The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-04
Senate Bill No. 7, BY Mr.. Sundbery.
AN ACT

AN Az
Providing for the submission to the
people of a proposition to hold a
convention at designated time and
place, for the purpose of framing
and putting into effect new consti
tuition; to fix the powers of said con-
vention; to prescribe the Qualifica-
tons and compensation Of and to
provide for the nomination and
election of delegates thereto:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, That there shall be sub
mitted to the duly qualified electors
of the State, at an election to be held
on Tuesday, the thirty-frst tSls) day
Of August, 1915, for their approval or
rejection, proposition to hold a
convention for the purpose of franz
ing and putting into effect new con-
stitution for the State, upon the fol.
lowing terms and conditions. to-wit
1. The said convention shall con-
vene in the City of New Orleans on
the fourteenth Q4th) day of Sep
TENDER, 1915.
2. The said convention snail con.
sist Of eighty-five (S5) delegates, to
be elected, one from each of the rep
resentative districts of the Parish Of
Orleans, as now organized, one from
each of the other parishes of the
State, and one additional delegate
from each Of those parishes, except
the parish of Orleans. having one or
more cities or towns of ten thousand
100000 population or more, as shown
by the last United States Census, and
two from each Congressional District,
and fifteen from the State at large,
each of which delegates shall possess
the qualifications prescribed for men,
bership in the House of Representa-
tives.
3. The said convention shall have
full power to frame and adopt, a new
constitution for the State, provided.
however, that the said convention
shall be and is hereby prohibited from
enacting, ordaining or framing any
article or ordinance whereby the
bonded Indebtedness of the State. OF
Of any parochial. municipal, levee or
other political subdivision thereof.
shall be impaired; or affecting in any
way the present status Of the follow
ing:
(a) The outstanding bonds known
as baby bonds, including all baby
bonds fraudulently issued by any Of.
:1cial of the State.
ID Auditors Warrants issued for
school certificates Of Indebtedness un-
der Act 126 of 1880.
(c) Certificates issued under Act
90 of 1880 for costs and fees due the
officers Of the State,
(d) Warrants drawn prior to 1880
and fundable but not funded into baby
bonds.
(e) Warrants drawn after January
Of 1880 against 1878 and previous
years.
| (f) Coupon No. II.
(g) Any other illegal but so-called
obligation of the State; or whereby
the existing constitutional provision
to the effect that the regulation OF
the sale of alcoholic or spirituous IL
quors is declared to be police regu-
lation, and the General Assembly may
enact laws regulating their sale and
use," shall be affected, changed or
modified.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, ETC.,
That on the date on which shall be
held the said election on the prop.
osition to hold convention, and at
the same time, there shall be held
an election Of delegates to the pro-
posed convention, apportioned as
above provided, and if majority of
the votes cast be in favor Of the said
proposition, then the candidates who
shall receive a plurality Of the votes
cast at said election shall compose the
convention.
Sec. 3. Be It further enacted, etc,
That the said election on the PROPOSE.
ton to hold the convention and for
delegates thereto shall be held under,
and the result published and promul.
gated in accordance with. the laws of
the State, and all duly qualified cleo
tors shall be qualified to vote at the
said election in their respective cleo.
ton districts, provided that the pro-
mitigation of the result Of the election
TO hold the convention and for dele
gates thereto shall not be less than
five 90 days, nor more than ten (1O)
days, after the election.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc,
That all electors shall have the right
to vote upon the following:
(a) For a constitutional conven-
ton under the terms of Act No. -
of the extraordinary session Of 1915:
90 Against constitutional con.
vention.
(c) For submission Of the const!-
tuition for ratification by the people
I'D Against submission.
The majority Of votes cast for or
against a convention and majority
| ~ uotoe cast FOR Or against Submis.