The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-10-29
The CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS,

o.
The fifteen Constitutional Amend
ments which will be submitted to the
voters Of the State Of Louisiana. ut tie
November election, are as follows
lst. Act No Proposes to lew n
tax OF q OF a mill il all parishes in
the State outside the parish Of Or
leans, and 4 $ Of a mill in the parish
OF o'lcans. tor the purpose Of raising
tour million dollars for the Panama
Exposition. The tax viii commence
with the year 1911 and Will be CONT
nucd IN force until the amount above
Is raised. This tax will Do assessed
and collected without commissions in
the various parishes throughout the
state aud paid to tho State Treasurer
~ the same manner as other Stat
taxes are assessed collected and paid in
2nd. Act No. Provides for the
levy Of y tax of one fourth of mill on
all the property assessed in the
state OF Louisiana for the purpose OF
building and improving the public
roads throughout the State This tax
Will be considered n part Of the present
six mills authorized to he collected by
the Constitution
Bird. Act No. IS Is intended to
change and amend Article Is Of the
Constitution, in order 10 increase the
number Of Representatives in the
State Legislature.
4th. Act No. l35 Is an amendment
to the Constitution wherein it is pro
posed to give the power to the Port of
New Orleans to erect and operate pub
lie warehouses. There is no extra tax
intended in this amendment
OH Act No. Proposes the
Of Act No. I'D in the matter
OF Juvenile Courts. The amendment
changes the law Ivy suspending it ia
all parishes wherein there IL an ,ncor
poratcd town Of more than 1000 iDhab- !
'tants.
9th, Act No. 136 i Provides for the
creation Of the Offices Of Assistant At
1orney &c, cral and for The Appointment
~ the Attorney General of the two
Attorneys General who will
.tceive the following salary: One
-, 900 and the other s., 800 per year.
1th. Act No. 1873 Proposes to amend
article ~ 81 the Constitution so AS to
include license tax on all minerals.
inter. etc. the object being to pro
Get the natural resou ces of the State
Sth, Act No lS7-Amend article 2Sl
wherein additional powrr is given to
and parishes to form
lra'nage districts. public improve.
nonts, etc,
9th, Act No. 100 Proposes to amend
he Constitution for the purpose of
aising sufficient revenues, bv levying
ne-hith Of a mill upon the total State
assessment for the aid Of Confederate
1eterans. Said one fifth of mill
ball be taken from not more than a
mill State tax.
lotl, Act No Provides that no i,
ar'sh IN the State shall give less than ,
mills for public schools, except when
he school board certif1es that a small
amount will meet all expenses. ,
1l,h, Act No. 277-Authorizes Judges s
the Supreme Court TO retire with I
ay. when they shall have reached the |
ge - years and served not less than c
fteen years q
I'm, ACT No. 279- Exemptfng from :
'xation for fifteen years, all steam i
zip companies doing foreign bust.
ess and which Will be organized
thin the next two years. f
18th, Act No 1903 TO provide means +,
hereby the State Board of Liuuida b
on, may issue new bonds to retire or n
fund the State Bonded indebted "
SIS, due January lst 1914.
1ih, Act No 3I1-rroviies for the ST
cation Of new judicial district to be C
imposed OF the parishes of Caldwell
I'd LaSalle.
l5'h. Act No. 2-Proposing an amend Il
ent 10 the Constitution Of the State CT
Louisiana, authorizing the Worlds d,
mama Exposition Company to issue "
nds and pledge the tax which IS hi
opposed by joint resolution embodied sc
Act NO. AS well 10 a further tax In o,
e City OF New Orleans 10 be levied
er The tax Of the aboye resolution