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!, TO be performed; provided, rnat resas

TO be performed; provided, that resas
dent women over the age Of twenty
five years shall be eligible to hold any
office connected with the public edu-
State, ana to hold any office ID The
State connected with institutions of
charity or correction. And whenever
any officer, State, judicial, parochtal
municipal or ward, may change his
residence form this State, or from the
district. parish. municipality or ward
in which he holds such office, the same
shall thereby be vacated, any declaration
of retention Of domicile to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Section q Be IT further resolved. etc..
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors OF the State Of
ton. ss as required BY Article s21 Of the the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
and the general election laws OF the
State at the next Congressional cleo
ton to be held in this State in Novem-
Der, 1912.
Section 8. Be il further resolved.
etc, That on the official ballots to be
used at said election shall be placed
the words For the proposed amendment
tive to WOMEN and the words Against
the proposed amendment to Article 21o
Of the Constitution relative to women"
and each elector shall Indicate. as pro-
Vldeds IN the general .eieetlon laws OF
the State whether he votes for or
against the said amendment.
j.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
THOMAS$C. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
| the Senate.
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
| l. e.. HALL. @
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN 3. HEBERT
! Secretary of State.
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More SchooIboy AHoWlers.,s y

aThe salic law Is that you must
take everything with a grain Of salt.
Julius Caesar was renowned for
his great strength. He threw q bridge
across the Rhine.
aThe zodiac is the zoo OF the sky,
where lions, goats and other animals
go after they are dead.
"The Pharisees were people who
liked to show OFF their goodness by
praying to synonyms.
.An abstract noun Is something
You can't see when you are looking at
IT,
"Algebraical symbols are used when
you do not know what you are talking
about. w estminste Gazette.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-26
Marie rjIyicec the CANDY.

When the uncle OF d couple Of
Brooklyn youngsters last called sc
the household whereof they form q
part he brought with him some pieces
OF candy which were given to the
little girl to divide with her brother.
Later the uncle summoned this
child to the living room and asked:
Marie, when you divided those i've
pieces of cam Z with your brother, did
you give him n9o and half pieces?"
.No, sir, slid Marie. g saw they
weren't going to come out even, SO I
ate one before / began to divide. -
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-26
Joke en- His Clerical Brother.

$500 ~
Two brothers named Chalmers, one
minister and the other a physician.
lived together in a western town. One
day a man called at the house and
asked for Mr.. Chalmers. The physi-
clan, who answered the door, replied:
II am he.'
You've changed considerably since
Il last heard you preach, said the
man, who appeared greatly aston
ished.
% ooh, it's my brother you want TO
see; he preactaes and practice.
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ACT MOI 47.

AL NV LIFE
Senate Bill No. 157.
Nv Senate Judiciary Committee
Section b., Substitute for Sem
ate Bill No. E35.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 100,
| of the Constitutional Louisiana, rela-
tive to District Courts.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gem
real Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
tWo-tlirds Of all the members elected
to each House concurring, That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
Of Louisiana shall be submitted to the
electors, Of the stats. at the Gong :! IS.
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
yember, 1912, and Ii approved and ratt-
fled by majority ofSsatd electors, vot-
ing in said election. ne same TO Pc. become
| That Article 10S, Of the Constitution
| OF Louisiana be amended so as to read
- A-1e : - ARTICLE 1os.
The District Courts, except In the
Parish Of Orleans, shall have original
jurisdiction in all civil matters where
the amount in dispute shall exceed
fifty dollars (s5o.0oe exclusive OF IN.
to real estate is involved, or to office
or other public position, or civil or po-
litical rights, and all other cases where
no specific amount IL in contest, ex-
eDG SuCn as oCuGIW1SCE ypASf1aCNA tAA
They shan have unlimited and ex-
elusive original jurisdiction in all Grim
inal cases except such as may be
this Constitution; and in ali probate
and succession matters, and where 9
| succession Is party defendant ana
| in all cases where the State. parish,
noration is a party defendant, regard
| less of the amount in dispute; and OF
| all proceedings for the appointment Of
receivers or liquidators to corporations
! or partnerships, and SAID court snaIa
| have authority to issue all such writs,
process and orders as may be neces-
sary or proper, for the purposes Of the
jurisdiction herein cor conferred upon 4pio,
them There shall alaa 9s 9 ntst. pfstf ee
cept in the First, TWenty-first and Fif,
/ tenth judicial Districts, where until
| otherwise provided by law there shaii
be two (2) District Judges. but y Juices {; 3
| shall not be residents of thu sans SAM
| parish. And the Judges of the FIT,
/ teenth G5th) Judicial District sh a.
/ not be residents of the same parish az
ter the expiration Of the terms Of tne
first Judges elected under this Consti-
tuition.
/ plurality Of the qualified voters OF Iheir
districts IN Wn1ch t fey s Me
Years next preceding their election. They
shall be learned in the law, and shall
have practiced law In this State five
years previous to their election. 40,
Constitution shall be elected at tbs
! general state election in 1900. and shall
hold office until their successors are
elected on the Tuesday after the flr y
/ time and every four years thereafter
District Judges shall be elected fol-
terms of four years. Vacancies occa'
stoned by death. esignation. Or . other T,
tfe term is less than one year, shal
/ be filled for the remainder Of the tern
| by appointment by the Governor. witt
| the advice and consent Of the Senate
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End of Famous Vessel.

The Fox, the vessel In which the
late Sir Leopold McClintock made his
discovery Of the fate of Sir John
Franklin and his companions, has been
wrecked on the Greenland coast. In
recent years she has been employed
by the Danish Greenland authorities
on coastal trips.
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AcT NO. 1e2.

House Bilf No. 207 BY Mr.. Manion.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 21o
of the State of Louisiana, SO as to
hermit women to hold any office con-
nected with the educational system
of the State, or Of any political sub
division thereof and with institutions
Of charity and correction
Section j. Be it resolved by the Gem
era1 Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
fWo-thirds Of all the members elected
to each House concurring. That Article
20 of the Constitution be amended so
as to read as follows:
Article 30: No person shall be edgi-
HE 10 any office, State. judicial, paro,
eI1ial, municipal or ward, who is not a
citizen of this State and a duly quail
flied elector Of the State, judiciEa dis
triet. parish. municipality or ward,
wherein the functions Of said office are
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"a. ACT NO. laa.
senate Bill No 1aa

-saate Bill No 137. By Mr.. Rsa,e.
a.. JOINT RESOLUTION
opposing an smenament ~ .r+,o,o
NJ, tssIl two eighty-one of the Consti-
ias s,ton OF the State of Louisiana re-
isss ss g the mourning of debt and
pra,.ass ponds for work of public Inn
B r af,sssaent, and to the valuation. and
irns aslasng Of bonds issued for such
q ti tons 81 ns by municipal corpora
sewers s, ~ and school. drainage.
- Y, New Orleans eScepte4T ana ana ~ ~ !
comm srnsnsnt of special taxes and forced
n s.a.s s.osuslo s to pay for same.
Sssai A Az !, Be It resolved by the Gen
Z tEo.sbs sstsaoiy OF the State of Louisiana
sieetssi ~ ga of all the members
Ars,s1sa Y e. each House. concurring That
asasi5 81 we hundred and eighty-on.
- me Constitution OF tia state
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recall election before same shall be
held. A successor, for the remainder
Of the term, to the officer sought to
be Pc. recalled shall be elected ee at the same
should the majority of the voters par
ticipating in such election be in favor
of the recall of such officer, then im-
mediately after the promul cation of the
SO elected shall qualify The General
Assembly shall provide by law how
candidates to succeed the officer sought
to be recalled may have their names
district, judicial or otherwise. parish
or ward thereof, or of any municipal
ity, or ward thereof, by petition sign
sd by qualified voters to the number
of not less than thirty per cent of the
total number of registered voters quail
flied to vote at the 1astMpreceding gem
eral election for the office the incum-
bent of which is soughtsto be recalled,
All voters may express#a first choice
and second choice, and the candi-
date who Is the first5%cho1ce of the
greatest number of voters shall be de-
clared to be elected, II the election has
resulted in the recall of the officer
sought to be recalled shall not be a
candidate at such recall election.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
amendment to Article 2as of the Con-
stitution providing for the recall Of GER
tain officers elected BY the people,
And the words. Against the proposed
amepdment to Article 2g3 of the Con-
stitution providing for the recall of
certain officers elected by the people"
Section 4. Be it further resolved,
etc, That If adopted az the said cleo
ton in November, 1912, this amend
ment shall go into effect and be oper..
alive on and after the first day OF
January, 1913
LIE. THOMAS
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMASsC. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
| Approved: July 9Th. 1912,
| L. f HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
| A true copy:
| ALVIN E. HILBERT,
Secretary of State.
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Rural Fate.
Sims never made big hit He
just ploughed his way along"
What a narrowing life!"
Rural Fate

AS a summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with OXIDINE. 1t not
only builds up the system, but taken reg
ularly. prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists. Adv.
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put If an Her.

Gibbs-Oh,. yes, James is an ass and
all that, but you'll never hear him
say mean thing about his wife"
Dibbs--I don't know! He says she
made him what he Is
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ACT no. Tag.


Senate Bill No. ia BY Mr.. voegtle
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the people Of the State
of Louisiana at the Congressional
election held in November, 1912, an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State as amended by Act No. 279 OF
the Acts of 1910, ratified by the pee
pie at the November election of 1910,
SO as to extend the time for the or
ganization of the steamship companies
therein provided for until January 4,
1916.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of LOUISE
elected to each branch thereof con-
curing, That at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held in this State on the first
Tuesday next following the first Mon
amendment to the amendment submit
ted by Act No. 279 of Acts Of 1910, rati-
fled by the people at the November cleo
ton Of 1910, shall be submitted to the
electors Of the State, to-Wit:
'"The time granted for the organiza-
ton Of thes steamship companies under
this amendment to the Constitution
shall be extended from January /, 1913,
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
etc, That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed there
on the words:
| For the proposed #dmeHdInenL 70 Llle
Constitution extending the time for the
Organization Of steamship companies
under the Constitutional amendment
proposed by Act 279 Of 1910 from jan
uary 1, 1913, to January ], 1916"
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment 70
the Constitution extending the time Tor
the organization Of steamship compa-
MES under the Constitutional amend
ment proposed by Act NO. 27s of 1910
from January 4, 1913, TO January i
1916, ss
And each elector shall indicate on said
ballot as provided be general cleo
ton law whether he Yote Sforsor against
the proposed amendment
e. e. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representa- tives
! THOMAS C.. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President 81
| the Senate
Approved: July 10TH 1912.
| L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
| A true copy.
| ALVIN E. HEBERT
\ Secretary of State.
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In all cases where the unexpired por-
ton of the term is one year or more,
the vacancy shall be filled by special
election, to be called by the Governor.
and held within sixty days Of the &C.
currence Of the vacancy. under the gem
eral election laws Of the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article of the Constitution of this State.
il adopted, shall become operative on
the first day of December, A. D., 1912,
and the Governor Of the State shall,
within ten days thereafter order an
election to be held within the Fifteenth
Judicial District of Louisiana, and con-
formity with existing election laws, for
the purpose of electing the additional
Judge herein provided for, for the FIT
teenth Judicial District, who shall hold
office until the next regular election for
his successor is elected and qualified.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
etc. That upon the official ballots to
be used at said Congressional election
proposed amendment to Article 100 of
the Constitution Of Louisiana, relative
to District Courts and the words
Against the proposed amendment TO
Article 100 of the Constitution Of Lou
isiana, relative to District Courts" and
each elector shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws of the
State, which of the propositions, For
or Against" he votes for.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT
Secretary of State.
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filed and triable free to any cost to the
/ 1itigant.
Paragraph 6. Municipal corporations,
parishes and school, drainage, sub
drainage, road, subroad, navigation and
sewerage districts (the City of New
Orleans excepted), hereinafter referred
do so in the manner herein provided,
| may. for the purpose Of readiusting,
/ refunding, extending or unifying their
bonded Indebtedness, issue new bonds
| of bonds or the whole outstanding
| bonded Indebtedness incurred by such
| subdivision for the purposes specified
| in Paragraph ! of this article c. any
i issue or refund issue bonds or renewal
or refunding bonds issued by such sub
division in novation or renewal and any
| bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued
| for the purposes specified in said Para
| graph 1 of this Article. No bonds is
| sued under this paragraph shall run for
more than forty (40) years from their
date not shall bear a greater rate of
| interest than five per centum per an
ally and shall not be sold by such sub
| division issuing the same for less than
par. Any bonds issued under this Ar
| ticle. may be, either in whole or in
bonds issued, under Article 2S1. or to
! be issued under said Paragraph 1 Of
/ this Article. or sold and the proceeds
thereof used for the purpose of nur-
| chasing outstanding bonds Before any
bonds shall be issued under this para
| graph the issuance thereof shall be
| authorized by a vote Of a majority in
number ana amount Of the property
| taxpayers qualified to vote under the
| Constitution and laws of this State who
vote on the proposition at an election
| held for that purpose. after due notice
Of said election has been published. for
thirty days in the official journal Of
the parish or parishes in which said
subdivisions are located or where there
5. IS no official journal, in any newspaper
! published in such parish or parishes.
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ACT no. $50.

House Bill No. $50. BY Mr.. Ryrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article }15s
Of the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana relative to- the filling Of
vacancies IN offices In the Parish Of
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-03
THE nose A FILTER
TO Strain THE AIR
TtEl;I CLOGGEu Np~Il,ll.~
1I,ItiING PLACE FOR
DEADLY GIt;M~

TN, nosui.s are perier .r l.f-
crs ana when kop iH ...Hr healthy
st..e. strain every M, fol-. rIf ur
breathe caf,hh aH t.' ....I
sieu matter aul germs Tho a.r is
iaI of germs SO. cannon l9de
o. tut toa nu safeguard .oHr
selI iu.t rf.r. t other aa7
contracted He 90
tfeafhur k.r f.. r.u.'
e.tan ana healthy fI"rU
$3.50 a0meumes .r u ...r .l.. a.d
may m.stak. na f.-
ara ordinary cold
Daul take amy chance. I E.r
have stuffed mp feelue H fns Do .l
or Do your throat D. sore or iIIol ..ih
phlesm. Iast grease fH. urHrH .'U
"A little Ely.s Cream E.Iu laH ,.e
pure aromatic fumes back u .'
head, and sou viii ha asflui.de1 at
the effect In fcv minutes 50. nil
feel loosennr up ir OBJ. head .hn
nasty discharge viii ...u Us stopped
the soreness gone. and sou rII i..'
a sense OF genuine relief
Ely's Cream Balm mot oulF wards
off catarrh, bot Rill quickly euro
even a chronic. longs'audur case oi
catarrh. II takes tha trouble rrht
where II starts. in the nose and
throat. cleanses. heals and strength
ems the raw, sore inside skin or mem.
brane. and On this aaF drives out
catarrh and makes you proc asa.0"
this filthy. disgusting dis'afc
Summer Colds. which ot.'r hans
on for weeks. can Doe quickly cured
with this cleansine, healing. au'aop-
tie balm All druggists SCH j. Tor
fifty cents a bottle. and tho one bot
tie Is generally all that De- needed 90
effect a complete cure Try 10 today
Special agent. l.. o Thompson Go
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TRIAL To CLEAR
MURDER MYSTERY
Defendants in North Caro-
lima Face Charge of
Staying Girl

Hcndersnnyille s. o.. NaE
Preparation are boina made tor tn.
trial OF The defendants .l tH. MYRTLE
Hawkins murder case af tta Hae term
of fhc Henderson county 1. oI
court which about ta convene Tho
trial .s expected Co., solve r.....
that has puzzled t.. authorities ar"
public Of this entire section a.e. .r.D
tho bod. ef pretty .ntaa.-.oar .I|
myrtle Hawkins wa found Io.tr .n
Iake oseeola lasf september
Tho principal defendants Dr. hr
ease are Ahnor Mccall DIS F.... s.a.
tricr Mccall. and George BraiIe.
each of whom is under indictment or
In charge OF murder. In addition
"Eonoy' Bradley,a brother Of George
Bradley. Is charged with being an ar
cowory before the fact and Dan NJ
Gall father OF Mrs Mccall chars
ed with being an accessory after The
fact
The body OF Miss Hawkins was
found in Lake Osceloa on september
I3 OF last wear .n q badly decomrosed
condition Tho frst theory was ma
tho youne woman had been slain In
the woods overlooking the lake ard
that the murderer or murdcrcr hail
aftervard thrown Tho body into tho
waite Tho possibility Of death hal-
inc been accidental was not REGARDED
seriously as Miss Hawkins as an oy.
pert swimmer and could have easily
swan or vadcd out OF the shallow wa
ter where the body was found.
There were no br Uses ON the -odE
apparently hut there was evidence
that death might have resulted fror
.'hloroform This latter fact set the
.auttorties ~ WORKING ON new thee
orv As result of the official iu-
vcs'icatio1 n physician was fornd iU
Nshcgillc who identified a photograph
1f Miss Htvkine as being thai Of o
Ieirl who had called al his office last
June 90 rcoards no having an opera
uon performed Latter tho same phy
stefan partially identified 'roua''
BRADLEY one OF 'ho defendants 200 tb,
case. as man WHO he'd called ou h'n
u reference o. thc sam, matter
Other evidence apparently u support
f.....lt o.. I..it .rH ella. ......Hf .f...
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\ Frencbman who went O. Un
20 represent q factory No Lille was as
s7ssiuat-d by mistake Tho ~ Or.
uonisfs mistook him for another
French conner Gal Representative
The committee On charge OF assassin
lticns Immediately dispatched a le,-
ter Of apology TO the firm OF tho mu--
dcrcd man on learning OF tfoir mis-
take
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-03

.. H Oh, hIsfcr, OF the
- boom shown lO. am
... evolution of tho ro.o
.u 90. cs dwellings,. kin
.aU fonC implements. 80 the
wireless tClCcrarhy aero7lano
.. .ariarism. as viii to seer n q.
-H Diego in 1915. There under the
dire ION Of nr Edear l.
"l .o Illustrated the pro
.. mm from the infancy Of n.
-... onward through the dim awaken
D.. 0. 'hc not .icctual powers. 70 the
'HH raaI'ratiou and usa OF his metal
ut'.os
IT,. sGarpeniug OF his wits by the
chase 20 animals for food. and In war
Carr. with man and beast In proserva
tau % his life and the lives Of lis
mates viii be illustrated Then viii
some the development of the higher
/ ID. lilies. and exposition % mans
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-03

street. l'allas. Tex.
progress In artsA sciences. d,er,rN
lh education. music. transportat IN
agriculture. mechanics. and I'm short
p att tine fields ~ civilization
Within those limits q field of an.
''''or lies which would make the -,-
-IH1n ore of the greatest educ.
1n.I events In the history OF .s
world even II there were nothi.- elsa,
u but the illustrated PROGRESS of
NIn But there will be ether f..-
."s and all OF them will De- of ,u.n
.''t interest that they who fail ,
.'ni san Diego in their plans Tor
.'It VIII inevitably rcgrot 90, o....
.on all The rest Of their days
ruWclrs Deserve, Succc>.
Another instance OF the briuan
e.'."s- whi,f scientists in the ray-
nrnmcUt employ sometimes achiey, IS
iv.n by The election of q. Harold
Powell io hc General manaacr Of tla
California Fruit Growers ENcnaf .a
Vl.,h markets about siNt, per com.
or 10000 carloads annually. of Tho
oranges ard Lemons crown io CALI
iowia Mr. Powell made his mark f,.
'h. Department of Horticulture. and
WHOM acting ms chief OF tho rurca.