The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-04
Bill Authorizing Holding
Constitutional Convention

That the delegates chosen as herein
provided shall meet in convention III
the City of New Orleans at place to
be designated by the Governor Of the
State, on Tuesday, the fourteenth
OATH day Of September, 1915, at
twelve az o'clock noon; that the
Chief Justice or, in his absence, any
Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court, shall attend the said conven-
ton at the opening thereof and shall
preside until a presiding officer shall
have been elected, but he shall have
no vote therein; that the Secretary Of
State shall attend the opening OF sale
convention and call the roll Of dele
gates; that before organization the
Chief Justice or presiding Associate
Justice. as the case may be, shall ad-
miniSted to each delegate the follow
ing oath: II hereby solemnly swear
that | will support the constitution
and laws of the United States: that
viii well and faithfully perform all my
duties as a member of the convention,
and that | will observe and obey the
limitations of authority contained in
the act under which this convention
IS assembled, so help me God" that
no delegate shall be qualified to act
as such unless and until he shall have
taken the said oath; and that after
the said oath has been administered
as aforesaid, the delegates shall pro-
coed to effect permanent organiza-
tion and to elect such officers as they
may deem necessary.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc.
That the delegates to the said con-
vention shall receive five dollars,
tS500) per diem, and five cents ($.05)
a mile going to and returning from
the place at which the convention
shall sit; provided, that no compensa-
ton shall be allowed to delegates az
ter (60) days.
Sec. z. Be 1t further enacted, ETC..
That the Governor shall make procla-
nation giving notice of the election
to be held under this act at least thir-
ty, 1907 days before the date Of said
election.
Sec. S. Be it further enacted, etc,
That nomination of candidates for
election as delegates to said conven-
ton may be made either by political
parties or by nomination papers, as
Hereinafter provided:
Nominations, by political parties,
of candidates for election as delegates
to said convention, to be elected from
each Congressional District and from
the State of Louisiana at large, must
be made by convention or by a
State Congressional or State primary
by such method and at such time,
not later than Tuesday, the seven
teenth day of August, 1915. and I'M
Ger such rules as may be determined
by the respective party State Central
Committees.
Nominations, by political parties, OF
candidates for election as delegates
to said convention, to be elected from
any of the representative districts Of
the Parish Of Orleans or from any Of
the other parishes of the State, shall
be made only by party primary elec-
ticn, ordered by the respective party
Executive Committees Of the respec-
tive parishes and held under the
General Primary Election Law;
provided, that the primary election so
held shall be held on Tuesday, the
twenty-seyenth (27) day of July, 1915.
and that all declarations Of intention
to become candidates for nomination
at such primary election shall be filed
with the Chairman of the Parish Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the respective
political parties on or before Tuesday,
the twentieth 600 day of July. 1915;
if at the first primary no candidate
shall receive majority of the votes
cast then a second primary shall be
ordered to be held on the tenth (10)
Cay of August, 1915, and shall be con-
fined to the two candidates receiving
the greatest number of votes cast at
the first primary. Provided further,
that in the event there shall be only
one candidate for nomination at such
primary thus qualified, he shall, ipse
facto, become the party nominee, and
the Chairman of the Parish Executive
Committee shall certify thereto
Nominations, by nomination pa
pers, of candidates for election as
delegates to said convention. to be
election from the State of Louisiana al
large, shall be made as now provide
by law for any officers to be v0ted(
for by the electors OF the State at
large; and nominations, by nomina-
ton papers, of candidates for election
as delegates to said convention, to be
elected from any Of the representative
districts of the Parish of Orleans or
from any other parish of the State,
shall be made as now provided by law
for members of the House OF Repre-
sentatives; provided, that the nomi.
nation papers Of any candidates for
delegates to said convention shall be
| filed with the Secretary of State on
| or hafora the date of the urinary 40