shall elapse from the time that the
necessary numberof petitioners has
s sare Tos ne L. P befs election before
the remainder OF the term to the off
Ger sought to be recalled shall be elect
ed at the same time the recall election
voters participating in such election be
~ favor or the recall Of such officer.
then Immediately after the pron,ulga-
ton of the returns Of such election,
The General Assembly shall provide by
law how candidates to succeed the Off
Ger sought to be recalled may have their
names placed on the recall ballot of the
State. district judicial or otherwise
parish or ward thereof, or of any u1u-
nicfpa1fty, or ward thereof; by petition
signed by qualified voters to the num-
Der OF not less than twenty-five per
Ctili u Tie tdldl HuEnDST OF registered
voters qualified to vote at the last pre-
cedfng general election for the office the
incumbent of which is sought to be re-
called. All voters may express a first
choice and second choice, and the
candidate who is the first choice of the
greatest number of voters shall be de-
resulted ~ in IL the recall Of the Officer
sought to be recalled shall not be q can
didate at such recall election
Section 8. Be it further resolved.
etc, That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the proposed amend
ment to Article z23 of the CONSTITUTION
providing for the recall of certain Off
GERS elected by the people, And the
words, Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 223 of the Constitution
providing for the recall Of certain Off
GERS elected by the people
Section 4. Be 1t Further resolved
etc, That If adopted at the said cleo,
ton II November, 1914, this amendment
shall go into effect and be operative on
and after the first day Of January,
1918
THOMAS. c. BARRRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
L. f. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representa- tiyss.
Approved: July 8, 1914.
l.. e. HALL,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana;
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.