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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08

ofaesrs Of eithsr sex fog indeterminAte sen
fences by said courts and for appeals there
from, and making other provisions cognats
as it Affects all parishes outside Of the Par
ish Of Orleans. except parishes which con
tain an incorporated town OF more than u;s.
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 rn,ar h and 81. I,ne nonrs
providing said amendment, II adopted, shall
20 into effect on and after January l.. 1911.
Their provided, that all provisions Of the pres
emit Constitution in conflict with the pro-
visions of said act: as amended ana TINS
Section 2. Be il further resolved. That
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
This proposed amendment, IL approved as
n part of the Constitution of the State OF
thereof. shall go into effect and operation
:. Section 3. Be i further resolved, etc:
said election shall be placed THE words.
For the Juvenile Court Amendment and
the words Against the Juvenile Court
Amendment and each electer 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.
Appreved: July s. 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
| John 7. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 13.


House Bill No. 80.
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
the first Monday in November, 1908, as
part of the Constitution of this State, the
same being "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
a 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 eognate thereto, so as to sus
pend the same in so far as 1t 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 formaities
by which the effect and operation of Act
No. SO of 1905 may be extended to other
parishes snd more fully declaring and de-
firing the jurisdiction Of the Juvenile
persons who may be charged before said
courts, and providing that said amendment.
il adopted, shall go into effect on and
after January L, 1911.
Be i. resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana. two-thirds of the
members elected to each House concurring,
That Act No. S4O, approved July ., lSuo,
adopted as part of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana. at the general Congress
sionai election held the Tuesday following
the FIRST Monday in November. 1908. being
ga Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
10 the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana relative to ratifyinS and carrying into
effec. an act of the Legislature regulating
tho care of neglected and delinquent chill
dren and for the trial of adults in certain
cases establishing Juvenile Court in the
Parish OF Orleans. and providing for sep
nrate sessions, as Juvenile Courts of the
District Courts outside OF said parish and
making other provisions coCrate thereto, be
so amended as to read as follows:
Act No SO. adopted June go. 1908, as
amended by the act adopted by the Legisla
| ture at the regular session begun and held
on MAY g. 1910 regulating the care. treat
| ncnt and control of neglected and deln
| ouent children. seventeen years of age and
| under, and for the trial OF adults charged
with any violation OF the laws protecting
| the physical moral and mental well beinl
| Of children or with desertion or failure t.
| support wife or children; organizing tn,
Juvenile Court in the Parish Of Orleans
| providing n judge and officers therefor: pro
/ viding for separate sessions. as Juvenile
1 Courts. Of the District Courts ontside o
| said parish defining the jurisdiction OF SAT-
| courts, and providing them with probation
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ACT NO. 70.
House Bill No. 274.


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article IS Of
the Constitution of the State OF LOUISIANA
increasing the number of Representatives.
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana. two
thirds of oil the members elected to each
House concurring. that an amendmeni 10 the
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
State for their approval or rejection, as re-
CURED by Article S21 OF the Constitniion,
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1910. Amending Arti-
Gle Is Of the Constitution OF Louisiana SO
Article Is. Representation in the House
of Representatives shall be equal and uni
form. and shall be based upon Popuiasion;;
New Orleans shall have at least one repre-
sentative. At its first regular session after
each United states census OF isd sS I Ipn;tsS
States census thereafter, the General Assem-
bly, shall and it is hereby directed to re-
apporton the n0d districts is ON
o basis of the total population shown py
such census. representative number shaii
be fixed. and each parish and represenssiIrse
district shall have as many representatives
as such representative number is contained
in the total number of the inhabitants OF
shown by the last preceding United States
census, and one additional representative
for every fraction exceeding one-half the
representative
resentatives shall not be more than one hun
dred and twenty (120) nor less than ninety
eight (9s). provided that when new PCT
ish or parishes is or are created s as author
number of representatives. have been preSf
ously apportioned to other parishes. then
that such new parish or parishes shan De
assigned a representative each in ADDITION 70
the maximum one hundred and twenty nxeo
herein. and to that extent the maximum
shall be increased until the next apportion-
81 tafiv ia m
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 parish from which the larger por-
ton of the territory is taken for the pur.
| pose of creating a new parish. one u fucn
| representatives may be apportioned 10 the
| the parish That any act passed by the Gen.
| eral Assembly of the State o. Louisiana a.
its session in 1910. creating new parish
| to each, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
| Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc;
| that the oficial ballot to be used at said l
words: For the proposed amendment to Ar.
| ticle Is 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
couditions.' and each eIector shall indicate
| as provided in Tie general election laws o.
| the State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment N a nr1pRE
speaker Oh ' P. N. IAMRREMoNT..
Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn'
Approved June 20. 1910 nvns
Governor of the State of Louisians
JOHN 7. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
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ACT NO. 1856.

House Bill No. 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
establishing the Office Of Assistant Attor
ney General of Louisiana; providing for
the appointment of Assistant Attorneys
General; prescribing their quah h;, ssls.
ries :,
Section 1. 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 the
State, in accordance with the requirements
of the Constitution and the laws OF tins
State, at the next election for Representa-
tives in Congress, to be holden IN Novem-
ant Attorneys General for the State. who
shall be appointed by the Attorney General
and be removable at his will.
They shall have the same quaiincauons
IS the Attorney General.
They shall take charge OF and attend 10
all such legal matters as the State may be
prosecute pros and defend ali 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 may be
assigned to them by the Attorney. General ;
and they shall represent him and act for
sb m ans from IN hs ssts or So
abled from any cause, from acting himself
in any matter; and they shall discharge
such other duties as may be imposed ana
ferred by law on the Attorney General.
They shall receive the following salaries.
payable monthly on their own warrants, 70,
wit One of them shall receive and be PAID
the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4 ,0ool.
and the other shall receive the sum Of Three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,5Ool;
Section 2. Be il further resolved, Inat
If adopted at said election in November,
1910. this amendment shall go into effect
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved, That
this proposed amendment shall be submit
ted to the electors of this State, for then
approval or rejection, as required by the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana and
the general election laws of the State, 81
the election for Representative In Congress,
to be held on the first Tuesday after the mrs.
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. creatins
and establishing the Office of Assistant Attor
ney General ETC.. and AGAINST the pro
posed amendment to the Constitution OF thu
State of Louisiana creating and establishing.
the Office of Assistant Attorney General
vided in the general election laws Of thu
State which of the propositions, For Of
Against" he votes for.
s 49, H. q; .: p ~ Psnrs,snt.tiv..
p NJ LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1910;
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
JOHN 55Si s0 F. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
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chandiss carried in their own oottons @ss
fre and perils Of the sea- "a or.,.&.
Third-Te build. own. rent ana md op wsrs.
houses for the transaction Of their business n;s
Fourth-To trade with foreign cou1'r ~
Including the foreign noppt;ns esrso carried
from foreign countries, including the iot XVI,
own vessels cargo for sale or exchange y
the United States. but no ship OF sucn
company shall be laden with the company
own cargo to the exclusion of cargo onere3
such sus 'u cargo offered by the general public
shall have preference on all voyages io'
Tftb-To authorize corporations, foreign
and domestic to subscribe to and own shares
of their capital stock, not however In eA'ss'
Of the limitation above provided. -,
No leased property or chartered ship sden
be within the exemption herein granted. no3
shall vessels OF such S
or operated between ports OF the onitee
States. other than Louisiana ports, ana
I nossessions Of the United States be With.
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 authorizes
capital stock has been paid in cash snail Do
retary of the company to that effect. accom-
panied by Q verified trial balance OF the
company's books.
the power of eminent domain for the purpose
of acquiring land on which to erect o plans
to build and repair vessels.
Section 2. Be il further enacted. ete1
That on the official ballot to be used at saiA
election shall be placed the words:
'sFor the amendment exemPting domestic
steamship companies from all taxation fos
| Fifteen Years under certain conditions
and the words:
against the amendment exempting do
cfeqmshiu cQmnauieS from all TAXA
| ton for Fifteen Years under certain condi-
items
| on the proposed amendment as provided IN
| the general election laws OF this State
p NJ. LAMBREMONT.
LIEUTENANT Governor and President Of the
Senate
| Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
| Approved: July z. 1910.
| j. Y. SANDERS,
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
| true copy:
| JOHN r. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
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ACT NO. 1873.
h00's 6ul 1 nG; T. RESOLUTION

House Blu NO. ~.
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 pubhc
Section i. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana. two
thirds OF ell members elected to each House
ccneurring that the Board q Comm sntbor
i1ed to EJECT and operate warehouses and
other structures necessary to the commerce
of the Port of New Orleans. and to that enc
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 Ak 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 OF otherwise. Tor the
property or merchandise in its charge or
possession: provided. however. that they snail
value of the buildings and land upon which
the warehouse or warehouses are erected,
for any transaction arising from the stor-
Section g. Be 1t further resolved, etc.,
That at the Congressional election to be held
in this State on the first Tuesday following
the hrst MONDAY IN NovelnDer, !Siv ene
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 Comm issfoners Ware.
house Amendment" and every elector shall
indicate his vote on the proposed amendment
as provided by the general election Laws OF
this State.
H. g, DuDRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
p N. LAMBREM0NT,.
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.
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ACT NO. 1919.
House Bill No. 301.
JOTNr Drcnr yrrvNNy


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 300 of the Constitution of
said one-ffth of mill shall be taken from
not more than 6-mill State tax for oil
purposes Under the rate Of taxation Of the
State.
Be il 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 APP
prevail rejection. as provided by Article
321 of the Constitution of the State Of Lou
isiana, at the Congressional election to be
held 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 experimenting
the appropriation already for the pensioning
of Confederate soldiers and their widows
under the provisions of Article 300 of the
a mill shall not be construed as increasing
the total rate of State taxation over six
m flor for a al Of this and ha
shall at once become self-operative and the
funds derived therefrom Immediately used for
said purposes; and provided further. that
sions for collecting said onc-ifth of 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 It. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 1874.

House Bill No. 200.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 229 Of
the Constitution of the State OF Louisi-
Section /. Be IL resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected 70 70 ea tSa
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
State for their approval or re1ect i;,,,,;o as
at the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in ,,es go 81 the
Of the State of Louisiana so as to read as
follows
lew a license atx, and in such case shall
graduate the amount of such tax to be col.
Iected from the person pursuing the several
trades, professions, vocations ana caliings.
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
Those engaged in the business of severing
natural resources. as timber and minerals,
from the sell or water, whether they there
after convert them by manufacturing or not.
NAV 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 value of the product at
the place where it 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 or malt liquors. The
General Assembly shall have authority to pro-
vide that municipalities levying icense taxes
eouaI in amount to those levied by police
juries for parochial purposes shall be ex.
empted from the payment of such parochial
licenses.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representstives
P NJ LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 277.
'eA ON A j. JOINT Mt RESOLUTION

Senate Bill NO. %.
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 their terms Of Office.
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana. two
thirds of the members elected to each House
concurring That Article sc of the Consti.
tuition of the State of Louisiana be amended
Article &c. The Supreme Court shall be
composed Of enc Chief Justice and four As,
.ossis sustics maS Ss bs s y gnse. 's sad
Associate Justices shall each receive q salary
Of not less than Five Thousand Dollars per
ys0: .ha pn sash 'ass Or
resignation. or removal from office Of any
Is the he sSs Court sna juice
of the Courts Of Appeal from Supreme Court
District other than that in which such va
cancy shall occur. until the next ensuing
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
ticed law in this State for ten years pre-
ceding their election. or appointment
The Chief Justice or any Of the Associate
on full pay when he shall have reached sew
enty-Ave years Of age, provided said Justice
has served continually, not less than hfteen
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 IS 1t provides
for other judicial expenses.
Section g. Be 1t further resolved, That
the above amendment be submitted to the
electorate of this State forsapproval 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
tees of the Supreme Court and each cleo.
tor shall indicate his vote on the proposed
amendment as provided by the general eiee-
ton laws Of this State.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
II. g. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
Approved: July z 1910
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN +. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.