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Waes Bill No. 61. By Mr. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION
?rsvidlng an amendment to Section 5
of Article 197 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana; relative to
registration of voters.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi
hna, 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 5. No male person who was
on January 1st, 1867, or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
e Constitution or Statutes of any
State of the United States, wherein he
then resided, and no son or grandson
ot any such person, not less than 21
ears of age on the 1st day of May.
12. and no male person of foreien
birth. who was naturalized prior to the
1st day of January. 1s98, shall be de
nled 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
stltution. provided he shall have resided
3s this State for five years next pre
sdling the date at which he shall ap
y for registration and shall have reg
stered in accordance with the terms
of this Article prior to September slat.
1913, 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
geputy for registration, and he shall
smake oath before such registration of
Wleer or his deputy in the form follow
Sam a citizen of the United States
and of this State, over the age of
twenty-one years; I have resided in this
State for five years next preceding this
date. I was on the day of
entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of the
State of wherein I then re
gaed. (or I am the son or grandson of
who was, on the
day of' entitled to
Vote under the Constitution or Statutes
Of the State of wherein
be then resided) and I desire to avail
gmyself of the privileges conferred by
Section 5 of Article 197 of the Consti
tutlsn of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be
given to persons registering on durable
per, and consecutively marked on the
nent register. A separate regis
tion of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the registra
Son officer of every Parish, for this
purpose the registration officer of every
Parish shall keep his office open daily.
Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
Satil August 31st. 1913. inclusive, from
S o'clock A. M. until 1 o'clock P. M.
fd rom 2 o'clock P. M. until 6 o'clock
The registration of voters underrth!s
Section shall close on the 31st day of
August, 1913, and Immediately there
after the registration officer of every
sh shall make a sworn copy in du
plicate of the list of persons registered
bader this Section. showing, in detail,
whether the apFlicant registered as a
Water of 1867, or prior thereto, or as a
gon of such voter rr as the grandson
at such voter, and deposit one of said
duplicates in the office of the Secretary
at State. to be by him recorded, and
preserved, as a part of the permanent
toord of his office, and the other or
mald duplicates shall be by him filed
Sn the office of the Clerk of the District
Court of the Parish. and, in the Parish
ot Orleans in the office of the Recorder
of Mortgages there to remain a perma
nent record; provided, that, upon the
permanent register .of all persons regis
under this Section, the registra
tiea officer shall note in the top of
eetumn the age and color of the ap
picant, and under the head of remarks
I distinguishing physical character
es of the applicant, such as height,
else, color of the hair and eyes, etc.
All persons whose names appear on
said registration list shall be admit
tad to register for -all the elections in
this State without possessing the edu
satlonal or property qualifications pre
Seribed by this Constitution. unless
etherwise disqualified, and all persons
hoe do not by personal application
mslm exemption from the provisions of
Section 3 and 4 of this Article before
September let. 1913, shall be forever
denied the right to do so.
The names of the persons register
under and claiming the benefits of
Section shall be entered in a well
d book, to be provided by each
for that purpose, and shall be
as the permanent register. Im
mediately on closing the regiltratinn
sadir this Section, on August 31, 1913,
It shall be the duty of the registration
r or his deputy in the different
Wiesh throughout the State, to make
A sworn statement, in writing, of the
samber of voters, both white and col
red, with the number of each, who
have registered, and whose names ap
ar on said permanent register here
Sprovided for and such sworn state
rent shall be published in the official
u rnal or other newspaper published
the Parish in the next issue appear
tag after said date, the cost of the
ame to be paid by the Parish. Any
registration officer violating the pro.
isions of this Section or falling to
eomply with the provisions hereof, or
raIll make a false or incorrect state
ment of the number of voters register
ed under this Section, shall be deemed
llty of a felony, and on conviction
ereof, shall be sentenced to Imprison
ment at hard labor for a term of not
aeeding one year.
The manner in which the names of
persons whose names appear on said
segistration list shall hereafter regts
ter may be different from that required
ot persons registered under other See.
ttons of this Article. and shall be as
mow provided or hereafter provided by
kaw; and the remedy and proceedings
whereby. subsequently to the close of
aid registration, on August 31st. 1913.
Pe names of any persons who may
have obtained registration under this
Section by false statement of fact or
ether fraud shall be stricken from said
tlo. shall be as now provided or here
after orovided by law.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc.. that this proposed amendment
shll be submitted to the qualified vot
er of this State for adoption or reje"
tion at the Congressional election to be
held in November, 1912.
Sectlon 3. Be it further resolved.
sate., that on the official ballots to be
used at said election there shall be
priated the words. "For the proposed
amendment of Section 5 of Article 197
ot the Constitution of the State of
Louiasana, relative to registration of
Waters" and the words:
"Against the proposed amendment to
Section $ of Article 197 of the Constl
tation of the State of Louls!ana, rela
tive to registration of voters." and each
elector shall indicate. as provided by
the reeral election laws of this State.
whether he votes for or against the pre
posed amendment
L. E. THOMAS.
dpeaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
lIeutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: June 25th. 1912.
I. E HAT,T.
Governor of the State of Loulslans.
A true copy:
ALVIN :. IEI.ERT.
. ecretary of State.
ACT WO. 132.
Soaste Bill No. 137. iPr Mr. Beale.
JOINT RUSOTI'TION
Proposing an amendment to Article
(621) two eighty-one of the Constl
tution of the State of Louiatsina re
Iative to the incurring of debt and!
isuing bonds for work of publIc im
provement anO to the validation, and
re':nding of Ronds isuel for such
Inprovements,5 by municipal corpora
tiona. par!shes and school. drainage,
sewerage and other districts (the City
of New Orleans excepted), and the
aessesment of special taxes and forcel
contributlons to pay for same.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Gen
oetl Amembly of the State of Louisiana,
tq tlstrds (2-3) of all the members
otected to each House. concrring. That
jrtlie two hundred and eighty-on,
dbA) ef the Constitatis- at the Mtat
of Louisiana be so amended as to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 281.
Paragraph 1. Municipal corporations,
parithes and school, drainage, sub
drainage, road. subroad, navigation, or
sewerage districts. City of New Or
leans excepted, hereinafter referred to
as subdivisions of the State, when at
thorized by a vote of a majority, In
number and amount of the property
taxpayers, qualified to vote tinder 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 thlus
issued are outstanding, the governing
authorities of such subdivisions shall
impose and collect annually, in excess
of all other taxes, a tax sufficient to
pay the interest, annually or semi
annually, and the principal falling due
each year. or such amount as may be
required for any sinking fund necessary
to retire said bonds at maturity; pro
vided that such special taxes, for all
purposes as above set forth shall not
in any year exceed ten mills on the dol
lar of assessed valuation of the prop
erty in such subdivisions.
No bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that stated in the
submission of the proposition to the
taxpayers, 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 purpose than for constructing.
improving and maintaining publip -roads
and highways, paving and improving
streets, roads and alleys, purchasing
and constructing systems of water
works, sewerage, drainage, navigation.
lights, public parks and buildings, to
gether with all necessary equipments
and furnishing, bridges and other
works of public Improvement, the title
to which shall rest in the subdivision
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 subdivision for
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum (10) of the assessed valua
tion of the property in such subdivis
ions. Municipal councils are granted the
authority to create within their limits
one or more sewerage 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 qualifled 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 per year
on every acre of land in the subdivision
where such, an election is held. The
governing authority of such subdivision
when authorized as set forth, may in
cur debt and tnue 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 thlat
no such bonds shall be issued for arv
other purpose than that for which said
contributions or acreage taxes were
voted, run for a longer period than
forty years, bear a :reater rate of in
terest than five per centum per an
num or be sold for less than per. All
bond issues heretofore authorized by
taxpayers in any subdivision at any
election net contested on any ground
of fraud are hereby recognised aid
validated.
Paragraph S. When the character of
any land is such that it must be leveed
and pumped in order to be drainedI
and reclaimed, the Board of Drainage
Commissioners of the District in which
the land is situated, shall, upon the
petition of not less than a majority in
acreage of the property taxpayers,
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 sufficient to drain and reclaim
it, and issue for such debt negotiable
bonds running not longer than forty
(40) years from their date and bearing
interest at a rate not exceeding five
per centum per annum payable annually
or semi-annually, which bonds shall not
be sold for less than par; and said Board
of Drainage Commissioners shall levy
annually upon said land forced contribu
tions or acreage taxes in an amount
sufficient to maintain the drainage of
said land, to pay the interest, annually
or semi-annually, and oe principal, fall
ing due each year, or sucn amount as
may be required for 4ny sinking fund
provided for payment of said bonds at
maturity, provided, that such forded
contributions or acreage taxes, for all
purposes shall never exceed Three Dol
ars and Fifty Cents ($LO0) per acre
per annum.
Paragraph 4. The pollen Juries of the
various parishes throughout the State.
for the purpose of eonstructing high
ways and public buildings for the par
ish, and the governing authortties of
municipal corporations, for the purpose
of paving or improving streets or al
leys, and for all municipal improve
ments, after making' provision for the
payment of all statutory and ordinary
charges, may fund into bonds runnlng
for a period not exceeding ten (10)
years, and bearing interest at a rate not
exceeding five (5) per centum per an
num, which bonds "shall not be sold
for less than par. the avails of the
residue of the ten (10) mill tax au
thorized by Article 232 of the Constitu
tion of LouisianL.
Paragraph 5. Should any of tlhe sub
divisions of the State neglect or fail for
any reason to Impose or collect the
taxes provided for in the foregoing sec
tions, any person in interest may by
'summary proceedings in the district
court having jurisdiction. enforce the
imposition or collection of such taxes.
or both, and such proceedings shall be
filed and triable free to any cost to the
Iltigant
Paragraph 6. Municipal corporations.
arlishes and school, drainage, sub
drainage. road, subroad, navigation and
sewerage districts (the City of New
Orleans excepted), hereinafter referred
to as subdivisions, when authorised to
do so In the manner herein provide4.
nmay. for the purpose of readjusting.
refunding, extending or unifying their
bonded indebtedness. issue new bonds.
covering any particular Issue or issues
of bonds or the whole outstanding
bonded indebtedn'ss incurred by such
subdivision for the purposes specified
in Paragraph I of this article Sr arny
issue or refund issue bonds or renewal
or refunding bonds Irsucd by such sub
division in novation or renewal arid anv
honds. heretofore or hereafter issued
for the purposes Pipecified in said Para
graph 1 of this Article. No bonds- is
sued under this paragrath shall rtw -fr
more than forty (40) yea.rs from -,&r
date. not shtll hear a greates rtLe of
interest than five per rentum.persan
num, payahle semi-annually or annu
ally and sh:all not be sold by such sub
division lteting the same for less than
par Any bonds issue.l unrer this Ar
tlcle, many he. etthor in wholp or In
cart. ex-hangedi value for value for
bonds issued. under Arttele 2S1. or to
be issuedl under satli Parar.ph I ,f
this Article. or solt and the proceeds
thereof used for the purpose of pr
chasing outstandlnm bonds Before any
bonds shall he issued under this nDra
graph the issuance thereof shall b~1
authorfted by a vote of a majority in 1
number and ar.ount of the property
taxpayers qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws of this State who
vote on the proposition at an election I
held for that purpose, after due notice
of said election has been published, for
thirty days in the official journal of
the parish or parishes In which said
subdivlsions are located. or where there
is no official Journal. in any newspaper I
p-bliahed in such prirh or prishes, i
provided, however, that the governing
body of any suoh subdivision may in
their discretion and without a vote of
the property taxpayers, issue refunding
or renewal bqnds under this paragraph.
if the bonds to be refunded or renewed
thereby have been or shall be issued
for any of the purposes specified in said
Paragraph 1 of this article, or in nova
tion or renewal of any bonds issued or
to be issued for the said purposes spec
ified in paragraph 1 of this.article. and
such issue or issues so refunded or re
newed have been or shall be authorized
by a vote of a majority in number and
amount of the property taxpayers qual
ifled by a vote under the Constitution
and laws of this State who voted or
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 such
bonds he canceled. Each year while
any refunding bonds issued under this
paragraph are outstanding, the govern
ing authorities of such subdivision shall
levy and collect annually, in excess of
all other taxes, a tax sufficient to pay
the interest, annually or semi-annually.
and the principal falling due or such
amount as may be required for a sink
ing fund for the payment of said bonds
at maturity, provided 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
division shall have full power to adopt
and pass all ordinances and resolutions
necessary to carry the provisions of
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
cers as an election on the question of
incurring debt and issuing bonds un
der the 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 this
Article. and such issue has been author
Ized by the vote of a majority in num
ber and amount of the property tax
payers qualified to vote under the Con
stitution and laws of this State who
voted upon the proposition to issue such
bonds at an election held for that our
pose and where such bonds have been
issued and sold by such subdivi*ion 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 1 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 exceed ten per centum of the as
sessed valuation of the property in
such subdivision, and such bonds here
by ratified, approved and confirmed
shall be deemed to be the valid and
incontestible 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 redemp
tion shall be levied and collected in tne
manner and within the limits prescribed
by 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"
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc..
That this proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election to ue held in
November. 1912. and. if adopted, the
same shall take effect immediately
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 amend
ment to Article Two Hundred and
Eighty-one of the Constitution of Leuts
Lana," and each elector shall indicate.
as provided in the general election laws
of the State, which of the propositions,
"For" or "Against." he votes
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 9th, 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisians.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
ACT GO. 13.
Senate Bill No. 1.
By Mr. Geo. Wesley Smith.
JOIWNI' RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 223
of the Constitution of the state of
Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it resolved by thle Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi
ana. two-thirds of all members elected
to each House ooncurring, That an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection, as required by
Article 321 of the Constitution at the
Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, 1912, amend
ing and re-enacting Article 223 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 223.
Section 1. Upon the recommendation
of the Auditor of the Police Jury of
any parish, the Governor may suspend
any officer charged with the colleetion
or custody of public funds when in ar
rears.
Section 2. Any officer of this State
or of any district judicial or other
wise. and any officer of any parish or
ward thereof, and any offleer of an7
municipality or ward thereo1 (except
the judges of all of the courts of rec
ord of this State. the Judges of the
various city courts throughout the
State. and the justices of the peace)
holding office by virtue of having been
ele.:ted thereto by the legally quallfiedl
voters of this State, or of any district.
Judicial or otherwise, or of any parish
or wanrd thereof. or of any municipality
or ward thereof, shalr be subject to
recall from such office by the qualified
voters of this State. or of any district.
Judicial or otherwise, or of any parish
or ward thereof, at any election
or ward thereof, shall be subject to
recalled from such office by the qualified
voters of this State. or of any district,
judicial or otherwise, or of any partwh
or uart thereof, or of any municipality
or ward thereof. at any election
throughout the State. district, judicial
or otherwise, or of any parish or ward
thereof, or of any municipality or ward
thereof by a majority cf the legally
qualified voters participating in such
election. Such recall election shall be
held when petitioned for by such a
numrber of the legally qualified voters
of the State. district Judicial or other
wise, or of any parish or ward there
of. or of any municipality or ward
thereof, as will equal thirty per cent
of the total number of reristered vot
ers qualified to vote at the last pre
ceding general election for the office
the Incumbent of which is sought to be
recalled. Notice of Intention to cIrcu
late such petition together with a state- 1
ment of the reasons why the recall of
surh officers is sought shall be given
to rsch officers in such manner as may
be provided by law. The General A'
semhly shall by appropriate legisla
ttion. prescribe the form of petition, the I
manner of verification and ascertatn
,,ent that the requisite number of Ic-1
gally qallfied voters has signed same.I
and also the manner and method of
calling such election and the promul-i
gations of the returns thereof. Such l
ballot shall contain the specific ques
tion. "Shall (naming the officer an'
giving his official title> be recalled." 1
and oiposite the question shall be two
a~nures, In one of which shall be
printed "Yes" and In the other shall
he printed "No." and no ballot shall
be considered 4t such election unlers i
the voter shall have voted either "yes" (
or "no" upon the question. No officer I
shall be subject to recall until after 1
he has been in office one year. and I
should his recall be defeated by the I
electors, then he shall not again, uur
nlg that term of office. be subject to I
recall. At least three months. but not I
more than five months, shall elapse I
from the time that the necessery num- i
ber ef petitioners has asked for the.
recall election before same shall be
held. A successor, for the remainder
of the term, to the otficer sought to
be recalled shall be elected at the same
time the recall election is held. and
I should the majority of the voters par
I ticipating in such eleetion be in favor
of the recall of such officer, then im
mediately after the promulgation of tne
returns of such election, the successor
so elected shall qualify. The General
Assembly shall provide by law how
candidates to succeed the officer sought
to be recalled may have their names
placed on the recall ballot of the State
district. Judicial or otherwise, parish
or ward thereof, or of any municipal
ity, or ward thereof, by petition sign
ed by qualified voters to the number
of not less than thirty per cent of the
total numoer of registered voters qual
Ifled to vote at the last preceding gen
eral election for the office the incum
bent of which is sought to be recalled.
All voters may express a first choice
and a second choice, and the candi
date who is the first choice of the
greatest number of voters shall be de
clared to be elected, if the election has
resulted In the recall of the officer
sought to be recalled. The officer
sought to be recalled shall not be a
candidate at such recall election.
Section 3. 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 Article 223 of the Con
stitution providing for the recall of cer
tain officers elected by the people."
And the words, "Against the proposed
amendment to Article 223 of the Con
stitution providing for the recall of
certain officers elected by the people."
Section 4. Be it further resolved.
etc.. That it alopted at the said elec
tion in November. 1912, this amend
ment shall go imto effect and be oper
Rtive on and after the first day' of
January, 1913.
LI E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 9th, 1912.
L. E .HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACOT O. 189.
Senate Bill No. 174. By Mr. Voegtle.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the people of the State
of Louisiana 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 peo
ple at the November election of 1910,
so as to extend the time for the or
ganization of the steamship companies
therein provided for until January 1,
1916.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi
ana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each branch thereof con
curring. That at the Congressional elec
tion to be held in this State on the first
Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November. 1912, the following
amendment to the amendment submit
ted by Act No. 279 of Acts of 1910. rntt
fled by the people at the November elec
tion of 1910, shall be submitted to the
electors of the State, to-wit:
'The time granted for the organisa
tion of the steamship companies under
this amendment to the Constitution
shall be 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 there
on 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
uary 1, 1913, to January 1, 1)16."
And the words:
"Against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution extending the time for
the organiration of steamship compa
nies 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 elec
tion law whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: JUly 10th. 1912.
I.. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBIRT.
Secretary of State.
AOC ES. 14?.
Senate Bill No. 157.
By Senate Judiciary Committee.
Section "B." Substitute for Sen
ate Bill No. 25.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 109,
of the Constitution of Louisiana. rela
tive to District Courts.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
real Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring, That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors of the State, at the Congrel
.asional election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1912. and if approved and ratl
fled by a majority of said electors, vot
ing 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 read
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 office
or other public position. or civil or po
litical rights, ar,d 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
clusive original jurisdiction in all crim
inal cases except such as may be
vested in other courts authorized by
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
potation is a party defendant, regard
less of the amount in dispute: and of
all procedings for the appointment of
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
sary or proper for the purposes of the
jurisdiction herein conferred upon
them. There shell be one District
Judge in each Judicial District. ex
cept in the First. Twenty-first and Fif
teenth Judicial Districts. w,..e until
otherwise provided by law there shall
be two (2) District Judges. but Judges
of the Twenty-first Judicial District
shall not be residents of the same
parlsh. And the Judges of the Fif
teenth (15th) Judicial District shall
not be residents of the same parish af
ter the expiration of the terms of the
first Judges elected under this Constt
tutlon
District Judges shall be elected by a
plurality of the qualified voters of thei
respective districts. in which they shall
have been actual residents for tw
years next preceding their election. The
shall be learned in the law. and shal
have practiced law in this State five
years previous to their election.
The first District Judges ander this
Cozistitution shall be elected at th,
general State election in 1900. and sha'
hold office until their successors a"
elected on the Tuesday after the firr
Monday in November, 1904. at whlc'
time and every four years thereafte
Distreict Judges shall be elected toI
terms of four sears. Vacancies oce
gsoned by deta, resignation, or otieI
wis, where the unexpired portion e
the term is ess than one year, slyi
be filled for the remilnder of the tery
by appointment by the Governor. wit
the ,ALvee and coosant of tle Senate
(a all eases where the anespired poe.
Lion of the term is one year or more
the vacancy shall be filled by special
election, to be called by the Governor,
and held within sixty days of the oe
currence of the vacancy, under the gen
eral election laws of the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc..
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article of the Constitution of this State.
if adopted, shall become operative on
the first day of December, A. D.. 1913,
and the Governor of the State shall.
within ten days thereafter, order an
election to be held within the Fifteenth
Judicial District of Louisiana. and con
formlty with existing election laws. for
the purpose of electing the additional
Judge herein provided for, for the Fif
teenth Judicial District, who shall hold
office until the next regular election for
Judges under this Constitution and until
ibs successor is elected and qualified.
Section 3. Be it further resolved.
etc.. That upon the official ballots to
he used at said Congressional election
shall be printed the words "For the
proposed amendment to Article 109 of
the Constitution of Louisiana. relative
to District Courts." and the words
"Against the proposed amendment to
Article 109 of the Constitution of Lou
isiana. relative to District Courts." and
each elector shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws of the
State. which of the propositions, "For"
or "Against," he votes for.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Reprepentatives.
THOMAS C. I\RRET,
Lieutenant Governor and P esident of
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
L. E HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true 9~py:
ALVIN F. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
ACT !O. IS.
House Bili No. 298. By Mr. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposina an amendment to Article 303
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. 73 of the General Assembly
of 1900. and Act No. 112 of the General
Assembly of 1904. and Act 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908, and for the
purpose of providing a sufficient rev
enue for the carrying out of this Ar
ticle of the Constitution
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds of all members elected to
each House concurring, That Article
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 Assem
bly of 1904. and Act No. 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908, be so amend
ed 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 veteran who possesses all the
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 oA
the Confederate States, and shall have
remained true to the Confederate Stat~s
until the surrender.
2. He shalt not own property of
more than one thousand dollar valuation
and he shall not be physically able to
earn a tivelihood by his own labor.
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Lou
islana 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 eslistment 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
federates 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 gsain. In indigent circumstances.
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
rtage to her was contracted prior to
January 1., 1885; provided that if her
deceased husband served in an organi
zation, mustered in from Louisiana. or
if he resided in Louisiana, at the date
of his enlistment. then in order that
such widow shall be entitled to the
pension as herein provided, she shall
have resided in thi State for at least
five years prior to her application
therefor; and if her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana,
and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louistana. such wid
ow shall, in order' to entitle her to a
pension as herein provided, have re
sided in this State kor not less than
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further,
that pensions whether to veterans or
to widows. shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this ar
ticle, and the total appropriations for
all pensions, in any one year, shall be
the proceeds of the annual one mill
tax. provided said appropriation shall
never be more than five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for any one year
which is hereby levied on all taxable
property in the State. Any seemruing
surplus from aid tax fund shall be
turned over to the common school fund
and prohibiting the collection of arp
other tax or making any appropriation
In excess of the amount of the one mill
tax levied and collected and to be
known as "Confederate Veteran Pea.
sion rhnd" and to be used for no other
purpose, and upon the adoption of this
amendment same shall at once become
self-operative and the funds derived
therefrom immediately used for said
purpose, and provided further that the
Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re
eeive no commissions for assessing and
collectlng said one mill tax herein pro
vided. Provided that nothing in this
Article shall be construed so as to pro
hibit the General Assembly from pro
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con
federate soldiers or sailors
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the
Statd of Louisiana for adoption or re
jection at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday next fol
lowing the first Monday in Nayember,
1912.
That the offiecial ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed, there
on the words: "For the proposed
amendment to Article 383 of the Con
stitutlon of the State of Louisiana. rel
ative to pensions for Confederate Vet
erans." and the words: "Agalinst the
proposed amendment to Article 303 of
the Constitution of the State of Louisi
ana. relative to pensions for Confed
erate Veterans." and each elector shall
indicate, uas rprovided in the Iteral
election laws, of the State. whether he
votes for or hgainst the amendment.
L B THOMAS
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
LB HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. 207. By Mr. Manton.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 210
of the State of Louislana, so as to
permit women to hold any office con
nected with the educational system
of the State. or of any political sub
division thereof. and with institutions
of charity and correction.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen;
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House conceurring. That Article
10 of the Constitution be amended sc
us to read as follows:
Articele 310: No person shall be eligt
'1e to any office. State. Judicla. pare
tial. munalcipal or ward. who is not *
itisea of tis StateI and a duly qual
fled elector of the State. judlcal dis
'rict, parish, municipality or ward
therein the funttons of mid offe a
M be performed; provided, that ree
dent women over the age of twenty
five years shall be eligible to hold any
office enected with the public eau
catioal system of the tate. or of any
ward, parish, or municipality in tae
State, and to hold any office in the
State connected with institutions of
charity or correction. And whenever
any officer, State, Judicial, parochial.
municipal or ward, may change his
residence form this State, or from the
district, pariah, municipality or ward
in which he holds such office, the same
shall thereby be vacated, any declaration
of retention of domicile to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors of the State of
Louisiana for the approval or rejec
tion, as required by Article 321 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
and the general election laws of the
State, at the next Congressional elec
tion to be held in this State in Novem
ber, 1912.
Section 3. Be it further resolved.
etc.. That on the official ballots to be
used at said election shall be placed
the words "For the proposed amendment
to Article 210 of the Constitution rela
tive to women." and the words "Against
the proposed amendment to Article 210
of the Constitution relative to wdmen,"
and each elector shall indicate, as pro
vided in the general election laws of
the State. whether he votes for or
against the said amendment.
L. E-. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
AOT wO. 0.
House Bill No. 280. By Mr. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1657
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to the filling of
vacancies in offices -. the Parish -of
Orleans.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
istana, two-thirds of all members elect
ed to each house concurring, That Arti
cle 167 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
the unexpired term is for a longer pe
riod than one year, shall be filled by a
special election to be called by the
proper legal authority and held within
sixty (60) days of the occurrence of
the vacancy under the general election
laws of this State. Where tne unex
pired portion of the term is less .than
one year the vacancy shall be filled for
the remainder of the term by the ..ov
ernor with the advice and consent of
the Senate.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.,
That the foregoing amendments to tne
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors of to.e
State at the next election for Repre
sentatives in Congress to be nolden on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November. 1912, and on the of
ficial ballots to be used at said election
shall be placed the words "For the pro
posed amendment to Article 161 of tie
Constitution of. the State of Louisiana."
and the words "Against the proposed
amendment to Article 167 of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana"; and
each elector shall judicate. as provided
in the general election laws of the
State, which of the propositions, "or"
or "against" he votes.
L. E. THOMAS
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
THOMAS C- BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate..
Approved: July 11th, 1912.
L. E HALL
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copr:
secretary of State
AO 38. 13 .
House Bill No. 431 By Mr. Foetenot.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-'
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
ameanding Article 44 of the (ostitu
tion of 1898. as amunded by Act No,
303 of the Acts of 1910, ratitled by
the people at the November election
of 101. so as to authbrlse the Beard
of Lsalidatlon of the State L.A to
tame new bonds to retire or refund
the State Bonded Indebtedness due
January, let, 1314; to provide 1 a
tax for the payment of the interest
on said bonds and a stnking fund to
retire the same; to provide for the
payment out of the said sinklng funt
of an indebtedness due by the State to
the United Statea, and of oertain other
claims aainst the State,
pcetloti . Be it resolved by the Gen
ral Assembly of the State of jouhisana,
two-thirds of all the members elte1 tw
each house concurring, That an amend
ment to Article 4t of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana of 1819. as
amended by Act No. 303 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of the State of
Loulstana at its sessilon held in the year
19. ratisled by the people at the No
vember electien of 1910, be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State for
their approval or rejectlon at the con
ressional election to be held on th
irst Tuesday next forlowing the first
Monday in November of 1)1, said pro
posd ameqddment to read s follows:
"Article 46. The General Assembly
shall have no power to contract or to
authorise the contracting of any debt
or Itability, on behalf et the State. or
to issue bonds or other evidenees of
indebtedness thereof. exoept for the
purpose of repelling invasion or for the
suppressin of insurrection. Provided,
that for the purp of retiring, liq
uidating or refundin the present State
BonAed Indebtedness of Eleven Mil
lIn, Oe Hundred and Eight Thousand,
Threem Hundred Dollars, maturtng Jan
uary lst. 1914. and bearing ftour per
centum per annum Interest. the Board
of IAquldation of the State Debt of
Louisa· a is given authority to issue
Eleven Thousand. One Hundred and
Eight new oonpon bonds of the Stats
9f Louistana ot On Thounad DoUars
each, to be numbered 'No. I' to 'No.
11,108,' bearing a rate of intaterest not
exceeding four per centum per an
num, payrable semi-annually and to be
due and paid in fifty years from Jan
le 1st, 1914. The form of said bonds
sall be prescrtbed by the Board of
IAquldastion of the Stats Debt and they
shall be signed by the Governor, the
Auditor and the Treasurer of the State,
Bald bonds shall be sold to the highest
bidder at not less than par after three
months of advertisement by the Board
of Liquidation of the Stats Debt ti
New Orleans, Chicago and New York'
and in case said bonds cannot be sold
they may be exchanged at par by the
Board of Liquidation of the State Deut
for the bonds due January 1st. 1914.
The excess of Three Hundred Dollars
of the bonds due January ist, 1914.
over the bonds authortsed by this ar*
ticle shall be paid in cash out of the
current interest funds of the State.
The cost of engraving and advertising
said bonds shall also be paid out of
the said fund.
"In all other respects not herein spec
tied. the Board of Liquidation of the
Ptate Debt is hereby given full power
and authority to carry out the provl
alons of this amendment.
"Beginnrtng with January 1st. 1914,
there shall be and there is hereby lev
ied on all property on which general
sta~e taxes are levied an annual tax
of one and two-tetaths mills, the net
proceeds of whichshall be devoted to
the payment of the Interest due on
said bonds, to the' payment of the in
erest due on the ndebtedness of the
9tate to the Free S#Bhool Fund to Sem
S'ary pend and thd Agrictultural and
techniesl Collese und. to the pay
'nat oC the proper expens of the
rard of Liquidaties of tho State Debt.
'ad the resldue to the oeeetitittoa of
a osinking fud to he applied amasally
hastr ila~ rdeC to the
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