The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-28
What the LEGISLATURE Did.

Besides those we mentioned last week
the following acts passed by the re-
cent legislature, have been signed by the
Governor, and are therefore laws: q
An act appropriating $1,000 for the
School, at Ruston provided the citizens
OF HUSTON subscribe $4,000 additional.
10 authorize any married woman to
subscribe for, withdraw or transfer
stock OF building, homestead or loan
associations, and to deposit funds with,
and withdraw the same from any such
association without the assistance or in
terventi0n of her husband.
To empower judges Of the District
Courts throughout the State to remove
children from the custody of such pa
rents or parent, tutor or other person
having the care of children, whenever
the physical or moral welfare of such
children is seriously endangered by the
negiect or abuse, or the vicious or i'm
moral habits Of thehcustodian. and to
home in some institution in the State
and to authorize the La. S. P. G.. C. to
conduct the proceedings and to provide
penalties for the violation of this act,
An act to prohibit corporations, mer-
chants or other persons within the State
or Louisiana from selling OF dealing in
brOoms made in the different State pen
ltentlarles by %c0nvicts or other persons
confined therein, unless each broom ia
stamped or labeled convict made. "a
provided herein.
Granting a special lien and privilege
10 favor OF vendors of sugar cane for
the unpaid purchase price Of said cane
or any part thereof, on all syrup, sugar
q molasses belonging to the purchaser
Oh snch cane, D manufactured by him,
during the same season, SO long as said
syrup, sugar and mOlasses shall remain
In he possession and custody of said
purchaser.
An act to prohibit the keepers Of bar
rooms, drinking saloons, groggeries and
coffee houses or any other place where
Intoxicating or spirituOus liquors are
sold by the glass, bottle, gallon or in
less quantities, from selling or giving
Intoxicating or s%pirituous liquors to
| minors.
An act to provide substantial artificial
linn 5s, and b repairs of same when ne
cessary. for citizens of this State who
lost q limb or limbs in the military SER
vice OF the Confederate States.
An act authorizing the Governor Of
the State under certain circumstances
to permit the lessee of the Louisiana
State ~penitentiary to employ the con-
victs on farm or plantation work, or
other work not specified or permitted
under the existing lease by authority Of
act No. ia of 1890.
An act providing for the election of
police juries by the people.
An act making the prescription and
exemption Of n year, therein provided,
not applicable to cases where IA person
indicted for willfnI murder, arson, rob
berry, forgery or cnunteifeiting is rnn-
victed tf ii lesser ntfcttSr under said III
tiictimeut.
An act pipvniiug that the shea Ifs .i
the several parishes uf the Stat, III Leu
isiana except Orleans nay Keep con
stahtiy en hand track " sra,ilhg dog,
not exceeding fonr in nnmimi. Tor The
purpose OF tracing and i,nr>uihy f,fgi
ttvts from Justice, and to provide IN
the purchase and maiiisea.i.ce IF tin.
SAME. Zach sheriff is permitted Ia keep
four, and is allowed $4 i,.r mouth eaei,
fnr ihrli m~aiDt+uaice.)
All net To provide for 4 State Beard IL
Arbitration Ion the sell ri,rii uf differ
encts bttMts.n einpins.: AMI 'Inpiose es.
An aei Ia provide tor liz. Il. uitn,nl
AMI cule uf hsbitnai sliunkarie III in..-
hri:t.s, nf n:t,ti persons aits!ctrd tOtfe
int inl,erait nst. nf %atcn!ft,l, n,nlpiiinr,
cocainesar ntinI naicOtlcs. .;itt to p,O
vide tur the pay tsl-nt tiieit"f ny cities,
parishes aud municipalities IN this state.
Authorizing the Auditor 81 Public
Accounts TO euin 81 omise lax eiaims due
ili> State On property not exceeding
five hundred dollars (S500) III value,
provided the owner pays AL taxes due.
| Authorizing the ~sl,er,ffs Of the State Of
Louisiana. the parish of Orleans tx
cepted, To list for taXatIOn for State and
parish tn xeS all mrTctian,iisr or stock IN
trade brought into fiir several PARISHES
for sale after The assessment rolls Tor
the year ATE cuuuHitied
Making an apif.i.r,aiinn IF $780, AZ
tD pay amount int fnt advances 10 II
lieye the sufferers from overflow of 1898.
An act making II il mlsdtmeanOr to
hold. hitch or f:.sttn i: stallion or any
Noisy aulnal Miiinn .is.., i,uild.csf t.rs
at any .,:acs III a.f-..4, - Sa...1,
eeiIuDi.
Making it Il chine tb iaisifv aud
kn0wingl. sell or buy any produce OF
merchandise by short weights ar meas
nrts.
Empowering the police ju,ies 10 fi-
| vide their Irrespective parishes into drain
age districts ; pipvising fn The itp
p%OintMent of commissioners 10 suprrln-
tend said districts aud defining tiieii
duties for the raising of funds by spe-
cial tax Oh the immOvable property in
said district, and the manner in which
said tax shalt be levied and collected.
An act to promote the comfort of pas
sengers on public railways of this State,
requiring all railway companies carry
ing passengers in this State to provide
equal hut separate accommodations for
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