St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-27

Constitutional Amend
ments to be Voted on
lAby the People

ments to the Constitution Of the
State, which will be submitted to
the electors Of the State at the No.
vember election for ratification OF
rejection.
There are twelve acts Of tile Gen.
eral Assembly proposing amend
ments to the Louisiana Constitution
to b. voted on at the same time
that Congressman aud members Of
the new State Board of Equaliza-
ton are to be elected. namely,
Nov. 6, 1906. and so far as our
present knowledge Of the text and
purpose Of the proposed amend-
ments extends, we are disposed to
regard the measure as salutary and
worthy Of public approval. The
character and purpose Of the sev-
eral acts are clearly Indicted by
the following summary Of their
titles, preceded in each case by tue
official number of the measure.
They are rs follows:
2. Authorizing the City Of New
Orleans to issue $200,00 to pay
teachers and portresses for services
rendered IN 1885, 1856 and 1887.
8. Removing the limitation oi
appropriations to the Ruston In
dustrial Institute for maintenance
and support.
s. Providing for the election BY
the people Of assessors and tax col
lectors in Orleans Parish
IL. Providing for an additiona!
district judge in Caddo.
Is. Providing for male or female
factory inspectors throughout the
State.
ID. Providing for the issue Of
$8, ,OOO, 900 Of bonds to complete
sewerage, water and drainage work
in New Orleans.
80. Increasing the salary Of the
Attorney General to $4,000 . year
A.. Amending article 40 so that
the city criminal court judges IN
Orleans may cit for each other il
case Of sickness. or absence for
other causes.
l22. To amend article 28l Of the
Constitution relative to drainage
districts.
1877. Providing for two country
courts OF appeal Of three judges
each.
1873. Providing for the acceptance
by the State Of the back pav ol
] louisiana soldiers in the Spanish.
American war.
2l5. Amending article 23O 90 IL
to exempt from taxation mortgages
on real estate which has borne it,
just proportion Of taxation, and
mortgage notes in the hands Of the
mortgage or traEsferee.
216. TO fix the salaries Of oil
district judges ut $4,000.
It seems that q storm Of opposi
tion has suddenly arisen to thai
proposed amendment to the Con
stitution which was intended to ex.
empt from tsxation mortgage notes,
where the property upon which
they were given is already bearing
its share Of taxation, while the
trainers, unintentionally no doubt
left churches, rectories and parson
ages subject to taxation. The vii
probably cause the defeat Of thu
amendment; but We shall evel
contend that the main object OF ths
amendment should be adopted. This
cannot be done without adopting
the whole.
Newspapers throughout the Stat,
of Louisiana have been asked tt
CO operate in the efforts of the Sew.
erage and Water Board Of the CITY
OF New Orleans to bring before tht
people the necessity Of passing The
bond amendment to the Constitu.
tion at the next election. The com
pletion OF the sewerage, wster snd
drainage system Of this city de-
pends upon the confirmation by tLt
people OF this amendment.
Among the amendments to bt
voted for in November is one which
proposes to pay the Attorney Gen
eral of the State = salary Ut S., 600.
To any person who has any knowl.
eage Of the amount and importance
Of the work performed for the Statt
by the Attorney General, it INNS,
be obvious that even this salary IL /
small one. In business and com.
mercial pursuits 4 man is paid in
proportion to the value Of the ser.
vices which he renders to his EN-.
ployers. In public official station
lhis is not always the case, for We
find some men very greatly over.
paid, while others are greatly nm.
derpaid.
Important Constitutional
Amendment.
Year after year the Legislature
of the State Of Louisiana declares
that the State Constitution, adopt