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SUPPLEMENT
THE ERA-LEADER.
VOLUME 3 FRANKLINTON, LA., THURSDAY, OC OBER 24, 1912.
C0NSTIThTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 24.
House Bill No. 61. By Mr. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section
5 of Article 197 of the Consti
tution of the State of Louisiana;
relative to registration of voters.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds (2-3) of the
members elected to each House con
curring, that. Section 5 of Article 197
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be so amended as to read
as follows:
Section 5. No male person who s
was on January 1st, 1867, or at any l
date prior thereto, entitled to vote 1
under the Constitution or Statutes of I
any State of the United States, where
in he then resided, and no son or I
grandson of any such person, not less I
than 21 years of age on the 1st day
of May 1912, and no male person of i
foreign birth, who was naturalized I
prior to the 1st day of January, 1898, t
shall be denied the right to register c
and vote in this State by reason of '
s- lls failure to possess the educational t
or property qualifications prescribed t
. by this Constitution, provided he
shall have resided in this State for p
. five years next preceding the date r
at which he shall apply for registra- t
tion and shall have registered in ac- e
cordance with the terms of this Ar- S
tidce prior to September 1st, 1913, and b
no person shall be'entitled to regis- v
ter under this Section after said date. p
Every person claiming the benefit tl
of this Section shall make application g
to the proper registration officer or si
his deputy for registration, and he ti
shall make oath before such regis- sl
tration officer or his deputy in the s1
form following: be
I am a citizen of the United'States vi
S-and of this State, over the age of
twenty-one years; I have resided in et
* this State for five years next preced- Is
ing this date. I was on the vt
day of entitled re
.:....to vote under the Constitution or Sta- ti1
i.:.tateI of the State of
wherein I then resided, (or I am the et
:on or grandson of us
who 'was, on the --- day of- pr
S -- entitled to vote under the ed
Constitution or Statutes of the State 19
. of wherein of
h . then resided) and I desire to of
ava I myself of the privileges confer
red by Section 5 of Article 197 of to
' thel Constitution of this State. sti
C , :eticates of registration shall be re
' givea, to persons registering on dura- an
:be .paper, and consecutively marked pr
on 'the permanent register. A sepa- of
rate' registration of voters applying' or
,.nader -this Section shall be made by
Stihe registration offer of every Par- SP
. ish, for this purpos.tlbe registration
Sof~eler of every Parish sall keep
f:e hi office open daily', Suidays and le- Li
gal holidays excepted, until August
: 81st 1913, inolusive, from 8 o'clock A A:
:: .Matil 1 o'clock P. M. and from 2
o':0'look P. M. until 6 o'clo P. M. G
The registration of vote under A
th Section shall close on the 31st
Sof August, 1913,. anl immediately
th:ereafter the registration officer of
..I.r 'Parish shall make a sworn
o:in duplicate of the list of per
sons registered under this Section,
Sog, in detail, whether the ap- Se
1dRt registered as a voter of 1867,
.fr $ thereto, or as a son of such Pr
J f r as the grandson of such vot
deposit one of said duplicates
the office of the Secretary of
to be by him recorded and pre
sas a part of the permanent
;osato f his office, and the other of
tdplicates shall be by him filed
II the oftlceof the Clerk of the Dis
Court of the Parish, and, in the
of-Orleans in the office of the
* of Mortgages there to re
a permanent record; provided,
nAI tue permanent register of
regit ered under this Sec
-' the registration officer shall
i .the top of column the age G,
p of the aplcant, and under Lo
a of remarhks all disting~uish- me
charactereistics of the ap- cm
as height, size, color of eig
an 4 te, . of
n a a es appear on e
ios litst .iall be admft
t itihout 'omews1i tha t
jot ~ rtyqual~catii ods tieo
bgotll o o-iu
L persons who do not by personal ap- 1
plication claim exemptioii from the f
provisions of Section :; an,l 4 of this t
Article before S ptember I st, !13,: j
shall be forever denied the right to r
do so. u
The names of the persons :rgis- t
tering under and claiming the bene- l
fits of this Section shall be entered t
rds. in a well-bound book, to be provided Ii
by each Parish for that purpose, and ji
shall be known as the permanent reg- o
tion ister, Immediately on closing the reg- c
+sti- istration under this Section, on Au- e
na; gust 31, 1913, it shall be the duty of ti
ers. the registration officer or his depu- a
the ty in the different Parishes through- a
of out the State, to make a sworn state- it
the ment, in writing, of the number of a
on- voters; both white and colored, with it
197 the number of each, who have regis- C"
of tered, and whose names appear on ci
ead said permanent register herein pro- s+
vided for, and such sworn statement ir
rho shall be published in the official jour- a:
my nal or other newspaper published in ft
ote the Parish in the next issue appear- m
of Ing after said date, the cost of the tt
?re- same to be paid by the Parish. Any fc
or registration officer violating the pro- tr
ess visions of this Section or failing to vI
lay comply with the provisions hereof, or st
of shall make a false or incorrect state
ted ment of the number of voters regis- of
98, tered under this Section, shall be st
ter deemed guilty of a felony and on ta
of conviction thereof, shall be sentenced (ý
nal to imprisonment at hard labor for a er
j term of not exceeding one year. n(
he The manner in which the names of at
for persons whose names appear on said in
Lte registration list shall hereafter regis- lit
ra- ter may be different from that requir- in
ic- ed of persons registered under other Pt
tr- Sections of this Article, and shall of
nd be as now provided or hereafter pro- na
is- vided by law; and the remedy and bU
te. proceedings whereby, subsequently to 'Y
fit the close of said registration, on Au- an
on gust 31st, 1913, the names of any per- me
or sons who may have obtained regis- th
he tration under this Section by false th
Is- statement of facts or other fraud bo
be shall be stricken from said roll, shall tot
be as now provided or hereafter pro- be
es vided by law. - fil
of Section 2. Be it 'further resolved, be
in etc., that this proposed amendment ise
d- shall be submitted to the qualified all!
- voters of this State for adoption or pel
ad rejection at the Congressional elec- uai
a- tion to be held in November, 1912. v!i
- Section 3. Be it further resolved, ed
te etc.. that on the official ballots to be h
- used at said election there shall be die
- printed the words: "For the propos- i
le ed amendment of Section 5 of Article pal
:e 197 of the Constitution of the State wbit
In of Louisiana, relative to registration wh
o of voters" and the words: hez
r- "Against the proposed amendment the
if to Section 5 of Article 197 of the Con- an
stitution of the State of Louisiana, the
e relative to registration of voters," 'trk
z- and each elector shall indicate, as ty
d provided by the general election laws ert;
L. of this State, whether he votes for fieg
g or against the proposed amendment. and
y L. E. THOMAS, hel
t- Speaker of the House of Represen- an.
n tatives. ing
p THOMAS C. BARRET, or
>. Lieutenant Governor .and President ty
It of the Senate. acr
a Approved: June 25th, 1912. suc
2 L. E,. HALL, en
Governor of the State of Louisiana. w'h
rA true copy: cur
SALVIN E. HEBERT, to
y ,Secretary of State. tax
if th3
red
SACT NO. 132.
SSenate Bill No. 137. By Mr. Beale.
I- ann
JOINT RESOLUTION dur
SProposing an amendment to Article are
(281) two eighty-one of the Con- sha
Sstitution of the Stateof Louisiana tha
relative to the incurring of debt or
and issuing bonds for work of a lc
public improvement, and to the a s
validation, and refu:nding of bonds per
issuled for such improvements, by les
musicipal corporations, parishes toed
S and school, drainage, sewerage subi
S and other districts (the City of test
New Orleans excepted), and the her
assessment of special taxes and
forced contributions to pay for any
same. vee
Section 1. Be it resolved by the dra
S General Assembly of the State of Dra
SLouisiana, twothirds (2-3) of all the tric
members elected to each House, con- sha
curring, That Article two hundred and thai
eighty-one (281) of the Constitution pro,
of the State of Louisiana be so amend- resL
Sed as to read as follows:- ascE
ARTICLE 31. real
Paragraph 1. Municipal corpora- fiici
* tioas, parzsihes and chool, drainage, iu
Ssub-tralnage, rotd, eabroad, marsig - rem
I tfloa, or sewerag 4cle~tM City of pes
, , " , :. ,
ap- I New Orleans excepted, hereinafter r,-
the ferred to as subdivisions of the. Stat.,
his when authorized by a vote of a ,ma
l:, jcrity, in number and amount of the
to property taxpayers, qualified to vote
under the Constitution and laws of
;is- this State. who vote at an election
ne- held for that purpose, after due no
-ed tice of said election has been pub
led lished for thirty days in the official
ad journal of the municipal corporation
eg- or parish or where there is no offi
eg- cial journal, in a newspaper publish
u- ed therein, may, through their iespec
of tive governing authorities incur debt
u- and issue negotiable bonds therefor,
'h- and each year while any bonds thus
to- issued are outstanding, the governing
of authorities of such subdivisions shall
ith impose and collect annually, in ex
is- cess of all other taxes, a tax suffi
on cient to pay the interest, annually or
ro- semi-annually, and the principal fall
at ing due each year, or such amount
ur- as may be required for any sinking 1
in fund necessary to retire said bonds at
Ir- maturity; provided that such special
he taxes, for all purposes as above set i
ny forth shall not in any year exceed
ro- ten mills on the dollar of assessed 1
to valuation of the property in. such i
or subdivisions.
te- No bonds shall be issued for any
is- other purpose than that stated in the
be submission of the proposition to the
ýn taxpayer, and published for thirty
ed (30) days as aforesaid, or for a great
a er amount than therein mentioned; 1
nor shall such bonds be issued for .
of any other purposes than the construct
id ing, improving and maintaining pub- f
is lic roads and highways, paving and t
ir. improving streets, roads and alleys, l
er purchasing and constructing systems f
ill of waterworks, sewerage, drainage, t
o. navigation, lights, public parks and i
id buildings, together with all necessa- t
to ry equipments and furnishing, bridges l
p- and other works of public improve- s
r..- ment, the title to which shall rest in t
s. the subdivision creating the debt, as
Sthe case may be; nor shall such t
d bonds run for a .longer period than s
I1 forty (40) years from their date or t
. bear a greater rate of interest than o
five per centum (5) per annum, or a
I, be sold for less than par. The total ,
it issue of bonds by any subdivision for n
d al! purposes shall never exceed ten p
r per centum (10) of the assessed val- t
uation of the property in such subdi- d
v!sions. Municipal councils are grant- ii
I, ed the authority to create within b
e eir limits one or more sewerage i
e districts. s
i- Paragraph 2. Police juries in' any p
e parish or parishes may in accordance i
e with law create drainage districts, a:
a which, in addition to the powers si
hereinabove granted, shall have fur- aL
t ther power and authority to provide al
] and maintain drainage systems -and fi
the governing, authorities of such dis- ti
tries, when authorized by a majoril pi
3 ty in number and amount of the prop- fc
S erty taxpayers of said district quali- si
r fled to vote under the Constitution tb
and laws, who vote at an election p
held for that purpose, may impose s
-and collect for a period not exceed- is
ing fori.3 years forced contributions A
or acreage taxes not exceeding fif- m
tty cents per acre per year on every e
acre of land in the subdivision where Is
such an election is held. The gov- s
crning authority of such subdivision Al
when authorized as set forth, may in- th
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds ch
to represent same, secured by the at
taxes above described provided that ,
the total amount of debts thus incur- be
red or bonds issued, shall never ex
ceed in principal and interest the ag- et
gregate amount to be raised by said de
annual contributions or acreage taxes St
during the period for which the same an
are imposed and that no such bonds tel
shall be issued for any other purpose be
than that for which said contributions oft
or acreage taxes were voted, run for isl
a longer period than forty years, bear lo
a greater rate of interest than five ci
per centum per annum or be sold for is
less than par. All bond issues hero pr4
tofore authorized by taxpayers in any in
subdivision at any election not con- i
tested on any ground of fraud, are v,
hereby recognized and validated.
Paragraph 3. When the character of de
any land is such that it must be le- be
veed and pumped in order to be ha
drained and reclaimed, the Board of of
Drainage Commissioners of the Dis- ag
trict in which the land it situated, t!o
shall, upon the petition of not less o
than a majority in acreage of the
property taxpayers, resident and non- tic
resident, in the area to be atffected, t
ascertain the cost of drainage, and sh
reclaiminsg said lanI and incur debt m
against aid land for an amount su. th
ficent to drain and recalm it, and a
Sidsi&ue for sich debt negotiable bo..4s
ears ~tm 'their date and bearlS j he
t.i
r-: interest at a rate not exceeding five I
t. per centum per annum payable an- l
1: nually or semi-annually, which bondsi
he shall not be said f.or less than par;'F
)tO and said Board of Drainage Commis- C
of sioners shall le, y annuailI upon said
on land forced contributions or acreage 1
0- taxes in an amount sufficient to
ib- maintain the drainage of said land, s
ial to pay the in' rest, annually or l
On semi-annually, and the principal fall
fi ing due each year, or such amount t
11- as may be required for any sinking 't
ic- fund provided for payment of said a
bt bends at maturity, provided, that such s
r, forced contributions or acrease taxes, b
Us for all purposes shall nev,-er exceed s
ng Three Dollars and Fifty Cents $:;.',0) P
ill per acre per annum. t4
X- Paragraph 4. The police juries of e
f- the various parishes throughout the I
or State, for the purpose of construct
11- ing highways and public buildings for S
nt the parish, and the governing au- a
ig thorities of municipal corporations, r
at for the purpose of paving or improv
al ing streets or alleys, and for all mu- A
et nicipal improvements, after making P
'd provision for the payment of all stat- S
ed utory and ordinary charges, may fund a
th into bonds running for a period not 0
exceeding ten (10) years, and bear- a
'y ing interest at a rate not exceeding i"
ýe five (5) per centum per annum,
ie which bonds shall not be sold for less
ty than par, the avails of the residue h
ot- of the ten (10) mill tax authorized 0
I; by Article 232 of the Constitution of g
ýr Louisiana. si
t Paragraph 5. Should any of the °
b' subdivisions of the State neglect or o
id fail for any reason to impose or cal- t
s, lect the taxes provided for in the l
1s foregoing sections, any person in in- tl
e, terest may by summary proceedings a
Id in the district court having jurisdic- a
a- tion, enforce the imposition or col- s
's lection of such taxes, or both, and n
e- such proceedings shall be filed and s'
n triable free to any cost to the litigant. o1
LS Paragraph 6. Municipal corpora- s
h tions, parishes and school, drainage, i
n subdrainage, road, subroad, naviga
ºr tion and sewerage districts (the City a
n of New Orleans excepted,) herein
Safter referred to as subdivisions,
1l when authorized to do so in the man
'r ner herein provided, may, for the e
n purpose of readjusting, refunding, ex
- tending or unifying their bonded in
1- debtedness, issue new bonds, cover
t- ing any particular issue or issues of t
a bonds or the whole outstanding bond
e ing indebtedness incurred by such
subdivision for the purposes specified e
Y in Paragraph 1 of this article or any
e issue of refund issue bonds or renew
; al or refunding bonds issued by such at
s subdivision in novation or renewal SE
and any bonds, heretofore or here- ec
e after issued for the purposes speci
I fied in said Paragraph 1 of this Ar- io
I- ticle. No bonds issued under this in
paragraph shall run for more than
- forty (40) years from their date, nor et
shall bear a greater rate of interest
1 than five per centum per annum, VC
I payable semi-annually or annually and r
Sshall not be sold by such subdivision ti
issuing the same for less than par. a
AAny bonds issued under this Article, e
Smay be, either in whole or in part,
Sexchanged value for value for bonds et
Sissued, under Article 281, or to be is
Ssued under said Paragraph 1 of this pl
Article, or sold and the proceeds a
Sthereof used for the purpose of pur- a
chasing outstanding bonds. Before L
the
any bonds shall be issued under this
paragraph the issuance thereof shall Co
be authorized by a vote of a majori
ty in number and amount of the prop
etty taxpayers qualified to vote un- t
der the Constitution and laws of this
State who vote on the proposition at"F
an election held for that purpose, af
ter due notice of said election has
been published, for thirty days in the
official journal of the parish or par- Li
ishes in which said subdivisions are
located, or where there is no offi- A
cial journal, in any newspaper pub
lished in such parish or parishes, Go
provided, however, that the govern- A 1
ing body of any such subdivision may A
in their discretion and without a
vcte of the property taxpayers, is
sue refunding or renewal bonds un
der this paragraph, if the bonds to
be refunded or renewed thereby
have been or shall be issued for any Sen
of the purposes specified in said Par
agraph 1 of this Article, or in nova
t!on or renewal of any bonds issued
or to be issued for the said purposes Pr
specified in Paragraph 1 of this Ar
ticle, and such issue or issues so re
funded or renewed have been or . S
shall be authorized by a vote of aen
majority in number and amount of Lou
the property taxpayers qualified by ele
a vote under the Constitution and Tia
laws of this State who voted or shall tiolo
vote on the proposition at an election sub
held for that inrpose. When the the
be bonds of any outstanding issue shall t
in. have bren obtained either by pur-(
ds j chase o: exchange, the tax teý y to t
r; pay for such bonds shall at once (
is- cease and such bonds be canceled. i
Lid Each year while any refunding bonds c
ge issued under this paragraph are out-'
to" standing, the governing authorities of' t
Id, such subdivision shall levy and col
or lect annually, in excess of all other
11- taxes, a tax sufficient to pay the in
nt terest, annually or semi-annually, and r
,g the principal falling due or such s
id amount as may be required for at
chi sinking fund for the payment of said f
s, bonds at maturity, provided that such
ed special ad valorem tax for all pur- o
0) poses shall not in any year exceed v
ten mills on the dollar of the assess- o
of ed valuation of the property in such a
le subdivision. c
t- The governing body of any such o
or subdivision shall have full power to o
,u. adopt and pass all ordinances and t.
s, resolutions necessary to carry the pro- p
._ visions of this paragraph into effect. h
u- An election may be held under the 1
ýg provisions of this paragraph at the o
t. same times and places and by the a
Id same election officers as an election o
ot on the question of incurring debt
tr- and issuing bonds under the provis- fi
ions of said Paragraph 1 of this Ar- e
tide.
ss Where bonds of any subdivision i(
ue have been heretofore issued for any n
of the purposes specified in Para- e
of graph 1 of this Article, and such is- t;
sue has been authorized by the vote l
e of a majority in number and amount n
p of the property taxpayers qualified I
l- to vote under the Constitution and e
ie laws of this State who voted upon S
n- the proposition to issue such bonds I
at an election held for that purpose b
c and where such bonds have been is- o
sued and sold by such subdivision for e
d not less than par value thereof, fir tl
Ld said bonds or any refund issue bonds ,
Lt. or renewal or refunding bonds isi c
a- sued in novation or renewal of bonds ,
e, issued for said purposes specified ;n p
a- Paragraph 1 of Article two hundred f.
ty and eighty-one (281) are hereby vali- t4
a dated, ratified and confirmed; provid- t
ed that such bonds did not at the
time of their issue exceed ten per t:
centum of the assessed valuation of
a the property in such subdivision, and s
such bonds hereby ratified, approved 1
and confirmed shall be deemed to be b
the valid and incontestible obligations tl
of such subdivision and a tax for the v
h payment of the principal and inter- tl
est thereof and to create a sinking i1
fund for the redemption shall be le- a
vied and collected in the manner li
and within the limits prescribed by ti
said Paragraph 1 of this Article. This b
_ entire Article is to be considered a ti
. full grant of power to the subdivis- g
r- ions of the State, as set forth there- a
in.
n Section 2. Be it further resolved, p;
ýr etc., That this proposed amendment b,
t shall be submitted to the qualified lb
voters of this State for adoption or ti
Srejection at the Congressional elec- ("
tion to be held in November, 1912, N
Sand, if adopted, the same shall take u.
effect immediately thereafter. yE
Section 3. Be it further resolved, ed
a etc., that on the official ballots to be a.
issued at said electiop there shall be so
plactl the words "For the proposed p
amendment to Article Two Hundred m
and Eighty-one of the Constitution of th
Louisiana," and the words "Against t,
the proposed amendment to Article ti,
l Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the su
Constitution of Louisiana," and each te
elector shall indicate, as provided in ca
the general election laws of the tiln
State, which of the propositions, shi
"For"' or "Against," he votes. pa
L. E. THOMAS, fai
Speaker of the House of Represen- th,
tatives, tlo
THOMAS C. BARRET, thc
Lieutenant Governor and P'resident fy.
of the Senate. vid
Approved July 9th, 1912. cte
L. E. HALL, ed
Governor of the State of Louisiana. the
A true copy: jud
ALVIN E. HEBERT, the
Secretary of State. wai
qua
ACT NO. 133. not
tot
Senate Bill No. 1. qua
By Mr. Geo. Wesley Smith. ing
Sthe
JOINT RESOLUTION to
Proposing an amendment to Article a f
223 of the Constitution of the and
State of Louisiana. cho
. Section 1. Be it resolved by the vot4
General Assembly of the State of ed,
Louisiana, two-thirds of all members the
elected to each House concurring, rec
That an amendment to the Constltu. reel
tjoa of the State of LouislanaI b;i u
submitted to the qualiid ealectors of tc.
the State for their approvai or rjso.
all tion, as required by Article 321 of the
Qr- Constitution, at the Congressional
:o election to be held on the first Tues
c cdlay next following the first Monday
d. in November, 1912, amending and re
dis enacting Article 223 of the Constitu
ut- tion of the State of Louisiana so as
of to read a; follows:
ol- ARTICLE 223.
eri Section 1. IUpon the recommenda
in- tion of the Auditor of the Police fu
nd ry of any parish, the Governor may
ch! suspend any officer charged with
a the collection or custody of public
id funds when in arrears,
chl Section 2. Any officer of this State,
ir- o-, of any district, judicial or other
ed wise, and any officer of any parish
;s- or ward thereof, and any officer of
h'any municipality or ward thereof (ex
cept the judges of all of the courts
"h of record of this State, the judges
to of the various city courts throughout
id the State, .and the justices of the
o- peace) holding office by virtue of
't. having been elected thereto by the
he legally qualified voters of this State,
he i or of any district, judicial or othor
he wise, or of any parish or ward there
n of, or of any municipality or ward
bt thereof, shall be subject to recall,
LS- from such office by the qualified vot
r- ers of this State, or of any district,
judicial or otherwise, or of any par
)n ish or ward thereof, or of any mu
Y nicipality or ward thereof, at any
'a- election throughout the State, di-l
SI trict, judicial or otherwise, or of any
'te l parish or ward thereof, or of any
nt municipality or ward thereof, by a '
ed majority of the legally qualified vot
d ers participating in such election.
nn Such recall election shall be held
is when petitioned for by such a num
se ber of the legally qualified voters
of the State, district, judicial or oth
or erwice, or of any parish or ward
ar thereof, or of any municipality or
us ward thereof, as will equal thirty per
, cent of the total number of register
ed voters qualified to vote at the last
preceding general election for the of
Sfice the incumbent of which isought
to be recalled. Notice of intention .
d- to circulate such petition togotu-'"
he with a statement of the reasons. why
er te recall of such officers Is.souagt
of shall be given to such officers ia
such manner as may be Provlde :by
law. The General Assembly shall
be by appropriate legislation, pxia 1'
n5'the form of petition, the manner of
he verification and ascertainment that
r- the requisite number of legally qual
Sifled voters has signed same, sad.
le- also the manner and method of call
er Ing such election and the prom -'
ly tions of the returns thereof. "'
is ballot shall contain the specifth qeii -
a tion, "Shall (naming the offlrcr and ;t3
a- giving his official title) be recalled,"
'e" and opposite the question shal be
two squares, in one of which shal'be: ;i '
d, printed "Yes" and in the other shal' ."`
nt be printed "No," and no ballot shall
'h be considered at such election unless
)r the voter shall have voted either
c- "yes" or "no" upon such question.
2, No officer shall be subject to recall .
:e until after he has been in office one .
year, and should his recall be defeat
L ed by the electors, then he shail r t
'e again, during that term of office, ha :
e subject to recall. At least th ii
d inonths, but not moseta f
(months, shall elapse frm~n'
fthat the necessary number.
t tioners has asked for the recal
e tion before same shall be held.
Ssuccessor, for the remainder of the
i term, to the officer sought to be re
1called shall be elected at the same
Stime the recall election is held, and ."
should the majority of the. voters i::
participating in such election be in
favor of the recall of such officer,
hen immediately after the promnwga.
ton of the returns of such election,
the successor so elected shall pluali- .
fy. The General Assembly shallpro. - :
vide by law how candidates to rsuc-.,
coed the officer sought to be recallH .
ed may have their names placed on
the recall ballot of the State, district,
judicial or otherwise, parish or waikd
thereof, or of any municipality, or
ward thereof, by Petition signed by
qualified voters to the number of
not less than thirty per cent of the
total number of registered V"tS '
qualffied to vote at the last pre,- .
ing general election for the offiee
the incumbent of which is sought to
te recalled. All voters may exptp
a first choice and a second eoj
and the candidate who is th.
choice of the greatest a -
voters shall be declare ti
ed, if the election has
the recall of the oftied
recalled shall **1
sncb recall el. . " :
used at 1d lectiou shal have
