The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-10-12
REGULAR SESSION. 1918.
ACT NO. 20.

ACT NO. 2s
The Haas Powell Bill.
| House Bill No. 242.
by Mr.. Hughes, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Registration and Election
Laws. Substitute for House Bill No
65, by Hr. Powell.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitption Of the State Of Louisiana
comforting the right OF suffrage ano
granting the right to hold office &c
women.
Section /. Be II resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana. two-thirds OF all the members
elected to each house concurrfng. that
the following amendment to the Con
stitution be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the State for their adoption
or rejection at the CongressienaI Elsc-
ton to be held on the frst Tussday
after the nrst Monday In the Month Of
November. 1918. as follows:
That women may become eleetors
and vote. under rsquirsmsnts Drevid-
ed by law for men. and the Constitution
and laws shall be construed according
ly; provided that, In order that women
may vote in 1919. it shall not be nee
taxes. but the payment OF the 1913 poll
tax shall be sufficient This provision
is self-operative. and shall be effective
after the adoption of this amendment
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
etc. That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted at the Congressional
Election as aforesaid, and en- the Of
ficial ballots to be issued at said cleo
ton there shall be placed the words
For the amendment grating suffrage
the amendment granting suffrage &c
women" and each slsctsr shall indi-
cate as provided in the general cleo
ton law OF the State. which OF the
propositions he votes for.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
FERNAND MoUToN.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the. Senate.
Approved: June 70. 1918.
r.. @. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. as
House Bill No. i3-By Mr.. MeEachern.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 257
OF the Constitution relative to the
state Fducetione Institutions and
the maintenance Of same.
Section l. Be IT resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of Lou
isians, two-thirds OF All the members
elected to each house concurrfng. That
an amendment to Article 3sf Of the
Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the state for their approval or re-
lection at the Congressional election &c
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November,
Of 7eis. said proposed amendment te
be as follows:
Article 257. The Louisiana state
Normal School. established and located
at Natchitoches; the Louisiana Indus
trial Institute. established and located
al Ruston; the Southwestern Louisiana
Industrial Institute, established and To-
Gated at Lafayette; and the Southern
University for the education of persons
of color, are hereby recognized: and
the General Assembly Il directed to
make such appropriations from time &c
teaarce. support and Improvement of
these institutions
Section 2 Be IL further resolved by
the General Assembly Of the Sta,e of
Louisiana. two-thirds of all the men,
bers elected to each house concurring.
That the official ballot to be used at
said election shall have printed there
on the following words: For the pro-
posed amendment to Article 157 OF n
Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana
relative to the State Educational In.
situations and the maintenance of
same" and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article 2B7 Of
the Constitution OF the State Of Lou
isiana, relative to the State Education
al Institutions and the maintenance of
same" And each elector voting shall
indicate or said ballot. as provided by
law, whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
FFRNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: June 81. 1913.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State OF Louistan4.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. Sc.
Senate Bill No. 41-By Mr.. Robert.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposinz an amendment to Article 10
of the Constitution Of the State OF
louisiana, relative to the First City
Criminal Court of the City OF New
Orleans and the Second City Grim
inal Court of the City Of New Or
leans.
Section 1. Be II resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louisi-
ana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurfing. That
Article 14o Of the Constitution OF the
state of Louisiana be amended 30 a. to
read as follows:
Article l4o. There shall be in the
City of New Orleans two inferior Grim
tnal courts, to be known respectively
as the First City Criminal Court Of the
City of New Orleans and the Second
city Criminal Court of the City Of New
orleans, each Of which shall be pre-
sided over by one judge, and which
shall have jurisdiction within the ter
ritory hereinafter prescribed. for the
trial without jury and the punishment
Of all ofYenses against the State. where
the penalty does not exceed six months
Imprisonment in the Parish Jail or .
fine of three hundred dollars. or both
An ali other cases the judges Of said
courts shall have Jurisdiction as COM
hitting magistrates. with authority to
commit, bail or discharge.
i1tri z6ictfon of the