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Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11

indebtedness Of the State due January 1,
1914; provided that said bonds shall not be
sold or exchanged for less than par.
The State Board of Liquidation 10 given
full power and authority TO carry out the
provisions of this amendment.
There shall be levied an annual tax sufi-
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 oficial 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.
Louisiana, relative to the State bonded in
debtedness.''
And each elector shall here indicate, rs
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.
true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11
Underground Churches.


In the MynddNewydd coal mine. IL
Wales, there is an apartment excar
waited which is set aside to be exclu'
sively used as a place Of worship
This underground chapel dates back
for more than half a century, sad
every morning since its inauguration
Cwhen the mine is being worked) the
miners have assembled in this remark
able edifice to perform their religious
devotions. The chapel Is situated
close to the bottom of the shaft, %
that the miners. on descending the
pit can go to worship before they pro
coed to their various stations. inc
apartment is strangely lacking IN Or
lamentations and adornment. The pill
lars and the beams which support the
roof are of rough wood, and disuseo
coal-trolley, turned up on end does
duty as a pulpit The miners SIT up
on rough wooden benches places
across the chapel from side to ade'
and the Oldest worker at the mlns
performs the duty of pastor.
In the salt-mine at Weiliczka, Aus'
tria, there Is a chapel of st. Anthony.
a Byzantine excavation, supported oy
columns. with altar. crucifix. and me-
sized statues Of saints. apparently y
black marble. but all made Of salt
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11
ACT NO. 1877.
House Bill No. 326.
JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 32e.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article Two
Hundred and EightyOne (2s1 Of the
stive 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 Be !, re:Slysd solve. y y ,.. the Cen
two-t thirds ta,s) Of ali the members elected
Hundred and Eishty.one tssD Of the
SO amended as % to ne read s' as folows:
Article 2sI. Municipal corporations, par.
ishes or school. drainage. subdrainage, road,
Of New Orleans excepted. hereinafter refer.
red to as subdivisions when authorized to
do so, by a vote Of q majority in number
and amount na,c Of ths qua.
laws Of this State, who vote st an election
held for that purpose. after due notice Of
;sS election has been published for thirty
nicipal corporation or parishes, and, where
i published therein, may, through their e: 3:
and issue negotiable bonds therefor. and
each year, while any bonds issued to evil
dence said indebtedness are outstanding. the
governing authorities of such subdivision
shall levy and collect annually. in excess Of
all other taxes q tax sufficient to pay the
interest, annually or semi annually, and the
principal falling due each year, or such
amount as may be required for any sinking
at maturity: provided, that such special taxes
for all purposes shall not in any year exceed
ten G0) mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the property in such subdi-
visions.
No bonds shall be issued for any other
purpose than that stated in the submission
Of the proposition to the taxpayer and pub
lished for thirty (30) days as Aforesaid; or
for o greater amount than therein mentioned;
nor shall such bonds be issued for any other
and maintaining public roads and highways,
paving and improving streets. roads and al.
leys, purchasing or constructing systems of
water works, sewerage drainage. navigation,
lights, public parks and buildings, together
with all necessary equipments and furnish
provement the title to which shall rest in
the subdivision creating the debt, as the
case may be: nor shall such bonds run for 4
longer period than forty (4o) years from
their date or bear q greater rate of interest
.od far psr sen or BE-
bonds by any subdivision for all purposes
shall never exceed ten (10) per centum of
the assessed valuation of the property in
such subdivisions.
Municipal, council. shall have authority
70 create within their respective limits one
or more sewerage districts. and nothing here.
in contained shall prevent drainage districts
from being established under the laws of
this State. SHALL in addition to the powers
hereinabove granted have the further power
tributicns or acreage taxes on all lands SIT
uated In such districts. for the purpose Of
providing and maintaining drain aee svstems
nes exessding afty t5o) esnts per aers loe 8
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11
ACT NO. 1856.
ACT NO. IS6.
House Bill No. 1872.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

ASI NJ. Aoo'
House Bill No. 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana, creating and
establishing the office of Assistant Attor
ney General of Louisiana; providing for
General; prescribing their qualifications,
powers and duties, and fixing their sala-
ries.
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
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
and mn d defend al suit. w. Wherein the
State be party or may have ave an
General, and shall generally do. perform and
discharge all such other duties as may be
assigned to them by the Attorney General:
him and in his stead whenever he may be
absent from the State. or be temporarily dis:
abled, from any cause, from acting hlmse1
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 on their own warrants. to.
wit: One of them shall receive and be paid
the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4 4,00O),
and the other shall receive the sum OF Three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3. 5000;
Section 2. Be it further resolved. That
if adopted at said election in November:
and be operative on and after the first day
Section 3. Be II 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 election for Representative in Congress
to be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1910.
Section a., Be it further resolved, That
election. there shall be placed the words,
"For the proposed amendment to the Con-
sttution of the State of louisiana. creating
and establishing the Office of Assistant Attor-
posed amendment to the Constitution Of the
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
Against" he votes for. r>,-n
Speaker Of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
App'' j. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
"A JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11

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 ii 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 u. .jFIVE
and in the proper column, the following
For the proposed amendment to Article SO
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
tices of the Supreme Court and each cleo
tor shall indicate his vote on the proposed
amendment as provided by the general elec-
tion laws of this State.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved; July 7, IslS. IslSS..vnrps
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN +. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11
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 l. Be II resolved by the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana, two
thirds Of all members elected to each House
concurring that the Board Of Commissioners
of the Port Of New Orleans is hereby author.
ized to eIect 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
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 all goods 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
value of the buildings and land upon which
the warehouse warehouses are erected.
for any transaction arising from the stor-
age Of merchandise thereon or Otherwise
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 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
this State.
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
true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11
ACT NO. 1ss.
JOINT RESOLUTION


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 . mill upon tbs
total State assessment for the use of the
Confederate veterans under the provis-
ions of Article 800 of the Constitution of
said one-ifth of a 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
3?1 of the Constitution Of the State of Lou
lsiana. 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 a mill of the
the appropriation already for the pensioning
OF Confederate soldiers and their widows
under the provisions OF Article 900 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 that
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-ffth 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., 1910-11-11
ACT NO. 277.

Senate Bill No. 90.
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
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of the members elected to each House
concurring, That Article SO of the Consti-
SO as to read as follows:
Article SO. The Supreme Court shall be
composed of one Chief Justice and four As
sociate Justices. Q majority of whom shall
constitute quorum. The Chief Justice and
Associate Justices shall each receive q salary
Of not less than Five Thousand Dollars per
snnum, payable monthly on their own war
rants. They shall each be elected for .
term Of twelve years. In case of death,
resignation, or removal from Office of any
Justice, the vacancy shall be filed by the
selection by the Court Of q Judge Of one
Of the Courts Of Appeal from Q Supreme Court
District other than that in which such va
cancy shall occur, until the next ensuinp 2
congressional election. when il shall be filled
by election for q full term of twelve years
They shall be citizens of the United States
and Of this State, over thirty five years of
age, learned in the Law, and shall have prsc.
ticed law in this State for ten years pre-
eedIng their election, or appointment
Ihe CHIEF Justice or any of the Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court may retire
on full pay when he shall have reached 1ev.
enty-hve years Of age. provided said Justice
Ass ssvsa esatiasAlly. net lees than .Aftssn
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11

Article Is. 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 after
each United States census of 1910, and AZ
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and 1t is hereby directed to re-
apportion the representation among the sew
eral parishes and representative districts on
a basis of the total population shown by
such census A representative number shall
be fixed, and each parish and representative
as such representative number is contained
in the total number of the inhabitants OF
such parish or representative district: as
shown BY the last IrSe;edng limited aie
for every fraction exceeding onehalf the
representative number. The number OF rep
resentatives shall not be more than one hun
dred and twenty (12o) nor less than ninety
eight {9s), provided that when q new par
ish or parishes is or are created. as author
ized by this Constitution. and the maximum
number of representatives have been prevl-
ously apportioned to other parishes, then
that such new parish or parishes shall be
assigned a representative each in addition TO
the maximum one hundred and twenty fixed
herein, and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportlon-
ment Of representatives is made by the Gen
eral Assembly at which time the maximum
Of one hundred and twenty shall be restored
That il there Is more than one representa-
tive in q parish from which the larger por-
tion Of the territory is taken for the pur-
pose Of creating a new parish. one OF such
representatives, may be apportioned TO the
new parish in the same act which creates
the parish. That any act passed by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana at
its session in 1910. creating new parish
or parishes and assigning q representative
to each, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section q Be il further resolved. etc.
that the official ballot TO- be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: "For the proposed amendment to Ar.
ticle 1s of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana. authorizing the increasing OF the
number Of representatives, under certain con-
dition:" Against the proposed amendment
to Article 1S of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana authorizing the increasing OF
the number of representatives under certain
conditions and each e1ector shall indicate
as provided in tie general election laws OF
the 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 June 90, 1910.
7. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
trre COW:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11
ACT NO. 16l.


House Bill No. 209.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 229 Of
the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana.
Section 1. 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 be
submitted to the qualified electors of the
State for their approval or rejection, as
required by Article 321 Of the Constitution.
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
re enacting Article 229 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, SO as to read as
follows:
levy a 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 callings.
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,
after convert them by manufacturing or not,
may also be rendered liable to license tax,
but in this case the amount to be collected
may either be graduated or fixed according
to the quantity or value of the product at
the place where il is severed.
No political corporation shall impose q
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 parochisl
licenses.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
p NJ LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved July 9. 1910;
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11
ACT No. sos.
House Bill No. 36s.
JOINT RESOLUTION.


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 1, 1914.
Section l.. Be II 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 or rejection
at the congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the hrst
Monday In November. 1910, amending Ar.
ticle 40 Of the Constitution Of 1898 20 %
TO read ~ follows:
Article 46. 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 repellng invasion or
for the suppression Of insurrection, provided.
that for the purpose of retiring liduidatine
or refunding the present State bonded in
debtedness OF Eleven Million, One Hundred
and Eight Thousand, Three Hundred Dollars.
maturing January /, 1914. and bearing four
per cent per annum interest. The Board
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
TOUR per cent per annum. payable semi
annually and to be due and payable in ffty
years. to be sold and the proceeds realized
tssssfson ussd n sxtinsuishins ths bondsA
Tensas gazette., 1910-11-11
ACT NO. Il.
HOUSE Bill No. 81.
Joint RESOLUTION

HOUSE Bill No. 81.
JOINT RESOLUTION
6roposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana SO as to levy
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 l.. Be II resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana. two
House concurring That an amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana. adopt
Cd In the year 1898, be submitted to the
proval or rejection as required by Article 32I
Of the Constitution. at the Congressional elec-
tion to be held the first Tuesday next
following the hrst Monday in November. 1910.
A special tsx Of one fourth of one mill on
che dollar ON the assessed value of all the
State Of Louisiana is hereby assessed and
levied. to ~ collected in the same manner
and upon the same terms and conditions that
for the purpose Of creating . Road Fund
With which to construct and keep in repair
th: State hiehway, or public roads through
bridges and drains and all other appurts.
nsnces incident and accessory thereto.
=. This tax shall be considered q part Of
levied By this Constitution.
This Article amending. the Constitution
snail be self executing. without the necessity
ehall have effect from the date of its sdop-
tion.
Section 2. Be, IT, further resolved. etc,
That the ofhcial ballot TO be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana ere
sting Road Fund by levying one e-fourth Of
one mill tax and the words: Against the
proposed amendment 10 the Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana creating q Road Fund
BY levying one fourth Of one mill tax
And each elector shall indicate as pro-
yided In the General Election laws Of the
proposed amendment.
H. G. DUPRE.
speaker OF the House Of Representative.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate. Wv
Approved: June Is. 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL
Secretary Of State.