The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-04
Legislative ApportfOnment.


upon population. Each parish and
each ward Of the City of New Orleans
shall have at least one representative
At its first regular session sfter the
United States census of 1880 and after
each census thereafter. the Legislature
shall, and il is hereby directed TO ap-
portion the representation among the
several parishes and representative dlS-
tricts on the basis of the total popula-
ton shown by such census. A repre-
sentative number shall be fixed. ana
each parish and representative distrlci
shall have as many representatives. as
such representative number Is CON
tained In the total number or the
Inhabitants of such parish or repre-
sentative district and one additional
representative for every fraction ex-
cseding one-half the representative
number. The number of representa-
tives shall not be more than l0l.
Sec 2 The Legislature in every
year In which il shall apportion repre-
seutation in the House of Representa-
tiyes shall divide the State INTO sehd
torial districts No parish. except the
parish Of Orleans, shall be dlVidtn IN
the formation of senatoriai atst,''l tsd :,
Whenever new parish IS created; II
shall be attached to the s"natorlal >dlS :
trict from which most OF the territory
is taken. or to another contiguous ulS-
trict. but shall not be attached to more
that one district The number of sen
ators shall not be more than thirty
nine. 49, ,u
Sec g. Until an enumeration shall
have been made as provided In TINS
article the State shall be divided into
the following senatorial districts "ith
the number Of senators hereinafter ap-
portioned to each district:
First District composed OF J" dras l.
and Is of New Orleans. one senator
Second District composed OF Nard
of New Orleans. one senator
Third District composed OF ardS
4 and of New orleans. one senator.
Fourth District composed OF Whros
arA of New Orleans. one senator
Fifth District composed OF Waras
and of New Orleans. one senator
Sixth District composed of Wards
10 and l. of New Orleans, one senator.
Seventh District composed of wards
IL and l3 of New Orleans. one senator.
Eighth District composed OF Wrrds
IL. is and II of New Orleans, one
.Ninth District composed of St Ber-
nard and Plaquemine parishes, one SEN
"Tenth District composed of Jeffer-
son, st. Charles and st. John parishes,
one senator. c
James and Ascension parishes, one sem
"Twelfth District composed of Terre-
bonne. Lafourche and Assumption par
fshes. senator.
Thirteenth District composed of st.
Mary and Vermliion parishes, one
senator.
Calcasieu. Allen, jefferson Davis. Beau
regard and Cameron parishes two
senators.
Fifteenth District composed of St.
Martin. iberia and Lafayette parish,
two senators.
sixteenth District composed of st.
Landry and Acadia parishes. two SEN
Ators.
Avoyelles and Evangeline parishes, one
senator.
Eighteenth District composed of
Pointe Coupee. lberVille and West
Baton Riuge parishes, one senator.
Nineteenth District composed of East
Feliciana and West Feliciana parishes.
one senator.
Ba ton Rouge parish. one senator.
Twenty first District composed OF
St. Helena, Livingston and Tangipahoa
parishes. one senator.
Twenty second District composed of
Washington and st. Tammany parishes.
Twenty third District composed of
Rapides parish. one senator.
Twenty fourth District composed of
Natchitoches and Red River parishes,
"Twenty-fifth District composed Of
"Twenty-slxth District composed of
Webster and Bossier parishes. one SEN
Twenty seventh District composed
of Bienyille and Claiborne parishes
one senator.
Twenty eighth District composed OF
Union Lincoln, Morehouse and West
Carroll parishes, two senator's
Twenty ninth District composed of
Ouachita and Jackson parishes. one
"Thirtieth District composed Of winn.
LaSslle, Caldwell and Grant parishes,
Thirty first District composed of
~
cordis parishes. two senators.
Tbirty-second District composed of
Richland, Franklin and Catahoula par
Ishes. one senator
Sabine and Vernon parishes, one SEN
ator.
Thirty nine senator's In all
Provided that wherever more than
one senator Is apportioned to any dis |
trict composed of more than one par
sh not more than one senator shall
be elected from any one parish.
Sec L. The House OF Representa-
ives OF the Legislature shall be COM
,osed of 100 members unless increased
10 herein provided.
Wards 3, and IL OF the parish of
orleans shall each have two represent
ltives. and the remaining wards OF
aid parish shall each have one repre-
entative.
The parish OF Caddo shall have four
the parishes OF Rapides
nd ST Landry shall each have three
the parishes of Acadia,
.voyelles. Calcasieu. East Baton Rouge.
.afayette, I-afourche. Natchitoches,
st. Mary and Tangipahoa
bali each have two representatives.:
nd each OF the remaining parishes of
he State shall have one representa-
I've.
Sec. s. This apportionment of SEN
tors and representatives shall not be
hanged or altered in any manner until
ftsr the enumeration shall have been
ken by the United States: provided,
lat when a new parish is created such
lrish shall be assigned one represent
tive unless there is more than one |
preventative in a parish from which ,
ie larger portion Of the territory is
ken for the purpose of creating a new |
lrish. one of such representatives {
Iai be apportioned to the new parish
the same act which creates the 8
irish. II
Creating ne LeGtslature. u