The Bossier banner., 1918-10-24


and the words: against the proposed
amendment to Article 14O of the t'onstitu-
ion, relative to the First City Criminal
SourI OF the Sity OF New Orleans ar.' the
New Orleans, and each elector shall in.
Mcate how he votes on the proposed amend
mcnt as provided for in the general eleo tion
laws of this State.
FERSANn Mournv.
i-ie",snant Governor and President of the
HEWITT EorANcuArp.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: June 2S, 1918.
X. q. PLEASANT
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY, Secretary OF State.
ACT No. 116.
House Bill No. .33.l BY Mr.. Nix.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
\ joint resolution proposing an amendment
to Article 13O of the Constitution of the
state of Louisiana, relative to Judicini
officers of the Parish of Orleans.
Seetion l. BE 1t resolved by the General
thirds OF all the members elected to each
house concurrng, That the following
amendment be submitted to the electors Of
TINS $ state, for their approval or rejection.
~ thc election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November.
Article 1870. Except as herein otherwise
of Orleans, and the City of New Orleans,
shall be learned in the law, and shall have
resided and .practiced law or shall have
Jnoicial position in this State for five years.
ana snail nave been actual residents of the
Slty OF New Orleans for at least two years
next preceding their election or appoint
mrnt The General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana may as the public interest re-
CURES, pfovlGe fOr the trial of cases by an
Interchange of said judicial officers, as well
:is Dy the appointment of judges al hoe !:
be filled, and to net for and in the stead of
any judicial officer WHO by reason of dis;l-
Dlilty, or any cause whatsoever is prevented
IRON holding 0Oult.
Judges dd hoe shall be selected from
licensed attorneys at law who shall possess
the same qualifications required for the ju-
Glclal officers for whom they act; their
expense to the State of Louisiana. and be
paid by the City of New Orleans, or out of
the Judicial Expense Fund of said parish.
Sec. = Be 1t further resolved. etc, That
tnc foregoing amendment to the COnstitu-
t1on of the State of Louisiana be submitted
TO the electors of the State at the next
election for representatives in Congress, to
&c es holden on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. 1913, and on the
official ballcts to be used mt said election
sl, shali be placed the words: :. For the pro
stitution of the State of louisiana" and
the words: Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 13O of the Constitution of
the state Of louisiana" and each elector
election laws of the State, whether he votes
for or against the proposed amendment
HEN TIT BoUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ETHELRED NJ. STAFFORD.
President Pro Temporc of the Senate
Approved: July 3, 1918
X. G. PLEASANT,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
\ true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY. Secretary of State.
ACT No. 16a.
House Bill No. 134.l BY Mr.. Cooper
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1OS OF
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana, relative to district judges, judicial
districts. and salaries of district Judges
| by proposing the retirement of district
judges on full pay in certain contin
| gencies.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
assembly OF the State. of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
house concurring, That Article 1OS of thu
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows
compose the firs1 district.
The parishes of Bossier and Webster shal
Compose the second district.
| The parishes of Claiborne and Bienyill,
Shall compose the third district.
The parishes of Union and Lincoln shal
compose the fourth district.
| The parishes of Jackson and Winn shall
compose the fifth district
The parishes OF ouachita and Morehoust
shall compose the sixth district.
The parishes of West Carroll and Rich
| land shall compose the seventh district
The parishes of Franklin and catahoui;
| shall compose the eighth district
The parishes of Madison and East Car
roll shall compose the ninth district.
The parishes Of Concortlia and Tensa
| shall compose the tenth district.
The parishes of NatchitOches and Rec
River ,, shall compose the eleventh district.
non shall compose the twelfth district.
The parishes of Rapides and Grant shall
compose mp, the thirteenth district.
The Parish of AvOyelles shall cOmpos,
the fourteenth district.
The parishes of Calcasieu, Allen. Bcaurc
gard, jefferson Davis and Cameron shal
compose the fifteenth district.
The parishes of st. Landry and Evanyc
lire shall compose the sixteenth district
| The Parish Of Vcrmiiion shall compos
the seventeenth district
| The parishes of Acadia and Iafayctt
| shall compose the eighteenth district
The parishes of Iberia and St Martfl
shall AL compose the nineteenth distinct.
| The parishes of Terrebonnc and La
fourt he shall compose the twentieth dis
| triCt.
The parishes of IbervilIc. West Batol
Rouge and Pointe coupee shall compose tn
/
The Parish of East Baton Rouge shal
compose the twcnty-second district.
The Parish of st. Mary shall compos
| the twenty third district.
The parishes of East FcliCiana and Yves
Eeliciana shall compose the twenty -fourt
district
The parishes of st. Helena, Livingston
and Tangipahoa shall compose the twenty
fifth district.
The ~parishes of Washington and 81
Tammany shall compose the twenty-sixt
district.
The parishes of Ascension. ST. James an
Assumption shall compose the twenty-sey
| enth district.
| The parishes of ST. John the Baptist, 81
Charles and Jefferson shall compose tn
twenty-eighth district.
The parishes of St. Bernard and Plaque
mines shall compose the twenty-ninth dis
triet.
Thc parishes of Caldwell and LaSall
shall compose the thirtieth district.
The judges Of the several districts, a
salary. of three thousand dollars per annun
payable monthly on their own warran'
provided the General Assembly may, /
| their discretion redistrict the judicial ili.
tricts provided for in this article. ANY dt.
tritt judge may retire on full pay when h
shall have reached scventy-five years of ag'
provided said district judge has served cor
tinuously as district judge. or judge 9
Court of Appeals. not less than twenty-iv
years prior to his said retirement: and prt
vidcd further that any judge affected b
shall he elected and qualified. Provide
further. that the provisions of this ament
mcnt to the Constitution shall apply to tll
judges of the Civil District Courts for til
Parish of Orleans. as provided for in Art
Gle 1872 of the Constitution.
The Legislature shall provide by prope
appropriation for the salaries of retired di:
trict Judges in the same manner as it prt
vides for other iuditi ial expenses.
1 Sec. ,. BE 1t further resolved. etc. Tha
the above amendment be submitted to til
electorate of this State, for approval or n
iet tion. ut the general cleo ton for congrcs:
men to be held in November. 1913. and tn;
the secretary OF state be erected to lnsel
upcn the ballet to bc used upon said Gle,
tion. and In the proper column. the follow
i : fhn