The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-29

| secretary OF State.
ACT No. Is.
By Mr.. Millsaps. Senate Bill No. 2
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 2ss
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to Railroads, Ex-
press, Telephone, Telegraph, Steam
boat and Sleeping Car Commission.
Section1. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That Article 2SS
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana, be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Article 2SS. The General Assembly
may add to or enlarge the powers and
duties of said Commission, or confer
other powers and duties ON them. They
may also provide additional clerical, or
other assistance that may be deemed
necessary for the discharge of the duties
of said Commission, and may add other
penalties to make the work of said Com
mission effective.
1t shall be the duty of the Attorney
General, and the various district attor-
neys, to aid said commission in all legal
matters, for which they shall receive
not exceeding 25 per cent. of all fines
and forfeitures collected by them; pro-
vided the commission may employ other
| attorneys in lieu of these officers on
| like terms.
No person in the service of, or attor-
| ney for, any railway, express, telephone,
| telegraph, steamboat or other water
craft, sleeping car company or corpora
ton, or pecuniarily interested in such
| company or corporation, shall hold the
office of commissioner.
The fines collected, after paying the
attorneys fees and the costs in suits, in
which the commission may be cast for
costs, shall be paid into the State Treas.
ury.
That the foregoing amendment of the
Constitution of the State, shall be SUBJ
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, as required by Article 32l
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana and general election laws of this
State at the General State Election to
be held in this State on the 2lst day Of
April, 1908.
y. 4. SANDEkS,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 2Sth, 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT No. 25.
By Mr.. Herman. House Bill No. So.
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary CON-
mittee A, B, C: Substitute for House
Bills Nos. 2, 3 and &c.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana relative to tax
collectors for the City of New Orleans,
providing for the election of one Tax
Collector for said city, fixing his term
OF office, his compensation and the
clerical and other expenses of his Of
fee, and providing for the payment
thereof
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of the members elected to
each House concurring, That there shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of
this State the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution of LOU
isiana, to-wit:
That there shall be one State Tax Col
lector for the City of New Orleans, who
shall be elected by the qualified electors
of said city for the term of four az
years. He shall receive salary of
Five Thousand t$5,000) Dollars per an
mum, payable monthly. The fees receiv-
ed from delinquent tax debtors, as also
the fee of $1.00 charged for tax research
certificates to the persons applying for
same, shall be turned over to the State
Treasury.
The Legislature at its first session.
after this amendment shall have been
submitted to vote of the people, as
herein provided, if the same be adopted,
shall appropriate such sum as may be
necessary for the payment of the cleri-
cal expenses, rent, furniture and por-
terage for the office of said tax collec-
tor; provided, however, that the total
amount of said appropriation shall not
exceed the sum of $35, 100000, and pro-
vided further that said appropriation
shall be by items showing the particular
use to which such appropriated funds
shall be applied.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That this proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the electors of the State for
their approval or rejection as required
by Article 32l of the Constitution of
L.
of this State, at the general election to
be held on the Tuesday following the
third Monday in April, 1908.
Section 8. Be it further enacted, etc,
That ali properly nominated candidates
for the office herein provided for shall
be voted for at said general election
and the one elected shall be commi.
stoned in the same manner. and enter
upon the discharge of his office, at the
time when the terms of office of the
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