The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-08-01
New Laws for Louisiana.

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9th Of July. 1908, the day upon which
the session closed by constitutions
Limitation. Herewith is appended a
synopsis OF the legislative enactments
which received the governor ap.
prevail on July 9:
Proposing an amendment OF article
! relative to pensions for Confederate
veterans; authorizing the board OF
commissioners OF the Caddo levee dis
trict to farm out oil, gas or mineral
lands for q share OF the product OF
said lands; giving the Washington
Artillery the privileges OF the state
militia; amending the act incorporat-
ing Kew Iberia; creating the city court
of New Iberia in lieu of the JUS
sice court OF the sixth ward OF
iberia parish; providing for the
safety of persons employed in the
construction or repair of buildings,
bridges, viaducts and other structures
ia cities OF 30, 900 or more populations;
making it crime TO Wi4lfully or ma
liciously fire or burn or blow up any
house, building, shed, clubhouse. levee,
dam, ship, vessel. steamboat, street
or railroad car, vehicle on other con-
struction; establishing board OF
commissioners for che protection OF
birds. dsh and game; fnF the protec-
ton OF game birds and their eggs and
nests to define what species are game
birds. and 20 authorize the issuance
OF licenses 20 hunt and kill game; :.
amending acts III OF 1898 and 10 OF
1900, levying an annual license tax
upon foreign corporations doing bust
ness in this state amending the act to
authorize the governor 60 employ
private secretary and messenger and
porter; creating the Louisiana State
Live Stock Sanitary Board; prohibit
ing gambling within five miles of the
Mansfield High School; providing for
the number of police jurors TO repre-
sent the wards OF parishes of less than
so, 900 inhabitants; proposing an
amendment 20 article 1874 of the consti-
tuition, regulating the allotment of
cases in the civil district court OF Or
leans; amending act % of 1907; pro-
hibiting the Importation into any
parish OF horses, mules or cattle OF
any kind suffering with contagious or
inc orporating the city of Shreveport;
amending the act 60 carry into effect
article 264 OF the constitution relative
to foreign corporations doing bust
ness in this state; prohibiting SCHOOL,
officials or teachers from acting as
agents for or receiving gifts, rebates,
commissions or fees from manufac-
turers, publishers or handlers of
school books, furniture or supplies;
dividing the second circuit of the court
of appeal into three districts; author
iztng municipal corporations, New
Orleans excepted, to create sewerage
districts within their respective limits
making IL the duty of the bank exam
lner to report old and unclaimed &C.
counts to the slate auditor, and re
qulripg the auditor TO deposit the
money to the credit of the state
act % 3f 1904; prohibiting
the sale of liquors within five miles OF
Eros High School; regulating the sale
uf debiIitated, diseased and lame
horses and mules in cities having
more than 100, 900 Inhabitants; author
lZing the beard of commissioners of |
The state OF Louisiana To issue and ne
gotiate bonds not to exceed 300, 900 10 |
addition to the issues authorized by |
acts 89 of 1892 and e of 1904: reauir- |
ing railway corporations having re- |
pair shops in this state, on certain |
conditions. to repair, renovate and |
rebuild all defective and broken cars, |
locomotives and other equip |
ment in the state; creating an addi- /
,ional justice of the peace and con- |
stable for the fourth ward of w ash |
ngton parish; authorizing and direct
ng the removal of court records, ar
,hIves, ETC., TO the new court building
n New Orleans; amending the act to
provide for the creation and main
enance of state reform school; re-
curing the state board of health
and the uperintendent of education
% prepare suitable test cards, blanks,
'ecord books and all necessa airy appli- /
lnces for testing the sight and hear
ng of pupils in public schools;
amending the annual license law;
congress to enact
aw to correct the abuses of cotton
uture trading, and to insure fair
nd honest contract for the delivery
# cotton; regulating the employment
Il children, young persons and wo- /
nen in this state; authorizing police
uries to enforce ordinances by fine
nd imprisonment, or by prosecution
y Indictment or information. or by
igil process il the courts; prohibit
ng insurance companies from paying s.
djusters any fee or compens alton
q excess OF regular salary Or sti
end; amending the act carrying ar
Gle 2S1 of the constitution into effect; {
an amendment to article
81 OF the constitution relative to the .
'suance OF bonds for works of pub
C Improvement by corporations,
arishes and drainage districts, and :
10 assessment of special taxes to paw +
'r same; authorizing the New Orleans
average and water board to require
le introduction of water into all in. {
abited premises In the city, and to s
oolish or regulate the use OF cisterns, +