The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-19
Exposed AMENDMENTS
Constitution of Louisiana
ted at the Regular and Special Sessions of the Leo
kIature of l9i8-To Be Voted on at the Congress
sional Election to Be Held November 5th.
SECULAR SESSION, 1918.
ACT No. IS.

TYR HAAS-P0wELL BILL.
Btn No. 242.l
Mr.. Hughes. CHAIRMAN ~ me Com
-:,tee on Registration and Election
,a~s Substitute for House Bill
81 Is, by Mr.. Powell.
IoINT RESOLUTION
- an amendment to the Constitu
y. - .he state of Louisiana comforting
..ht of suffrage and granting the
:. hold office to women.
Re II resolved by the General
a the State of louisiana, two
y ali the members elected to each
.,ncnrriny. That the following
..t TO the Constitution be submit
~ oualificd electors of the state foJ
.aontion or rejection at the congress
SECTION to be held on the first Tues
esr the first Monday in the month OF
nor 1918, as follows:
rnmen MAY become electors and
..dpr requirements provided by law
- and the Constitution and laws
a. construed accordingly provided
/. order that women may vote III
shaIl not be necessary for them tt
ia two poll taxes, but the payment
1918 poll tax shall be sufficient
E.,orision Is sclf-operative, and shall
srtiye after the adoption of this
hent.
NJ Re it further resolved, etc, That
..n<uacd amendment shall be submitted
Congressional election as aforesaid
the official ballots to be issued al
lsrfion there shall be placed thu
For the amendment granting sui
n women and the words against
.rndment granting suffrage to wo
md each eleCtor shall indicate as
"a in the general cleo ton law of tn,
xbich of the provisions he votes for
HEWITT EorANGHACD,
.sker Of the House of Representatives
EERyAND MoUToN,
,sant Governor and President of thu
ksate.
ed June 20. 1918.
Il. q. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
a Il BAILEY, Secretary of State. ;
ACT No. 4s.
Bil No. 23.l BY Mr.. McEachern
JOINT RESOLUTION
Ing an amendment to Article 2J7 oil
l'onstitution relative to the State Ed
6danal Institutions and the mainten
h Of same.
6on /, Be it resolved by the Genera
IN Of the State of Louisiana, two
of all the members elected to eacf
toncurring, That an amendment tt
80 OF the Constitution of the Stat,
nisjana be submitted to the qualified
~ Of the State for their approval OF
fjan ut the congressional election to bt
d the first Tuesday next fOllOwin.
fnt Monday in November, of 1913
proposed amendment to be as follows
irle 2J7. The Louisiana State Nor
SfhoOl. established and located al
toehes: the Louisiana Industrial In
established and located at Ruston
efhwestern Louisiana Industrial In
established and located at Lafay
md the Southern University for thu
b. of persons of color, are hereby
ed; and the General Assembly i.
to make such appropriations from
time as may be necessary for Tho
lance, support and improvement o.
hstitutions.
:. Be it further resolved by tn,
u Assembly of the State of Louisiana
tifds of all the members elected Il
heuse eoncurring, That the officia
to be used at said election shall have
n thereon the following words: Fol
Eoposed amendment to Article 251 o.
Imstitution of the State of Louisiana
NJ to the State Educational Institu
md the maintenance of same ant
I1an3o oatncf hn nrntNnsn1 .,nNnn6
to Article 2JT of the Constitution O
bite OF Louisiana, relative to the Stat,
tional Institutions and the mainte
Il same" And each elector vOtin:
hdicate on said ballot, as provided
y, whether he votes for or against tn,
"a amendment.
HEWITT RoUANcHAuD,
xker Of the House of Representatives
FERNAND Mot oN,
11Ant Governor and President of tn,
1nate.
syed: June %, 1918.
Il. q. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
copy:
I'M ]. BAILEY. Secretary of State.
ACT No. sc.
bill NO. Al. 10y MI. hoDDeTt
JOINT RESOLUTION
ing IN amendment to Article 40 o
Constitution of the State of Louis
relative to the First city Criminal
of the City of New Orleans an
Second City Criminal Court of tn
Of New Orleans.
IA l. BE it resolved by the Genera
IN of the State of Louisiana, two
81 all the members elected to eac
Dncurring, That Article 40 of tn
lafion of the State of Louisiana
h 10 as to read as follows:
he 40 There shall be In the Cit
ttlrleans two inferior criminal courts
Known, respectively, as the First Cit
Al Court OF the tity Of New Orlean:
y Second City Criminal Court of tn
4 New Orleans, each of which shal
eaded over by one judge, and whic
hAye jurisdiction within the territOr
inter prescribed, for the trial with
~ and the punishment of all offense
~ the State, where the penalty doe
l0leed six months imprisonment in tn
jail or fine of three hundred dol
both; In all other cases the judge
courts shall have jurisdiction II
aa1g magistrates. with authority t
bsM or discharge.
territorial jurisdiction of the Firs
S1ntnM Court shall extend over tn
eufth, Sixth and Seventh Municipal
"a Of New Orleans, and the SecOn
tg4fnal Court over the Second, Thir
nth Municipal Districts of said cit!
% vacancy in the Office, recusatior
~ or absence with or without lcay
q said judges, ii shall be the dut
other 1adge to issue warrants
s. the apprehension of parties nc
lfhin the jurisdiction of the judg
1eex and to make any order of com
~ admitting to bail that may b
and proper, and might. in du
nafe been made by the Judge within
Mfls0fetion the offcnse was corr
And in case of such vacancy. II
a, aIscnce or disability of one o
dktI, On motion of the prosecution
,or OF the accused or his counsel, tn
MdSe; acting within his discretion
sVteed 10 tr5 and discharge or con
Matence parties accused of Offcnsc
g nave been committed within til
.sson OF the court wherein the va
lslx or whereof the Judge is II
.snI. OF disabled. In like manner
re within his discretion, upon foi
pps1ation made, he may, as commit
sstFate. examine and discharge
fmH PARTIES accused of offensc
s.si g naye been committed within tn
~, mrisdictipn of the other Cit.
i-ss.s art. In Ill such cases 1t shall
49, 49, rs the Judge assuming iurisdit
~ toe provisions of this paragraph
a..sftanfs of arrest. make prelimi
NJ ND have the accused brough
although sitting in his owl
go may, in his discretion, occup
III me judge he replaces. Sal
4 III g elected by the voters of tn
~ 49, Urieans. ut large, for the tern
sk.3tsslA &C the paroehial and municl
1S - They shall be learned in tn
have resided and practice
r. n ~ the City OF New Orleans TO
n ~. three years before their elet
IN ssss or said courts shall each re
compensation of four thou
fssS-S three thousand dollars O
0e paid by the State In c0ua
{H3PBfS on his own ,yar,.., N