The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-02
THE AMENDMENTS.

$ Synopsis Of the Measures in the o
= der in Which They viii Appea
s on the Official Ballot.
Appended is a synopsis Of the var
: GUS proposed amendments ia II
constitution of Louisiana in The .,
DER in which they will appear o
the official ballot at the genera
election of Tuesday, Nov. S:
), No. 1--Remode de1ing Louisiana's sys
TEN of assessment and taxation an,
segregating the sources Of state an,
local revenue.
: No. 2-Authorizing parishes ant
self-taxing municipalities to exemp
new industrial enterprises, and alst
improved value, inclusive of struc
lures, added to uni1nproved lands b,
immigrants into the state who &c
] eupy said lands as homesteads. from
local taxes for a period not to ex
ceed ten years.
No. 3--Exempting from taxation fo,
| twenty years corporations organized
Tor the sole purpose Of lending
money on country real estate stu.
ated in Louisiana at not more than
g per cent interest to the borrower,
with power to negotiate and handle
local securities.
/ No. 4Exempting sfrom taxation all
money on hand or on deposit.
No. 5-Exemp mpting homes occupied
py bona fide owners Ip to the value
Of $4,000.
No. 6--Estab blishilsg d referendum
to the people of each parish to de-
ternine whether or not cities and
incorporated towns and villages shall
pc released from rarochial taxation
and licenses, subject, however, to
the possible contribution to criminal
expenses Of the paEi1l
No. 7-ExemptingssH l taxation for
ten years from dattssss;IpH completion
new canals for irria navigation
and power purposes,sf HssE completed
within period Of corpor-
atlons to have expeE lot less than
ST. COG, 600 On plant NJ re said ez
|emption. ~ IS sE=i
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! ,iIrIanee
.companles organfzea under the laws
of Louisiana. sI
No. 9-Providing 1-nlin special tax
Tor Confederate veterans tensions.
IN lieu of the present inadequate tax
of only one-fifth of a mill.
No. 10--Providing for payment Of
the S11 100000 state debt by means
OF refunding and a sinking fund, and
paying interest on bonds. sss
No. ll-Reopening the grandfather
clause OF the constitution; providing
for the registration of voters who
We're eligible under this clause of the
constitution of 1893, the new registra-
ton to close on Aug. 81, 1913.
No. 12-Amending article 21O of |
the constitution so as to allow women
to serve on school boards III any part |
Of the state, also on boards govern
Ing institutions of charity and correc-
ton.
No. 13-Amending the constitution
SO as to provide one additional dis
tr1ct judge in the fifteenth Judicial
district, originally composed of Cal
casieu and Cameron parishes, but
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the new parishes of5Allen, Beauregard
and Jefferson Davis. The object is
@ give one additional Judge to this
district at the usual salary.
No. 14-Amen ending article 2S1 of the
constitution relative to the public
highways; to authorize police juries
o levy a per capita tax and d vehi-
lie license for the construction and
'epair of the public roads, building
# bridges, etc.
No. 15-To allow cities and towns
g issue refunding bonds for .seWerage
md drainage purposes and to levy |
special taxes to pay interest thereon
No. 16--Extending the time OF ex-
,mption from taxation Of the Pan
american Steamship Company from
AN. /, 1913, to Jan. 1, 1916.
No. 1-Amending the constitution |
elative to filling vacancies in any
# the judicial offices in the parish
# Orleans. When the unexpired
erm is for more than one year, by
pecial election, to be held within
ixty days of the occurrence of the
acancy;; when for a shorter period
han one year, by appointment by the
overnor.
No. 18-Exempting from taxation
or period OF ten years, from the
ate of completion, all railroads or
arts Of railroads constructed in this
tate subsequently to Jan. I, 1913.
No. 19-Providing for the recall Of
II officers elected by the people,
nth the exception of judges of
ourts throughout the state, judges
municipalities and justices OF the
eace, and providing methods for
olding said election of recall.
A Fortune That Was Missed.
The assessed value of the property
the Union Sulphur Company of II
ouisiana has been raised by the
tate Board of Equalization 10 $40.
10000, an increase Of $500, 900 over
ae previous valuation. 1t was not .
lany years ago when Richmond
ian, then living in Louisiana, was
ffered the whole DrDDerfu fn,. e1E