The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-28
REGULAR SESSION, 1918.
ACT No. %,

NGOOAAN OLS0AON, 1918.
ACT No. %.
THE HAAS POWELL BILL.
House Bill No. 242.
BY Mr.. Hughes, Chairman OF the Com
mlttee on Registration and Election Law
Substitute for House Bill No. IS, by NJ
Powell.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana con
terring the right of suffrage and grant
ing the right to hold office to womer
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
two thirds of all the members elected t
each house concurring, that the following
amendment to the Constitution be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of tn
State for their adoption or rejection a
the Congressional Election to be held OF
the first Tuesday after the first Monda,
Of November, 1918, as follows
That women may become electors an.
vote, under requirements provided b,
law for men, and the Constitution ant
laws shall be construed accordingly; pro
vided that, in order that women may vot,
in 1919, it shall not be necessary to-
them to have paid two poll taxes, but tnt
payment of the 1913 poll tax shall b
sufficient This provision is self-opera.
tive, and shall be effective after the adop-
ton Of this amendment.
Section Q. Be it further resolved, ETC.
That this proposed amendment shall be
submitted at the Congressional Election
of he off cIol hall ofc
to be ssued at said election there shall be
placed IL words "For the amendment
granting suffrage to women" and the
words Against the amendment granting
suffrage to women" and each elector shall
indicate as provided in the general cleo
ton law of the State, which Of the prop
osltions he votes for.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate.
Approved: June 20. 1913
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT No. 48.
House Bill No. %. BY Mr.. McEachern.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article Zo1
Of the Constitution relative to the State
Educational Institutions and the main
tenance of same.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
two thirds of all the members elected to
each house concurring, That an amend
ment to Article Est of the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana be submitted
to the qualified electors Of the State tor
their approval or rejection at the Con-
pressional election to be held on the hrst
Tuesday next following the first MONDAY
in November, Of 1918, said proposed
amendment to be as follows:
Article Isl. The Louisiana State Nor
NAL School, established and located at
Natchitoches; the Louisiana Industrial
Institute, established and located at Kus-
ton: the Southwestern Louisiana INDUS
trial Institute, established and located at
LAFAYETTE; and the Southern University
for the education Of persons OF color, are
hereby recognized; and the General As
sembly is directed to make such approp-
riations from time to- time as may De
NECESSARY for the maintenance, support
and Improvement Of these institutions.
Section Q. Be it further resolved by
the General Assembly of the State OF
7 Louisiana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurrlng, ina'
the official ballot to be used at SAID e!ec-
tion shall have printed thereon the fol-
lowing words: "For the proposed amend
ment 10 Article Isl Of the Constitution i
of the State of Louisiana, relative to the
State Educational Institutions and the
maintenance of same" and the words:
AGAINST the proposed amendment toI
Article Isl of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana, relative to the stare
Educational Institutions and the mantle
nance Of same" And each elector, vot-
inc shall indicate on said ballot, as pro-
v;ded bv law whether he votes tor or
aginst the proposed amendment
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Governor and President OF the
Senate.
June II. 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT No. 6.
Senate Bill No Al. Bv Mr.. Robert
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 14O
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
Criminal Court Of the City Of New Or
leans.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
.ral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
wo thirds Of all the members elected to
ZACH House concurrinR, That Article 40
# the Constitution of the State Of Lou
siana be amended so as to read as fol-
ows:
Article $40. There shall be in the
,ity Of New Orleans two inferior Grim
nal courts, to be known respectively as
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