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~.. I----- AOCT NO. 24. Bill No. 61. By Mr. Edwards. s JOINT RESOLUTION ,idlflg an amendment to Section Iidile 197 of the Constitution of of Statei of Louisiana; relative to e ration of voters. e6in 1. Be it resolved by the Gen e. BSemhly of the State of Louisi tw thirds (2-3) of the members mtd to each iouse concurring, that on o ,the State of Louisiana be so .ended as to read as follows: -ec 5, No male person who was jenuary let, 1867, or at any date h.~eto, entitled to vote under tieContitution or ,Statetes of any t ofthe tUnited States, wherein he 9bte.. "- and no son or grandson , resided, person, not less than 21 Of tn.a ags on the 1st day of May, of age wale person of foreicl 9. and was naturalized prior to the j f January, 1898, shall be de iý the right to register and vote in , tils th educational or property pfosessconS prescribed l' this Con ryition vided he shall have resided qili State1,O for five years next pre de th a e at which hlie shall ap n teo datO ae pil for registration and shall have reg r n accordance with the terms Sthi Article prior to September 1st. 19, andl no person shall be entitled g register under this Section after said t erson claiming the benefit of t -Section shall make application to Sproper registration officer or his u Dp for registration, and he shall tsePoath before such registration of _eor his deputy in the form follow a citizen of the United States an of this State, over the age of twenty-one years; I have resided in this ia.te for five years next preceding this t as on the day of wa ..entitled to vote under he Co titons i or Statutes of the tate of nso---o wherein I then re Sta loe I o m the son or grandson of (or Iamthe s who was, on the dCy of . -entitled to ote under the Constitution or Statutes fte State whereof oe hen resided) and I desire to avail myself of the privileges conferred by geion 5 of Article 197 of the Consti Certificates of registration shall be given to persons registering on dutable pper and consecutively marked on the prmanent register. A separate regis ation of voters aPplying under this Sction shall be made by the registra tion officer of every Parish, for this norpese the registration officer of every arish shall keep his office open daily, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, until August 31st, 1913, inclusive, from S 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 ection 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 deposit 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 said duplicates shall be by him filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the Parish, and, in the Parish of Orleans in the office of the Recorder ef i Mortgages there to remain a perma sent record; provided, that, upon the' permanent register of all persons regis t oed under this Section, the registra tion officer shall note in the top of 'column the age and color of the ap plilcant, and under the head of remarks all distinguishing physical character :titce of the applicant, such gs height, isa.eia color of the hair and eyes, etc. Apersons whose names appear on rgstratoj list shall be admit- e 'W -ier ;r. all the elections in c S-ta , and- all persons S; o n'ot by..'preonal application tlsi exeption- from the provisions of Psotion 8 and 4 of this Article before t >September lst, 1913, shall be forever 1 denied the right to do so. The names of the persons register ing under and claiming the benefits of i this Section shall be entered in a well bound book; to be provided by each I Parish for that purpose, and shall be f known as the permanent register. Im- I mnediately on closing the registration 1 under this Section, on August 31, 1913, it shall be the duty of the registration I officer or his deputy in the different l Parishes throughout the State, to make a sworn statement, in writing, of the 1 number of voters, both white and col ored, with the number of each, who i have registered, and whose names ap pear on said permanent Fegister here in provided for, and such sworn state ment shall be published in the official lournal 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 with 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 Seec lions of this Article, and shall be as sow 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 7oll, 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 rejee tion at the Congressional election to be held in November, 1912. Section 3. Be it further resolved. etc., that on the official ballots to hbe 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 h general election laws of this State. whether he votes for or against the pro Posed amendment. L. E. THOMAS. Peaker of the House of Representatives. THOJMAS 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. Secretary of State. ACT NO. 132. 'bate Bill No. 13l. By Mr. Beale. JOINT RESOLUTION P?0posisg an amendment to Article (211) two eighty-one of the Consti tution of the State of Louisiana re lative to the incurring of debt and issuing bonds for worlk of public im provement, and to the validation, and refunding of bonds issued for such !Drovemnents, by municipal corpora tions, parishes and school, drainage, eWerage and other districts (the City of New Orleans excepted). and the Ssessment of special taxes and forced contributions to pay for same. lSetion 1 Be it resolved by the Gen r"l Assembly of the State of Louisiana. electhlrds (2-3. of all the members ' eAteld to each House, concurrine., That Article two hundred and eighty-one S(1) of the Constitution of the State orf Louisiana be so amended as to read as follows: ARTICLE 281. Paragraph 1. Municipal corporations, parishes and school, drainage, sub drainage, road, subroad, navigation, or sewerage districts, City of New 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, roadg and alleys, purchasing and constructing systems of water works, sewerage, drainage, navigation, lights, public parks and buildings, to gether with all necessary equipments and furnishing, bridges and other works of public improvement, the title to which shall rest in the subdivision creating the debt, as the case may be; nor shall such bonds run for a longer period than forty (40) years from their date or bear a greater rate of interest than five per centum (5) per annum. or be sold for less than par. The total issue of bonds by any subdivision for all purposes shall never exceed ten per centum (10) of the assessed valua tion of the property in such subdivis ions, Municipal councils are granted the authority to create within their limits one or more sewerage districts. Paragraph 2. Police juries in any parish or parishes may in accordance with law create drainage districts. which in addition to the powers here inabove granted, shall have further power and authority to provide and maintain drainage systems and the governing authorities of such districts, when authorized by a majority in num ber and amount of the property tax payers of said district 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 of~acreage taxes not ex ceeding fifty cents per acre per year on every acre of land in the subdivision where such an election is held. The I governing authority of. such subdivision when authorized as set forth, may in I cur debt and issue negotiable bonds to represent same, secured by the taxes above described provided that the total I amount of debts thus incurred or bonds issued, shall never exceed in principal and interest the aggregate amount to be raised by said annual contributions or acreage taxes during the period for which the same are imposed and that - no such bonds shall be issued for any other purpose than that for which said I contributions or acreage taxes were voted, run for a longer period than a forty years, bear a greater rate of in terest than five per centuni per an num or be sold for less than par. All bond issues heretofore authorized by i taxpayers in any subdivision at any election not contested on any ground . of fraud are hereby recognized and validated. any lana. is suchn tntt:must be leved and pumped in oider -to be drained and reclaimed, the Board of Drainage 'Commissioners of the District in which the land is situated, shall, upon the petition of not less than a majority' in acreage of the property taxpayers, resident and non-resident, in the area to be affected, ascertain, the cost of drainage, and reclaiming said land and incur debt against said land for an amount stlfficient to drain and reclaim it, and issue for such debt negotiable bonds running not longer than forty (40) years from their date and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum payable annually or semi-annually, which bonds shall not be sold for less than par; and said Board of Drainage Commissioners shall levy annually upon said land forced contribu tions or acreage taxes in an amount sufficient to maintain the drainage of said land, to pay the interest, annually or semi-annually, and the principal fall ing due each year, or such amount as may be required for any sinking fund provided for payment of said, bonds at maturity, provided, that such forced contributions or acreage taxes, for all purposes shall never exceed Three Dol 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 bqnds 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), hereins.fter 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 novation or renewal and any bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued for the purposes specified in said Para graph 1 of this Artiole. 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 under 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 d thereof used for the purpose of pur chasing outstanding bonds. Before any bonds shall be issued under this para graph the issuance thereof shall he authorized by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the property taxpayers qualified to vote under the SConstitution and laws of this State who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose, after due notice I- of said election has been published. for I. thirty days in the official journal of s the parish or parishes in which said it subdivisions are located, or where there i is no official journal, In any newspaper Pe nublished In such Darish or narishes. provided, nowever, that the governing body of any atuch subdivision may in 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 renewed thereby have been or shall be issued for any of the purposes specified in said Paragraph 1 of this article, or in nova tion or renewal of any bonds issued or to be issued for the said purposes spec ified in. paragraph 1 of this article, and such issue or issues so refunded or re newed have been or shall be authorized by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the property taxpayers qual ified by a vote under the Constitution and laws of this State who voted or shall vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose. When the bonds of any outstanding issue shall have been obtained either by purchase or exchange, the tax levy to pay for such bonds shall at once cease and such bonds be canceled. Each year while any refunding bonds issued under this paragraph are outstanding, the govern ing authorities of such subdivis:.n 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 offt 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 tlhs 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 fog said purposes specified in Para graph 1 of Article two hundred and eighty one (281) are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed; provided that such bonds did not at the time of their issue exceed ten per centum of the as sessed valuation of the property in such subdivision, and such bonds ,here. by ratified, approved and confirmed shall be deemed to be* the valid and incontestible obligations of such sub division and a tax for the payment of the principal and interest thereof and to create a sinking fund for the redemp tion shall be levied and collected in tne manner and within the limits prescribed by said Paragraph 1 of this Article. This entire Article is to be considered a full grant of power to the subdivisions of the State as set forth therein. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified voters of this State for adoitlon or rejection at the Congressional election to ue held in November, 1912, and, if adopted, the same shall take effect immediately thereafter. Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc, That on the official ballots to be issued at said election there shall be placed the words "For the proposed amendment to Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the Constitution of Louisiana." and the words "Against the proposed amend ment to Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the Constitution of 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. . - THOMA C.BARRET, L 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 N0O. 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 221 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 bf 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 jn 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 i 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 shall 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 t4 recall until after I he has been in office one year, and should his recall he defeated by the electors, then he shall not again, ,.ur ing that term of office, be subject to I recall. At least thlree months. but not 9 more than five n 1nths, shhll elapse r from the time that the necessary num . ber of Detitioners has asked for the recall election before *a ne 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 electioni is held, and should the majority 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 municipa] ity, or ward thereof, by petition sign ed by qualified voters to the number of not less than thirty per cent of the total nimber 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 expres;. 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 5f 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 and be oper ative on aled 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 RESOIXJTION Submitting to the people of the State of Louisiana at the Congressional election held. in November, 1912, an amendment to the Co1istitution of the State as amended by-Act No. 279 of the Acts of 1910, ratt4ied 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, 191)~ the following amendment to the amendment submit ted by Act No. 279 of Aets of 1910, rati fied by the people at thejNovember 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 tlanuary 1, 1913, to January 1, 1916." Section 2. Be it farther resolved, etc., That the official ballot to be used at said election shall haye 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 proposd amendment to the Constitution ettent9tg the time for the organization of seamship compa nies under the Conttutional amend ment :proposede- :b 279 off 1910, from January' ,.91 t January 1, 1916." = And each elector hshallAindicate on said ballot as provided in the general elec tion law whether he votes for or against the proposed amendment. L. ". THOMAS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS C; BARRET, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved: July 10th, 1912. L. L . HALL, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of State. ACT N9. 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, 1912, and if approved and 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 is involved, 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 anid 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 the firs' 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 Iwise, where the unexpired portion of the term is less than one year, shall he filled for the remainder of the tern by appointment by the Governor. witt the advice and consent of the Senate In all cases where the unexpired por tion of the term is one year or more, the vacancy shall be filled by special election, to be called by the Governor, and held within sixty days of the oc currence of the vacancy, under the gen eral election laws of the State. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That the foregoing amendment to the Article of the Constitution of this State. if adopted, shall become operative on the first day of December, A. D., 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 hold 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 F 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- C enue for the carrying out of this Ar- i; ticle of the Constitution. e Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- c eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, o two-thirds of all members elected to e each House concurring, That Article 303 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, as amended by Act No. O 73 of the General Assembly of 1900, c and Act No. 112 of the General Assem- O bly of 1904, and Act No. 269 of the t General Assembly of 1908, be so amend- r ed as to read as follows: Article 303. A pension not to exceed I eight dollars ($8) per month shall be allowed to each Confederate soldier or sailor veteran who possesses all the following qualifications: 1. He shall have served honorably from the date of his enlistment until the close of the late Civil War, or un til he was discharged or paroled, in some military organization regularly mustered into the Army or Navy 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- I 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 Navry of the Con r federate States, he shall have resided in this State, for at least fifteen years prior to his, application-, for such pen ried again; in indigent 'circumstaicces; d of such soldier or sailor whose mar riage to her was contracted prior to t 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 f 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 an 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 ;d which is hereby levied on all taxable 1- property in the State. Any accruing "n surplus from said tax fund shall be 1e turned over to the common school fund - and prohibiting the collection of any 3t other tax or making any appropriation - in excess of the amount of the one mill - tax levied and collected and to be t- known as "Confederate Veteran Pen ie sion Fund" and to be used for no other purpose, and upon the adoption of this in amendment same shall at once become Ld self-operative and the funds derived therefrom immediately used for said purpose, and provided further that the te Tax Collectors and Assessors i shall re al ceive no commissions for assehsing and re collecting said one mill tax herein pro d vided. Provided that nothing in this n- Article shall be construed so as to pro ie hibit the General Assembly from pro se viding artificial limbs to disabled Con - federate soldiers or sailors. re Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., K- That this proposed amendment be sub is mitted to the qualified voters of the State of Louisiana for adoption or re j- jection at the Congressional election to n- be held on the first Tuesday next fol oe lowing the first Monday in November, )Y 1912. te That the official ballots to be used at a said election shall have printed there id on the words: "For the proposed h, amendment to Article 303 of the Con r- stitution of the State of Louisiana, rel d- ative to pensions for Confederate Vet of erans." and the words: "Against the of proposed amendment to Article 303 of ns the Constitution of the State of Loutsi 1ll ana, relative to pensions for Confed ts, erate Veterans," and each elector shall s- indicate, as provided in the general he election laws of the State, whether he on votes for or against the amendment. ct L. E. THOMAS, x- Speaker of the House of Representatives. If- THOMAS C. BARRET, til Lieutenant Governor and President of 11 the Senate. es Approved: July 10th, 1912. ct L. F. HALL, ne Governor of the State of Louisiana. f- A true copy: 11 ALVIN E. HEBERT, Lf- Secretary of State. he i- ACT NO. 162. a House Bill No. 207. By Mr. Manion. ·ir JOINT RESOLUTION SProposing an amendment to Article 210 v of the State of Louisiana, so as to al permit women to hold any office con e nected with the educational system of the State. or of any political sub Sdivision thereof, and with institutions ohe f charity and correction. sli Section 1. Be it resolved, by the Gen re eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, at two-thirds of all the members elected ch to each House concurring, That Article 2r 210 of the Constitution be amended so or as to read as follows: a- Article 210: No person shall be eligi er- ble to any office, State, judicial, paro of chial, municipal or ward, who is not a a-! citizen of this State and a duly qual m ified eleqtor of the State. judicial dis th trict, parish, municipality or ward, t.' wherein the functfons of said office are to be performed; provltcd, that resl 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 the State, and . to hold any office in the State connected with institutions of charity or correction. And whenever any officer, State, judicial, parochial. municipal or ward, may change his residence form this State,. or from the district. parish. municipality or ward in whibh he holds such office, the same shall thereby be vacated, any declaration of retention of domicile to the contrary notwithstanding. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That this proposed amendment be sub mitted to the electors of the State of Louisiana for the approval or rejec tion, as required by Article 321 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and the general election laws of the State, at the next Congressional elec tion to be held in this State in Novem ber, 1912. Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc., That on the official ballots to be used at said election shall be placed the words "For the proposed amendment to Article 210 of the Constitution rela tive to women," and the words "Against the proposed amendment to Article 210 of the Constitution relative to women," and each elector shall indicate, as pro vided in the general election laws of the 'State, whether he votes for or against the said amendment. L. i. THOMAS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS C. BARRET. Lieutenant Governor and- President of the Senate. Approved: July 10th, 1912. SL. E. HALL. Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 180. House Bill No. 280. By Mr. Byrna JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article 157 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana relative to the filling of vacancies in offices in the Parish of Orleans. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Lou isiana, two-thirds of all members elect ed to each house concurring, That Arti cle 157 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be amended so as to read as follows: Article 157. Vacancies occurring from any cause in any of the judicial offices of the Parish of Orleans or the City of New Orleans or in any elective office in the Parish of Orleans, where the unexpired term is for a longer pe riod than one year, shall be filled by a special election to be called by the proper legal authority and held within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the vacancy under the general election laws of this State. Where the unex pired portion of the term is less than one year the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term by the nov ernor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That the foregoing amendments ,to tne Constitution of the State 6f Louisiana be submitted to the electors of tae State at the next election' for Repre sentatives in Congress to be holden on the first Tuesday after. the first Mon day in November, 1912, and on the of ficial ballots to be used, at said election shall be placed the words "For thd pro posed amendment to Article 157 bf tie Constitution of the State of Louisiana," and the words "Against, the proposed amendment to Article t'o7"of the Con stitution of the State of L(uisiana"; and each elector shall indicte` as provided in the general electioii laws of the State, which of the propoetions., "for" or "against" he votesr'.: L. .THOMAS, Speaker of the House of)Representatives, THOMACC, BARRE .-: Lieutenant Governor andi..President of the Senate. Approved: July 1 1th, 1 Governor of the Secretary of te. House Bill No. 433. By Mr eiuateanot A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to thei Con stitution of the State of Louisiana, amending Article 48 of the Constitu tion of 1898, as amended by Act No. J 303 of the Acts of 1910, ratified by i the people at the November election I of 1910, so as to authorize the Board 1 of Liquidation of the State 1,.t to issue new bonds to retire or refund, the State. Bonded Indebtedness due January 1st, 1914; to provide for a tax for the payment of the interest on said bonds and a sinking fund to retire the same; to provide for the payment out of the said sinking funu 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 Gen eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each house concurring, That an amend ment to Article 46 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1898, as amended by Act No, 303 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana at its session held in the year 1910, ratified by the people at the No 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. Assembly shall have no power to contract or to authorize the contracting of any debt or liability, on behalf of the State, or 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 Mil lion, One Hundred and Eight Thousand. Three Hundred Dollars, maturing Jan uary 1st, 1914, and bearing four per centum per annum interest, the Board of Liquidation of the State Debt of Louisiana is given authority to issue Eleven Thousand, One Hundred and Eight new coupon bonds of the State of Louisiana of One Thousand Dollars each, to be numbered 'No. 1' to 'No. 11,108.' bearing a rate of interest not exceeding four per centum per an num, payable semi-annually and to be due and paid in fifty years from Jan uary 1st, 1914. The form of said bonds shall be .prescribed by the Board of Liquidation of the State Debt and they shall be signed by the Governor, the I Auditor and the Treasurer of the State. Said bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder at not less than par after thiee months of advertisement by the Boa'd of Liquidation of the State Debt in New Orleans, Chicago and New York; and in case said bonds cannot be sold they may be exchanged at par by the Board of Liquidation of the State Deut for the bonds due January 1st, 1914. The excess of Three Hundred Dollars of the bonds due January 1st, 1914. over the bonds authorized by this at ticle, shall be paid in cash out of the current interest funds of the State. The cost of engraving and advertising said bonds shall also be paid out of the said fund. "In all other respects not herein spec fled, the Board of Liquidation of the State Debt is hereby given full power and authority to carry out the provi sions of this amendment. "Beginning with January 1st, 1914, there shall be and there is hereby lev ied on all property on which general s state taxes are levied an annual tax of one and two-tenths mills, the net proceeds of which shall be devoted to the payment of the interest due on 3 said bonds, to the payment of the in e terest due on the indebtedness of the o State to the Free School Fund, to Sem inary Fund and the Agrictultural and Mechanical College Fund, to the pay ment of the proper expenses of the a Board of Liquidation of the State Debt, and the residue to the cohstitution of a sinking fund to be applied annually I. except as hereinafter provided, to the 5 purchase of said bonds, by said Roar& Cause for Consternation. The inexperienced district school teacher had exhausted all other ex pedients for the maintenance of dis cipline. Going out into the school yard, she broke off a good-sized switch that was growing there and adminis tered primitive punishment to Jimmy kelley. There were strange expressions of horrified amazement on the faces of the children, and when' school was dismissed at noon they gathered in excited groups and talked in whispers. Finally the teacher's curibsity could stand it no longer. Calling Henry Thomas to her, she demanded the cause of the discussions. "Why--why-why, teacher," he stammered, "that-that switch you licked Jimmy with-that was the tree we all set out last Arbor day."-Har per's Magazine. To Reproduce Riot Scenes. The recent riot at the Federal build ing, Los Angeles, will be reproduced at the trial of those arrested by mo tion picture films, and shown to the y on a screen. It will be the first e in the history of jurisprudence that such evidence will have been in roduced. While the riot was at its height a moving-picture company, with the newest model machine, had an operator on the scene, and his films show the entire actions of those per sons who are charged with having caused disturbances, It takes more than a fur-lined over coat to protect a would-be actor in the hall of fame. HAIR CAnfE OUT BY HANDFUL 58 Lewis St., Nashville, Tenn. "About three years ago I had the ma laria fever, and when I recovered my hair was falling out so that the doc tor told me to cut it oft My hair came out by the handful, and I had dandruff so that I had to scratch it out every week, and my scalp itched so that I pulled my hair all down trying to scratch it. I tried - and- and but they failed to do any good. At last I tried Cuticura Soap and Oitr ment. "First I combed my hair out, made a parting on the side and rubbed my scalp with the Cuticara Ointment. 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