The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Baton Rouge. a vote Of "a
16 the Senate indefinitely postpone
the Cordill bill and SET at rest a
doubts as to the fate of that measur
as well as that Of the Locke bill, an
it may confidently be assumed thu
the death knell of race track gan
bling in Louisiana has sounded.
The Senatepassed the followin
bills:
By Mr.. Marks-Amending the Law
in relation to free schools so as
facilitate tire graduates Of the Louis
lana State University in obtainin
certificates !
By Mr.: Barrett TO regulate tn
practice and to provide the metho
Of enforcing the execution of udg
ments forfeiting or annulling tn
charters of corporations domicile
in this State.
BY Mr.. Louque-An act in rela
ton to the conveyance device use an,
preservation Of burial lots and tomb
In cemeteries.
BY Mr.. Lazaro-Amending articl
3O42 Of the Civil Code relating to SUR
ties on bonds, and allowing debtor
administrators and executors to ten
der sureties residing in other parish
es.
By Mr.. Peterman-"An act to au
thorize, in the absence Of the distric,
Judge Of the adjoining judicial dis
trict, to grant all such orders as tht
said absent judge could grant if pres
ent.'
By Mr.. McCulloh-An act to fix the
delay within which judgments rem
dered in the Supreme Court sran be-
come final.
HOUSE BILLS.
BY Mr.. Fontenot-An act to create
the Parish of Evangeline.
~ Mr.. Hunsicker.-An act fixing
tne period of prescription of one year
fQr actions for the recovery of dam
age done to person Or property by
reason of the grading Of streets or
alleys by municipalities.
By Mr.. Locke-"An act in rela-
ton to free public schools, and to
regulate public education in the State
OF Louisiana; to provide a revenue
TOR the same, and impose certain pen
alt4es aaA IA anRlF llq 6Ass4 At4rts eonecrau
on bonds to the purpose Of public
education"
By Mr.. Wall-An act to amend and
re-enact article 1901 Of the Revised
Code Of Louisiana, establishing who
are incapable Of being witnesses to
testaments.
By Mr.. Wall-An act to authorize
the institution Of cults to establish.
title to real estate where none of the
parties are in tire actual possession
Of the same.
By Mr.. Nettle IAN act to authorize
the State in the prosecution of per-
sons for retailing spirituous or intox-
icating liquors in violation of law;
to introduce in evidence in support
of said charges a certificate from
the internal revenue collector showing
a United States internal revenue Ii
cense, issued to such persons charged
and making such certificate prima fa-
Gle evidence Of guilt.
By Mr.. Davis-An act to authenti-
cate all land and timber deeds under
private signature in this State here
tofore proven up by the affidavit of
one or more attesting witnesses.
By Mr.. Stafford-An act author
tzing litigants in any cause before
any court Of this State to examine
their opponents, as under cross-ex-
animation.
By Mr.. Lazaro-An act relating to
appeals from justice of the peace
courts.
An act to amend and re-enact sec
tion $50 Of tre Revised Statutes Of
the State cf Louisiana, relating to cost
in civil eases.
An act to amend and re-enact ar
ticle 382 of the Civil Code Of the
State of Louisiana, providing that
minors emaneipated by marriage do
not need the assistance Of curator
in any act or proceeding.
By Mr.. Marston-An act for the
pensioning of INDECENT Confederate
soldiers or sailors, veterans and in
digent widows of Confederate SOL
diers and sailors. T he bill takes
away the salaries of the Pension
Board and adds $4,000 to the pension
fund.
By Mr.. McCulloh-A joint resolu-
tion proposing an amendment to the
Constitution creating and establishing
the Office Of Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Of Louisiana; providing for the
appointment Of assistant attorney
generals.
By Mr.. Gleason-An act to amend
and re-enact article 1853 Of the Revis-
ed Civil Code of 1870, relating to pro-
perty Of persons who marry d second
S. B. by Mr.. Mrks was taken up
providing that parish school superin.
tendents must present certificate o1
eligibility from the State Board Of
Edncafion