Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Mr.. Atkinson-An act to regulate

viding the penalties for the violation
of any provision or provisions there
of.
From Mr.. Roberts relative to the
signing of documents.
Mr.. Roberts, regulating the settle
ment of freight claims.
By Mr.. Butler-A proposed consti-
tutional amendment to raise the sala-
nv of the Superintendent Of Educa-
ton from $1,000 to $1,000 a year.
By Mr.. Banks bill relative to corpo
rations for works of public improve
ments.
By Mr.. Noise, raising the cage of
consent" for unmarried females from
sixteen to eighteen years, was passed
81 yea to 3 nays, with an amendment
by Mr.. Butler reducing the age of a
male offender to seventeen years to
make him liable To the penalty.
By Mr.. Wall, relative to witness
to testaments.
Mr.. Furlow-An act to amend and
re-enact Act No. 10 Of 1890, entitled
"An act to create lien for labor
on logs or other timber"
By Mr.. Samson-An act to enjoin
and prohibit the assessors of the sew
eral parishes of the State Of Louisi-
ana from filing with tie tax collector
of tneir respective parishes the as
se.sment rolls of any current year
Until said tax collector shall exhibit
auietus from the Auditor Of Public
Accounts that all State taxes assess
ed oil the rolls of the preceding year
nave been paid and accounted for.
By Mr.. Briant-An act to amend
and re-enact section / of Act No. SO
'lSSS, entitled An act requiring public
carriers to pay at the point of deliv-
cry for all freight they may fail, re-
fuse or neglect to deliver, or for all
damages arising from such failure,
and for all damages done to such
freight while in transit and confer
ring upon the courts a the point OF
delivery or the courts Of the domicils
of the public carrier jurisdiction al
the option of the party bringing suit
+ in all suits for the recovery OF
: freight but they may fail, refuse oil
neglect to deliver, or for damages
I arising from such failure, refusal oil
neglect, or for damages done tC
freight while in transit.
Bv Mr.. BriantTo prohibit thu
c gambling game of craps, to make 1t
!. misdemeanor and to provide the pun
C ishment therefor; to prohibit the gam
5 bling with dice for money or any rep
resentative of money, to make tn
e same a misdemeaior and provide tn
b punishment therefor; to prohibi. an.
owner, lessee or any occupant of an.
n building from permitting any die
; game for money or any representative
n of money from being played in sucl
" building or about the same or on tn
premises connected Herewith, and t.
It L, peal all laws in conflict Herewith.
it By Mr.. Richardson of Bienville-
e An act amending and re-enacting Ac
y No. GA, approved July a, 1905, emit
II tied "An act to reduce the rate o
parochial and municipal taxation
D. from ten 70 eight mills except in tn
n city of New Orleans and other munic
'r qualities and parishes having al un
d matured Understanding indebtedness
lie and in parishes required by law t
lie share their alimsny with one or NOR
S. municipalities AID for whose taxin
ID power does not extend into any cit
situated therein"
s. BY Mr.. Robots of Webster, rels
tive to trial by jury ii civil cases.
By Mr.. Delabussaye, granting CJ
4 press Island, Lafayette Drainage Di'
! trict, right to use States right @
~ way near st. M,rtinsville.
o. The lower chamber practically clea
in ed its calendar and adjourned III
10 til Monday win a care free col
#. science. In fat, the weekend az
De tournaments may now be accepted
Ks a regular custom, the entire Legisli
j. ture being inclined to dispose Of II
10. business in order to permit this a
%. ton and TO AFFORD to the clerical force
r. the opportunity to pave the way II
n the next weeks proceedings.
he For this week two most importal
IN items appear on the programme, BOZ
mt coming on Tuesday, when the Loci
ry anti-racing gambling bill will come b
rs fore the House for final passage, ar
Sc. &c bill will be leld in the evenln
u As already stated in the Times-Den
to ocrat, practically no doubt now e
IS, lists of unoppos.d passage Of Il
IL Locke bill in the House, while the 81
ate is also said to show comfortab
or margin in its favor.
ne With the Sha!tuck measure hoy
ever, conditions are different, ar
he more than one hearing will undoub
or edly be required te give all hands
ge opportunity to express their view
"a This bill is in yharge of the Comml
al tee on Ways and Means, Of which N