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Messe Dill No. 61. By Mr. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section 5
of Article 197 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana; relative to
registration of voters.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Gen
oral Assembly of the State of Louisi
ana. two-thirds (2-3) of the members
elected to each House concurring, that I
Section 6 of Article 197 of the Consti
tutlon of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Section 5. No male person who was
on January 1st. 1867. or at any datea I
Lrlor thereto. entitled to vote under
e Constitution or Statutes of any
State of the United States, wherein he a
then resided, and no son or grandson <
of any such person, not less than 21 I
years of age on the Ist day of May. a
1912. and no male person of foreirn
birth. who was naturalized prior to the a
Ist day of January. 1898. shall be de- I
nled the right to register and vote in
this State by reason of his failure to
possess the educational or property a
qualifications prescribed by this Con- 1
etitution. provided he shall have resided t
to this State for five years next pre
seding the date at which he shall ap- r
ply for registration and shall have reg- p
tered in accordance with the terms d
a this Article prior to September lest t
3913. and no person shall be entitled o
to register under this Section after said 1
date. a
Every person claiming the benefit of p
this Section shall make application to t
the proper registration officer or his i+
deputy for registration, and he shall a
nake oath before such registration of- o
cleer or his deputy in the form follow
`ag: p
I am a citizen of the United States v
and of this State. over the age of v
twenty-one years; I have resided in this 1i
State for five years next preceding this p
date. I was on the d day of n
entitled to vote under g
Ihe Constitution or Statutes of the a
State of wherein I then re- b
sided. (or I am the son or grandson of p
who was, on the u
S day of entitled to v
eote under the Constitution or Statutes p
ef the State of wherein r
he then resided) and I desire to avail c
myself of the privileges conferred by c
faction 6 of Article 197 of the Consti- 0
oBtion of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be g
given to persons registering on durable i
paper, and consecutively marked on the c
pemnent register. A separate regis- rI
ration of voters applying under this a
eot$en shall be made by the registra- a
Sen officer of every Parish, for this it
pmrpoe the registration officer of every a
sh shall keep his office open daily, b
Sundays and legal holidays excepted, o
Until August 1stl 1913, inclusive, from v
t o'clock A. M. until 1 o'clock P. M. n
sad rom 2 o'clock P. M. until 6 o'clock o
The registration of voters under this v
Section shall close on the 3lst day of ft
August. 1913. and immediately there- t
tter the registration officer of every n
Irlhb shall make a sworn copy in du- b
Sihatee of the list of persons registered ti
e this Section, showing, in detail, el
Whether the applicant registered as a o0
oter eft 1567. or prior thereto, or as a vi
sin of such voter er as the grandson
of such voter, and deposit one of said al
duplicates in the office of the Secretary ai
of State, to be by him recorded and a
preserved, a a aprt of the permanent C
record of his office and the other of t
said duplicates shall be by him filed Pw
In the office of the Clerk of the District at
Court of the Parish, and, in the Pariah rt
et Orleans In the office of the Recorder te
ot MortgageS there to remain a perma- di
mant record; provided, that upon the In
permanent register of all persons regis- a
Ur under this Section, the registra- it
Sea officer shall note in the top of Ix
aM the age and color of the i- (4
t, and under the head of remarks in
SdittSnulshian physical character- Po
sties of the applicant, such as height, 0o
ese, odor of the hair and eyes. etc.
All ersons whose names appear on o0
registration list shall be admit- at
te to register for all the elections in ti
di. State without posseeing the edu- se
eatleal or property qualifications pr-e.
asribed by this Contitutieon. unless or
otherwise disoalfltled, and all persons in
wmi do not by personal application m
exemption from the provisions of pt
e and 4 of this Article before m
tember lot, 1915, shall be forever cc
the right to do so. P
names of the persons register
ender and elatmtg the benefits of P
Section shall be entered in a well
ad book. to be provided by each v
sh for that purpose and shall be fo
as the permanent register. Im- W1
medIately on oloing the registration is
ader this Section, on August 31, 1913, m
shall be the duty of the registration
er or hie deputy in the different 1l
as throughout the State to make m
a g statement, in writing, of the p.
mmr of voters, both white and eol
re, with the number of each, who fo
regie and whose names ap
Sdo permanent register here- e
Sfor, and sach sworn state- na
meat shall be published in the offkical to
fmel or other newspaper published re
te Parish in the next issue appear- th
after said date, th cost of the ti
ame to be paid by the Parish. Any di
tion officer violating the pro
s of this Section or failing to to
y with the provisions hereof, or t
make a false or incorrect Sate- t
mat of the number of voters reSotr- u
ed under this Section. shall be deemed
Sllty of a felony, and on oonvietlon
hreof, shall be sentenced to tImprison
mont at hand labor for a "term of not 1
wseeding one year.
The manner In whih the names of
persoas whose ames appear on said
registration list shall hereafter relis
ter my be different from that required
oft person reglisterel under other ee to
tins of this Article, and shall be as d
nmow provided or hereafter provided by m
aw: uad the remedy and proceedingsr
whereby, subsenuentiy to the cJose oft
sid registrato. on August llst, 1913,
the ames of any persons who may of
le obtained registration under this
Seton by false statement of fact or
other tfraud shall be stricken from sald i
roll, shall be uas now provided or here
atter provided by law.
Geotltn 3. Be it turther reolved,
ete., that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified vot- o
ers of this State for adoption or rejee
tiet at the Congreesional election to be
boheld in November. 1912. su
Section 2. Be it further rqoeolved.
etc., that on the official ballots to be in
used at said election there shall be
printed the words. "For the proposed
amendment of Section 5 of Article 197 di
Stbhe Constltutloa of the State of
ulsiana relative to registration of
oters" and the words: i
"Agaist the preoposed amendment to
8emles 5 ot Article 197 of the Consti- be
g ot the State of Loutsiana, rla- th
teto legistration of voters." and each th
or shall Ilndista as provided by ch
.. oWI's t: s l. w. of this Stats. be
Le t THOMAS,
oph tt he ese et Iepr-.eatattves. ~
TROMASM C. BARRET, C
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senata vo
Approved: June 25th, 1912.
S1. HALL. th
Governor of the State of Louisans th
A true copy:
ALVIN 3 REBERT. so
Secretary of State
Senate 31 N.a 127. By Mr. Beale th
JOINT RUSOLUTION or
S inr?4bead ba nmt to Article if
1t)wo w oeMW-not t i co - t
tien of the tat of Louisatans re-. fo
Atie to the Iear1es of debt and Pu
Sbog beads tr w#k of public tia- tic
povemeat aad to the Walidation, and to
refonding of beeads smed for such It
agwea and othelo-striets (the Cit by
S 0e Orea enopted), and the
emaesmsot of spel toes sad fored fif
payto a for mime an
L B resolved by the Gea. sh
Sthebo State of Loatls . eli
t lods -2-) of all the member t
eSeod to e ho oomcuring. That ha
l k twro L t end ebty'on, or
(!e the &setatio of the State on
of L er be smeadod as to read be
ARTICLW E21.
P~oeS L Munilpal corpolations lei
,aS sho, , M dam age, sub- all
meaeep , hrreha ter referred to am
visions O 2e Statea vis a- as
and ameant Of the Jneiy ad
quaifLed t S ote -.th no
sad laws of thi State, dot
at a eleotion held for that pr
due sotice Of saM eleo- 'j
for thirty dogg dlv
o the mulae and
a •awspe eutb- shI
authorities of such subdivisions shall
rard impose and collect annually, in excess
of all other taxes, a tax sufficient to
pay the interest, annually -or semi- I
on 5 annually. and the principal falling due
n of each year. or such amount as may be
Sto required for any sinking fund necessary
to retire said bonds at maturity; pro
(en- vided that such secial taxes, for all
uis- purposes as above set forth shall not
nbers in any year exceed ten mills on the dol
that lar of assessed valuation of the prop- I
ai- erty in such subdivisions.
e so No bonds shall be issued for any I
other purpose than that stated in the
wa submission of the proposition to the
dat taxpayers, and published for thirty (30)
nder days as aforesaid, or for a greater I
any amount than therein mentioned; nor
In he shall such bonds be issued for any
idon other purpose than for constructing.
.n 21 improving and maintaining public roads
May. and highways, paving and Improving
rern streets, roads and alleys, purchasing
he and constructing systems of water
d- works, sewerage, drainage, navigation,
to in .ights, public parks and buildings, to
re to gether with all necessary equipments
perty and furnishing, bridges and other I
Con- wcrks of public improvement, the title
ided to which shall rest in the subdivision
pre- creating the debt, as the case may be;
I ap- nor shall such bonds run for a longer
reg- period than forty (40) years from their
erma date or bear a greater rate of interest 1
lt than five per centum (5) per annum.
itle or be sold for less than par. The total a
saiJ issue of bonds by any subdivision for
all purposes shall never exceed ton
it of per centum (10) of the assessed valua- I
n to ion of the property in such subdivis- I
hi Ions. Municipal councils are granted the
shall authority to create within their limits
of- one or more sewerage districts,
w- Paragraph 2. Police juries in any
parish or parishes may in accordance t
ate with law create drainage districts
f which in addition to the powers here- I
this Inabove granted, shall have further a
thi power and authority to provide and t
y of maintain drainage systems . and the
nder governing authorities of such districts, a
the when authorised by a majority in num- t
Sre- ber and amount of the property tax- i
n of payers of said district qualified to vote f
the under the Constitution and laws. who t
d to vote at an election held for that pur- a
Lute pose, may impose and collect for a pe- o
ren riod not exceeding forty years forced
vail contributions or acreage taxes not ex
Sby ceeding fifty cents per acre per year H
nti- on every acre of land in the subdivision
where such an election is held. The
Se governing authority of such subdivision
able when authorized as set forth, may in- A
the cur debt and issue negotiable bonds to
egis- represent same, secured by the taxes
thi above described provided that the total A
tra- amount of debts thus incurred or bonds
th issued, shall never exceed in principal
very and interest the aggregate amount to
ally, be raised by said annual conWtibutions
ted, or acreage taxes during the period for
rom whith the same are imposed and that
. no such bonds shall be issmmued for any
lock other purpose than that for which said
contributions or acreage taxes were
t voted, run for a longer period than
of forty years, bear a greater rate of in
ere- terest than five per centum per an
very num or be mold for less than par. All
du- bond Issues heretofore authorized by e
ed taxpayers in ant subdivision at any a
ta, election not contested on any ground t
Sa of fraud are hereby recognised and a
Sa validated.
on Paragraph S. When the eharacter of q
aid any land is such that it must be leveed a
tar and pumped in order to be drained A
a and reclaimed, the Board of Drainage C
ent Commissioners of the District in which t
of the land is situated. shall, upon the f
riled petition of not less than a majority in it
rit acreage of the property taxpayers, C
h resident and non-resident, in the area si
rder to be affected, ascertain the coet of
OW drainage, and reclaiming said land and
the Incur debt against said land for an
gi. amount sufficient to drain and reclaim a
Itra- t, and issue for such debt negotiable m
of bonds running not longer than forty a
a (40) years from their date and bearing 1
ark interest at a rate not exoeeding five
tr. per centum per annum payable annually
ght, or semi-annually, whleh bonds shall not 0
be sold for less than par; and aeqd Beardw
on of Drainage Commissionerse shall levy
mit- annually upon said land forced contribu
Sin tions or acreage taxes in an amount
du- sufficient to maintain the drainage of o
said land, to pay the (nterest, annually $
or seml-nnuaUy, and the principal fall
In ng due each year, or such amount as h
ionmay be required for any sinking fund
Sof provided for payment of said bonds at T
fore maturity, provided, that such forced
contributions or acreage taxes, for all o
purposes shall never exceed Three Dol- .
e ars and Fifty Cents ($3.60) per acre
per annum.
el- Paragraph 4. The police furies of the '
ach various parishes throughout the State, o
be for the purpose of constructing high- o
- ways and public buildings for the par
ti sh,. and the governing authoritiem of
9 municipal corporations, for the purpose
of paving or improving streets or al- o
leys, and for all municipal Improve- o
ke ments, after makling provision for the t
the payment of all statutory and ordinary o
e charges, may fund into bonds running ti
s for a period not exceeding ten (10)
p years, and rearing interest at a rate not q
exceeding five (5) per centum per an- el
e num. which bonds shall mot be. sold h
fal or less than par, the avails of the
residue of the ten (10) mill tax au- o
thorized by Article 2382 of the Constitu- w
tion of Loulosiana. of
the Paragraph 5. Should any of the sub- t
ny divisions of the State neglect or fall for of
any reason to impose or collect the o
otaxes provided for in the foregoing see- ci
tetLons, any person in interest may by th
ste- ummary proceedings in the district
court having Jurisdiction. enforce the la
imposition or collection of such taxe,
or both, and such proceedings shall be
filed and triable free to any cost to the
ln tan be
Paragraph 6. Municipal corporations, e
partshes and school. drainage, sub- t
drainags, road, ubroad, navigation and a
sewerage districts (the City of New a
Orleans excepted). hereinafter referred g
to as subdivisions, when authorised to a
do so in the manaer herein provided, a
may. for the purpose of readjustIng .
refunding, extending or unifying their
bonded indebtedness. ismue new bonds. t
covering any particular ismue or issues E
of bonds or the whole outatandlng ar
bonded indebteineee incurred by such a
subdivision for the purposes specified P'
in Paragraph 1 of this article or anyv
issue or refund issue bonds or renewal i
or refdnding bonds issued by such sub- t
division in novation or renewal and any or
bonds, heretofore or hereafter ismued C1
for the purposes mpeclfied in said Para- hi
graph 1 of this Article. No bonds is- s1
sued under this paragraph shall run for el
more than forty (40) years from their in
date, not shall bear a greater rate of re
Interest than five per centum per ah- m
num, payable semi-annually or annu- fr
ally and shall not be sold by such sub- be
division ismuing the mame for lesm than re
par. Any bonds issued under this Ar- hi
ticle, may be, either in whole or in of
part, exchanged value for value for be
bonds iasued, under Article 281, or to tl
be issued under maid Paragraph 1 of sl
this Article, or sold and the prooee*ds R
thereof used for the purpose of pur- of
chasing outstanding bondm. Before any a
bonds mhall be issued under thi pers -
graph the issuance thereof shall be
au thorzd by a vote of a majority in A
number and amount of the property a
taxperers qualified to vote under theta
Constltution and laws of this 8tate who ph
vote on the proposition at an election di
held for that purpoe, after due notice or
of said election has been puhlimed, for lt
thirty days in the official journal of ed
the parish or parishes in which sail of
subdivisions are located, or where there to
is no official journal. In any newmpaper if
published in such parish or parishes, er
provided, however, that the governing be
body of any much subdivision may In A
their discretion and without a vote of an
the property taxpayers, issue refunding da
or renewal bonds under this paragraph. gr
If the bonds to be reaunded or renewed cl
thereby have been or mimll be issued re
for any of the purposem spcaied in maid mo
Paragraph I of this arfets. or in nova- mc
Stion or renswal of any boade Issued or ca
and tosube for the maid puroess epee
e- m llhedrIn h I of this article, and e
such issue or isaue mo refunded or re- at
newed have been or shall be authorized th
by a vote of a majority in number and aa
samount of the property taxpayers qual- it
dIted by a vote under the Coastitution ta
and laws of this State who voted or A.
ee shl vote on the propoeitos~ at an a
__ lcio, held for thatd purpose When.t
the bohdoe of any outstanding issue shall ce
have been obtained either by purchase
or exchange, the tax levy to pay for ot
euch bonds shall at once ceame and much ti
bond. be canceled. Each year while m
rmy rhetteg boand Issued under this at
paragmapi are Outstanding, the goveon- Jm
ingsautherthemof esuch subdivision shall
levy and collect anuaally, In excess of Bp
all other hibee, a tax sufficient to pay
the lnteremt, awually or semiannually. Li
and the primolpel ftaltag due or such
amount as maw be required for a sank- A;
-lg funm f11 ute asymeat of said bonds
at mtturity. provided that such specil
ad vajloream t foe all purposes shall A
ot in a~y yest euoeed tea mills on the
dollar 4t the assesed vatuaties of the
propertyin eaeh embdlvisteea.
Thee s ep edy ef say much sub
Sdvbio We fea power to adopt
pssi n Pna.N mdoss eud reamiuitions Be
I e y a carry she povision of
tb him fate effeot. As eleettees
. ader the pvimolema e
me ata m _
, o othe thne om m at
ears as o the eas hoe Bar
- ra e- ***8 *** *
tall der the provisions of said Paragraph 1
ess of this Article.
to Where bonds of any subdivlsion have
ml- been heretofore issued for any of the
due purposes specified in Paratraph 1 of this
be Article, and such issue has been author
ary Ised by the vote of a majority in num
ro- ber and amount of the property tax- ei
all payers qualified to vote under the Con- a
not stitution and laws of this State who e
lol- voted upon the proposition to issue such ci
op- bonds at an election held for that our- ti
pose and where such bonds have been T
iy issued and sold by such subdivision for d
the not less than par value thereof the a
the said bonds or any refund issue bonds tt
30) or renewal or refunding bonds issued fi
ter in novation or renewal of bonds 'sue's ti
nor for said purposes specified in Para- el
mny graph I of Article two hundred and
na. eighty one (281) are hereby validated, tl
ids ratified and confirmed: provided that tt
ing such bonds did not at the time of their at
ing Issue exceed ten per centum of the as- t
er- sessed valuation of the property in
on. such subdivision, and such bonds here- e
to- by ratified, approved and confirmed al
nts shall be deemed to be the valid and o0
her incontestible obligations of such sub
tle division and a tax for the payment of Co
ion the principal and interest thgreof an
be, to create a sinking fund for the redemp- ui
Fer tion shall be levied and collected in tne
eir manner and within the limits prescribed u
est by said Paragraph 1 of this Article.
Im. This entire Article is to be considered
tal a full grant of power to the subdivisions th
for of the State as set forth therein. th
ton Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.. ni
ja- That this proposed amendment shall m
is- be submitted to the qualified voters of fr
the this' State for adoption or rejection at 18
its the Cong". ssional election to ue held in
Novemltj'. 1912. and, if adopted. the ba
ny same . all take effect. Immediately ti,
ice there .er. th
its Sedlon 3. Be it further resolved. etc.
re- That on the official ballots to be issued
ter at said election there shalt be placed
,nd the words "For the proposed amendment LI
he to Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one
to. of the Constitution of Louisiana." and Al
m- the words "Against the proposed amend
x- ment to Article Two Hundred and
te Eighty-one of the Constitution of Louis- A
ho lans." and each elector shall indicate.
ir- as provided in the general election laws
fe- of the State, which of the propositions.
ed "For" or "Against" he votes.
x- L. E. THOMAS,
ar Speaker of the House of Representatives. g
on THOMAS C. BARRET.
he Lieutenant Governor and President of
on the Senate.
In- Approved: July 9th, 1912.
to L. E. HALL.
es Governor of the State of Louisiana Pi
l A true copy:
ids ALVIN E. HEBERT.
al Secretary of State.
no to
or A~tCT NO. 3. t
to
at Senate Bill No. 1. lo,
ny By Mr. Geo. Wesley Smith. of
Oid JOINT RESOLUTION ell
an Proposing an'amendment to Article, 223
S of the Constitution of the State of
I Louisiana.
LII Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- f1
by eral Assembly of the State of Louisi- a
ny ana, two-thirds of all members elected
nd to each House concurring. That an of
ad amendment to the Constitution of the as
State of Louisiana be submitted to the
of qualified electors of the State for their
ed approval or rejection, as required by pm
e I Article 221 of the Constitution at the ju
ge Congressional election to be held on th
cb the first Tuesday next following the fi
he first Monday in November, 1912, amend- tel
in lng and re-enacting Article 223 of the to
n. Constitution of the State of Louisiana or
as so as to read as follows: lit
of ARTICLE 223. no
d Section 1. Upon the recommendation ce
of the Auditor of the Police Jury of Co
le any parish, the Governor may suspend
any officer charged with the collection cIt
or custody of public funds when in ar
ye reas' vs
ly oection 2. Any officer of this State thl
or of any district. judicial or other
rd wise. and any ffeer of any parish r 5n
rward thereof. ad any officer of any in
u- municipality or ward thereof (except as
the Judges of all of the courts of ree
oord of this State. the judges of the
l various city courts throughout the all
I Stat sand the justices of the peace)
holdlnt office bt virtue of having been or
d elected thereto by the legallyequalified ha
at voters of this tate, or of any distriot, P
judicial or otherwise, or of any pish sa
II or ward thereof, or of any munlcipality Jul
l or ward thereof, shall be subject to th
recall from such office by the qualified J
voters of this State. or of any district, cee
t judicial or otherwise, or of any parish te
or ward thbreof, at any election ott
or ward thereof, shall be subject to be
r- recalled from such office by the qualified of
voters of this State. or of any district.' sh
s judicial or otherwise, or of any parish Pa
or ward thereof, or ofr any municipality teo
or ward thereof. at any election no(
i throughout the States district, judicial ter
or otherwise, or of any parish or ward fi
1 thereof, or of any municipality or ward tui
thereof by a majority of the legally
pt qualified voters participating in such pD
a_ election. Such recall election shall be res
id held when petitioned for by such a
to number of the ldgally qualified Voters y
2. of the State. district, judicial or other- sh1
. wise, or of any parish or ward there- ha'
of, or of any municipality or ward ye
b- thereof, as will equal thirty per cent 1
)r of the total nutaber of registered vot- Ca
to ers qualified to vote at the last pre- Po
-_ ceding general election for the office
)y the incumbent eof which is sought to be ole
"t recalled, Notice of intention to circu- Me
e late such petition together with a state' ti
a ment of the reasons why the recall of M
Ssuch officers is sought shall be given ter
e to such officers in such manner as may 1o
be provided by law. The General A' s
g sembly shall by appropriate legisla- the
. tion, proscrlbe the form of petition, the be
Smanner of verification and ascertain- by
Sment that the requisite number of le- the
i gally qualified voters has sltned same. In
to and also the manner and method of tli
, calling such election and the promul- the
ga stions of the returns thereof. Such lo
tr ballot shall contald the specific ques- ant
, tion. "Shall (naming the officer and cur
Sgkling his official title) be recnalled." rs
g and opposite the question shall be two
:h squares, in one of which shall be Thi
d printed es" and in the other shall All
S e printed "No." and no ballot shall if
*j be considered at such election unless the
, the voter shall have voted either "yes" ant
v or "no" upon the question. No officer il
0 shall be subject to recall until after el1
4. he huas been in office one year, and Jut
.- should his recall be defeated by the for
>r electors, then he shall not again, .ur
Ir ing that term of office, be subject tq
,f recalL At least three months, but not t
b. more than five months, shall selalpse o
1 from the time that the necessary num
Sber of petitioners has asked for the bl
, recall election before same shall be
r held. A successor, for the remainder etc
In of the term, to the officer sought to be
r be recalled shall be elected at the same Ohs
to time the recall election is held. and p
>f should the majority of the voters par- the
Is tclpating in such election be in favor to
r of the recall of such officer, then IUn- "A
y mediately after the promulrgation of tne Arl
r. eturms of such electlon, the succeraor 1L
,e o elected shall qualfll. The General 0ae
it Assembly shall prove by law how l
Snatnidates to succeed the offieer sought 81
ie to be recalled may have their names or
o placed on the recall ballot of the State
n district, judicial or otherwise, parish 8
e or ward thereof, or of any municipal
r ity. or ward thereof, by pottion sign- Lie
f ed by qualttfied voters to the number
. of not less than thirty per cent of the ApI
e total number of relstered voters qual
*r ified to vote at the la.t preceding gen
, eral election for the office the incum- A
g bent of which is sought to be recalled. A
n All voters may express a first choice
,f and a second choica and the candl
Sdate who is the first choice of the
. greatest number of voters shall be de
4 clared to be elected. if the election has
4 resulted in the recall of the officer
d sought to be recalled. The officer Pro
- aought to be rncalled shall not be a
r candidate at such recall election.
Section 3. Be It further resolved. C
4 etc., That the otlefficial ballot to be used A
- at said election shall have printed o
8 therson the words: "Tor the proposed A
d amendment to Article 323 of the Con
I- sttlution providlang for the recall of cer- p
n tatn ofioers eleete4 by the people,"
a And the wards. "Agalnast the proposed tI
n amendment to Article 223 of the Con
n stttution providing for the recall of er
II certain officers elected by the people."
e Section 4. Be it further resolved. _
r etc., That if alopted at the said elec- g
h tion in November. 1912. this amend- o
a ment shall go ito effect and be oper- g
ative on and after the first day of ·
Japuary, 1212. bly
SL U THOMAS. G
f Speker of the House of Representativee aU
THOMAS C. BARRIT.
r. Lieutenant Governor and President of
i the Senatea
Approved: July ft, 1912.
sLE .RALL. i
.1 Governor of the State of Louisiala. 1
I A true copy: fesi
a ALVIN K HEBERT, the
S Secrtary of State. t
Senate Bill 1Io 174. y Mr. Vetle.
JOINT RaOLUt7TIO
Si tt t te'o tpoe,e of the State __
•Y·Y-~
b I the Aets Of 1910. ratified by the peo- It
pie at the November election of 1911. a
eve so as to extend the time for the or- a
the ganisation of the steamship companiee a
his therein provided for until January 1 a
or- 1910. s
Im' Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
x- eral Assembly of the State of Louisl- o
on- ana. two-thirds of all the members P
rho elected to each branch thereof con
ich curring. That at the Congressional eleo- 01
ur- tion to be held in this State on the first L
ra Tuesday next following the first Moa- ft
for day in November. 1912. the following -e
the amendment to the amendment submit- It
l ted by Act No. 279 of Acts of 1910. rati- p
jeI fled by, the people at the November elec- s
ei tion of 1910. shall be submitted to the ta
ra- electors of the State, to-wit: ri
iad "The time granted for the organisa- of
edi tion of the steamship companies under ri
a this amendment to the Constitution Ji
er shall be extended from January 1, 1913, di
as- to January 1. 1916." a
in SBetion 2. Be it further resolved. if
re etc.. That the official ballot to be used oi
led at said election shall have printed there- si
n on the words:
"- For the proposed amendment to the
of Constitution extending the time for the fi
n organization of steamship companies ti
- under the Constitutional amendment ea
Ine proposed by Act 279 of 1910 from Jan- ai
ue ary 1, 1912, to January 1, 1916." m
And the words: 01
ed "Against the proposed amendment to
as the Constitution extending the time for at
the organization of steamship compa- ft
tc nies under the Constitutional amend- fc
al ment proposed by Act No. 279 of 1910, tU
from January 1. 1913. to January 1. to
t 1916." tt
in And each elector shall indicate on said ti
lhe ballot as provided in the general elec- al
ely tion law whether he votes for or against t
the proposed amendment t
toC, L. . THOMAS, no
w Speaker of the House of Representatlves. f
an THOMAS C. BARRET, w
nt Lieutenant Governor and President of pi
nl the Senate. it
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
L.E. HALL. as
tn Governor of the State of Louiai· L o
A true copy: in
te ALVIN E. HEBERT. to
Secretary of State. ha
£OW 3O. 147. t
es. Senate Bill No. 157. a
of By Senate Judiciary Committee. It
Section "B." Substitute for 8en
ate Bill No. 36. Ti
AN ACT ce
UL Proposing an amendment to Article 109,
of the Constitution of Louisiana rela Al
tive to District Courts. hi
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- vi
real Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring, That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitutieo T
th. of Louisiana shall be submitted to the 6
electors of the State. at the Congres
23 atonal election to be holden on the first
of Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember. 1912. and if approved aad ratls lo
ftied by a majority of said electors, vet- 19
n- log in said election, the same to beoome
a part of the Constitution, to-wit: as
ed That Article 109, of the Constitution on
an of Louisiana be amended se as to read as
he as follows: at
he ARTICLE 109. at
dr The District Courts, except in the eo
by Parish of Orleans, shall have original pr
he jurisdlction in all clvil matters where th
on the imount In dipute shall exceed as
he fifty dollars ($50.94). exelusive of In- en
- terest and in all cases where the title In
e to real estate is involved, or to office eli
a or other public position, or civil br po- ye
litieal right, and all other cases where
no specific amount is in contest, ex
Scept such as otherwise provided in this
of Constitution.
ad They shall have unlimited and ex
Selusive original JurlCdlction in all crim
, Inal cas except such as may be Al
vested in other courts authorised by
t this Constitution: and in all probate
,r_ and succession matters, and where a
e succession is a party defendant. and
iy n al cases where the State. parish,
pt and municitpality or other politieal cor
poration s a party defendant, regard
less of the amount in dispute; and of
all procedings for the appoielntment of
reeevers or liquidatore to oorporations Rd
an or partnershipe; and seid eourt shall
ad have authority to lssue all such writs.
t, process and orders as may be asees
h ary or proper for the purpoam of the
SJurisdiction herein confeorred upon
to them. There shall be one District
a Judge in each Judlcal District, es
.t, cept in the First. Twenty-first and Fif
h teenth Jucal Districts, where until
an otherwiSe provided by law there shall I
to be two (2) District Judges, but Judges
d of the Twenty-first Judicial District tw
t. shall not be residents of the same to
ih parish. And the Judges of the PlFf- (
teenth (15th) Judicial District ehall as
not be rqidents of the same parish at- J
a ter the dxplration of the terms of the
rd first Judges elected under this Csoetl- chi
tution cit
District Judges shall be elected by , a ith
s plurality of the quslifled voters of their tri
f respective districts, in which they shall w
have been actual residents for two to
Syear next preceding their eletion. They del
r- shall be learned in the law, and shall fl
. have practiceed law in this State five ofi
d years previous to their election. cal
at The first District Judges nader this we
t. CoGstitution shall be eleted at the 8d
. general State election In 1900. and ashall S
I hold office until their successors Aroe c
· elected on the Tuesday after the first a
M. Monday in November, 1994. at which me
*. time and every four years thereaftl ra
, Distrfet Judges shall be elected fe dir
n terms of four years. Vacancies oca- t
.y soned by death, restnation, or other- sa
. wise, where the uonexpired portion e of
. the term is less than one year, shll ae
. be filled for the remsainder of the term
. by apponatment by the Governor, with Th
Sthe advlce and consent of the Seete. Mne
, In all eases where the unexpired por- La
at tlon of the term is one year or more. ti
1. the vacancy shall be filled by special Col
h election, to be called by the Governor, ar
. and held within sixty days of thq oo- Eta
currence of the vaaney, under the e- tie
eral election laws of the 8tat. bea
o Section 2. Be it tarther resolved etc.,
· That the foreoling amendment to the et
11 At tide of the Constitution of this State uns
11 if adopted, shall become operative 8 the
a the first day of December, A. D., 191. to
Sand the Governor of the State shall tliv
ir within ten days thereafter, order an the
ar election to be held within the Fifteenth a
Ld Judicial District of Leaitan.a, and eam an
e pormlty with ealting eletion laws. for vid
r- the purpone of electing the additional lbs
Judge heretin provided for, for the it- ag
teenth Judelal District, who shall hold
Soffice uatil the next regular electies or
- Judges under this Constitution and natl
e hie successor is elected and qualified
H Section 8. Be It further reolved,
ar etc., That upon the official beJlot to1
:o be used at said Cenmestolmal electieon Ap
e shall be printed the words "for the
4 proposed amendment to Artise 109 of
r- the Constitution of LousiaLna relatve A
r to Ditrlet Courts," and the words
r. "Agaldst the proposed amendment to
e Article 189 of the Conasttatles o Le
ir sians, relative to Distret' Corts," qd
I each elector shall ndloante, asoid
in the seneral ection laws of the Re
St tat, which of the projposito, a
a or "Agalanst," he vote for.
SL . THOMAS,
Ia 8peaker of the House Of Rlrntivs.
I. THOMAS C. BARR . r,
- Lieutenant Governor smad PresMdet of
r the Senate.
e Approved: July 10th, 1919i
I- L RhALL 0
A Governor of the State Ot LXoisnraa. e
. A true copy:
ALVIN K HEBERT, oe
Seeretary of tate. a
5 LOUT WO 3i. ftg
Houseo Bill No. tL By Mt. tlsr. ot
r JOINT IRESOLUTION
rPropo g saenodment to Artiste 3
of the Constittilon of the Srite Of
Laelneam, relative to pearsa e m a
1, Confederate Veter s as asse d by
4 Act No. 7T Of the Genen Ar dy
d of 1940, and Act No, 12 of the Gemoss
i Assembly of 1t44. saed Al S of t e
oGeneral Assemblyb ot 198. ad for ass
purpose Of idg a stfelest rev
enue for the carrylng oat eg this As- the
d tdle of the Coastitutioa. esE
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Ge- the
Seoral Assembly of the Slate of Lemisiama
two-thirds of all members elected to Tin
L each House concurringl, That Alele
395 of the Constituteion a the Sate be
of Laousiana as mended by Aet N 31
18 of the oenevel a tasr am g
sad Act No 115 of the see
bly of 1904. ad Aet he et sm
General Assembly of 199 . as
Sed as to read as tMelows:
Art~lle 3. Apem anot toa eed
it doars () am moath aE __
alawee to meh l ea*rS , n
following qanlititel a e
L Me shll have srved b
frea the date ot h g let
the chse et the atre Clv Was or s
tIl h mas dis- s dsdor p
s militaryeomm
lato the e S e_
the . e hte *l
, netl
-i T·t= D
~i.h~-, ·J f ~ ~
po- ma ew by ar eer $f(at or hve
11 m. *nnment. In eý ealisted in saw gau
Sor- orgasatn s into said sarvioe
antes as a nloisiasa as tsatioor I case
ry L at the iOte of hs eslitment he re- Pap
aided In the State o Leutsian he shll
- have resided In this State tor at least an
s five years prior to his mlotion for tle
bers peons . In a he elded lsewheme
n- than In thbl State, and enlisted In an thi
eo- organsaton not mastered in from of
first Louisana, or in the Navy of the Con- of
os. federate tates he hell have resided a
wing -esidea o seeo& Ze Aq pgu--eaew th
Imlt- In this itate. for at least fifteen years
ratE- prior to his application for such pea
*lec- sLon. A like pension shall be granted o
the to the widow who.shall not have mar
ried gin. in indigent cirumstances.
as- of msu soldier or sailor whoe mar
Inder riage to her was contracted prior to
ution January 1, 1885: provided that it her Cia
1213, deceased husband served in an organ!- so
satton. mustered In from Louistan, or *M
Ived. If he resided In Louisiana, at the date t w
used of his enlistment then In order that eaah
hre- such widow shall be entltled to the mot
pension as herein provided, she shall ef tl
the have resided In this State for at least aen
the five yea prior to her application the
inte therefor; ad it her deceased husband
ment enlisted elsewhere than in Louiiana 11
Jan- and served in an organisation not vei
mustered In from Loutsiata. such wid- toth
ow shall, in order to entitle her to athir
It to pension as herein provided, have re-fie
Sfor sided in this State for net less than t
npa- fifteen years prior to her application Moad
tend- for such pension; provided further, pose
1310. that pensions whether to veterans or "A
7 1. to widows, shall be allowed only from shall
the date of application under this ar- antis
said ticle, and the total appropriations for or 1t
elec- all pensions, in any one year, shall be to I
int the proceeds of the annual one mill indel
tax. provided said appropriation shall purpi
LS. never be more than five hundred and supp
Ives fifty thousand dollars for any ese year that
T. which is hereby levied on all taxable uldat
t of property in the State ~cruing Bend
surplus from said taxfund shall be li
turned over to the common school fund Thrn
.L. and prohibiting the oollection of any nary
Iap. other tax or making any appropriation cents
in ecess of the amount of the cpe mill of L
tax r levied and collected and to be Loui
known as "Confedrate Veteran Pea.- levi
ston Fund" and to be used for no other Dighi
purpose, and upon the adoptios of this of L
amendment mame shall at onee become each.
self-operative and the futds derived 11,10
ttee. therefrom immediately used for said exce
Ben- purpose, and provided further that the num,
Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re- due A
ceive no commissions for asessing and
collectin said one mill tax herein pro- sall
10 vided. rovided that nothing In this Liqut
rl- Article shall be construed so atoe pro- shall
hibit the Ge(eral Assembly from pro- Adi
en- vidin artificial lmbe to disabled Con- Ma
l federate soldiers or sailors. bide
f- BSection 3. Be it further resolved, etc.. ment
tien That this proposed amendment be sub- L
tthe ted to the qualified voters of t
SState o iLosinas for adoption r r and
is-st Jeotin at the Congreonl election to they
No- be held on the first Tuesday next tol- fosl
rd lowing the first Moaday I November, i t
ome That the official ballots to be used at of
said election shall have printed there
tion on te words: "Per the proposed
read m met to Article 808 C e the Con- w
sttutien of the State of Loulaispa, rel
ative to pensioes for Confederate Vet the a
the eras." sad the word: "A nt the
inal propoed amendment to Article 0ii of
here the Coastltutiot of the S of Lanist-
ed as, relative to pe fods r Ceated
In- erate Veterans," and elector shall
title ndicate, as provided n the ger
dice election laws oft the State, hehr be "fe
po- votes for or agalnst the amendment there
re L . THOMAS, ed o0
SSpmeaker of the Hesse of Repreasetatives.
THOMAS 'C. BAPRRT,
ex- ULutenat Governor and President of the
rim- the Set. sad
be Approved: July 10th. u tere
by & State
e A tree copw : met
ish, ALVIN B. HU3mIM Beard
cor- Searetary of tete and t
aud- t s Bird
Iona Hems Bill No. 201. By ML. Manles. at a
the the State of louisana, so as to y s
,. permit woume to wholda office oit St
ote State, or of ad ity r - per 0
dvslyoas thereat, ea wi ltittlWem amesu
intil of charity and oolretioa. seoes
hall Seotlos L Be It resolved by the Oen- armlt
Ies eral Aem-ir of the stae tof olea the
ict two-thrdsof all te members eted nt Ia
ame to each Hesa enaonrrieg That Article aum
Pit- 10 l the Cn stitutles asmended s all of
ball as to realdas folows: tired,
af- Article 210: No peasosn stanl do i- Sate
the ee to any fe StateH J tudiia. P
uti chi, boslolpal or ard, wh i et ais
two to be ptrermt evded that reel- e
dent womern over the oftwenty- aor
livte afic reoncted with the publc eu
cationel syttem at the batte. or at a I
this ward pari, a municipality in tae b
the State nd to hold any office in the be
bal State connected with inastituto s of
re charity a arresti. Aa whenever
irst any olfer o Stat . fasetl, parochial i
ta diatrlet. pNc l oaIt or waerd "I
Sato whleh l! e e s the same State
et- shalellerh be vacated, a a a under
at of retet of ismlcle to the contrary hra
tall toatt t tadrther hu18 la
rith That thi popoS am endm ent he b (
ate iettU6to th electors at State f
or tion, as reauirStr a tld 31 of th e SI
tl Costitution t the State of Loiniaar (o )
or, s5d the ge el etlon laws o the school
o0- Stat at t t O e' 1 e- r Au
ree- ties ,ese be le (5)
hr. 212 et 1 1
t., Settoa L 8 e it further selved. lt
the eta. That athe etal bets to be )
ate use at so election ell be
as the words Tr theh e tt
all. tve to weame." and the warde Aga of l
an the propee amedmemtet to A s0 rcl 1 P
ath of th t.lts relative to voeron" r the
Sn- ead elet r shall indicte pra- eqase
eor vIed a the general e ties w f Janu
sal te State whaer he veteM dr or ~ee
ad . 3.a , M.d. w
ati Prelee at
the nouse 3 B . . 2t00 D Mt. r a LOweo
L Proo s aedesmesd i Artsle 15?t .
Orhee oshel 1
l sO eli ata membere electk ag
OS to ech bams oesmrriasg That Artt
lee IT Of the Coasttatiss the State oe~
of ALSa be easeeS - e to read
as fellows: **metr
leee le Ite . esfeles o h
·rrat ·CIJw -
r 7 House 1 No 4t. Or Mfr. a ar
s A JOIfiT UiOLUTION A
amt aendin Arteite 4e of the Coatt
or Ien t) 188, ameed by at NO.
ea 301 of the Aets eot 110. r t by
an the peo at the NovemberIt
S of I10 Wa as to authorise the
n- o qut i the 8tatte ..f t to
ad led e new beaonds to retire or r t
the State Beaded Indebtednaes doue
a Janry let, 1914; to prevde for a t
- tax tor the payment of the Interest t
on said ond and a sinking fund to r
a retire the same; to provide or the e
payment out of the said sinking f un.
- of an Indebtedness due by the State to era
to the United States, and of oertan other ae
her claims against the State Ole
=I_ Section 1. Be It rpeotved by the Gem- the
or oral Assembly f the tate of Louisiana, to
ate two-thirds of all the members elected to is5
hat each house concurring. That an amend- the
the meat to Article 46 of the Constitation ee
ll of the State of Louisiana at 1 8 , as On
sat amended by Aot Ne. 308 of the Aota of e
Jon the General Assembly of the State of Thi
Lad Louisiana at Its sessieon d in the year
S110, ratttled by th peopl at the No- of
not nfa dst t e f 11, be submitted Of
rd- to the qualified eleeters o the tate ter 5t
a ther approval or reject at the eoo- to
re siol eleetion to be held on the 131
st T uesday t followinhlg the first
nMondy In Novmmber of 111, aid pro
r, poed amendment to read as tollows:
or "Article 4. The General Assembly
em shall have no power to contrast or toa
ar- authorise the eontractin say debt
for or lIabillty, on behalf of the State, or
be to ss beads or other evidences f
aUl iadebtednese thereot eoept for the
all purpose aof repelling Invasion or afor the
mad suppresasion of Iasurreotie. Provided, a
ear that for the prpoe t eting. liq
bi uldatlng or rotunding the pseent statoe
lag Bend Indebtednes of etovn MU- te
be lion. One Hundred end aght Thousand,
omd Three Hundred Dellars. maturing a- rt
ill of Liquidation of the 9tuaDebt Oe
be Louisiana Is gives Autheity to laee
- ovean Thoueand. One Hundred and
hr right new cou beads of the Stain
his of LeuISana l On Thean at.-Delers
me emah to be num ed 'No. to 7Ne
red 11.1' bearing a rate of interest et
Lid exceeding foor per esatun per an
the num, payable sei-oenuayt andto beoh
re- due and pad in ft t year m San
ad e1ds. 1 d14.e T1t e fme gf 114.
o be preribed by the oeed oat
hits i tne of t State Debt and the
ro- Auditor and the Trearer of tate H
n- aid bdea snR be sold to the m
bidder at et less than after t,
toe 7 athneaged at perby he- of
etl dI lb e te a herela spen
Lq- Hrdo e Ldb t a tohe State De o
e eor n ahoe lo a, 114. "Ag
k sate t arher atea ate a
o The or ayten bo f e =I = e ean th e
of the hbends t e lot. 114.
taoe tsot thev 0rt as sera
oYea am •l t w t
0 r1- et, ytesYaa ea a o the &
s-e e _et ai i e er onaa a
t Gat i - bte .
led s) atester arrty on tsk eAp
Sl a tiiala M the ne Ia
* edW eaeen tm e f eq t ot o
w learks "a a he ta to ý or
a 2._ d to o. !
ML at a Priset top.tee.a.:
ri. b.nb·.* a P .mrt a a
AL
- tate m at
earld s to the paneato OR te in
State s O th t betih e
i d nor d ant the [
mot OWf p the p po
Il a f bsOhes e
m atien b et te oe One Nnndr el the
and Tren U1en m% U e
IS ar se ed, the ear ar,
to sub bh o a of
s- per t at s an
o nuno a ld ýinn shl 1IIStJJ¶IIPL I
a- lal esell a ends shaD have oon to
tirhe , but afrd the ess i P e
H aanly ,OTta iv
ry te sall
1- era·1 h
toosudstrlr
arrutl ~w
S aer---- n U
*wIi·a jaCk
I, M rr
Approved: Jsy 1 ,1 1. -111
S O ror t the State
Atrse oepsr:
siALVIN C HI BRIT,
NL. A S. 8f.
k rSte Bill No. 1n.B. H l
a JOINT REOLUTI
Proposng an amendment to
tttion of the State of
Ise viding for the exemptien
S tlon fora period of ten ()
set the date of its completion,
to reads or parts of rallrosds,
the ed subsequently to June 1.
a6. Section 1. Be it enacted by
to eral Assembly of the State
her saa, two-thirds of all the
elected to each House
ma- therein. That the follow
M. ta the Constitution of the
to elana be submitted to the
.a- the State at the next eleeties
los resentativee in Congress, to
as on the first Tuesday after
ot Meuday in November, 1i
of Ther shall be exempt tres
r br a pertiod of ten years fe
to- if Its completiona rail
tod railroad that all have
for structod and completed
.w- to June 1. 1012. and prior to
the 1917. This exemption ab
et pply to l to
Sro dag., rail nd other
upon such rights "f way,
y siding; and to all dee4 t
to ses, buildine. erects
bt re appurtenant to
and the operatiott of the
shall not anclude the
he houses, station house and
ture and aPurtozune
u o"n whlebh erroet
nat points, and for whiL
have been granted sen
- wther same remain the
the present owner or
ttresferred ur uaslged to
Sration or corporatio w
Ssous whomsoever, tatnd
2 torent whioh may be
raStel new is eperstios
state, other than estons¢
a e onast reted br seh
Pr ed, frther that wbe
heretofee bee or whirh
a st be voted by awr
wa: trr tohe a
a That the aiwtla ballots
it heas relative to
ats 00 te
1 et s 0r
tJu ryl, 1aia' gs
thn Ceaeintitor t the
I den relative to
aew rur a osd iafs
s arts iOsT
S to January lltk .
aInnlste a as
el.tie laws
Ht o seekl~tleeI R
t et e or orf
t t L s e
5- a amW a"
j tk a ees .7 th
Jareetss
Gtemac lies te susu
A tre
IN aket h1E W
a
a to *e per eptet
rd
Semea dbt and in tisb c
Po- ass t oi the sed
. u any nes
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steiist.. Two
M Mirod
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