The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-09-14

The parish of St. Mary shall comp.
the twenty-third district
The parishes OF East Fcliciana Al
West Feliciana shall compose the twes
| ty-fourth district
The parishes OF St. Helena Livine
ston and Tangipahoa shall compose Il
twenty-ftfth district.
The parishes OF Washington and S
LAmmany shall compose the twenty
sixth district.
The parishes OF Ascension. St. Jane
and Assumption shall compose IL.
twenty-seyenth district
The parishes OF ST. John the Baptist
ST. Charles and Jefferson shall compos,
the twenty-eighth district
The parishes OF st. Bernard ant
Fia9uemines shall compose the twenty
ninth district.
The parishes of Caldwell and LaSall.
snail compose the thirtieth district
The judges of the several districts, a
herein provided for. shall each receiv,
salary OF three thousand dollars pc;
annum. payable monthly on his owl
warrant. provided the General Assem-
ply may. In their discretion. redistric
the judicial districts provided for in
this article: Any district judge may re
tire on full pay when he shall havs
reached seventy-five years OF age. pro
videc said district judge has served
continuously as q district judge. Oh
judge Of court Of appeals. not less thar
twenty-five years prior to his said re-
tirement; and provided further that an
Judge affected by the foregoing shall
serve until his successor shall be elect
ed and qualified. Provided further. that
the provisions of this amendment to tho
Constitution shall apply to the Judges
Of the Civil District Courts for TIT
Parish OF Orleans as provided for ir
Article 132 OF the Constitution.
The Legislature shall provide by
proper appropriation for the salaries OF
retired district judges in the same man.
ner a. It provides for other judicial ex-
penses.
Section .. Be It further resolved
etc. That the above amendment be sub
for approval or rejection at the general
election for Congressman to be held In
November. 1918, and that the Secretary
OF State be directed to insert upon the
ballot to be used upon said election.
.nd In the proper column. the follow
ing: For the proposed amendment to
los Of the Constitution relative to dis
trict judges; and the words: Against
the proposed amendment to Article los
OF the Constitution relative to district
tudges": and the efector shall indicate
hts vote on the proposed amendment. rs
provided by the general election laws
HEWITT BouANcHAUD.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
FERNAND MouroN.
Lieutenant Governor. and President Of
Xr ADJ "sis. July ). Ys1s.
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary OF State
ACT NO. 1sS.
House Bill No. 11S-By Mr.. Barrett
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con.
granting the City Of New Orleans an
extension of time for the commence
ment and completion OF the construc-
ton Of . bride or tunnel across tho
Miseissippi River. under Act No. 81
Of 1915.
Section 1. Be II enacted By the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
two-thirds Of all the members elected
to each house concurring. that subject
to the ratification and approval OF the
electors Of the State. the Constitution
ing therein she foiiowins pfovisions
to-wit:
All the rights. franchises ana immuni-
ties granted to the City Of New Orleans
under Joint Resolution Of the General
granting to said city the power to con-
struct. equip. maintain and operate
bridges and tunnels across the Missfs-
sippf River At or near New Orleans and
to do various acts incidental thereto
and to the operation generally Of the
Of New Orleans. being Act No. IS Of the
Session of 1915. subsequently adopted
a.. and now constituting. q part Of the
Constitution OF the State. shall continue
the construction Of the bridge or tunnel
authorized under said constitutional
provisions shall be actively begun not
later than three years after the exist
Ing state Of war between the United
States of America and the German and
Austro- Hungarian empires shall have
terminated and the fact and date of
such termination shall have been ascer-
tanned and proclaimed BY the President
Of the United States. and shall be COM
pleted within five years from the date
and every the provisions Of the sfore-
said Joint Resolution are hereby rati-
fled. re-affirmed and declared In full
force and effect. save ~ to the period
Of time for the commencement and the
period Of time for the final completion
Of the construction of said bridge or
tunnel. which periods are hereby ex-
tended IS Aforesaid.
Section .. Be II further enacted. etc.
That the amendment proposed BY this
act shall be submitted to the electors
lection at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday In the month OF Novem-
Der. 1915: that there shall be printed on
the official ballots to be used at said
election the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana
granting the City OF New Orleans an
extension Of time for the commence
ment and completion Of the construc-
ton of bridge or tunnel across the
Mississippi River.
and the words:
Against the proposed amendment tt
the Constitution of the State Of Louisi-
ana granting the City OF New Orleans
an extension Of time for the commence
ment and completion Of the construc-
tion OF q bridge or tunnel across the
Mississippi River: and that each elector
shall indicate on the ballot cast by him
As provided by the general election
laws Of the State. whether he votes for
or against the proposed amendment
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of