The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-12
,anpOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
= n sIBnHIED TO THE ELECTORS At
!" rlCfI0N TO Be Held NOV. 3, 1908


ACT No. %.
,s.use Bill No. 80. BY Mr.. Butler.
s''~ AN ACT
A JOINT RESOLUTION
v,onosing an amendment to Article
30 ~ the Constitution of the State
e e. Iouisiana relative to the Office of
=. state Superintendent of Public
EDUCATION.
General Assembly Of the State of
S~uisiana two-thirds of all members
s,scted to each House concurring.
rat Article $40. Of the Constitu-
.ion Of the State of Louisiana be
q amended Is to read as follows:
Article 249. There shall be elect
a b. the qualified electors Of the
state, . Superintendent Of Public
rAucation, who shall hold his ONCE
Sr the term of four years. and un-
IN his successor is qualified. His
duties shall be prescribed by law.
and b shall receive an annual sal
~ Of i've thousand dollars payable
monthly on his warrant.
section : Ee 1t further resolved
IT,. That this proposed amendment
ahail be submitted to the qualified
yoters Of the state for adoption or re-
tection ut the congressional election
a be held in November nineteen hum
6red and eight, and that II adopted.
the same shall take effect on the
frst day Of December. 1908.
Section 3 Be 1t further resolved,
etc.. That on the official ballots to
b used at said election, there shall
he placed the words For the pco-
POSED amendment to Article 249 OF
the Constitution of the State Of Lou
iana," and the words Against the
proposed amendment to Article 2a9
Of the Constitution Of the State OF
louisiana" and each elector shall in
dicate. as provided in the general
election laws of the State, which of
the propositions For" or Against
he votes for.
H. G. DUPRE.
speaker, Of the House of Representa-
tives.l
q p. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Governor and President
Of the Senate.
Approved June goth 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT No. 81.
Senate Bill Nc. 80. BY Mr.. Cordill.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Of the State of LOuisi-
ma. providing for tie exemption
HON taxation. under prescribed con.
1itions, of loans made upon mort
pages Of real estate and the notes
Dvidsncing such loans; and loans
made BY life insurance companies to
heir policy holders. upon the sole
lscurity of policies held by the bor-
'Ower in the company making the
Gan, Is well as all notes or written
nstruments evidencing such loans.
Be 1t resolved by the General AS
embly of the State Of Louisiana.
of all the members elect
d to each House concurring there
q: That the following amendment
o the Constitution of the State Of
lbe submitted to the elect
20 Of the State. in accordance with
be requirements of the Constitution,
nd of the election laws OF this State,
the next election for Representa-
Ives in Congress, to be holden in No.
smber. 1908, to-wit:
In addition to the property now
from taxation BY existing
AVS. there shall also be exempt
rom taxation loans made upon the
ecurity of mortgages granted upon
cal estate situated in this State, as
'ell as the mortgages granted to Sc
ure the said loans. and the notes,
onds or other written. instruments
the said loans, whether
2 the hands Of the mortgage. or
'ts or their transferees: and all
bans made by life Insurance COM
anies to their policy holders. upon
= sole security Of policies held by
. borrower In the company max
q the loans. a. we'll q all notes
= other written instruments. evil
saeing such loans: provided, that
? the case Of loans upon policies of
70 Insurance. a. aforesaid. the rate
. interest charged upon such loans
~ not exceed I'VE per cent Dor an
Ium discount.
p. n. LAMBREMONT.
Asutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
H. G. DUPRE,
peaker Of the House Of Represen-
tatives.
Approved June -. 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS.
'overnor Of the state Of Louisiana.
true copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
ACT No. ZIG.
eoate Bill No. 116. BY Mr.. Voegtle.
AN ACT
To amend the provisions of Act
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