The Donaldsonville chief., 1908-07-04
New Laws for Louisiana.

/ ANSH LAWS AVua6l6A6R
The pending session of the general
I assembly will be prolific of many ad-
! ditions to the laws OF Louisiana, and
among the acts and resolutions uf the
/ two houses that have been passed and
signed by the governor are the follow
ing:
Making property on tax rolls sub
iect TO leyee taxes;to prohibit crap play
| ing; for enumeration of Confederate vet
| Grams; requiring outswinging doors on
schoolhouses and other public build
ings: resembling the charter of the
town Of Kenner: requiring proof of
legislation from medical practitioners:
to provide for indexes to records of
mortg ages; prohibiting the governor
! from borrowing money for the state
without consent of the Board of Liqui-
dation; memorializing congress to es-
| tablish a national park on the battle
field of New Orleans; prohibiting the
drinking of intoxicating liquors on
passenger trains; relating to the ex.
preparation OF property for street, ur-
ban or interurban railways; to pre-
vent the courts of the state from grant,
ing writs OF injunction maintaining
person removed from Office in the pos
session OF the same or restraining his
successor from taking possession of
the office, books, documents, archives
or emoluments thereof; calling for an
accounting by the Atchafalaya basin
levee commissioners for funds received
from the parishes of ST. Mary, Iberia
and ST. Martin; regulating the care,
treatment and control of DELINQUENT
children and providing for juvenile
courts; prohibiting concubinage be-
tween the white and negro races; rails
ing the age of consent for unmarried
/ females to eighteen years; creating u
justice of the peace and constable ia
ward nine, Jefferson parish; amending
the primary election law; providing
for new registration of voters after
Jan. /, 1903; specifying who may sign
nominating PAGERS; providing against
/ life insurance companies issuing poll
cies without medical examine nation:
regulating the practice of medicine
and surgery; authorizing the COVER
nor and adiutant general to select
places for the national guard encamp-
ments; to define and punish kidnap-
ping; fixing the status of the State
University diplomas and degrees;
providing for inspection of oysters:
prohibiting splitting in public places
or convey ances; amending revised
statute relative to notaries public:
prohibiting sale of liquor within five
miles of Mansfield high school:
amending article 23l5 of the civil code:
authorizing the parish of Winn to sell
certain property; postponing collec.
tion Of taxes on lands overfCwed by
recent floods; prohibiting assessors
from fling tax rolls with collectors
until latter exhibit quietus from the
/ auditor; changing the boundaries of
wards seven and nine, Jefferson par
ish; authorizing the establishment OF
branch state experimental stations:
providing for draw in the railroad
bridge across Chef Menteur; prohibit.
ing the improper disclosure of infor
nation regarding shipments; to pun
| ish the crime of extortion bv black
mail; TO protect prisoners in CUSTODY
of officers; to prohibit gambling by
| slot machines; regulating appeals to
i supreme court and return days
therein; to amend article 436 of
the coae of practice; providing in
| what cases a New Orleans policeman
may make arrests with and without
warrant; raising the salary Of the su-
periDtendent of the New Basin Canal
and shellroad; to amend article $50 of
the code OF practice; to make Jury fees
in appropriation proceedings by pri.
vate corporations part of the costs.
The foregoing summary only in
cludes measures which had received
the governors sign ature up to Ned.
nesday night. The number was
added to considerably Thursday
and yesterd ay, and a synopsis OF
the titles and objects of the later en-
actments will be given in next weeks
Chief.
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