The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-09-07

the tWenty-third district
The parishes of East Feiiclana an
West Feliciana shall compose the tssen
ty-fourth district.
The parishes of st. Helena. Livins
ston and Tangipahoa shall compose tns
twenty-fifth district.
Tammany shall compose the twenty
sixth district.
The parishes Of Ascension. st. james
and Assumption shall compose ID
twenty-seventh district.
The parishes Of st. John the bapusl
st. Charles and jefferson shall compose
the twenty eighth district.
The parishes Of St. Bernard and
Plaquemines shall compose the twenty
ninth district.
The parishes of Caldwell and LaSalle
shall compose the thirtieth district
The judges Of the several districts. as
herein provided for. shall each receive
. salary Of three thousand dollars pei
annum. payable monthly on his own
warrant, provided the General Assem-
bly, may, in their discretion. redistric'
the judicial districts provided Tor IN
this article. Any district judge may re-
reached seventy five years OF age. pro-
vided said district judge has served
continuously As a district judge. OF
Judge of court of Appeals. not less tnan
twenty-five years prior to his saio re-
tirement: and provided further that any
Judge affected by the foregoing shall
serve until his successor shall be eject
| ed and qualified. Provided further. that
| the provisions Of this amendment 10 the
| Constitution shall apply to the Juoges
| of the Civil District Courts TOT tne
| Parish of Orleans as provided for In
| Article 49, Of the Constitution.
| The Legislature shall provide by
| proper appropriation for the salaries OF
retired district judges In the same man
ner as 1t provides for other judicial ex-
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved,
| etc., That the above amendment be SUD
mftted to the electorate OF this Stats
for approval or rejection At the =,
November, 1918. and that the Secretary
of State be directed to insert upon the
ballot to be used upon said eiectlon
and in the proper column. the foiiow-
l03 Of the Constitution relative to DIS,
| trfct Judges; and the words: Agaans,
| the proposed amendment to Article lo'
| Of the Constitution relative to distric
Judges; and the elector shall fnoicat'
his vote on the proposed amendment e.
provided by the general election law
81 '"'' HEWITT BoUANcHAUD.
| Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
FERNAND MoUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President 0
: the Senate.
Approved: July .. 1915
r. q. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State Of Louasians
true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. lss.
2 House Bin No. 33s-By Mr.. Barrett
A JOINT RESOLUTION
: Proposing an amendment to me Cot
stitution Of the State OF LouisfaH
IL granting the City Of New Orleans 2
!. extension Of time for the commence
= mant and completion OF the constru'
~ ton Of . bride or tunnel across y
q Mis.issippi River. under ACT NO.
II Section 1. Be II enacted by the Gel
= erai Assembly of the State Of Louisian
two-thirds Of all the members elect'
- TO each house concurring, that sooJ );
I, to the ratification and approval OF 9
!. electors Of the State, the Constitusi'
- ~ the State be amen0ed BY incorpore
- Ing therein the following provisioz
a. i to-Wit:
Pc lies granted to the city Of New 0rlea
- under Joint Resolution Of the Genel
- Assembly Of the State OF LOUISA
granting to said city the power 20 GO
mn struct. equip. maintain and 9Per n,
~ sinni River at or near New Orleans .
70 do various acts incidental there
~ ana to the operation generally OF
public Belt Railroad system or the q
he Of New Orleans. being Act No. % o.
=. session Of 1915. subsequently, adopt
= N and now constituting. part OF I
"a Consultation Of the State. shall conrin
and exfst only upon the condittoH q
- the construction Of the bridge or tuni
he authorised under said consutuuo'
- later than three years after the exi
On lrr state Of war between the Uni'
~ 9tstes OF America and the German Z
- Austro- Hungarian empires shall ns
he terminated ana the TACT ~ =.
-, tanned and proclaimed by the Presio'
- | a. the United States. and shall pc co
~ pieted within five years from the q
~ Of the commencement. OF the work
and every the provisions OF the afo
as aid Joint Resolution are hereby r.
fled. re-affirmed and declared In !
force and effect. save a. TO the per
| OF time for the commencement INC
|. period Of time for the final complet
81 the construction OF said bridge
tunnel which periods are hereby
-. tended as aforesaid
lte' section Z. Be it further enacted. Z
THAT the amendment proposed ny !
- act shall be submitted to the eiecs
ma Of the State for their approval or
iection At the Congressional election
be held on tn first Tuesday AFTER
first Monday In the month OF NOV
ber 1918: that there shall De printed
the official ballots to be used At
:. election the words:
For the proposed amendment to
ios Constitution Of the State OF l1ouisf
OF Granting the City OF New Orleans
xes' Extension OF time for the CONNER
us ment ana completion of the constr
re- fion of q bridge or tunnel across
In Mississippi River.
| and the words:
EN- Irainst the proposed amendment
Ina: the Constitution Of the State OF Low
;ted ana granting the City Of New Orls
icle an extension Of time for the commel
tate ment and completion Of the constl
'ead zion Of q bridge or tunnel across
Mississippi River: and that each ele
4dos rhaIl indicate on the ballot cast ~
as provided by the general cleo
stef laws Of the State. whether he votes
or AGAINST the proposed amendment
len HEWITT BOUANCaAU
7. Speaker Of the House Of Represe
FERNAND MOTION,
Vinn Lieutenant Governor and Prssiden
ore Approved: July 10. 1913: