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ACT no. 24. fgouse Bill No. 61. By Mr. Edwards. JOINT RESOLUTION ..roviding an amendment to Section 5 of Article 197 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana; relative to registration of voters. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Louisi ana, two-thirds (2-3) of the members elected to each House concurring, that Section 5 of Article 197 of the Consti tution of the State of Louisiana be s amended as to read as follows: Section 5. No male person who was on January 1st, 1867, or at any date prior thereto, entitled to vote under the Constitution or Statutes of any State of the United States, wherein he then resided, and no son or grandson of any such person, not less than 21 years of age on the 1st day of May, 1912, and no male person of foreign birth, who was naturalized prior to the 1st day of January, 1898, shall be de nied the right to register and vote in this State by reason of his failure to possess the educational or property qualifications prescribed by this Con -titution, provided he shall have resided In this State for five years next pre ceding the date at which he shall ap-. ply for registration and shall have reg istered in accordance with the terms of this Article prior to September 1st. 1913, and no person shall be entitled to register under this Section after said date. Every person claiming the benefit of tis Section shall- make application to the proper registration officer or his deputy for registration, and he shall make oath before such registration of ficer or his deputy in the form follow am a citizen of the United States and of this State, over the age of twenty-one years; I have resided in this state for five years next preceding this date. I was on the ------ day of entitled to vote under the Constitution or Statutes of the State of wherein I then re aided, (or I am the son or grandson of who was, on the day of entitled to tote under the Constitution or Statutes of the State of -- wherein he then resided) and I desire to avail myself of the privileges conferred by _ection 5 of Article 197 of the Consti tution of this State. Certificates of tegistration shall be given to persons registering on durable aper, and consecutively marked on the permanent register. A separate regis tration of voters applying under this Section shall be made by the registra tion officer of every Parish, for this purpose the registration officer of every Parish shall keep his office open daily, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, until August 31st, 1913, inclusive, from '$ o'clock A. M. until 1 o'clock P. M. and from 2 o'clock P. M. until 6 o'clock The registration of voters under this Baction shall close on the 31st day of August, 1913, and immediately there {fter the registration officer of every Parish shall make a sworn copy in du plicate of the list of persons registered under this Section, showing, in detail, whether the applicant registered as a voter of 1867, or prior thereto, or as a son of such voter rr as the grandson of such voter, and de'posit one of said duplicates in the office of the Secretary of State, to be by him recorded and preserved, as a part of the permanent record of his office, and, the other of Raid duplicates shall be by him filed In the office of the Clerk of the District i Court of the Parish, and, in the Parish of Orleans in the office of the Recorder I of Mortgages there to remain a perma sent record; provided, that, upon the permanent register of all persons regis tered under this Section, the registra tion officer shall note in the top of column the age and color of the ap plicant, and under the head of remarks all distinguishing physical character lstics of the applicant, such as height, size, color of the hair and eyes, etc. All persons whose names appear on said registration list shall be admit ted to register for all the elections in this State without possessing the edu cational or poperty qualifications pre scribed by this :Coinstituticn, unless otherwise disqualified, and all persons who do not by personal application claim exemption from the provisions of Section 3 and 4 of this Article before September 1st, 1913, shall be forever denied the right to do so. The names of the persons register ing under and claiming the benefits of this Section shall be entered in a well bound book, to be provided by each parish for that purpose, and shall be known as the permanent register. Im mediately on closing the registration "under this Section, on August 31, 1913, it shall be the duty of the registration officer or his deputy in the different Parishes throughout the State, to make a sworn statement, in writing, of the number of voters, both white and col ored, with the number of each, who have registered, and whose names ap pear on said permanent register here In provided for, and such sworn state ment shall be published in the official journal or other newspaper published in the Parish in the next issue appear ing after said date, the cost of the same to be paid by the Parish. Any registration officer violating the pro. visions of this Section or failing to comply withl the provisions hereof, or shall make a false or incorrect state ment of the number of voters register ed under this Section, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprison ment at hard labor for a term of not exceeding one year. The manner in which the names of persons whose names appear on said registration list shall hereafter regis ter may be different from that required of persons registered under other Sec tions of this Article, and shall be as now provided or hereafter provided by law; and the remedy and proceedings whereby, subsequently to the close of said registration, on August 31st, 1913. the names of any persons who may have obtained registration under this Section by false statement of fact or other fraud shall be stricken from said roll, shall be as now provided or here after provided by law. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.. that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified vot ers of this State for adoption or rejec tion at the Congressional election to be held in November, 1912.' Section 8. Be it further resolved, etc., that on the official ballots to be used at said election there shall be printed the words, "For the proposed amendment of Section 5 of Article 197 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, relative to registration of voters" and the words:. "Against the proposed amendment to Section 5 of Article 197 of the Consti tution of the State of Louisiana, rela tive to registration of voters," and each elector shall indicate, as provided by the general election laws of this State. whether he votes for oflagainst the pro posed amendment. L. E. THOMAS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS C. BARRET, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved: June 25th, 1912. L. E. HALL, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT. Seeretary of State. AOT NO. 132. Senate Bill No. 137. By Mr. Beale. JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article (281) two eighty-one of the Consti tution of the State of Louisiana re lative to the incurring of debt and issuing bonds for work of public im provement, and to the validation, and refunding of bonds issued for such improvements, by municipal corpora tions, parishes and school, drainage. sewerage and other districts (the City of New Orleans excepted), and th" assessment of special taxes and forced contributiens to pay for same. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two-thirds (2-3) of all the members elected to each House, concurring. That ,Article two hundred and eighty-on 9381) of the Constitution of the State as follows: ARTICLE 281. Paragraph 1. Municipal corpQrations, parishes and school, drainage, sub drainage, road, subroad, navigation, or sewerage districts, City of New Or leans excepted, hereinafter referred to as subdivisions of the State, when au thorized by a vote of a majority, in number and amount of the property taxpayers, qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of this State, who vote at an election held for that purpose, after due notice of said elec tion has been published for thirty days in the official journal of the municipal corporation or parish or where there is no official journal, in a newspaper pub lished therein, may, through their re spective governing authorities, incur debt and" issue negotiable bonds there for, and each year while any bonds thus issued are outstanding, the governing authorities of such subdivisions shall impose and collect annually, in excess of all other taxes, a tax sufficient to pay the interest, annually or semi annually, and the principal falling due each year, or such amount as may be required for any sinking fund necessary to retire said bonds at maturity; pro vided that such special taxes, for all purposes as above set forth shall not in any year exceed ten mills on the dol lar of assessed valuation of the prop erty in such subdivisions. No bonds shall be issued for any other purpose than that stated in the submission of the proposition to the taxpayers, and published for thirty (30) days as aforesaid, or for a greater amount than therein mentioned; nor shall such bonds be issued for any other purpose than for constructing, improving and maintaining public roads and highways, paving and improving streets, roads and alleys, purchasing and constructing systems of water works, sewerage,: drainage, navigation, lights, public parks and buildings, to gether with all necessary equipments and furnishing, bridges and other works of public improvement, the title to which shall rest in the subdivision creating the debt, as the case may be; nor shall such bonds run for a longer period than forty (40) years from their date or bear a greater rate of interest than five per centum (5) per annium. or be sold for less than par. The total ,issue of bonds by any subdivision for all purposes shall never exceed ten per centum (10) of the assessed valua tion of the property in such subdivis ions. Municipal councils are granted the authority to create within their limits one or more sewerage districts. Paragraph 2. Police juries in any parish or parLshes may in accordance with law create drainage districts. which in addition to the powers here inabove granted, shall have further I power and authority to provide and maintain drainage systems and the governing authorities of such districts, when authorized by a majority in num ber and amount of the property tax payers of said district qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws, who vote at an election held for that pur pose, may impose and collect for a pe riod not exceeding forty years forced contributions or acreage taxes not ex ceeding fifty cents per acre per year L on every acre of land in the subdivision where such an election is held. The I governing authority of such subdivision when authorized as set forth, may in I cur debt and issue negotiable bonds to t represent same, secured by the taxes t above described provided that the total I amount of debts thus incurred or bonds t issued, shall never exceed in principal I and interest the aggregate amount to r be raised by said annual contributions or acreage taxes during the period for • which the same are imposed and that no such bonds shall be issued for any other purpose than that for which said e contributions or acreage taxes were - voted, run for a longer period than S forty years, bear a greater rate of in - terest than five per centum per an num or be sold for less than par. All bond issues heretofore authorized by a taxpayers in any subdivision at any - election not contested on any ground a of fraud are hereby recognized and validated. Paragraph 3. Whepi the character of s any land is such that it must be leveed s and pumped in' order to be drained n and reclaimed, the Board of Drainage f Commissioners of the District in which e the land fs situated, shall, upon the r petition of not less than a majority in acreage of the property taxpayers, resident and non-resident, in the area ,f to be affected, ascertain the cost of - drainage, and reclaiming said land and h incur debt against said land for an e amount sufficient to drain and reclaim i- it, and issue for such debt negotiable n bonds running not longer than forty 1, (40) years from their date and bearing n interest at a rate not exceeding five it per centum per annum payable annually :e or semi-annually, which bonds shall not e be sold for less than par; and said Board I- of Drainage Commissioners shall levy o annually upon said land forced contribu )- tions or acreage taxes in an amount sufficient to maintain the drainage of said land, to pay the interest, annually it or semi-annually, and the principal fall d ing due each year, or such amount as -- may be required for any sinking fund Le provided for payment of sOid bonds at y maturity, provided, that such forced ). contributions or acreage taxes, for all :o purposes shall never exceed Three Dol or lars and Fifty Cents ($3.50) per acre per annum. Paragraph 4. The police juries of the various parishes throughout the State, for the purpose of constructing high ways and public buildings for the par ish, and the governing authorities of municipal corporations, for the purpose of paving or improving streets or al leys, and for all municipal improve ments, after making provision for the payment of all statutory and ordinary charges, may fund into bonds running for a period not exceeding ten (10) years, and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding five (5) per centum per an num, which bonds shall not be sold for less than par, the avails of the residue of the ten (10) mill tax au thorized by Article 232 of the Constitu tion of Louisiana. Paragraph 5. Should any of the sub divisions of the State neglect or fail for any reason to impose or collect the taxes provided for in the foregoing sec tions, any person in interest may by summary proceedings in the district court having jurisdiction, enforce the imposition or collection of such taxes. or both, and such proceedings shall be filed and triable free to any cost to the litigant. Paragraph 6. Municipal corporations, parishes and school, drainage, sub drainage, road, subroad, navigation and sewerage districts (the City of New Orleans excepted), hereinafter referred to as subdivisions, when authorized to do so in the manner herein provided, may, for the purpose of readjusting. refunding, extending or unifying their bonded indebtedness, issue new bonds. covering any particular issue or issues of bonds or the whole outstanding bonded indebtedness incurred by such subdivision for the purposes specified in Paragraph 1 of this article or any issue or refund issue bonds or renewal or refunding bonds issued by such sub division in rnovation or renewal and any bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued for the purposes specified in said Para graph 1 of this Article. No bonds Is sued under this paragraph shall run for more than forty (40) years from their date, not shall bear a greater rate of interest than five per centum per an num, payable semi-annually or annu ally and shall not be sold by such sub division issuing the same for less than par. Any bonds issued ander this Ar ticle, may be, either in whole or in part, exchanged value for value for bonds issued, under Article 281, or to be issued under said Paragraph 1 of this Article, or sold and the proceeds thereof used for the purpose of pur l chasing outstanding bonds. Before any bonds shall be issued under this para graph the issuance thereof shall be authorized by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the property taxpayers qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of this State who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose, after due notice of said election has been published, for thirty days in the official journal of the parish or parishes in which said subdivisions are Jocated, or where there is no official jounfial, in any newspaper published in such parish or parishes, provided, however, that the governing I body of any such subdivision may in 1 their discretion and without a vote of the property taxpayers, issue refunding or renewal bonds under this paragraph, if the bonds to be refunded or renewedt thereby have been or shall be issued for any of the purposes specified in said Paragraph 1 of this article, or in nova tion or renewal of any bonds issued or to be issued for the said purposes spec ified in paragraph 1 of this article, andl such issue or issues so refunded or re newed have been or shall be aut'; rized by a vote of a majority in number andl amount of the property taxpayers qual ified by a vote under the Constituti.n and laws of this State who voted or shall vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose. When the bonds of any outstanding issue shall have been obtained either by purchase or exchange, the tax levy to pay for such bonds shall at once cease and such bonds be canceled. Each year while any refunding bonds issued under this paragraph are outstanding, the govern ing authorities of such subdivision shall levy and collect annually, in excess of all other taxes, a tax sufficient to pay the interest, annually or semi-annually. and the principal falling due or such amount as may be required for a sink ing fund for the payment of said bonds at maturity, provided that such special ad valorem tax for all purposes shall not in any year exceed ten mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of the property in such subdivision. The governing body of any such sub division shall have full power to adopt and pass all ordinances and resolutions necessary to carry the provisions of this paragraph into effect. An election may be held under the provisions of this paragraph at the same times and places and by the same election offi cers as an election on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds un der the provisions of -said Paragraph 1 of this Article. Where bonds of any subdivision have been heretofore issued for any of the purposes specified in Paragraph 1 of this Article, and such issue has been author ized by the vote of a majority in num ber and amount of the property tax payers qualified to vote under the Con stitution and laws of this State who voted upon the proposition to issue such bonds at an election held for that our pose and where such bonds have been issued and sold by such subdivision for not less than par value thereof the said bonds or any refund issue bonds or renewal or refunding bonds issued in novation or renewal of bonds issued for said purposes specified in Para graph 1 of Article two hundred and eighty one (281) are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed; provided that such bonds did not at the time of their issue exceed ten per centum of the as sessed valuation of the property in such subdivision, and such bonds here.. by ratified, approved and confirmed shall be deemed to be the valid and incontestible obligations of such sub division and a tax for the payment of the principal and interest thereof and to create a sinking fund for the redemp tion shall be levied and collected in tne manner and within the limits prescribed by said Paragraph 1 of this Article. This entire Article is to be considered a full grant of power to the subdivisions of the State as set forth therein. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., L That this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified voters of this State for adoption or rejection at the Congressional election to oe held in November, 1912, and, if adopted, the same shall take effect immediately thereafter. Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc , That on the official ballots to be issued at said election there shall be placed. the words "For the proposed amendment to Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the Constitution of Louisiana," and the words "Against the proposed amend ment to Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the Constitution of Louis iana," and each elector shall indicate. as provided in the general election laws of the State, which of the propositions, "For" or "Against," he votes. L. E. THOMAS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS C. BARRET, Lieutenant Governdor and President of the Senate. Approved: July 9th, 1912. L. E. HALL, Governoriof the State of Louisiana. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT. Secretary of State. AC3i NO. 133. Senate Bill No. 1. By Mr. Geo. Wesley Smith. JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article 223 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Louisi ana, two-thirds of all members elected to each House concurring, That an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval or rejection, as required by Article 321 of the Constitution at the Congressional election to be held on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1912, amend ing and re-enacting Article 223 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana so as to read as follows: ARTICLE 223. Section 1. Upon the recommendation of the Auditor of the Police Jury of any parish, the Governor may suspend any officer charged with the collection or custody of public funds when in ar rears. Section 2. Any officer of this State or of any district, judicial or other wise, and any officer of any parish or ward thereof, and any officer of any municipality or ward thereof (except the judges of all of the courts of rec ord of this State. the judges of the various city courts throughout the State, and the justices of the peace) holding office by virtue of having been elected thereto by the legally qualified voters of this State, or of any district, judicial or otherwise, or of any parish or ward thereof, or of any municipality or ward thereof, shall be subject to recall from such office by the qualified voters of this State, or of any district, judicial or otherwise, or of any parish or ward thereof, at any election or ward thereof, shall be subject to recalled from such office by the qualified voters of this State, or of any district, judicial or otherwise, or of any parish or ward thereof, or of any municipality or ward thereof, at any election throughout the State, district, judicial or otherwise, or of any parish or ward .thereof, or of any municipality or ward thereof by a majority of the legally qualified voters participating in such election. Such recall election shall be held when petitioned for by such a number of the legally qualified voters of the State, district, judicial or other wise, or of any parish or ward there of, or of any municipality or ward thereof, as will equal thirty per cent of the total number of registered vot ers qualified to vote at the last pre ceding general election for the office the incumbent of which is sought to be recalled. Notice of intention to circu late such petition together with a state ment of the reasons why the recall of such officers is sought shall be given to such officers in such manner as may be provided by law. The General As sembly shall by appropriate legisla tion, prescribe the form of petition, the manner of verification and ascertain ment that the requisite number of le gally qualified voters has signed same. and also the manner and method of calling such election and the promul gations of the returns thereof. Such ballot shall contain the specific ques tion, "Shall (naming the officer and giving his official title) be recalled," and opposite the question shall be two squares, in one of which Ahall be printed "Yes" and in the other shall be printed "No." and no ballot shall be considered at such election unless the voter shall have voted either "yes" or "no" upon the question. No officer shall be subject to recall until after he has been in office one year. and should his recall be defeated by the electors, then he shall not again, Lur ing that term of office, be subject to recall. At-4east three months. but not more than five months, shall elapse from the time that the necessary num ber of petitioners has asked for the recall election before same shall be held. A successor; for the remainder of the term, to the officer sought to be recalled shall be elected at the same time the recall election is held, and. should the najority of the voters par ticipating in such election be in favor of the recall of such officer, then im mediately after the promulgation of tne returns of such election, the successor so elected shall qualify. The General Assembly shall provide by law how candidates to succeed the officer sought to be recalled may have their names placed on the recall ballot of the State district, judicial or otherwise, parish or ward thereof, or of any municipal ity, or ward thereof, by petition sign ed by qualified voters to the number of not less than thirty per cent of. the total number of registered voters qual ified to vote at the last preceding gen eral election for the office the incum bent of which is sought to be recalled. All voters may express a first choice and a second choice, and the candi date who is the first choice of the greatest number of voters shall be de clared to be elected, if the election has resulted in the recall of- the officer sought to be recalled. The officer sought to be recalled shall not be a candidate at such recall election. Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc., That the official ballot to be used at said election shall have printed thereon the words: "For the proposed amendment .to Article 223 of the Con stitution providing for the recall of cer tain officers ` elected by the people." And the words, "Against the proposed amendment to Article 223 of the Con stitution providing for the recall of certain officers elected by the people." Section 4. Be it further resolved, etc., That if alopted at the said elec tion in November, 1912, this amend ment shall go into effect i9hd be oper ative on and after the first day of January, 1913. L. E. THOMAS. Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS C. BARRET, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved: July 9th, 1912. L. E .HALL, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 139. Senate Bill No. 174. By Mr. Voegtle. JOINT RESOLUTION Submitting to the people of the State of Louisiana at the Congressional election held in November, 1912, an amendment to the Constitution of the State as amended by Act No. 279 of the Acts of 1910, ratified by the peo ple at the November election of 1910, so as to extend the time for, the or ganization of the steamship companies therein provided for until January 1, 1916. " Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Louisi ana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each branch thereof con curring, That at the Congressional elec tion to be held in this State on the first Tuesday next following the first Mon day in November, 1912, the following amendment to the amendment isubmit ted by Act No. 279 of Acts of 1910, rati fied by the people at the November elec tion of 1910, shall be submitted to the electors of the State, to-wit: "The time granted for the organiza tion of the steamship companies under this amendment to the Constitution shall be extended from January 1, 1913, to January 1, 1916." Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That the official ballot to be used at said election shall have printed there on the words: "For the proposed amendment to the Constitution extending the time for the organization of steamship companies under the Constitutional amendment proposed by Act 279 of 1910 from Jan uary 1, 1913, to January 1, 1916." And the words: "Against the proposed amendment to the Constitution extending the time for the organization of steamship compa nies under the Constitutional amend ment proposed by Act No. 279 of 1910, from January 1, 1913, to January 1, 1916." And each elector shall indicate on said ballot as provided in the general elec tion law whether he votes for or against the proposed amendment. L. E. THOMAS, Speaker of the House of Ilepresentatives. THOMAS C. BARRET, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved: July 10th, 1912. L. E. HALL, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 147. Senate Bill No. 157. By Senate Judiciary Committee. Section "B." Substitute for Sen ate Bill No. 35. AN ACT Proposing an amendment to Article 109, of the Constitution of Louisiana. rela tive to District Courts. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen real Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring, That the fol lowing amendment to the Constitution of Louisiana shall be submitted to the electors of the State, at the Congres sional election to be holden on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No vember, 11,Z. ani It approved ana rati fied by a majority of said electors, vot ing in said election, the same to become a part of the Constitution, to-wit: That Article 109, of the Constitution of Louisiana be amended so as to read as follows: ARTICLE 109. The District Courts, except in the Parish of Orleans, shall have original jurisdiction in all civil matters where the amount in dispute shall exceed fifty dollars ($50.00), exclusive of in terest and in all cases where the title to real estate islsinvolved, or to office or other public position, or civil or po litical rights, and all other cases where no specific amount is in contest, ex cept such as otherwise provided in this Constitution. They shall have unlimited and ex clusive original jurisdiction in all crim inal cases except such as may be vested in other courts authorized by this Constitution; and in all probate and succession matters, and where a succession is a party defendant, and in all cases where the State, parish, and municipality or other political cor poration is a party defendant, regard less of the amount in dispute; and of all procedings for the appointment of receivers or liquidators to corporations or partnerships; and said court shall have authority to issue all such writs, process and orders as may be neces sary or proper for the purposes of the jurisdiction herein conferred upon them. There shall be one District Judge in each Judicial District, ex cept in the First, Twenty-first and Fif teenth Judicial Districts, where until otherwise provided by law there shall be two (2) District Judges, but Judges of the Twenty-first Judicial District shall not be residents of the same parish. And the Judges of the Fif teenth (15th) Judicial District shall not be residents of the same parish af ter the expiration of the terms of thel first Judges elected under this Consti tution District Judges shall be elected by a plurality of the qualified voters of their respective districts, in which they shall have been actual residents for two years next preceding their election. They shall be learned in the law, and shall have practiced law, in this State five years previous to their election. The first District Judges under this Constitution shall be elected at the general State election in 1900, and shall hold office until their successors are elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1904, at which time and every four years thereafter District Judges shall be elected for terms of four years. Vacancies occa sioned by death, resignation, or other wise, where the unexpired portion of the term is less than one year, shall be filled for the remainder of the term by appointment by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. In all cases where the unexpired ptr tion of the term is one year or more. the vacancy shall be filled by special election, to be called by the Governor, 4 and held within sixty days of the oc currence of the vacancy, under the gen eral election las's of the State. Section 2. Be it further resolved,-etc., That the foregoing amendment to the Ar ticle of the Constitution of this State. if adopted, shall become operative on the first day of December, A.-D., 1912, and the Governor of the State shall, within ten days thereafter, order an election to be held within the Fifteenth Judicial District of Louisiana, and con formity with existing election laws, for the purpose of electing the additional Judge herein provided for, for the Fif teenth Judicial District, who shall lold office until the next regular election for Judges under this Constitution and until his successor is elected and qualified. Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc., That upon the official ballots to be used at said Congressional election shall be printed the words "For the proposed amendment to Article 109 of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to District Courts," and the words "Against the proposed amendment to Article 109 of the Constitution of Lou isiana, relative to District Courts," and each elector shall indicate, as provided in the general election laws of the State, which of the propositions, "For" or "Against," he votes for. L. E. THOMAS, Speaker of the House of Representatives: THOMAS C. BARRET, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved: July 10th, 1912. L. E. HALL, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 155. House Bill No. 298. By Mr. Butler. JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article 303 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, relative to pensions for Confederate Veterans as amended by Act No. 73 of the General Assembly of 1900, and Act No. 112 of the General Assembly of 1904, and Act 269 of the General Assembly of 1908. and for the purpose of providing a sufficient rev enue for the carrying out of this Ar ticle of the Constitution. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all members elected to each House concurring, That Article 303 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, as amended by Act No. 73 of the General Assembly of 1900, and Act No. 112 of the General Assem bly of 1904, and Act No. 269 of the General Assembly of 1908, be so amend ed as to read as follows: Article 303. A pension not to exceed eight dollars ($8) per month shall be allowed to each Confederate soldier or sailor veteran who possesses 2al the following qualifications: 1. He shall have served honorably from the date of his enlistment until the close of the late Civil War, or un til he was discharged or paroled, in some military organization regularly mustered into the Army or Navy of the Confederate States, and shall have remained true to the Confederate States until the surrender. 2. He shall not own property of more than one thousand dollar valuation and he shall not be physically able to earn a livelihood by his own labor. - 3. He shall not be salaried or other wise provided for by the State of Lou isiana or by any other State or Gov ernment. In case he enlisted in any organization mustered into said service as a Louisiana organization, or in case at the date of his eslistment he re sided in the State of Louisiana, he shall have resided in this State for at least five years prior to his application for pension. In case he resided elsewhere than in this State, and enlisted in an organization not mustered in from Louisiana, or in the Navy of the Con federate States, he shahl have resided in this State, for at least fifteen years prior' to his :application for such pen sion. A like pension shall be granted to the widow who shall not have mar ried again, in inhiigent circumstdnces, of such soldier or sailor whose mar riage to her was contracted prior to January 1, 1885; provided that if her deceased husband served in an organi zation, mustered in from Louisiana, or if he resided in Louisiana, at the date of his enlistment, then in order that such widow shall be entitled to the pension as herein provided, she shall have resided in this State for at least five years prior to her application therefor; and if her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana, and served in Ian organization not mustered in from Louisiana, such wid ow shall, in order to entitle her to a pension as herein provided, have re sided in this State for not less than fifteen years prior to her application for such pension; provided further, that pensions whether to veterans or to widows, shall be allowed only from the date of application under this ar ticle, and the total appropriations for all pensions, in any one year, shall be the proceeds of the annual one mill tax, provided said appropriation shall never be more than five hundred and fifty thousand dollars for any one year which is hereby levied on .all taxable property in the State. Any accruing n surplus from said tax fund shall be e turned over to the common school fund and prohibiting the collection of any other tax or making any appropriation in excess of the amount of the one mill tax levied and collected and to be known as "Confederate Veteran Pen - sion Fund" and to be used for no other purpose, and upon the adoption of this amendment same shall at once become d self-operative and the funds derived therefrom immediately used for said purpose, and provided further that the Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re . ceive no commlssions for assessing and collecting said one mill tax herein pro s vided. Provided that nothing in this Article shall be construed so as to pro hibit the General Assembly from pro viding artificial limbs to disabled Con federate soldiers or sailors. e Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., - That this proposed amendment be sub s mitted to the qualified voters of the State of Louisiana for adoption or re jection at the Congressional election to be held on the first Tuesday next fol e lowing the first Monday in November, 1 912. That the official ballots to be used at a said election shall have printed there d on the words: '"For the proposed amendment to Article 303 of the Con stitution of the State of Louisiana, rel ative to pensions for Confederate Vet ferans," and the words: "Against the f proposed amendment to Article 303 of s the Constitution of the State of Louisi Li ana, relative to pensions for Confed erate Veterans," and each elector shall indicate, as provided in the geperal e election laws of the State, whether he n votes for or against the amesdment. :t L. E. THOMAS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS C. BARRET, I Lieutenant Governor and President of ,the Senate. .Approved: July 10th, 1912. L. E. HALL, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 162. House Bill No. 207. By Mr. Manion. JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendmtfit to Article 210 of the State of Louisiana, so as to permit women to hold any office con nected with the educational system of the State, or of any political sub division thereof, and with institutions of charity and correction. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring, That Article 210 of the Constitution be amended so as to read as follows: Article 210: No person shall be eligi ble to any office. State. judicial, paro chial, municipal or ward, who is .not a citizen of, this State and a duly qual ified elector of the State, judicial dis trict, parish, -municipality or ward, wherein the functions of said office are to be performed; provided, that reds dent women over the age of twenty five years shall be eligible to hold any office connected with the public edU cational system of the State. or of any ward, parish, or municipality in tlk State, and to hold any office .j the State connected with institutions of charity or correction. And wheneve . any officer, State, judicial, parochial municipal or ward, may change h residence form this State. or from the distrY:Z parish, municipality or Wear in which he holds such office, the same shall thereby be vacated, any declarati4o of retention of domicile to the contras notwithstanding. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc That this proposed amendment be sub Knitted to the electors of the State ,:. Louisiana for the approval or rejfee tion, as required by Article 321 of tie Constitution of the State of Louisiat and the general election laws oftl State, at the next Congressional elet tion to be held in this State in Nover.. her, 1912. Section 3. Be it further reesoly etc., That on the official ballots to be used at said election shall be placed the words "For the proposed amendment to Article 210 of the Constitution rela. tive to women," and the words "Against the proposed amendment to Article 2i0 of the Constitution relative to women" and each elector shall indicate, as ldo vided in the general election lawis of the State, whether he votes for o against the said amendment. L. E. THOMA4S Speaker of the House of RepresentatIve. THOMAS C. BARRET, Lieutenant Governor and Preaident of the Senate Approved: July 10th, 1912. L . 1HALL Governor of the State of Louisian. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 180. House Bill No. 280. By Mr. l3yrn JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article 1.T of the Constitution of the State P' Louisiana relative to the filling of vacancies in offices in the Parish of Orleans. Section 1. Be it resolved by thie General Assembly of the State of Loui" isiana, two-thirds of all members elect.. ed to each house concurring, That Artti cle 157 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be amended so as to reaed, as follows: Article 157. Vacancies occurrib from any cause in any of the judici~ offices of the Parish of Orleans or tlie City of New Orleans or in any electige ' office in the Parish of Orleans, -here the unexpired term is for a longer pe riod than one year, shall be filled byi special election to be called by the proper legal authority and held withnit sixty (60) days of the occurrence oqf the vacancy under the general election laws of this State. Where tae unexs pired portion of the term is less than one year the vacancy shall be filled for. the remainder of the term by 'the ..ov ernor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That the foregoing amendments ,to tae Constitution of the State of Louisiada,. be submitted to the electors of, tae';. State at the next election for Repr'e-. sentatives. in Congress to be holden ;on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.i day in November, 1912 and on the of. ficial ballots to be used at said election.; shall be placed the words "For the pro, posed amendment to Article 157 of tda Constitution of the State of Louisiana.' and the words "Against the proposed amendment to article 157 of the Cob stitution of the State of Louisiana"; aJd each elector shall indicate, as provided in the general election laws of the State, which of the propositions,- 'for or "against" he votes. L. E. THOMAS, Speaker of the House of Representativesa THOMAS C. BARRET, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved: July 11th, 1912. L. B IALI Governor of the State of Loui A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT Secretary of. _tat.- ACT NO. 203. House Bill No. 433. By Mr. Fot At JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing an amendment to the C stitution of the State of Louisia amending Article 46 of the Constitit tion of 1898, as amended by Act 1~3. 303 of the Acts of 1910, ratified by the people at the November election of 1910, so as to authorize the Bdai, of Liquidation of the State I ..Jt teo issue new bonds to retire or refund the State Bonded Indebtedness dUi January 1st, 1914; to provide for . tax for the payment of the interesti on said bonds and a sinking fund to retire the same; to provide for the' payment out of the said sinking funP of an indebtedness due by the State to , the United States, and of certain other claims against the State. Section 1. Be it resolved by the (en eral Assembly of the State of Louibian i, two-thirds of all the members electedt ; each house concurring, That an amend--: ment to Article 46 of the Constitutiof an:, of the State of Louisiana of 1898, t.ai: amended by Act No. 303 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State 0f Louisiana at its session held in the year 1910, ratified by the people at the NO'.i0 vember election of 1910, be submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval or rejection at the con gressional election to be held on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1912, said pro' posed amendment to read as follows: "Article 46, The General Assermblflh shall have no power to contract or to authorize the contracting of any debt or liability, on behalf of the State, Of to issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness thereof; except for the purpose of repelling invasion or for the suppression of insurrection. Provided that for the purpose of retiring, liq uidating or refunding the present State Bonded Indebtedness of Eleven MIl1 lion, One Hundred and Eight Thousand. Three Hundred Dollars, maturing, JSan uary 1st, 1914, and bearing four per centum per annum interest, the Bosd of Liquidation of the State Debt of Louisiana is given authority to issue Eleven Thousand, One Hundred sand Eight new coupon bonds of the State of Louisiana of One Thousand Dollart each, to be numbered 'No. 1' to 'NOl 11,108,' bearing a rate of interest ot, exceeding four per centum per as* num, payable semi-annually and to b1 due and paid in fifty years from S·J uary 1st, 1914. The form of said bonds shall be prescribed by the Board f Liquidation of the State Debt and they shall be signed by the Governor, the Auditor and the Treasurer of the !Stg Said bonds shall be sold to the biF bid bidder at not less than par after t i months of advertisement by the b of Liquidation of the State Debt New Orleans, Chicago and New Y. and in case said bonds cannot be-' they may be exchanged at par.by,, t Board of Liquidation of the State pnt for the bonds due January 1st, 114 The excess of Three Hundred pol.5r of the bonds due January iset, 19 .1 bver the bonds authorized by this at' ticle, shall be paid in cash out 0tf current interest funds of the StI The cost of engraving and. advertis said bonds shall also be paid onutd the said fund. "In all other respects not hereta; fled, the .Board of Liquidation State. Debt is hereby given full and authority to carry out the. sions of this amendment. "Beginning with January 1st, _f there shall be and there is hereby .` led on all property on which state taxes are levied an anniXv, of one and two-tenths mills, toe proceeds of which shall be devtvote the payment of the interest d.o~#40 said bonds, to the payment of til terest due on the indebtedness o State to the Free School Fund, to inary Fund and the Agrictultural Mechanical College Fund, to the 9 ment of the proper expenses Board of Liquidation of the Stats and the residue to the constltutlýi a sinking fund to be applied except as hereinafter provided, purchase of said bonds by 5.,4