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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. 1856.

House Bill No. 1872.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana. creating ana
establishing the Office Of Assistant AItof
ney General of Louisiana; providing Tor
the appointment OF Assistant Attorneys
General; prescribing their. qualifications
powers and duties, and fixing their sala
rleS.
Section !. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of the members 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 tne
of the Constitution and the laws OF TINS
State, at the next election for Representa-
tives in Congress, to be holden IN NoVem-
ber 1910, to-wit: There shall be two Assist
shall be appointed by the Attorney General
and be removable at his will. 80.
They shall have the same qualifications
as the Attorney General.
They shall take charge Of and attend 10
all such legal matters as the State may, be
interested in or be party to, and shall
| prosecute and defend all suits wherein the
| State may be party or may have an inter-
| est, when thereto assigned by the Attorney
General, and shall generally 40, perform anu
assigned to them by the Attorney, General
and they shall represent him and act for
| him and in his stead whenever he may be
absent from the State, or be temporarily dls.
abled, from any cause, from acting himsel 1
such other duties as may be imposed, and
exercise such other powers as may pc con
ferred by law on the Attorney General
They shall receive the following salaries,
payable monthly on their own warrants 1 Mt 70,
the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4 0oo),
and the other shall receive the sum of Three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,50Q1;
Section 9. Be it further resolved, Ihat
If adopted at said election in November pea
and be operative on and after the first day
| OF January, 1911.
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved. That
this proposed amendment shall be. submit
ted to the electors of this State. for their
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana and
| the general election laws Of the State. al
the election for Representative in Congress
to be held on the first Tuesday after the mrs.
| Monday in November, 1910. 49,
| Section 4. Be it further resolved, That
on the official ballots to be used at sale
election. there shall be placed the, words
''For the proposed amendment to the Con
stituton of the State of Louisiana, creating
and establishing the Office Of Assistant Attor
posed amendment to the Constitution of thu
| State of Louisiana creating and establishing
! the office Of Assistant Attorney General,
ETC., and each elector shall indicate as pro
vided in the general election laws Of tn
State which of the propositions, = For O
against he votes for.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representative
I P. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
Senate
App'''D 10y !. Y. SANDERS
| Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN +. MICHEL.
Secretary of State. f.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT No. 3O3.
House BIZ No. 3b8.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

House Bill No. 365. .st.5.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Louis.
iana 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 l., 1917.
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 Of
1898, be submitted to the qualified electors
Of the State for their approval or rejection
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1910. amending Ar
ticle 46 of the Constitution OF 1898 so AZ
to read as follows:
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, OK
for the suppressio ion of instruction, provided,
that for the purpose of retiring, liquidatine
or refunding the present State bonded in
debtedness of Eleven Million, One Hundred
and Eight Thousand Three Hundred Dollars,
maturing January l, 1914, and bearing four
per cent per annum interest. The Board
of Liquidation Of the State of Louisiana Ia
given authority to issue Eleven Million One
Hundred and Eight Thousand, Three Hundred
Dollars of new bonds of the State of Louis;
lana, bearing rate of interest not exceeding
four per cent per annum, payable semi
annually and to be due and payable in fifty
years, to be sold and the proceeds realized
therefrom used in extinguishing the bonded.
indebtedness. Of the State due January l.
1914; provided that said bonds shall not b
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 gufi.
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 it further resolved, etc,
That the official ballot shall have printed
thereon y
For the proposed amendment to Articls
46 of the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana, relative to the State bonded indebted
ness, 4stss
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment to Ar.
| ticle 46 of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the State bonded in'
| debtedness'
And each elector shall here indicate 40
| provided in the general election law Of thts
| State, whether he votes for or against tho
proposed amendment.
| Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
! :. P. M. LAMBREMONT,.ff
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved: July Z Z 1919 i S,nnrns
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
4 JOHN 5eSi Soy r MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. 277.
Senate Bill No. 90.

Senate Bill No 93
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article No. SO
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 /. Be it resolved by the General
thirds OF the members elected to each House
concurring, That Article 86 of the Const-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana be amended
so as TO read as follows:
Article SO. The Supreme Court shall be
composed of one Chief Justice and four As;
constitute a quorum. The Chief Justice and
Associate Justices shall each receive salary
Of not less than Five Thousand Dollars per
annum, payable monthly on their own war.
rants They, shall each be elected for a
term Of twelve years In case of death,
resignation, or removal from office Of any
Justice, the vacancy shall be filled by the
selection by the Court of q Judge of one
of the Courts of Appeal from Supreme Court
District other than that in which such va.
congressional election. when it shall be filled
by election for 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 five years Of ages provided said Justice
| has served continually not less than fifteen
years prior to his said retirement; provided
| further that any Justice affected by this para
! graph shall serve until his successor shall
| be elected and qualified.
| The Legislature shall provide by proper
! appropriation for the salaries of retired
Justices in the same manner as it provides
TO-, other judicial expenses. n,.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, Tha
| the above amendment be submitted to thu
electorate of this State for approval or re
lection at the general election for congress
men to be held in November, 1910, and tina
the Secretary of State be directed to inser
| upon the ballot to be used in said election
W n u. .jFIVE
and in the proper column, the followin!
| ''For the proposed amendment to Article 81
| of the Constitution relative to the justices
| of the Supreme Court; and the words
against the proposed amendment to AT
| ticle SO Of the Constitution relative to Jus
tees OF the Supreme Court and each cleo
tor shall indicate his vote on the proposed
amendment as provided by the general cleo
ton laws of this State.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
Senate.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
Approved: July 7, 1910.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN f. MICHEL
Secretary Of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. 154.

House Bill No. 200.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 229 OF
the Constitution OF the State OF L0uisl.
ana.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
thirds Of all the members elected to each
Hcuse concurring That an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
State for their approval or rejection, as
required by Article 321 Of the Constitution,
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1910, amending and
enactng Article 229 Of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, SO as to read as
follows
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. yocations and callines.
All persons, associations of persons and cor.
porations pursuing any trade, profession bus
mess or calling may be rendered liable to
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
| cotton seed oil.
| Those engaged in the business of severing
natural resources, as timber and minerals,
| from the soil or water, whether they there
after convert them by manufacturing or not,
| may also be rendered liable to q license tax.
| but in this ease the amount to be collected
may either be graduated or fixed according
to the quantity or value of the product at
the place where it is severed
greater license tax than is imposed by the
General Assembly for the State purposes
This restriction shall not apply to dealers
in distilled, alcoholic or malt liquors. The
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. 1919.
House Bill No. 301.
RI. rv1ooY

I1Ouso Dill NO. 5O1.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana, for the purpose
of raising sufficient revenue for the carry
ing out OF Article 303 of the Constitution,
by imposing one-ffth of a mill upon thu
total State assessment for the use of the
Confederate veterans under the provis-
the State of Louisiana, and provided that
said one-ffth of mill shall be taken from
not more than 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 ap.
proval or rejection, as provided by Article
321 of the Constitution Of the State of Lou.
isiana, at the Congressional election to be
held on the first Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, 1910, providing
for the levying of one.ffth of mill of the
State tax for the purpose of supplementing
Of Confederate soldiers and their widows
under the provisions of Article 303 of the
Constitution. and providing that one-fifth OF
q mill shall not be construed as increasing
the total rate of State taxation over six
upon upon the the adoption Of this amendment same
shall at once become sef-operative and the
funds derived therefrom immediately used for
said purposess and provided. further, that
the tax collectors shall receive no commits
sions for collecting said one-ffth Of a mill
herein provided.
II. G. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of The
Senate.
Approved: July g. 1910.
r. 4 j. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02

officers Of either sex for indeterminate sen.
fences by said courts and for appeals there
from, and making other provisions cognate
thereto and suspendlng Inc Sdne ~ ~ ths ~ par
ish OF Orleans except parishes when con
tain an incorporated town of more than
seven thousand inhabitants: and provlolng
therein formalities by which the erect eeo ana
amended by the Act Of the Legislature OF
1910. herein referred to, may be extended to
other parishes, and more fully declaring ana
defining the jurisdiction of the Ju'en'le
Courts in regard to children ana on Gtner o per
providing said amendment, if adopted, shall
20 into effect on and after January l., l9ll.
Is hereby ratified and approved: and. fur
Their provided that all provisions Of the pres
ent Constitution in conflict with the pro.
visions of said act as amended. and this
amendment are to that extent and for that
purpose only repealed.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, Ihat
said proposed amendment be submitted to
the electors of this State for their approval
or rejection as required by the Constitution
Of Louisiana. at the next general Congress
sional election to be held in this State on the
Tuesday following the first Monday in No
vember. 1910.
This proposed amendment. if approved as:
part of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. conformably to the requirements
thereof. shall go into effect and operation
on and after January !. I'LL
Section 3. Be it further resolved. etc,
That on the official ballots to be used at
said election shall be placed the words.
ssFor the juvenile Court Amendment and
the words, against the Juvenile Court
Amendment: and each elector shall indi-
cate. as provided in the general election
laws of the State. whether he votes for or
! against said amendment.
Fl. 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 Y. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT No. 81.
Senate Bill No. 1913.

Oenate Dill NO. 1915. $50 sf5f{5{gs{,,ass
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article lot oe
the Constitution of the State of L0uisi8na.
Section i. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana, two.gs
thirds OF all members elected to each houaa
concurring That an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified electors Of the Stats
by Article 32l of the Constitution. such sub
mission to be made at the congressional eleo.St
ton to be held on the first Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November A. D. 3,
ene 81 shs State q ho
amended by act No. ZIG, Of the General AS
sembly of 1906, approved November 6, 1906, 5
SO as to read as follows:
Article 107. The State shall be diyidedS
into not less than twenty nor more than
thirty-two judicial DISTRICTS the Parish q
Orleans excepted. Until otherwise provided
by law there shall be Thirty Districts. S;S
Article l08. The Parish of Caddo shall
compose the first District. Ss22
The Parishes of Bossier and Webster shall
compose the second District. fs
The Parishes Of Claiborne and BienyiIlsy
shall compose the third District. s5s;a SIS
The Parishes Of Union and Lincoln shall
compose the fourth district.
The Parishes Of jackson and VIM shalt.
compose the fifth district
The Parishes OF Ouachita and MorehouSsj
snail compose the sixth district.
The. Parishes of West Carroll and Rich.s
land shall compose the seventh district. 81
The Parishes Of Franklin and Catahoulas
shall compose the eighth district. ~
The Parishes of Madison and East Carroll
shall compose the ninth district.
The Parishes of Concordia and Tensas shall
compose the tenth district.
The Parishes Of Natchitoches and Red
River shall compose the eleventh district.
The Parishes Of Desota, Sabine and Vernon
shall compose the twelfth district
The Parishes of Rapides and Grant shall
compose the thirteenth district. us;
The Parish of Avoyelles shall compose the
| fourteenth district.
| The Parishes of Calcasieu and Cameron
! shall compose the fifteenth district
| The Parishes Of st. Landry and EvanReli1s
shall compose the sixteenth district,
| The Parish of Vermillion shall compose the
| seventeenth district.
The Parishes of Acadia and Lafayette shalt
compose the eighteenth district a53i
The Parishes of Iberia and st. Martin
shall compose the nineteenth district.
The Parishes of Terrebonne and Lafourchs
| shall compose the twentieth district. aTSs
The Parishes of Iberville, West Baton
Rouge, and Pointe Coupee shall compose the
| twenty-first district.
| The Parish Of East Baton Rouge shall
l compose the twenty-second district. SS3
/ The Parish Of st. sNiary shall compose the
| twenty.third district
I The Parishes Of East Feliciana and Vast
Feliciana shall compose the twenty.fourth
l district. ss35ss3
| The Parishes Of St.. Helena, Livingston,
and 1rangipahoa shall compose the tWenty,
afth district.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. 1873.
House Bill No. l3.
JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. t3.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana, giving the power
to the Board of Commissioners of the Fort
of New Orleans to erect and operate public
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana two
thirds Of all members elected to each House
concurrng that the Board Of Commissioners
lied 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; that the said Board OF
are empowered to fix charges for storage
on ell goods or merchandise: :,
The said Board Of Commissioners OF the
Port Of New Orleans are empowered to issue
receipts negotiable i W. chd 1pr 'n1
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'
Section O. 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, 1910, the
foregoing amendment to the. Constitution OF
this State shall be submitted to the electors
of the State; that on the official ballots tc
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
oil
| indicate his vote on the proposed amendment
| as provided by the general election laws Of
! this State.
| H. G. DUPRE,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
P. M. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of thu
Senate.
Approved July 5, 1910.
u Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
| A true copy:
JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT NO. IA.
AUI NO. II
House Bill No. 81.

House Bill No. 81.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State Of. Louisiana SO as 70 levy
and authorize the collection, Of one.fourt n
al one mill on the assessed value OF al
the nronerty in the State Of Louisiana. for
the creating of a road fund to construct
and maintain pubic rGaad T. H. the General
Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana, two
Thirds Of all the members elected 20 ea aS
House concurring, That an amendment 70 tne
Constitution OF the state OF Sn;ttea ~ the
s ,n,l;t;ed electors Of the State for their ap.
9rnvaI or rejection as required by article 81
II the Constitution, at the Congressional elec.
lion to be held on the tirss. lussaay ~, ne1a
following the first Monuay ~ -NVseiiioe - -
g 'spec;al tax Of one.fourth Of one mill on
II aha dollar on the assessed yalue OF All me
-ronerty' assessed for State. taxation IN the
ggtafpas NJ Louisiana is hereby assessed and
3, Sos;ed to be collected in the same manner
and upon the same terms ana conultions Is tna,
nther State taxes are assessed anH cpiigSteu
the purpose o. Gr * .n Keen o IN repair
tba1l State highways or pubic ROADS thfonsn'
o e,,t The State with the necessary culyerts
D bridges and drains and all other ,t e. appurte'
y. " .,csssf incident and accessory thereto.
Aan This tax shall be considered part OF
h ,,,ese,it six.mill tax authorized to be
levied BY this Constitution. a.,
- Th;s 81 Article amending me 1oiistttut,.uli
S$ ,au 1,a splf-exec,iting without the necessity
~ an enabling net Of the Legis'ature, and
shail have effect from, the date OF It's ''& adop,
tion. ~, - fnrtbar resoIved e,c.
er,,at the official ballot to be used at sad
,1n at shali have printed thereon the words:
Tie state s If onsaa 10 re
stin~ Road Fund by leyying onsfoarth Ct
ana ts Z vS se aSsas sf
s IFoPsess.a ~ T nnisiana creating q Road Fund
,s5 pns nd n
5sd n the General Election laws OF the
state Whether he votes for or against the
,,ronosed amendment; nrpp
Sneaker of the House of Rsprsse e ra,t,v
Sope' a' p NJ, IiAafBREMONT,
Lien,erant Governor and President o. the
Senate 3oIn ss55
p 't' - - Y. SANDERS,
Governor q the ssate.of louisiana louisiana.
IS 4 sf fF.s:,ss' L. MICHEL,
Seer etary q State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
ACT NO, 1877.
House Bit NO. $50. 2
800 JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article Two
Hundred and Eighty.One (291) of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana, rel
alive to the issuance OF bonds for work Of
public improvements by municipal corpo-
rations, parishes and schools, drainage
and sewerage districts, the City OF New
Orleans excepted, and the assessment of
Section i. Be It resolved By the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana,
two,thirds t2-3) of all the members elected
to each House concurring, That Article Two
Hundred and Eighty-one t281) of the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana be
SO amended as to read as follows Is q.