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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27
ACT NO. 8.


Senate Bill No. 5. By Mr.. Wen.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State or
Louisiana. relative to authorizing par
ishes and municipalities by a referen-
dunn to their respective qualified cleo
tors to exempt from taxation an amount
not to exceed 100000 to be deducted
from the value Of dwellings exclusively
occupied by bona fide owners for resi-
Dental purposes only, and to withdraw
such exemption by a similar referen-
dunn.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of the members elect
ed to each house concurring. That the
following amendment TO the Constitu-
ton of 1898 be submitted to the quail
adoption or rejection at the congress
sional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November. 1912, as follows:
That every parish or municipality,
through its Police Jury or governing
authority shall have the right to. and
upon the petition of one-fourth of the
qualified electors residing within its
Jurisdiction shall, submit to the quail
flied electors in said parish or munic-
ipality, at an election to be called and
held for that purpose. after thirty days
published notice. the question as to
whether or not there shall be exempted
from taxation an amount not to exceed
100000 to be deducted from the value
of all buildings exclusively occupied by
bona fide owners for residential pur-
poses only; provided that any exemption
may be withdrawn in the same manner
in which 1t may be granted
No such exemption, voted by a par
ish, shall operate to grant any tax
payer owning and occupying a home
within a municipality the right to de-
duct the exempted amount from the
Improvement value of his property in
respect to municipal taYation.
Section 2. Be IL further resolved.
That there shall be printed on the bal
lots to be used at the said election the
words: For the proposed amendment
authorizing exemption of homes from
taxation" and the words: Against
the proposed amendment authorizing
exemption of homes from taxation"
and each elector shall indicate as pro-
vided in the general election laws of the
State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
l. E THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives
Approved: August cath. 1912,
L. E HALL.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27

II the season Is dry, haul few bar
rels of water to those late planted
trees. Don't let them suffer for water
during dry spell.
In building a wire fence for hogs
put one barbed wire at the bottom and
the worst rooter in the pasture won't
root out.
II you use the litter In the house
keep II dry and clean. Musty and
moldy litter is particularly liable to
cause trouble at this season of the
year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
EXTRA SESSION 1912
ACT NO. 4.

ASE NJ. a.
Senate Bill No. 2. BY Mr.. yoegtle.
Joint resolution submitting to the
people OF the State of Louisiana an
amendment TO the Constitution au-
thorizing parishes and self-taxing mu-
inequalities to exempt new Industrial
enterprises and also improved value.
inclusive of structures added TO unim-
proved lands by immigrants into the
state, who occupy said lands as home
steads from local taxation for a period
not exceeding ten (1O) years.
Section /. Be IL resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, That
the Following amendment to the Con-
sttution of the State of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby submitted to
the qualified electors of the State at
the congressional election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in the month OF November of
the year 1912, to-wit:
Every parish and self-taxing NUM-
cipality shall have the right to exempt
new industrial enterprises and also the
improved value added to unimproved
by immigrants into the State who oc-
cupy said lands as homesteads, from To-
cal taxes for period not to exceed ten
1O) years by the vote of two-thirds in
number OF all its taxpayers, who are
qualified electors, including resident
women taxpayers, holding at least two
thirds Of the properly subject to local
taxation within the taxing locality at a
special election called for that purpose.
at which special elecvfon members of
partnerships, associations and heirs of
estates, otherwise qualified, shall be
entitled to vote their respective pro rata
OF the assessed valuation of said part
nerships, associations or estates. Each
enterprise so exempted must be situat-
ed within the limits Of the exempting
authority and be established after the
exemption is granted.
Section 2. Be ii further resolved,
etc, That there shah be printed on
the ballot to be used at said election
the words: For the constitutional
amendment authorizing parishes and
self-taxing municipalities to exempt new
Industrial enterprises and also improv-
ed value. inclusive of structures. added
to unimproved lands by immigrants
into the State who occupy said lands
as homesteads. from local taxes for a
period not to exceed ten (10) years." and
Against the constitutional amendment
authorizing parishes and self-taxing
municipalities to exempt new industrial
enterprises. and also improved value.
including structures. edded to unim-
proved lands by immigrants into the
State who occupy said lands as home
steads, from local taxes for a period
not to exceed ten (10) years." and each
elector shall indicate on his ballot as
provided by the general election laws of
the State whether he votes for or
against the said amendment
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
Approved: August gath, 1912.
Governor Of the state OF Louisiana
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27

Try replacing the windows in the
calf and COW barn with muslin and
see what an Improvement there win
De in the air. and still keep the flies
out.
Use only a thoroughbred butter
bred sire for next years crop OF
calves.
Farmers, as a rule. pay too little at
tention to the comfort Of their work
horses.
Let us use more Of our own dairy
products at home. They are the best
that can DO produced.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27
ACT NO. IL.

Senate Bill No. 8. BY Mr. voegtle.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana exempting from taxation
the legal reserve OF life insurance COM
nanies organized under the laws of this
State.
Section I. Be II resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
elected to each house concurring. That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitutior of the State be submitted to
the qualified electors of the State for
their adoption or rejection at the con-
gressional election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
the month Of November, 1919. as fol-
lows:
There shall be exempt from all tax
alton the legal reserve of life insurance
companies organized under the laws of
this State
Section 2. Be IT further resolved.
etc, That the official ballot TO be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon che words: For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana exempting from all
taxation the legal reserve of life in
surance companies organized under the
laws of this state" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
exempting from taxation the legal re-
serve of life insurance companies or
ganized under the laws of this State"
And each elector shall indicate as pro-
vided by the general election laws OF
the State whether ne votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
L. e. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives.
Approved: August gath. 1912.
L. f. HALL,
Governor of the State of louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN z. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27
ACT MO. 10.


Senate Bill No. z. BY Mr.. Shaffer
Joint resolution submitting to the
people of the State of Louisiana az
the congressional election to be held
in November. 1912, an amendment 70
the Constitution of the State exempting
from taxation for ten (1O) years from
the date of completion the capital
stock. franchises. and certain property
of all corporations constructing, owning
and operating within the State COM
bined system of irrigation. navigation
and hydro-electric power, using fresh
water streams and water sheds. provid-
ed that each system be completed ana
in operation within five 90 years from
January LIST, 1913. and providing fur
Their that not less than five million
dollars shall have been expended IN
the construction of each system.
Whereas the State Of Louisiana has
large areas comprising millions Of acres
of land that can be reclaimed and
brought into cultivation by irrigation,
whereby large additions will be made
TO the population and the assessed val
ne of the State: and
Whereas canals can be constructed
so as to provide irrigation. navigation
and power. and il is the States duty
to encourage and promote the organi-
zation of such concerns:
Section 1. Be IL resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27

Teh new COW must have pasture or
its equivalent in order to do her best.
That's why the silage is so valuable.
The heifer bred too early always
remains stunted in growth and her
milk iow is shortenen for all time.
The full feed to the idle horse has
cost the life Of many a good one. Ad-
Just the feed to the work the horse
does.
Rape. sown now, on good rich soil.
win make hog pasture by the last OF
May. Use pounds per acre Il Gown
broadcast.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27
ACT NO. 9.

1S4 NJ %
Senate Bill No. s. BY Mr.. Barrow.
Joint resolution submitting TO the
people of Louisiana an amendment to
the Constitution providing for referen-
dunn to the people of each parish TO
determine whether cities and incorpor-
ated towns and villages or any one or
more of them shall be free from taxes
and licenses levied by parochial author
tiles for parochial purposes. subject to
the obligation to make certain contri-
buttons TO the parishes.
Section l. BE II resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of Lou
isiana two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, That
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby submitted to
the qualified electors of the State at
the congressional election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in the month Of November OF
the year 1912. to-wit,
Every parish through its Police Jury
shall have the right to submit and.
upon the petition of one-fourth OF the
qualified electors therein snail submit
to the qualified electors of said parish.
at an election to be called and held
for that purpose after thirty days puo-
1ished notice. the question of whether
or not all or any one or more OF the
cities, incorporated towns and villages
within the limits of the parishes (un-
less already exemptl shall be free and
exempt from. all taxes and licenses lew
led by parochial authority for parochial
purposes. provided that whenever such
exemption is granted, each city. incor-
porated town and village so exempted
shall contribute to the parochial author
tiles it's fair proportion of all parochial
burdens. debts and expenses common to
both. Such proportion to be adjusted
between the Police Jury and the mu-
nicipal authorities. and in case Of dis
agreement such apportionment to be
made by the State Tax Commission.
Section 2. Be II further resolved.
etc. That there shall be printed on the
ballots to be used at the said election
the words, For the amendment to the
Constitution establishing a referendum
to the people of each parish to deter
mine whether or not cities and incor-
porated towns and villages shall be re-
leased from parochial taxation and IL
censes subject TO the condition of con-
tributing to parish expenses. and the
words "A gainst the amendment 10 the
Constitution establishing a referendum
to the people of eacn parish to deter
mine whether or not cities and incor-
porated towns and villages shall be re-
leased from parochial taxation and IL
censes subject to the condition OF con-
tributing to parish expenses" and each
elector shall indicate on his ballot as
provided by the general election laws
II the State whether he votes for or
against the said amendment
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President
VI '"e I. E THOMAS.
Speaker of the House Of Represen-
Approved: August 2tth, 1912,
Governor of the state of Louisiana
ALVIN r. HEBERT.
Secretary of State
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27
Article VI.

/. After January LIST. 1914. an assess
ments for all State purposes. except az
hereinafter provided, shall be completed
on or before April LIST in each year. and
the taxes shall become due and payable
on the fret Monday in June OF each year,
and shall become delinquent on the first
Monday in September in each year. Each
parish and municipality shall have the
right to fix the date for the completion
Of its local assessments, and the payment
Of its local taxes and licenses, general
ana special, until otherwise prescribed by
the General Assembly. Until otherwise
provided. existing laws on these subjects
shall be operative. Levee district taxes
and forced contributions, exclusive Of
produce taxes, shall be assessed and be-
come delinquent coincidentally with par
fish taxes.
g. Public service corporations shall be
assessed on their physical property and
on their franchises separately. but the
General Assembly shall have power to d.
rect the Tax Commission to assess the
property Of such corporations at a valua-
ton including both physical property and
franchises. to be determined by gross re-
cefpts. or by dividends on stocks and in
terest paid on bonded debt, OF by any
other available method.
g. Incorporated banks shall be assessed
by assessing the stockholders In the book
value Of the stock. T. e., capital stock.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27

1. Every municipality shall have the
right to provide, at fits discretion, by
ordinance Of fits governing authority, the
officer or officers. who shall collect It's
taxes. and to FIX the compensation to
be paid such officer. or officers, and the
mode OF their election or appointment:
and every Parish shall elect by a vote ~
its qualified electors the officer, OF on
GERS, TO assess its property for taxation
the compensation Of such oficer OF on
cers TO be fixed bv the Police Jury not
less than ten months before the election
and not subject to change during the
elected officers incCmbency. This power
shall not be exercised in the Parishes
nor IN the Parish OF Orleans as to asses
sors. until the terms OF Office OF the pres
ent incumbents expire. After January l.
1914, and until the expiration Of the
terms OF said officers. an local assess
ments shall be made by the assessors OF
each Parish and the assessors OF New
Orleans nj the present rate OF compensa-
ton. All local taxes and licenses except
those levied by Municipalities shall be
collected bv the Sheriff Of each Parish ex-
cent the Parish OF Orleans, at the pres
ent rate Of CONDENSATION unless such
CONDENSATION shall be changed by the
General Assembly. After January l.
1914, Parish Assessors shall be compen-
stated by the Parishes and the Assessors of
the Parish Of Orleans by the City OF New
Orleans II under the referendum amend
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
"GOD ALMIGHTY'S GENTLEMAN

graphic the Titanic disaster ngon Stars sad
 The last was Archie Butt and his guish as the boat pulled
 Archie himself o me in so carefully boat were far instead of but
 When boat and lifting his hat smiled at me-.
 he ly remember all bac khere%
 Then he of 1ou cred into the
 that the AS the Ing oo"n at His hat OH he smiling will always finger
 President Taft has issued DuI He expressed the belief that the lace Of such disaster nu to pour into the White House. South Carolina fe gentlemen" ' ~
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
JOHN JACOB ASTOR

Standing 
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  his 
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Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
Christ the Liaht and Life.

It is said that the sweetest side of any fruit is the side which grows toward the sun. There Is no doubt that the sun has a great deal to do with the beauty and flavor of the fruits which are the delight of man
 Tn this casual observation, as in so many facts from nature, rests a beau tiful spiritual lesson for us all What the sun is to the natural world, that, and much more, Is Christ to the world of spiritual things. As the sun inf1u- ences the fruits of the earth, giving them beauty and lusciousness, so Christ sheds an influence over the lives of many and gives them beauty of character and purity of heart. And as the sweetest side of fruit is the side toward the sun, so the best side of man is the side toward Christ.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
CHINESE SAVE MEN FIRST

The splendid herom of the American saving the lives d the women heather lands
  position New York dispatch reads
  the Titanic If had Chinese ship the would been saved first would children would
   hemb destitute a the public. S the philosophy O ed crushed death beneath the survivors whe sitting above them  a
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
LEGAL NOTICE
No. 01682l

No. 016S2l
 Department of the Interior, United States Land Office at Phoenix, Ari zona, March IA, 1912.
 Notice is hereby given that Will E Mckee, of Warren, Arizona, who, on February 29, 1912, made Desert Land Entry, No. O16S21, for NWASEA, SW 4 Sec. 1, S1aSEA, Section 2, Town ship g South, Range 19 West, G & SIR Meridian, has filed notice of in tention to make final proof, to estab- fish claim to the land above described, before Register and Receiver, United States Land Office at Phoenix, Ari- zona on the 24th day of April, 1912. Claimant names as witnesses: J.. D. Andrews, Frank E. Leidendeker, Fielder Slocum and Henry w. Fraser, all of Wellton, Arizona.
 FRANK H. PARKER, 3-21-6t Register. First publication, March 21. 5w
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
Fl CENTRO MASONS
 ID BUILD A BLOCK

El Centro Masons will erect a $20,- 900 Masonic block It will have the most modern features in architecture and equipment, and will be ready for occupancy by the first of next October.
 This building will be located at the northeast corner or Sixth and State streets, on lot 5Ox125 feet, which will be fully occupied by the structure. It will be of brick, with pressed brick frontages on both Sixth and State streets, and will conform with the arcade style of architecture over the sidewalk space so generally used in Imperial Valley.-El Centro Progress.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
CHAMP CLARK'S TRIUMPH

of both parties him in the Illinois primaries progressives that  call Illinois result Champ Clark 
 
  voe
   with their Republican  decided republican republican
  about republican
  ul will 
  Chicago
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
NOTICE OF CONTEST

Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Phoenix, Ari-
 zona, March II, 1912.
 To Oscar E. Herlach, of Wellton, Ar izona, cOntestee:
 You are hereby notified that Nye A. Patterson, who gives Bisbee, Ari- zona, as his post-office address, did on February IA, 1912, file in this of flee his duly corroborated application to contest and secure the cancella- tion of your Homestead, Entry No. Serial No. 0S320, made March 2, 1910, for SWH, Cots and 4, EkSWA), , Section 30, Township 8 s, Range IS w., G. & s. R. Meridian, and as grounds for his contest he alleges that said Oscar E.. Herlach has not made settlement on the land of said entry within six months from the date of the entry thereof, or at all; that said entryman has wholly abandoned said land entry for period of more than six months prior to the 18th day of August, 1911.
 You are, therefore, further notified that the said allegations will be taken by this office as having been confess ed by you, and your said entry will be cancelled hereunder without your further right to be heard therein, eith- CT before this office or on appeal. if you fail to file in this office within twenty days after the fourth publica- tion of this notice, as shown below, your answer, under oath, specifically meeting and responding to these al legations of contest, or if you fail within that time to file in this office due proof that you have served copy of your answer on the said contestant either in person or by registered mail. If this service is made by the delivery of copy of your answer to the con testant in person, proof of such ser vice must be either the said contest ants written acknowledgment of his receipt of the copy, showing the date of it's receipt, or the affidavit of the person to whom the delivery was made stating when and where the copy was delivered; if made by regis tered mail, proof of such service must consist of the affidavit of the person by whom the copy was mailed stating when, and the post office to which it was mailed, and this affidavit must be accompanied by the postmaster's re- ceipt for the letter.
 You should state in your answer the name of the post office to which you desire future notices to be sent to you
 FRANK H. PARKER, Register,
 CHAS. E. ARNOLD, Receiver.
 Date of first publication, March 21, 1912.
 Date of second publication, March 2S, 1912.
 Date of third publication, April 4, 1912.
 Date of fourth publication, April Il, 1912.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
SkEDADDLERS FROM NEW ENGLAND.
By A. w. MsCY,


 The war of 1912 between the United States and Great Britain was very unpopular in New Eng land. So serious was the oppo- sltion that for a time it threat ened to break up the Union. There were several reasons for this. In the first place, the New Englanders were still chafing over the defeat of John Adams for a second term of the presi- dency, in 1900. Then they did not approve of the Louisiana purchase, which meant the addi- ton of more slave territory to the United States. And finally, they were bitter against the En- bargo Act, which interfered greatly with their shipping in- terests. The national govern ment had to resort to conscrip- tion to fill the quotas of soldiers required of the New England States. This was very distaste- fuI to the citizens, and to escape the draft hundreds of them slipped across the line into Canada. A large percentage of these never returned. Many of the present inhabitants of the region lying south Of the St. Lawrence ard between the Chau- diere and Richeieu rivers are descendants of those New Eng land stockholders f:om the draft.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-25
tOopyright. 1912 n Hsrp p. D. o,w.e
THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE

'Whom do you want for President ?
 He asked the Delegate Who soon will go to Baltimore
 To represent the State. Why, really" said the delegate,
 In a submissive tone, eff you would know you'd better cal
 c. Murphy on the phone"
 "Why is it a as delegate
 "To Baltimore you go?" "To tell the truth said Delegate,
 q really do not know. There is some reason why, of course,
 That fact I freely own; Perhaps you may find out if you
 Call Murphy on the phone" What do you stand for, anyhow?
 What issues do you plead?" My dear sir," answered Delegate,
 q do not know, indeed. There are some issues very good They're his and his alone. To find out where I stand on them. Ask Murphy on the phone"
 Tom Jackson in New York Press.