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THE CLARION it RAYMOND DREAVX, Ed. 8 Bus. Mtr. OPELOUSAS, : LOUISIANA. an PROPOSED t ce Amendments to the Constitution To be Voted for at an Election to th Be Held Tuesday, November e 8, 1904. b ACT NO. 12. F By Mr. Pearce House Bill No. 54. er JOINT RESOLUTION. tv Proposing an amendment to Article 255 T of the Constitution of the State of Lou- b isiana relative to the removal of the Ji limitation on appropriations for the tl maintenance and support of the Louis- di lana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- Is eral Aosembly of the State of Louisiana, ti two-thirds of all the members elected to tc each house concurring, That Article 255 of the Constitution of the State of Lou islana be amended so as to read as fol- A lowArticle 255. The Louisiana State Uni- fi versity and Agricultural and Mechanical et Collge, founded upon the land grants of the United States to endow a semi nary of learning and a college for the fd benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts h now established and located in the city el of Baton Rouge, is hereby recognized; tu and all revenues derived and to be de- i rived from the seminary fund, the Agri- d cultural and Mechanical College fund, and f other funds or lands donated or to be n donated by the United States to the State o of Louislanaa for the use of a seminary of learning or of a college for the bene- I fit of agriculture or the mechanic arts, n shall be appropriated exclusively to the o naintenancR and support of sad Louis- t lana State University and Agricultural a and Mechanical College; and the General t Assembly shall make such additional ap- t propriatlons as may be necessary for its maintenance and support and improve ment, and for the establishment, in con nection with said institution, of such ad ditional scientific or literary departments I as the public neceslties and the well being of the people of Louisiana may re quire. The Tulane Unlversity of Louisiana lo cated in New Orleans, is hereby recog nized as created and to be developed in accordance with the provisions of the legislative act, No. 43, approved July 5, 1884, and by approval of the electors, made part of the Constltution of the State. Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That said prpposed amendment be sub mitted to the electorsl of the State of Louisiana for their approval or rejection. as required by Article 321 of the Constitu tion of Louisiana and the general elec tion laws of the State at the Congres sional election to be held in this State in November, 1904. R. H. SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representa lives. P. M. LAMBREMONT presldent pro tem of the fnate. Approved June 17th, A. D. 1904. NEWTON C.. BLANCHARD, Governori of the State of Louisiana. A -ue copy: 1 A JOHN T. MICHIEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 16. ACT NO. 16. By Mr. Henriques. House Bill No. 141. JOINT RESOLUTION Pr po sing an amendment to the Consti tth'tton df the dtate oif Louisiana, pro viding for the exemption from taxation for a p.rto of ten (10). years from. the date of its completion, of all railroads or parts 'of railroads constructed sub sequently 'to January 1, 1105. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Aiembly of the State of Louisajna, two thirds of all the members elected to each house concurring therein, That the follow ing amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be submitted to the electors of the State at the next election for Representatives in Congress, to be holden on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1904, to-wit: There shall be exempt from taxation for a period of ten years from the date of its completion, any railroad or part of rail road that shall have been constructed and completed subsequently to January 1, 1905, and prior to January 1, 1909. This exemp tion shall include and apply to all the rights of way, roadbed, sidings, rails and other superstructures upon such rights of way, roadbed or sidings: and to all de ots, pstation houses, buildings, erections and structures appurtenant to such rail roads and the operation of the same; but shall not include the depots, warehouses, statioD houses and other structures and appurtenances nor the l.nd upon which they are erected at terminal points, and for which francises have been granted and obtained; whether same remain the property of the present owner or own ers, or b9 transferred or assigned to any corporatitbn or corporations, person or persons whomsoever, and provided fur ther that this exemption shall not apply to double tracks, sidings, switches, de pots or other improvements or better ments which may be constructed by railroads now in operation within the' State, other than extensions or new lines constructed by such railroads. R. E., SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representsi tives. J. Y. SANDERS, Lieutenant Governor and president of the Senate. ApproVed June 17th, A. D. 1904. NEWTON, C. BLANCHARD, Governor of the Sttte of Louisiana. Strue ey:.. JOHN T. MICHIEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 18. BY Mr. Pearce. House Bill No. 49. JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to Article 256 of the Constitution of the State of Lou isiana, relative to the removal of the limitation on appropriations for the Louisiana Industrial Institute, located at Ruston, for maintenance and sup pegt. ;ctio0 1. te it resolved by the General 'Aisembly of the State ef Louisiana, two thirds of all the members elected to each house concurring, That Article 256 of the Constitution of, the State of Louisiana be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Article 256. The Louisiana State Nor mal School, established and located at Natchitoches: the Industrial Institute and College of Louislana whose name is here by changed to the Louisiana Industrial Institute. established and located at Rus ton,. and the Southern University, now established in the city of New Orleans, for the education of persons of color, are hereby recognized: and the General As sembly is directed to make such appro priations from time to time as may be necersary for the maintenance, support and improvement of these institutions: proviied 'that the .appropriation for the maintenance and st.iport of the Southern University shall not exceed ten thousand dollars per annum. rection 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That said proposed amendment be sub mitted to the electors of the State of Louisiana for their approval or rejection, as required by Article 321 of the Consti tution of oI.nulana and the general eleo tion laws of this State, at the Congres sional election to be held in this State in November, 1904. R. H. SNYDER, "-Peaker of the House of Represenla t:ves. P. M. LAMBR2MONT. President pro tern of the Senate. Approved June 17th, A. D. 1904. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Louisiana A true cony: JOTIN T. MICHIFEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 29. By Mr. Barret. Senate Bill No. 14. AN ACT. JOINT RESOLUTTON. Proposing an amendment to Article 109 of the Constitution of the State of Lou islana of 199. relative to District Courts. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members of each house concurring, That paragraph 1 of article 109 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiena .of 1898 be so amended as to read as fol lows: 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, exclusive of interest, and in all cases where the title to real estate Is involvel, or to office or other public )sitien, or civil or political rights, aid fi 1 other cases tvhere no s!ecifio amorupt s in, contest, ecieept as otherwise provided T this Conrst.tution. iT They shall have unlimited and exclu ve jurisdiction in all criminal cases ex- s >pt as may be vested in other courts t uthorized by this Constitution; and in n fi probate and succession matters, and o here a succession is a party defendant; s nd in all cases where the State parish, a ny municipality or other political corpor- n tion is a party defendant, regardless of o ic amount in dispute; and for all pro- s Ledings for the appointment of receiv- e rs or liquidators to corporation or pirt- g ership; and said court shall have au- e hority to issue all such writs, process I nd orders as may be necessary or prop r for the purposes of the jurisdiction S ercin conferred upon them. There shall one District Judge in each Judicial )istrict except in the First and Twenty 'irst Judical Districts, where, until oth rwise provided by law, there shall be wo District Judges, but the Judges of the wenty-First Judicial District shall not E e residents of the same parish. District udges shall be elected by a plurality of he qualified voters of their respective listricts in which they shall have been -etual residents for two years next pro- 1 leding their election.. They shall be earned in the law and shall have prac- 1 iced law in the State five years previous o their election. Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., rhat the foregoing amendment to the trtlcle of the Constitution of the State, f adopted. shall become operative on the 1 irst day of Decemnber, 1904, and the Gov- 4 rnor of the Stat'e shall appoint by and vith the advice and consent of the Sen ite, the additional Judge provided for or the First Judicial District, who shall cold his office until the Congressional lection in November, 1906, at which time he .said office shall be filled by election, >y the qualified electors of the First Ju licial District, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, for a term of two years, or until the text Judicial election, when both Judges of said district will be elected. Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That said proposed amendment be sub ritted to the electors for their approval or rejection, as required by the Constitu tion, Article 321, of the State of Louisi ana, and the general election laws of this Smote, at the Congressional election to be held in this State in November, 1904. R. H. SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representa tives. J. Y. SANDIIRS, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved July 21st, A. D. 1904. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: JOHN T. MICHEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 33. By Mr. Lambremont. Senate Bill No. 58. JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to the Consti tution of the State of Louisiana, amend ing Article 46 of the Constitution, so as to authorize the General Assembly to issue and direct the disposition of one million dollars of State bonds in aid of the State's system of public education. 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 the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval or rejection, at the Congressional election to be held on the first Tuesday next follow ing the first Monday in November 1904, amending Article 46 of the Constitution so as tc, read as follows: Article 46. The General Assembly shall have no power to contract, or to author ize the contracting of, any debt or lia b.lity on behalf of the State, or to issue l onds or other evidence of indebtedness thereof, except for the purpose of repell ing invasion, or for the suppressing of in surrection: provided, that for the purpose of acquiring school sites, and the pur chase or erection of school houseoran4 buildings and their equipment, in aid of the State's system of public education, the General Assembly, elected in April, 1904, is given authority to issue and direct the disposition of one million dollars of bonds of the State, running for a period not exceeding twenty-five years from the date off their issue, bearing a rate of in terest not exceeding three per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, which bonds shall be exempt from all taxation, and in order to render this exemption the more effectual, 'the par value of any such bonds shall be deducted for all pur poses of taxation from the aggregate value of the capital or shares of any bank or other financial Institution, or corporation holding said bonds for a period of over six months prior to the first day of January, in the year for which the tax assessment is made. Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, That the official ballots to be used at said elec tion shall have printdd thereon the words: "For the proposed amendment to Article 46 of the Constitution relative to bonds in aid of the State's system of public education;" and the words: "Against the proposed amendment to article 46 of the Constitution, relative to bonds in aid of the State's system of public education;" and each elector shall indicate, as pro .vided in the general election laws of the State, whether he votes for or against the proposed amendment. R. H. SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Representa J. Y. SANDERS, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June 23, -1904. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: JOHN T. MICHtL, Secretary of State. ACT NO., 112. By Mr. Madden. Senate Resolution No. 44. JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to Article 303 of the Constitution of the State of Louis iana relative to pensions for Confederate veterarns. 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 Louisl ana, as amended by Act No. 73 of the General Assembly of 1900, be so amended as to read as follows: Article 301. A 'pension ' not to exceed eight dollars Y$8) per month shall be al lowed to each Confederate soldier or sail or veteran, who possesses all of the fql-, lowing qualifications:, 1. He shall have served ihonorably from the date of his enlistment until the close of the late Civil War, or until he was discharged or paroled, in some military organization regularly mustered Into the army or navy qf the Confederate States, and shall ihave -remaided, true to the Confederat ~States until the surrender. 2. He shall be in indigent circumstances and unable to earn a livelihood by his own labor or skill. 3. He shall rgot be salaried or otherwise provided: for by the State of Louisiana, or by any other State government. In case he enlisted in any organization mush tered into said service as a Louisiana or ganization, or in case at the date of his enlistment he resided in the State of Lou isiana, he shall have resided in this State for at least five years prior to his appli cation for a 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 shall have resided in this State for at least fifteen years prior to his application for such penson. A like pension shall be granted to the wid ow who shall not have married again, in indigent circumstances, of such soldier or sailor whose marriage to her wat ton tracted prior to January 1, 1875: provided, that if her deceased husband served in an organization mustered in from Louisiana or if he resided in Ioulsiana at the date of his enlistment, and has so resided for one year prier thereto, then in order that such widow' shall be entitled to the len sion as herein provided, she shall have resided in. this State for at leastTive, years prior- to her application therefor: and if her deceased husband enlisted else where than in Louisiana. and served in an organization not mustered in from Louisiana, such widow shall, in order to entitle her to pension as herein provided, have resfied In this State for not less than fifteen years prior to her application fhr such pension: provdded. further, that pensions whether to veterans or to wid ows shall be allowed only from the date of application under this article, and the total appropriations for all pensions shall not be les: than seventy-five thousand dol. lars ($15,000) nor more than one hundred' and fifty thousand dollars ($S10.000) in any one year: provided, that nothing Inathts. article shall be construed sa as to hibit the General Assembly from privid Ing artificial limbs to disabled Coied erate soldiers or sailors. See. L Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be submitted to the qualfied votsw of the State of jouiit a for adoption or rejection at the Congres- able sional' election to be held on the first shal Tuesday next following the first Monday jud9 in November, 1904. fled That the official ballots to be used at swo said election shall have printed thereon ing the words: "For the proposed amend- suce ment to Article 303 of the Constitution bly of the State of Louisiana relative to pen- arra sions for Confederate veterans," and the one words: "Against the Proposed amend- ber ment to article' 303 of the Constitution sick of the State of Louisiana relative to pen- wist sions for Confederate veterans," and each the elector shall indicate, as provided In the cult general election laws of the State, wheth- Rou er he votes for or against the amend- Ope went. Th R. H. SNYDER, m. Speaker of the House of Representa- pea tivesM.coi P. M. LAMBREMONT, President pro tem of the Senate. Na Approved July 4th, A. D. 1904. deAD NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, ses Governor of the State of Louisiana. con A true copy: ten JOHN T. MICHEL, day Secretary of State. tdg low ACT NO. 123. ven By Mr. Marks. House Bill No. 341. put JOINT RESOLUTION. kee Proposing an amendment to Article 249 pla of the Constitution of the State of Lou- hea isiana relative to the office of State era Superintendent of Public Education. pla Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- fixe eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, N two-thirds of all the members elected to cou each house concurring, That Article two jud hundred and forty-nine (249) of the Con- ear stitution of the State of Louisiana be so for amended as to read as follows: S Article Two Hundred and Forty-nine art (249). There shall oe elected by the of qualified electors of the State a Super- gat Intendent of Public Education, who shall Sa hold office for the term of four years, and until his successor is qualified. His of duties shall be prescribed by law, and a he shall receive an annual salary of . $3,000. The aggregate annual expense of he his office, including his salary, shall not uth exceed the sum of $4,000. anu Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., an That this proposed amendment shall be pa submitted to the qualified voters of the of State for adoption or rejection at the se Presidential and Congressional election to be held in November, 1904, and that if by iadopted the same shall take effect on ap the 1st day of January, 1906. of Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc., Th That on the official ballots to be used at of said election there shall be placed the Ap words: "For the proposed amendment to rot Article 249 of the Constitution of the State as of Louisiana," and thePwords "Against the the proposed amendment to Article 249 E of the Constitution of the State of Lou- the isiana," and each elector shall indicate, as the provided in the genetl election laws of an the State, which of the propositions, "fot" I or "against," he votes for. ap R. H. SNYDER, Pa Speaker of the House of Representa- th tves. tu: P. M. LAMBREMONT, tu President pro tern of the Senate. fil Approved July 6, A. D. 1904. in NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, Govefnor of the State of Iouisiana. th A tiue cony: at JOHN T. MICHIEL, all Secretary of Stafe. sh ACT NO. 132. pe as By Mr. Barret. Senate Bill No. 123. a. AN ACT'. sai Joint resolution proposing amendments to to articles 98, 99, 100, 106 and 131, and jec proposing the repeal of article 105 ;of Co the Constitution of the State of Lou- ge isian. relative to the Judiciary Depart- Pr ment. Section 1. Be it resolved, by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Louist- Sp Ana. two-thirds of. all the members elect ed to each house concurring, That arts cle 98 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be amended so at to read as follows: frticle 98. The Courts of iAppeal, ex- A ,e.pt as otherwise provided in, this Con stitution, shall have. appellate j lic tion only, which jurisdiction shall extend to all cases, civil and probate, when the matter in dispute or the fund to be dis tributed shall exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, and shall rot exceea two thousand dollars, exclusiV.e:.'0tbiter^r est, and such appeal shall be upon t~fh ea law and facts. I Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That article 99 of the Constitution of the State I of Louisiana be so amended as toread as follows: e Article 99. The Courts of Appeal shall an consist of three judges each. They shall ed be citizens of the United States a ci qualified electors of this State, learned i of the law and shall have practiced law in as this State for six years and shall have been actual residents of the district from which they are 'elected or appointed for at least two years preceding their elec- of tlion or appointment. They and the judges s of the Court of Appeals for the Parish ha of Orleans shall each receive a salary of as not less than four thousand dollars per fi annum, payable monthly on his own Sd warrant, and the .Legislature shall mike d adequate appropriation to pay the same. hi Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc., That article 100 of the Constitution of the State t of Louisiana be so amended as to read as m follows: Article 100. Exclusive of the parishes whose ,appeals are returnable to the Par- he ish of 'Orleans, the State shell be divided into two circuits,. to be subdivided Into ta districts as hereinafter provided. Until otherwrise provided by law the parishes or of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, el' 'Livin ston, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. I Helen a,- Pointe Coupee, Iberville, St. n 'Mary, Terrebonne, Assumption, Ia'o L fourche, Ascension, Canlcasieu, Cameron,'e Vermilion, Lafayette, Iberia, St. Martin, St, Tammany, Acadisa, East Feliciana, of West Felileana, St. Landry and Vernon, di shall compose the first circuit and be In known as the "Court of Appeals, First tl( Circuit, State of Louisiana," and the parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Webster, S Bienville, Claiborne, Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, Winn, Natchlitaches, 'Sabine, De Soto, Red River,' sOuachita, Richland. Franklin,s Catahoula, Con cordia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, West Carroll. Morehouse, Avoyelles, Ra pdles and Grant, shall compose the sec- A ond circuit, and be known as the "Court of Appeals, Second Circupit, State of Lou isiana" The circuits above provided for, until B: otherwise provided by law, shell be di 'viaded'into three distriets'eae4i, as follows: The parishes of Calcasieu, Cameron, Ver- je milion, Lafayette, St. Martin, Acadia, St. Landry, Vernon and Iberia shall com poe -the first district of the First Cir cuit, 'aiaud the parishes of WWst Baton Rouge, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Iber-' ville, St. Mary, Terrebolne,- As.sumption and Lafourche shall compose the second er district of'.the First Circuit; and 'the par- ,r ishes of 'East Baton Rouge, Livingston, ed Tangips.ho'a. St. Helena, St. Tammany, ci East Felicane, West Feliciana and Li Washington shall eompose the third dis- to trict of tihe First: reit;: and. the cpar Ishes of Richland, 'C6ncordia, - East Car- cc roll, West Carroll, Franklin, Tensas, A Ouachita, Madison, Morehouse end Cat:.- s hijila shall ctlhos# 'the''first district -of Jt the Second Circuit; and the parishes of re Bienville, Claiborne, Jacksop, Lincoln, sa Caldwell, Union, Bossier,. Winn, Webster or and Grant shall compose :the econd dis- be trict;of -the Second circuit; and the par- I ishes of Caddo, De Soto, Natchitoches, f Rapides, Sabine, Avpyelles and Red River st shall compose the third district of the C, S'econd Circuit. For each of the cir-o cults there shall be elected three judges, o .as herein provided for, one judge to be s elected by the qualified electors of each gj district as above designated.., . The first Courts of Appeal to be organ- T' lzed`.in the cireuits herein-established un- 81 der this amendment to the Constitution 01 shall be as follows: There shall be elect ed by the qualified electors thereof one y judge for each of the districts in the two m circuits at the congressional and presi dential elections, in November, 1904. The o" judges for each of the first districts of above named shall be elected for a term o. of four years, beginmng on the 1st day of January, 1905; and the judges for each in of the second districts above named shall th be elected .for a teat of six years, be- p ginning on said dati' and the judges for tr each of the third dl sicts above named th shall be :eleced for; , period of eight P1 'ears. begiln g on said: date. Upon ex- Pc ration .of the to of .fle of each of ju 'ti a judges thu .s!ted,@ his successor 0C shall .e el'ef a term of eight years, lc by theq~ electors of such district 01 of each circuit; the election of each judge TW herein: provided for shall take place at sa the same time and place as the congres- ti, sional election next preceding the expira- Jt tion of his term; the judges provided for Di 'hereinare to be eected at the same elec- its tlon as tne. subm . on of these Constitu- er tionat amendnren . with the proviso that Tw If thee amenmemmts to Constitution are As adopted,:thbe, elected thereunder cc shall qutat, f'P y ,: then their election or is to be null ad void. In ease of death, ir removal or resignation. from office of re any judge, the vacanolwr aall be filled by si! wppolntment of thie govetrior by and with Fe fhe dvice and conant ,f the senate, until IJ the ..rt cgwrsee e one at which at tune his' suocer snarl e elected. In di case any one of the Circuit Judges shall ei be, frosm gd1ojne or rny ather cause, un- Ct able to attend any session of ourt, it tit shall be competent for the other two ter judges to appoint,. in his place, a quail- ed fled member of thl bar, who shall be the sworn to sit as judge of said court dur- ing ing such absence only, wh. shall receive n such compensation as the General Assem- cos bly may fix, or the Court of Appeals may ti arrange for an interchange of judges from the one circuit to any other when a mem- lon ber of the court is unable to attend from len sickness or other cause. Until other- S wise provided by the General Assembly, art the Court of Appeals of the First Cir- of cuit shall hold sessions of court -at Baton fol Rouge, Amite City, New Iberla, Franklin, ! Opelousas, Crowley Lake Charles and ho Thibodeaux, and such other places as Ne may be designated by said Court of Ap- the peals, and the Court of Appeals for the be Second Circuit shall hold sessions of in court at Monroe, Shreveport, Alexandria, ci Natchitoches, Vidalia, Tallulah and Rus- Ge ton, and such other places as may be sa: designated by said Court of Appeals. The an sessions of said Court of Appeal shall an continue in each circuit for a period of an ten months, beginning on the first Mon day of September o.f each year and end ing on the last day of June of the fol- th lowing year; and said courts shall con- as vene at the several places named as 'the public business may require, and shall an keep their courts in session at such a places until the cases before them are m heard and finally determined. Until oth- ha erwise provided by law, the time and place for the return of appeals shall be sa fixed by said court. to No decision shall be rendered by these pr courts, without the concurrence of two s2: judges, but any two of the judges ot l, each circuit shall constitute a quorum la for the transaction of business. el Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, etc., That ad article 105 of the Constitution of the Stat1b of Louisiana shall be and Is hereby abro- 5 gated. Sec. 5. Be it further resolved, etc., That article 106 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, be amended so as to read as f.llows: Article 106. The sheriff of the parish in which the sessions of the court are held, shall attend in person, or by dep uty, to execute the orders of said court, and the clerk of the district court of the parish in which the session of the Courts of Appeal are held, shall serve as clerk B of the Court of Appeals and shall attend sessions of said court, either in person p or by deputy, until otherwise provided by the General Assembly. The costs of appeal In any case appealed to the Courts of Appeals shall rSot exceed five dollars. The police juries of the various parishes of the State, in which the Courts of Appeal are held, shall provide suitable e rooms for the holding of said courts so as not to interfere with the sessions of c the district or other courts. el Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, etc., That a the fourth paragraph of article 131 of d the Constitution of the State of Loulsi- 1a ana be so amended as to read as follows: b Until otherwise provided by law, all a appeals within its jurisdiction from the e Parishes of Orleans, St. James, St. John a the Baptlst, St. Charles, Jefferson, Phaqueminries and' St. Bernard shall be re turnable to said court, and the costs of L filing same shall not exceed five dollars a in each case. Sec. 7. Be it .further resolved, etcN , That a the foregoing amendments to the Con- v stitution of the State` shall become openr ative on the 1st day of January, 1905, and a all cases pending andl undetermined in o -the Courts of Appeal as now constituted d shall be transferred to;the Courts of Ap- e peal as herein organized under such rules as may be provided by said courts. e Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc., That c said proposed amendments be submitted v to the electors for their approval or re- d jection, as required by article 321 of the o Constitution of the State of Louisiana and t general election lawS of this State at the c Presidential election to be held in this State in November, 1904. j f R. H. SNYDER, c Speaker of the House of Representa- b fives. i P:. )t. LAMBREMONT. t Pi.ldent pro tem of the Senate.' -l Approved July 6, A. D. 1904. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, -Governor of the State of Louisiana. s A true copy: - JOHN T. MIC.13EL, - ecretaryof State. s -. 10. ACT NU. 134. of By Mr. Lambremont. `-nate Bill No. 106. be :, -:JOIN RFQLU .IOl. by nOaoioig as 'amendment t~Article :nine- da ty-seven (97) of the Constitution of the aun State of Louisiana, relative to the of fice of Attorney General of the State. th Section .L Be It resolved, by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Loulsi- on ana, two-thirds of all the members elect- ele ed to each house concurring, That arti- th4 cle ninety-seven (97) of the Constitution sti of the State of Louisiana, be so amended fill as to read as follows: b Article ninety-seven (97): There shall be a!i Attorney General for the State, who th shall be elected by the qualified electors fo of the State at large every four years. He shall be learned in the law, and shall ele have actually resided and practiced law, as a licensed attorney, in the State, for five years preceding his election. he of shall receive a salary of five thousand VO dollars per annum, payable monthly on his own warrant. t Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That this proposed amendment shall be sub mitted to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection at the presi dential and Congressional election to be held in November, nineteen hundred and four, and that, if adopted, the same shall take effect on the 1st day of January, 1905. Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc., That on the official ballots to be used at said election, there shall be placed the words: "For the proposed amendment to article B) ninety-seven (97) of the Constitution of Loulisano;" and the words "Against the p, proposed amendment to article ninety- t seven (97) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana;" and each elector shall in dicate, as provided in the general election laws of, the State, which of the proposi t~ons, "for" or "against" he votes for. er, R. H. SNYDER. an Speaker of the House of Represents ed tives. fo P. M. LAMBREMONT, Co President pro tem of the Senate. su Approved July 6th, A. D. 1904. at NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, ho Governor of the State of Louisiana. fir A true copy: T1 JOHN T. MICHIL, t Secretary of State. to ACT NO. 137. By Mr. Kernan. House Bill No. 333. m. Di AN ACT. er joint resolution proposing amendments to Ge articles 86, 87, 88 and 95 of the Constitu- pro tion of the State of Louisiana, relative th to the Judiciary Department and pro- ca viding for the election of Justices ot ces the Supreme Court. fie Section 1. Be it resolved, by the Gen- J eral Assembly of the State of Louisi- by ana, two-thirds of all the members elect- be ed to each house concurring, That arti- no cle 86 of the Constitution of the State of Po Louisiana be emended so as to read as tic follows:; V Article 86. The Supreme Court shall be va composed of one Chief Justice and four ph Associate Justices, a majbr'ty of whom on shall constitute a quorum. The Chiet sh Justice and Associate Justices shall each receive a salary of not less than five thou- th sand dollaps per annum, payable monthly co on his owul warrant. They shall eachth be elected for a term of twelve years. an In case of death, resignation or removal tu from office of any justide, the vacancy we shall be tilled by the selection by the to Court of a Judge of one of the Courts St of Appeal from a Supreme Court District sh other than that in which such vacancy ela shall occur, until the next ensuing Con- vo gressional election, when it shall be filled mi by election for a full term of twelve years. They shall be citizens of, the United Sp States and of this State, over 35 years I of age, learned' in the law, 'and shall have practiced law in this State for ten years preceding their election or appoint- 1 ment. Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That article 87 of the Constitution of the State A of Louisiana be amended so as to read as follows: '. Article 87. The State shall be divided into four Supreme Court Districts, end the Supreme Courts shall always be com- B1 posed of Justices elected from said dis tricts. The Parishes of Orleans, St. John Pr the Baptist, St. Charles, St. Bernard, ( Plaquemines, and Jefferson, shall com- i pose the first district, from which two c justices shall be elected. The Parishes of I Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Bienville. Clal borrie, Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, er Ouachita, Morehouse, Richland, Franklin, an West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Ten- ed sas, Coneordla and Catahoula. shall com- if tiop can be held. Provided, that the elec-. C Justice shall be elected. The Parishes of tnu De Soto, Red River, Winn, Grant, Natch- at itoches. Sabine, Vernon, Calecasieu, Cam- .h eron, Rapides. Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, Mi West Baton Rouge, Iberville, St. Landry, Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion, shall th compose the third district, from which to one Justice shall be elected. The Par-. irhes of St. Ma'rtin, Iberia, St. Mary, Ter rebonne, Lafourche, Assumption, Ase- St sion, St. James, ESast Baton Rouge. East I:e Feliciana, West Feliciana, St. Helena, sa Idvingston, Tangipahoa, St. Tammal: pr and Washington, shal composethe fourth h district, from which one Justice shall be do el.ceted. The Justices of the Supreme hi Court, as now coosthtutse shall serve un- re the expiration of their respective atton ns. and their successors shall be elect- ceive each for a term bf twelve years at crimi Congressional election next preced- whicl such expiration of term. in ca Then the office of Chief Justice be- to 1i aes vacant, either by death, resigna- resigs i, removal from office, or otherwise, unexi Associate Justice who has served the fill tl gest time shall, by virtue of said held. gth of service, become Chief Justice. said ec. 3. Be it further' resolved, etc., That daye icle 88 of the Constitution of the State Prov: Louisiana be amended so as to read as short lows: point rtlcle 88. The Supreme Court shall lce 1 d an annual session in the City of Sec w Orleans, beginning not later than the c first Monday in the month of Novem- cong and ending not sooner than June 30th, there each year. It shall appoint its own amer rks and remove them at pleasure. The tion aeral Assembly shall make the neces- word 'y appropriations to provide suitable to as I commodious buildings for said Court, State I the records thereof, and for the care shall I maintenance of the State library. elect ection 4. Be it further resolved, etc., votes at article 95 ef the Constitution oi ment e State of Louisiana be amended so to read as follows: Spta rticle 95. In all cases 1where -there is tive appeal from a judgment rendered on reconventional, or other incidental, de Lnd, the appeal shall lie to the Court Ap' ving jurisdiction of the main demand. icc. 5. Be it further resolved, etc., That id proposed amendments be submitted A tr the electors of this State for their ap oval or rejection, as re4uired by article of the Constitution of the State of iuisiana and the gefleral election ws of this State at the Congressional ýction to be held on the first Tuesday By ter the first Monday in November, 1904. R. H. SNYDER, Prol taker of the House of Representa- of :ives. tiv P. M. LAMBREMONT, oft President pro 'tem of the Senate. Sep ipproved July 6. A. D. 1904. eral NEWTON C. BLANCHARD. ana, Governor of the State of Louisiana. ed 1 JOHN T. MICH!EL. follc Secretary of State. of elec ACT NO. 138. efte r Mr. Toomer. House Bill No. 221. and JOINT RESOLUTION. ity moposing an amendment to article 11i of tion the Constitution of Louisiana, to pro- Con vide for the filling of all vacancies oc- TI curring in the office of Sheriff and ex- Lou OffieiO Collector -of State and Parish folli Taxes,- by special election. Ai Be it resolved, by the General Assembly In t the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of inal 1 the members elected to each house the icurring, that at the next Congressional excl ection, to be holden on the first Tues- whe iy after the first Monday in November, or 1 -4; the following amendment to article civil I of.the Constitution-of Louisiana, shall whe a submitted 'to the electors of the State, exci id if a majority of the voters at said stiti ection shall approve and ratify such excl nendihent, the same shall become a part inal the Constitution of this State, to'wit: in hat article 119 of the Constitution of stitr ouisiana shall be amended so as to read sior a follows' parr Article 119. There shall be a sherift the rd a coroner elected by the qualified or riers of eadh parish in the State, ex- par{ apt the Parish' of Orleans, who shall be in c ected at the general election and hold app !fice for ,our years. The coroner, ex- to ( ,pt in the Parish of Orleans, shall act cou: ir and in the place of the sheriff, when- suce ver the sheriff shall be a party interest- be I, and whenever there shall be a va- of 1 ancy in the office of sheriff, until such thei acancy shall be filled' but he shall not, in uring such vacancy, discharge thetduties Twe I tax collector. The sheriff, except in till re Parish of Orleans, -shall be ex officio be )Hlector of State and Parish taxes. rest He shall give separate bonds for the judi iithful performance of his duty in each the spacity. Until otherwise provided, the dist ends shall be given according to exist- act ig laws. cedE Sheriffs elected or appointed shall fur- rest ish bonds within thirty days from the quil ate of their commissions, in default of Con ,hich the office shall be declared vacant, the nd the governor shall appoint for the the smainder of the term. elec All vacancies occuring in the office of T heriff and ex-officio collector of State Con nd parish taxes, by death, resignation era] r otherwise, where the unexpired portion offil f the term is one year or more, shall at 1 e filled by special election, to be called firs) y the governor and held within sixty tim ays of the" ýCti ý- such vacancy Dis nder the general laws otIthsate. In ter 11 cases where the vacandy -s lesst-.tan sior ne year, the governor shall appoint for whe he remainder of the term. is 1 Be it .further resolved, etc., That the n the official ballots to be used at said me, lection, shall be placed the words: "For and le amendment to article 119 of the. Con- wis titution of Louisiana, providing for the i, Iling of vacancies in the office of sheriff be y special election," and the words by Against the amendment to article 119 of dg he Constitution of Louisiana, providing and or the filling of vacancies in the office Sai f sheriff, by special election," and each Se lector shall indicate, as provided in the upc eneral election laws of the State, which sale f the propositions "for" or "against," he ed otes for.. me R. H. SNYDER, Lot Epeaker of the House of Representa- can tives. pe P. M. LAMBREMONT, the President pro tem of the Senate. the Approved July 6, A. D. 1904. for INEWTON C. BLANCH'ARD, of Governor of the State of Louisiana. eac Strue copy: the JOHN T. MICHIEL, the Secretary of State. vot ACT NO. 139. Spe 3y Mr. Bailey. House Bill No. 1e4. rev JOINT RESOLiU'TION. 'roposing an amendmnent:to article 124 of the Constitution of the State .tf L>osi- A ana of 1898;relative to the tilling of va cancies in the office of clerks of the District Court. At Section 1. Be .t resolved, by The Gen >ral Assembly 'of the 'State of LoZisi tna, two-thirds of 11 the members elect !d to each house concurring, That the ollowing amendment to article 124 of the By constitution of the State of Louisiana be ;ubmitted to the electors of the State t .the next Congressional election, to be P olden on the first Tuesday after the irst Monday in Nove nber, 1904, to wit: "in Chat article 124 of the Constitution of ip lie State of Louisiana be so a~iended as :o read as follows: 'i Article 124. Clerks of District Courts Se' nay appoint, with the approval of the eral. District Judges, deputies with such pow- ana, !rs as shall be prescribedby law; and the Jeneral Assembly shalt have the power'to me rovide for continuing one or more o Sta hem in office in the event of any. va- qual ancy in the office of Clerk, until his suc- aper essor shall have been elected and4 quai- el led. nex All elections to fill vcanctles occasioned vem y death, resignation or removal shall Coil e for the unexpired term, and the over she or shall fill the vacancy until an elec- ie ose the' second district, from which one to ion to fill said vapancy shall he held he s.4thin sixty days from the dafe that the racancy occurs, provided, if such unex- P ,ired term is for a shorter period than ne year, the appointee of the Governor, pa ihall hold the office for said term. Sec. 2., Be it further resolved, etc., That h he official ballots to be used at the said ongressional election shall have printed r thereon the words: "For the proposed amendment to article 124 of the Codsiti- n, tutton of the State of Louisiana," and the bono a'ords, "Against the proposed amendment with to article 124 of the Constitution of the dral State of Louisiana," and each elector ihall indicate, as provided in the general to t lection 'laws of the State, whether he votes for or against the proposed ameond- pop nent. R. H. SNYDER, tax Spenker of the House of Representa- pro Lives. P. M. LAMBREMONT ih, President pro 'tem of the senate. im Approved July 6th, A. D. 1904. dolls NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, one Governor of the State of Lousians. year . true copy: osil JOHN T. MICHL, bond Seretary of State. ACT1 NO. 140, publ By Mr. Bailey, ; House Bill No. 155. nor JOINT RESOLUTION. men Proposing an amendment to article 125 sued of the TConstjtution of the' State of Lou- ing isiana-of 1898 relative to the flliUng of va leys. canetes in the office of District Attor- tem ney, pub] Section 1. Be it resolved, by the Gen- othe >ral Assembly of the -tate of Louis- title hna, two-thirds of all the members elect- corp 'd to each house concurring. That the dish following amendment to article 125 of the such oeastitution of the State of Louisiana, be fort: inbmitted to the electors of the State grea It the next congressional election, to be per iolden on the first Tuesday after the first corp fonday in November, 1904, to wit: dish That article 125 of the Constitutloil of Tb the State of Louisiana be so amendea as drali to read as follows: boni Article 12. There shall be .a District the Jttorney for each judicial distriot in the and tte. wlo shall be elected .by the quall- pros led electors of the judWlaj district at tne any maie time and for the same term as isI sew rovided in art~ lei for Distriet Judges. neve Te-shall receive s ealary of one thousand valu lollars per annum, payable monthly on Ity, is own warrant. -He shall be an actual prov 'eald.tt of te -distrtic 0 a nloinse I N'· attorney in this State. He shall also re-I ordil ceive fees; but no fese shall be allowed in taxa criminal cases, except on conviction. shal which fees shall not exceed five dollars tion, in cases of misdemeanor. All elections lawi to fill vacancies occasioned by death, here resignation or removal shall be for the disti unexpired term, and the. Governor shall pros fill the vacancy until an election can be furt held. Provided, that the election to fill have said vacancy shall be held within sixty spec days from the date the vacancy occurs. trici Provided, if such unexpired term is for a Se shorter period than one year, the ap- effc pointee of the Governor shall hold the of- shal iice for said term. "Fe Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That cle the official ballots to be used at the said "As congressional election shall have printed tielc thereon the words: "For the proposed elec amendment to article 125 of the Constitu- gens tion of the State of Louisiana," and the he words "Against the proposed amendment ami to article 125 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana," and each elector Spe shall indicate, as provided in the general ti' election laws of the State, whether he votes for or against the proposed amend ment. A R. H. SNYDER, Spbaker of the House of Representa tlives. P. M. LAMBREMONT, A President pro tem of the Senate. Approved July 6, A. D. 1904. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true cony: JOHN T. MICHEEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 141. By Mr. Toomer. House Bill No. 336. l'li JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an, amendment to article 109 of the Constitution of Louisiana, rela tive to the filling of vicancies in the office of. Judge of the District Court, Section 1. Be 'it resolved ,by the' Gen eral Assembly of the S'tate of Louisi- Wt ana, two-thirds of all the members elect ed to each house conci~ring," That 'the following amendment to the Constitutxon of Louisiana shall be submitted to the electors of the State, at the congressional ha election to be holden on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1904, prl and if approved and ratified by a major ity of said electors voting in said elec tion, the same to become a part of the Constitution, to wit: . That article 109 of the Constitution or Louisiana be amended, so as to read as follows: by Article 109. The District Courts, except b in the Parish of Orleans, shall have orig- 15 inal Jfrisdiction in all civil matters where Ithe amount in dispuite shall exceed $50, exclusive of interest and in all cases where the title to real estate is involved, or to office, or other public position, or pa civil or political rights, and all other cases where no specific amount is in contest, of except as otherwise provided in this Con stitution. They shall have unlipnited and exclusive original jurisdiction in all crim inal cases, except such as may be vested f' in other courts authorized by this Con- 4 stitution;'and in all probate and succes sion matters, and where a succession is a sti party defendant; and in all cases where the State, parish, any municipality or other political corporation, is a party defendant, regardless of the amount e8 in dispute; and of all proceedings for the appointment of receivers or liquidators to corporations or partnerships; and said hi courts shall have authority to issue all such, writs, process and orders as may be necessary or proper for the purposes of the jurisdiction herein conferred upon ell them. There shall be one Diltrict Judge in each judicial district except in the M Twenty-first Judicial District, where, un- M til otherwise provided by law, there shall be two district judges who shall not be in residents of the same parish. District judges shall be elected 1;Y a plurality of the qualified voters of their respective districts, in which they shall have been I actual residents for two years next pre- he ceding their election; provided, one year's residence only in the district shall be re- M quired for the first election under this Constitution. They shall be learned in the law, and shall have piacticed law in 'the State five years previous to their election, Of Srh, flre Tfistriet .Tudees under this 11&V U1-0 electe at the gen- hi Constitution shall be elected at the gen eral State election in 1900. and shall hold d office until their successors are elected at the election on the Tuesday after the W 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- bi sioned by death, resigiiation, or otherwise. where the- unexpired portion of the term is less than one year, shall be filled for '8 the remainder of the term by .appoint ment by the Governor, with the. advice Ci and consent of the Senate. Ifi"all cases where the unexpired, portion of ti' term is one year or more the vacancy shall be filled by special election, to be called 8 by the governor, and held within sixty t days of the occurrence of the vacancy, under the general election laws of the St State. Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That upon the official ballots to be used at said congressional election shall be print. ed the words: "For the prb.ose4 amend ment to article 109 of the ConstitAilon of 9 Louisiana, providing for" the filling of va- 2 cancies in the office or district judge, by special election," and the words, "Against I the proposed amendment, to article 109 of the Constitution of Louisiana providing for the filling of vacancies in the off.le 1 of district judge, by special election," and each elector shall indicate, as provided in the general laws of the State, which bf the propositions "for" or "- gainst"' he 8 votes for. R. H. SNYDEtR, Speaker of the House of Representa- II tives. P. M. LAMB1REMONT. President pro tem of the Senate. k Approved July 8 A. 1904. NEWTON C. BLANCOHA D, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true coAy: II JOQN T. MIICHlBEL, Secretary of State. ACT NO. 186. By Mr. Parker. Senate- Bill No. 116. JOINT RESOLUTION. P Proposing. an amendment to the Constitu tion of the State of Louisiana, amend ing article 201, so as to authortiz manic ipal councils to create one or more sew erage districts within 'their respective Ii Jimits: Section 1. Be it resolved, by the Gen- ti eral Assembly of the State- of i ulsi- d ana, two-thirds. of all the members elect ed to each house concurring, That an a amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval or rejection at the Congreedional i election to he held on the first Tuesday next .following the flr'st Monday in No vember, 1904, amending article 281 of the h Constitution so as to read as follows: Article 81. Municipal cotporations, par. ishes, and drainage and sewerage dis- 4 tricts, the City of New Orleans excepted, when authorised to do so by a vote of the majority in number and amount of the property tax payers, qualiftied as electors 8 under the Constitution and laws -of this State, voting at an election held for that G ptirpose, after due notide of said election has been published for .thirty days in the Official Journal of the mupicipality or i parish, and where there is na official journal, in a newspaper pulihed there- n in, may incur debts and tsue negotiable bonds therefor to the extent of one-tenth of th, assessed valuation of the property within the zxnte.ilpai corporation, parish, drainage district or sewerage district, as a shown by the last assessment made prior to the submission of the proposition to the It property tax payers as above provided, a and may be authorized by .the property tax payers voting at said election, to gs levy and assess special taxes upon the property subject to taxation in the par ish, drainage district, corporation or sew erage districts; provided said, taxes so imposed do not exceed five mills on the t dollar of the assessed valuation in any one year, nor run for a greater number of o years than the number named in the prop osition submitted to the tax payers. No tl bonds shall be issued for any other pur- tj pose than statedl in the submission of the proposition to the tax payers and e+ published for thirty days, as aforesaid, nor foil a greater amount than herein mentioned; nor shall such bonds be Is sued for any other purpose than for pay- n ing and improving streets, roads and al leys, purchasing and constructing a sys tem of waterworks, sewerage, lights, y public parks and buildings, bridges and other works of public improvement, the title to which shall rest in the municipal d corporation, parish, drainage or sewerage district, as the case may be; nor shall U such bonds run for a longer period than forty years from their date, or bear a greater rate of interest than five per cent per annum, or be sold by the municipal rI corporation, parish, drainage or sewerage 2 district issuing same, for less than par. The munrcipal corporation, parish, ic drainage or sewerage district issuing such bonds shall provide for the payment of the interest annusally or semi-anr.ally, and the principal thereof at matIrity; provided, that the total issue of bonds by any municipality, parish, drainage or sewerage district for all purposes shall never exceed 10 per cent of the assessed value of the property iii such municipal- hi Ity, parish, drainage or sewerage district; Of provided, that dra.asge districts avall. iU¶j thSmm>qram e the paviU n g ao this di )rdinance shall be limited to the rate of :axatlon herein fixed; and such districts shall be prohibited from levying contribu Lions under the provisions of exlsting aws; and, provided further, that nothing herein contained shall prevent drainage listricts from being establlshed under the provisions of existing laws; and, provided further, that municipal councils shall have authority to create within their re spective limits one or more sewerage dis tricts. Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, That the official ballots to be used at said election shall have printed thereon the words: "For the proposed amendment to arti cle 281 of the Constitution," and the words "Against the proposed a~sendment to a ticle 281 of the Constitution," and eaEh elector shall indicate asi provided in the general election laws of the State whether he votes for or against the propose; amendment. R. H. SNYDER, Speaker of the House of Represents' tives. P. M. LAMBREMONT, President pro tem of the Senate. Approved July 6, A. D. 1904. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, Goyvernor, of the State of, Luisiana. A true copy: JOHN T. MICHEL, Secretary of State. EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE,' There are several cases of diphthe tla in Paris, but none of them have yet proven fatal. At Pleasant Mound, I. T., Luthei~ Kay, a-ged 5 years was smothered while playing 'n a wagon full of seed 'cotton. Russia has notified Great Britain she. has no intention to depart from her priginal view that coal is absolute contraband. The contract has been let for the foundation o' the .Cumberland Piesr byterini Church "`atie dii . The ed' ifce will cost1le,000. The Russia ai ire using wr bat* faons southeist of Mukden it f the paurpose .iei%1ng @the m Jonenta of the .Japanese zi tha e are ton. The Trinity and Brazoas ley Rail* road Is putting in another gation be. tweenHillsbo., and Malbn# The new station' Is to ble kanoa 's1 ynum. IM. Kirleej .Lj.Afteen n.les north east of Lawton, Ok., has a«stalk of cobt ton in his `patch which is nine feet high and containing 164 matured bpIla Felipe Meringo and another Nexicas engaged in a quarrel wiithlAttilao Re meres on a farm in Travis County, an4 Meringo was struck by Rameres and instantly killed. While gazing at the dead face of a life long woman friend, the coftn li1 having been reopened at- her request, Mrs. Mary Reeves of Brooklyn; fell dead. across the casket. Jeff Jennings fell into the machtnery of the oil mill at Georgetown and had his clothing torn from him, but was dragged out by fellow workersm q was not seriously hurt. On account of the .price -of cotton being off a few .poitas the ,staple did not roll into Waxahachie very rapidly last week a is la catt by'pthe re ceipts at the differeit yards. A heavy frost is reported from all: sections of taaisteir i'zt: y, '., the thermometer dropping in some sections to thrirty-two 'degreer. A large quantity of tobacco was ruined Another large nladiana excursi : party is booked to enter VYen T a the 27th. This party< *w .b. compred al most exclusIvely of well-to-do fa.mers who want to sel` out and mobaitoTex a- s. , , During a very heavy aleettl$e storm and rain Thursday evening two chi'. dren of , Mat Edwards, living seven miles north of Athens, a boy ina a girl, six and eight years old1 were killed by linghtining. , The mangled body of .. E. Aded .. sao, add t..wenatyreight yat was found lying besides the track iof the- : Texas and Paciic ratilroad -iat ilas early Friday morninigwith the greater part ofi s, lead mashed off. Russian agents are displaying great activity in aseiuring colt at'tiverpool for Vladivostoo. They qer, g per ton plus 3 per cent upoi tie ship's depiarture and, anbihel $3.t$'on' arrival at Vladivostok. Rev. C. Laxon, who was a..honored local minister of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South, in Tennedee for half a century, died f in ickineey Thursday night. He was 1'1 bers of age. Two men were instantly kill by an engine In the freight: yardl at St., George, Staten' sland. The'd.id men were workmen engage({d It* eatrying steel rails across the track. four others narrowly escaped. George Davis, said to be a wealthy ranch owner of Kansas' City, .was found dead in bed at a Lodon; Ena land, hotel Friday. An artfy .of his arm had been cut with a rasor. It is supposed that Davis committale si cide. A special from Grove, L T., says that through the falling of , seaffold on a bridge three miles west of there three men were killed outright and three fatally and four seriously injur ed. An enthusiastic opening of the Democratic campaign was: had in Wheeling, W. Va., Wednesday night when, former Senator H. G. Davis, the Democratic vice presidential candi date, addressed a large crowd at the Democratic wigwam. H. M. Magill of Cincianati, while responding to a toast celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Western Un Ion of Underwriters, at Frontenac, N. Y., fell forward and died soon at. terwards. . A Leeds, England, motorist drove his car up the, twenty steps In front of the town ball, and then drove it down agale without ide.i t1 ,