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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-10-17
AN ACT

AN ACT
Joint resolution proposing amend
ments to Articles s5, ss, %, 100,
1O5 and 1s1 Of the Constitution Of
the State OF Louisiana relative to
tha Judiciary Department. -
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana, two thirds Of ell members
elected 10 each House concurring.
That Article So Of the Constitution Of
tina State of Louisiana to be 80 amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article IS. The Supreme Court,
except as 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-
sivs Of interest; to suits Of divorce
and separation from bed and board,
and to all matters arising therein; to
suits involving alimopy. for the nuility
Of marriage, or for interdiction; to all
matters Of adoption, emancipation,
legitimacy. and custody Of ehildren;
to suits involving homestead exemp-
tions. and to all cases in which the
constitutionality or legality of an
local assessment, tax, toll, OF impost
Whatever, or Of any fne, forfeiture. or
penalty imposed by a municipal cor
poration, shall be in conteststion,
whatever may be the amount thereof,
and 70 all cases wherein the constitu-
tionslity or legality Of any ordinance
Of a municipal corporation or Law OF
this State is called in question, and an
suoh cases the appeal on the law and
the facts shall be directly from the
court in which the case originated 10
the Supreme Court; and In criminal
cases on questions of law alone, when
ever the punishment of death or I'M
prisonmsnt ct hard labor may De IN
flicted, or a fms exceeding Three Hun
dred Dollars, or imprisonment exceed
I'M ak months. is actually imposed.
Said Court shall have such originai
iurisdiction as may be necessary 70
enable it to determine questions "
facts affecting its own Jurisdiction u
any case pending before it. or 1t may
remand the case, and shall have eA-
elusive original jurisdiction IN s''
matters touching professional misoon-
duct Of members of the bar, with pow
err to disbar under such rules as may
be adopted by the Court
Sec. 2. Bel further resolved e'o' :
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House Bill No. 25e.
Act. No. 1885,
JOINT RESOLUTION.

Act. No. 1851
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
226 Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Louisiana.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana, two-thirds Of all the MEM
bers elected to each House concurr-
ing, that the following shall be sub
mitted as an amendment in lieu OF Ar
ticle 226 of the Constitution to the
electors Of the State at the next gene
raj Congressional election to be hold
en- on the tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, 1902, and
it shall be the duty Of the officers
charged with the conduct Of said cleo
tion to promulgate and provide fn
said eIet tion in accordance with Arti.
Gle 80 Of the Constitution:
Article 226. There shall be aud is
hereby created State Board OF Ap.
praisers. whose duty il shall be TO as
sess the property belonging to corpo
rations, associAiions. 6pd Individual
employed in railway. telegraph. tele
al -1-~-:--.- ~ ~ - -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-10-17
Senate Bill No. ia
Act No. S3.
JOINT RESOLUTION


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana
by repeating and abrogating Article
One Hundred and Ninety-sight (19s)
thereof. IE
Section /. Be II. resolved BY the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each house concurrino.
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 ne
follows: No person less than sixty
years Of age 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 the S1st day of December of each
year, for the two years preceding the
, car in which he offers to vote, a pol!
tax of one dollar per annum, to be
used exclusively in aid of the public
schools OF the parish in which sucb
tax shall have Seen collected +: which
tax is hereby imposed on every male
resident Of this State between the
ages Of twenty-one and sixty years
Poll taxes shall be lien only upon
ass. ssed property. and no process shall
psuo to enforce the collection Of the
,,sme except against assessed property
Every person liable for such tax
shall, before being allowed 70 vote.
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pirstion of the term OF the judges Of
said Court. Said Court shall cit In
the Parish OF Orleans aud shalt hold
itssessions from the second Monday
in October until the end OF the month
OF June Of each year. g hrs s'"t
Vacancies occasioned by death, res
ignation or otherwise, shall be filed
for the unenpired terms By appoint
ment Of the Governor. with the advice
and consent Of the Senate.
The Judges OF said Court shall each
receive . salary of four Thousand dol.
lars, per annum, payable monthly on
his own warrant.
All appeals within its jurisdiction
from the Parishes Of Orleans, st.
James. St John the Baptist. Jsffer-
SON. St Charles, Plaqueminea, 81.
Bernard and shall be returnsble to
said Court, and the cost Of filing the
same shall be, as now, fxsd by the
Constitution or the law, until other
wise regulated by law.
Section 7. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the foregoing amendments
to the Articles Of the Constitution Of
this State, il adopted, shall become
operative on the first day Of January
1903, and all cases pending and I'M
determined on said. date. in the Su.
preme Court shall be finally deter
mined by said Court and all cases
pending and undertermined in the
Courts Of Appeal as now constituted
shall be transferred to the Courts of
Appeal, as organized under these
amendments, having jurisdiction an
der the foregoing amendments Of the
cause, and without cost to the parties.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
etc., That said proposed amendments
be submitted to the electors for their
approval or rejection as required by
Article 32l of the Constitution OF
Louisiana. and the general election
laws of this State at the Congression-
al election to be bald In this State in
November. 1902,
(5igned) J.. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker OF the House Of Representa-
tives.
(Signed) ALBERT ESToPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and president Of
the Senate.
Approved, July 9th, A. ID. 1902.
stlrH W. w. HEARD,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy: susa
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
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- - :. s ST. JosEPH. La. FRIDAY. OCTOBER IL 1902.
s1hibis to the oOmnissionsrs Of si.s-
uon his poll tar receipts for two years.

srhibit TO the Oommissioners Of Nlss-
tion his poll tsI receipts for two yesr.,
Issued on the Official form, or dupl-
Gates thereof, in. theeyent OF loss, or
proof OF payment Of such poll taxes
may be made bya certificate OF ths
tax collector, which shall be sent to
the Commissioners Of the several vot.
ing precincts, showing . list Of those
who have paid said two yesrs poll taxes
"a above provided, aud the dates Of
payment Ills hereby declared to be
forgery, and punishable as such, for
any taI collector or other person, to
antedate, or alter, poll tax receipt
Any person who shall pay the poll taI
OF another or advance him money for
that purpose, in order to infuencs his
vote. shall be guilty of bribery and
punished accordingly. The provis-
ions Of this section as tothe payment
of poll taxes shall notappiy TO pefsons
who are deaf aud dumb, OF blind, nor
to persons under twenty-three years
of age, who have paid all POLL taxes
assessed against them. This section
shall not go into operation until after
the general State election, to be held
in the year 1900, and the Legislature
elected in the year 1903 shall have
authority to repeal or modify the
same" be and the same is hereby re
peaied, abrogated and stricken from
thes Constitution Of this Stale. -
Sec. q. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That the official ballots to be used at
said Congressional, election shall have
printed thereon the words {" For the
proposed amendment to the Constitl-
tion of the State of Louisiana repeal
ing and abrogsting Article 1893 Of the
Constitutiou" aud the words against
the proposed smendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State Of bouisiana
repeating and abrogating, Article 1913
Of the Constitution )" and each cleo
tor shall indicate, asprovided in the
general election Laws of the State
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment. =
iSigned) J. Y. SANDERS, q
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tiYes.
(signed ALBERT EsTOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate. t'" si~
Approved: July E.h, A. D., 1902.
W. W. HEARD, q
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A trueicopy: - ~ -,
JOHN T. MIOHEB,a ~ = ?
Secretary of State.
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constructeu, sucn rallroho bufit ho'
be entitled to the exemption from tax
alton herein established, unless il
waivers and relinquishes such aid or
consents to q resubmission OF the
question of granting such aid to vots
Of the property taxpayers of the par.
ish, ward or municipality, which has
voted the same. il opc-ihird Of such
property taxpayers petition for the
same within six months after the adop-
ton of this Constitution. And pro-
vided, further that this exemption
not apply to double tracks. sidings,
switches, depots or Other improve.
ments or betterments, which may be
constructed by railroads now in oper.
alton within the State other than ex.
tensions or new lines CONSTRUCTED BY
such railroads; nor shall the exempt
ion::shereinbefore granted apply to any
railroad or part of such railroad, the
construction of which was begun and
the roadbed of which was substanti-
ally completed at the date of the adop-
ton oh this Constitution. The property
or real estate belonging to any mill
tary organization OF the state of Lou
isiana which is used by the State Ma.
tional Guard or militia for military
purposes snch as arseDals or armories,
whiles used, shall be- exempt from
taxation. seifi
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.
That the aforesaid proposed amend
ments having been read in each House
of the General Assembly, on three
separate days, and the yeas ana nays
thereon having been entered on the
journal of each house, the secretary
of State shall cause the same to be
published in two newspapers publish
cd in the parish Of Orleans aud in one
paper in each other parish of the State
in which a newspaper is published, for
two months proceeding the next elect
ion for Representatives in Congress.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That at said election Of Representa-
tives in Congress, the said amend
ments shall he submitted to the elect
ors for their approval or rejection.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc..
That said election shall be held under
the existing election laws Of the State.
and II q majority voting on said
amendments shall approve and rat.fy
the same. then such amendments SO
approved and ratified shall become .
= part Of the Consultation.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc.,
That the result of such election shall
he made known by the proclamation
Of the governor.
(signe1 J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
: tives.
lsigned) ALBERT EsroPINAL.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 9Th A. D.. 1902.
T w. w. HEARD
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana,
A true copy:
JOHN 4. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
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Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution, to be Voted for
at Election to be Held Tues.
day, November 4th 1902.
J Senate Bill No. 81.
JOINT RESOLUTION

~ w. OO. a. 81 .... 20 ...
a. JOINT RESOLUTION,
Proposing an amendment to Article
~ Of the Constitution Of the State
:. Of Louisiana, relative 70 rectifying
and approving agreements or con-
: tracts for works Of public improve
ments made or entered into by the
Oily OF New Orleans prior TO the
~ 18th day Of May. 1902, and to au-
thorize the City Of New Orleans to
- make all payments thereunder in
sccordance with the terms and un-
der the conditions thereof.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of al the mem
bsfs elected to each House concurring,
Iha. the following amendment to Ar
tiele At of the Constitution Of the
State OF Louisiana be submitted to the
ELECTORS of the State at the next Con-
gressional eisction to be holden on the
Hrst Tuesday after tho fret Monday in
November, 1902, to-wit;
That Article AZ Of the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana be amended
10 as 10 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-
tion, fee or allowance to q public OF
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
express 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
! rGtifed 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 set
forth in said contracts.
SEQ. q. Be 1t further resolved, etc.,
That on the oficial ballots TO be used
ct said election shall be placed the
words " For the proposed amendment
to Article AZ Of the Constitution Of
LaS State of Louisiana" and the
%,r3S "Against the amendment to
B-ticls AZ Of the Constitution Of the
Stats Of Louisiana" and each elector
shall indicate. as provided in the gen.
sral election laws Of the State, which
Of the propositions, "for" or
"sgainst he votes for.
(iigned.) J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House of Representa- :
tives.
(Signed.) ALBERT EsToPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor.
Approved June 26th, A. D., 1902.
W. W. HEARD,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.
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House Bill No. 12s.

Z f House Bill No. lzo.
Act No. 129.
AN ACT
Joint Resolution = Proposing an
amendment to Article $50 Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana. es o,s,...,. q,
Section /. Be II ensctsd by the
/ General Assembly OF the State Of
Louisiana. Two-thirds Of ell members
elected to each House conourring,
That Article $50 Of the constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be 50 amended
as to read as follows:
Article $50. The following shall be
exempt from taxation and no other,
viz: All public property, places Of re-
Iigious worship, or burial, the rscto-
ries and parsonages Of churches and
grounds thereunto appurtensnt, used
exclusively as residences for the min
listers In charge Of such churches. sll
charitable institutions, al buildings
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 ell books and
philosophical apparatus. and all paint
ings and statuary of any company or
association. kept in public hall; pro-
yided. the property SO exempted be
not leased for purposes of private or
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 Jsnu-
airy, 1900, the capital machinery and
other property employed ID mining
operations, and in the manuiscture Of
textile fabrics, yarns, rope, oordase,
leather, shoes, harness. saddlsry. hats,
clothing. -four, machinery, articles Of
tin, copper and sheet iron. Agricultural
Implements, and furniture and other
articles Of wood, marble or stonsi
soap, stationary. ink and pepper, boat
building, and fertilizers and ohemi-
Gals; provided that not less than fvs
hands are employed in any one lac
tory; provided that nothing herein
contained shall affect the Exemptions
provided for by existing constitutisnsl
provisions. There shall also be Ok
apt from taxation for period OF ten
ears from the date Of its Compilation
y railroad or parts of such railroad
lat may hereafter be constructed and
Completed prior to January lsk 1904;
provided that when aid has herstofoxe
been voted by any parish. ward. o.
municipality 70 any railroad nes "a
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-30
international Sugar Conference.

Brussels, Jan. 25.-The indications
now point to continuation of the ses-
sions of the international sugar confer
ence for a fortnight at least. There is
a growing belief that the conference is
approaching basis of agreement on
the most important points at issue.
France and Great Britain are certainly
striving to neutralize the effects Of the
bounty system.
Just what fresh influence these dele
gates have brought to bear since the
recess 1t is impossible to accurately set
forth, but the fact that the perfunctory
official statement of to-day's proceed.
ings alludes to the advisabilty Of an in.
ternational board to oversee and en-,
force what regulations are enacted by
the conference indicates the probability
of an agreement Of some sort before
adjournment
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-30
WHAT NEELY STOLE.
An Inspector Says It Will Be About
100000.

Havana, Jan. 2S.-The chief witness
to-day in the trial of the charges grow
ing out Of the Cuban postal frauds
was Inspector Gregory, who testified
to having come to Havana when the
frauds were discovered to investigate
the department of finance Of the Gu
ban postofiice.
Gregory said the accounts Of @. #.
w. Neely were examined from three
different standpoints and that, even
with n credit to Neely Of the $4,000
stamps destroyed, there was short
age In his accounts of $4,000, while
with the exact amount debited against
him by Washington and shown by the
auditors books, there was shortage
of $1voS13. Gregory said the cash nc
count showed a shortage OF $110,27S,
and estimated the total shortage mt
$751; Alb. Regarding the miscellaneous
accounts kept by Neely, Gregory said
he had discovered several charges, the
amount of which corresponded to cer-
tain private bills of Estes G. Rathbone
which Neely had charged to that ac-
count and for which there were no
vouchers.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-30
EXPRESS CAR LOOTED.
Robbers Go Through the Usual Pro-
gram in South Carolina.

Branchville, S. c., Jan. 2S.-An ex-
press robbery took place about z
o'clock tonight on the Southern rail-
way, when the passenger train from
Charleston reached point five miles
from Branchville. Seven or eight men
were riding on the platform between
the engine and baggage car, concealed
by the darkness. At the f1fty-five-
mile board two men crawled over the
tender and covered the engineer. John
Reynolds, with Winchesters. By or
der of the robbers a brakeman uncoup
led the express, mail and baggage cars.
which were taken to fifty-eight sta
ton, leaving the rest Of the cars on
the main line.
The local safe was stripped, and the
through safe was taken from the car.
The engineer was then permitted to re-
turn with the three cars to his train.
Mail, baggage and passengers were not
molested.
The leader of the robbers is sup
posed to be Barton Warren Warren
was arrested charged with having sin
gle handed robbed the Southern ex-
press car just below Branchville in
the fall Of 1899. The case resulted in
mistrial. Bail was furnished. A
few days before the next session Of
the court, five months ago, he killed
Thomas Watson, his former friend,
but one of the principal witnesses
against him. Warren has been at
large since.
Gilpin observer., 1902-01-30
TAFT is OPTIMISTIC
PHILIPPINE SITUATION HOPEFUL.
Tho Governor DIscredits Reports Of
Recommendation Of Peopie-says
Mercy Is Shown.

Tho Governor DIscredits Reports Of
Recommendation Of PeopIe-says
Mercy Is Shown.
Chicago, Jan. Ex-Governor Taft Of
the Philippines was interviewed here
to-day. He said:
"The only answer have to make to
the ideas of individual observers who
declare that the true condition in the
Philippines Is being concealed, or that
we are hugging delusions of peace that
can never be brought about, is that
the government is concealing nothing
and that my conclusions are not based
on wild theories, but substantial
facts"
This was the reply that Governor
Taft made to statement published by
Stephen Bonsal, declaring that desper-
ate opposition was still being encoun-
tered in the field and that the natives
are irreconcilable and are better organ
lied than before the capture of Agui-
naldO.
Governor Taft said that although
there was a time when for military rea-
sons it had not been advisable to
make public everything occurring in
the Philippines, the necessity for such
secrecy is over, and that no effort Is
now being made to conceal any part
Of the truth from the people of this
country.
"As matter of fact" he added, "the
embers of distrust are being kept
alive by sensationalists who seize upon
every petty point and seek to twist 1t
into some horrible barbarity of our
government in the islands. Take, for
instance, the talk about concentration
camps. Although l am not sufficiently
well acquainted with the full military
plans to speak with absolute authori-
ty, can say that the whole subject Is
much misunderstood by our people.
"As a matter of fact, there has never
been any thought of establishing con-
centration camps in the ordinary ac-
ceptance of the term. All that has been
proposed is an insurgent Gordon, the
establishment of dead line, into
which will gradually be drawn all the
remnants OF insurrection that exists.
1.-The non-combatants on the island
have never, even at the hardest period
of the war, received anything but the
utmost kindness and consideration at
our hands, and it is hardly probable
that this policy will be reversed now
that the opposition is fast drawing to n
close"
The governor believes that the only
existing opposition to the authority Of
the United States Is being fomented by
men who form the Hong Kong junta,
most of whom were formerly residents
of the rich coffee growing province Of
Batangas.
1T is in this province" he went on.
that we are now meeting with our
only difficulty"