The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Twelve Amendments To Be Voted Tn.
on At The Next Election.

AT the approaching election the yo.
'erS OF Louisiana will be called unon
10 decide for or against twelve con-
Sttuttonai amendments. Several of
these are only local in their scope,
ano are such as in many states would
&c lett to the decision of the affected
territory. OF this class are the first,
second, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
ana tenth. The general sentiment of
the press throughout the state is in
favor ofthe passage of these measures.
VI the remaining the third which, pro-
VldeS FOR increasing the salary of the
attorney generals salary from $4,000
10 $4,000 seems to be about an even
stand between those who favor it and
those who oppose it. While So, 900
looks like fair compensation, vet as
compared with the salary which many
| parish officials receive it is but a mere
plttance. The eighth also seems to be
an uncertain quantity so far. The
eleventh which provides for male or
female factory inspectors through the
state should pass. Since both men
and women are employed in factories
there Is no reason why there should
not be lady inspectors as we'll as men.
The twelfth which relieves certain
mortgages from taxation should be
carried, as it will tend to open the
bars for outside capital to enter our
state and seek investment in mortga-
ge securities.
AS arranged for the ballot, the
amendments will read as follows
L. Authorizing, the city of New
Orleans to issue $4,000 of bonds
for the purpose of completing it's sew.
erage, water and drainage systems,
the bonds to be based on the surplus
derived from the special tax of two
mills.
2 Providing for the payment OF
the back salaries of public school teach
ers in New Orleans for the year 1885,
1856 and 1887, by giving authority to
the board of liquidation of the city
dehtto issue and sell sufficient bonds
to pay this debt.
) Increasing the salary of the at
torney-geDeral from $4,000 to S., 900. |
amendment to Article 81
4 Providing for the election by
popular vote of the seven assessors
and tax collectors of New Orleans now
appointed by the governor, with the
assent and approval of the senate. |
amendment to Article 3O9.)
5. Authorizing one of the two
judges of the city court of New Or
leans to sit for the other in cases of
such vacancy, resignation, absence or
disability of the otherjudge. (Amend.
ment to Article 140.)
+. Relative to drainage and sewer
age districts. amendment to Article
2S1.)
I. Creating an additional district
judge for the First district 1.-THE parish
of Caddo. amendment to Article
1907
s. Reforming the judiciary system
by creating courts of appeal for the
country, parishes. amendment to
Articles 80, 80, 100, l06 and 131.)
8. Making the salaries of district
judges uniformly $1,000 throughout
the state. amendment to Article
1857
10. Removing the limitations
placed on the appropriations for the
Ruston Industrial Institute, which IS
now provided shall not exceed Sl5, 900 ,
per anDum. amendment to Article
Z0O OF the COnStltutlOn. .
II. Providing for male or female
inspectors of factories throughout the
state. amendment to Article PIG.
Il. Increasing the exemption from g.,
;axation by providing that all mort
gages given for loans on real estate,
which real estate has already borne :
IS due proportion Of taxation, as :,
veil as mortgage notes in the hands
If the mortgages of his or theirtr =,
erees, shall be exempt. amendment
0 Article 230.)
Welsh Seems to Look Good to OIL Men. t
Welsh still seems to be an interest.
no field for oil men, There have
,een at least half dozen oil men d