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ACT No. g.
Senate Bill No. 80. By Mr. Cordfll
A JOINT RESOLUTION
ACT No. 81.

SENATE Bill NO. SS 0y Af. SSEoAL
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State Of Louisiana.
providing for the exemption from
taxation, under prescribed conditions.
of loans made upon mortgages OF
real estate and the notes evioenclng
such loans; and loans made by life
holders. upon the sole security OF
policies held by the borrower In the
company making the loan. as well az
all notes or written instruments evil
dencing such loans
Be II resolved by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to
each House concurring therein: That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State Of Louisiana be
submitted to the electors of the State.
in accordance with the requirements
of the Constitution, and OF the election
laws of this State, at the next election
for Representatives In Congress, TO be
holden in November, 1908. to-wit:
In addition to the property now ex-
empted from taxation by existing laws,
there shall also be exempt from taxa
tion loans made upon the security OF
mortgages granted upon real estate
situated in this State. as well as the
mortgages granted to secure the said
loans. and the notes, bonds or other
written instruments evidencing the
said loans. whether in the hands of the
MORTGAGE. or his or their transferees;
and all loans made by life insurance
companies to their policyholders. upon
the sole security of policies held by the
Borrower in the company making the
loans, as well as all notes or other
written instruments. evidencing such
loans: provided. that In the case of
loans upon policies OF life insurance.
- Aforesaid. the rate OF interest charg-
ed upon such loans does not exceed five
per cent Is per cent? per annum dis
count p. II. LAMBREMONT.
Lieuteuant Governor and President of
n. q. DUPRE.
Speaker Of thu House OF Representatives.
Approved June ~. 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana-
A true copy. JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
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PROPOSED CONs'l lITU.
I|ONAL AMEIDhV. rs.
To Be Submitted to thu } -Iector.
at Election to Be Held
November 3, l9 Os.

ACT. No -
House Bill No. 30. By Mr. Butler.
AN ACT
Joint RESe ,rIrrroy
Proposing an amenop .ent to Article 24s
OF the Consu.s Of the STATE OF
state Superinten dent of Public Edu-
section /. Be resolved, by the Gen.
sral Assembly the State or Louisiana
each House oncurring. That Article
z4s, of the " institution of the State OF
Leuisiana be 20 amended as to read as
fofows:
Article as. There shall be elected by
the qualified eisctors of the State Su-
perintendsnt OF Public Education. whe
shall hold his office for the term OF
fear years. and until his successor Is
aualified. HIS duties shall be prescrib-
"a by law, and he shall receive an an
nual salary Of five thousand dollars
payable monthly on his warrant.
section 3 Be IL further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified voters OF the
state for adoption or rejection at the
congressional election to be held In
November nineteen hundred and eight.
and that II adopted the same shall take
effect on the first day of December.
section 2. Be It further resolved. etc.
That on the official ballots to be used
at said election. there shall be placed
the words For the proposed ameno-
ment TO Article 24s of the Constitution
of the state of Louisiana" and the
words Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 24s of the Consultation
OF the State of louisiana. and each
elector shall indicate. 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 Representatives.
p M LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved June goth, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiane
A true copy. JOHN T. MICHELt
Secretary OF State.
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the orc per cent. debt tax and the two
ruill special tax up 10 July list. 1912. are
first dedicated 10 the payment of the
3l2, ,00o. .eeu.0o of Public Improvement
Bonds Of the City OF New Orleans is
sued and sold under the provisions of
Act. No. q OF she Extra Session or 1889,
and that all that remains of the sur
plus of said one per cent debt tax ana
of said two mill spesial tax since jan
uary 1st, 1907, after providing for the
payment of all sums on said Public I'm
provement Bonds now required by law
tc be SO paid, shall be dedicated to the
payment of the principal and interest
of the said New Public Improvement
Bonds. provided nothing herein con-
tained shall in any manner affect the
dedication of the entire one per cent
debt tax after July LIST. 1912. First. to
said Public Improvement Bonds issued
under Act. of 1893. and Second. to
said New Public Improvement Bonds
issued under Act. 19 OF 1906, as now
provided by existing laws and Consti-
tutional Amendment
Section 3. Be II further enacted. etc.
That no bonds shall hereafter be issued
by the City of New Orleans. payable out
of said taxes. which shall interfere
with this order or rank of payment, or
which shall compete with these two Sc
ries OF bonds for payment out of said
funds. provided that nothing herein
shall be construed as affecting the use
or distribution of any surplus of said
the payment of the principal and inter
est of said New Public Improvement
Bonds. as provided In Section of said
Act No. ls Of the Acts Of 1906.
Section 4. Be II further enacted. etc,
That at the congressional election to be
held i'm this State on Tuesday, the third
day of November. 1908, the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana shall be submitted to
the electors of the State. to-wit:
The modification and changes sought
to be affected in the provisions of Act
No. 1s of the Acts of 1906. which Act
was ratified by Constitutional Amend
ment. adopted November 6. 1906, by the
provisions of Ac- No 116 of the Acts Of
1908. are hereby ratified and approved.
stitution of the State in conflict with
the provisions Of said Act of 1908,
and with this amendment. are to that
extent and for that purpose only re-
pealed."
Section s. Be Il further enacted. and
resolved. etc. That on the official bal
lots to be used at said election shall be
placed the words:
For the additt nal amendment Of the
City of New Orleans Public Improve
ment Bond amendment" and the words:
Against the additional amendment of
the City of New Orleans Public I'M
provement Bond amendment"
And each elector shall indicate his
vote on the proposed amendment as
in the slsfs,ST lsTs Of
Lieutenant Governor and President of
n. g. pUPRE.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
Approved July End. 1908
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy. JOHN T. MICHEL-
Secretary OF State.
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,.all 4, nc nay ct manner ever oe NJ
,ophecat-d ar aii.nattd. provided; how
,var that the revenues OF suu TuSl ~
2eIt Railroad of the q ol 49, -
leans. after the deduction OF VIZ 30,
penses OF maintenance az YPesa 49,,
sbau he ara remain pledged tor " u
navment OF the bonds hi liin 'ip,,i ~, ~.
Interest. the issue oi which Is hFi ~ ~
authorized: To such eAteL' "S
necessary under this Act -.
section s. Bc n turiher enaettn' -. n
That all the provisions OF thls ~ i''i1'
constitute n contract he wSth IN" -
er of the bonds issu',d thSrsuS NV
State of Louisiana. the CITY OF r.,,,. -
Orleans and the Board ca com
ers of the Port of New Orleans. .,o
Section 3. Be IL further enacte1. -.
That at the congressional elec.ign
be held in this State on the first Iues .h.
day after the first Monday IN the
month OF November. 1908. the ioho~ ,hs
amendment to the Constitution OF tn
State of Louisiana shall De suoi''e1
to the electors. to-wit: IN n.
The City of New Orleans shaii w
authorized and empowered to lssue a.
million s2.oo0.00o 00l dollars OF P,rnad
Bonds of the City of New orleans ioi
the purpose and under the proViSicn.,
and conditions set forth IN tne ASt "a
the Legislature adopted 10 lhae IL, :
and for that purpose. at the resu.af
session of the Louisiana Generai as
sembly for the year 1908, whlch salu
Act 81 hereby ratified ana approssu' :
and all provisions of the Constltution
OF the State in conflict with the provis-
ions OF said Act and OF this amendment,
are to that extent and for that pur-
pose only repealed -
Section 10. Be IL further enacted. etc;
That on the official ballots TO be useo
at said election shall be placed ths
words, For the Public Belt Railroad
Bond Amendment" and the w9Iusi;
against the Public Belt Railroad Bond
Amendments" and each elector shall IN
dicate his vote on the proposed amcnu-
ment as provided by the general eiec-
tion laws of the State
H. G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
p NJ. LAMBREMcNT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Vi
the Senate.
Approved July = 1905.
j. Y. SANDETS
Governor of the State of Louisianl
A true copy. J0EN n 7. MlCIlf L.
Carratary of st lie.
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ACT No. Gas.

MI w. S1S-
Senate Bill No. sS. By Mr.. Barret
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana
relative to ratifying and carrying
into effect an Act of the Legislature
regulating the care of neglected and
DELINQUENT children and for the trial
OF adults in certain cases. establish
ing a Juvenile Court in the Parish of
Orleans. and providing for separate
sessions. as Juvenile Courts. of the
District Courts outside OF said par
ish and making other provisions cog
nate thereto.
Section 1. BE 1t resolved. by the
General Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, That
the following amendment to the Con-
stirution of the State of louisiana. be
submitted to the electors of the State
1T the next general congressional elec-
tion to be held on the Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday In November. 1908.
to-wit:
The Act adopted by the Legislature
at the regular session begun and held
on Nay IL. 1908. regulating the care
treatment ana control Of neglected and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
FRYER CORTELYOU

ITO a Republican contemporary we
are indebted for the highly in
Il teresting information that Secre-
tary of the Treasury Cortelyou feels
the necessity of retiring to private life,
where a larger income awaits him. 1t
is said he has found 1t impossible to
maintain himself as a cabinet officer
as he would like"
Friends and fellow citizens, that is
"going some," isn't it? A few years
ago the genial gentleman who thinks
his valuable services are not sufficiently
rewarded by the salary of an important
cabinet office was frying the fat out of
reluctant corporations for use in the
Republican campaign fund. He fried
considerable fat, tits said. AS Artemus
Ward would have put it, "As a fat
fryist, George was success" Shortly
before that ne had been a shorthand
writer, making $40 or $50 per week.
Wonderful, isn't. it, how a mans tastes
expand with his waistband? Mr.. Cor
telyou, who is one of the best expert
accountants in the United States, prob
ably thinks he should have been nom
mated for the presidency. An expert
accountant who possesses other qualiff-
cations makes a good secretary of the
treasury, but there was no reason why
he should have been advanced to the
position Of chief executive. He is a
Cleveland Democrat, who became a Re-
publican with change of administra-
tion, and no national political conven-
ton has ever been guilty of the error
or absurdity of choosing a piebald
politician to carry its banner in the
big campaign. Yet it is well known
Cortelyou had designs on the presi.
dency and is disappointed and dis
gruntled.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
ELKs, FESTIVAL

nHIS is the night Every fraternal
order in Los Angeles will be rep
Il resented at the big show of the
Elks-of its kind the greatest show
on earth, as well as the greatest ever"
The Harvest Festival of the Elks VIII
be the finest of the kind ever given
west of New York. The chief object
of the festival is to procure funds to
defray the expenses OF entertaining
the many thousands of Elks who will
come to Los Angeles next July to at
tend the annual grand lodge sessions
and reunion of the order.
There win be special programs each
evening, and plenty of entertainment
BY giving the Harvest Festival their
patronage and support, the citizens Of
Los Angeles will contribute to the sue
cess of the greater celebration in July
when thousands of Elks will come to
Los Angeles to attend the annual grand
lodge sessions and reunion of the order.
We wish good luck to the Elks and to
all who are helping them. There is
no better known social or benevolent
order on earth, and 1t has been built
up by team work, comradeship and a
strict recognition Of the truth of the
principle, Each for all, all for EACH"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
CHILD LABOR

"TE HOPE President Taft will re-
w member the question to which
w he made the reply God knows"
and will devote some time and atten-
ton and part of his messages to con-
sideration of the social problem in the
United States One Of his first official
actions should be to tackle manfullY
the child labor question, which was
lodged by the convention which NOM
mated him, lodged by the speakers
who delivered addresses for him, and,
evidently. lodged by the voters who
voted for him, but which viii abso-
lutely refuse to be lodged when the
day of reckoning comes.
One of the creditable actions of Pres
ident Roosevelt's administration was
the appointment of commission of
educational experts to inquire into and
report upon the elimination Of chill
dren from, public schools. These ex-
perts found that two million children
who would be at school if children's
rights were respected by the Repub-
lican party are employed at various
gainful occupations. greatly to their
physical, mental and moral injury. In
fact, If people could only be trained
to look at this matter correctly, the
value of the labor of two million chill
dren to the industries In which they
are employed is far more than offset
by the damage to the United States
in the impairment of the quality of
their citizenship. The damage which
the republic sustains by child labor is
far greater than the damage it sus-
tains from any other cause. Child la
Dor is a national calamity, and few
years hence, when the child toilers grow
up Gas much as they can grow UP. for
most of them will be stunted) the
country will have vast uneducated
and physically inferior element in its
population, and this element may pro-
duce the weakness which may bring
upon the United States retributive
judgment.
No nation is stronger than it's weak
ness, whatever it's weakness may be,
and If its weakness should be in it's
population. then it is indeed vulnerable
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
INTIMIDATION

n IMPORTANT manufacturing inter
ests will put 65o,0O0 men to work,
II not as the result of natural eco
nomical necessity. but as the result Of
''the election of Mr.. Taft" The loyal,
big hearted, patriotic citizens who have
been crippling industry in order to
coerce workngmen into voting for
Taft and Sherman will permit the
wheels to go round. The Republicans
have achieved their purpose, which was
to intimidate the dinner-pail vote.
Shortly before election, many eastern
factories began to run at haif-time.
Others were shut down and notices
were posted to the effect they were
closed in order TO await the result of
the election. In some cases the an
nouncements were bolder, and made
the blunt statement that fuIl-time work
would be resumed only on condition
that Taft were elected.
What were the carriers of the dinner
pail to infer but that there would be
a prolonged suspension Of work and Of
wages If Bryan were victorious? Many
of the workers had dependent families.
They knew by experience what hard
times meant. They cannot be blamed
for supporting Taft and Sherman. But
the vote which elected Taft and sher-
man does not represent the free, un-
bought, uncoerced, uninterfered-wi
will of the sovereign American people
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
GOLFERS LIBEL

A FTER reading carefully an article
~ published in Golfers, entitled
- Danger from Plague" we are at
a loss to see why such thoroughly
alarmist shrek should have found place
in the columns Of any publication
which is not by habit and repute yell
low, unless it was published with the
definite purpose of inJuring California
and the interests of the Pacific coast.
We reach this conclusion reluctantly,
and are unable to find a reasonable
motive for the rash and outrageous
action of the New York periodical,
although several unreasonable motives
suggest themselves readily. We do not
quarrel with the publication of an
say, If the subject had been treated
scientifically, for a scientific purpose,
written in scientific language for scien-
tifc readers, and published in scien-
tific journal, we might have found
some excuse for It; but to place 1t in
o. conspicuous and central position in
a periodical which claims national cir
culation, and to illustrate it with pic
lures, some of which ara distinctly of
the yellow journal type, is an action
on the part of the publishers of Col
liers which merits the resentment of
all who are interested in the welfare
of California.
1t is idle to pretend the writer of the
article in Golfers does not intend to
besmirch all California and try tc
keep people from coming to this state
because In bold black type he makes
The statement; 1T ithe germ Of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
RAILWAY RATES

4 LEARNED German statistician
u named M. D. Olaf has written a
- pamphlet which has endeared him
to railroad magnates desirous of effect
ing an increase in rates, but timid or
shy about advocating the increase.
They think public sentiment should be
educated up to It, and have begun an
ingenious propaganda which they hope
will result in rate-raising with the con-
sent and approval of the public.
olaf's pamphlet is printed at Basle,
but is obviously intended for circulation
in the United States, because it is writ
ten in a fair imitation of standard
American or English. 1t is not as COM
ical as 1t might be, even although Mr..
Olaf says ''If the Anglo-American finds
the proposed plans Cfor rate increase)
in accordance with those claims, he
certainly viii not let the iron cool off, -
and editors who will kindly debate
foregoing treatise in their papers would
greatly oblige the writer by favoring
him with a copy of the respective num-
bers.''
In the course of the treatise, which is
a carefully argued plea for a sweeping
general and all embracing increase in
railway rates, Mr.. Olaf says the rail-
roads by combined action have powers
which they should use. 1t is evident he
is possessed BIZ some crude idea as to
the advantages of what might be called
an international railroad trust. He
says, incidentally: zone thing may be
referred to quite especially, and that is
the beforehand purchase, a financial
power that so far has not been made
use of by the railway managements.
Notwithstanding the applying of a
rational tariff system, there can hun
dreds of millions be gained by making
this power fully tributary, according to
the dimension Of the railway nets, t. t.,
the intensity of traffic, whereby a spe-
cial, correspondingly higher, transpor-
tation service of the railways were not
to be epected, and also a raise of the
total tariff would be out of the ques-
tIon. That's a field concerning the
financier. He need not ask himself
whether it be possible to obtain such
results, but whether one WILL obtain
them"
The Olaf pamphlet, which is being
circulated in the United States, is enti-
titled "A Recipe for Obtaining Higher
Railway Revenues: a New Railway
Tariff and Tickets System
The American public should be on its
guard, prepared to give an aggressive
resistance to the gouge campaign of
which Olaf is the protagonist.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
SOCIAL EVIL PERVERsloN
OF TRUE NORMAL FUNCTION

ALHAMBRA, Nov. 6-LEditor Her
aldl: I am glad to see Mr.. Severance
trim r. MS horns in this mornings
paper. r. N. is like the person who
would put court plaster on smallpox
eruptions, declare it filthy affiiction'
and refuse to compromise with sin any
further. Yet prostitution is no more
of a crime than smallpox; both are
reflections of our social and economic
ignorance and selhshness.
Prostitution is a symptom of soclal
disease and not a crime. 1t is rooted
in one of the strongest impulses OF
the race, the sexual instinct, ana, ike
most diseases, is a perversion OF a nor
NAL function.
If | understand the law of this state,
it forbids or ignores prostitution. That
being the case, 1 say it ought to be
repealed and q common-sense statute
enacted. The present system of police
and municipal regulation (O is
graft breeding curse in every city.
Let us deal honestly and justly with
these unfortunate girls and, as well py
cur wives and daughters. These girls
are not in that condition by choice;
they are there as a result of our sell
ishness and ignorance, and economic
necessity. Their whole nature is per-
yerted, and we might as well try to
legislate a second tail on cats as 10
legislate this vice out of existence.
But we can quarantine them (restrict
their territory and license them
enough to pay for proper inspection,
ETC., and not leave them to the mercles
of the mayors and police. This VIII
reduce the awful consequences OF the
traffic greatly.
hands in horror at the thought, but
denying the existence is no solution OF
the problem. 1t is all bad enough, and
a civilization that fosters the growth
of such a blight is weighed in the
balance and found wanting"
How much more hopeless is the COM
monwealth that ignores the existence
of such shame and refuses to try to
alleviate it! DIR. HUMANITAS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
ADVISES DEMOCRATS TO
STAND BY THE HERALD

BELMONT HEIGHTS (via Long
Beach, CALI, Nov. 6.-[Editor Herald:
Will you please allow me space In your
valuable paper to sincerely express my
many thanks and high appreciation Tor
the good work and dignifed manner
in which you have conducted your
paper during this historic and strenu-
GUS campaign
Three months ago, when | inquired
for a good Democratic paper, that
may learn from our side of this great
political question, 1 was told by some
of my near-sighted Long Beach friends
that there was no Democratic paper
in Southern California. After further
investigation learned Of the Los An
geles Herald. I subscribed for same.
and await the coming of my morning
Herald as I would for meal when
/ am hungry, therefore, hereby rec
ommend The Herald as newsy, clean
and conservative paper. Then why
should any Democrat take an evening
naper instead of The Herald? Stand
by your colors and your friends If you
would succeed. Success TO The Herald
and its principles.
BELMONT HEIGHTS TRUSTEE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09

bubonic plague) may be concealed in
the blood of squirrels and other. rodents
for years. A plague of some kind
has swept over the squirrel kingdom
of California in very recent years."
The purpose of this article in Golfers
is not scientific, but alarmist. 1t is
alarmist because the publisher of Col
lier's thinks it will sell his periodical,
and help the Atlantic coast at the
expense of the Pacific. The article is
merely pseudo-scientific, is vicious.
sensational, and demoralizing in its
tendencies, and his conclusion, that
California or part Of California should
be quarantined, is the irresponsible
suggestion OF writer anxious to cap
the climax of his alleged sensation
with the yellowest effort his fetid mind
can exhale. Golfers is no friend of
California. That is evident.