New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-12-21
LAWS NOW OPERATIVE.

ion of 1891 were PROMULGATED j
Monday. December 9. and AL II
( acts passed at that session hay
q now become laws except those r.
I quiring the vote of the people t
ratify them being amendments t
the state constitution. The bill
mot amendments to the constitr
/ tion are full dedged laws and it j
expeeted that in accordance wit
, the laws which provide that tn
act becomes valid upon its promul
cation, simultaneously with it
Ipromulgation in the city of Batol
| Rouge and within twenty dav
I'm other parts of the State somt
Iof them have been in effect sine,
the date of their PRONUNCIATION.
In some of the instances where
positions were created as in the
case Of the travelling auditor who
is appointed, it is likely that thi,
official will be appointed shortly
or as soon as the chief executive
shall have decided upon the proper
person to fill the office.
Others will have to he filed by
election and provisions have been
made for the holding of such elee-
tions. etc.
The direct effects Of the special
session are completed aud only
those features requiring some time
to elapse are those as yet uneom-
pleted.
The recent session was largely
favorable TO the school situation
any many measures enacted will
result in a great saving to the
school fund of the State.
A bill was introduced at the rec
ent session abolishing the district
attorneys commissions on fines and
forfeited appearance bonds. but
before the bill was passed the SUI
preme Court decided that the dis
trict attorneys under the present
law are not entitled to such com
missions. The district attorneys
have been collecting one-fifth of
all fines and moneys collected on
forfeited bonds after the sheriff
has deducted his ten per cent. The
new Interpretation Of the law
saves to the school fund. based
upon the collection of 1906 exact
ly eighteen thousand dollars.
The commissions paid the asses
sors in 1906 on all school taxes
was eighteen thousand dollars, the
paid the tax collectors as
thirty-fve thousand dollars. Now
ieducting the COMMISSIONS col
lected on the two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, special
school taxes by the assessors and
lax collectors. the special session
saves to the school fund on taxes
md commissions other than the
special school taxes, three hundred |
md six thousand dollars.
IN this connection there is some
difference OF opinion as to the |
provisions Of the Beale bill in re- |
yard TO the percentage for eollee-
Jon allowed the sheriifs. IF the |
3eale bill allows the sheriff the |
Usual ten per cent on fines and |
'orfeited appearances bonds de-
luct ten thousand dollars from the
hree hundred and six thousand |
lollars saved.
The amount of special school
axes collected in 1906 for the
maintaining of schools was two
and eighty thousand dol
ars the additional amount voted
II 1906 TO be collected for main
aiming the schools was one hun
lred and thirty three thousand
tx hundred and sixty-seven dol
ars and eight cents not including
he building fund.
SCISSORS commissions on special |,
ehool taxes to one per cent and |
he Beale bill abolishing the col
eetors altogether. This saves
ach year to the school fund on
ocal taxes alone and they are
Increasing rapidly, thirty-three
housand dollars.
The amount paid parish treas
rers for handling school funds
! 1906 was twenty-five thousand
nd FIVE hundred dollars. the
mount in 1907 was twenty seven I
lousandsdollars and with interest .
aid on daily bank balances the ,
eterman bill saves ON the treas /,
rers commission annually at least
iirty thousand dollars. This ,
mount will increase as the school !
avennes increasing. III under the ,
eale bill shefiifs still collect the
sual ten per cent on fines and
,rfeited appearance bonds the
,tal amounts saved annually to
le school fund by the special ses-
on OF the Legislature is one hum
red and one thousand and six
nndred dollars. This is q good b
rowing for that department m
one.
What the eoIrilg Tsr;g.ihr ses
en will bring Ia the way of sav.
ss Or the Stats can Scarcely bai |
.ognostrated but after consider !
& the platform proclaimed bv I
for the legislature In 4
lrious parishes Of the State and J
aking the bills which were in /
odueed at the recent session and
definitely postponed or other
lse disposed Of for the resson
at they did not come within the
lrsiew OF the call for the SEES
N and also taking hints from the
sertions of members who expect
return and. who have already
amed bills frem introduction at Z
9 regular session, II is safe To
eSusnr that these will be MANY