The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-06-18
SIX ORDINANCES PUT IN new
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA
Amendments Pontcharran Sea WALL Peneniary Appointment
and Creation of Legislature and Limiting Powers
of Government Are Granted.
ing clause after the frs. section of

ihS S.o0oC dASSA ShS AAASS SSNS-~-s
"Article-The Legislature shall meet
at the seat. of government on the lirst
Tuesday after the second MonGay IN
May. 1922. at ~ o'clock noon and CT
ennially thereafter, and the sessions
thereof shall be limited to sixty days;
provided no new matter INTENDED TO
have thp effect of law shall be intro.
duced or received by either branch OF
the Legislature after the expiration OF
cept in case of emergency and then
only by yea and nd y ,e vote 81 Sbaul ma
vacancy occur in either house, the gov,
ernor shall order an election to- I'll
such vacancy for the remainder OF the
term. .,;s
| constitution shall be eligible to seat
! in the House of Representatives. ana
| every elector who has reached the age
Of % years shall be eligible to seat
| ia the Senate; provided that no person
!, shall be eligible to the Legislature IN
less at the time of his election ne ma mas
| been citizen of the State Tor I'VE
years. ard an actual resident OF tne
district or parish or ward OF the city
| of New Orleans from which ne may
| be elected for two years lmmediat eiy
| preceding his election. The seat OF any
member who may change his resddencff
| from the district or parish or ware o.
| the City of New Orleans which he rep
resents shall thereby be vacated, any
declaration of a retention OF doiniclls
to the contrary notwi thstanding; ana no
elected for term of four years
| "Article-Each house shall be the
i judge of the qualifications, eiectlonS
and returns of it's own members, CHOOSE
! it's own officers. except presldent o.
the Senate, determine the rules OF its
/ proceedings, not inconsistent with the
provisions of this constitution, ara may
Il duct and contempt, and with the con-
currence of two-thirds of all its MEM
bers elected. expel member. 49,
til
session, may punish by imprisonment
any person not a member who snail
have been guilty of disrespect, or dls.
orderly or contemptuous behavior. put
, such Imprisonment shall not exceed ten
days for each offense.
"Articie-No senator or representa-
, tive shall during the term for which ne
!, was elected not for one, year thereaI-
ter, be appointed or elected to any
civil office or profit under this stare
which may have been created, or aan
increased by the Legislature during
the time such senator or representative
. was a member thereof.
II "Article-The members of the Legls-
!" lature shall in all cases, except treason
felony or breach of the peace, be CRY
liIeged from arrest during his attend
ance at the sessions OF their respegdiin y s
from the same; and for any speech on
z debate in either house. they shall not De
questioned in any other place. eis.
81 "Article-The members OF the Legs
: lature shall receive compensation o.
= SO per day during their attendance
and 10 cents per mile going and re.
!. not to exceed three round trips.
'Aticle-Each house shall keep
J journal of it's proceedings: ana cau5 p
l. the same to be published immediately
: after the close of the session. TIL
= original journal shall be preserved ar
. ter publication in the office OF TN
!, REQUIRED REQUIRED no other record thereof.
u legislature shall embrace but one OBJ
n ject, the title OF which must pe ihuA
= fsArticie-No law shall be revived Q
= amended by reference to its title, ou
v II sdon or amended shall be re-enacte
. and published at length, ana snall con
= tain q repeating clause.
,f "Article--The Legislature snaii meve
:. adopt any system or code OF laws o
general reference to such system
I'll code Of laws; but in all cases shaI re
cite at length the .n several PROVISION
= .Article-Nb less than majority Q
the members OF each house OF the LEE
a. islature shall form quorum 70 LrA hs
act business, but a smaller numDe
may adjourn from day to day, and sna
- have power to compel the attendanc
4 q a a1rssfisn,em mS house. during tn
"a sitting of the Legislature. snali, VIII
q out the consent of the other ad1our
= for more than three days; nor rh 10 an
st may Ar pH .rhe yeas and nays on an
~ nuestion in either house shall, at u
~ desire of one-fifth of the memDel
elected. be entered ON the journal
. aArticle-All bills. for raising re-
81 enue or appropriating money, sna
originast ,t u ah sns se nause may propose
concur in amendments, as In otner OH
"Article-No bill, ordinance or res
Of luton INTENDED, g b nave beer rejected
: Either house. shall be again propose
ofI IN the same house during the san
n session. under the same q any q. i 1.l
Of members elected to. the house
which the same was rejected.
g. .Article--Every bill snail pc reao
2 +,,ra different days in each house al
Il No bill shall be considered for I'm
81 M ssa ra unless it has been read on
:. IN full, and the same has peen :
na INV hiii become law unless, on
eu final passage. the vote be taken
al YEAS and nays. che names OF the mer
IT. bers voting 1of OF ionrnai and m
~ iorifv Of the members elected TO ca
Ln,,se be recorded thereon as voting
ur its lavor providsdi sna f t this state,
.es adonting 4 criminal code as a. who
4. sha al be read and promulgated In su
- y, manner as may be prescribed ny :
81 s., - IA rficie--No amendments to bills
.oa one house shall be concurred IN Dy 7
= otfser. nor shall reports OF committe
D. .ol ~ conferences be adopted in elth
"a rouse except by majority of the mel
hers elected thereto, the vote 10
~ n tal-en by yeas and nays, and the nam
~ ~ "a those voting for or against RECORD
sen Observation-Disclosures a bill that 7
~, hean ssassed BY both houses has pc
.Sn enro1led and placed in possession OF !
~ ~ hn,sse IN which it originated, the u
ms: ,,s snail he read, and, at the request
iJ q arv five members, the bill shall pc &c
$40 ,S IN fuil, when the speaker OF the Ho'
~, ~ ~ REPRESENTATIVES, or the president
- the Senate as the case may pc, 81
III 81 once. sign IT in open house, ana
sonrnal: tfereupop the clerk OF sec
~, fary shall Immediately convey the
IL 70 the other house, whose presiol
~ ~ 1fffcer shall cause suspension
1Au ali other business to read and sign
al hill IN open session and without Del
~ AZ soon AZ bills are signed py
ali speaker Of the House and president
at the Senate. they shall pc taken
0nv,1 ant Ia mi