The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05
Bill Authorizing Holding
Constitutional Convention

That the delegates CHOSEN as heIohh
provided shall meet in convention In
he City of New Orleans at place TO-
,e designated by the Governor OF the
State, on Tuesday, the fourteenth
.14th) day of September. 1915. At
welve Q2) 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 saic
and call the roll Of dele
gates; that before organization the
Chief Justice or presiding Associate
Justice, as the case may be, shall ad-
to each delegate the follow
ing oath: 81 hereby solemnly swear
that | will support the constitution
and laws OF the United States; that
will well and faithfully perform all my
duties as a member of the convention,
and that I will observe and obey the
limitations of authority contained in
the act under which this convention
is assembled, so help me Cod" 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-
ceed to effect a 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.
(S50O) 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 af-
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 500 days before the date Of said
election.
Sec. S. Be 1t 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 a convention or by q
State Congressional or State primary
by such method and at such time.
not later than Tuesday. the seven
teenth day of August, 1915. and un-
der such rules as may be determined
by the respective party State Central
Committees.
Nominations, by political parties, or
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-
tion, 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-seventh (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-
!. ecutiye Committee of the respective
q rolitical parties on or before Tuesday.
I, the twentieth (20) day OF July. 1915;
4 IL at the first primary no candidate
/, shall receive a majority of the votes
q cast then a second primary shall be
q ordered to be held on the tenth (1o)
Gay of August, 1915, and shall be con
fined to the two candidates rcceivinf
|. the greatest number of votes cast q
r the first primary. Provided further
!. that in the event there. shall be onl,
I. one candidate for nomination at sucl
n primary thus qualified, he shall, ips'
T. facto, become the party nominee, an
e the Chairman of the Parish Executiv
e. Committee shall certify thereto.
o. Nominations, by nomination p'
m pers. of candidates for election a
a. delegates to said convention. to
IN election from the State Of Louisiana Q
d large, shall be made as now provide
by law for any officers to be vote
=. for by the electors Of the State ;
hit large: and nominations, by nomin
tion papers, Of candidates for electio
N. as delegates to said convention, to
. elected from any Of the resresentati'
5: districts of the Parish OF Orleans I
n from any other parish Of the Stat
shall be made as now provided by Ia
t. for members of the House OF RepI
, sentatives; provided. that the non
nation papers Of any candidates I
or delegates to said convention shall
ty filed with the Secretary Of State
is or before the date of the primary
i. herein fixed.