The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-26
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Constitution of Louisiana
donted the Regular and Special Sessions of the
isIature of 1870 Be Voted on at the CONGRESS
sional Election to Be Held November 5th.

the First City Criminal Court of the CITY
| oof New Orleans and the Second City Grim
ma Court OF the City of New Orleans
amendment to Article 40 of the constitn.
non, relative to the First City Criminal
s soannd ot , .nc Sity OF New Orleans a the
second Slty Criminal Court of tic ~ of
~" CfieinS, and each elpctor sh:' in
dicate how he votes on the proposed mend
i hent as provided for in the general election
FEnSASD MorroN,
Le", H Governor and President of the
| HEWITT RouAScHArD,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: June 2S 1913.
| Il. &. PLEASANT
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
n true copy
JAMES ]. BAILEY, Secretary of State.
ACT No. 116.
House Bill No. 233. Nv Mr.. Nix
| JOINT RESOLUTION.
y Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to Article 100 OF the Constitution of the
state OF Louisiana, relative to Judiciai
| Officers of the Parish of Orleans.
| Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
amendment be submitted to the electors Of
| this State, for their approval or rejection.
ut the election to be held on the first Tues
~ asys. after the first Monday in November,
Article $50. Except rs herein otherwise
provided, the judo ial officers of the Parish
of Orleans, and the City of New Orleans.
shall be learned III the law. and shall have,
resided and practiced law or shall have
JuGicial position in this State for five years.
ana ana shaii nave been actual residents of the
lity OF New Orleans for at least two years
next preceding their election or appoint
mrnt. The General Assembly of the State
., Louislani may as the public interest re-
q nj of bva
Interchange of said judicial officers, as well
US by the appointment of judges al hoc
IN case case OF vacancy in an office till said Office
De hl!ed. and to act for and in the stead of
| any Judicial officer who by reason of disa-
D1l1ty, or any cause whatsoever is prevented
| from holding court.
Judges ad hoe shall be selected from
licensed attorneys Mt law who shall possess
lne same qualifications required for the ju-
dielal officers for whom they act their
| compensation shall be provided for without
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 it further resolved etc. That
the foregoing amendment to the Constitu-
| tlen OF the State Of Louisiana be submitted
to the electors of the. State at the next
election for representatives in Congress, to
be holden on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday i'll November, 1918, and on the
nr pallets nstsa to be used at said election
posed amendment to Articlt 1870 of the Con-
stituticn of the State of Louisiana" and
tue WoFaS Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 13O of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana and each clector
shall indicate, as provided in the general
election laws Of the State, whether he votes
Tor or against the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BoUANCHAuD.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ErHELRED NJ STAFFORD.
President Pro Temporc of the Senate.
Approved: July ., 1918.
Il. &. PLEASANT
Il Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
JAMES j. BAILEY, Secretary of State.
ACT No. 1913.
House Bill No. 1884, BY Mr.. Cooper.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article los 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 distrit t
judges on full pay in certain contin-
gcncics.
Section l.. 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 the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
amended so ais to read as follows:
Article los. The Parish of Catldo shall
compose the first district.
The parishes of Bossier and Webster shall
compose the second district.
The parishes of Claiborne and Bienvillc
shall compose the third district.
The parishes of Union and Lincoln shall
compose the fourth district
The parishes of Jackson and VIM shall
compose the fifth district.
The parishes of Ouachita and Morchouse
shall compose the sixth district.
The parishes of West Carroll and Rich
land shall compose the seventh district.
The parishes of Franklin and catahoula
. shall compose the eighth district.
The parishes of Madison and East Car
f roll shall compose the ninth district
:; The parishes of Concordia and Tensas
i shall compose the tenth district
4 The parishes of Natchitoches and Rec
@ River shall compose the eleventh district.
The parishes of Desoto, Sabine and Yer
| non shall compose the twelfth district
Il The parishes of Kapides and Grant shall
}, compose the thirteenth district
n The Parish Of Avoyelles shall compos,
the fourteenth district.
gard, jefferson Davis and Cameron shall
y compose the fifteenth district.
y line shall compose the sixteenth district lt'
), Tho Parish of Nermilion Shall compos,
6 the seventeenth district.
y The parishes of Acacia and Lafayett.
. shall compose the. eighteenth district
The parishes of Iberia and st. Martin
: shall compose the nineteenth distinct.
5 The parishes of Tcrrebonne and La
$ foIlrchc shall compose the twentieth dis
G triet.
/ The parishes of Ibcrville, West BatoI
5 Rouge and 1'ointe Coupee shall compose thu
o The Parish of East Baton Rouge shall
!. compose the twcnty-second district
y The Parish OF st. Mary shall eompos
i The parishes of East Feliciana and Yves
q Feliciana shall compose the twenty -fourtl
d district.
/. The parishes of St Helena. Livingston
!, and Tangipahoa shall compose the twenty
z fifth district.
v The parishes of Washington and st
II Tammany shall compose the twenty-sixtl
: district.
c The parishes of Ascension ST. James an,
i Assumption shall compose. the twenty-sev
e enth district.
e The parishes of st. John the Baptist. st
n Charles and jefferson shall compose tn
l. twcnty-eighth district.
:. The parishes OF st. Bernard and Plague
# mines shall compose the twenty ninth dis
II tritt.
c The parishes of Caldwell and LaSall
/, shall compose the thirtieth district.
l. The judges of the several districts, a
IS herein provided for. shall each receive
e salary of three thousand dollars per annun
/ payable monthly on their own warrant
: provided the General Assembly may. Il
+, their discretion. rcdistrict tho judicial dis
= tricts provided for in this article. Any di,
+ trict Judge may retire on full pay when b
s provided said district judge has served cor
e tinuously as Il district judge. or judge Q
y Court of Appeals. not less than twenty-hv
Il years prior to his said retirement and prt
= vided further that any judge affected b
h the foregoing shall serve until his suctesso
l. shall be elected and qualified. Provide
II further. that the provisions of this amcnt
n mcnt to the Constitution shall apply to til
Y Judges of the Civil District Courts for tn
d Parish of Orleans. as provided for In Art
c Gle 1872 of the Constitution.
n The legislature shall provide by propc
l. appropriation for the salaries of retired di:
e tr;tt judges in the same manner as 1t PR
d viles for other judicial expenses.
II See ,. Be it further resolved. etc. Tha
G. the above amendment be submitted to tn
electorate Of this State, for approval or II
p ies ton, at the general election for congress.