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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
! ch,nd;se carried in their own bottoms ae"'As'

chandise carried in their own oos'o"s as"'A''
ara and perils of the sea. on.r.+.
n' Th;rdFTo build, own. rent and opers.s
shinyards, docks, piers: "hartes aI he;ra.s
houses for the transaction OF thelr ousiIs'
Tourth-To trade with foreign counlf,es.
;nc I"I;s the foreign possessions OF ing
ITn;teI States, by exporting cargo carrier
thereto in their own vessels ana 10 ; .,'.p
from foreign countries. including inc lo, .h;
possessions of the United s'a'.s. , III ~
own tha 1Inited States, but no ship OF such
.nmnonv shall be laden with the coMpahs =
AVN rarro TO the exclusion of carg" oHerea
Tor such voyage BY the genera Gen naua puI'I pubo
such cargo offered by inc 81, i'n vovaees for
shall have preference Oh "N '''Nh
which it is offered oro+;,ns foreign
Fifth-To authorize corporali,ons, io oborsa
and domestic, to subscribe to ana own snaess
of their capital STOCK Exam not nr divided "
M lcosed property chariered shlp, sum
he within the exemption herein grahleu, Nv,
shall vessels of such corporations pSto4os
in the coasting trade OF the f'i the United
States. other than Louisiana ports; ana
fnregn countres, not including the foreign
possessions of the United States, pc "itn ah
the exemption herein grantee S;co+ t Tme vessel
making the voyage to taxation for that ina, yea veal
The proOf above required to be filed WIN
the Secretary of State that the authorizes
capital stock has been pald IN casn sia'i W
the Joint affidavit of the president ana Soc
retorv Of the company to that effect, accom-.
nanied by verified trial balance OF inc
'oT Epch Of said corporations shall possess
tho nnver of eminent domain for the purpose
If acuirine land on which to erect plant
to build and repair vessels
w Section 2. Be it further enacted etc1
That on the official ballot to be used at saio
election shall be placed the words: !,
| 'For the amendment excmptlng domestlo
| steamship companies from all taxation 10Y
Fifteen Years under certain conditions,
Against the amendment exemptlng 40
nestle steamship companies from al taXs'
ton for Fifteen Years under certain condi
| TONS -:
And each elector shall Indicate his vote
on the proposed amendment as provided IN
| The general election laws of this state
VIC ?. NJ LAMBREMONT,,
lieutenant Governor and President OF the
H. G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
Approved: July Z, 1910.
| J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
"A JOHN WTf s' +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
,H7cers NJ 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 suspendlng the same IN a., 50 "a 1as
ish Of Orleans, except parishes which con-
tain an Incorporated town Of more than
seven thousand inhabitants; and providiny;
therein formalities by which the. effect and
operaion Of the Act No; ;n % o. tsvo as as
1910, herein referred to, may be extended to
other parishes, and more fully declaring and
defining the Jurlsdlctnn OF me JuVehlle
Courts in regard to children, and other per
sons who may be charged before said courts
providing said amendment, if adopted. shall
20 into effect ana Hfter- 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.
amendment axe to that extent and for that
Section g Be it further resolved, That
said proposed amendment be submitted to
or rejection, as required by the Constitution
of Louisiana, at the next general Congress
sioual 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 l, 1911.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
That on the official lallots to be used at
said election shall be placed the words
''For the Juvenile Court Amendment and
the words. against the Juvenile Court
Amendments and each elector shall indi
cate as provided in the general election
laws of the State, whether he votes for OF
against said amendment.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES
P. NJ LAMBREMONT,
! Lieutenant Governor and President CT thu
! 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, 1910-09-23
ACT NO. 277.
Senate Bill NO. 80.
4 JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 90.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an 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 nxlns
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 Sc of the Constl,
tuition of the State of Louisiana be amended
so as to read as follows:
composed of one Chief Justice and four AS,
sociate Justices, majority of whom shall
constitute quorum. The Chief Justice and
Associate Justices shall each receive v =, salary
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
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 filed
by election for 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 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 age, provided said Justice
has served continually. not less than fifteen
wears 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 u. .jFIVE
and in the proper column, the following
For the proposed amendment to Article. III
of the Constitution relative to the justices
Of the Supreme Court and the words
against the proposed amendment to Ar
tcle So Of the Constitution relative to Jus
tees Of the Supreme Court and each ei &c
| tor shall indicate his vote on the proposed
amendment as provided by the general cleo
WV - P. N. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
Senate.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
Approved; July I ! 1 y SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
ACT NO. 1875.

House Bill No. So.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
: Of the State Of Louisiana by amending
Act No. 245, approved July 8, 1908, and
approved by majority of the electors OF
the State at the general Congressional
election held on the Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, 1908. as a
part Of the Constitution Of this State, the
same being "a Joint Resolution propos.s
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
leans, and providing for separate sessions,
as Juvenile Courts Of the District Courts,
outside of said parish, and making other
provisions cognate thereto, SO rs to sus.5
pend the same in SO far as It affects all
parishes outside Of the Parish. of Or
/ 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. SO of 1908 may be extended to other
parishes and more fully declaring and de.
filming the jurisdiction Of the Juvenile
Courts in regard to- children and other
courts, and providing that said amendment
after January i, eli. 3s 3. q
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. 2A5, approved july 8, 1908,
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. l00a,e being
to the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi.
ana relative to ratifying and carrying into
effect an act sof the Legislature regulating
the care OF neglected and delinquent chill
dren and for the trial Of adults in certain
cases. establishing q Juvenile Court in the
Parish 4of Orleans, and providing for sep.
arate sessions, as Juvenile Courts OF the
District Courts outside Of said parish and
making other provisions cognate thereto. be
| SO amended as to read as follows; s.
Act t&Nn. SO, adopted June So. 1903. as
amended by the act adopted by the Legisla,
! ture Ut the. regular session begun and held
on May g. j 81 o., regulating the care. treat
ment and control Of neglected 81 and delin
| quent children. seventeen years Of age and
under, and for the trial Of adults chnrrei
with any violation Of \ the laws 5protectins
the physical, moral and mental well beinf
| nj childrenSor with desertion or failure K
support wife or children, organizing in,
Juvenile Court in the Parish Of Orleans
prnviding "a Judge and officers therefor !: pre
/ sviding for seperate sessions. as Juyenii
i Courts. OF sthe District Courts outside q
/ said parish defining the jurisdiction Of sai,
srourts. and providing them With probation
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
ACT NO. 1873.
House Bill No. 43.

House Bill No. 43.
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 puoac
warehouses. ,
SECTION /. Be it 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,
lied to erect and operate warehouses ana
other structures necessary to the commerce
Of the Port OF New Orleans and to that emu
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 ga ae
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
Commissioners of the Port OF New Orleans
are empowered to fix charges tor storage
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, OF
possession provided, however, that they shall
not be liable for greater amount than the
value Of the buildings and land upon which
the warehouse or warehouses are erected
for any tran saction arising from the stor
age Of merchandise thereon Or otherwise. !.
Section, g., Be it further resolved, etc.
in this State on the first Tuesday followin1t
the first Monday in November, 1910, thu
foregoing amendment to the Constitution o.
! this State shall be submitted to the elector!
Of the State; that on the. official ballots t.
be used at, said election shall be placed thu
| words, a'For the Board of Commissioner
Warehouse Amendment and the words
against the Board Of Commissioners Ware
house Amendment" and every elector shall
indicate his vote on the proposed amendmen
as provided by the general election laws o
| this State. .,
| Speaker Of the House of Representatives
! p M. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of tn
Senate
Approved July s, 1910.
/ j., Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
true copy:
/ JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
ACT No. 3O3.
House Bill No. 1868.
1OJNT RESOLUTION.

House Bill No. 1858.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the State OF Louis
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, l91z.
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 first
Monday in November, 1910. amending Ar
ticle as of the Constitution OF 1898 30 ~
" Article as. 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 OF
other evidences Of Indebtedness thereof, ex.
cept for the purposes of repelling invasion OK
for the suppression of Instruction, provided,
that for the purpose of retiring, iquidatinE
or rcfunding the present State bonded in:
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 Is
given, authority to issue Eleven n, Million ons
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 extinguishng 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 -sH,
There shall be levied an annual tax SUN.
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:
| ''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 ot
Louisiana, relative to the State bonded in.
| debtedness.''
| And each elector shall here indicate. 90
provided in the general election law Of this
State, whether he votes for or against the
II. q. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
! P NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF The
Approved: July 7, 1919 s,,nppe
| Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN 5{51 s0R +. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
ACT NO. 1919.
House Bill No. SOL.

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 300 Of the Constitution,
by imposing one.ifth Of mill upon, tbs
Confederate veterans under the provis::
ions of Article 800 Of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana and provided that
said one-fifth of mill shall be taken from
not more than 3 6-mill State tax for all
State staRsSe' uADei - 80 : 80 - : =
Be Il resolved by the General Assembly
of the State Of Louisiana o-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-
prevail 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 q mill OF the
State tax for the purpose of Supplementary
the appropriation already for the pensioning
under the provisions Of Article 500 Of the
Constitution. and providing that one.afth Of
mill shall not be construed as increasing
the total rate Of State taxation over six
mills for all purposes, and provided that
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 . mill
herein provided.
H. g. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
P. NJ LAMBREMONT, 5
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved: July 6. 1910:
Is J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
| A true copy:
| JOHN IT. MICHEL, $50
Secretary Of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
ACT No. 81.
OeHWI6 Dill NO. -1o5. = -------9- =
JOINT RESOLUTION.

5t@ JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article lot o.
/. the Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
Section i. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana. two.
thirds Of all members elected to each house
stitution Of the State OF Louisiana be sub.
mitted to the qualified electors of tho State
for their approval or rejection, as required
by Article 32l Of the Constitution, such sub.
ton to be held on the first Tuesday follow.
ing the first Monday in November A. D..
1910, amending Articles lot and l08 Of the (
Constitution Of the Sthte Of Louisiana 10
amended by act No. ZIG, Of the General AZ.
SO as to read as follows:
Article 1o7. The State shall be divided
tnhirty.two judicial Districts. the Parish Of
by law there shall be Thirty Districts.
Article 1O8: The Parish Of Osddo shall
compose the frst District.
The Parishes OF Bossier and Webster shall
compose the second District.
The Parishes of Claiborne and Bienyille
shall compose the third District. 0
The Parishes Of Union and Lincoln shall
compose the fourth district.
The Parishes Of jackson and Winn shalt
compose the fifth district.
The Parishes, of ouachita and Morehouss
shall compose the sixth district
The Parishes of West Carroll and Rich.
land shall compose the seventh district.
The Parishes of Franklin and Catahoula
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 tho twelfth district.
The Parishes of Rapides and Grant shalt
compose the thirteenth district.
The Parish Of Avoyelles shall compose the
The Parishes Of Calcssieu and Cameron
/ shall compose the fifteenth district
! The Parishes Of St. Landry and Evangeline
| shall compose the sixteenth district.
The Parish of Vermillion shall compose tho
| seventeenth district.
The Parishes of Acadia and Lafayette shall
compose the eighteenth district
The Parishes of Iberia and St. Martin
shall compose the nineteenth district.
The Parishes Of Terrebonne and La{ourchs
shall compose the twentieth district.
i The Parishes CT 1berville, West Baton
Rouge, and Pointe Coupee shah compose the
twenty. frst district. .
The Parish Of East Baton Rouge shall
compose the twenty-secont district.
1 The Parish Of St. Mary shall compose the
i tventy.third district
The Parishes Of East Feliciana and West
4 aeliciana shall compose the twenty fourth
The Parishes Of St. Helena, Livingston
and Tangipahoa shall compose the twenty
q nth district.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
ACT NO. 154.
HOUSE BIZ NO. 1U5.
JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 200.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 229 Of
the Constitution Of tie State OF Loulsl'
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,
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1910. amending and
re .enactng 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, vacations and calllngs.
All persons, associations OF persons ana cor
porations pursuing any trade, profession, bus.
mess or ealing 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 license tax
but in. this case the amount to be collected
may either be graduated or 6xed 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 or 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 parochal purposes shall be .ex::
empted from the payment Of such parochial
licenses. 5 g
Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
P. NJ LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President. Of The
| Senate - Is
"a 55gJ Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy: e. st3.
JOHN II. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State. ,S IS,
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
y ~ $50. - x Z ~ iF--5
ACT NO. EST.

H0use aBlII NU.9si =
4 Ri JOINT RESOLUTION s, 8la
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the StateSo Of Louisiana, relative to the
levying Of a tax Of not less than three
81, mills on the. dollar BY parishes, cities or
& towns. for the support Of the public schools
3 Section s.. sBs sit resolved 81: tbs General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, two
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
ACT NO. 1877.
House Bill No. a26.
JOINT RESOLUTION /.

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article Two
81 Hundred and slEighty-One (281) of the
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana rel 4
alive to the issuance of bonds for work of
public improvements by municipal corpo-
Il rations, parishes and schools, drainage
land. sewerage districts, the City of New
Orleans excepted. and the assessment of
i + special taxes to pay for Same. s !. Ats 5.t
zeral5 Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana.
two thirds x 2.3} Of all the members elected
10 each House concnrring, That Article Two
Hundred and Eighty one 281) z:sof the
Constitution of & the@ State Of Louisiana be