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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01
ACT NO. ISIS.

House Bill no. 1872
A 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
a the appointment OF Assistant Attorneys
powers and duties, and fixing their salS-
Section l. 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
State, in accordance with the requirements
of the Constitution and the laws of this
tives in Congress. to be holden in NoEem-
Der, 1910, to-wit: There shall be two Assist
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 qualifications
as the Attorney General.
They shall take charge of and attend to
all such legal matters as the State may be
Interested in, or be party to- and shall
prosecute and defend sll 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
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
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 f$4, 00o),
and the other shall receive the sum of Three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars t$3, 5ool;
if adopted at said election in November,
1910. this amendment shall go into effect
ard be operative ON and after the Hrst day
of January, 1911.
Section 8. Be il. 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 general election laws of the State, at
the election for Representative in Congress
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,
stitution of the State of Louisiana, creating
and establishing the Office Of Assistant Attor-
ney General" ETC.. and Against the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution OF the
state of Louisiana creating and establishing
the office of Assistant Attorney General
ETC., and each eiector shall indicate as pro-
vided in the general election laws Of the
State which of the propositions, For" or
Against he votes for.
s . Is 3 G. D d. PRFE:,.,,.,r..
Speaker of the Po9 r. e.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved: July $, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisisna.
JOHN +. MICHEL
Secretary of State.
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ACT No. sos.
House Bill No. 368.
TnTNTTs prcnT TymTaxy

JOINT RESOLUTION.
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the State Of Louis
lana. amending Article 46 of the Oonati.
tuition OF 1898, so as to authorize the Board
OF Liquidation to issue new bonds to retire
or refund the State bonded indebtsdness
due January l, 1914.
Section l.. 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 Of
1898, be submitted to the qualified electors
o. ths state for their approval or rejection
the first Tuesday next following the arst
Monday IN November. 1910. amending Ar.
tiele 20 OF the Constitution Of 1898 so as
Article 4s. The General Assembly shall
nave no power to contract or to authorize
the contraction of any debt or liability on
other evidences OF Indebtedness thereof *.
cept for the purposes of repslling invasion o.
that for the purpose Of retiring liquidatine
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
OF Liquidation of the State of Louisiana Is
gwen authority to issue Eleven Million One
Hundred and Eight Thousand Three Hundred
Dollars of new bonds of the State of Louis.
iana, bearing rate of interest not exceeding
annually and to be due and payabIs in fiftv
years. to be sold and the proceeds realized
therefrom used in sxtinguishing the bonded
indebtedness OF the State due January j
1914; provided that said bonds shall not be
sold or exchanged for less than par
The State Board of Liquidation is ziven
full power and authority to carry out the
provisions of this amendment
There shall be levied an annual tax sniff.
elent Tor the full payment of the interest Of
Seld 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 g. Be it further resolved ste
That the official ballot shall have printed
For the proposed amendment to Article
80 OF the Constitution of the State Of Louis
ness
And the words:
Against she proposed amendment to AY.
tlcle 46 of tie Constitution of the State Of
LOUISIANA, relative to the State bonded In
And each eleetor shall here indicate, as
provided in the general election law of this
State, whether he votes for or against tbs
II. G. DUPRF,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
P. III. LAMBREMONT
LIEUTENANT Governor and President Of tbs
Approved: July 7, 1910.
j.. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisisna.
A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
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ACT No. az
I'll AVWs AUI.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

| Senate Bill No. 1873
JOINT RESOLUTION.
| Proposing an amendment to Article 1e7 Of
| the Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
| section l.. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all members elected to each house
concurrlng, That an tmendment to the Con-
sHtution OF the State of Louisiana be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified electors of the State
by Article 321 of the Constitution, such sub
ton to be held on the first Tuesday follow
ing the 1rgt Monday in November A. D..
1910 amending Articles lot and los Of tbs
Constitution of the State of Louisiana, as
amended 1eb,1 By act No 21ss Of shs General AZ
80 as to read as follows:
into not less than twenty nor more than
thirty-two judicial districts, the Parish Of
by law thers shall be Thirty Districts.
Article 1ee: The Parish Of Caddo shall
compose the first District.
The Parishes of Bosser and Webster shall
compose the second District.
The Parishes of Claiborne and BienYills
shall compose the third District.-
compose the fourth district
The Parishes OF Jackson sad Vim shall
compose the hfth district.
Tbs Parishes of Ouachita and Morehouse
shall compose the sixth district
The Parishes of West Carroll and Rich
land shall compose the seventh district.
Ths 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 the twelfth district.
The Parishes of RapideS and Grant shall
compose the thirteenth district
The Parish of Ayoyelles shall compose the
fourteenth district.
The Parishes of Caleasieu and Cameron
shall compose the fifteenth district.
The Parishes of st. Landry and Eyangelins
shall compose the sixteenth district
The Parish of Vermiliicn shall compose the
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 Lafourcha
shall compose the twentieth district
The Parishes of Iberyille, West BatoE
Rouge, and Pointe Coupee shall compose tbs
twenty-frst district
The Parish of East Baton Rouge shall
compose the twenty-second district
The Parish of st. Mary shall compose the |
twenty-third district.
The Parishes of East Feliciana and West |
Feliciana shall compose the twenty fourth
district
The Parishes of ST. Helena, Livingston.
and Tangipahoa shall compose the twenty. |
aith district
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ACT NO. 1ss.
House Bill No. 43.
JOINT RESOLUTION

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 Port
of New Orleans to erect and operate public
warehouses.
Assembly i5fys 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 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 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 or merchandise.
The said Board Of Commissioners of the
Port of New Orleans are empowered to issue
receipts, negotiable or otherwise, for the
property merchandise in its charge or
possession; provided. however, that they shall
value of the buildings and land upon which
the warehouse or warehouses are erected
for any transaction arising from the stor-
age of merchandise thereon otherwise.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That at the Congressional election to be held
in this State the first Tuesday following
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 dment
as provided by the general election laws of
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.
+ Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 277.
sAO4 4N~' Q =
ssnats Bill No. 80.

Senate BlIl NO. 81.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article No. 90
Of the Constitution Of the State of Louis
Of the ssi 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
coneurring,, That Article sc Of the consti;
so as to read as follows:
Article IS. The Supreme Court shall be
composed of one Chief Justice and four As.
constitute a quorum. The Chief Justice and
Associate Justices shall each receive salary
of not less than Five Thousand Dollars per
rants Phey shall each be elected for a
term Of twelve years, In case of death,
resignation, or removal Il. from e e1es 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 vs.
cancy shall occur until the next ensuing
congressional election. when it shall be filled
by election for full term of twelve years.
They shall be citizens of the United States
age, learned in the law, and shall have prae.
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
snty-hye years Ct age, provided said Justice
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 Q. Be 1t further resolved, That
the above amendment be submitted to the
electorate of this State for approval 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 BIS used in said election,
w N H.. iFTVR
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 Sc 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 cleo
ton laws Of this State.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July Z, 1910
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 1874.

House Bill No. zoe.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 229 OF
the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House eoncurring, That an amendment to the
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
Monday in November, 1910, amending and
enacting Article 229 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, as to read as
follows:
Article 22s. The Genera. Assembly may
levy 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, vacations 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, elergymen,
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 covering
natural resources. as timber and minerals
from the soil or water, whether they there
may also be rendered liable 50 a 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 it is severed.
No political corporation shall impose 8
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 parochiaI purposes shall be ex-
eempted from the payment of such parochial
licenses.
H. 6. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
P NJ LAMBRE MoET
Lieutenant Governor and President of The
Senate.
Approved July O. 1910
J. Y. SANDERS
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL
Secretary of State
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ACT NO. 1s5.
douss Bill No. SO.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 50.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana by amending
Act No. PAS, approved July s, 1908, and
approved by majority of the electors of
the State at the general Congressional
the first Monday in November, 1905 as a
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 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 as to sus
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 .forrnalities
by which the effect and operation of Act
No, IS OF 1908 may be extended to other
parishes and more fully declaring and de-
fning the jurisdiction of the Juvenile
Courts in regard to children and other
persons who may be charged before said
courts. and providing that said amendment
# adopted, shall 60 into effect on and
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of the
members elected to each House concurring
adopted as part of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, at the general Congress.
sionaI election held the Tuesday following
the arst Monday in November, 1905 being
"A 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 in certain
cases. establishing Juvenile Court in the
Parish of 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 IS to read as follows:
Act No. IS, adopted June 3d. 1908. as
ture at the regular session begun and held
on May 8, 1910 regulating the care, treat
ment and control of neglected and delin
quent 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 wen being
of children or with desertion or failure TO
support wife or children, organizing the
Juvenile Court IN the Parish Of Orleans,
nrnviding a judge and officers therefor; pro.
ridinE for seperate sessions, as Juvenile
Courts, of the District Courts outside of
said parish: defining the jurisdiction Of said
courts, and providing them With probation
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ACT NO. Ia.
EaNUAH Dill NO. o&.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Hzousa Bill No. 81.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing 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
she property in the State of Louisiana for
the creating of road fund to construct
and maintain public roads of the State.
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House conourring, That amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana, adopt
cd in the year 1898 be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their ap.
proval rejection required by Article 321
OF ths Constitution, at the Congressional elec
sion 10 be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday in November. 1910,
special tax of onefourth OF one mill on
Che dollar the assessed value of all the
Yroperty assessed for State taxation in the
Etate of Louisiana is hereby assessed and
levied to be collected in the same manner
and upon the same terms and conditions that
other State taxes are assessed and collected
for the purpose of creating Road Fund
with which to construct and keep in repair
She State highways or public roads through.
cut the State with the necessary culverts
Sridges and drains and all other appurte-
nsnces incident and accessory thereto.
This tax shall be considered part of
she present six mill tax authorized to be
fsTisd by this Constitution.
Sflnn be self-exeeuting without the necessity
of enabling set of the Legislature and
FhaA nave enecs from the date OF Its adop
Zion.
Section 2, Be it further resolved, ETC.
That the Official ballot to be used al said
alectian shall have printed thereon the words |;
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana ere
AtinE Road Fund by Ievyiag one.fourth OF
one EEill tax and the words: against the
proposed amendment to the Constitution of
She State of Louisiana creating q Road Fund
by iegying one,fourth Of one mill tax
And each elector shall indicate, pro-
sfded in the General Election laws Of the
State whether he votes for or against the
eroposed amendment.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES
p M. LAMBREMONT,
Senate.
Approved: June Is, 1910.
). Y. SANDERS
Governor of the State OF louisiana
4 true copy;
JOHN Is MICHEL,
Secretary o. Stats,
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ACT NO. 1919.
House Bill No. ao1.

L.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to the Constitn+yon
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 mon fhe
tota! State assessment for the use of the
confederate veterans under the proyis-
ions Of Article 313 of the Constitution of
the state of Louisiana, and provided that
said one-ffth OF mill shall be taken from
not more than 6-mil1 State tax for all
purposes under the rate Of taxation Of the
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
OF the State Of Louisiana two-thirds of the
members elected to each House coneurrinc
IN lnat an an amendment tc the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors Of the State for their an
pa9vai or rejection, as provided by Article
-; 24d Oh the Constitution of the State of Lou
iislana, az the Congressional election to be
a aela on the first Tuesday next following the
first Monday In November. 1910. proyiding
o cor the leVying of oneffth of mill of the
PA atate tax for the purpose of Supplementary
the appropriation already for the pensioning
81, OF confederate t[ 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
rnas 1or al purposes, and provided that
shal at once become self-operatiye and the
funds derived therefrom Immediately used for
s saa Pr PURPOSES; and provided further that
-. 20 ''oiITItoIs bilalI receive no commits
SONS SONS for collecting said one-ffth Of 3 mill
q, G. DUPRE
speaker of the House of Representatives
P. NJ LAMBREMONT.
LIEUTENANT g Governor and President of the
Approved: July s. 1910.
j. Y SANDERS.
Governor of the State Of louisiana.
JOHN II MICHEL.
Secretary of State
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Not Unreasonable.

Horace Ayory, K. c., just appointed
a Judge, is one of the mordant wits of
the British bar. One day, cross-ex-
aiming recalcitrant witness, he
asked:
What are your"
A retired gentleman" proudly as
serted the ex-cheesemonger.
WELL" snarled Avery. when you
achieved the position of gentleman,
why did you retire from it?"