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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02

wears prior to his said retirement; provided
further that any Justice affected by TINS para,
graph shall serve until his successor shaii
be elected and qualified.
The Legislature shall provide by proper
appropriation for the salaries or retired
Justices in the same manner as II provides
for other judicial expenses.
Section 2. Be il further resolved. mat
the above amendment be submitted to the
electorate of this State for approval or re-
lection at the general election for congress-
men to be held in November. 1910. and that
the Secretary of State be directed TO insert
upon the ballot TO be used in said election.
W n H.. .jF1VE
and in the proper column, the following
For the proposed amendment 20 Article 80
of the Constitution relative to the Justices
of the Supreme Court; and the words
Against the proposed amendment to Ar
ticle SO of the Constitution relative TO Jus
tees of the Supreme Court, and each eiec,
tor shall indicate his vote on the proposed
amendment as provided by the general cleo
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
H. G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Approved: July z, 1910.
j. V SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN f. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02
PCT No. sos.
House Bill No. 36s.
JOINr RESOLUTION

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution OF the State of Louis
lana, amending Article 46 of the Consti-
tuition Of 1898, so as to authorize the Board
of Liquidation to issue new bonds to retire
or refund the State bonded indebtedness
due January 1, 1914.
Section /. BE it resolved by ,the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
house concurring. That an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana of
1898. be submitted to the qualified electors
Of the State for their approval rejection
at the congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1910, amending Ar
tice as Of the Constitution Of 1898 SO Is
Article 4e. The General Assembly shall
have no power to contract or to authorize
the contraction Of any debt or liability on
behalf of the State, or to issue bonds or
other evidences of Indebtedness thereof ex-
cept for the purposes of repelling invasion or
for the suppression of insurrection, provided,
that for the purpose of retiring liquidating
or refunding the present State bonded in
debtedness of Eleven Million. One Hundred
and Eight Thousand, Three Hundred Dollars.
maturing January 1. 1914, and bearing four
per cent per annum interest. The Board
OF Liquidation Of the State of Louisiana is
given authority to issue Eleven Million One
Hundred and Eight Thousand, Three Hundred
Dollars Of new bonds Of the State of Louis
iana bearing rate of interest not exceeding
TOUR per cent per annum, payable semi
annually and to be due and payable in fifty
years, to be sold and the proceeds realized
thsrefrom used In extinguishing the bonded
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02
ACT NO, 1855.
House Bill No. 1872.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill NO loS.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, creating ana
establishing the office of Assistant Attor-
ney General of Louisiana; providing Tor
the appointment of Assistant Attorneys
General; prescribing their qualihcations,
powers and duties. and fixing their saia-
ries
Assembly of sne State of Louisiana, two
thirds of the Iaembers elected TO each House
concurring therein, That the following amend,
ment to the Constitution of the state OF
Louisiana be submitted TO the electors OF the
State. in accordance with the requirements
of the Constitution and the laws OF TINS
tives in Congress. to be holden in Novem-
Der. 1910. to-wit: There shall be two Assist
ant Attorneys General for the State, who
shall be appointed by the Attorney General
and be removable at his WILL
They shall have the same qualifications
as the Attorney General.
They shall take charge OF and attend TO
all such legal matters as the State may be
interested in, or be party to. and sha ha
State may be party or may have an inter
est when thereto assigned by the Attorney
General. and shall generally do. perform and
discharge all such other duties as may be
and they shall represent him and act for
him and in his stead whenever he may be
absent from the State, or be temporarily ais
abled from any cause om b aerins ai.rbarae
such other duties as may be imposed, and
exercise such other powers as may be con
ferred by law on the Attorney General
They shall receive the following salaries
payable monthly their own warrants, TO,
wit: One of them shall receive and be paid
the sum of Four Thousand Dollars 40oo),
and the other shall receive the sum OF three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3, 5OOl:
Section 2. Be it further resolved. Ihat
il adopted at said election in November
1910, this amendment shall go into erect
and be operative and after the hrst day
Of january. 1911.
Section 8. Be it further resolved, That
this proposed amendment shall be submit
ted to the electors OF this State, for their
approval or rejection, as required by the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana and
the general election laws of the State. at
the election for Representative in Congress
to be held on the first Tuesday after the hrst
Monday in November, 1910.
Section 4. Be it further resolved, That;
on the official ballots to be used AZ said
election. there shall be placed the words,
For the proposed amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana. creating
and establishing the Office of Assistant Attor-
new General" ETC. and Against the pro
posed amendment TO the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana creating and establishing
the Office of Assistant Attorney General, y
vided in the general election laws OF the
State which of the propositions, For or
Against" he votes for.
II. G. DuPRE,
Sneaker Of the House of Representatives
p NJ LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1910.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A JOHN 16Hf s0 +. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
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Article 1s. Representation In the House
of Representatives shall be equal and uni
form. and shall be based upon population
Each parish and each ward of the city OF
New Orleans shall have at least one repre-
sentative. At its first regular session stter
each United States census of 1910 anu a.
its first regular session after each chlteu
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and il is hereby directed 10 re-
apportiOn the representation among tne Sc.
eral PARISHES and representative districts on
a basis of the total population shown oy
such census. A representative number shall
be fixed and each parish and representaitlve
as such representative number Is cOntalheai
in the total number of the inhabltants OF
such parish or representative dlstrlct. as
shown by the last preceding United ststes
census and one additional representative
for every fraction exceeding one-hali the
representative number. The number OF rep
resentatiyes shall not be more than one nun
bred and twenty G20) nor less than ninety
eight (95). provided that when new par
ish or parishes is or are created as author
lied by this Constitution. and the maximum
number of representatives have been prevl
ousy apportoned to other parishes tnsn
that such new parish or parishes shal De
assigned n representative each in addition 10
the maximum one hundred and twenty hxed
herein. and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportioh
ment of representatives is made by the zen
eral Assembly. at which time the maximum
of one hundred and twenty shall be restored
That il there is more than one represents
tive a parish from WHICH inc po'
ton of the territory is taken for the pur
pose of creating a new parish. one OF sueh
representatives may be apportioned TO the
new parish in the same act which creates
the parish. That any act passed by the Zen.
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana at
its session in 1910. creating new parish
or parishes and assigning representative
to each is hereby ratified and confirmed
Section 2 Be it further resolved. etc;
that the official ballot to be used at saio
election shall have printed thereon the
words For the proposed amendment to Ar.
ticle 10 of the Constitution of the state or
Louisiana. authorizing the increasing OF the
number Of representatives. under certain con.
dition:'' Against the proposed amendment
to Article 10 of the Constitution OF the state
Of Louisiana authorizing the increasing OF
the number Of representatives under certain
conditions and each elector shall indicate
rs provided in tile general election laws OF
the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representafives.
p NJ LAMBREMONT.
! Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Approved June 90. 1910.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A trre ronv:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. EST.
House BIZ No. 100.
JOINT RESOLUTION


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, relative to the
levying of q tax of not less than three
mills on the dollar by parishes. cities or
towns, for the support of the public schools
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly. Of the State of Louisiana. two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That the police jures of
the several parishes and boards Of trustees
and municipal councils Of Incorporated eitiss
shall levy, collect and turn over to the par
ish school boards of their respective par
ishes, for the support of the public schools
the proceeds Of at least three mills Of the
annual tax which they empowered to
levy on each dollar Of the assessed valuation
and towns that are not exempted by the
terms Of their charters from the payment Of
parish taxes and which are subjected to the
ishes, shall not pay this tax, as same is in
Guided in the taxes imposed by the parish
in which the town is situated, unless the
parish certify that the needs Of the schools
can be met by q smaller levy of such taxes"
Section. o.. Be it further resolved. etc:
in this State on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, 1910, the
foregoing amendment to the Constitution of
the State shall be submitted to the electors
of the State: that on the official ballot TO be
used at said election shall be placed the
words, For the three mills school tax, :"
and the words. Against the three mills
school tax" and every elector shall indi-
cate his vote on the proposed amendment,
as provided by the general laws of this
State.
H. G.. DUPRE
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved: July 7.'1s1o.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
d, Secretary of State.
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indebtedness Of the State due January l..
1914; provided that said bonds shall not DO
sold or exchanged for less than par.
The State Board of Liquidation is given
full power and authority to carry out the
provisions of this amendment.
There shall be levied an annual tax sum.
cient for the full payment of the interest OF
said debt during the life of the bonds herein
authorized, and the full faith and credit OF
the State is hereby pledged to the payment
of the principal and interest of said bonds.
Section 2. BE il further resolved, etc.,
That the official ballot shall have printed
thereon:
For the proposed amendment to Article
46 of the Constitution of the State OF Louis
lana. relative to the State bonded indebted
ness,
And the words
Against the proposed amendment to Ar:
ticle 46 of the Constitution OF the state oil
Louisiana. relative to the State bonded in
debtedness.'
And each elector shall here indicate. as
provided in the general election law of this
State, whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
H. G.. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July Z, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN 4. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. 1873.
ubo Dill W.. So
JOINT RESOLUTION

Promising an amendment to the Conr.itution
of the State of Louisiana, giving the power
10 the Board of Commissioners of the Port
of New Orleans to erect and operate puohc
warehouses.
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana, Two
thirds OF all members elected to each House
concerning, that the Board of Commissioners
of the Fort of New Orleans is hereby author,
i1ed to EJECT and operate warehouses and
other structures necessary to the commerce
of the Port of New Orleans. and to that END
shall have the right to appropriate any prop
erty necessary for said purposes, and TO pay
for the same by issuing mortgage or mort
cages, bond or bonds against the real estate
and buildings erected thereon; said mortgage
or mortgages bond or bonds are to be paid
out of the net receipts after the payment OF
operating expenses tina. r .he ss Ne oreaU.
are empowered to fix charges for storage
on all goods or merchandise:
The said Board of Commissioners OF the
Port of New Orleans are empowered to issue
receipts negotiable or otherwise. for the
property or merchandise in its charge or
possession: provided. however that they shall
not be liable for a greater amount than the
value of the buildings and land upon which
the warehouse or warehouses are erected.
for any transaction arising from the stor-
age Of merchandise thereon or otherwise.
Section q Be it further resolved, etc.
That at the Congressional election to be held
in this State on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday in November. islo, the
foregoing amendment TO the Constitution of
this State shall be submitted to the electors
of the State; that on the official ballots to
be used at said election shall be placed the
words "For the Board Of Commissioners
Warehouse Amendment and the words,
Against the Board of Commissioners Ware.
house Amendment and every elector shall
indicate his vote on the proposed amendment
as provided by the general election laws Of
this State. q.
H. G.. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
p NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved July S. 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. II.
House Bill No. 81.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment af to the Constitution ,i
and authorize the collection Of one fourth
of one mill on the assessed value of all
: the property in the State of Louisiana, for
the creating Of road fund to construct
and maintain public roads of the State.
Section 1. Be il resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana adopt
Cd in the year 1898. be submitted TO the
qualified electors Of the State for their ap-
proval or rejection as required by Article 321
Of the Constitution. at the Congressional cleo
tion to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday In November. 1910.
rs follows:
the dollar on the assessed value of all the
property assessed for State taxation in the
State of Louisiana is hereby assessed and
levied, TO be collected in the same manner
and upon the same terms and conditions that
other State taxes are assessed and collected
for the purpose Of creating Road Fund
the State highways or public roads through
out the State with the necessary culverts
bridges and drains and all other appurte,
nsnces incident and accessory thereto.
the present six mill tax authorized to be
levied by. this Constitution.
This Article amending the Constitution
shall be self-executing without the necessity
OF an enabling act of the Legislature. and
shall have effect from the date of its adop,
tion.
Section .. BE IL further resolved. etc,
That the official ballot 10 be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the words
For the proposed amendment to the
institution OF the State of Louisiana ere
ating a Road Fund by levying one-fourth OF
one mill tax and the words: Against the
proposed amendment TO the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana creating q Road Fund
by levying one fourth of one mill tax
And each slector shall Indicate, as pro
vided in the General Election laws Of tn,
State, whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives
p. NJ LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President Of thu
Senate.
Approved: June IS. 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. 1874.
ACT NO. 154.
House Bill No. 200.
JOINT RESOLUTION


House Bill No. 200.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 299 Of
the Constitution of the State Of Louisi-
ana. &,
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurrng That an amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana pc
submitted to the qualified electors of the
State for their approval or rejection, as
required by Article 32l OF the Constitution,
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1910, amending and
re -enacting Article 229 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, so as to read as
Article 229. The General Assembly may
levy license atx, and in such case shall
graduate the amount of such tax to be col,
lected from the person pursuing the several
trades, professions, vocations and caliings.
All persons associations Of persons and cor
porations pursuing any trade, profession bus
such tax except clerks, laborers. clergymen,
school teachers, those engaged in mechanical,
agricultural and horticultural pursuits. and
manufacturers other than those OF distilled
alcoholic or malt liquors. tobacco. cigars and
Those engaged in the business of severing
natural resources as timber and minerals,
from the soil water, whether they there
after convert them by manufacturing or not,
may also be rendered liable to license tax;
may either be graduated or fixed according
TO the quantity or value of the product at
! the place where it is severed.
No political corporation shall impose a
greater license tax than is imposed by the
| General Assembly for the State purposes.
| This restriction shall not apply to dealers
| in distilled alcoholic malt liquors. The
| General Assembly shall have authority to pro-
vide that municipalities levying license taxes
| equal in amount to those levied by police
| juries for parochial purposes shall be ex-
| empted from the payment of such parochial
| licenses.
| II. G.. DUPRE,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
| p. NJ LAMBREMONT.
| Lieutenant Governor and President of the
| Senate.
| Approved: July 8, 1910.
| j. Y. SANDERS
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
| A true copy:
| JOHN r. MICHEL,
| Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02
AC1' NO. 277.
ScHhKc Dill NU. 30.
A JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing amendment to Article No. 80
Of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana relative to qualifications of Justices
OF the Supreme Court, and to the fixing
Of their terms of Office.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana two
thirds of the members elected TO each House
concurring. That Article SO of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be amended
as to read as follows:
Article SO. The Supreme Court shall be
composed Of one Chief Justice and four As.
soeiste Justices, q majority Of whom shall
constitute a quorum. The Chief Justice and
Associate Justices shall each receive a salary
of not less than Five Thousand Dollars per
annum, payable monthly on their own war
rants. They shall each be elected for q
term of twelve years. In of death,
resignation. or removal from Office of any
Justice. the vacancy shall be filled by the
selection by the Court of Judge OF one
Of the Courts Of Appeal from . Supreme Court
District other than that in which such va
cancy shall occur, until the next ensuing
congressional election. when il shall be filed
by election for a full term of twelve years.
They shall be citizens of the United States
and OF this State. over thirty-fve years of
age. learned in the law. and shall have prac-
ticed law in this State for ten years pre-
ceding their election, or appointment
The Chief Justice or any OF the Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court may retire
on full pay when he shall have reached sew
enty i've years OF age. provided said Justice
has served continually. not less than fifteen
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ACT NO. 1se.
House Bill No. 3OI.

House Bill No. 3OI.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, for the purpose
of raising sufficient revenue for the carry
ing out Of Article 800 of the Constitution,
by imposing one-ffth of q mill upon tbs
total State assessment for the use Of the
ions Of Article 800 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, and provided that
said e-ffth Of q mill shall be taken from
not more than q 6-mill State tax for all
purposes under the rate of taxation Of the
State.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds Of the
members elected to each House concurring.
That an amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their APP
321 of the Constitution of the State Of Lou
isiana. at the Congressional election TO be
held on the first Tuesday next following the
for the levying of one-ffth of q mill Of the
State tax for the purpose Of Supplementary
the appropriation already for the pensioning
under the provisions Of Article sos of the
Constitution. and providing that one-ffth OF
mill shall not be construed rs increasing
mills mil for ali e purposss and provided ths;
upon the adoption of this amendment same
shall at once become self-operative and the
funds derived therefrom Immediately used for
said purposes: and provided. further, that
the tax collectors shall receive no commits
sions for collecting said one fifth Of q mill
herein provided.
H. G.. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved: July 6, 1910
j. Y SANDERS,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-02
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laws of the State, whether he votes for %
against said amendment.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
p NJ LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved: July S, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.