The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-23
GIST OF MESSAGE
OF RETIRING GOVERNOR TO
LEGISLATURE.
REVIEWS HIS ADMINISTRATION
Large Number of Reform Message
Recommended for Passage
Further Reduction of
.s Taxation Is Asked.


Baton Rouge.-The gist Of Cover
nor blanchard 8 first message to til,
legislature on. Tuesday of last seel
is follows: - Z
Indorses appointive power being
taken. from chief executive and plac
ed wifi the people.
2. Relates measures recommended
during his administration for reduc
ton Of. taxation, particularly as te
seven tax collectors of Orleans Par
ish. =.
g.. State Board of Appraiser;
should be elected, one from each con.
glessional district.
4. General reduction of taxes, i'm
mediately.
5. Give Board of Equalization
time to show its worth.
6. Separate sources Of state and
local revenue.
Z. Liberal policy toward railroads.
8. Change methods of taxing rail
roads and other public service cor
porations.
8. Foreign public service oorpor-
ations should be compelled to con-
tribute to state on a basis Of a fran
chise. tax calculated OH their gross
earnings.
10. Increased value of stocks in
commercial exchanges should be tax
ed according to the increase and not
with regard to par value.
.11.s Capital should be encouraged
in every manner.
IL. Mortgages should not be dou-
bly, taxed.
13. Advocates New York system
Of taxing mortgages.
IA. Time is past for tolerating
frauds in elections in Louisiana.
Is. Time is passed for letting
charges of fraud go unanswered.
16. Power to investigate charges
of fraud is inherent in those vested
by law with the power to declare the
result of an election.
II. Amend law so that courts will
have jurisdiction in all election fraud
cases.
49,. There must be union at the
docks and wharves of New Orleans
between the ship on the water AMI
the, railroad on the land, to give the
perfect terminal facilities needed in
great commercial city.
10. Property acquired by levee
board could be used on land side
slope. Of levee for tracks Of belt rail
way. 'f
20. Urges that Congress be mem
orialized to adopt measures by which
Louisiana enormous work proposed
to be done and vast sums Of money;
to build twelve miles Of levees on the
east bank, Of thirteen miles on the
west bank of the Mississippi at New
Orleans, to which must be added fifty
miles of lesser levees Construction in
the rear of the city. to protect from
extraordinary high storm tides.
21. Orleans Levee Board should
be instructed to issue $3,000,0O0 Of
bonds'to complete work for the pro-
tection of the city.
%. Constitutional amendment +
that New Orleans Dock
Board should be allowed to issue $2,-
100000 Of bonds additional for dock
should be submitted to the
people.
%. Belt railway is Of supreme
to- New Orleans AMI Lou
siana.
"a. Louisiana leads Southern
states in educational work.
Public school teachers should
be better paid.
26. School Libraries should be in
.reased..
2z.. State Board Of Health should
'e encouraged in it's work.
%. Boards of health Of parishes
,r municipalities of less than 5000 in
labffarts' should be done away with,
md single health officers should be
appointed to serve in their place.
29 Make it criminal offense for 4
physician not to report a death or
,irth.s> II
80. Laws should be made for for ;
st reservation.
i. Louisiana must have good roads.
81 Roads should be put under SUI
of road commission, and po-
ice jjaries should provide road tax.
53. Advocates attitude Of Texas {
oWard life insurance companies.
"a. Good results can be attained 8
" uniform legislation with other !
tates.