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and assessors of the several parishes
for the sunms they may lose after Jan
uary first. 1914, to the date of the
expiration of their terms of office in
corntltissio(ts on the State taxes that
would have accrued on the sources of
rev.lnue- segregated to the State. pro
vi.d iia th tte ST ate shall he under no
obligCatioln to reirnburse them in any
grea..ter imlountt t.an will guarantee to
tlheml a -Int eqiu.al to the total of the
c('l10.lll: so,ts of tlheir office for the
.7art 1.411 or 191 . taking the year
inch shubs the. highest amount, and
t! .r General a..\ :etIbly shall at its regu
lar : sslon in ,'!4 and 1916 make an
estirrlea', of ti., probable amount need
el for s' I pur'pos. and make appro
p;tl on to cl\."r the same; and at the
h,.riniial ses. ions of 1916 and 1918 it
'-,all inlak. a fur!,t.er appropriation to
cover anv dilfi.e ency.
I. The arienridments to the Constitu
tion submitted to the people at the
sae 1t:me hat this anmendment is sub
nItted, proposing to exempt from tax
;tio, the obJects therein specially set
ftlrth. If adopted. .shall not he affected
I,, the prolvi'ions of this amendment;
nor shall this amendment be con
stru-ed as affe.rting any property now
exenmptt from taxation under the Con
stitution of 1898 and its amendments.
7. The P'ublic Debt Amendment, sub
mittted to the people at the same time
this otmnndment is submitted, if adopt
ed, shall be super~seded by this amend
ment In respect to the mode of provid
ing the p,ulic debt fund guaranteed by
such anendtlent.
Prior to January 1, 1914, the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to
carry this amendment into operation;
and the Governor shall call an extra
session of that body for that purpose
as soon as convenient after this amend
ment is adopted.
Section 2. Ite it further resolved.
etc.. That there shall be printed on
the ballots to be used at said election
the words-
"For the amendment to the Consti
tution reorganizing and remodeling the
State's systenl of assessment and tax
ation":
And the words
"Against the amendment to the (on
stitution reorganizing and remodeling
the State's system of assessment and
taxation."
And each voter shall indicate on his
hal ol. as provided by the general elec
tion laws of the State, whether he votes
for or against said amendment.
THOMAS C. BARRE.T.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
L . H TITOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives.
Approved: August 24th. 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN H. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
CONSTITUTIONAL
IAMENDMENTS
REGULAR SESSION 1912.
ACT NO. 24.
House Bill No. 61. By Mr. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Providing an amendment to Section 5
visions of sections one, two. live, six
of Article 197 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiani; relative
to registration of voters.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Loulsl
ana, two-thirds (2-3) of the members
elected to each House concurring, That
Section 5 of Article 197 of the Consti
tution of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Section 6. No male person who was
on January 1st. 1867, or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of any
State of the United States, wherein he
then residedl. and no son or grandson
of any such person, not less than 21
year of age on the Ist day of May.
1912. and no male person of foreign
birth, who was naturalized prior to the
1st day of January, 1898, shall be de
nied the right to register and vote in
this State by reason of his failure to
possess the educational or property
Qualifications prescribed by this Con
stitution, provided he shall have resid
ed in this State for five years next
preceding the date at which he shall
apply for registration and shall have
registered in accordance with the terms
of this Article prior to September 1st,
1n13, and no person shall be entitled
to register under this Section after said
date.
Every person claiming the benefit of
this Section shall make application to
the proper registration officer or his
deputy for registration, and he shall
make oath before such registration of
ficer or his deputy in the form follow
ing:
I am a citizen of the United States
and of this State, over the age of
twent,-one years; I have resided in
this State for five years next preced
tag this date. I was on the entitled
day of entitled
to vote under the Constitution or Stat
utee of the StAte of.
wheren I the resided, for I am the
son or grandson of
who ws. on the - day of --
entitled to vote under the
Constitution or Statutes of the State
of wherein
he then resided, and I desire to avail
myself of the privileges Conferred by
Section 5 of Article 137 of the Constl
tution of this State.
Certificates of regstration shall be 9
given to persons registering on durable
paper, and consecutively marked on the
permanent register. A separate regi
tration ot voters applying under this
Setion shall be made by the registra- 5
tion officer of every Parish, ior this I
purpose the registration officer of every
'arish shall keep his office open daily
lundays and legal holidays excepted,
until August 21st 11i2,s inclusive, from
5 o'clock A.. p. until 1 o'cltocr P. s.
and from I o'clock P. 1. until e o'clock
The regristration of voters under this
Sction shsll close on the o1st day 1l f
August. l131. and immediately there- t
after the registration oficer of every a
Srishi shall make a sworn copy in du- t
liteato of the lislt o persons reDgistered t
ounder this Section showing, in detail,
whether thea applicant registered as a
ootr 1ot 87, or prior thereto, or ars a
son oft such voter or as the grandson
of such voter, and deposit one of sid 5
dupleicateos in the office of the Seretry a
of State, to be by him recorded and
preservld, as part of the permanent C
reord ofr his omce, and the other of t
said duplicateo shall be by him filed
in the office of the Clerk of the Dlistrict
Court of the Parish. and, In the Parish
ot Orleans In the office of the Recorder t
of Mortalges there to remain a perma- d
nent record: provided, that upon the it
poermnent register of all persons " a
istered under this Section, the reli- ii
tration officer shall note in the top of h
column the age and color Aof the ap
pllcant. and undtr the head of remarks I
all distinguishing physical charercter- P
istel of the apt cat, sha height,
ise ,'color of the hair an eye etc
All persons whose names appear on l
aid reglstration list shall be admit
ted to register for all the elections In
this State without possessing the edu- a
cational or property qualifications pre- d
shribed by thli Constitution. unless
otherwise disqualified, and all ereontl
who do not by personal application a
claim exemption from the provsions ofa a
Section and 4 of this Article before 0
Senptember Ist. 1812, shall bte orever l
denied the right to do so. a
The nmes aof the persons register- *
ing under and claiming the benefits at It
this Section shall be entered in a well
bound book, to be provided by each v
Parish for that purpose, and shall be
lnown as the permanent register. tIm
mediately on closing the reistratOn i
under this Section. on August 21, 1113, f
it shall be the duty of the registration
offcer or his deputy In the dffero.nt I
Parishes o throughout the Stat, to makle ft
a sworn statement. in writing, of the e
number of voters, both white and col- cl
ored, with the number of each, who i
halve registered, and whose names ap
pear o msid permanent er register hers- :
in provided ftor, and such sworn state- Il
mont shall be publlshed In the offiml fi
-purnal or other newlprer pablished
the Pariah in the net issue appesr- t
irs after said date the cost of the t
same to be paid by the Parish. Any
reistration omicer violating the pro- dl
visioms of this Section or ftallng to fc
emay with the provisions hereof, of
shall make a false or incorrect state- 55
mernt aof the number ot voters regis- st
tered urnder this Section, sh be deem- c
ad guilty of a felonyy, and on convic- It
tlon thereof. shall be sentenced to Im- a0
risonmmt at hard labor for a term tof
not exceeding one year. n e
The manner in which the names of
persona whose names appear on sM pi
registratlon list shall hereatter regis- di
tsr may be different trom that requireda
of persons regirtered under other Eec- O
ties of this Artiloe, aod shall be es te
tke lrody ed or provided by ls
l--: ynd the tO theol O
~3S LZ~rbr osb e of· 5
- "~IOf ndy esesm
es have obtained registration under this
n- Section by false statement of facts or
he other fraud shall be stricken from said
in roll, shall be as now provided or here
at after providtd by law.
of Section 2. Be it further resolved,
o- etc.. that this proposed amendment
no shall be submitted to the qualified
ny voters of this State for adoption or
to reljection at the Congressional election
he t: he held in November. 19'12.
he Section 3. Be it further resolved,
at etc.. that on the official ballots to be
id used at said election there shall be
u- printeu the words: "For the proposed
in amendment of Section 5 of Article 197
d- of the Constitution of the State of
- l.ouisiana. relative to registration of
ne voters' and the words:
it ".\~ainst the proposed amendment to
to Section 5 of Article 197 of the Consti
tution of the State of Louisiana. rela
i- tice to registration of voters," and each
,e elector shall Indicate, as provided by
b- the general election laws of this State.
K- whether he votes for or against the
et proposed a tr.en'. I.ln t.
'd THOMAS C. BARRET.
t; Lieutenant Governor and President
- of the Senate.
L. E THOMAS.
1- Speaker of the House of Representa
tives.
3- Approved: June 25th, 1912.
le L. E. HALL.
t- Governor of the State of Louisiana.
1- A true copy:
I- ALVIN E. HEBERT.
y Secretary of State.
a
ACT NO. 132.
+e Senate Bill No. 137. By Mr. Beale.
I- JOINT RESOLT'TION
Proposing an amendment to Article
. ((281) two eighty-one of the Con
n stitution of the State of Louisiana
n relative to the incurring of debt
and issuing bonds for work of pub
lit improvement. and to the valida
tion. and refunding of bonds issued
f.- such improvements, by munici
In+t corporations, parish and school,
drainage, sewerage and other dis
trlits (the City of New Orleans
S excepted). and the assessment of
d special taxes and forced contribu
tions to pay for same.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
5 two-thirds (2-3) of all the members
elected to each House. concurring. That
Article two hundred and eighty-one
(281) 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
extepted. 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
Constitution 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
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
ficient to pay the interest, annually or
semi-annually, and the principal fall
ing due each year, or such amount as
may be required for any sinking fund
necessary to retire said bonds at ma
turity: provided that such special taxes,
for all purposes as above set forth
shall not in any year exceed ten mills
on the dollar of assessed valuation of
the property in such subdivisions.
No bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that stated in the
submission of the proposition to the
taxpayer, and published for thirty (30)
days as aforesaid, or for a greater
amount than therein mentioned; nor
shall such bonds be issued for any
other purposes than for constructing,
improving and maintaining public
roads and highways, paving and Im
proving streets, roads and alleys, pur
chasing and constructing systems of
waterworks, sewerage, drainage, navi
gation, lights, public parks and build
ings, to-gether with all necessary
equipments and furnishing bridges and
other works of public Improvement, the
title to which shall rest in the sub
division creating the debt, as the case
may be; nor shall such bonds run for
a longer period than forty (40) years
from their date or bear a greater rate
of interest than five per centum (5)
per annum, or be sold for less than par.
The total issue of bonds by any sub
division for all purposes shall never
exceed ten per centum ((10) of the as
sessed valuation of the property in
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
parish or parishes may in accordance
with law create drainage districts,
which in addition to the powers here
inabove granted, shall have further
power and authority to provide and
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
vote at an election held for that pur
pose, may impose and collect for a pe
riod not exceeding forty years forced
contributions or acreage taxes not ex
ceeding fifty cents per acre peryear
on every acre of land in the subivision
where such an election is held. The
governing authority of such subdivision
when authorized as set forth, may In
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds to
represent same, secured by the taxes
above described provided that the total
amount of debts thus incurred or bonds
issued, shall never exceed In principal
and interest the aggregate amount to
be raised by said annual contributions
or acreage taxes during the period for
which the same are imposed and that
no such bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that for which said
contributions or acreage taxes were
voted, run for a longer period than
forty years, bear a greater rate of In
terest than five per centum per an
num or be sold for less than par. All
bond Issues heretofore authorized by
taxpayers In any subdivision at any
election not contested on any ground
of fraud, are hereby recognized and a
validated.
Paragraph 2. When the character of n
any land is such that it must be leveed *
and pumped In order to be drained I
and reclaimed. the Board of Drainage (
Commlmioners of the District in which d
the land Is situated, shall, upon the t
petition of not less than a majority
in acreage of the property taxpayers, c
resident and non-resident, in the area
to be affected. ascertain the cost of
drainage. and reclaiming said land and
Incur debt against said land for an
amount sumicent to drain and reclaim
it, and issue for such debt negotiable t
bonds running not longer than forty o
(40) years from their date and bearing p
Interest at a rate not exceeding five I
per centum per annum peyable annu- i
ally or semi-annually, which bonds
shall not be sold for less than par: and o
said Board of Drainage Commissioners ,
shall levy annually upon said land H
forced contributions or acreage taxes Int
an amount sufficient to maintain the t
drainage of said land. to pay the In- o
terest, annually or semi-annually, and v
the principal falling due each year, or S
such amount as may be required for h
any sinking fund provided for payment e
of said bonds at maturity, provided, s
that such forced contributions or acre- i
age taxes. for all purposes shall never o
exceed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents o
(6.3.50) per acreper annum.
Paragraph 4. The police juries of the v
various parishes throughout the 8tate, ji
for the purpose of constrncting high- p
way and blie buildings for the par- 1
Ish. and the governing authorities of o
munlclal corporations, for the purpose tl
of paving or improving streets or al- t1
leys, and for all municipal Improve- q
ments, after making provilsion for the e
payment of all statutory and ordinary h
charges, may fund Into bonds running n
for a period not exceeding ten (10) a
years, and bearing interest at a rate not a
exceeding five (5) per centum per an
num. whiclr bonds shall not be sold t
for less than par, the avails of the o
relsidue of the ten (10) mill tax au- e
thorized by Article 222 of the Constitu- c
tlon of Loulsiana tl
Paragraph 5. Should any of the sub- q
divisions of the State neglect or fail li
for any reason to impose or collect the a
txxes provided for in the foregoin8 st
sections, any perso n Interest may by t
summary proceedinga in the district
court having Jurisdiction. enforce the
Imposltion or collection of such taxes. ti
or both. and msch proceedings shall *
be filed and triable free to any cost to *
the litigant
Paragraph g. Municlpal corporations,
pariehee and schooL drainal, sub
drainate, road. sbroad, navigatn and
swerage districts (the Clty e New I
Orleas excepted), hereinafter referred t
to s sbdlvilshin. when authorued to
do so in the mammer heretin prlded.
maye. for the roe ot reet in m
sever*ng auwtmir th isk
tis of bonds or the whole outstanding
or bonding indebtedness incurred by such
Lid s':bdtision for the purposes specified
e- in Paragra ph 1 of this article or any
issue of refund issue bonds or renewal
or refunding bonds issued by such sub
ft division in novation or renewal and any
ed bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued
or for the purposes specifed in said Para
on graphi I f this article. No bonds Is
sued under this paragraph shall run for
d, more than forty (410 years from their
be date. nor shall Ltear a greater rate of
be interest than ilve per centum per an
ed nim, p.syable semi-annually or annu
97 ally and shall not be sold by such sub
of division issuing the same for less than
01 pa:. Any bonds sseed under this Ar
tide, may be. either in whole or in
to part. exchanged value for value for
:i- bonds issued,. under Article 281, or to
a- be issued urder said Plaragraph 1 ot
ch this Article. c-r sold and the proceeds
Y thereof usa d for the purpose of pur
e. hasing oi tit, iiie i holds. Bi-fore any
te bonds shall be issued under this para
glaph the issuance thereof shall be
authllorized by a vote of a majority in
number and amount of the property
taxpayers qualitied to vote under the
Constitution and laws of this State who
vote on the proposition at an election
held for that purpose, after due notice
of said election has been published for
tnirty days in the otlicial journal of
the parish or parishes in which said
subdivisions are located, or where there
is no otficial journal, in any newspaptr
i, t !sihed in suchi parish or parishe
provided. however, that the governing
bodtly if any such subdivision may in
their dliscretion anti without a vote of
thiei pr ,)erty taxpayers, issue refunding
or renewal bonds unde-r this paragralph.
e. if the bonds to bie refulnded or renewed
theretv\ have been or shall lie issued
le for any of tie purposes slpecifl edll :n ti
'- I : is rtl' h I of this articlet or in nova
Stion or renewal of any itontds issued .r
S to be i utled for tile said purpo<es slipc
i iiit in 'Paragraplh 1 of this article, and
,ut th ia"ue or issues so refunded or re
in ett ,d have been or shall be authorized
, ,t voteil of a majority in number and
amount of the property taxpayers qual
itritd hv a vote under the Constitution
s and lawss of this State who voted or
If shall vote on the proposition at an
election held for that purpose. When
the bonds of any outstanding issue shall
have been obtained either by purchase
or exchange, the tax levy to pay for
such bonds shall at once cease and
Ssuich bonds be canceled. Jacl year
we hile any refunding honds issued tin
de tier this paragraph are outstanding, the
d governing authorities of such st:hdi
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
due or such amount as may he re
ir uired for a sinking fund for the pay
ir runt 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
divisin sh:all have full power to adopt
and pass all ordinances and resolutions
necessary to carry the provisions of
1 this paragraph into effect. An election
may be held under the provisions of
this paragraph at the same times and
places and by the same election offi
r cers as an election on the question of
incurring debt and issuing bonds un
S*.'r )he - rovisions of said Paragraph 1
of this Article.
S Where bonds of any subdivision have
been heretofore issued for any of the
purposes specified in Paragraph 1 of
this Article. and such issue has been
r authorized by the vote of a majority
in number and amount of the property
taxpayers qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws of this State who
voted upon the proposition to issue such
bonds at an election held for that pur
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 novation or renewal of bonds issued
for said purposes specified in Para
graph I of Article two hundred and
eighty-one (281) are hereby validated,
ratified and confirmed: provided that
such bonds did not at the time of their
issue ex-eed ten per centum of the as
sessed v.'luation of the property in
such subdivision, and such bonds here
by ratified. approved and confirmed
shall be deemed to be the valid and
incortestlhie obligations of such sub
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
prescribed in said Paragraph 1 of this
Article. This entire Article is to be
considered a full grant of power to the
subdivisions of the State as set forth
therein. 1
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
etc.. That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified e
voters of this State for adoption or re
jection at the congressional election to
he held in November. 1912, and, it
adopted the same shall take effect im
mediately thereafter.
Section 3. Be It further resolved,
etc.. That on the official ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be
placed the words "For the proposed
amendment to Article Two Hundred
and Eighty-one of the Constitution of
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
"Asainst." he votes.
LE THOMAS
Speaker of the House of Representa
THOMAR C. IARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President
'of the Senate. F
Appfoved July 9th. 1912.
L E.i HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVTN E. HEBERT. i
Secretary of State. e
ACT. NO. 133 C
Senate Bill No. 1. d
By Mr. Geo. Wesley Smith, a
JOINT RESOLUTION o
Proposing an amendment to Article 223 ti
of the Constitution of the State of t
I oulslana.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Gen- o
eral Assembly of the State of Louis- a
lana. 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
qualified electors of the State for their ji
approval or rejection, as required by tl
Article 321 of the Constitution. at the f
Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, 1912, amend- o
ing and re-enacting Article 223 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
so as to read as follows: ci
ARTICLE 223.
Section 1. Upon the recommenda
tion of the Auditor of the Police Jury vi
of any parish, the Governor may sus- ti
pend any officer charged with the col- at
lection or custody of public funds when st
in arrears. Ic
Section 2. Any officer of this State, ai
or of any district. Judicial or other
wise. and any officer of any parish or
ward thereof, and any officer of any al
mnunlclipallty or ward thereof (except re
the judges of all of the courts of rec- o
ord of this State, the judges of the hi
various city courts throughout the pi
State, and the Justices of the peace)
holding office by virtue of having been jU
elected thereto by the legally qualified a
voters of this State. or of any district,
tidicial or otherwise, or of any parish c
or ward thereof, or of any munlelpalit 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 t
pr ward thereof, at any election p
throughout the State, district, judicial t
or otherwise, or of any parish or ward
thereof, or of any municipality or ward at
thereof, by a majority of the legally fit
qualitled voters participating in such tu
election. Such recall election shall be
held when petitioned for by such a p
number of the legally qualified voters re
of the State. district, judicial or other- hi
wise. r of any parish or ward there- y(
of. or of any municipality or ward TI
thereof. as will equal thirty per cent si
of the total number of registered vot- ig
ers qualifed to vote at the last pre
ceding general election for tbhe office
the incumbent of which is sought to be g(
recled Notice of lnteation to cln he
late such petition together with ajState- el
ment of the reasons why the recall of M
such officers is sought shall be given tiu
to buch officers in such manner as may DI
be provided by law. The General As- te
sembly shall by appropriate legisla- sit
tion, Drescrlbe the form of petition, the wi
meaner of verification and ascertain- th
ment that the requisite number of le- be
gally qualifiled voters has signed same, b
and alrso the manner and method of th
calling such election and the puomul- In
atons of the return thereof BSch tth
_llot shall contain the spelcific ques- th
tion. "Shall (meranlng the offeer and el
giving his olelfal title) be recalleda.' s
and opposite the questles shall be two cu
suare, tin one ef whbieh shall be gu
-ted Ye~s" ad hi the other shabll
";. jW~ted "N" Iand ballat shll et
i(t
the voter shall have voted either "yes'
C or "no" upon such question. No officer
ed shall be subject to recall until after
a he has been in office one year, and
should his recall be defeated by the
electors, then he shall not again, dur
1) ing that term of office, be subject to
recall. At least three months, but not
a- inmore than five months, shall elapse
s from the time that the necessary num
br er of petitioners has asked for the
r recall election before same shall be
f hel. A successor, for the remainder
on- o the term, to the officer sought to be
r recalled shall he elected at the same
b- time the recall election is held, and
n should the majority of the voters par
r ticipating in such election be in favor
of tile recall of such officer, then im
)r nediately after the promulgation of the
to returns of such election, the successor
Hn elected shall qualify. The General
. Assembly shall provide by law how
ir-candidates to succeed the officer sought
to be recalled may have their names
|tlaced on the recall ballot of the State,
e district, judicial or otherwise, parish
n or unrd the.reof, or of any municipal
SOv. or ward thereof. by petition signed
Ie h qualified voters to the number
0 of not less than thirty per cent of the
' total number of registered voters qual
0 i *, to vote at the last preceding gen
ir ,ral election for the office the incum
Ii ent of which is sought to be recalled.
id l1 voters may express a first choice
e tlld a second choice. and the candi
aI:lte who is the first choice of the
-reatest nurmber of voters shall be de
clared to be electedl. f theli election has
, r.e;lte in thie recall of the officer
f ought to hle recalled. The officer
ot:u'ht to hbe recalled shall not be a
;uaoi'!:ito at such recall election.
i Section 3. Be it further resolved.
Setc.. That the ofilcial ballot to be used
1 at said election shall have printed
thereon th.' words' "For the proposed
r amendment to Article 223 of the Con
stitution providir.n for the recall of
1 certain officers elected by the people.'
and tie words. "Against the proposed
Samenilnent to Article 221 of the C'on
1 stitution providing for the recall of
c.n'ain tffi(cers elected by the people.'
n Section 4 Be it further resolved,
' etc.. That if adopted at the said elec
Stion n November. 1912. this amend
n I nt shall go into effect end be oper
I at ive on and after the first day of
January. 1913.
. L.. TE. THIOMAS.
d Speaker of the lHouse of Representa
T tives.
TTIICMAS C. 1A1IRRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 9th. 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A truie copy::
.\I VIN 1:. IIEflERT.
Secretary of State.
e ACT NO. 139.
Senate Bill No. 174. Bv Mr. Voegtle.
JOINT RESOT.T'TION
Submitting to the people of the State
of L.ouislana at the Congressional
election held in November. 1912. an
amendment to the Constitution of
the State as amended by Act No.
279 of the Acts of 1910 ratified by
the people at the November elec
tion of 1910. so as to extend the
time for the organization of the
1 steamship companies therein pro
vided for until January 1. 1916.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
oral Assembly of the State of Louisi
ana. two-third of all the members
elected to each branch thereof con
curring. That at the Congressional
election to be held in this State on
the first Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November. 1912, the
following amendment to the amend
ment submitted by Act No. 279 of Acts
of 1910. ratified by the people at the
November election of 1910. shall be
submitted to the electors of the State,
to-wit:
"The time granted for the organi~a
tion of the steamship companies under
this amendment to the Constitution
shall he extended from January 1, 1913,
to January 1. 1916."
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
etc. That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words:
"For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution extending the time for the
organization of steamship companies
under the constitutional amendment
proposed by Act 279 of 1910 from Jan- 1
uary 1. 1913, to January 1, 1916."
And the words:
"Against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution extending the time for
the organization of steamship com
panies under the constitutional amend
ment proposed by Act No. 279 of 1910
from January 1. 1913. to January 1,
1916."
And each elector shall indicate on
said ballot as provided in the general
election law whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives.
THOMAS C. TARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 10th. 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy::
AI \-IN F. HERERT.,
Secretary of State.
ACT. NO. 14T.
Senate Bill No. 157.
By Senate Judiciary Committee,
Section "B." Substitute for Ben
ate Bill No. 35.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Articler
109 of the Constitution of Louis
lana. relative to District Courts.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Loulis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, That
the following amendment to the Con
stitution of Louslaana shall be submit
ted to the electors of the State, at the
Congressional election to be holden on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1912, and if approved t
and ratified by a majority of said elect- f
ors. voting in said election, the same
to become a part of the Constitution,
to-wit:
That Article 109. of the Constitution *
of Louisiana be amended so as to riad
as follows:
ARTICLE 109.
The District Courts, except in the
Parish of Orleans, shall have original
jurisdiction in all civil 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 ofice '
or other public position, or civil .or po- e
litical rights, and all other cases where
no specific amount is In contest, ex
cept such as otherwise provided in -
this Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and ex- A
clusive original jurisdiction in all crim- "
inal cases except such as may be
vested in other courts authorised by A
this Constitution; and in all probate
and succession matters, and where a
succession is a party defendant, and
in all cases where the State, parish,
and municipality or other political cor
poratlon is a party defendant, regard
less of the amount in dispute; and of
all proceedings for the appointment of |
receivers or liquidators to corporations
or partnerships; and said court shall
have authority to issue all such writs, IP
process and orders as may be neces
sary or proper for the purposes of the
jurisdiction herein conferred upon
them. There shall be one District
Judge in each Judicial District, ex
cept in the First, Twenty-first and lif
teenth Judicial Districts. where until
otherwise provided by law there shall
be two (2) District Judges, but Judges ei
of the Twenty-first Judicial District I
shall not be residents of the same el
parish. And the Judges of the Fif- A
teenth (15th) Judicial District shall a
not be residents of the same pariush
after the expiration of the terms of the g
first Judges elected under this Constl- c
tutlon, c
District Judges shall be elected by a i.
plurality of the qualifiled voters of their t
respective districts, in which they shall w
have been actual residents for two tI
years next preceding their election. Jd
They shall be learned In the law, and It
shall have practiced law in this 8tate oI
ive years previous to their election. c
The first District Judges under this w
Constitution shall be elected at the Si
general State election in 1900, and shall SI
hold ofce until their successors are c
elected on the Tuesday after the first a
Monday in November, 1904. at which n
time and every four years thereafter w
District Judges shall be elected for d
terms of four years. Vacancies occa- I
sioned by death, resignation, or other- s
wise. where the unexpired portion of di
the term is less than one year, shall U,
be filled for the remainder of the term
by appointment by the Governor with e
the advice and consent of the Bete. a
In all eases where the unexpired por- o
tion of the term is one yeas or more, I
the vacancy shall be filled by specIl ii
election, to be called by the Governor, is
and held within sixty days of the c- tt
currenee of the vaeaucy, ander the eI
enesral *elettio laws O the State. I
eetson S. Be it further reseolved.,
-t., That the feoregeges4edmi nt to et
the Artele ci the Cem~ttutlem c tIs u
sl State, if adopted, shall become o er
ar ative on the first day of December,
, . D. 1912 and the Governor of the
Id State shall within ten days thereafter,
te order an election to be held within the
r. Fifteenth Judicial District of Louis
:o lana, and conformity with existing elec
t tion laws, for the purpose of electing
se the additional Judge herein provided
for. for the Fifteenth Judicial District.
c who shall hold office until the next
e regular election for Judges under this
r Constitution and until his successor is
e eleuted and qualified.
e Section 3. Be it further resolved.
d etc.. That upon the official ballots tc
be used at said Congressional election
Ir shall be printed the words "For the
proposed amendment to Article 109 of
e the Constitution of Louisiana, rela
r tive to District Courts." and the words
I ".\oainst the proposed amendment tc
v Article 109 of the Constitution of Ltouis
ti;alna. relative to District Courts," and
each elector shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws of the
h state. which of the propositions. "For'
or "a.\galnst.' he votes for.
L. E. THOMAS.
Sclaker of the House of Representa
C titee.
THOMAS C. ,.\R.TET.
TL,:-renant Governor pad Presidert
S ,f the Senate.
. Aolroved July 10th. 1912.
L. F.. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
SA true copy::
.\I \ViN E:. IIERERT.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 15.
Itouse Bill No. 298. By Mr. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
I l'roposing an amendment to Article 303
of the Constitution of the State 01
S Louisiana. relative to pensions tot
Confederate V'eterans as amended
I by Act No. 73 of the General As
sembly of 1900. and Act No. 112 l1
the General Assembly of 1904, and
Act 269 of the General Assembly t
of 1908. and for tho purpose p o
providing a sufficient revenue for
the carrying out of this Article of
the Constitution.
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
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. 269 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 soldier or
sailor vetera, who possesses all the s
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
mustered into the Army or Navy of I
the Confederate States. and shall have
remained true to the Confederate i
States until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property of
more than one thousand dollars valu
ation and he shall not be physically
ahle to earn a livelihood by his own
labor.
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Lou
isiana or by any other State or Gov
ernment. In case he enlisted in any
organization mustered into said service
as a Louisiana organization, or in case
at the date of his enlistment he re
sided in the State of Louisiana, he shall
have resided in this State for at least
five years prior to his application for
pension. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State. and enlisted in an
organization not mustered in from
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
sion. A like pension shall be granted
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
January 1, 1885: provided that if her
deceased husband served in an organ
ization. mustered in from Louisiana, or
if he resided in Louisiana, at the date 01
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 at
therefor: and if her deceased husband C
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana o
and served In an organization not o
mustered in from Louisiana, such wid- 01
ow shall. in order to entitle her to a si
pension as herein provided, have re- tt
sided In this State for not less .than 1
fifteen years prior to her application el
for such pension: provided further, of
that pensions whether to veterans or ti
to widows, shall be allowed only from ni
the date of application under this ar- evi
tice, and the total appropriations for m
all pensions, In any one year, shall be
the proceeds of the annual one mill at
tax, provided said appropriations shall at
never be more than five hundred and or
fifty thousand dollars for any one year to
which is hereby levied on all taxable in
property in the State. Any accruing Pt
surplus from said tax fund shall be st
turned over to the common school fund th
and prohibiting the collection of any qi
other tax or making any appropriation Bi
In excess of the amount of the one mill lio
tax levied and collected. and to be Ti
known as "Confederate Veteran Pen- u4
aion Fnd" and to be used fol no other ce
purpose. and upon the adoption of this of
amendment same shall at once be- L
come seltf-operative and the te fnds de- El
rived therefirom immediately used for El
said purpose, and provided ifurther that
the Tax Collectors and Assessors shall es
receive no commissions for assessing 11
and collecting said one mill tax herein cli
provided. Provided that nothing In this nt
Article shall be construed so as to dt
prohibit the General Assembly from us
providing artificial limbs to disabled sh
Confederate soldiers or sailors. Li
Section 2. Be it further resolved, sh
etc.. That this pronosed amendment Al
be subnited to the qualified voters o Sa
the State of Louisiana for adoption or hi
rejection at the congressional election m
to be held on the first Tuesday next of
follorwingt the first Monday in Novem-Ni
ber. 1312.1a
That the oflfcal ballots to be used at th
said election shall have printed there- B
on th words: "For the proposed
ameno n Admen t to Article 23 of on-T
stltutlon of the State of Louisiana, rel- o
atli to pensions for Confederate Vet- ov
erans." and the words: "Agalnst the te
proposed amendment to Article 302 of cu
the Constitution of the State of Louis- In
linn, relative to pensions for Conifed
erate Veterans" and each electoar shall th
indicate. Bs provided In the general
election laws of the State. whether he il
votes tfor or against the amendment. St
L. IHOMAS. an
Speaker of the House of Representa- Ie
tives.
THOMAS C. BARRET, th
Lieutenant Governor and President oi
of the Senate. Sti
Approved July 10th 1912. o
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:: sa
ALVIN ee. H wBERT. tel
Secretary of State. Sto
ACT NO. 145.
House Bill No. 207. By Mr. Manion. a
JOINT REBOLUTION ex
Proposing an amendment to Article 210 ,'
of the State of Louisana, so as an
to ermit women to hold any ofice b
connected with the educational sys- 1
ctm of the State, or of any pollt- .d
ical subdivision thereof, and with g
nsltuituons of charity and correc
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis- aol
lana, two-thirds of all the membersu
elected to each House concurring, That
Article 210 of the Cotitution beno
amended so as to read as follows:
Article 210: No person shall be eli- all
gisbl to any offie, 8tate Judticl, paro- tir
chial, municl or w .who is not a
cltlien of this State and a duly qual. an4
ified elector of the State, Judicial dis- be
trict, parish, munlcipality, or ward, ft
wherein the functons of said offce are for
to be performed; provided, that resl- inc
dent women over the air of twenty- tar
flve years shall be eliglble to hold any on
ore connected with the public edu
catlonsi system of the 8tate, or of any
ward, parish, or munlicipllty in the
State, and to hold any offce In the tio
State eonnected with institutions ot boi
charity or orroctiup And whenever be
any offcer, State, Judical, purochial, o
mun.icipl or ward, may change his Si
residence from this Stats, or from the lar
district, parish, munlolpallt or ward
in which he holds such or wad theo
same sholl thereby be v t a
submlttod to tnr elctors of the State
of Louisiana for their approw-'or ou
isa and the general elect l Lois fra
the 1State at tho next Ce.rZ the
Noeber, tit. ude
'a, L j rtL oflbnlt t e,
ir- the words "'For the proposed amend
er, ment to Article 210 of the Constitti
he tion relative to women." rnd the wordy
er, "Against the proposed amendment to
he Article 210 of the Constitution relative
Is- to women." and each elector shall in
c- dicate. as provided in the general ,.]ec
rig tion laws of the State. whetlher ihe vot.
ed for or against the said amendment.
rt. L. E. THOMAS.
xt Speaker of the Hlouse of Representa
it tives.
Is THOMAS C. P.A\IRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President
d. of the Senate.
tc Approved July 11th. 1912.
)n L. E. HALL.
he Governor of the State of Louisiana.
of A true copy::
Al.VIN iE. li.:IEItERT.
Is Secretary of State.
tc
y
ACT NO. 180.
r ouse Rill No. 280. By Mr. Byrne.
JOINT ItESOLT'TION
Proposing an amendment to .\rticle 1:7
of the C'onstitutioni of the State oi
Louisiana relative to the filling of
vacancies in offices in the Parish ot
Orleans.
Section i. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana. two-third of all members elect
ed to each house concurring. That
Article 157 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be amended so as
to read as follows:
Article 157. Vacancies occurring
from any cause in any of the judicial
offices of the Parish of Orleans or the
City of New Orleans or in any elective
office in the Parish of Orleans where
r. the unexpired terni is for a longer i("
riod than one year. shall be filled b} a
3 special election to be called by the
)t proper legal authority and held within
it sixty (6o) days of the occurrence of
d the vacancy under the general election
laws of this State. Where the unex
i1 pired portion of the term is less than
d one year the vacancy shall be filled for
Y the remainder of the term by the Gov
i ernor with the advice and consent of
Ir the Senate.
it Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc.. That the foregoing amendments to
the Cojnstitution of the State of Loulsi
ana be submitted to the electors of the
d State at the next election for Repre
- sentatives in Congress to be holden on
e the first Tuesday. after the first Mon
MI-day in November. 1912, and on the of
f. icial ballots to be used at said election
shall he placed the words "For the
f proposed amendment to Article 157 of
0 the Constitution of the State of Louil
ana." and the words "Against the pro
dposed amendment to Article 157 of the
e Constitution of the State of Loulsi
r ana:" and each elector shall indicate.
e as provided in the general election
laws of the State. which of the propo
Y sitions. "for" or "against." he votes.
il L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representa
n tives.
Y THOMAS C. BATRRET.
Lieultenant Governor and President
e of the Senate.
E Approved July 11th, 1912.
L. E. HALL
I Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy::
S .AI VIN E1. HEBERT.
I Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 2S3.
Hlouse Bill No. 433. By Mr. Fontenot.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
t 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
fied by the people at the November
election of 1910, so as to authorize
I the Board of Liquidation of the
State Debt to issue new bonds to
retire or refund the State Bonded
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
indebtedness due by the State to
the United States. and of certain
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
elected to each house concurring, That
an amendment to Article 46 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
of 1898. as amended by Act No. 303
of the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana at its ses
sion held in the year 1910, ratified by
the people at the November election of a
1910. be submitted to the qualified t
electors of the State for their approval
or rejection at the congressional elec
tion to be held on the first Tuesday
next following the first Monday in No- t
vember of 1912, said proposed amend
ment to read as follows:
"Article 46. The General Assembly t
shall have no power to contract or to B
authorize the contracting of any debt
or liability, on behalf of the State, or i
to issue bonds or other evidences of t
indebtedness thereof, except for the
purpose of repelling invasion or for the r
suppression of insurrection. Provided, I
that for the purpose of retiring, li- y
quidating or refunding the present State t
Bonded Indebtedness of Eleven Mil- t
lion, One Hundred and Eight Thousand, r
Three Hunfred Dollars. maturing Jan- s
uarz 1st, 1914. and bearing four per t
centum per annum interest, the Board _
of Liquidation of the State Debt of d
Louisiana is given authority to issue t
Eleven Thousand. One Hundred and r
Eight new counon bonds of the State a
of Louislans of One Tnoouand Dollrs I
each. to be numbered 'No. 1' to 'No. r
11.108' bearing a rate of interest not h
exceeding four per centum per an
num, payable semi-annually, and to be
due and paid in fifty years from Jan- r
uary 1st, 1914. The form of said bonds e
shall be prescribed by the Board of i
Liquidation of the State Debt and they
shall be signed by the Governor the
Auditor and the Treasurer of the State.
Said bonds shall be sold to the highest ,
bidder at not less than par after three t
months of advertisement by the Board i
of Liquldation of the State Debt in a
New Orleans, Chicago and New York; II
and in casa said bonds cannot be sold o
they may be exchanged at par by the t
Board of Liquidation of the State Debt
for the bonds due January 1st, 1914. t
The excess of Three Hundred Dollars i
of the bonds due January 1st, 1914, a
over the bonds authorized by this ar- d
tide. shall be paid in cash out of the o
current interest funds of the State. ,
The cost of engraving and advertising .
said bonds shall also be paid out of t
the said fund.
"In all other respects not herein spe- a
clfed, the Board of Lquldation of the
State Debt is hereby gsven full power p
and authority to 'carry out the provi
sions of this amendment
"Beginning with January 1st, 1914. L
there shall be and there is hereby lev
ied 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 feament 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 8em
inary Fund and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College Fund, to the pay
ment o the proper expenses lof the
Board of Liquidation of the State Debt.
and the residue to the constitutlon oi
a sinking fund to be applied annually P
except as hereinafter provided, to the
purchase of said bonds by said Board
at a pfice not to exceed One Hundred
and Three and ccrseemed interest. It
bonds cannot be purchased as afore
said, the sinking fund shall be Invest
ed by the Board of Lquildatlon of the la
State Debt in sound, Interest bearing tC
securities. producing not less than four 21
per centum per annum Interest on the L
amount so Invested. or deposited In at
solvent banks furnishing adequate se
curity to the State, to be approved by Si
the said Board. at a rate of Interest is
not less than foulr per centum per an- to
num. Said. tax shall be levied until st
all of said bonds shall have been re- t
tired. but after the assessments of the Pt
State reach the sum of 8ix Hundred as
and Pifty Million Dollars. said tax shall th
be reduced to one mill and shall there- a
after be reduced two-tenths of one mill d(
for each One Hundred Million Dollars le
incresa In assbsments until the said
tax shall be reduced to six-tenths of fi
one mill. The said tax shall constitute ce
a sart of the six mills of taxation per- nh
mltted to be levied by the Constitution. ul
"In case the present system of taxa- ka
tlon shall be changed before the said m
bonds shall have been paid. there shall a
be levied annually a tax suficlent to ta
produee a grross sum of not less than D
Sir Hundred and Fitty Thousand Dol- IsI
lare to take the place of said tax of at
one and two-tenths mills rand its re- a
ductlons. he
"The Board of Liquildation of the ci
State Debt shall have power to settle
under the conditions and limitations of
herelnatfter provided. the following i
claihs of Indebtedness made by var- tu
ouunps ora .gst :he State. to-wit: th
(b) The outstanding bonds known asr
Baby Bonds excluding a11 Baby Bonds it'
frauaulently iued by ny oflcial oe
(2) Auditor's war nts Issued for i
soeol, crtificate tnntdebtenssOs un- co
der Act 126o t . li
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f 1 a8toeetssad fees due to the !!
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of t~o isj o i I.t at, i~i.. t h
to ( oved Jf' i" 1 lib. 191 . n.
nerction . 1. e 1 t en te db tIa d eb
o ver of te State of l
nl. toet Ord. the
Steled I t'to each meno
A IVI-Nt ý; i.l+ , 1," ..,n :a ll . ~
theretn. a f the .oll itn i_
Stnate'o IBii iNo relat. Be to. A--
"Fropsn t ;-an";~'' amendment tod 6o tho
ftontd ouniti o ttioin tt of theL '
fdan be submitte to the re
and ,:cftrl""i' ~fuithiehl indibt
pth i Stat.eiatt e tr ele tion te
tesenatioe n Conraperiod oft be
oInd the in rt Tda ated ,
.11odayon, oveallerairod 1r1-
rallmnm n nt stred am
IY t Ju e . 1912. -
ore ak erod of ti; ,Orse ofrepo
Sectiome naltion, reatn tail
eralss of the s ate''. a
Ga~,tovernord off l the-StteofLo
stricted tno ecouspete.
then. Thia e the mton shall lnd =
Shec ton alr ht of te Statew
Sentes foll o. aains. ByhMr
arsioingae anmed to theotn
ton th tist of Tue say te
.idongsyand tovemb erpot91, gi"
Thoei:ding frh e xemptot ion
taexatio or a period oftr a tn
o s fom the ean te oafl0it
ral Aenombly of the State of
anua wo-thiad ofleted t eI
tavte cr oanrtitu of a S tate i
Senabe suBilmi and othe p9y r
the astent thenet oe lwecio, a
rsetins and amnde to Cgest, the
an the rtion ou eay att er ha
her hal bti exempthe fom Ls
h xou ,fo r a perio d of ten ars
dears from tmhroaes nto its
uermnt which they abe erestred le
alofits comti aln orairoads o
Srailroade constructed se
Providethertaer rehain thenI
thereofresbent owr oowhich. MA
sterube and bo asnpleedtI -
to y Jhuon .o1 , and pr.ir to
Section 1. Be it f ythe
tng. that thids oallfedt all t
electoe taolu tacnt tousde
heroes Taor the fprolemen
ato the Constitution of the State
State othe r nl e t extemtioe It
horsestativs c onstructe d b toe
ntontro , and for which _
havter be oen gr ante a -nd
whethert sae prooemanted~~
the pesenst owner oafter ia
transarelda io to aeneryo,11,
There shallno be exemptiI fromI
rationor ro r ateion pers enfr
tof its completions , anI roail
rof railroadl thas ehave
euntyto Jun .11,anduriry 1t1o3
• ctordshallo thdeae prlls4
the na This exemption she atll
apply to dulle trcos sidis,
sdhoit or roter ams frover ss
rilroadsunrignh of pration wit
htates, otherlthngs exetenions a
Lines n trductednt t such
reaed ofthertion of the wa
sivallrelative the
hossalo stoateion houssfn depos,l
leute anofo poepentor ns no
afte bhe ioted by aneyepecedh
mnaipoienty to any fra 1w.ich
roa shall b noe e eanttled a
wemtion faeromtaation the rein t
Setion .r c eletiont fers or
ec.." hat te vofefcal barlot iei
elecindshllhaenrite
Ta. E. THOALL
orde:"or of the ptoue of
Sthe coof the
AI,1'IN F:. HEIRERT.
t ecretary of State. r ;
ACT rute eL,
lenate BIll N'o 161. By i*
tJAnur JON 1912,Oadthe
Argposing an amendment to
of the Constitution of th i
Louisiana relative to tem
construction and
pubals roads. co
Section 1. Be it resolvedM
sral Assembly of the 112 -
enac two-thlrds of all me
o each House concurrlng+Tlt=.
91 of the Constitution ol the
+ouistana be amended so I*I
s follows:
Article 291. The Police
ptate may form their o
shes into road districts; -
o raise funds for the pNII
tructing, maintaining. ,
he public rovds and rnl
arishes, they are auth
side at least one mill per,
he taxes levied by them, 1a2
per capita tax not moNL -
tollar per annum upon eac
od male inhabitant of the State of
ween the agop of eightey:
ve yearsl and to levy RT.
ense of not less than twent.*"
or more than one dollr 61 By
pon each vehiale lncluddlmn
:ept within said iparlshes *l'.
ounfcipalit" thereof whethneo th "
xempt in "its charter fr'om
cxortion, and asnd for I
ublic roals in their rer
_nes ; which' Ileense sh!1
ted. The provieiton of this
tire to the per capit tate
e operative In Inrorpora~ted
itlesa thirdsaoftall theer 0h,
To carry Into effect the
f this Article the Police J
nact such ordinances of a.
ire as may fe necessary
he property and license t*So
rtminal nafure to enfor tpurp
ra tax.
Police Juries and mul.
salons in the severalpt ._
tats may levy other -
enmtructlon and mainteof-th
e roads and bridges wtthis
wreal theits of said parht+en
Weu years, and to lev an
eofmtlnued on twen
