The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-29
The CALL FOR AN
EXTRA SESSION

By virtne of the authority in me
vested by the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, |, Newton
Caine Blanchard, Governor of the
State of Louisiana, do hereby issue
this. my proclamation. converting the
General Assembly of the State OF.
Louisiana in Extraordinary Session,
at the State Capitol, in the City of
Baton Rouge, for o period OF thirty
days, beginning at twelve O'Clock NJ.
on Monday. the eleventh day of Nov
ember, 1907. and ending on Tuesday,
the tenth day of December, 1907.
And do hereby designate as the
objects to be considered in said Extra
ordinary Session, the following.
tO-wit:
|. Reducing the salaries, fees and
compensation of existing officers; put
ting officials upon salary basis: and
covering into the public treasury fees
and perquisites of office now enjoyed
by the incumbents of such offices.
This to include, if necessary, the
proposing of amendments to the Con-
stitution.
2. Decreasing the cost of collecting
and disbursing the revenues of the
State and it's political subdivisions.
including the cost of assessing prop
erty for purposes of taxation. and to
this end, and in connection Herewith,
the abolition of unnecessary offices
and the consolidation of existing
Offices, and when necessary to accomp-
lish this the proposing amend
ments to this by the constitution.
3. Amending the primary election
law. known as Act No. 40 of 1906, or
enacting new leglation On the subject
matter.
4. Directing that the public funds
be placed on deposit in the solvent
bank or banks within the State offer
ing the highest compensation for
such deposits, and making provision
for properly safeguarding the public
interests by having such banks de-
post as security in the State Treas
ury bonds of the State, or any politi-
cal subdivision thereof. commanding
par 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 ard changing existing
laws SO as to guard more effect
ually against defalcations by
those charged with the collection of
the public funds.
s. To provide for the appointment
of a commission to inquire into and
investigate the conditions at the Port
of New Orleans. with the view of as
certaining wherein lies the difference
between the port charges at New
Orleans and those of rival ports, and
reporting what should be done, in
fairness to all interests, to bring the
port charges of the city, affecting its
commerce, to parity with other Gulf
ports and granting to such Commission
power to send for persons. books and
papers. and making an appropriation
to defray expenses.
!. To authorize the transfer of title
to the United States of the maritime
quarantine stations and plants, and
the property appurtenant thereto, the
title to which is now vested in the
State of Louisiana.
3. To enact the necessary legisla-
ton to carry into effect the constitu-
tional amendments which may propos-
ed at the extra session.
Q. To make an appropriation to
meet the expenses of the extra session;
also to reimburse the Fiscal Agency
Banks for moneys advanced by them
to the State since the General Assem-
bly, was last in session; and also to
pay the salaries of officials created by
Constitutional amendments proposed
and legislation enacted, at the session
of the General Assembly in 1906, and
for which no provision for payment
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