The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-04
Bills Passed by the Legislature.
The bills Of general Importance passed
by the recent legislature are rs follows:
SENATE RILLS,

No. Ito permit municipal corpora
tons throughout the State to expropri-
ate gas, electric light, and water works
plants belonging to private owners, and
| to prescribe the manner of eXprOpriating
same.
No. 26-To create % State museum
| and to provide for its organization and
management.
No. 29-To carry into effect article
| 284 of the Constitution, in order to make
| the work of the railroad commission Of
Louisiana more effective, by providing
for the issuance and service Of notice to
| witnesses and other process issued by
| it, and for the service, execution and
enforcement of the same; to fix the
compensation and mode OF payment of
| sherifs throughout the State for their
services; and to provide for the pun
ishment for contempt of the authority
of said commission.
No. 72-TO amend and re-eDact sec
| ton 8 of Act No. 1873 of 1898, entitled
"An act to carry into effect article 296
| of the Constitution of the State OF Lou
| isiana in relation to Boards of Health !;
to protect and preserve the public
health; to provide for the establish
ment and organization of a State Board
of Health, and parish and municipal
boards of health; to define the powers,
duty and and authority Of said boards i;
to provide for the appointment or cleo
ton of officers and employees thereof,
and for the fixing of the salaries of the
said officers and employees OF said
board /; to authorize the State Board to
! prepare and ~promulgate a sanitary code
| for the State of Louisiana, and fixing
penalties for the violation OF the pro-
| visions thereof, etc.
No. 75-To provide a civil service for
the City OF New Orleans; to repeal all
| acts inconsistent or in conflict there
| with.
No. S0-To authorize any municipal
| corporations, parishes or drainage dis
| trict, the city of New Orleans excepted,
| to incurtdebt, to issue negotiable bonds
| therefor, to levy special taxes and 10
| provide for the manner in which
| special elections shall be held in such
parish. municipality and drainage dis.
tricts of this State for the purpose OF
mourning debt, issuing negotiable bonds
therefor, and levying special taxes for
| paving and improving streets, roads
and alleys, purchasing OF constructing a
system OF waterworks, sewerage, DRAM
| age. lights. public parks and buildings,
| bridges and other works of improve
| ment, the title of which shall vest in the
municipal corporation, parish or drain
| age district, and to carry into effect ar
| ticie 2S1 of the Constitution OF 1895, and
to repeal all laws contrary 10 or IN c0n-
fict Herewith.
No. 107-Making it u duty of State
examiners of State banks tn examine
into affairs of the homestead and build
ing and loan associations doing husi-
ness in the State of Louisiana. and TO
further define the duty and authority
of said officer.
No. 111-To adopt Il standard scale
for the measurement of saw logs
throughout the State OF Louisiana.
No. 116-To amend and re-enact Act
No. 1855 OF. 1898, entitled IAN act to re-
qaire every bank OF banker, banking
association or corporation or company
doing business in the State to have ON
hand at all times a certain reservation
in lawful money of the United States"
HOUSE BILLS.
No. 19-Making it q misdemeaDOr to
knowingly or willingly cut, dig, break
down, open, close or dam any canal.
ditch, intake, fune or leVee tie prop
erty OF or in possession OF, and used by
another, and prescribe the punishment
for violating am
No. &-Requiring persons. firms or
corporations doing business in this
State at retail where female labor OF
clerks are employed to provide seats
for said employees.
No. 60-TO provide q system of OBJ
tanning official compiling and prornul-
eating official reports of the conditions
and yield of agricultural products OF
the State and other statistical infOrma-
ton.
No. TITO authorize the police ju-
ries of the various parishes (the Par
ISL of Orleans eXcepted) to divide their
respective parishes into drainage dis
tricts, to give said districts a name Oh
number to fix the limits OF said dis
tricts ; to appoint commissioners there
for and to prescribe their tenure and
duties; to authorize said commission
ers to authorize special elections for the
purpose of levying Il special tax, floating
and issuing bonds when said elections
result in favor thereof; authorizing
said commissioners OF said drainage
districts to open natural drains n con-
struct new drains and canals, to expro-
pirate lands for the purpose sof right
Of way therefor; to authorize drain
age districts organized under ex-
listing laws to reorganize under prOvis-
ions Of this act, and to prescribe their
power and duties when thus reorgan-
lied !: also to authorize the creation of
drainage districts composed partly OF
lands in contiguous parishes by the
Joint action OF the police juries of the
said different parishes.
No. 1910 confer upon the courts of
this State jurisdiction over absent de-
fendants, and to provide for the cita-
ton and service thereof upon defend
ants, beyond the limits of the State.
No. 93-Making il q misdemeanor to
Issue trading stamps or other devices.
No. 11S-T0 increase the revenues of
the State of Louisiana by levying a Ii
.cense tax on the sale OF pistols.
: No. 125-No. 125-Relating to the
Nrotection of deer in the State of Lou
iAana and providing penalties for it's
vt&lation.
No. 133-For the protection of birds,
ducAs and pheasants, and fixing penal
ties fir the violation OF same.
Nfoy176-T0 prevent fire insurance.
companies. associations or partnerships
ding business in this State, or the
agents OF said companies, associations or
partnerships, from entering in comhi-
nations to control or make rates for ire
insurance on property situated in this
State, and providing q punishment for
the violation of this act.
abies by nature insured against loss or
damage by fire.
No. 1e4-To amend and re enact
article 90 of the revised civil code OF
Louisiana of 1870, relative to the inter
marriage 0f first consins.
No 1910 provide for appeals from
the cnufts If mAyors and recorders.