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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04
House Bill No. 1913.
Act No. 128.
AN ACT

AN ACT
Joint resolution proposing amend
nents to Articles IS, SO, 80, 100,
los and 181 of the Constitution Of
tho State OF Louisians relative to
thu Judiciary Department.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly OF tho State OF
Louisiana, two thirds of all membe rs
elected to each House coucurring,
That Article IS Of the Con stitution of
tina State Of Louisiana to be so amend
ed as to read ss follows:
Article 81. The Supreme Court,
except ss hereinafter provided. shall
have appellate jurisdiction only, which
jurisdiction shall extend to all cases
where the matter in dispute, or the
fund to be distributed, whatever may
be the amount therein claimed, shall
exceed Five Thousand Dollars, exclu-
sive Of interest; to suits of divorce
and separation from bed and board,
and to all matters arising therein; to
suits involving alimony. for tho nullity
Of marriage, or for Introduction; to all
matters Of adoption, emancipation,
legitimacy. and custody Of children;
to suits involving homestead exemp-
tions, and to oil cases in which the
constitutionality or legality OF an
local assessment, tax, toll, OF impost
whatever, or Of any fine, forfeiture. or
penalty imposed by municipal cor
poration, shall be in condensation,
whatever may be the amount thereof,
and to all cases wherein the oonstitu-
tionality or legality Of any ordinance
of a municipal corporation or law of
this State is called in question, and in
such cases the appeal on the law and
the facts shall be directly from the
court in which the case originated to
the Supreme Court; and in criminal
cases on questions of law alone, when.
ever the punishment of death or i'm
prisonment at hard labor may be in
tlicted, or fine exceeding Three Hun
dred Dollars, or imprisonment exceed
ing six months. is actually imposed.
Said Court shall have such original
Jurisdiction as may be necessary to
enable it to determine questions +
Iacts affecting its own jurisdiction i"
any case pending before it. or it ma,
.emand the csse: and shall have ex-
elusive original jurisdiction in ali
matters touching professional misoon-
luct of members Of the bar, with pow
r to disbar under such rules as may
% adopted by the Court.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, ETC..
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04

At q recent meeting of the Wash.
ington Biological society W.W.Cooke
discussed BIRD Migration Routes"
paying special attention to the theory
that in crossing considerable bodies
Of Hater birds either follow along ex-
isting islands. or where islands or d.
rect land connection formerly existed.
The speaker gave the results of long
and careful observation of many mi
sratory North American birds, and
showed that in passing from the
southern states to Yucatan and Cen.
nj America, or in returning, the
small birds pass. directly over the
Gulf Of Mexico. where there has never
been land. Very few Of our birds
either winteTNin Cuba or pass through
\ while nlsratiag, while the popular
idea that birds pass from north to
south America along the Windward
and Leeward Islands is entirely in.
correct. Neither, as far as could be
ascertained, do birds follow certain
routes or lanes" in their migration.
eat cover . wide area.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04

In German factories there are 1900
thoroughly trained chemists and 5000
assistants besides. Perhaps their
most effective work has been in the
chemicals used In dyeing, which has
enabled Germany to take from Eng.
land the control of that important in
dusry.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04
Senate Bill No. ia.
Act No. IS.

Senate Bill No. ia
Act No. 50.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution Of the State OF Louisians
by repeating and abrogating Article
One Hundred and Ninety eight (198
thereof.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of tho State o.
Louisiana, two-thirds Of all the mem.
bers elected to each house concurring,
that an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be sub.
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State for their approval or rejection at
the next Congressional election to be
holden therein on the first Tuesday
next following the first Monday in
November, 1902, as follows: That
Article 1913 Of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana, which reads a.
follows: No person less than sixty
years Of ago shall be permitted to vote
at any election in the State who shall
not, In addition to the qualifications
above prescribed, have paid on or be-
fore tho 3lst day Of December Of each
year, for the two years preceding the
year in which he offers to vote, q pol.
tax Of one dollar per annum, to be
used exclusively in aid of the public
schools Of the parish in which such
tax shall have been collected which
tax is hereby imposed on every male
resident Of this State between the
ages of twenty-one and sixty years.
Poll taxes ehall be lien only upon
diseased property. and NO procss o shall
issue to enforce the collection Of the
same except against assessed property.
Every person liable for such tax
hall. before being allowed to vote.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04

A writer who has watched the out
come of offers to educational institu
tons of large sums of money condi.
tional on the raising of similar sum
from other sources says that in every
case which has come under his obser.
walton. the school or college in ques.
ton has succeeded in fulfilling the
conditions. The great merit Of the
system 10 that It awakens a general
inerest On the part Of teachers and
alumni, and discovers friends and
bsnesactors whose goodwill might
not otherwise bs directed to such
practical manifestation.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04

A widespread secret society, called
"Freres Libres" free brethren), has
been discovered in Galicia. It's OBJ
ject is the restoration of the Polish
Kingdom, and the heads of the gov
eminent are said to be in Geneva.
The society has branches in German
and Russian Poland and in Geneva.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution, to be Voted for
at Election to be Held Tues.
day, November 4th 1902.
Senate Bill No. 81.
Act No. Sc.

Proposing an amendment to Articl,
AZ OF the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana, relative to rectifyinf
and approving agreements or con
tracts for works of public improve
ments made or entered into by the
City of Now Orleans prior to the
18th day of May, 1902, and to au
thorize the City of New Orleans tc
make all payments hereunder in
accordance with the terms and un.
der the conditions thereof.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds of ali the mem
bers elected to each House concurring,
That the following amendment to Ar
tiale AZ Of the Constitution of the
State OF Louisiana be submitted to the
electors OF the State at tho next Con-
gressional election to be holden on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1902, to-wit:
That Article ~ OF the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana be amended
20 as to read as follows, to. wit
"Article AZ: The General Assembly
shall have no power to grant or at
thorize any parish or municipal au-
thority to grant any extra compensa-
ton, fee or allowance to public Off
Ger, agent, servant, or contractor, nor
pay. nor authorize the payment of any
claim against the State or any parish
or municipality thereof. under any
agreement of contract made without
sxpress authority of law; and all such
unauthorized agreements or contracts
shall be null and void. but all agree
ments or contracts for work Of public
improvements, made or entered into
by the City of New Orleans prior to
the twelfth Of May, 1902, are hereby
ratified and approved and the City of
New Orleans is hereby authorized to
make all payments provided for in
said contracts in accordance with the
terms and under the conditions SGT
forth in said oontr acts.
SEQ. 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc..
That on the official ballots to be used
1t said election shall be placed the
words For the proposed amendment
10 Article Al Of the Constitution of
III State of Louisiana" and the
words against the amendment to
Article ~ of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana;" and each elector
shall indicate, Is provided in tho gen.
'ral election laws Of the State, which
II the propositions, "for" or
u against" he votes for.
J. 7. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House OF Represents
tives.
signed.) ALBERT EsTOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor, |
Approved June Goth, A. D., 1902.
W. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
l true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04

Tho annual take" of salmon In the
Columbia River is about one million
HI; e0.ooo. 900 young ones from the
Aafchertes were recently put In.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-04
House Bill No. 123.
Act No. 1870.
AN ACT

Act No. l20.
AN ACT
Joint Resolution - Proposing N
amendment to Article $50 Of the
Constitution Of the State OF Louis.
lana.
Section /. Be II enacted BY the
General Assembly Of the State 81
Louisiana. Two thirds Of oil members
elected to each House ooncurrin0,
That Article $50 Of the constitution q
the State Of Louisiana b 20 amended
a. to read a. follows:
Article $50. The following shall b
exempt from taxation and NO other.
viz: All public property, places Of re-
ligious worship, or burial, the rsoto.
ries and parsonages Of churches and
grounds thereunto appurtensnt, used
exclusively as residences for the min
listers in charge of such churches. all
charitable institutions, al buildiugs
and property used exclusively for pub
lie monuments or historical collections,
colleges and other school purposes.
the real and personal estate Of any
public library. and that Of any other
library association used by or connect.
ed with such library all books and
philosophical apparatus, and all paint
ings and statuary Of any company or
association, kept in public hall; pro.
vided. the property SO exempted be
not leased for purposes Of private OF
corporate profit or income. There
shall also be exempt from taxation
household property to the value Of
five hundred dollars. There shall
also be exempt from parochial and
municipal taxation for period Of
ten years from the first day Of Janu-
airy, 1900, the capital machinery and
other property employed in mining
operations, and in the manufacture Of
textile fabrics, yarns, rope. oordsse.
leather, shoes, harness. saddlery, hats,
-four, machinery, articles Of
tin, copper and sheet iron. agricultural
Implements, and furniture and other
articles Of wood, marble or stone,
soap, stationary, ink and paper, boat
building. and fertilizers and chemi.
Gals; provided that not less than I've
hands are employed in any one fac
'ory; provided that nothing herein
contained shall affect the exemptions
provided for by existing oor stitutislsl
There shall also be e.
-'npt from taxation for period Of ton
ears from the date Of it's completion
: y railroad or parts of such railroad
hat may hereafter be constructed and
,ompleted prior to January LIST. 1904;
provided that when aid has heretofore
oeen voted by any parish, ward, or
municipality to any railroad net yea
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
SHEvLIN WILL SHINE
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN LIKES
WASHINGTON
Good Lumber Receipts to BE Dissi-
pated in Theater Parties, New
Dinner-Dances, Dress Suits
and the Etcetcras.
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Washington, ID. c,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Tom shev-
lin is in Washington. He has come
to stay through the winter. Tom is
anxious to mix in social life of the ma
uonal capital and is willing to spend four
dollars and quarter a week if that
much is necessary to come into the game.
AS national committeeman Mr. ShevIin
hgures that he will have the entree to Of
hc1al and semi-official functions. His
wife is to be with him and he will prob
ably live at one of the big hotels.
Mr.. Shevlin met Mr.. Roosevelt while
the latter was in Minnesota and he is
now willing to improve the acquaintance.
He has ordered the latest cut of evening
clothes, bought a oell-shape opera hat
and overcoat with cape and is prepared
to look like the real tLing. 1t is said
even that he has discovered a Dutch
strain in his ancestry, an old settler
named Won Shevlin.
1t is given out that Tom will open show
with two or three bang-up theater parties
to which the senators and members OF
the Minnesota delegation, especially those
having wives and a calling list will be
asked. Then there will be suppers at the
new Willard. This hotel has a bali
room, and later it is the plan to give a
Shevlin dinner-dance like those Depew
puts up. Tom had two senators corraled
today in the restaurant buying them
FOOD and telling them what should be
done in cotillion line
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
A new BROTHERHOOD
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES TO LOCATE
IN CHICAGO
Scheme of Organization Is Outlined
So Far as officers Are Com
cerned-St Paul VIII
BE Organized.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15--The Broth
erhood of Railway Employees has decided
that Chicago shall be its future head
quarters and today decided to hold it's
next convention there in May, 1904. The
question of ritual was taken up, and the
convention decided that the nomenclature
of the officers shall follow that of rail-
reading. The presiding officer of a divis
ion or lodge shall he designated as tile
manager, the vice president as the su-
per1ntendent, the marsl1als as conductors.
and assistant conductors Fhe inside SEN
tinel will be known! as the watchman.
and the outside sentinel as the flagman.
The inside door will be termed the inner
block, and the outside door as the outer
block, following the block system In rail-
roading. The chief financial officer of the
order will be called the general auditor.
1t was also decided TO epfaca an organi
cation in the following cities: Portland.
San Francisco, Albuquerque, Omaha
Helena, Kansas City. Denver, Fort
Worth, Aberdeen, st. Paul, chicago. st.
Louis, Little Rock, Flew Orleans, In.
oianapolis, Columbus, Nashville, Atlantic.
Washington, Pittsourg, New York city,
Boston, Montreal ana Winnipeg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
FITTING OUT SHIPS
COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT pUR-
.. CHASES ARMS AND A
STEAMER
MEN AND VESSELS MOVING
Liberals Are Busy at Sea and on
Land, but the Government Is
Alert and Confident of
Victory.

COLON, Colombia, Jan. Is, via Calves
ton, Textile Colombian government has
purchased the steamer Chucuito, belong
ing TO the Pacific Steam Navigation com
pany. Artillery from the Colombian gun
boat General Pinzon will be mounted on
the Chucuito, which is a little bigger
than the Liberal gunboat Darien.
Three hundred of the men brought here
yesterday from Savanilla by the Pinzon
proceeded to Panama today.
A small sailing vessel which has Just
arrived at Panama reports that the Lib
erai gunboat Padilla fired eight shots
across her bows while she was at sea.
but that she was permitted to proceed to
her port in the department of Cauca
The Colombian government has cabled
Gen. Alban, the military commander of
this district, that it is able to send him
1900 men from Buena Ventura, on the
Pacific coast, should he require them.
The steamer Libertador, the vessel be-
ing used by Gen. Matos, of Venezuela. in
the revolution against President Castro
OF that country, arrived at Savanilla.
Colombia, Jan u, with Gen. Matos on
board. Upon disembarking Gen. Matos
took the train for Barranquilla. seven
teen miles distant. 1t is believed in some
quarters here that the Colombian gov
eTnment is in sympathy with the opera
ttonS sof the Libertador
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
RATHBONE QUITE FRANK
SAYS HE USED POSTAL FUNDS
FREELY
Furnished His House With Govern
ment Money and Says Charles
Emory Smith Told Him to
Uniform His COaehman.

HAVANA, Jan. 15.-When the trial of
the charges growing out of the Cuban
postoffice frauds was resumed here to-
day, Estes G. Rathbone, ex-director of
posts of Cuba, was examined on the mat
ter of having paid for furnishing his Of
fetal residence in Ell Cerro, Havana, from
the postal accounts.
Rathbone said that he believed that
such bills should be so charged; that all
vouchers for furnishing his official resi-
dence were indorsed and that all the
furnishings were accounted for and after
wards returned to the government. He
said the salary of his coachman was paid
from the postal funds and that when ex-
Postmaster General Smith came to Ha-
Vana he rode in RathbOne's carriage, and
that at Smiths suggestion he Rathbone)
bought a uniform for his coachman from
the postal funds. The government has
disallowed these accounts, charging them
against Rathbone
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; Warmer.

Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; Warmer,
1-DeadlOck Ahead on Canal Bill.
Merriam LIS Worrying.
ChiIeans Pose as ObstructiOnfsts
Hale Makes Stir in senate.
Colombia Fitting Up Ships.
2-City Can Save $4,000 Yearly.
Moving for PhaIen Park Car Line
Good Roads People Meet Today.
Where the NickeIs Go.
3-West Superior FOrger Caught.
Farmers Disagree ON stock.
Charles H. Pratt In Jail.
Ships Talk at Sea.
4-EditOriaI Comment.
Globe Home Study Course.
Stories of the Street.
Latest Political News.
6-Western League Is All In.
General Sporting News.
6-The Woman's Page.
Daily short story.
7-Day's DOings In Minneapolis.
Engineers Nerve Failed.
Foraker Addresses Lawmakers.
SIR. Keep Retires From c. & NV.
News of the Railroads.
9-Grnin and Provision Markets.
May Wheat, so 1-4c.
Bar Silver, SIS 1-4c.
1O-JuniOr Pioneers Dance.
Good Work Goes On.
After Box Car Merchants.
Boy and Girl ElOpe.
?. C1aussen Plans for Economy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
CITY WINS IN GAS CASE
JUDGE GROSsCUP DECIDES FOR
CHICAGO
Price of Gas May be Regulated bv
the City if Reasonable Rate
of Compensation Is
Allowed.

CHICAGO, Jan, 15.-Judge Grosscup,
in the United States court, decided that
the city has the right to regulate the
price Of gas.
The question came up in the case
wherein the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
company seeks to have the city enjoined
from enforcing it's 75-cent gas ordinance.
The city demurred and claimed that
even If the facts set forth in the gas
company petition were true, the city
still has the right to regulate the price
of gas. Judge Grosscup held that the
city had the right to see that the rates
were reasonable, but told the attorneys
for the gas company that they might
amend their bill SO as to protest against
the 75-cent rate as being too low.
Mayor Harrison says that the courts
ruling meant that the municipality had
the right to regulate the rates charged
for telephones, electric lights and all
other service rendered by public utility
corporations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
SCHLEY WITH KNIGHTS
SAVANNAH TEMPLARs ENTERTAIN
THE ADMIRAL.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 15-Admiral
Schley was entertained by Palestine
Commandery, knights TempIars, with a
reception and banquet at the Masonic
temple tonight. The large banquet room
was filled, the function having been
broadened so as to include Mrs Schley
in the compliment rendered. After the
dinner informal addresses We're made.
Friday morning Admiral Schley will
go hunting for deer on st. Catherine ISL
and He says he has never killed a deer.
AS St. Catherine is private game pre-
serve and well stocked; he may have his
opportunity there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
BILL TO GIVE HIM A PERMANENT
POSITION SEEMS DOOMED TO
FAILURE
PLACES WANTED FOR PETS
Employees at Present Working In the
Census Bureau Must BE Assured
of Government Jobs of
Some Kind
MERIT OF PLAN DON'T COUNT
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,

Washington, ID. c.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-It is not at
all certain that a bill to make the census
bureau Rermanent will be passed. The
census committee is at work preparing
a measure to take the place of the bill
recommitted by the house last week, but
it will find members ready to attack it as
soon as it comes up for consideration.
1t seems that a majority of the. men,
bers of the house are in favor of a per-
manent census bureau, but so many sug-
gestions as to the scope of the bill are
demanding attention that the possibility
of agreeing on anything seems remote.
Many of the experienced members are
convinced that the government is wasting
money now in gathering statistics. 1t is
averred, and perhaps is true, that de-
partmentS and bureaus are duplicating
this work. The suggestion is made that
If the census bureau is to be made per-
manent the bureau of labor, the bureau
of statistics, the geological survey and
other bureaus ought to be put under it.
This would mean the abolishing of sew
eral high priced chiefs of bureaus and
the proposal would, of course meet with
bureau chiefs in congress.
, Employees Must BE Cared For.
But, after all, the future of the en-
ployes in the census office is the chief
question in which the members of con-
gress are concerned. 1t is certain that
the house will not agree to any bill that
does not provide that these employees
shall be placed in the classified service
and taken care of in other departments
as they are let out at the census office.
1t is said that many of these employees
are looking longingly toward the $500
places in the war and navy departments
that were created at the beginning of
the Spanish-American war and are not
in the classified service Just now there
is a demand that these so called tenn
pOrary employees be put in the classified
service, but the civil service commits
sion announces. that this will not be
done until congress repeals that clause Of
the law under which the employees were
appointed providing that ''they shall not
be taken from the classified service
Civil Service Commissioner FouIke.
speaking Of the situation today said that
the commission could not agree to the
bringing of the employees in question
within the classified service until con-
gress had removed the inhibition. and
would not do it. If congress should vote
that the clerks in the census office be
placed in the classified service and direct
that they be transferred to the war and
navy departments to take the places of
the men and women who have been
working in these departments since 1898.
without being under the protecting wing
or civil service there would be trouble.
rms Is what many of the congressman
favor.