The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-07-18
GOVERNOR BLANCHARD PRAISES
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Shows How 1t Was in Line With the Admins
tratiOn on important Questions.
Tax Reduction and Other Fiscal Reforms First Step To-
wards Putting Louisiana in Line With the Other
Progressive States of the Union.

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ments is, for the first time in Loui-
siana, to be practically enforced in
the revenue system of the State,
though proper legal machinery pro-
vided for the purpose. I regard this
as, perhaps, the most important of
the measures passed at the recent
session.
"Fourth-Bills providing for the
election of assessors and parish
school board members.
"Fifth-A bill giving the police ju-
ries throughout the State. and the
City Council of New Orleans power
as local boards of review to equalize
assessments, as between individual
taxpayers in their respective juris-
dictiOns.
"Sixth-A joint resolution propos-
ing a constitutional amendment to
make elective the several tax collec-
tors in the city of New Orleans.
"Seventh-A compulsory primary
election law.
"Eighth-A pure food law.
"Ninth-A law making provision
for the sale or lease to the Federal
Government of the Quarantine Sta
ton al the mouth of the river, in
view of the taking over of maritime
quarantine by the United States pur-
suant to the recent act of Congress.
"Tenth-Bills to quiet titles to lands
by protecting the patents issued by
the State ~predicated on entries made
with what is known as McEnery
scrip, thereby saving the State from
any charge of reputation in con-
nection with its land matters.
"Eleventh--A bill amending and
making better the law relating to
the tax on inheritances, the proceeds
of which go to support the public
schools.
"Twelfth-A bill t O promote the
mining industry of the State and
preventing the waste and destruc.
ton of the States mineral products
and
I "Thirteenth-Bills to protect the
Louisiana holders of life insurance
policies.
"Fourteenth-Bills for the further
and better protection of game and
game birds and song birds and those
of bright plumage and those d~estruct-
] i've of pernicious insects
"Fifteenth-A bill for the establish
ment and maintenance of a State Mu-
. scum in New Orleans.
"All the foregoing measures were
policies of the administration, recon-
mended in my messages to the General
Assembly. and to their enactment into
law
THE ADMINISTRATION
lent all its power and influence.
"Other good laws passed we're the
following:
"First-A law to protect child labor,
providing for female inspectors at
factories employing young girls.
"Second-A law separating the Of
flee of Registrar of Voters in the sew
eral parishes from that of Assessor,
and providing for appointment of
Registrars. This law does not 90
into effect until the terms of present
assessors expire.
"Third-A law for the taking over
by the State of the Carondelet Canal
and Bayou st. John property, COM
monty known as the old Basin
Canal
Fourth-Bills relating to the public
schools and providing for their better
equipment, management, etc.
II recommended that, since it was
the desire Of the people that all Off
Gals having to do with tax and as
sessment matters be made elective,
that the State Board of Appraisers of
railroad and other corporation prop.
erty be made elective, but this was not
done.
ut will be seen, thus. that this Leg
islature has to Its credit much of
sound, constructive legislation-more,
perhaps, than any preceding one.
"A complete return of power to the
people in the matter of electing their
public servants, instead of having
them appointed, is also to it's credit.
"But it was disposed to be far too
lavish in the matter of appropria-
tions.