The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-10-19
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The parish OF East Baton Rouge shall
compose the twenty-second district.
The parish of ST. Mary shall compose
the twenty-third district.
the parishes OF East FeNciana and
West Feliciana shall compose the TWEEN
ty-fourth district.
The parishes OF St. Helena, Living
stem and Tangipahoa shall compose the
twenty fifth district.
The parishes of Washington and ST.
Tammany shall compose the twenty
sixth district.
The parishes of Ascension. st. James
and Assumption shall compose the
twenty seventh district.
The parishes of ST. John the Baptist
st. Charles and jefferson shall compose
the twenty-eighth district.
The parishes OF St. Bsrnard 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 per
annum. payable monthly on his own
warrant. provided the General Assem-
bly, may. in their discretion. rsdistrict
the judicial districts provided for In
this article. Any district Judge may re-
tire on full pay when he shall have
reached seventy-fivs years of age. pro-
vidsd said district Judge has served
continuously as q district judge. or
Judge OF court Of appeals. not less than
twenty-five years prior to his said re-
| Judge affected By the foregoing shall
serve untii his successor shall be elect
- and qualified Provided further. that
| the Drevisisns Of this amendment to the
Constitution shall apply to the Judges
| Of the Civil District Courts for the
\ n
Article 49, OF the Constitution.
The Legislature shall provide by
| proper appropriation for the salaries OF
retired district Judges in the same man
aer as 1t provides fer other judicial ex'
| psnses-
| Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
| etc. That the above amendment be sub
| MitteA to the electorate OF this STATE
fer approval Or rejection at the genera
Novsmbsr. 1918. ana that the sscretar,
Of State be directed to insert upon tn
ballet g be used upen said election
| Ana In the proper column. the feiiow
Tag: Ter the proposed amendment e
let q the Constitution relative to ois
trfet judges: ana the werds: "Agains
the proposed amendment to Article 10
OF the Constitution relative to distric
judgss"; and the elector shall indicat
his vote On the proposed amendment, q
provided By the general election law
HEWITT DouANcnAUD.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
FERNAND MouToN.
Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
Approved n 5S4l y, fstHisn LIZ
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
i = s taSf s's ;. BAILEY.
Secretary Of Dtats.
i, Iouss I'm No S1s-Py Ne. Barrett
A JOINT knS6LVTIoN
prsDesing an amendment to the Ger
stitutSSn Of the State OF Lopisiss
II granting the City Of New ORLEANS Z
extension Of time fer TIE cemncnos
tion Of . bride or tunnel across II
n Mississippi River. under Act No.
Ssstien 1. u Il enacted b. the os,
sral Assembly OF the State Of Loui:ien
tws-tAirds OF ali the msmbsrs sleete
{ q each house esnsurefA0. that sueje
to tie ratification and approval Of u
: electors Of the State, the Censtttutic
! 81 the State be amenaed BY incerDera
: Ing therein the following provision
: All tAs riehts, franchises snd imxnun
] ties granted to the city Of New 0rieel
4 | under Joint Rsssiutioa Of the oensr
), Assembly Of the State Of Louisial
granting to said city the power to col
a struct, equip. maintain and opera
/, Bridges and tunnels across the Missi
sippi River at or near New Orleans Al
a to do various acts incidental there
e |, and to the operation generally or q
E public BELT Railroad system OF the CT
E Of New Orleans. being Act Nc. IS or .
z Session of 1916. subsequently adept,
|. as. and now censtitutinE. part OF u
/ Constitution Of The State. shall contin'
o and exist emily upon the condition IN
: the construction Of the bridge or tunn
e authorized under said constitution
n later than three years after the exis
: ing state of war between the Unit
; states Of America and the German ~
n Austro- Hungarian empires shan ma
e Terminated and the fact ana date
4 such termination shall have been asce
; tained and proclaimed by the Preside
: Of the United States. and shall be COZ
q pleted within five years from the "a
: of the commencement or the work.
= and every the provisions OF the afor
8 said Joint Resolution are hereby re'
r fled. re-affirmed and declared In T.
force and effect. save ~ to the peri
OF time for the commencement ana 7
= period Of time for the final completi
Of the constructisn of said bridge
J, tunnel which periods are hereby :
: tended as aforesaid.
Section 2. Be 1t further enacted OF
That the amendment proposed oy q
| act shall be submitted to the eiscto
Of the State for their approval or :
lection at the Congressional election
Be held on the first Tuesday after {
first Monday In the month Of Mover
Der. 1915: that there shall be printed
| the official ballots to be used at "a
election the words:
~ For the proposed amendment to I
~ Consultation Of the State Of louisa
rrantinr the City of New Orleans
p extension Of time for the commend
> ment and completion OF the constrr
IN ton of q bridge or tunnel across
Mississippi River.
n and the words:
Aeainst the proposed amendment
a 2; the Constitution Of the State OF Louf
" ana granting the City OF New Oriea
y. ,e an extension OF time for the comment
"a ment and completion OF the constr.
~ ton of q bridge or tunnel across
.. mississippi River: and that each elec'
AZ shall indicate on the ballot cast by h
as provided by the general electl
laws of the State. whether he votes
or against the proposed amendment.
a. HEWITT BoUANcHAUn