The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-01-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Twenty-sIx Adopted Within the Past Six
Years-Compiled in Pamphlet Form
by Secretary of state Michel.


/ Years-Compiled in Pamphlet Form
by Secretary of State Michel.
/ Acting upon a suggestion of the
judges Of the supreme court, and in
view OF the numerous amendments to
the constitution of 1898-twenty in
umber-which are available only by
recourse to the various acts of the
legislature, Hon. John T. Michel,
secretary of state, has compiled in a
single pamphlet all of the amendments
to the constitution, in the order that
they were adopted. A descriptive head
ing is printed over each amendment;
the number of the article amended is
printed in black gothic type; the num-
Der of the act of the legislature pro-
posing the amendment is given; side
notes are placed on each article, and
an index is printed at the back of the
pamphlet.
This pamphlet will accompany all
copies of the constitution of 1898 which
are distributed from the Office of the
secretary of state in the future,
and copies will be sent to the courts
and officials of Louisiana to complete
the edition of the original constitution.
The amendments are arranged as
follows:
First amendment Adopted April II,
1900 -Ratifying special taxes for sew
erage and water board, city of New
| Orleans, and the act OF the legislature
authorizing issuance of bonds.
Second amendment Adopted Nov.
$4,000 -Increasin pension appropria-
ton from fifty thousand dollars $780,
000) to seVenty-fve thousand dollars
1876, oOO).
Third amendment Adopted Nov. 4,
1902 l-Ratifying contracts made by
the city of New Orleans, prior to May
Il, 1902.
Fourth amendment Adopted Nov.
4, 1902 -Exempting certain classes of
property from taxation.
Fifth amendment Adopted Nov. 4.
1902 Creating state board of ap-
praisers, one member for each con-
gressional district. providing for
new seventh congressional district).
Sixth amendment Adopted Nov. 4,
1902 Gratifying warrants issued for
salaries and expenses of Offices of
Clerks OF civil district court, register
of convey ance, ETC., city Of New Or
leans.
Seventh amendment (Adopted Nov.
8, 1904 Extending time of exemption
of railroad property to Jan. 1, 1909,
Eighth amendment Adopted Nov. 8,
1904 Increasing pension appropria-
ton from seventy five thousand dol
lars 1876, O00) to one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars $3.50, 000l.
Ninth amendment Adopted Nov. s,
| 1904 IN aintenanc of Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Me-
chanical College; removing limit of
appropriations. A-~.-.--<----.--
--.. l,e esfcs1 amendment Adopted Nov. s,
1904 )-Providing for election of judges
of supreme court; fixing their salaries,
and the time of holding sessions.
Eleventh amendment Adopted Nov.
s, 1904l-Providing for election of
coroner and sheriff and for the filling
of vacancies by election.
Twelfth amendment [ Adopted Nov. s,
19041-Providing for election to fill
vacancies in the Office of clerk of court.
Thirteenth amendment adopted
Nov. s, 1904)-Providing for election
to FIJI vacancies in the Office OF district
attorney.
Fourteenth amendment (Adopted
Nov. s, 1904l-Providing for the cleo
ton of district judges and the filling
of vacancies by election.
Fifteenth amendment Adopted Nov.
8, 1904)-Authorizing the issuance of
bonds by municipal corporations, par
ishes, drainage and sewerage districts,
and lerying a special tax to pay for
same.
Sixteenth amendment Adopted Nov.
6. 1906 )-Ratifying act of the legisla-
ture of 1906, authorizing the city of
New Orleans to issue s8,00O,000 OF
bonds, known as NEW public improve
ment bonds.
Seventeenth amendment adopted
Nov. 6, 9061-Ratifying act of the
legislature authorizing the city of
Now Orleans to issue $500, 900 of bonds,
known as "school teacher salary
bonds.''
Eighteenth amendment (Adopted
Nov. 6, 1906 Embarrassing salary of
attorney general to five thousand dol
lars t$5, 000l.
Nineteenth amendment adopted
Nov. 6. 1906 Providing for election
of members of board of assessors for
the parish of Orleans.
Twentieth amendment Adopted
Nov. 6, 1eo61-Relative to criminal
courts, city of New Orleans.
Twenty-first amendment Adopted
Nov. 6, 1906l-Authorizing the issu-
ance of bonds by municipal corpora
tions, parishes, school districts and
drainage and sewerage districts, and
the leyying of special tax to pay for
same. The addition of the words