APPEAL FOR U. S. TROOPS TO AID POLAND
Part of a delegation of 800 Polish sympathizers at the White
House appealing in behalf of the Polish people of this country for
aid from the U. 8. in the Poland situation, which has grown critical.
Dr. Fronczak of Buffalo, N. Y., acting spokesman of the delegation,
speaking to Joseph P. 1Tumulty, secretary to the president.
PROPOSED AMEND
MENTS TO CONSTITU
TION OF LOUISIANA
Adopted at the lRegular Session of
the Ig:i-latlurt of 1920.
To be 1oted on at the Congressiorln:
Election Held November 2, 1 916.
ACT NO. 51.
House Bill No. 99 By Mr. Sylveast
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to. the
Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana requirlug the police jury ot
each paristh of the State and the
Orleans r'arish School Board, re
apectively, to levy and collect an
nually a tax for school purpose
the;eiu; regulating school districts
in certain respects; limiting tne
rate of special taxation for school
maintenance; empoweting the O'
leans Parish School Board to issue
notes, bonds, or other evidenct:s
of debt for the purpose of par
chasing grounds, constructing, o3
repa:ring buildings for school pur
,poses in the City of New Orteaus,
and for the payment of principal
and interest thereof to levy auIl
dedicate for the period of years
'portions of the authorized tax,
and repealing the amendment to
the Coni.titutionl proposed by Act
-218 of 1918 of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisian-t
and adopted.
Sect on 1. Be it resolved by thl
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the meul
bers elected to eaach House con
ourring, That the following amend
ment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be and the sanme
is hereby proposed and subAitted tj
the qualified electors of the Statl'
of Louisiana for adoption or rejec
tion, to-wit:
Amendment.
1. (a) Irrespectively of the limi
tations of parochial and municipal
taxation under existing constitution
al provisions and in addition to the
tax for school purposes provided by
the amendment proposed by Act 191
of 1918 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, the police
jury of each parish (Parish of Or
leans excepted) is hereby required
and directed to levy and collect for
the year 1921 and each calendar year
thereafter for school purposes there
in, a tax of one and one-half milis
on the dollar of assessed valuation
of all property within said pari=.n
and pay, as collected, the proceeds
thereof to the school board of the
pariah, unless the school board of
the parish certify that a smaller taix
will meet the needs of the schools,
in wh ch event the police jury shall
levy and collect the tax recommend
ed by the school hoard.
(b) The provisions thereof shalh
apply, without distinction, to prop
Brty within each municipality in a
parish except a lmun'ciiality exempt
under existing laws from parochial
taxation, which is, under legislative
authority, actually conducting, main
taini.-g and supporting public schoo.s
of its own, open and free to the
youth of the parish in -which the
municipality ij situated and whlca
hi levying and collect ng and expenl
ing annually for the conduct, mainte
nance and support of its schools thli
proceeds of an annual tax of at least
one and one-h:lf mills on the assess
ed valuation 11 all property within
luch municipality.
2. There shall by no school din
trict embrac ne the whole or any
Part of territory lying in another
school dlitrict, no shall there be a
school sub-district except that a par
ish as a whole may be created at
schooi district wherein there exilt
Lmaller schol districts or smaller
School districts may be created em
bracing parts of a parish constitut
ing a school dis-trict.
3. (a) For school purposes in
- the City of New O)rleans, and in lien
Of the tax iprvidld for by Sectt~n
17 of the a:, m:linnt to the Consti
tution propostd bI Act 4 of 3916 of
the G(iencrra: A $:,lv of the State at
14101islina. thie ()rlans Parish Schoci
SBoard. or Its suc,!ssor in law, shall
: levy annuml v a t::x not to exceel
S"seven mills (,n th dlollar of valua
, -tion of all property w 'thin the Clt.
o f Nel Orleans as assese: d for the
DPUrposes of city taxation, which at
tlion shall be cslrtil>,td by said Board
to the Commiinion Council of the
City of New rmi,,ans, or other fu
ture governire lao'- of said C'ty 1e
u; hereby rounird to cause the
"tax levied by S:' 1 eard to be en
:tered accord'nIz to law on the tax
tolls of said nitv :!nd ceolocted in the
m . 'nl t.er ::'.,i ulnder the cond!
t.ie.ns and 'ith l'-, nterest and pen
- Olty taxes, and the money thus c01
:" to be paid to said Board dai;y
$.[ it i. received.
. (b) The Orleans Par:sh School
Board' may incur indebtedness and
i sue negotiable promissory note,,
bonds, or other evidences of deli,
tire l.rinclpal and interest thereof
lpayajiu as said board may determine.
for the purpose of purchasing
grounds, construct ng buildings, or
repairing buildings for public school
uses, and where such indebtedness
is incurred or such notes, bonds, or
other evidences of debt are issuccd,
there shall be levied and collected
for the years during which any of
said obligations may 'be outstanding
a tax, included within the limitation
of seven mills, sufficient each year
to pay the princip.al and interest
therect; provided that the aggre
gate amount of the taxes for such
purposes shall not exceed one mill
on the dollar in any one year, and
proviaed further that the indebtld
ness, notes, bonds, or other evi
dences of debt shall not bear a great
er rate of interest than five per ecnt
per annum or run for a longer period
than forty years.
(c) The notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt herein authorize'l
shall be exempt from State, parish,
and municipal or other local taxa
t:on and a legal investment for
tutors of minors, curators of inter
dicts, or others acting in a fiduciary
capacity, and also they shall be re
ceiv3d as security for all public de
posits of the State of Louisiana or
of any of its sub-div:sions or 'boards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall
constitute a contract between the
holders of the notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt issued hereunder
and the Orleans Parish School
Board
4. Nothing in this amendment
shall be construed as affecting in auy
way p-rovision of the Constitution in
relation to special taxes, provided
that no special tax to pay operating
expenses of public schools, author
zed by Article 232 of the Constitu
tion, shall exceed eight mills on the
dollar of assessed valuation.
5. The amendment of the Const'
tution proposed by Act 218 of 1918
of the General Assembly of th3
State of Louisiana is hereby super
seded and repealed; provided the
taxes already levied thereunder and
the authority and power under ex
isting laws to collect the same shall
not be affected in any way by such
repeal
Section 2. Be it further resolv
ed, etc., That this proposed amend
ment shall be submitted to the duly
qualified electors of the State, in ac
cordance with law, to be voted upan
at the General Congressional Elec
tion to be held on November 2, 1920,
the official ballots to have printed
thereon the words: "For the pro
posed amendment requiring police
juries ond the Orleans Parish Schuv.l
Board to levy annually a tax for
school purposes," and the words
"Against the proposed amendme it
requiring police juries and the Or
leans Parish School Board to levy
annually a tax for school purposes,'
so that each elector may indicate, as
provided by the general electio
laws of the State, whether he votes
for or against the proposed amend
ment.
R. F. WALKER,
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi
dent of the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1920.
JNO. M. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisi
ana.
A true copy.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 55.
House Bill No. 127. By Mr. Hamley
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana
levying a special State tax of one
mil on the dollar in aid of public
education.
Section 1. Be it resolved by th?
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-th:rds of all the mem
bers elected to each House concur
ring, That the following amendment
to the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be and the same is here
by 'proposed and submitted to the
qualified electors of the State of
Louisiana, to-wit:
Amendment.
In addit:on to all taxes now au
thor!zed by the Constitution or by
law, there is hereby levied for the
year -920 and each calendar year
thereafter, in aid of public educa
tion, a tax of one mill on the dol:ar
of assessed valuation of all taxable
property within the State of Louis.
ana, it being hereby required that
said tax shall be extended on th)
tax rolls and collected as all othar
State taxes.
Section 2. Be it further reso0v
ed, etc., That this proposed amend
ment shall be submitted to the duly
qua.ifled electoro of the 6tate, in
accordance rwith law, to be voted up
on at the general congressional elec
t!on to be held on the 2nd day ol
November,-1920, the official ballots
to have printed thereon the words:
"For the proposd amendment levy
ing an annual tax of one mill in aid
of publtc educem," and the word'
",Against the .opoed amendment
levying an annual tax of one mill
in aid of public education," so that
each elector may indicate, as provid
ed by the general election laws of
the State, whether he votes for or
aga ust the 'proposed amendment.
R. F. WALKER,
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives.
B EWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant *Governor and Presi
Cent of the Senate.
Apn oved: July 5, 1920.
JNO. M. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisia
ana
A true copy.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 69.
House B'11 No. 197.
By Mr. Weinmann.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the con
stitution of the State of Louisi
ana relative to the organization
ant powers of the Board of Com
misioners of the port of New Or
leans, and the departments of sail
port.
Suction 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Lou siana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House concur
ring, that the following amendments
to the Constitution of the State :,f
Louisiana be submited to the electors
of thre State at the next Congression
al election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1920, to-wit: That the
Governor of the State shall appoint
the respective members of the Board
of Commissioners of the Port of Naw
Orleans, possessing the qualifications
prescribed by law, one for a term
of two years, one for a term of five
years, and one for a term of ix
years, and may designate and pre
scribe the term of office of the pres
ent Booard in accordance therewith.
At the expiration of their respect:ve
terms, their successors shall Tbe ap
pointed by the Governor for a period
of six years each. The Governor
shall have the power to All the un
expired term of any vacancy occurr
ing through death, resignation or
otherwise. Said Commissioners so
appointed can only be removed by
the Governor, for cause or causes to
be preferred against them, or either
of them, in 'writing and after public
hearing and proof of the sufficiency
of said charges to justify their re
moval, provided that in all cases an!
appeal may be had to Supreme Court
from the decision of the Governor.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the Board of Commission
ers o.f the Port of New Orleans shall
have power to organize or reorgan
ize the legal, executive, engineering,
clerical and other departments and
forces of said Board, and to fix the
duties, powers and compensation of
all officers, agents and employees in
such departments, excepting, how
ever, such civil service requirements
as may be established by 'tate laws.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
etc., That on the official ballot to be
used at said election shall be plact ,
the words: "For the proposal
amendment relative to the organiza
tion of the Board of Commissioners
of the Port of New Orleans," and the
words "Against the proposed amend
ment relative to the organization of
the Board of Commissioners of the
Port of New Orleans," and each elec
tor shall indicate his vote on Lhe
proposed amendment as provided In
the general election laws of the
State.
R. F. WALKER,
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi
dent of the Senate.
Approved: July 6, 1920.
JNO. M. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisi
ana.
A true copy.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 78.
House Bill No. 2. By Mr. Byrne
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the 'tate of Loutsi
ana, directing the City of New Or
leans to levy annually a special
tax not exceeding two mills on the
dollar for the inauguration and
maintenance of double and triple
platoon systems, and an increase
in pay of the men and officiala, in
the fire and police departments of
the City, respectively.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louiliana, two-thirds of all mem
bers elected to each House concurr
ing, That an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana
be proposed and su'bmitted to the
qu;alfled electors of the State, for
ratification or rejection, as follows:
to-it: "In addition to such other
taxes as the City of New Orleans
is now, or may be hereafter, author
ized to levy, said city shall levy an
nually a special tax, not exceeding
two mills on the dollar, on all tax
able property in said City as asseas
ed and valued for city taxation pur
poses. The avails of said special
tax are hereby dedicated to the la
auguration and maintenance of a
double platoon system in the fire 49
partmient and a triple platoon system
in the police department of said city,
and an increase in pay of the men
and officials employed in said do
psrtments, and shall be used and
employed by said city exclusively for
said purposes respectively aceording
to such apportionment of said funds
as said city may make from time to
Sactia 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., That this amendment shall be
submitted to the duly qualified elea
tors of the State of Louisiana, nla
accordance with the proylstons of the,
Constitution, to be voted upon at the
General Congressional Election to be
held in November, 1920, and there
shall be printed upon the ballots:
"For the amendment to the Consti
tution directing the City of New Or
leans to levy a special tax not ex
ceeding two mills for it. fire and
Dolice departments," and "Against
the amendment to the Constitutin
directing the City of New Orleans to
levy a special tax not exceeding two
mills for its fire and police depart
ments," and each elector shall IndI
cate, a.s provided in the general elec
tion laws of the State, whether he
votes for or against said amendment. I
R. F. WALKER, I
Speaker of the Heouse of Repre- '
sentatives. c
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD, t
Lieutenant Governor and Presi- a
dent of the Senate. f
Approved: July 6, 1920.
JNO. M. PARKER, E
Governor of the State of Louisi- g
ana. c
A true copy. I
JAMES J. BAILEY, r
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 103. e
House Bill No. 206. By Mr. Pere. 1
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Coa
stitution of the State of Louis'
ana relative to the Board of Coal
missioners of the Port of New
Orleans.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the a
General Assembly of the State o:
Louisiana, two-thirds of all members~
elected to each house concurring,
That the following Amendment ito
the Constitution of the State of Lonu
isiana be submitted to the electors h
of the State at the next Congression- I
al election to be held on the firsl
Tuesday after the first Monday In r
November, 1920, to-wit: c
The Board of Commissioners of
the Port of New Orleans shall, or
cept as otherwise herein changed and e
amended, have and exercise all pow- p
era now conferred upon them by c
Constitutional Amendment. Adds- s
tion.al power and jurisdiction may be p
conferred by Act of the Legisalturi. t
Said board shall have full power and e
authority to construct, extend and p
improve works for Port purposes t
within the limitpbf the Port, includ- i:
ing wharves, docks, warehouses. s
gran elevators, locks, slips, laterals, e
basins and other structures ana im- t
provo~nents, and may dredge ship- P
ways, channels, slips, basins and t
turning-basins in the Miss:ssippi r
River. Said board may without fur- s
ther legislative enactment borrow c
money and issue notes and *bonds 1
under the following conditions anal (
not otherwise: It may, with the ap- I
proval of the Governor and tha I
Auditor of the State, for its public v
purposes, borrow on notes for tem- [
porary loans, payable within onue
year, an amount not exceeding Five t
Hundred Thousand ($500,000) Do- I
lara at any one time outstanding, t
and may in addition, borrow money e
in anticipation of the collection of !
charges for wharfage, tollage, stoa- r
age service and other charges whih It
have been actually earned but have I
not ye: ,been received. With the ap- I
proval of the Governor of the State, a
it may for public purposes other thau I
the payment of current expenses :,t a
the funding of indebtedness incurr- c
ed or to 'be incurred for current ex- t
pences borrow money and issue c
bonds to the amount of Six Millicae
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars a
($6,500,000). Said board may, wir. I
the approval of the Governor ana i
for like purposes, borrow other an t
further sums and issue bonds in tue I
manner following: When the Board I
shall bave ascertained and certified I
in writing to the State Auditor or i
the s8upervisor of Public Accounts I
the amount of revenue and income t
of the Port for the two fiscal year 3 1
immediately preceding' after deduct- t
ing therefrom the amdunt of operat- I
ing and maintenance charged and I
expenses, and all sums payable dur- c
ing said year upon maturing princ:- c
pal and interest of its bonded debt, I
and the State Auditor or the Supe,--<
visor of Public Accounts shall have I
verified and approved said certificate, s
the Poard may borrow money and t
issue bonds to an amount the an- ,
nual ,ntereet upon which is not Ila
excess of the average net revenues I
for the two fiscal years immediately t
preceding as shown by said certifi
cate. The Board may add to such e
net revenues of the preceding fiscal (
years as certified to the State Audi
tor or the Supervisor of Public Ac- c
counts, the net income and revenues I
for such years of any revenue pro
ducin; wharf, dock, warehouse, ele
vator or other structure to be ac
quired by said Board by Ipurchasd t
or expropriation from the Iproceeds 1
of such bond issue. The net reve- I
nues and income of such revenue
producing utility shall be determin
ed and certified by the Board anli
approved by the State Auditor or the a
Supervisor of Public Accounts. Said a
Board may also with the approval o t
the Governor borrow money and
-Esue 'bonds to refund bonded in
debtednes heretofore incurred or I
hereafter to be incurred and matur
ing and becoming payable within one
year of the date of such refunding.
All bonds issued under the forego- a
'ing provisions, except as otherwise
expressly provided, shall run no:t
more than fitfy years from date, sha 1
be issued in serial form, payable in -
annual installments, commencing not
more than ten (" 0) years from date, a
the amount payable each year for
principal and interest to be as near-i a
ly equal as practicable, 'but annual
installments of principal may be fix
ed at Five Thousand ($5000) Dol
lars or the nearest multiple thereo..
Refunding bonds issued hereunder ,
Ishall be payable in annual install-
ments commencing not more than
one year from date. All of the osoidl
bonds shall have the same exemp
tion from taxation, and the same
privilege of registration and reie.a.se
from registration, and the same ell
gibility for depoast with the State or
its officers or any of the political
subdivisions or municipelitiles. a- was
Igranted by Article 321 of the Con
st:tution to the bonds there'n asu
I thorized. Tutors of minors and a'.
rators of interdicts shall be authoriz
ed to invest the funds in their hands
in any such bonds. Nothing here
in contained shall affect the p.,wer
of said board to issue ,bonds for Ithe
construction of the nav.5gation cana'
Sunder the ordinance and secured or
the mortgage heretofore made and ex
ecuted, and said Board is authorize I
to carry into full effect said nrdi
nanco and mortgage and to isnue and
Ssell for canal purposes the remainder
8of bonds thereby authorized, and
said ordinance and mortgage and the
-contracts made with the Board of
Levee Commissioners of the Orleans
Levee District under date of June
S29th, 1918, February 26th, 1919,
November 14th, 1919, and the con
.tract made with the City of New
0Orleans under date of August 16ta.
, 1918, through the Belt Railroad
Commission to carry into effect Act
-No. 3 of 1918 in relation to said
Navigation Canal are hereby ratifled
e and confirmed. Said oBard sha;l
have the power to lease for manu
facturing, commercial and business
purposes, lands acquired for said
canal. Such leases may run for a
term not exceeding twenty years .t
a fixed rental without any provision
for renewal, readjustment or reap
praisement, but may run for a term
not exceeding ninety-nine (99) years
provided they shall contain a clause
or clauses for reappraisal of the
premises and a readjustment of the
rental at intervals not exceeding ten
(10) years after the expiration of
the frst twenty year period. In th,
event that the said Board and thi:
lessee cannot agree upon the- rea 1
justment and reappraisement, they
each shall appoint an ar.bitratbr
who shall have the powers of ami
cable comnpounders to whom the mat
ter shall be referred for decision, anl
n case of disagreement they sh"il:
appoint an umpire and decision ,fl
any two shall be binding upon the
parties. Said Board may also coa
struct warehouses, elevators, and
other buildings and improvements
upon the said canal, but the revenues
from the navigation canal shall b'1
kept separate from the other reve
nues of the Port. Such canal revr
nues shall be deemed to include
rentals of all lands leased upon tlih
canal, lock charges, and charges for
passages, through the canal. If the
Boar'I shall construct warehouses,
elevators and other buildings or im
provements for public purposes ,n
canal lands, the rental value of the
site thereof shall be fixed by the ap- I
praisers appointed by said Board and
the receipts from such warehouse.,
elevators and other buildings or im
provements shall be charged with
the layment of such rental value
into the canal fund. The canal fundl
shall be applied first in the operating
expenses of the canal and the main
tenanco thereof, and thereafter in
payment of the principal and in- 1
terest of the canal bonds, and in th,
reduction in the manner provided in
said ordinance of the payment and 2
contibtutions by the City of New Or- 2
leans through the Belt Railroal a
Commiss:on and by the Board ofI
Levee Commissioners of the Orleaus
Levee District. If warehouses, ele
vators and other buildings or im
provemrents be constructed or acquir
ed by said Board upon canal lands
by the use of moneys other than the
proceeds of the said canal mortgage,
the receipts from such warehouses,;
elevators and other 'buildings or im
provements after the payment of the
rental value to the canal fund, shall
be Jaemed general revenues of the
Port. The interest on all bonds
issuel hereunder shall be paid semi
annually by the Treasurer of the
State of Louisiana at his office, au l
at any other place or places with .'u
or without the State designated by
the bonds. Said Board shall Iplace
on deposit with the Treasurer of the 4
State to the credit of an account or
accounts to be known as Interest
Accounts, in such manner as may be I
provided in he proceedings to issueo
the bonds, an amount equal to the ,
interest on all bonds that may have 4
been delivered. Said Treasurer is
hereby empowered and directed, anl
it is made his duty, to pay or pro
vide for the payment of all interest
that may become due upon said
bonds. Said Board shall in addi
tion in each year when any of said.
bonds become due and payable, de
posit with the Treasurer of the State
of Louisiana, to the credit of an ac
count or accounts to be known as
Redemption Accounts, the amount,
of all ,bonds maturing or becomingi
payable, and it shall be the duty ofr
said Treasurer to pay or provide f r
the payment of such bonds. Such
deposits shall be made with the State
Treasurer in timely season for the
payment of such principal and in
terest and not less than thirty (39))
days before the date'when any mon
eys become payable. It shall be the
duty of said Treasurer to collect
such deposits as aforesaid, and in
case of failure on the part of said
Board to make said deposits in an
amount su.icient to mprovide for the
payment of interest due or to bas
come due, and for the redemption 't
the bonds, the said Treasurer is
hereby empowered and directed, and
it is made his duty, to collect the
charges and revenues of the Port
and to apply the same, after provel
ing for necessary operating expenses
and any prior charges, to the pay
ment of the 'principal and interest
of the said bonds, and for that pur
pose and for such time as may be
necessary, the said Treasurer is here
by authorized to exercise all the
poweis and duties vested in the
Boarl of Commissioners of the Port
of New Orleans. The accounts of
said Booard as a Department of State
shall be subject to audit and invest'
gation by the State Auditor or Sup
ervisor of Public Accounts, and the
A~uditor shall countersign all bon ic
hereafter issued. The Board miy
acquire real and personal property
subject to mortgage or other lien
and make or execute purchase mon-sy
mortgages or property acquirel.
Nothing herein contained shall pre
judlce the right of the holder of any
bonds of the Port now outstanding,
or that may be issued under the ordt
nance and mortgage heretofore made
and executed for canal purposes to
a segregation of such revenues as are
applicable to his bonds under said
ordinance and mortgage or othe.
covenant of his bonds. This amend
ment shall not repeal any statutes
heretofore enacted, except insofar aj
inconsistent herewith.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., .hat on the official ballots to bj
used at said election shall be places
the , ords, "For the propose.l
amendment to the Constitution giv
ing additional powers to the Board
of Commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans in the financing and control
of the property under its adm!nis
tration," and the words, "Against
the proposed amendment to the Con
stitution giving additional powers to
the Board of Commissioners of the
Port of New Orleans in the financ
ing and control of the property un
der its administration," and each
elector shall indicate his vote for or
against the proposed amendment a.
provided in the general election laws
of the State.
R. F. WALKER,
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi
dent of the Senate.
Approved: July 6, ,1920.
JNO. M. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisi
I aDn.
MILADY'S SPORT HAT
This dainty little sport silk
hat is very much in vogue at pres
ent and will be this fall. The fig
ured silk in harmony with the
color used on the under brim and
the edge piped with the same ma
terial
A true copy.
JAMEIS J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 140.
House Bill No. 286. By Mr. Sch~ll
JOINT RESOLUTION.
l'ropos ug an amendment to Articia
303 of the Constitution of thc
State of Louisiana as heretou -
fo.e amended relative to pensions
Lor Confederate Veterans.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State vf
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House con
curring, That Article 303 of th3
Constitution of the State of Louls'
ana as herotobefore amended e
amended and re-enacted so as to real
as tolows: - t
Art:c.le 303. A pension not to es- t
ceed thirty Dollars ($30) per montnu
shall be allowed to each Confe.l- c
erate Soldier or Sailor veteran w lo t
possesses all of the following qualid-r
cations:
1. He shall have served honor
ably from the date of his enlistment I
until the close of the late Civil War,
or until he was discharged or pa
roled, .in some military organization, I
regularly mustered into the Army cr
Navy of the Confederate States and
shall have remained true to the Con
federate States until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property of
more than two thousand dollars va.
nation.
3, He shall not be salaried or
otherwise provided for ,by the State
of Louisiana, or by any other State
or Government. In case he enlist
ed in any organization mustered lu
to sa!d service as a Louisiana organi
zation, or in case at the date of a.s
enlistment he resided in the Stat.l
of Louisiana, he shall have reside I
in this State for at least five year.
prior to his application for pension.
In case he resided elsewhere than in
this State, and enlisted in an organi
zation not mustered in from Louisi
ana, or in the Navy of the Confed
erate States, he shall have resided
in this State for at least five years
prior to his application for sucht
pension. A like pension shall be
granted to the widow who shall not I
have married again, in indigent cir
cumsaances, of such soldier or sail
or whose marriage to her was con
tracted prior to January, 1895; pro
vided that if her deceased husband I
served in an organization, mustered I
in frJm Louisiana, or if he resid-dI
in Louisiana, at the date of his en
listment, then in order that such
widow shall be ontitled to the pen
sion as herein provided, she shall i
have resided in this State for at
least five years prior to her applica- I
tion therefor; and if her deceaseA
husband enlisted elsewhere than !n
Louis ana, and served in an organi- f
zation not mustered in from LouisI
ana, such widow shall, in order to
entitle her to a pension as herein
provided, have resided in this State I
for not less than five years prior to
her application for such pension;
provided further that all widows
who married Confederate soldiers or
sailors a second time shall not be
debarred from the benefits of thi' i
Act bet be entitled to a pension on
the Aame terms as Other widows of
deceascd Confederate soldiers Jr
sailors; provided further, that pen
sions whether to veterans or to wild
ows shall 'be allowed only from the
date of application under this Artice
and ,he total appropriations for all
pensions in any one year shall be
the proceeds of an annual tax of
three-fourths of one mill on the do'
lar 'which tax is hereby levied on
all taxable property in the State,
provided such appropriations shall
never be more than an amount suffl
oient to pay all pensions for any one
year. Any accruing surplus from
said lax fund shall be held as an ac
cumalating fund for the Confederate
Veterans to be appropriated by the
General Assombly for their use and
benefit as the General Assembly may
in future determine, and the colle:
tion of any other tax or in the mak
ing of any appropriation for pen
aidns In excess of the amount of tLh
three-fourths of one mill tax levi- i
and collected and to be known as
"Confederate Veteran Pension Fund"
is hereby prohibited and said fund ib
to be used for no other purpose than
that herein stipulated; and upon the
adop:ic.n of this Amendment srae
shall at once become self operative
and dihe funds derived therefrom be
immediately used for said purpose,
and provided further that the tax
collectors and assessors shall receive
no commissions for assessing and
collecting salfd three-fourths of one
mill tax herein provided.
Pr ided that nothing in this
Artic:e shall be construed so as to
prohlbt:t the General Assembly from
- providing artificial limbs to disabled
SConfederate soldiers and sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
Setc., That this proposed amendment
Sbe submitted to the qualified ele -
tors (,f the State of Louisiana, fo:
adoption or rejection at the Congres
sional Election to 'be held on the
first Tuesday next following the flr3'
Monday in November, 1920.
That the of8lc'al ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
theretn the words: "For the pri
poeel amendment to Article 303 of
the Constitution of the State of Lo-
islana relative to the pensions for
ONE OF THE LATEST
FALL SWEATERS
4 . r 4Ins O rob M oGb mmii
Confederate Veterans," and the
words, "Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 303 of the Consti
tution of the State of Louisiana re'a
tive to pensions for Confederate Vet
erana,' and each elector shall indi
cate, as provided in the general elec
tion laws of the State, whether or
not he votes for or against the
amendment.
R. F. -WALKER,
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi
dent of the Senate.
Approved: July 7, 1920.
JNO. M. PARKER,
Gove.nor of the State of Louisi
ana.
A true copy.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 153.
Houso Bill No. 376.
By Mr. Claiborne
Substitate for House Bill No. 199.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article'
230 of the Constitution of the
Stale of Louisiana relative to ex
empting certain industries locat
ed en the Navigation Canal, New
Orleans.
Section 1. Be it resolved by she
General Assembly of the 6tate of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all members
elected to each House concurring,
That the following amendments to
the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana be submitted to the electors
of the State at the next Congression
al Election to be held on the firat
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1920, making said Article
read as follows:
Article 230. The following shall
be exc mpt from taxation, and no
other, viz: All public propert!,
places cf religious worship, or buri
al, the rectories and parsonages of
churches and grounds thereunto ap
purtenant, used exclusively as rest
dences for the ministers in charge
of such churches, all charitable in
stitutions, all buildings and proper
ty used exclusively for public mona
mente or historical collections, col
leges and other school purposes, the
real a.d personal estate of any pub
lic library, and that of any other
library association used by or con
nected with such library, all booL4
and philosophical apparatus, and all
paintings and statuary of any com
pany or association, kept in a pub
lic hall; provided, the property so
exemlted be not leased for rpurpos'a
of private or corporate profit or !n
come. There shall also be exempt
from taxation household property .to
the value of five hundred dollars.
There shall be exempt from taxation
for a period of ten years from tie
Idate oi its completion, any railroad
or part of railroad that shall be co.s
structed and completed subsequent
ly to January 1, 1905, and prior to
January 1, '1909. This exemption
shall nclude and apply to all rights
of way, roadbeds, sidings, rails, and
other superstructures upon such
rights of way, roadbeds or sidings;
and to all depots, station-houses,
buildings, erections and structures
appurtenant to such railroads and
the operation of the same; but shall
not include the depots, ~warehouses,
station-houses and other structures
- and appurtenances nor the land up
- on wh!ch they are erected at termi
Snal points, and for which franchises
I have been granted and obtained;
3 whether same remain the property
of the present owner or ownerS, or
be transferred or assigned to any
Scorpo ation or corporations, person
3 or persons whomsoever, and, Ipro
Svided further, that this exemption
s shall r ot apply to double tracks, sid
s ings, ,witches, depots or other im
,provements or betterments, whica
Smay be constructed by railroads now
e in operation within the State, other
I than extensions or new lines coo
Sstructed- by such rairoads. Threr.
shall be exempt from taxation the
s legal reserve of life insurance conm
o pan!es organized under the laws of
a th~is Slate. The property or real e·s
ri tate telonging to any military or
ganization of the State of Louisiana
L, which is used by the State National
,t Guard or Militia for m!litary pur
- poses, such as arsenals or armories,
.while so used, shall hbe exempt from
- taxation. There shall also be ei
ae empt, from taxation, loans made ai
t on security of mortgages granted u'i
on real estate situated in this State,
d as well as the mortgages granted to
4 secure said loans, and the notes
-bonds; or other written instruments
f evidencing the said loans, whether
I- in the hands of the mortgagee, or his
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