The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-18
THE TITU7/ONAk
AMEND EHZS.

There will be submitted to the
voters of this State, at the cleo.
ton to be held on Nov. 4, six
amendments to the constitution
The people are greatly interested
in every one of these proposed
amendments. Every man who
! will cast . ballot for q congress
man and q railroad com missioner
should inform himself as to the
merits of these amendments sc
that he may be prepared to vote
either for their adoption or re-
lection. These amendments have
been submitted to the electorate
of the State by the Legislature.
In some of them are embodied
questions of vital Importance.
There seems to be disposition
among a certain element to vote
against all the amendments re-
CARELESS of their merits, and we
have heard it said that some peo-
pie are inclined to ignore them
altogether. It is safe to say that
the intelligent and conscientious
voter will adopt a more en-
lightened course. He will try
to find out what they stand for
and he will vote according to the
dictates of his judgment and
conscience.
For the information of it's
readers The Gazette will briefly
these amendments
in the order arranged by the
Secretary of State and published
on the third page of this paper.
No Sc amends article As of the
so as to provide for
the legality of certain contracts
for public improvements made
in the city of New Orleans. This
has been proposed
BY the New Orleans delegation
IN the Legislature and as it has
the endorsement of the press of |
that city there is certainly no
reason to vote against it.
No. SO refers to. the poll tax
The Gazette has
several times given what it con-
'iders good reasons why the poll
AK clause should be abolished.
t is a source of endless trouble.
It does not increase the school
evenues to any appreciable ex-
ent. It disfranchises as many
worthy as unworthy voters. 1t
) nuisance simply and purely.
We believe this amendment
hould be adopted.
No. 1926 proposes to amend
rticles IS, SO, 80, 100, 1O5 and
31'of the constitution. 1t is in
ended by this change to relieve I
he supreme court, which is con- ,
overworked, and to re- I
rganize the circuit court. The 8
resent system, under which I
istrict judges serve on the q
ourt of appeal, is said to be t
cry unsatisfactory. Many of t
re district judges have all the r
ork that they can do at home
Id are unable to attend to their L
aties in the appellate court.
rom all accounts a majority of g
le lawyers of the State are in d
vor of this amendment which, J
is believed, will afford a more
;peditious system for the j
of judicial business. s.
No. 129 is to amend article
o, exempting parsonages from O.
While we have no tt
ubt that this amendment will >
adopted we fail to see any OF
ason why it should. AS a rule, CT
in this section of the ST
ate are fully able to pay taxes
their homes. In most cases -
ey are well fixed financially to
d it is but fair that they should az
atribute their share toward ar
? support of the government. bl
e rejection of this amendment til
uldn It hurt. M
No. 165 is a proposition to give tn
: new seventh congressional pc
'trict representation on the
ard of appraisers. Surely no OF
) will veto o~o;rc< <h;- so