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and assessors of the several parishes
for the sums they may lose after Jan
uary first. 1914. to the date of the
expiration of their terms of office in
comnmissions on the State taxes that
would have accrued on the sources of
revenue segregated to the State, pro
viled that the State shall be under no
obligation to reinmburse them in any
greater amount titan will guarantee to
theli a suti etlqual to the total of the
conimissions of their oflfce for the
years Itll or 1912. taking the year
N hich slhows the highest amount, and
the General Assembli shall at its regu
lar session In 1914 and 1916 make an
estimate of the probable amount need
ed for such purpose and make appro
priatlon to c.over the same: and at the
blenn;al sessions of 1916 and 1918 it
shill make a further appropriation to
cover any detfiiency.
6. The amendmennts to the (onstitu
lion submitted to the people at the
s:,lme tiettl that this amendment is sutb
tIiitted. proposing to exempt from tax
atllon the objects therein specially set
forth. If adopted, shall not be affected
bty the provisions of this amendment;
nor shall this amendment be con
strued as affecting any property now
exempint from taxation under the ('on
stitutlon of 1898 and its amendments.
7. The I'ublic Debt Amendment, sub
nmitted to the people at the saime time
this amendment is submitted, if adopt
ed. shall be, superseded by this amend
ment in resptect to the mode of provid
ing the publit debt fund guaranteed b)
t.:ch amtendnment.
i'rior to January 1. 1914, the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to
carry this atmendment into operation;
and thet Governor shall call an extra
session of that body for that purpose
as soon as (convenient after this amend
Iment is adopted.
Setction 2. l e it further retsolved,
#-1-. That there shall te printed on
the ballots to be used at said election
tihe wordls
"'-For the amtendtmennt to, the ('onsti
tution rteorganizing and remodeling the
States' systeln of assessmenClt and tax
ation";
Antd tihe wotrds
"Against tlie anendmnlent to the ('on
stitution reorgafnizing and remtodeling
tihe States system of assessment and
taxation."
And t-each voter shall indicate on his
ballot as provided by the general elec- e
tion la\es of the State. whether he votes t
for or against said amendment.
TIH'MA.\S C'. It.RRIFT.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
L. I. ThlOMAS.
Speaker of the llouse of Ilepresenta
tives.
Approvted: August 24th. 1912.
L1. E. ll.\Il.
G(overnor of the State of Louisiana.
A true coupv:
AI.VIN E. 11lIIItT.
Secretary of State.
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
REGULAR SESSION 1912.
f
ACT NO. 24. e
House Bill No. 61. By Mr. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION. e
Providing an amendment to Section 5 f
visions of sections one, two, five, six
of Article 197 of the Constitution ii
of the State of Louisiani; relative n
to registration of voters.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- t
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi- f
ana. two-thirds (2-3) of the members 8
elected to each house concurring. That 0
Section 5 of Article 197 of the Consti- t
tution of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows: s
Section 5. No male person who was t
on January last. 1867, or at any date d
prior thereto, entitled to vote under d
the Constitution or Statutes of any a
State of the United States, wherein he
then resideL, and no son or grandson 0
of any such person, not less than 21 r
years of age on the 1st day of May,
1912. and no male person of foreign p
birth, who was naturalised prior to the c
1st day of January, 1898, shall be de- a
nied the right to register and vote in g
this State by reason of his failure to i
possess the educational or property
qualiflcations prescribed by this Con- 0
stitution. provided he shall have resid- d
ed in this State for five years next
preceding the date at which he shall a
apply for registration and shall have
registered in accordance with the terms
of this Article prior to September 1st, o
1913. and no person shall be entitled
to register under this Section after said d
date. d
Every person claiming the benefit of
this Section shall make application to 8
the proper registratlon oflcer or his
deputy for registration, and he shall a
make oath before such registration of- a
ficer or his deputy in the form follow- a
I am a citizsen of the United States
and of this State. over the age of a
twenty-one years; I have resided In i
this State for five years next preced- i
ing this date. I was on the --
day of entitled a
to vote under the Constitution or Stat- w
utes of the State of
wherein 3 then resided, for I am the b
son or ghandson of
who was. on the -- day of ---u
entitled to vote under the
Constitution or Statutes of the State
of wherein rl
he then resided, and I desire to avail c
myself of the privileges conferred by c
Section 5 of Article 197 of the Consti- 0
tution of this State. U
Certificates of registration shall be g
given to persons registering on durable U
paper, and consecutively marked on the 0
permanment register. A separate regls
tratlon of voters applylng under this a
Section shall be made by the registra- a
tion oeer of every Parish, for this I
purpose the rgristratlon officer of every
Fearish shall beep his ofece open daily, b
Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
until Augut 3lst. 1113, inclusive, rom
3 o'clock A. . unltil 1 o'clock1 P. I. "
and from 2 o'clock P. M. until I o'clock 0
P.M.
The regrlstratiem of voters under this '
Section shall close on the 3lst day oi ft
August, 1915, and immediately there- t
after the registratlon oecer of every
Parish shall make a sworn copy in du- b
plicate of the list of persons registered t
under this Sectlon, showing, In detall, el
whether the applicant registered uas a 01
voter of 1817. or prior thereto, or as a v
soe of such voter or asthe grandson
of such voter, and deposit one of said a
__ altes in the ofee of the Secretary at
tte. to be by him recorded and a
rved, as pa rt of the permanent C
of his olce. and the other of tl
dulleate shall be by him filed I
ohlee of the Clerk of the District t
rt ot the Parish. and. lai the Parish re
Ort ~a~ s In the odoce of the Recorder i
o Mortgages therse to remain a perma
meat record: provided, that, upon the i
pemenent rs of all persons reg- a
Istered nder this Setion, the res- it
tratiom oifer shall mote in the top of
ebdma the age and color of the ap- f
alnt, sand under the head of remarks i
all dstngulishlng physcal chararcter- P
istles of the applileant, such Uas height, a
a, poler of the hair and eyes, etc. "
Al persos whose names appear on *I
sad reistratlon list shall be admit- 51
ted to relister for all the elections in f
this State wilthout Ipoessessing the edou
eatUel or property quall.eations pre
scrlbed by this Constitution, -unless t
otberwise dlNifed, and all persons t
who do 'by personal application a
claim e rom the provisions of at
Section ad 4 of this Article before o
8eptember let. 1913. shall be forever t
dented the right to do so. ai
The names of the persons register- *
te tder and elamtlag the benefits of (I
.b k.to be provided by eah vi
Parish for that prp sad shall be it
awn uas the per et 7rester. AIm- w
maelately on elol . registration is
ander this Section, est alt 31. 1913, m
it salla be the duty l-6h registrationa o
o-cer or his deputy tbo differeat Is
Parishes trouo tth State, to make m
a woe statement. tin writaing, of the 1
number of voters, both white and col- ct
reL, with the number of each. who to
lave regitaered, and whose names ap- y
era ns id aermaneat register here- *)
in anre ed tor, and such sworn state- t
met shall hbe published la the o al to
aor other newsper pblished
-_ the Puisb in the bent Ise aper- th
li after soid date, tho eoest of the ti
ame to be paid by the Parish. Any
--Utsate ofcer veoating the pro- di
Of this Sectten or falling to 10
with the previsleos hereof, or I5
Ef nake a alse or laeorect state- 5
--at of the umber of voters regis-eI
seere under this Seetion, shal be deem- c
.t m es in whiec the names ot f
new ~ ~ C~ a
hes have obtained registration under this
an- Section by false statement of facts or
the other fraud shall be stricken from said
in roll, shall be as now provided or here
hat after provitded by law.
of Settion B. Be it further resolved,
ro- etc.., that this proposed amendment
no shall be submitted to the qualified
mny voters of this State for adoption or
to reection at the Congressional election
the tv be held in November. 1912.
the Section 3. lie it further resolved,
ear etc.. that on the official ballots to be
end used at said election there shall be
tu- printeu the words: "For the proposed
an amendment of Section 5 of Article 197
rd- of the Constitution of the State of
ro- Louisiana. relative to registration of
:he voters' and the words:
it "Against the proposed amendment to
to Sec-tion 5 of Article 197 of the Consti
tution of the State of Louisiana. rela
u- tile to registration of voters," and each
he elector shall indicate, as provided by
t- thie general election laws of this State,
wx- ahether he votes for or against tile
Set .r tsed i at ' ,' n la n tt
ed THIOM.\S C. B.\RItF.T.
It; Lieutenant Governor and President
n- of the Senate.
Iw L. E TIIOM.\.
'n- Speaker of the House of Itepresenta
tlves.
b- Approved: June 25th. 1912.
li L. E. HALL,
it- Governor of the State of Louisiana.
d- A true copy:
d- ALVIN F. HFEIERT,
by Secretary of State.
-al -
to
AC'T NO. 132.
ra
se Senate Bill No. 1:7. IBy Mr. Beale.
d- JOINT ItESOI.'TION
1' aolosingt an amendllment to Article
, (::81) two eighty-one of the Con
jn stitution ,of the State of Loulsiana
iin relative to the incurring of debt
and issuing boands for work of put
lie imptrovement. and to the valida
e tion. and refunding oaf bonds issued
x- for such improvements. ly munici
t:.l corporations, parish and school.
drainage, sewerage and other dis
n- tricts (the 'lity of New Orleans
it1 xcepted). andi the assessment of
Id s.eial taxes and forced contribu
tic ns to pay for same.
SI Section 1. He it resolved by the Gen
a- eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
e. Itwo-thirds (2-31 of all thel members
elected to each Ilouse. concurring. That
Article two hundred and eighty-one
1281) of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana be so amended as to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 281.
Paragraph 1. Municipal corporations,
parishes and school, drainage, sub
drainage, road. subroad, navigation, or
sewerage districts, City of New Orleans
excepted, hereinafter referred to as
subdivisions of the State, when au
thorized by a vote of a majority, in
number and amount of the property
taxpayers, qualified to vote under the
Cotnstitution and laws of this State,
who vote at an election held for that
purpose, after due notice of said elec
tion has been published for thirty days
in the official Journal of the municipal
corporation or parish or where there is
no official journal, in a newspaper pub
lished therein, may, through their re
spective governing authorities incur I
debt and issue negotiable bonds there
for. and each year while any bonds
thus issued are outstanding, the gov
erning authorities of such subdivisions
shall impose and collect annually, in
excess of all other taxes, a tax suf
5 ficient to pay the interest, annually or a
x semi-annually, and the principal fall
,n ing due each year, or such amount as t
, may be required for any sinking fund C
necessary to retire said bonds at ma- v
. turity: provided that such special taxes, h
. for all purposes as above set forth
., shall not in any year exceed ten mills l
on the dollar of assessed valuation of
I the property in such subdivisions.
No o bonds shall be issued for any o
other purpose than that stated in the 11
submission of the proposition to the
taxpayer, and published for thirty (30)
days as aforesaid, or for a greater
amount than therein mentioned: nor r
shall such bonds be issued for any ,
on ther purposes than for constructing, I
1 improving and maintaining public
roads and highways, paving and im
n proving streets, roads and alleys, pur- b
*e chasing and constructing systems of
. waterworks, sewerage, drainage, navi- i
n gation, lights, public parks and build- d
o ings. to-gether with all necessary tl
y equipments and furnishing bridges and t
other works of public improvement, the d
title to which shall rest in the sub- it
,t division creating the debt, as the case
II may be: nor shall such bonds run for
ea longer period than forty (40) years ci
as from their date or bear a greater rate
, of interest than five per centum (5) tl
d per annum, or be sold for less than par.
d The total issue of bonds by any sub- e
division for all purposes shall never pl
It exceed ten per centum ((10) of the as
Ssessed valuation of the property in
I such subdivisions. Municipal councils
are granted the authority to create
within their limits one or more sewer
age districts.
Paragraph 2. Police Juries in any ei
, parish or parishes may in accordance
of with law create drainage districts,
n which in addition to the powers here
inabove granted, shall have further
power and authority to provide and L
d maintain drainage systems and the
governing authorities of such districts,
when authorized by a majority in num
ber and amount of the property tax
payers of said district qualified to vote
under the Constitution and laws, who
a vote at an election held for that pur
e pose, may Impose and collect for a pe
Sriod not exceeding forty years forced S
ii contributions or acreage taxes not ex
y ceeding fifty cents per acre per year
Son every acre of land in the subdivision
where such an election is held. The L
a governing authority of such subdivision A
e when authorized as set forth, may In
e cur debt and issue negotiable bonds to
Srepresent same, secured by the taxes A
is above described provided that the total
Samount of debts thus incurred or bonds
is issued, shall never exceed in prlhcipal
y and Interest the aggregate amount to
, be raised by said annual contributions
, or acreage taxes during the period for
n which the same are Imposed and that
L no such bonds shall be issued for any I
k other purp6se than that for which said
contributions or acreage taxes were
a voted, run for a longer period than p
f forty years, bear a greater rate of In
Sterest than five per centum per an
Snum or be sold for less than par. All
bond issues heretofore authorlsed by le
Staxpayers in any subdivision at any ia
. election not contested on any ground tu
of fraud, are hereby recognlsed and a
validated. 8S
n Paragraph 3. When the character of ni
d any land Is such that it must be leveed at
y and pumped in order to be drained A
4 and reclaimed. the Board of Drainage C
,t Comin4ioners of the Distret in wichb t
f the land is situated, shall, upon the fi
d petition of not less than a majority in
: in acreage of the property taxpayers, Ca
h resident and non-resident, In the area sc
r to be aRected ascertain the cost of
. drainage, and reclaiming said land and
e incur debt against said land for an
amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
lt. and issue for such debt negotiable ti
i, bonds running not longer than forty ol
S0) years nrom their date and bearing
* interest at a rate not exceeding five
per centum per nnum payable annu- in
i, ally or semi-annually which bonds
shall not be sold for less than ar: and 01
n said Board .of Drainage Commilseoners w
- shall levy annually upon said land w
j1forced contributions or acreage taxes in m
an amount sufficient to maintain the th
drainage of said land, to pay the In- 03
Sterest.s nnually or semi-annually, and vi
the principal falhlng due each year, or
Ssuch amount uas may be required for h
i ay sikirng fund provided for payment el
Sof said bonds at maturity, provided, v.
r that sueh forDed contributions or acre- itt
age taxes, for all purposes shall never a
:exceed Three Dollars and Fitty Cents o
S(3.50) per acre per annum.
SParagradph 4. The pollee Jurles of the vi
b various parishes throughout the State, ju
e for the purpoe of constructina high- pa
ways _ public blldnlra for the par- tt
a sh. annd the governing nuthoritles of a
municipal oorporatio, for the punrpose t
o paving or improring streets or al- tt
eys,. and for all mulniclal improve
ameats after maknlag provision for the el
payment of all statutory and ordinary hi
Seharges, may und nlato baonds running a
for a period not exceedinr ten (10) of
Syears, and berlng interest at a rate not w
- exceedin fve (5) per centum per an-o
_ura,m which boand shall not be sold
I for less than par, the avails of the of
residue of the tea (10) mill tax ao- er
Sthorised by Article 22$ of the Coarstitu- ce
I tieo o Louosaa. th
SParagraph 5. Shaould any of the sub- r
ditvisions of the State neglect or tail I
Sfoar any remson to impose or collect the h
lxoe* plided for i the fg g u
isctions, any persa la terest b to
uammary pro*eedinag in the i
impmditiom or conoetlia of sc te, th
or both. and such procedings ial m
be Sled and triable tre to any eost to
the litgamt.
pmish m e hel drta ge, mb n
mtees )q _,tsma
is of bends or the whole outstanding
or bonding indebtediness incurred by such
id s' bdi.ision for the purposes specified
e- it Paragraph 1 of this article or any
issue of refund issue bonds or renewal
d, or refunding bonds issued by such sub
nt division in novation or renewal and any
ed bonds. heretofore or hereafter issued
or for the purposes stvecit:ed in said Para
n grapl i of this -rilcle No bonds Is
sued under this paragraph shall run for
d, more than torty (4i, years from their
)e date, nor shall Lear a greater rate of
3e interest tharn ive per centum per an
ad num, payable semi-annually or annu
07 ally end shall not he sold by such sub
t division iLsuiog the s:tne for less than
t par. Any bonds ssu:ed under this Ar
ticle. may be. either in whole or in
to part, exchanged value for value for
I- bonds issued, under Article 81. or to
t- be issued uriler said Paragraph 1 ot
h this Article. c r sold and the proceeds
y thereof used for the iurlpose of pur
e, thasin ll t,llsl ti: ll ,,,ds. i1efore any
te bonds shall be issued under this para
giaph the issuance thereof slhall lie
authorized by a vote of a majority in
numlber and amount of the property
tsxpayers qualified to vote under the
t'on.stitution and laws of this State who
vote on the Iroposition at an election
held for that piurposhe, after due notice
of said election has been published for
tnirty days in tile ofticial journal o!
the parish or parishes in which said
s uldivisions are located, or where tlhere
is. no official Journal. in any newspap, I
piblislied in such parish or parishe'.
provided, however, that the governing
ibttd. of any such subdivision may in
their dlis.retion and without a vote of
the pr lperty taxpayers. issue refunding
or renewal bonds under this paragraph.
if the bonds to be refunded or renewedi
thertb\- have been or shall be issuiedl
e for Unv of the purposes Slpecllied in S ti
I';iia:ur'pit I of this article, or in nova
a tioin or renewal of any bonds issued ir
I't it bhe' is iedt for tihe said purposes spec
I- :hit in Paragraph 1 of this article, and
srls II i&stle or issues so refunded or re
il r tled have been or shall be authorized
by a vote of a majority in number and
In aiimont of the property taxpayers qual
itihd by a vote under the Constitution
s :and laws of this State who voted or
.1all vote on the proposition at an
election leld for that purpose. When
the ibonds of any outstanding issue slill
have been obtained either by purchase
Sor exchange, the tax levy to pay for
such honds shall at once c'ease and
such bonds be canceled. , -ach year
e while any refunding ionds issued tn
d tIer this paragraph are outstanding. thei
governing authorities of such subdi
vision shall levy and collect annually,
in excess of all other taxes, a tax suf
ficient to pay the interest, annually or
semi-annually, and the principal falling
duell or such amount as may be re
quired for a sinking fund for the pay
r ittnt of said bonds at maturity, pro
vided that such special ad valorem tax
for all purposes shall not in any year
exceed ten mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of the property in
such subdivision.
The governing body of any such sub
adivtis;cn shall have full power to adopt
and pass all ordinances and resolutions
nece-ssary to carry the provisions of
this paragraph into effect. An election
may be held under the provisions ot
this paragraph at the same times and
places and by the same election offi
cers as an election on the question of
Sipurring debt and issuing bonds un
,hr ttie provisions of said Paragraph 1
of this Article.
Where bonds of any subdivision have
been heretofore issued for any of the
purposes specified in Paragraph 1 of a
this Article. and such isge has been e
authorized by the vote of a majority c
in number and amount of the property e
taxpayers qualified to vote under the t
Constitution and laws of this State who f
voted upon the proposition to issue such f
bonds at an election held for that pur- 1
pose and where such bonds have been
issued and sold by such subdivision for
not less than par value thereof, the
said bonds or any refund issue bonds ,
or renewal or refunding bonds issued
in novatton or renewal of bonds Issued t
for said purposes specified in Para- t
graph I of Article two hundred and
eighty-one (281) are hereby validated. t
ratified and confirmed: provided that
such bonds did not at the time of their e
issue exceed ten per centum of the as- a
sessed valuation of the property in t1
such subdivision, and such bonds here
by ratified, approved and confirmed r
shall be deemed to be the valid and
incortestible obligations of such sub- u
division and a tax for the payment of
the principal and interest thereof and
to create a sinking fund for the re
demption shall be levied and collected
in the manner and within the limits t]
prescribed in said Paragraph 1 of this t1
Article. This entire Article is to be
considered a full grant of power to the
subdivisions of the State as set forth ft
therein.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc.. That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified el
voters of this State for adoption or re
jection at the congressional election to
be held in November, 1912. and, if ,
adopted. the same shall take effect im
mediately thereafter.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, L
etc.. That on the official ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be A
placed the words "For the proposed
amendment to Article Two Hundref
and Eighty-one of the Constitution of A
Louisiana.' and the words "Against the
proposed amendment to Article Twe
Hundred and Eighty-one of the Con
stitution of Louisiana," and each elec
or shall Indicate,;as provided in the
general election laws of the State.
which of the propositions, "For" or
"Agalnst" he votes.
LE THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives.
THOMAS C. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate. P
Approved July 9th. 1912.
L E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy: el
ALVIN E. HEBERT. is
Secretary of State. el
st
to
ACT. NO. 122. I
Senate Bill No. 1. di
By Mr. Geo. Wesley Smith. ai
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 223 It
of the Constitution of the State of It
I ouisiana.
Section I. Be it resolved by the Gen- o
eral Assembly of the State of Louis- a
iana. two-thirds of all members elected
to each house concurring. That an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to the p
oqualified electors of the State for their jt
approval or rejection, as required by t
Article 321 of the Constitution. at the fli
Congressional election to be held on te
the first Tuesday next following the te
first Monday in November, 1912. amend
ing and re-enacting Article 223 of the i
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
so as to read as follows: ci
th
ARTICLE 222.
Section L Upon the recommenda- s
tlion of the Auditor of the Police Jury v
of any parish, the Governor may sus- t
pend any omfcer charged with the col- a
lection or custody of public funds when at
in arrears. in
Section 2. Any officer of this State, at
or of any district. Judicial or other-*
wise. and any officer of any parish or
ward thereof, and any oraer of any al
municipality or ward thereof (except re
the judges of all of the courts of rec- o0
ord of this State, the Judges of the hi
various city courts throughout the p
8tate, and the justices of the peace) s
holding office by virtue of having been Ju
elected thereto by the legally qualified t
voters of this State. or of any district J
Itidlcalt or otherwise, or of any parish
or ward thereof, or of any municipality te
or ward thereof, shall be subject to ot
recall from such office by the qualified bi
voters of this State. or of any district, of
judicial or otherwise, or of any parish st
or ward thereof, at any election pi
throughout the State, district, Judicial te
or otherwise, or of any parish or ward a
thereof, or of any municipality or ward at
thereof, by a majority of the legally a
qualified voters partlcipating in such tu
election. Such recall election shall be
held when petitioned for by such a p
number of the lelly qualled voters re
of the State. distrc dlcal or other- hi
wise, og of any parish or ward there- ye
of. or of any muilelpality or ward Ti
thereof, as will equal thirty per cent sl
of the total number of registered vot- fl
ers qualliSed to vote at the last pre
ceding general election for the ofce C
the tincumbent of which is sought to be g
remlled. Netlee at iatheaA to sm. he
late suc petition together with ajate- el
eant of the reasons why the recall of M
such ofoers is .sought shall be gtven til
to tmch oicers in such maner as mar Di
be provided by law. The General As- to
snibly sadll by a plropriate legis- si
tioe, ilecrikbe the form ofpeition, the WI
manne Ol verlilon I th
meat that the requite number of ke- e
Smanne m en meth od 0ot
ealiu such electle iad th em l- I
Ct te a the return Sek tle
shs31 eatala the e as*- tb
toLe I" ll (PIati th asi a_ .1
title) -
-k shal a
Vbls~ -
1I the voter shall have voted either "yes'
ch or "no" upon such question. No officer
ed shall be subject to recall until after
IY he has been in office one year. and
al tshould his recall be defeated by the
b- electors. then he shall not again, dur
1Y in;g that term of office, be subject to
td recall. At least three months, but not
na more than five months, shall elapse
8- from the time that the necessary num
br her of petitioners has asked for tile
ir recall election before sanme shall be
t iehli. A successor, for the remainder
1 o2 the term. to the officer sought to be
r- crcailed shall be elected at the same
- time tile recall election is held, and
n shouI the majority of the voters par
r- titepating in such election be in favor
n of tihe recall of such officer, then im
ltr ndat.ely after the promulgation of tile
U returns of such election, the successor
1t 'o elected shall qualify. The General
I.~.ssembly shall provide by law how
'- candidatt's to suclceed the officer sought
Y to he recalled miay have their namles
- pIlaced on the recall ballot of the State,
de district. judicial or otherwise, parish
n -r wa rt thereof, or of any municipal
Y ity, or ward thereof, by petition signed
Ie by uralitted voters to the number
0 of not less than thirty per cent of the
II total nllnumber of registered voters qtual
t ilrd to vote at the last preceding gen
eral election for the office the incum
i' bent of which Is sought to be recalled.
S.\ll voters rmay express a first choice
e and a second choice. and the candli
t date who is the first choice of the
greatest numnber of voters shall be de
clared to be elected,. if the election has
n res:' icr in tlilhe recall of the officer
If sought to ble recalled. The officer
4 sot::rht to be recalled shall not be a
'tl can, liate at stlch recall election.
i Section 3. He it further resolved,
0 etc.. That tile official iallot to be us.ed
at said election shall have printed
thereron tile words: "For the proposed
r amendmlent to Article 223 of the ('on
stitution providlling for the recall of
1 certain officers elected by tile people.'
and tile words. "Against the proposed
1 amndmlent to Article 22;t of the c'on
i1 stitution proviilng for the recall of
- er.ain offle-rs elected by the people.'
n Section 4 Be' it further resolved,
eI tc.. That if adopted at the said elic
I tion in November. 1912. this amend
Smnent shall go into effect and be oper
I ative on and after the first day of
.Ianuary. 1913.
L. E. THOMAS.
l Speitker of the House of Representa
r tives.
TIHOMA.S (. IAIRRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 9th. 1912.
L. E. HALL.
r Governor of the State of Louisiana.
.A\ true copy::
.\I VIN P.. IIERERT.
Secretary of State.
e ACT NO. 139.
Senate Rill No. 174. Bv Mr. Voegtle.
JOINT RESOI'TION
I Submitting to the people of the State
of Louisiana at the Congressional t
election held in November. 1912, an
amendment to the Constitution of t
t the State as amended by Act No.
1 279 of the Acts of 1910 ratified by r
the people at the November elec
tion of 1910. so as to extend the
time for the organization of the I
steamship companies therein pro
vided for until January 1, 1916.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- 1
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi- e
ana. two-third of all the members c
elected to each branch thereof con- a
currlng. That at the Congressional a
election to he held in this State on s
the first Tuesday next following the h
first Monday in November. 1912, the f
follrwing amendment to the amend- p
ment submitted by Act No. 279 of Acts t
of 1910. ratified by the people at the a
November election of 1910. shall be I
submitted to the electors of the State, f
to-wit: 1i
"The time granted for the organiza- p
tion of the steamship companies under s
this amendment to the Constitution t
shall he extended from January 1. 1913. r
to January 1, 1916." o
Section 2. Be it further resolved. r
etc. That the official ballot to be used .T
at said election shall have printed d
thereon the words: it
"For the proposed amendment to the it
Constitution extending the time for the o
organization of steamship companies s
under the constitutional amendment p
proposed by Act 279 of 1910 from Jan- h
uary 1, 1913, to January 1, 1916." fl
And the words: tl
"Against the proposed amendment to e
the Constitution extending the time for a
the organization of steamship com- n
panies under the constitutional amend- o
ment proposed by Act No. 279 of 1910 p
from January 1. 1913, to January 1, si
1916." fI
And each elector shall indicate on fe
said ballot as provided in the general tl
election law whether he votes for or It
against the proposed amendment. tl
L. E. THOMAS. ti
Speaker of the House of Representa- a
tives. tl
THOMAS C. TiARRET. tr
Lieutenant Governor and President n
of the Senate. fI
Approved July 10th. 1912. V
L E. HALL. p
Governor of the State of Louislana.
A true copy:: t
.\I VIN F. HERERT, a:
Secretary of State. of
ACT. NO. 147. a
Senate Bill No. 157. a
By Senate Judiciary Committee, c
Section "B." Substitute for Sen- ri
ate Bill No. 25.
AN ACT ti
Proposing an amendment to Article r
109 of the Constitution of Louis- at
lanma. relative to District Courts.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- A
eral Assembly of the State of Louis- p1
lana. two-thirds of all the membera p'
elected to each house concurring, That
the following amendment to the Con
stitution ofLoulsana shall be submit- C
ted to the eoictors of the State, at the
Congressional election to be holden on t
the first Tuesday after the first Mon- r
day in November, 1912, and if approved tc
and ratified by a majority of said elect- ft
ors, voting in said election, the same
to become a part of the Constitution,
to-wit:
That Article 109. of the Constitution 01
of Louisiana be amended so as to rid at
as follows: ml
ARTICLE 109.
The District Courts, except in the
Parlsh of Orleans. shall have original t
jurisdiction In all cilvil matters where
the amount in dispute shall exceed
fifty dollars ($50.00), exclusive of in
terest and in all cases where the title
to real estate is involved, or to office
or other public position, or civil or po
litical rights, and all other cases where
no specfic amount is in contest, ex
cept such as otherwise provided InL
this Constitution.
They shall have unllmited and ex- A
clusive original jurisdiction in all crtm
inal cases except such as may be
vested in other courts authorised by A
this Constitution; and in all probate
and Luccession matters, and where a
succession is a party defendant, and
in all cases where the State, parish,
and municipallty or other political cor
poration is a party defendant, regard
less of the amount In dispute' and of
all proceedings for the appointment of H
receivers or liquidators to corporations
or partnerships: and said court shall
have authority to issue all such writs,
process and orders as may be neces
Jary or proper for the purposes of the
Jurlsdictionn herein conferred upon
them There shall be one District
Judge in each Judicial District. ex
cept in the First. Twenty-first and fif
teenth Judicial Districts. where until
otherwise provided by law there sball
be two (2) District Judges, but Jud er
of the Twenty-flrst Judicial Distret i
shall not be residents of the same el
parish. And the Judges of the hi- A
teenth (15th) Judicial District shall a
not be residents of the same parish
after the expiration of the terms of the gi
first Judges elected under this Consti- ct
tution. ci
District Judges shall be elected by a il
plurality of the qualified voters of their tr
respective distrlcts, in which they shall w
have been actual residents for two to
years next. preceding their election. de
They shall be learned in the law, and it
shall have praeteied law in this State of
five years'previous to their election, c
The first District Judges under this w
Constitution shall be elected at the 8S
general State election in 19n, and shall t
hold olce' until their successors are c
elected on the Tuesday after the first a
Monday in November, 1994, at whlch m
time and every four years thereafter re
District Judges shall be elected for di
terms of fouer years. Vacancies oes- in
s oned by deth, resllation, or ther
Is wheme the unexptred portie oefd
the term is -e than ems year, shall t
be fledfe the remainder of the tmm
by itoent by the Gevewnor with
othe .nrh
's State. if adopted, shall become oper
er atlve on the first day of December.
er A. 1). 1912. and the Governor of the
d State shall within tn days thereafter.
he order an election to bie held witllin the
r- Fifteenth Judicial DIistrict of Louis
to iana. and conformity with existing elec'
(t tion laws. for the purpose of electing
se tile additional Judge herein pr'ovidell
i- for. for the Fifteenth Judicial ltistrit.
lie who shall hold office until the ntext
be regular election for Judges unhder this
er Constitution and until his successor I
be elected and qualnlified.
ne Section 3. Be it further resolved.
id etc.. That upon the official ballots tc
r- Ibe used at said Congressional election
tr shall be printed the words "For the
- prorposed amendment to ArtIcle 109 ot
t tile Constitutlon of Louisiana. rela
ar tive to District Courts." and the words
al "Against the proposed amendmaent tL
SA.\rticle 109 of the Constitution of Louis
it iana. relative to District Courts.," and
e eachl elector shall indicate. as provided
e, in the general election laws of the
th State. which of the propositions, "For'
1- or "Against." he votes for.
lL. P. THOMAS.
1 Speaker of the House of Representa
I i_ TIIOT.MAS C. AII't.T.
i- Lieutenant Governor atnd P'ltesidc-t
I- of the Senate.
A. Approved July 10th. 1912.
c Li. .. HALL.\
i- Governor of the State of Louisiana.
i A true copy::
AI VIN I:. Ill:IERT.
s Secretary of State.
"r
ACT NO. 15i.
l House Bill No. 298. By Mr. Butler.
l JOINT IESO)LUTION
SP'roposing an amendment to Article 302
of the Constitution of the State o0
t Louisiana. relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended
ld by Act No. 73 of the General As
sembly of 1900. and Act No. 112 of l
i the General Assembly of 1904. and
Act 269 of the General Assemblt
i of 1908. and for the purpose of
providing a sufficient revenue for t
the carrying out of this Article ot
the Con:titution.
, Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi
ana. two-thirds of all members elected
to each House concurring. That Arti
cle 303 of the Constitution of the State t
of Louisiana. as amended by Act No.
73 of the General Assembly of 1900, .
and Act No. 112 of the General As
sembly of 1904. and Act No. 2'69 of
the General Assembly of 1908, be so t
amended as to read as follows:
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($8) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soltlier or
sailor veterap who possesses all the a
following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or un
til he was discharged or paroled. in
some military organization regularly
e mustered into the Army or Navy of
l1 the Confederate States. and shall have
n remained true to the Confederate
States until the surrender.
S . He shall not own property of
y more than one thousand dollars valu- j
- ation and he shall not be physically
e able to earn a livelihood by his own
e labor.
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for ty the State of Lou
- isiana or by any other State or Gov
- ernment. In case he enlisted in any
e organization mustered into said service
as a Louisiana organization, or in case
I at the date of his enlistment he re
R sided in the State of Louisiana, he shall
e have resided in this State for at least
e five years prior to his application for
pension. In case he resided elsewhere
that, in this State, and enlisted in an
e organization. not mustered in from
e Louisiana. or in the Navy of the Con
federate States, he shall have resided
in this State for at least fifteen years
prior to his application for such pen
r slon. A like pension shall be granted
1 to the widow who shall not have mar
ried again, in indigent circumstances.
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage to her was contracted prior to
I January 1. 1885: provided that if her
I deceased husband served in an organ
ization. mustered in from Louisiana. or
if he resided in Louisiana. at the date o01
of his enlistment, then in order that
such widow shall be entitled to the G
pension as herein provided, she shall Is
have resided in this State for at least el
five years prior to her application ai
therefor: and if her deceased husband C
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana. 0
and served in an organization not o01
mustered in from Louisiana. such wid- o01
ow shall. 1n order to entitle her to a s1
pension as herein provided, have re- t
sided in this State for not less than 1!
fifteen years prior to her application el
for such pension: provided further, o01
that pensions whether to veterans or ti
to widows, shall be allowed only from fni
the date of application under this ar- vy
tide. and the total appropriations for t
all pensions. in any one year. shall be
the proceeds of the annual one mill st
tax, provided said appropriations shall at
never be more than five hundred and oN
fifty thousand dollars for any one year to
which is hereby levied on all taxable in
property in the State. Any accruing p1
surplus from said tax fund shall be a
turned over to the common school fund th
and prohibiting the collection of any qt
other tax or making any appropriation B,
in excess of the amount of the one mill Ii
tax levied and collected. and to be Ti
known as "Confederate Veteran Pen- u
oin Ptmd" and to be need fot no otuler ce
purpose, and upon the adoption of this of
amendment same shall at once be- Li
come self-operative and the funds de- E
rived therefrom immediately used for El
said purpose, and provided further that of
the Tax Collectors and Assessors shall en
receive no commissions for assessing 11
and collecting said one mill tax herein ei
provided. Provided that nothing in this ni
Article shall be construed so as to di
prohibit the General Assembly from W
prPviding artificial limbs to disabled at
Confederate soldiers or sailors. LI
Section 2. Be It further resolved 51
etc.. That this proposed amendment An
be submnted to the qualled voters of t
the State of Louisiana for adoption or hi
reJection at the congressional election m
to be held on the first Tuesday next of
following the first Monday In Novem- N.
ber. 1912. as
That the ofmeial ballots to be used at th
said election shall have printed there- Be
on the words: "Por the proposed fo
amendment to Article 303 of the Con- TI
stltation of the State of Louisiana, rel- of
atiif to pensions for Confederate Vet- o0
erans." and the words: "Against the ti
proposed amendment to Article 302 of ci
the Constitution of the State of Louis- TI
tana, relative to pensions for Confed- s
erate Veterans." and each elector shall th
indicate. as provided in the general
election laws of the State. whether he ci
votes for or against the amendment. St
L. B. THOMAS. a
Speaker of the House of Representa- ll
tives.
THOMAS C. BARRET, th
Lieutenant Governor and President to
of the Senate. St
Approved July leth. 1912. of
L.E HALL. Pr
Governor of the State of Louisiana. th
A true copy::
ALVIN E. HERBERT. te
Secretary of State. st
AOT NO. 1St.
House Bill No. 207. By Mr. Manlon. a
fJOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 210
of the State of Louisiana, so as ar
to permit women to hold any office b
connected with the educational sys- a
tem of the State. or of any polit
ical subdivision thereof, and with t
insttitutions of charity and correc- s
tion.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis- o
lana two-thirds of all the members cu
elected to eich House concurring That th
Article 210 of the Constitution be nc
amended so as to read as follows: na
Article 210: No person shall be ell- al
gible to any ofce, 8tate. Judicial paro- t,
chial, municipal or ward. who is not a t
cltisen of this State and a duly qual
med elector of the State. Judleial dis- b
tric, parish, municipality, or ward,a
wherein the functions of said office are f
to be performed; provided, that rest- In
dent women over the age of twenty- t
five years shall be elgilble to hold any on
oSico connected with the public edu- a
cational system of the State. or of any mi
ward parlsh, or municipality in the
Statae. and to hold any offce in the ti
State connected with institutions ot be
charlty or corroetlia And whenever b
any oficer, Stata udlcial, parochial,.
muntelpal or ward, may change his Si
reldeace from this 8tate or from the i
ditrict, paih, munlclpllty or ward *n
nwhch be holds msh omce, the d
~thmTtmt Ttdoood tmendment be
1 ' k of the State ou
o Losaa fer tlheir approval or re
-r- the words "For the projpsed al.nt,,l
er, nlent to Article 210 of the I',tg .
he tion relative to "omltn." !"nl thn , i 1 . ;
Pr, "Against the prop.n.s.d a.menri L
he Article' 10 of the 4',ristltij Iini r 'l:tr,
is- to wroen." anJ each - . el,.tr.r stail ln
- lc :itt l. Is plroVidted itn the t:e.ri,';i " I.
tt (ion la( s (of the State'. whet, h .er t. ý..
ed for or agains't the said tun nltdlntt
ii' Li*ves.
it T'i I M .l S l'. :11:. :i '.
Lieutenant Glovernor an I-,rli,.,
i. of the Sienate.
t.\ Approved July llth. 1'~t'.
n . L '. I I. ,I..
he (;,,vernor of the State of Lt i tam
of A.\ trlle cr )'y.'
a- .\ \VIN I. tlll,: Ell ltT'i'.
II Secretary of State
tI
l ACT NO). 14i.
r louse BIill No. 280. Iy 1r. 1:yi,
Jt OINT I1lse*L I T1.l"'il ON
Proposing an amenldmni-it to .Arti,1. 1
of the C'onstittlltin of the i- :tlt. .
Louisiana relative to, the. tilli.n .,t
vacancies in onlices in the I';artlli ..I
( rleans.
Section 1. 1'it it re.slve.d t ,y t :.
(General Assemblly (if the Stat.e of I.ai -
isiana, two-third of all nienth. r i..l' -
ed to eachl house cornutlrrinll, l'. Tha
Article 157 of the C'onstitltlit of ti,
State of .outisiatna be amend,, .,, -
to read as follows:
Article 157. V'acaneles o-l' -rirlal
fronm any cause in any oif the jull.ci:ii
offices of the P'arish of ,rleans or t!!1
C'ity of Ne\v (Orleans or in a;ty -le-htt.l
ttflihe in tile i'arish of lirl-atans \ hI r
r. the unexpired ternm is for a lonlLe. p. -
riod titan one year, shall he tlilled ivy
s l,.ecial election to bIe called hy thi
Ir lroper legal authority and held withir
I sixty (60) dlays of tihe occurren, e. ct
d tile va~,ancy unlder the general ,election
laws of this State. lihe.re thie une-
t Airerd portion iof tile te-rrai is less thanc
d one year the vacancy shtall lie tilled for
Sthe remainder of the ternm by the (o-v
t1 rnor with the advice and consent of
It the Senate.
i1 Section 2 Be it further resolved, I
etc.. That the foregoing amendments to
the ('OUlstitution of the State of Loullsi
ana ihe submitted to the electors of thl
d State at the next election for 1-epr.
sentatives in C'ongress to he holden on
the first Tuesday, after the first \Mon
dlay in November, 1912. and on the of
Slicial ballots to be used at saitl election
shall be placed the words "For the I
I proposed amendment to Article 157 of
o the Constitution of the State of Louisi- t
ana." and the words "Against the pro
d posed amendment to Article 137 of the
E Constitution of the State of Louisi- t
•ana:" and each elector shall indicate,
e as provided in the general election
laws of the State. which of the propo
sitions. "for" or "against." he votes.
iL . F. THOMAS.
- Speaker of the House of Representa
n, tives.
Y THOMAS V. A.\RRET.
I Lieutenant Governor and President
e of the Senate.
EApproved July 11th, 1912.
L. E. HALL.
I Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy::
V .\A \'IN . IfEBERT.
1 Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 2U3.
E House Bill No. 433. By Mr. Fontenot.
A JOINT REEOJLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
amending Article 46 of the Consti
tution of 1898. as amended by Act
No. 303 of the Acts of 1910. rati- 8
flied by the people at the November
election of 1910. so as to authorize I
I the Board of Liquidation of the
State Debt to issue new bonds to
refire or refund the State Bonded
I Indebtedness due January 1st, 1914;
to provide for a tax for the pay
ment of the interest on said bonds
and a sinking fund to retire the
same; to provide for the payment
out of the said sinking fund of an e
indebtedness due by the State to it
the United States, and of certain e
other claims against the State.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the t,
General Assembly of the State of Lou- j:
Isiana, two-thirds of all the members tl
elected to each house concurring. That r
an amendment to Article 46 of the o
Constitution of the State of Louisiana I.
of 1898. as amended by Act No. 303 T
of the Acts of the General Assembly ft
of the .State of Louisiana at its ses- o
sion held in the year 1910, ratified by o
the people at the November election of se
1910. be submitted to the qualified tv
electors of the State for their approval I
or rejection at the congressional elec- a
tion to be held on the first Tuesday si
next following the first Monday in No- u
vember of 1912. said proposed amend- si
ment to read as follows: h
"Article 46. The General Assembly ti
shall have no power to contract or to al
authorize the contracting of any debt si
or liability, on behalf of the State, or h
to issue bonds or other evidences of ti
indebtedness thereof, except for the u
purpose of repelling invasion or for the n
suppression of insurrection. Provided. h
that for the purpose of retiring. li- w
quidating or refunding the present State ti
Bonded Indebtedness of Eleven Mil- tr
lion. One Hundred and Eight Thousand, r
Three Hundred Dollars. maturing Jan- cs
uarx. 1st, 1914. and bearing tour per t
! centum per annum interest, the Board p1
of Liquidation of the State Debt o1 de
Louisiana is given authority to issue tt
Eleven Thousand. One Hundred and r
Eight new coupon bonds of the State i8t
of LouIdana of One Thousand Dollsi 1i
each, to be numbered 'No. 1' to 'No. P
11.108' bearing a rate of Interest not h
exceeding four per centum per an- a
num, payable semi-annually, and to be m
due and paid in fiftty years from Jan- rt
uary 1st, 1914. The form of said bondsec
shall be prescribed by the Board ot Ii
Liquidation of the State Debt and they
shall be signed by the Governor the el
Auditor and the Treasurer of the State. el
Said bonds shall be sold to the highest w
bidder at not less than par after three It
months of advertisement by the Board is
of Liquidation of the State Debt in Iai
New Orleans. Chicago and New York: It
and in case said bonds cannot be sold ol
they may be exchanged at par'by the to
Board of Liquidation of the State Debt "
for the bonds due January 1st, 1914. tl
The excess of Three Hundred Dollars ls
of the bonds due January 1st. 1914. a.
over the bonds authorised by this ar- d
tidcle, shall be paid in cash out of the o
current interest funds of the State. 5,
The cost of engraving and advertising el
said bonds shall also be paid out of t;
the said fund. w
"In all other respects not herein spe- a
eifiled. the Board of Liquidation of the
State Debt is hereby given full power Si
and authority to carry out the provl
slons of this amendment.
"Beglnning with January 1st, 1914. LI
there shall be and there is hereby lev
led on all property on which general A
State taxes are levied an annual tax
of one and two-tenths mills, the net
proceeds of which shall be devoted to A
the pasment of the Interest due on
said bonds, to the payment of the in
terest due on the indebtedness of the
State to the Free School Fund, to Sem
inary PFund and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College Fund, to the pay
ment of the proper expenses of the
Board of Liquidation of the State Debt, S
and the residue to the constitution of
a sinking fund to be applied annually P
except as hereinatter provided, to the
purchase of samid bonds by samid Board
at a pr-ee not to exceed One Hundred
and Three and accrued interest. It
bonds cannot be purchased as afore
samid. the sinking fund shall be Invest- er
ed by the Board of Liquidation of the ia
State. Debt in sound. Interest bearing to
secwrities, producing not less than four 9
per centum per annum Interest on the L
amount so invested, or deposited in as
solvent banks furnishing adequate se
curity to the State, to be approved by St
the said Board. at a rate of interest is
not less than four per centum per an- to
num. Said tax shall be levied until "t
all of said bonds shall have been re- th
tired, but after the assessments of the pa
State reach the sum of Six Hundred as
and Fitty MJllion Dollars, said tax shall th
be reduced to one mill and shall there
after be reduced two-tenths of one mill ad
tfor each One Hundred Million Dollars le
Inerease in asstssments until the said tI
tax shall be reduced to six-tenths of n'
one mill. The said tax shall constitute cc
a part of the six mills of taxation per- n
mitted to be levied by the Constitution. ur
"In case the present system of taxa- kt
tlon shall be changed before the said m
bonds shall have been paid, there shall cx
be levied annually a tax sufficient tc ta
produce a Iross sum of not less than 't
Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol. iq,
lars to take the place of said tax of at
one and two-tenths mills and its re- at
"The Board of Liquidation of the ci
State Debt shall have power to settle
under the conditions and limitations of
hereinafter proVided, the following en
elaims of lndebtedne.e made by vari- ItU
ous Iraoiag adnst Ihe State. to-wit: th
Baby Bonds exeludlug all Baby Boands it
lfraudulently bleamd by any oflelal of
the ta· le.
(r) Aeetlt's ts Itssu ed for ~ t
selseL r ladebtedness n -
eder rs utlito
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r e.\ ,rvel: July 11th. 111",
a tGovwrnor Lt thLe of
.e trte copy:: the e
.\l 'IX ,. ItERERT
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 3,
Senate Bill No. 12 .
JOINT
Proposing an amendms
stitution of the /ab of
providing for them
taxation for a t~ e ye
years Ifrom the Se o"
pletion, of all t raimo -
railroads. constrltug
ly to June 1. 11l1
i ana. two-thirds of ap
I elected to each H
therein. That the fote
to the Constitutio of the
,siana be submitted to
anthe State at the next
resentatives is C
on the irt Theag
Monday In November
There shall be exemat
for a period of ten r ea
of its completiover a
of railroad that sa
structed and
to June 1. t1J2, sad
1917. This exemptioL
apply to all rights of
sidings, rails and other
upon such rights of
idings; and to all
houses, buildings, e
tures appurtenant t1
and the operation oa
shall not Include the
houses, station houses
tures apd app l
upon which they ae
nal points, and for
have been grall d
whether same reia
the present owier ,
transferred or
ration or eor
epits or. to t
railroads now 1,3
State. other oh o
I lines construetead e
he retofore ate at
after be voted by 9uVL
municipality to aner
rolead shall noteae
hempton from ten at
lished
ction s . THoe t e
election shalln aY
to the ConstItutle
its completion, of
to Januaraly 1 111
"Against the p .ropea
the Consttutor of the
isiana reiative to ]
ation for.a periled
sequently to .ranusy 1
Sthe opgeneral i
whether he votes f
tises. tar ofa
Lieutent ant Governor
of the Sonate.
Governor of the la
A true copy:
As VIN E. HEBUir .
Secretary of UtW
Senate tothis No. id
Proposing an amdoue
2 of the ConstitL
Louisiana rela
construction h
erStatel A.sembly Ofr the
rana. two-thirds of t.
291 of the Constit b
Louisheiana be am
as follows:
Articie 291. The
State may form thSfe
sletructing malnhaitai
the public roads
tparishes, they lat o
aside at least onem
nor more than o0
upon each vehicle.
kept within said
municipality thereof
exemptn n its charter
taxation. and used i
nublic roads, in thei
!hean: which licem
ated. The provisie 4
ative to the per e
he operative in in
cities. that mainta
To carry into ebe
of this Atrticle th
enact such ordi 3ae
ture as may be o
the property and
criminal nature tO o*
Its tax.
Police Juries saO
rations in the
State may levy
construction and
,, roadsin anb
tora l timits of
incur debt. 9ad
