New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-01-14
The ENTERPRISE
AND OBJ Sc RIVER, CovsoliDArro
SOME OF THE NEW LAW.

ne lbulSlaDd ttncfHl ASStl m
bly, during 1910 passed many ueg
laws and these laws cover wild,
range of subjects, IN fact nearly
ythlng from the creation 81
a Fire Rating Board t. the au-
thorIzatlon Of Police Juries t. tax
dogs
The Fire Rating Board consists
! of three members whose salaries
are not to exceed $1,000 together
with the State Fire Marshal and
! an attorney to be selected by
them. The State Fire Rating
Board met Thursday in Baton
Rouge and unless this Board
proves its incapability the people
Of Louisiana should get some re-
lief from the extortlonate rates
charged by insurance companies
doing business in Louisiana. Th"
Act creating this board provides
that Boards Of Trade. Police Ju"-
les, municipalities, etc. may appl!
to. the Board TO fix the insurance
rates, that agents must rXhlbit
rates and keep them open to pub
lie inspection. 1t also provides
the procedure necessary to effect
a change in rates and makes It
mandatory to cause insurance com
panies to grant reasonable rates
which many Of them do not now
do. Penalties are fixed. If the
fire rating board does its duty
by the people of the State there
should be some lowering Of lnsur-
ance rates in many mnulcipall-
It's and the authorities Of the va
rious towns and parishes of the
State should apply to tse Board
for hearings
Sectionl of Act No. 1913 Of 1910
enac;s and says THAT the Police
Juriea throughout the State be
and they are hereby authorized
and empowered and shall impose
an annual lcense tax upon all dogs
in their respective parishes, makes
such regulations and impose such
regulations and impose such pen
alties as they may deem fit to
enforce the collection OF sand
tax" Section 2 provides that
this license shall not exceed two
dollars. The law taxing cas- viii!
probably be enacted at the next
extra session.
Act No. 297 relative to meter
charges for gas. electric light and
water says: "T'hat it shall be,
unlawful for any person, firm, or
engaged in furnish
ing gas. water. or electricity to
to be paid for by meter
to charge or receive.
from any patron or consumer, pay
for more gas. electricity. or wa
ter than the meter furnished by
such person. firm. association. or
shall indicate has been
used by such consumer at the time
to which payment is made and
received the minimum charge con
for with the municlpall-
ties shall net be affected This
Act also provides for the appoint
ment Of inspectors to carry out
the intent and purposes of the
Act by the several municipalities
of the state and also fixes penal
lies for it's violation.
Act No. 3O2 authorizes cities OF
1900 or over to provide them
selves with what is commonly
known as the Commission Form
Of Government Monroe Baton
Rouge. and Lake Charles get INTO
the excepted" class with n
Orleans in this Act and are de-
priyed of the rights given other
just why tins IS
50 is not apparent. In the Ac'
salaries ase fixed according 70
population, that is, salaries are
not to exceed Ger. ain stipulated
amounts. This is an interesting
subject and might require further
xplpitation.-Iberville Sentinel.