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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-16
ACT NO. 1856.
House Bill No. 1872.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill NO. 132.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of louisiana creating and
ney General of Louisiana; providing for
the appointment of Assistant Attorneys
General; prescribing their qualifications,
powers and duties, and fixing their sala-
ries.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of the members elected to each House
concurrng 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 this
State at the next election for Representa-.
tives in Congress, to be holden in Novem-
Der, 1910, to-wit: There shall be two Assist
ant ;, Attorneys: General for. the State, who
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
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 do, perform and
discharge all such other duties as may be
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 dis.
abled, from any cause. from acting himself
in any, matter; and they shall discharge
ferred by law on the Attorney General
They shall receive the following salaries,
payable monthly on their own warrants. to:
the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,ooo>,
and the other shall receive the sum of Three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,5o0).
Section 2. Be it further resolved That
If adopted at said election in November.
1910, this amendment shall 60, into effect
and be operative on and after the Arst day
Section 5. Be 1t further resolved That
this proposed amendment shall be submit
ted to the electors Of this State, for their
approyal, or rejection, as required by the
the election for Representative in Congress
to be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1910
Section 4. Be it further resolved, That,
on the official ballots to be used at 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-
ney General > ETC., and AGAINST the Pro.
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 the
State which Of the propositions, For" OF
"Against.' he votes for,
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker OF the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
P NJ LAMBREMONT, E
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July 5; 1910; vnnn.
q s a. Y r.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.
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thirds Of all tho members elected to each
House concur1ing That the police jurics OF
the several parishes and boards of trustees
and municipal councils of incorporated cltles
and towns (the Parish of Orleans excepleul'
shall levy, collect and turn over 70 tne par.
shes for the support of the public schools
Of their respective parishes, cities or towns,
the proceeds of at least three mills OF the
annual tax which they. are empowers. 10
Of the property thereof; provided that cues ts
and towns that are not exempted oy ING
terms of their charters from the payment OF
parish taxes and which are subjected 10 the
similar burdens of taxation as are the par
shes shall not pay this tax; as same is IN,
cluded in the taxes imposed by, the parish
in which the town is situated, unless the
parish boards of school directors OF that
parish certify that the needs OF the scnoo,s
can be met by a smaller levy OF suen 1aAe -.
That at the Congressional election to pc hela
in this State on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, i9l0, inc
foregoing amendment to the Constitution VI
the State shall be submitted TO tne eer'o hs
used at said election shall be placed me ,e
words, "For tho three mills school tax,
and the words, Against, the three mills u!
school tax and every elector shall lnol'
cate his vote on the proposed amendment.
State.
H G. DUPRE,
Spt aksr Of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES..
P. N. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
]. Y. SANDERS
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
JOHN 7. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
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chandise carried in their own bottoms sgainss
fire and perils of the sea.
Third-To build, own. rent and operAts
shipyards. docks, piers. wharves and ware
houses for the transaction of their business.
F0urth-To trade with forei On countries,
including the foreign possessions of tho
United States, by exporting cargo carried
thereto in their own vessels, and to lmpors
from foreign countries, including the foreign
possessions of the United States. in their
own vessels cargo for sale or exchange In
the United States, but no ship of such q
company shall be laden with the company
own cargo to the exclusion OF cargo offered
for such voyage by the general pu1hc, ana ,!
such cargo offered by the genera :nao pup tor
shall have preference on al 'S!"ses AoA
which it is offered.
Fifth-To authorize corporations. foreign
and domestic, to subscribe to and own shares
of their capital stock, not however IN excess
of the limitation above Prov!aedi shin sb.u
No leased property or chartered snip shail
be within the exemption herein granted nor
shall vessels of such corporations operated
in the coasting trade of the onited Statesl
or operated between ports OF the Onlteo
foreign countries not INCLUDING the foreign
possessions of the United States, be within
the exemption herein granted. One Such
voyage in any year shall subject the vessel
making the voyage to taxation for that year.
The proof above required to be filed with
the Secretary of State that the authorized
capital stock has been paid in cash shall be
the joint affidavit of the president and seq
rotary of the company to that effect. accom-
panied by verified trial balance of the
Each Each Of said corporations shall possess
the power Of eminent domain for the purpose
of acquiring land on which to erect plant
to build and repair vessels.
Section g. Be it further enacted, etc,
That on the official ballot to be used at said
election shall be placed the words:
''For the amendment exemptng domestic
steamship companies from all taxation. for
Fifteen Years under certain conditions,
and the words:
against the amendment exempting do
nestle steamship companies from all taxa
ton for Fifteen Years under certain condt-
TONS
And each elector shall indicate his vote
on the proposed amendment as provided in
the general election laws of this State.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of tho
Senate.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives..
Approved: July 7, 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, 1910-09-16
ACT No. 303.

House Bill No. 36S.
JOINT 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 l, 1914.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana, two
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 or rejection
at the congressional election to be held on
Monday in November. 1910. amending Az.
ticle as Of the Constitution OF 1898 so ~
to read as follows:
Article 46. The General Assembly shall
have no power to contract or to authorize
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,
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
Of Liquidation Of the State Of Louisiana is
given authority to issue Eleven Million Ono
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.
years. to be sold and the proceeds realized
therefrom used in extinguishing the bonded
Indebtedness, of the State due January /.
1914; provided that said bonds shall not be
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
Tiers shall be levied an annual tax sufa.
Gent tor 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
- Section q: Be it 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:
tcle 46 of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to the State bonded in,
And each elector shall here indicate, a.
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 the
Approved: July !, 1919 i e,,nrna
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
JOHN 519s ~ +, MICHEL
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-16
ACT NO. 1873.
House Bill No. 43.
JOINT RESOLUTION


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State OF Louisiana, giving the power
to the Board of Commissioners of the Port
of New Orleans to erect and operate public
warehouses.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly ct the State Of Lousa M 1.-TWO two
concurring, that the Board Of Commissioners
of the Port Of New Orleans is hereby author.
lied to erect and operate warehouses and
other structures necessary to the commerce
of the Port Of New Orleans, and to that end
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
operating expenses; that the said Board Of
Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
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 greater amount than the
value of the buildings and land upon which
for any transaction arising from the stor.
age Of merchandise thereon or otherwise
Section 2. 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, 1870 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 eector shall
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
r. N. .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.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-16
lle - ~.
ACT NO. IA.
House BIZ No. 81, n s.
NJ. JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No, "a. &
JOINT RESOLUTION f
\ Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of, the State Of Louisiana so IS to levy
Z and authorize the collectionaof 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
33ss and maintain public roads Of the State.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the General
G 81 h The Stss Of i Leern w
D House concurring, That an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana, adopt
b ed in the year 1898, be submitted to the
saualaed electors of the State for their ap.
= 5s the Constitution, at the Congressional cleo.
81 sion to be held on the first Tuesday next
Following the first Monday in November, 1910,
4 "a follows:
A special tax Of one fourth OF one mill on
II sac dollar on the assessed value of all the
property assessed for State taxation in the
state Of Louisiana is hereby assessed and
ss'asY1ed. 70 Pc collected in the same manner
II sand upon the same terms and conditions that
:. tner I, state taxes are assessed and collected
Tor the purpose of creating a Road Fund
# With !, which to construct and keep in repair
sas ath of thps us F9sds through
sA BRIDGES and drains and all other appurte
aaanses incident and accessory thereto.
This tax shall be considered part Of
sSmi tax authorized to be
This Article, amending the Constitution
Il shall be self executing without the necessitv
Hg8of m enabling act of the Legislature. and
Y Zion. 8 o.. -" - ~ wv
Section Be it further resolved, etc.
3 hat the official ballot to be used at said
& aleetipn shall have printed thereon the words.
.ss ]. Fnr the proposed amendment to The.
& ions ion OF the State of louisiana ere.
q aslng q Road ,Fnnd by levying one.fourth Of
mill tax. and the words !: Against the
& opposed sEanend rient to the Constitution Of
9hs State of Louisiana creating q Road Fund
] ieyyil1g e,fonrth Of one mill lax ~
Ind each elector shall indicate, os $nro.5
s'vittaa SIN the General Election laws OF the
neither he votes for or against Tia
Z straposed amendment -,
II. G. DuPRE,
Speaker Of the House ~ Representatives
ssss NJ LAMBREAfONT, a
s2sgM Senate is - 80
Approved June is, 1910. s 3
j. =. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
JOHN n IGTfEI1
Secretary Of State. S. Isl
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-16
ACT NO. 277.
NJ.
A JOINT RESOLUTION


A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article No. 86
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 l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana two
thirds of the members elected to each House
concurring, That Article sc of the Consti.
so as to read as follows:
Article &c. The Supreme Court shall be
composed of one Chief Justice and four AS,
sociate Justices majority Of whom shall
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 a
term of twelve years, In case, of death,
or removal from m 9 Ses or Of any
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 it shall be filled
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.
Inc CuleI JUSTICE UT any VI Iue AhSOCIdto
justices of the Supreme Court may retire
on full pay when, he shall have reached sew
enty-fve years Of age 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
for other judicial expenses.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, That
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 IT,. .jFIVE
and in the proper column, the following
For the proposed amendment to Article sc
of the Constitution relative to the justices
OF the Supreme Court" and the words;
Against the proposed amendment to AT
ticle 86 Of the Constitution relative to Jus
tor shall indicate his vote on the proposed
amendment Us provided by the general cleo
ton laws of this State.
P, NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July J. !. 3 = SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN +. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-16
ACT NO. 1876.
House Bill No. SO.

House Bill No. So.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana by amending
Act No. GAS, approved July 8, 1908, and
approved by a majority Of the electors Of
the State at the general Congressional
election held on the Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, l 9OS, as a
part Of the Constitution Of this State, the
same being Z A Joint Resolution propos.
ing an amendment to the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana relative to ratify.
ing and carrying into effect an act of the
Legislature regulating the care of neglect.
ed and delinquent children and for the
trial Of adults in certain cases, establishing
Juvenile Court in the Parish of Or.
as Juvenile Courts Of the District Courts,
outside Of said parish, and making other
provisions cognate thereto, SO as to sus.
pend the same in 80 far as it affects all
leans, except parishes which contain an in.
corporated town of more than seven thou.
sand inhabitants. and providing formalities
by which the effect and operation of Act
No. 89 Of 1908 may be extended to other
parishes I and more fully declaring and de.
Courts in regard to children and other
persons who may be charged before said
courts, and providing that said amendment,
il adopted. shall go into effect on and
0Atei
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana, two. thirds Of the
members elected to each House concurring,
That Act No. 245, approved July g., 1905.
adopted as part Of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana at the general Congress.
sional election held the Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, 1908. being
: Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
TO the Constitution of the State of Louisi.
ana relative to ratifying and carrying into
effect an act of the Legislature regulating
the care Of neglected and DELINQUENT chill.
dren and for the trial of adults "a certain
cases: establishing Juvenile Court in the
Parish Of Orleans. and providing for SEN.
arate sessions, as Juvenile Courts OF the
District Courts outside Of said parish and
so amended as to read as follows : ;'5 s
Act No. SO, adopted June 80, s319 Os. as
amended by the act adopted by the Legisla.
ture at the regular session begun and held
on May 8, 1910. regulating the care treat
ment and control s5of neglected and delin.
sqnent children, seventeen years of age and
;nnder, and for the trial OF adults CHARGED
with any violation Of the laws PROTECTING,
the physical, moral and mental we'll beinrs
:of children or with desertion or failure to
support wife or children; organizing the
Juvenile Court in the Parish OF Orleans
providing Judge and Oficers therefor; pro
.-idine for seperate sessions as Juvenile
iGnnrts ut the District Courts outside of
said parish; defining the jurisdiction Of aaid
courts, and providing them with probation
49,
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officers Of either sex for indeterminate SEN

officers Of either sex for indeterminate SEN
fences by said courts and for appeals there
from, and making other provisions cognate
thereto, and suspending the same in so far
as it affects all parishes outside of the Par
ish of Orleans, except parishes which con-
tain an Incorporated town of more than
seven thousand inhabitants, and providing
therein formalities by which the effect and
operation of the Act No. 80 of 1908. as
amended by the Act of the Legislature Of
other parishes and more fully declaring and
defining the jurisdiction OF the Juvenile
Courts in regard to children and other per
sons who may be charged before said courts
60 into effect on and after January l., 1911,
is hereby ratified and approved: and. fur.
Their provided. that all provisions of the pres
emf 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 9 Be it further resolved, That
said proposed amendment be submitted to
the electors of this State for their approval
OF rejection, as required by the Constitution
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
Louisiana. conformably to the requirements
thereof. shall 90 into effect and operation
on and after January |. 1911.
Section g. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That on the official ballots to be used at
For the Juvenile Court Amendment and
the words, against the Juvenile Court
Amendment and each clector shall indi
cate. as provided in the general election
laws of the State. whether he votes for or
against said amendment
H. g. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
P. NJ LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1910
j. Y. SANDERS,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-16
ACT NO. 1919.
31V0HV LII 1TVs VV1s = - =
JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 301.
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 3O3 of the Constitution
by imposing one.ffth of mill upon the
total State assessment for. the use of the
Confederate veterans under the provis
ions of Article 500 OF the Constitution oil
the State of Louisiana, and provided that
said one-ffth of mill shall be taken from
not more than 6.mill State tax for al
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
tho 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 BIZ
held on the first Tuesday next following the
Tor the levying. of one;ffth Of mill of the
State tax for the purpose of supplementing
the appropriation already for the pensionine
of Confederate soldiers and their widows
under the provisions Of Article 800 of the
Constitution. and providing that one.ffth Of
"a mill shall not be construed as increasing
/ the total rate Of State taxation over six
mills for all purposes and provided thai
upon the adoption OF this amendment same
shall at once become self.operatve and the
funds derived therefrom Immediately used fol
said purposes; and provided. further, that
che tax collectors shall receive no commits
hions for collecting said one-ffth Of mil
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
IA true copy: a
J. JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State ~