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To Be Submitted to the Electors at Election to Be Held Nov. 3,1908 ACT NO. 25. House Bin No. 30. By Mp. Butle. AN ACT. A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 249 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana roen tive to the of ce of the State Superinten dent of Public Education. Section 1. Be it resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana two-thirds of all members elected to each House concur ing. That Article 249, of the Constitution Of the State of Louisiana be so amended as to read as follows: Article 249. There shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State a Superinten dent of Public Education, who hball hold his o1fce for the term of four years, and until his successor is qualified. His duties shall be prescribed by law, and be shall receive an annual salary of five thousand dollars paya ble monthly on his warrant. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for adop. tion or rejection at the congressional election to be held in November nineteen hundred and eight, and that if adopted, the same shall take effect on the first day of December, 1908. Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc., Tnau on the official ballots to be used at said elec tion, there shall be placed the words "For the proposed amendment to Article 249 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana," and the words "Against the proposed amend pgtnt to Article 240 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana," 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. H. G. DUPRE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. M. LAMBREMONT, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June 20th, 1908. J. Y. SANDERS, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy. JOHN Tf. MITCHEI+ Secretary of State. ACT NO. 02. Senate Bill No. 39, By Ms. OordliL A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, providing for the exemption from taxation, under prescribed conditions, of loans made upon mortgages of real estate and the notes evidencing such loans; and loans made by life insurance com panies to their policy holders, upon the sole security of policies held by the borrower In the company making the loan, as well as all notes or written instruments evidene ing such loans. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring therein: That the followlng amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, be sub mitted to the electors of the State .In aecor dahee with the requirements of the Constitution, and of the election laws of this State, at oji next election for Representatives in Con pess, to be holden in November, 1908, to wit: In addition to the property now exempted from taxation by existing laws, there shall also be exempt from taxation loans made upon the security of mortgages granted upon real estate situated in this State. as well as the mortgages granted to secure the said loans. and the. notes, bonds or other written instru meats evidencing the said loans, whether in the hands of the mortagee, or his or their trans terees; and all loans made by life insurance companies to their policyholders, upon the sole gecurity of policies held by the borrower in the company making the loans, as well as ill notes or other written instruments, evidenc ing such loans; provided, that in the case of loans upon policies of life insurance, as afore said, the rate of interest charged upon such loans does not exceed five per cent (5 per ,ent) per annum discount. P. Mi. LAMBREMONT, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. H. G. DUPRE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved June 24, 1908. J. Y. SANDERS. Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy. JOHN T. MIITCHEL. Secretafy of State. ACT NO. 116. Ienate Bill No. 116. By Mr. Voegtle. Ab ACT To amend the provisions of Act No. 19 of 1906, so as to authorise the allowance to the par chbaser of the New Public Improvement Bonds of the City of New Orleans of a com mission or deduction not to exceed six per cent; so as to define the order or rank of payment of said bonds out of the taxes dedi cated to that purpose; and to prohibit the further issue of bonds interfering or eom peting in order or rank with said bonds and 4 public Improvement Bonds issued under ' t {*o. 6 of the Extra Session of 1800; nd to provide for the submission to the le of the State of Louisiana of a Con stitutional Amendment, ratifying the modLi fications and changes herein provided to be made in said Act No. 19 of 1908 and the Constitutional Amendment ratifying said Act. Whereas. due notice of this' Act has been! published in the City of New Orleans for more than thirty days prior to its introdue tion into the General Assembly, and due evi dance thereof has been exhibited in the Gen -oral Assembly, and Whereas, owing to the increase in the rates of interest since the adoption of Act No. 19 of the Acts .of 1906, the 48,000,000.00 of bonds of the City of New Orleans authorized to be issued by that Act cannot be sold as pro vided in said Act, and Whereas, some misunderstanding has arisen. as to the order of payment of the principal and interest of said bonds out of the sur plus of the one per cent debt tax and the two mll special tax. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana. That the oard of Liquidation of the City Debt, which charged by Section 2 of Act No. 19 of the Acts of 1906, with the duty of selling $8.000, 000.00 of New Public Improvement Bonds of the City of New Orleans, shall have power in lnug the first four millions of said bonds allow to the purchasers thereof a commis sion or deduction not to exceed six per cent., the amount of said commission or deduction to be a part of the bid of the purchasers for said bonds, and the bonds to be adjudicated to the best bidder in price, not however below par and accrued interest, coupled with the least commission; and provided that the second four millions of said bonds cannot be sold as above Provided with allowapee of the said commisl sion or deduction except with the consent of the City Council expressed by an ordinance adopted by a vote of two-thirds of its mem bers, and also with the consent of the Board of Liquidation of the city debt, expressed by a resolution of said Board, Section 2, Be it further enacted, etc., That in order to make cleat and indisputable the order or rank of payment out of the surplus of the one per cent. debt tax and out of the two mill special tax. of the principal and interest of the $80,00000.00 of New Public Improvement Bonds of the City of New Or leans, authorized to be issued under said Act No. 19 of the Acts of 0006, it is hereby declared that the surplus of the one per cent. debt tax and the two mill special tax up to nuly 1st, 1942, are first dedicated to the pay ment of the $12.1t00,000.0 of Public Improve ment Bonds of the City of New Orleans issued and sonld under the provisions of Act No. 6 that remains of the surplus of said one per of the Extra Sesslon of 1809, and that all Cpt. debt tax and of said two mill special tax since January lst. 1907, after provtingn for the payment of Wil sums on said Public Improvement Bonds now required by law to be to paid, shall be dedicated to the payment of the principal and interest of the said New Public Improvement Bonds. provided nothing here.f contained shall in any manner affect the dedication of the entire one per cent. debt tax after July lat. 1942. First, to said. pub ic Imprtaement Bonds issued under Act $ of 1899. and; tecond, to said New Public Improve inent -Bonds- isated under Act 19 of 18006 as how provided by existing laws and Conetlitn tlonal Amendmenot. Section 3. "Be it further enacted, etc.. That no bonds shall hereafter be issued by the City It New Orleans. payable out of said taxes, lhich shall interfere with this order or rank Labor Will Support Bryan. Says the New Orleans States edi torially: Th4 leading officials of the Ameri: can Federation of Labor are not at all Oisturbed by the fact the Republi can National Committee is endeavor if to cou terat the fight of the Feer4uoi- by s minbineyin an at temp to bribe the editors of labor of payment, ot which shal compete with tese two series of bonds for payment ouat of said funds, provided that nothing herein shall be providing fo the payment of the ... interest of aid New Sa'bllo Impsemn7t0 a as provided in Sectione 6 Of sa Act No. 19 of the Acts of 1906. Seetion 4. Be It furtbher enacted, etc., That at the congressional election to be held in this State on Tuesday, the third day of Novem. her, 190S, the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiant shall be submitted to the electort of the State, to-wit: "The modification and changes sought to be affected in the provisions of Act No. 19 of the Acts of 1000, which Act was ratified by Constitutional Amendment adopted Novem ber 6, 1908, by the provisions of Act No. 116 of the Acts of 1908, are hereby ratified and approved, and all provisions of the present Con stitution of the State: in conflict with the pro visions of said Act of 1908. and with this amendment, are to that extent and for that purpose only repealed." Section 5. Be it further macted, and re solved, etc., That en the official ballots to be used at said election shall be placed the words: "For the additional amendment of the City of New Orleans Public Improvement Bond amendment" and the words: "Against the additional amendment of the City of New Orleans Public Improvement Bond amendment" And each elector shall indicate his vote on the proposed amendment as provided in the son eral election laws of the State. p. M. LAMBRIUMONT, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. H. G. DUPRE. Speaker of the liHouse of Representatives. Approved July 2nd, 1908. 1. Y. SANDERBS, Governor of the State at Louisiana. A true copy. JOHN T. MITCIIEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 179. House Bill No. 153. By Mr. Basett. AN ACT To authorize the City of New Orleans to lane two million ($2,000,000) dollars of five (S) per cent. bonds, which shall be exempt from taxation; to provide for the sale thereof; to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds; to provide for the dlsposition of the proceeds thereof, through such Public Belt Railroad Commission as the City of New Orleans may have heretofore organized, or may hereafter organise, the members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of New Orleans, and the powers, duties and functions of which shall be prescribed by the City of New Orleans; to define the powers and duties of the City of New Orleans and the Board of Commis stoners of the Port of New Orleans ip relation thereto, and to submit to the people of the State of Louisiana an amendment to the Con stitution of the State of Louisiana aetborts ing the issue of said bonds and ratifying the provisions of this Act. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each House eon earring. That, subject to the ratification of the people of the State of Louisiana, by an amend ment to the Constitution of the State, here inafter submitted to them, the City of New Orleans is hereby authorised and empowered to assue bonds not to exceed two million ($e, 000,000.00) dollars in amount, to be dated Jan uary 1, 1000, bearing five (5) per cent per an num interest, payable semi-annually, the prin clpal of which shall be payable at any time between July 1, 1939, and July 1, 1959. Said bonds shall be drawn payable to bearer, and shall be styled: "Public Belt Railroad Bonds of the City of New Orleans." They shall be of the denominations and be num bered as follows. td wit: Five thousand (5,000) of one hundred ($100.00) dollars each, numbered from 1 to 5,000, both inclusive. One thousand (1000) of five hundred ($500.00) dollars each, numbered from 5001 to 6000, both inclusive. One thousand (1,000) of one thousand ( e1,000.00) dollars each, numbered from 0001 to 7000, both inclusive. They shall be payable in lawful money of the United States, with semi-annual interest coupons attached, due July 1 and January 1. They shall be signed by the Mayor of the City of New Orleans and countersigned by the Comp troller and the. Treasurer of the City of New Orleans. Theyshball be exempt from all taxa tion, State, parish and municipal, and the tutors of minors and curators of interdicts shall be authorized to invest all funds in their hands in such bonds. They may be registered and released from registry under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the City of New Orleans, and no registered bond shall be negotiable. They shall be received on de posit with the State or Its officers or any of its political subdivisions or municipalities in all cases where, by law, deposits of bonds are allowed or required to be made, as security a>,towed tnen nr tsoirersr or with any of with the State, or its offcers, or with any of its political subdivisions or auniclpalitios. Section t. Be it further enacted, etc., That as soon as constitutional authority for the issuance of said bonds shall have been ob tained, the City of New Orleans shall be authorized to cause said bonds to be en graved and executed. The City of New Or leans is hereby authorized and empowered, on and after January 1, 1909, to sell said bonds, at such times and in such numbers and amounts, and upon such terms and conditions as the City of New Orleans may deem advis able, provided that no sale shall be made by said city, except upon sealed proposals to be sub mitted to said city after advertisement for the same shall be bad for thirty (30) conseco tive days in one or more daily newspaper or newspapers of the cities of New York and New Orleans respectively, and provided that no sale shall be made by said city at a price less than par and accrued interest, the city to have always the right to reject any and all bids. Coupons attached to said bonds, past due at the time of delivery, shall be de tached and cancelled by said city before deliv ery of the bonds. Section 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That the principal and interest of said bonds shall be paid by preference from the revenues of the Public Belt Railroad of the City of New Orleans, after deducting the expenses of mainte nance and operation, and all Public Belt reve nues collectible under existing laws or ordtnances or amendments thereto, and all future Pub lic Belt Railroad revenues, after diedtcting the expenses of maintenance and operation, are hereby pledged to secure said bonds 'and in terest. The interest on said bonds shall be evidenced by coupons attached thereto, paya ble semi-annually by the Treasurer of the City of New Orleans, on the first days of Juny and January, and the City of New Orleans shall appropriate on or before the first days of April and October, 1909, and annually thereafter, to provide for the payment of the semi-annual interest due July 1 and January 1 of each subsequent year, out of the revenues of the Public Belt Railroad of the City of New Orleans, after deducting the expenses of maintenance and operation, which appropria tions shall be credited on the books of the Treasurer of the City of New Orleans, to a special account to be styled "Public Belt Rail road Bond Interest Account," amounts equal to the semi-annual interest on all bonds that may have been delivered. The Treasurer of the City of New Orleans is hereby empowered and directed, and it is made his duty. to pay any and all such coupons that may be due when presented by any holder thereof. In tbo year 1980, and annually thereaftet the City of New Orleans, shall in addition t5 the amount of the semi-annual interest due on the first of July and January. of each year appropriate, on or before the first day of April, out of the revenues of the Public Belt Railroad of the City of New Orleans, after deducting the expenses of maintenance and operation, which appropriations shall be credited on the books of the Treasurer of the City of New Orleans to a special account to be styled "Public Belt Railroad Bond Redemp tion Account." the sum of one hundred thousand ($100,00.00) dollars, and the said Treasurer is hereby empowered and directed, and it is made his duty to pay, on the first day of July of the year 199., and annually thereafter, out of said bond redemption account, one hun dred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars of said bonds. in the reverse order of their issue; and all bonds and coupons retired under this Act shall be by said Treasurer duly canceled and be pasted as vouchers in a book to be by said Treasurer kept for that purpose. In case of failure on the part of the City of New Orleans to make said appropriations at the times herein fixed and to administer and operate said Public Belt Railroad of the City of New Orleans. and to collect the rev enues therefrom to provide for the payment of interest due or to become due, and the re demption of bonds, as provided for in this Act, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans is hereby authorised, empower. ed and directed, and it is made its duty to administer and operate sati Public Belt Rail road, to impose such charges as It may ft and collect said revenues and levy and collect the special tax hereinafter provided for and to apply the same to the purposes of this Act, and to that extent and for that purpose aly, papers and to purchase space at liberal rates if the editor is not for sale. That the organized labo~ vote will be eaatpractically solidfor Bryan and Kern, because of the labor planks in the Democratic platform, is the opinion expressed after a review of the situation by .Frank. B. Morrison, secretary of thb America n Federatioi of Labor, who is in a positio o' e and for such time a may be Uea.m y to that end, said Board of (ommisesieerl to eseise all the powers and Is chge the duties vested under this Act In New Orleans. Section 4. De it further enacted, etc.. at In ease there should be in any yea cleney in the revenues aot d to the 1 full interest upon all of said bonds urd ing, such defcitency of Interest shall be fended into bonds of such denominationg as may be aecessary and convenient. bearing the same rats of interest as the original bonds, and having a tem to run equal to the balance of the term of the origi nal bonds, but subject to call at will by the City of New Orleans; and in case any such bonds are iased they shall be stamped across their face "Interest * Funding Bonds isneud subject to immediate call," and they shall be payable out of the special tax of two (2) mills per annum, which shall be levied on and 1 after January 1, 1048, as hereinafter provided. Said interest funding bonds shall have all the guaranties and securities provided for the original bonds in this Act for their payment, principal and interest In ease the revenues of the Public Belt Railroad of the City of New Orleans should not be sufficient to provide for the payment of the annual interest on, or for the redemption annually, on and after January 1, 1989, of any of said bonds, as hereinabove set forth, the re- r demption of said bonds shall be postponed un til January 1, 1944, and the City of New Or leans shall levy upon all of the taxable prop erty within the present territorial limits of said city a special tax of two (2) mills, be ginning with and including the year 1948. the entire proceeds whereof shall be applied annually to the redemption of the bonds issued under this Act and all interest that may be then or thereaftet due thereon, and all out standing "interest funding bonds," until all of said bonds shall have been retired in prin cipal and interest. If any surplus of said two (2) mills tax in the last year of its levy shall exist, such surplus shall be dedicated to works of public improvement to be desig nated by the City of New Orleans. Section 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That the City of New Orleans shall be and It is hereby authorized and empowered to expend the proceeds of said bonds for the construe tion and equipment of a Public Belt Railroad System in and for the City of New Orleans, including tracks, sidings, switches, spurs, crossovers and all appurtenances and accessor ies thereto; the building of depots, roundhouses, warehouses, sheds, stations, signals and all oth er necessary structures incident to the con struction and equipment of railroads, for the purchase of locomotives, switch engines, ears and other necessary rolling stock; for the payment of property purchased or exproprated for the purpose of laying tracks, sidings, switches, spurs, crossovers, etc., or for the erection of necessary struetures and buildings incident to railroads; for the purchase of ex isting roadbeds, tracks, switches, sidings, cross overs, or for the expropriation of the same; for the purchase of barges and tugboats and other property incident to the operation of a barge system; and generally for the purchase and equipment of all property, movable and im movable, necessary and proper to constract and equip said public belt railroad system, and as an incident thereto, a barge system. Section 6. Be it further enacted, etc., That there shall be and there is hereby irrevocably dedicated to the people of the City of New Orleans for perpetual and exclusive public use said Public Belt Railroad System, as the same has been heretofore, or may hereinafter be estab lished by the City of New Orleans, the title and use to which said public belt railroad system shall be and shall forever be in the people of the City of New Orleans. qhe ti wlaws. saroitndees nrivileras and rights in favor of the State of Louisiana, the Z City of New Orleans and the people of the z City of New Orleans, now existing in or on a the lands or property on or contiguous to the Mississippi river shall continue to exist un impaired until the full payment of the prin- f cipal and interest of the bonds to be issued t under this Act. Section T. Be It further enacted, etc., That r the City of New Orleans shall construct, equip, maintain and operate said Public Belt Rail road System of the City of New Orleans I through and by means of such board or com- I mission, as may have been or may be organ ised by the City of New Orleans, the members a of which shall be appointed by the Mayor of I the City of New Orleans, with the consent of the Council, the powers, quties and fune- c tions of which shall be prescribed by the City of New Orleans. The City of New Orleans c shall always have the power and authority c to make such changes in the location of the I tracks and roadbed of the Public Belt Railroad I System as may by said city be deemed neces sary or proper. 'he control, administration. management and supervision of the construe- e tion, maintenance. operation and development r of the Public Belt Railroad of the City of New Orleans shall be exclusively vested and re- I main in such board or commission, which I shall always be separate and distinct from that 1 of any railroad entering the City of New Or leans, and no director, officer or employe of i any State or interstate railroad shall ever be allowed to act as a member of said commission, or as an officer of the Public Belt Railroad. I or be employed by said Public Belt Railroad. 1 and no rights or privileges shall be granted to any railroad company to control, manage, use or operate the said Public Belt Railroad I System, or any part thereof, and said Public I Belt Railroad System shall be and remain the sole property of the people of the City of New Orleans at all times, and shall in no way or manner ever be hypothecated or alien- I ated, provided, however, that the revenues of said Public Belt Railroad of the City of New Orleans, after the deduction of the ex penses of maintenance and operation, shall be and remain pledged for the payment of the bonds in principal and interest, the issue of which is herein authorized; to such extent as I may be necessary under this Act. Section 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That all the provisions of this Act shall constitute 4 a contract between the holder of the bonds issued thereunder, the State of Loulsiana, the City of New Orleans and the Board of Com. missioners of the Port of New Orleans. Section 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That I at the congressional election to be held In this State on the first Tuesday, after the first Monday in the month of November, 1908, t the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana shall be submit ted to the electors, to wit: "The City of New Orleans shall be an. thorised and empowered to issue two million I (2,000,000.00) dollars of bonds, to be known I as Public Belt Railroad Bonds of the City of I New Orleans for the purpose and under the provisions and conditions set forth in the Act 1 of the Legislature adopted to that end, and | for that purpose, at the regular session of the I Louisiana General Assembly for the year 1938, which said Act fa hereby ratified and approved; and all provisions of the Constitution of the I State in conflict with the provisions of said Act and of this amendment, are to that ex- I tent and for that purpose only repealed." I Section 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That I on the official ballots to be used at said elee tion shall be placed the words. "For the Pub lie Belt Railroad Bond Amendment," gnd the words: "Against the Public Belt Railroad Bond Amendment"; and each elector shall indicate his vote on the proposed amendment as provided by t the general election laws of the State. H. G. DUPRE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. . MLAMBREMONT, t Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved July 8, 1908. . 1. Y. SANDERS, Governor of the State of Louisiana. I A true copy. 4 JOHN T. MITCHEL, Secretary of State. I ACT NO. 10. House Bill No. 152. By Mr. Barrett. AN ACT To authorise the Board of Commisslonrs of the Port of New Orleans to issue three I million, five hundred thousand ($5, 500,00.00) of five (5) per cent bonds, I which shall be exempt from taxation; to au thorize the exchange of so many of said bonds as may be necessary to retire valid I outstanding obligations of said bpard, and to I provide for the sale of the remainder thereof; to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds and the disposi tion of the proceeds thereof; to define the I powers and duties of the Board of Commis- I stoners of the Port of New Orleans and the i Treasurer of the State of Louisiana in rela- 1 tlon thereto; to continue said board in exis- I tence until the payment of said bonds; and I to submit to the people an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana an- 1 thorizing the issue of said bonds and ratify ung the provisions of this Act. Whereas, the Board of Commissionrs of the Port of New Orleans, created under the pro visions of Act 70 of the General Assembly of the year 1898, as -amended by Act No. 86 I of the General Assembly of the year 1900, is vested with the administration of the pub lic wharves and landings of the port and harbor of New Orleans. and charged with the duty of extending, improving and main. taming the same and the appUrtaensaes there. I to; and able him to correctly estimate the ef- i feet of the appeal issued to labor or- t ganizations in behalf of the Demo- t cratic ticket. . It appears that there are about si i hundred central labor organizations! rearesenting the afiliated unions in various eities and seetie-iof the WW-5. said Board of Commissioners of the a1 of New Orleans assnmed the duties in- ti p d on it by law, at the termination of I3 t lease between the City of New Orleans a the LouMisana Construction & Improve- of Company, an the 29th day o1 May. ai S and d i-.. , said Board out or its revenues has p4 said date, practically rebuilt the cl wharf system received from sai d Louia 1t Qonstruetion & Improvement Company. , t new wharves, erected steel sheds on Ste wharves and landings for the protec- c ion of merchandise in transit, construct ed paved roadways and approaches thereto, el provided suitable dredge and tugboats for b and fire protection purposes; has v talped suelcient depth or water and S, idd for the lighting and policing of A te wharves, landings, sheds and appur- tt naces thereto; and Wipreas, on account of the growing commerce a of the part and harbor of New Orleans it Is t1 now necessary that additional wharves be p constructed and eatensive enlargements and w Improvements of the system of wharves, 4 l4nlings, sheds and appurtenances be made h so that the facilities for the handling of t export and import cargoes in the port and g harbor of KNew Orleans will be equal if not Sperior, to similar facilities at any South Atlantic or Gulf port; and Whereas, funds cannot be made available for L these purposes except by the issue of bonds; and Whereas, the said Board of Comimssloners of the Port of New Orleans is assured that pro vision can safely be made from its revenues for the payment of the interest annually, and the payment of the principal at ma Srty, of three million Afe hundred thousand llars ($ 00,000.06) of five per cent bonds; and Whereas, legislation providing for the issue of S laid bonds and recommending the submission to the people of an amendment to the Con stitution of the State of Louisiana anthoria- F ig the ssuance of said bonds and ratifying th provisions of this Act, is recommended by the Port Investigation Commission, created by A.- o. 9 of the Extra Session of 1907: Section 1. Be It enacted by the General As embly of the State of Louisiana. two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring: That, lbject to the ratification of the people of the State of Louisiana, by the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution of the State, hereinlter submitted to them, the Board of ssoners of the Port of New Orleans, c cr ted by Act No. TO of the General As~ embly of 1898, as amended by Act No. 36 of the Gnetal Assembly of the year 1900, is here- b by authorized and empowered, and it shall be its duty to issue bonds not to exceed three million Afie hundred thousand dollars ($3,500.- r 000.00) In amount, dated January 1, 190, 1 bearing five per cent per annum interest, payas- t bhi semi-annually, the principal of which shall be payable at any time between July 1, 1924, and July 1, 1959. Said bonds shall be drawn payable to bearer and shall be styled "Port Commiesion Bonds." They shall be of the de nogination of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) i each, payable in lawful money of the United tatesh with semi-annual interest coupons at. tached, due July 1st and January 1st. They shall be signed by the President and counter signed by the Seeretary of the Board of Com mlseloners of the Port of New Orleans. They shall be exempt from all taxation, State, parish and municipal, and the tutors of minors and curators of interdicts shall be authorised invest the funds in their hands in sucb They may be registered and released f registry nder such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said Board of Com missions of the Port of New Orleans, and nu registered bond shall be negotiable. They shall be receivable on deposit with the State, t or its ofeers, or any of Its political subdivseoas or munielpalities. In all eases where, by law, deposits of bonds are required or allowed to be made as security, with the State, or it# 0eff cers, or any of its political subdivisions of munletpalities. Section 2. Be It further enacted, eta., That - - e....,. .. ena O ntnt santhhnrlt en ths as soon as the Constitutional anthorit fo the issuance of said bonds shall have been obtilid, it shall be the duty of the Board of Cbmmie sioners of the Port of New Orleans to cause said bonds to be engraved and executed. The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans is hereby authorized and empowered on and after January 1, 1909, to exchange, at not more than par and aecrued interest, so Smany of said bonds as may be necessary to retire outstanding obligations of said Board, coupons past due at the date of exchange to be de tached and canceled by said Board before delivery of bonds; and said Board is hereby authorized and empowered to sell the remain der of said bonds, in whole or in part, in such manner, and upon such terms and conditions, as by said Board may be deemed advisable; provided, that no sale shall be made by said Board at a price which will net to the Board less than par and accrued interest. Coupons attached to said bonds, past dint at the time of delivery, shall be detached and canceled by said Board before delivery of the bonds. Section 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That the principal and interest of said bonds shall be paid by preference from the revenues of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, and all revenues collectible under the laws, as now existing, shall be and are hereby pledged to secure said bonds and inter est. In no event shall the charges imposed by said Board, under the law now existing, be reduced to an amount less than necessary for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds; and the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, as presently or ganised and without diminuatton of existing territorial jurlsdlction, shalt continue in legal existence until all the bonds issued in ac cordance with this Act shall have been paid in principal and interest; provided that the maep hers of said Board shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to removal by the Governor, and the Governor shall have power to fill all vacancies. The interest on said bonds shall be evidenaeed by coupons attached "thereto, payable semi-an nually, by the Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, on the first days or July and Janu ary, and said Board shall place on deposit, on or before April 1, 1909, and on or before the first of April of every subsequent year, with the Treasurer of the State of Louisiana. to the credit of a special account to be styled "Interest Account," an amount equal to the annual interest on all bends that may bavy t been delivered. Said Treasurer is hereby em powered and directed, and it is made his duty to pay any and all such coupons that may be due on the let of July, place on deposit, on or beforp April 1, with the Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, to the credit of a special account to be styled "Bond Redemption Ac count," a sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), and the said Treasurer is here by empowered and directed, and it is made his duty, to pay, on the 1st of July, of the year 1924, and annually thereafter, out of said Bond Redemption Account, one hundred (100) of said bonds in the reverse order of their issue; and all bonds and coupons retired under this Act shall be by said Treasurer duly canceled and delivered to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, which shall re ceipt for same, and which shall retain and paste the same as vouchers, in a book to be by it kept for that purpose. It shall be the duty of said Treasurer to require said deposits to be made as aforesaid; and in case of failure on the part of said Board to make said deposits, or to impose, under the law as now existing, the charges for the use of said wharves, land ings, sheds and appu~tenances thereto, or to collect the revenues therefrom, in an. amount sufficient to provide for the payment of interest due or to become due, and the redemption of bonds as provided in this Act, said Treasurer is hereby empowered and directed, and it is made his duty, to impose said charges and collect said revenues, and to apply the same to the purposes of this Act, and to that ex tent, and for that purpose only, said for such time as may be necessary to that end, the. saidt Treasurer is hereby authorized. to exercise all the powers and is charged wit. al tb xsuttles vested under existing law in -i of f Commissioners of the Port eo Kei "OrlepS . Section 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That all of the provisions 0$ this Act shall consti tate a contract between the holder of the bonds issued thereunder, the State of Louslanks. and the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Section 5. Be it further enaeted, etc., That the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans shall, and it is hereby authorlzed and empowered to expend the proceeds of said bonds for the extension of existing wharves, for building new wharves, for erecting sheds, for constructing roadways ,and other improve mnnts; for the purchase of suitable dredges, barges and tungboats; for the payment of wharves or other property purchased or ex propriated, and for the payment of obliga tions heretofore contracted and outstanding; provided that no "private property shall beI taken without just and adequate eompensa tion previously paid. On the thirty-frst day of December of each year, the said board shall furnish a detailed account of the receipts and expenditares to the Governor of the State; which report .shall be published once in the official ournal of the City of New Orleans. Seetiones L Be it further enacted, ec, Ath dorsed the political stand- taken :by t the executive council of: the Fede-s tion. In no instance has the appeal of the executive council been trne4 down, benceethe indoraement of the I position of the executia couneil Mhas been general theougbouthbe euntry. t It is tue that several aal unions, no mor l.e tian ui0 or e have protested *gainst the cp et I t the congressional election to be held in, his State on the lrst Tuesday following the irat Monday oft November. 108, the fI l -mendment to the Constitution of the nta f Louisianat sha be submitted to the elets s 4 the Stats. to wit: " 'The 4 of d 010 .oners of the Port of New Ofita bM ~owsr, and it shall be its duty, to essue three alllion Ave hundred thousand dollars ($8@.00 10.00) of bonds to be known as 'Port Co ha nisilon Bonds,' for the purposes and under the the ovislon and conditions set forth in the af the Legislature adopted to that end an h that purpose at the regular session of ee fiv r-al Assembly of 1908, which said At is if ereby ratified and approved; and all geo4 risions of the present Constitution t f Itate in conflect with the provisions f In set, and with this amendment are, to that ex- P aent and for that purpose only, repealed." th' Section T. Be it further enacted, eto., That aW n the official ballots to he used at said el tion shall be platid the words: "For tte by Port Commission Bond Amendment," and e deo words: "Against the Port Commission Bon fo amendment," and each elector shall indca an ie vote on the proposed amendment as pro a0 rided by the general election laws of this she State. As H. G. DUPRB a Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. Mhi. LAMBREMONT, h Lieutenant Governor and President of the ad Senate. ad Approved July 8, 190. ti~ J. Y. SANDEIRS, Ir Governor of the State of Louslaa. el A true copy. E JOHN T. MITCHEL, Secretary of State. of an ACT NO. 5, an kesate Bill No. 68. By Ms. Barrett, A JOINT RESOLUTION eh Proposing an amendment to the Constitution tic of the State of Louisiana relative to ratifying or and carrying into effect an Act of the Legis lature regulating the care of neglected and dellnquent children and for the trial of adultte in certain cases, establishing a Jo- IL venule Court in the Pariah of Orleans, and providing ,for separate sessions, as Juvenile Courts, of the District Courts outside of said parish and making other provisions cognate thereto. Section 1. Be it resolved, by the General As. sembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each house con curring, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, tie submitted to the electors of the State at the 1 next general congressional election to be held on the Tuesday following the first Mon. day in November, 1908 to wit: I The Act adopted by the Legislature at the regular session begun and held on May 11, se 1908, regulating the care, treatment and con- of trol of neglected and delinquent children, soy. - qateen years of age and under, and for the to trial of adults charged with any violation of at the laws for protecting the physical, moral and vs mental well being of children or with desertion of or failure to support wife or children; organ- a ising the Juvenile Qourt in the Parish of Or leans, providing a judge and officers thereforl s proiding for separate sessions, as Juvenile " ort of the District Court outside of said d, parish; defining the jurisdiction of said courtsl ur and providing them with probation officers of either set, for indeterminate sentences by et said courts and for appeals therefrom, and making other provisions cognate thereto, is hereby ratified and approved, and all provisions of the present Constitution in conflict with the t provisions of said A . and this amendmeht to are V that extent and for that purpose only a Section 2 Be it further enacted, etc., That on the official ballots to be used at said else tIo, shall be plaeed tie words: "For the Juvenile Courts a.andment." and the L "Against the Juvenile Courts amendment;" and each elector shall Indicate, as provided it t*h general eletaon laws of the State whether he votes for or against said amendment. P. M. LAMBREMONT, Leeutenant Governor and President of the Senate. . G. DUIPB, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved July 8th,' 1908. 1. B. SANDERS, Governor of the State of Louisana,- P A true copy. JOHN T. MITCHEL, Secretary of 8tate. ACT 1O. OS. Senate BiB No. 140. By Me. Bast. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Artiles 81 and 89 of the Constitution of the State of Louisi ana. relative to fiing the salaries of the Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer and Secretary of State, and- providing that all fees received by the Secretary of State, under existing law or laws which may hereafter be enacted, shall be covered into the State Treasury. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all members elected to each House con curring, That, Articles 81 and 82 of the Con stitution of the State of Louisiana be amend. ed so as to read as follows: Article 81. The Auditor of Publie Accounts shall receive a salary of five thousand dollars per annum. The Treasurer shall receive a salary of four thousand dollars- per annum. The Seeretary of State shall recelve a salary of five thousand dollars per annum. Each of the said offcers shall be paid monthly, and no fees, or perquisites or other compensation, shall be allowed them; provided, that the fees now or which may hereafter be fixed by law to be charged by the Secretary of State, shall be collected and paid over by him mnootlj to the State Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the General Fund. ArtMcle 82. Appropriations for the ilerical and al other expenses of the odlcers named in the preceding article shall specify each item of appropriation, and for all purposes shall hot exceed in any one year for the State Treasur. er the sum of thirty-six hundred dollars; and for all purposes for any one year for the Audi tor of Public Aeccvita the sum of eelgt thea sand dollars; and for all purposes for ahy one year for. the Secretary of State, Ineluding the salary of the Assistant Secretary of State, ard all expenses of the Inasurance Department, the sum of ten thosas.d dollars. Section 2. Be it further resolved, et, That the foregoing amendments of the. Coastitation of the State shall be submitted to the electors for -their approval or reeton, as required by Article 821 of, the Conatithttio of the State of =Louislana and general election laws of this State at the general"State election to be held in this State o'an the 3rd day of Nevember, 1908. P. M. LAMBREMONT, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. H. U. DUPR5, Speaker of the Rouse of Representatives. Approved Julyy t, 198. J. Y. ANiDERS, Governor of the State of Loneistra. A true copy. JOHN T. MITCHEL, Secretary of State. Al. NO. o. . trifse Bill No.-130. By Mr, Richaraoa. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article 808 of the Constitution of the State of Leouisana, rela tive to pensions for Confederate Veterans as amended by Act No. 18 of the Goneral Assembly of 1900, and Act No. 112 of the General Assembly of 1904. Section 1. Be it resolve4d by the General Assembly of the State .of Louisiana, two-thirds of all members elected to each House' eoncur ring, That Article three hundred of the Con stitution of the State of Loulsiana, as amended by Act namber seventy-three of the General Assembly of 1900, and Act number one haun dred and twelve of the General Assembly of 1904, be so anislded as to read as follows: Article 303. A pension not to exceed eight dollars (E8) per month shall be allowed. to each Confederate soldier or sailor veteran who possesses all the following qualifications: i. He shall have served honorably frem the date of his enlistment until the close of the late Civil "War, or until he was discharged or paroled, in some military organization reg ularly miustered into the Army or Navy of the Confederate States, and shall have ramlded-true to the Confederate States until the surrender. 2. He shal.l not own property of anmote han lye hundred dollars valuation and be shall not be physically able to earn a lieRlihood by his own labor or skill. s. He ishall not -be salaried or otherwise pro vided -for by the State of Loauleana or by any other State or Government. In casei hi en listed in any organizsation mustered tate said service as a Louisiana organizsation, or -ain case at the date of his enliestment he resided in the Statre of Louisiana, he shall have 'lded i this State fe at least. five years prior t his. ap plication for a pension. ain case he resde elsewhere than in this State, jad enlisted Ia an torganisetion not mustered in f lofr t Lose asa, or in the Navy of the Conufederate Sttei, be shal havle residedL t this State t at te te Federa in, but nl e h instance it was dicovere that the aion was Oltinated by Socialists. In view thi fact the opinion of Mr. Gompers 4br oe:wilsupott~heem uIfteen years pIse pust hi Athe widow who ot hav u aea in indigent t, 4 i mstered in fro a o t tAsillana, at t oe date of k had so resided or one ? then in order that smOh widow shall be .n titled to the pension as herein provded. she shall e resided in this State for at least five years prior to her applicatin therefor; and itf her deceased husband eblisted elsewhere tha in Louisiana, and served in an organliation not mustered in from Louisiana, such widow shall, in order to entitle her to a pension as herein provided, have resided in this State for not less than iTteen years prier to her application for such pension; provided farther, that pensions whether to veterans or to widows, shall be al lowed only from the date of application an der this Article, and the total appropriations for all pensions shall not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) in any one year; provided that nothing in this Article shall be construed so as to prohibit the General Assembly from providing artificial limbs to dls. abled Confederate soldiers or sailors. Section 2. Bt it further resolved, etc., That this proposed amendment be submitted to the qualified voters of the State of Louisiana for adoption or rejection at the congressional elec tion to be held on the first Tuesday next fol lowing the first Monday in November, 1908. That the official ballots to be used at said election shall have printed thereon the words: "For the proposed amendment to Article 303 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, relative to pensions for Confederate Veter ans," and the words: "Against the proposed amendment to Article 303 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, relative to pensions for Confederate Veterans," and each elector shall indicate, as provided In the general elec. tion laws of the State, whether he votes for or against the amendment. H. G. DUPRE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. M. LAMBREMONT, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved July Oth, 1908. J. Y. SANDERS, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy. JOHN T. MITCHEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 21. House Bill No. 325. By Mr. Henriques. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to Article 134 of the Constitution regulating the allottment of eases filed in the Civil District Court of the Parish of Orleans. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General As.I sembly of the State of Louisiana, tvo-thirds of all the members elected to each House cono earring. That there be submitted to the ele. tors of the State, in accordance with la., at the Congressional election to be held in o-, vember, 1908, a proposition to amend Article 114 of the Constitution so that the said article shall read as follows, to wit: Article 134: All cases after being iled is said Civil District Court shall be allofed or assigned among the Judges thereof in pecor dance with rules to be adppted by said Court, unless otherwise provided by law. Section 2. Be it further enacted and resolved, etc., That on the official ballots to be used at said election shall be placed the words: "For the amendment to Article 184 of the Constitution," "Against the amendment to Ar tiele 134 of the Constitution." And each else' tor shall indicate his vote on the proposed laws of the State. H. G. DUPR!, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. M. LAMBREMONT, I lieutenant Governsor and President of the Senate. Approved July 9th, 1908. ). Y. SANDERS, Governor of the State of Louisiaba. A true copy. JOHN T. MITCHEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 800. House Bill No. 840. By Mr. Smith. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to Article Two Hun dred and Elghty-one (281) of the Constitu tion of the State of Louisiana, relative to the issuance of bonds for .work of public 'Improvement by municipal corporatibns par ishes and drainage districts, and the sagses ment of special taxes to pay for same. Section 1 Be it resolve by the General As sembly of the State of Louiana, two-thirds (2-8) of all te members elected to each House concurring, That Article Two Hundred and Iighty-one (281) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, be so amended as to read as follows: Article 281. Municipal corporation, parishes school, drai.age or sewerage diattiets the City of New Orleans excepted, when authorised to do so, by a vote of a 'maority in number a ed amount of the pIoperty taxpayers, Qualified as electors under the Constitution andt law of this State, voting at an election held for that purpose, after due notice of said eles& tion hbas been publiabe4 tor thirty (30) days in the official journal of the mnuniclpality o parish, and where there is no offeial jour nal, in a newspaper published therein, may incur debt, and Issa negotiable bonds thee for, to the extent of one-tenth (1-10)'of the assessed valuation of the property within said muniiepal corporation, paria, school, or drain. age or sewerage, district, as shown by the last assessment made prior to the submtlsion of the proposition to the property taxpay.r,s as aboe provided and may he authoried'l by the prl-e exty taxpayers voting at ai. : eleetion, tol and assess special taxes upon the property sub. jeet to taxation in the pariah, school.E or drainage district or corporatton; provi said taxes so Imposed, dc not exceed Ave (lt mills an the dollar. o l;ee a seed v:tom ton any one (1) year, nor rea for a gre number of years than the number named in the proposition submitted to the tapayers.' No bonds shall be isueemd for any otht fur pose than stated in the submission; of th prop-> osition to the taipaysr, and 'published" fr thirty days (30), as af Oesaidnr P fee .agr. teri amount than therein mintioned; aor ahll Sch bends be istued for ,any purpose thee. for pava and improving streets, roads and allays, dtiln age, lights; public Whes-and- =bildin i and other works of public improvement, the title to which sharl vost in the - ici.s. .m a poratino, pariah, school sewerage ocr rana districts, as the ease way be; nor shel aut bonds run for a longer period than forty (40) years from their date, or ear' a greater raeia, Interest than Ave (6) peay ent per annum, or be sold by the mlihelpal eerpQratloas, paritah schoL drainage or sewerage dtrict Isaning same for less then pa.. :. - The municipal corporation, parish, scbpul. sewerage or drainage district Issuingsuch h.ind shall provide for .the- ament of the interest annusally, or. semia l ati the prineipal thereof at maturity; provided,.that the totaal issue of bonds b? lapp tripality, parisi, school, sewerage or drainage d.stlct. fo ai ptrposea, shall never exceed t m (10 peF teiut of the assessed value of the property inuch mundpalily, parih, chool, ser or dfih' age _-dlstriet., Provided that imencpal u,ean ails shall have authority to creata within their respective limits one -r moreasewerage digirihta; and provided further thanoti hern eon tained shall prevent drainage - e-trias rom being establi~hed under the provisioant of exist ing laws, and that all dausage disticts estab lished under the laws of this State hall, in addition to the powers hereinabove granted, have the fuarther power and authority to levy and assess annual contaributis or ocreage taxes, for the purpose of providing and main taining drainage systems, on ll lands itat ed in sueh districts not exceeding twenty-flA (25e) cents par acre ifo a period not to eteeed forty (40) years when sathorited to do so by a vote of a majority i number. and amount of the property tax payers. of said district quallfed as electors under the laws of this State, voting at "anaeleseton held for that pur pose as provided in the irst part ot this as tide, and said drainage district, through the Boards of Commisuloners thereof, niy Incur indebtedness and issue anegotiable bonds there for payable in principal and .nterest out of, and not to exceed in prg;in~ g and- istteiest the aggregate amount to be raised by said annual contributions daring the period for whic the same are levied. No such drainage bonds shall be Issued for any other purpose than that' for which said contributions were voted and shall not run for 5 longe period. than .forty (40) years from ther date, nor bear a -greater rate of interest than Ae per cenat. per annum. nor be sold for less than par. l.All eontributions and aerage taxes bebefo tore authorised by a 'vote of a majo.rity t number and amount of tbe (uprprty tax pay era, qualitfed to vote under the laws of this State at elections held . In drainage distrlcts storganised under existing laws are hereby ati fled. and con'rmed, asd their rvalidity shall not be que tioned. ' Provided that fo the prpes it the total rate of speelavle xto, coirparations, 'parish -, ess t o sewerage or draiage districts, when w tathorse t bi der ss above bshown for by the sI.o sasee f iobnds. mayir aiBA saw bonds severlag sypartlkalt l action taken by Ioca1 bodies in New York in response tothe-appeal sent bad ben beson Ina: ri butCaim n wa n aihilwtl~rio f h ac ha h xýOlu ons ce e adir by n ove Stmunes ot beads,, WAS whole outatandingi beaded lndebtedness ineurred' under. and for the' iurpose shown in ,the irst paragraph of this. Sttcie, the said new bonds to be known aS 5ind Issue Bonds of (Political Subdivision) I the ear ---." Sad,1 bfsetsasBn ds he ran for a period of toffy (40) years from thdate, hal not Bwar a greatsr rate ofi interest than five (5) per cent per annum, paya bie annually or seml-annually, as the ordinance calling for the election may direct, and shall pot be sold by the municipal corporation, parish. school, sewerage or- drainage district issuing same, for less than par. The said Refund Issue Bonds may be either to whole or in part exchanged for the bonds previously issued under or by authority of this article. Value for value, or sold and the pro ceeds thereof used for the purpose of purchasing outstanding bonds. Said elections, itf favorsa ble to the issuance of said bonds, shall nut occur to cover the same issue or issues at fre quenter intervals than five (5) years; and each election shall not only cover any or all unre funded bond issues authorized by and issued in pursuance of the first paragraph of this article, but may also include any or all previous refund issues. And when the bonds of any issue shall have been obtained either by purchase or ex change, the tax rate levied to pay for said bonds shall at once cease and said bonds be canceled. Money accumulated to the credit of any bond issue that is exchanged for, or pur chased by the proceeds of the sale of, any refund bond issue shall be credited to the said refund issue and made part of its sinking fund. Section 2. Be it further resolved. eCr.. T'b, this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection at the presidential and congres sional election to be held in November, Nine. teen Hundred and Eight (1908), if adopted, the same shall take effect immediately, thereafter. Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc. ,That on the official ballots to be used at said elec tion, there shall be placed the words: "For the proposed amendment to Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one (281) of the Constitution of Louisiana," and the words: "Against the pro posed amendment to Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one (281) of the Constitution of ths State of Louisiana," and each elector shall in dicate, as provided in the general election laws of the State, which of the propositions "for" os "against" he votes. H. G. DUPRE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. P. M. LAMBREMONT. Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved ouly 0, 1908. J. Y. SANDERS, Governor of the State of Louistana, A true copy. OIOHN T. MITCHEL, Secretary of State. whelming vote in the face of a Socia list protest. The campaign of the Federation of Labor is to be made wholly apart from that of the Democratic National Com mittee, and will be financed with the contributions of the various unions. The executive council expects to raise a fund of something more than $10, 000, which will be used in paying the expenses of speakers and circulating labor literature. Nearly all the money that will be needed is now in the hands of the executive council and the Federation has arranged to start its campaign early in Septem ber. The Busy Ten Dollar Bill. Mr. Brown keeps a boarding house. Around his table sat his wife, Mrs. Brown; the village milliner, Mrs. An drews; Mr. Black, the baker; Mr. Jor dan, a carpenter, and Mr. Hadley, a flour, feed and lumber merchant. Mr. Brownatook ten dollas out of his pock et and handed it to Mrs. Brown with the remark that there was $10 to ward the $20 he promised her. Mrs. Brown handed the bill to Mrs. An drews, the milliner, saying: ,"That pays for my new bonnet." ,Mrs.' An drews in turn passed it to Mr. Jordan, remarking that it would pay for the carpenter work he hiad done for her. Mr. Jordan handed it toMr., Hadley, requesting his receipted :bill fiH flour,. feed and lumber. Mr. Hadley gave the bill back to Mr, Brown, saying: "That pays $10 on my board" Mr. Brown again passed it to Mrs. Brown, remarking that he liad now paid her the $20 he had promised her. She in turn paid Mr. Black to settle her bread andpastry account. - Mr. Black handed it to Mr. t lley, asking cre dit for the amount on his flour bill. Mr. Hadley again returned it to Mr. Brown, with the, renrk that it set tied for that month's board, whereup on Mr. Brown put it back in his pock et, observing that the had not . sup posed a greenback would go so far. Brit suppose Mrs. Brown had sen -to a mail order house for her .new bonnet, then the $10 would have gone out of town and never come back. The moral: Spend your money at home.-The Osceola (Is.) Sentinel BRICKS for sale at $8 per thou sand.. Opelousas Brick & Tile Works. ., Reduced Rates on 0. Gee. Account Annual Session Education, at Lake Charles, La., will sell tickets to Crowley, La., and Ryne, La.,on Anuust 28th,29b, 30th and slat, and September lst, did and 3xd, good to return until September 9th, at a fare of one and one - thfrd for the rounild trip. rAccount of Home Manufacturers Eax hibition at New Orleans" La., will sell tickets to that point on September 2nd, 7th, 19th and 25th, good for return five days from date of issue, at a fare of $5;00 for round trip. t Week end excursion rates to, New Or leans,La., tickets on sale every Satur day and up to noon Sunday, good for return on train up to and including Monday next following date of sale, at a fare of one and one-third for the round trip. Yours truly, J. " W. W. JORE AN, G. F. & P. A. For further particulars apply to. Mr. J. E. Pennington, Local Agent, Opelou. sas, La. Southern Pacific Cheap Rates Will sell week eending exacursion ticket to New Oleas and return at one and one third fare trains leaving. vey Saturday morning ata 9:81 a. o., limited to return on traint arriving at Qlosases Monday evening d eeloek. Will sell round trip tIcket to Ft, Worth, Texas, account National Con;` va onon Farmers' Usion, at one and onefare on August 3th asnd 814 limit. ad atil Sept.Both, Alsosell round trip tickets to Birmiu. h a A~e, n 51 ~n. tti o ra Asoiation of Feto- lr s ine h