St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-02
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Gov. Blanchard Enumer-
ateS the Measures To
BE Acted Upon.
The Proclamation.

OF Governor Blanchard, calling an
extra session of the Legislature:
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
State of Louisiana,
Executive Department.
| BY virtue of the authority. IN me
vested by the constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, |, New
ton Z. Blanchard, governor of the
State Of Louisiana, do hereby issue
this, my proclamation, convenlng
the general assembly of the state
of Louisiana inrextraordinary ses-
sion, at the State Capitol, IN the
city of Baton Rouge, tor a period
of thirty days, beginning at ls
O'Clock m. on Monday. the lltE
day of November, 1907, and end
ing on Tuesday, the 10th day Of
December, 1907.
And l do hereby designate as
The objects to be considered IN said
extraordinary session, the follow.
ing, towit:
| l. Reducing the salaries, fees
and compensation of. existing
Offices; putting officials upon sal
ary basis; and covering into the
public treasury fees and perqulSites
of Office now enjoyed by the IN.
cumbents of such offices. This TO
include, 1t necessary, the propos-
ing of amendments to the constltu-
| tion.
9. Decreasing the cost of col
lectlng and dlsbursing the revenues
of the state and It's political. sub
divisions, including the cost Of
assessing property for purpose of
taxation, and to this end and IN
connection Herewith, the abolition
of unnecessary Offices and the con-
solldation of existing Offices, and,
where necessary to accomplish
this, proposing amendments TO the
constitution.
8. Amending the primary elec-
tion law, known as Act No. 49 of
1906, or enacting new Legislation
on the same subject matter.
4. Directing that the public
funds be placed on deposit in the
solvent bank or banks within the
state offering the highest compen-
Satlon for such deposits. and max
ing provisions for properly safe
guarding the public interests by
having such banks deposit as Sc
curitY in the state treasury bond'
of the state, or any political sub
division thereof, commanding pal
or more in the open market, equal
in amount to the amount of funds
placed on deposit with such bank
or banks, or otherwise.
5. Amending and changing ex-
lsting laws SO IS to guard more
efectually against defalcatlons BY
those charged with the collection
of the public funds.
s. To provide for the appoint
ment Of commission to lnquiF1
into and investigate the condition.
at the port of New Orleans, witt
the view of ascertalning whereas
lies the difference between the por
charges at New Orleans and thos,
of rival ports, and reporting wha
should be done, IN fairness 10 al
interests, to bring the port charge
of the the city, affecting It's com
merce, to parity with other Gul
and South Atlantic ports, ant
granting TO such commission tn,
power to send for persons, books
and papers and making an appro
priation to detray expenses.
Z. To authorize the transfer o
title to the United States of th
maritime quarantine stations ant
plants, and the property appuEte
nant thereto, the title of which
now vested in the state of Louisi
ana.
s. To enact the necessary legis
latlon 20 carry into effect the son
stltutional amendments which ma
be proposed at the extra session.
9. To make an appropriation {
meet the expenses of the extra sci
sion; also to reimburse the Fisct
Agency Banks for monies ad
vanced by them to the state sine
the general assembly was last /
session; and 10 par the salaries (
officials created BY constitutions
amendments pronosed. and leClaI.