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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
ACT mo-. lH.


Senate Fill No. 1877
BY Senate judiciary Committee
Section b." Substitute for Sem
ate Bill No. IS.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article 100.
of the Constitution OF Louisiana. rela-
tive to District Courts.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen.
real Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring. That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
electors OF the State. at the Congress
.sional election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In No
vember. 1912 and If approved and rati-
ing in said election. the same to become
a part of the Constitution to-w1t:
That Article 100. Of the Constitution
Of Louisiana be amended so as to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 10s.
The District Courts, except in the
Parish of Orleans. shall have original
jurisdiction in all civil matters where
fifty dollars (s5o.00). exclusive of in
terest and in all cases where the title
to real estate is involved. or to office
or other public position. or civil or po-
liticai rights. ard all other cases where
no specific amount is in contest, ex-
cept such as otherwise provided in this
Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and ey-
elusive original jurisdiction in all GRIM
inal cases except such as may be
vested in other courts authorized by
this Constitutions: and in all probate
and succession matters, and where a
succession is a party defendant. and
in all cases where the State. parish.
and municipality or other. political cor
poratfon is party defendant regard
less of the amount In dispute: and of
ali proceedings for the appointment of
receivers or liquidators to corporations
or partnerships; and said court shall
have authority to issue all such writs
sary or proper for the purposes of the
Jurisdiction herein conferred upon
them. There shall be one District
Judge in each Judicial District ex-
teenth judicial Districts. Wise until
otherwise provided by law there shall
be two CD District Judges. but judges
of the Twenty-first Judicial District
parish. And the Judges of the Fiji
tenth (15th) judicial District shall
not be residents of the same parish af-
ter the expiration of the terms of the
first Judges elected under this Consti-
tuition
District Judges shall be elected by a
plurality of the qualified voters of their
respective districts. in which they shall
have been actual residents for twr
years next preceding their election. The
shall be learned in the law. and shall
have practiced law in this State five
years previous to their election.
The first District Judges under this
Constitution shall be elected at thu
general State election in 1900. and sha'
hold office until their successors ar 4
elected on the Tuesday after the firs
Monday in November, 1904. at whic'
time and every four years thereafte
District Judges shall be elected 10
terms Of four years: Vacancies occa
stoned by death. resignation. or othe-
wise. where the unexpired portion
the term Is less than one year. shdi
be filled for the remainder Of the teri
by appointment by the Governor. witt
the advice and consent Of the Senate
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In all CAGES 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.
currence Of the vacancy. under the gen.
eral election laws of the State.
Section g Be II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
If adopted. shall become operative on
the first day of December. A. D., 1872.
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 FIJI
teenth Judicial District who shall hold
office until the next regular election for
Judges under this Constitution and until
bis successor is elected and qualified.
Section 3. Be it further resolved.
etc, That upon the official ballots "a
he used at said Congressional election
shall be printed the words For the
proposed amendment to Article 109 OF
the Constitution of Louisiana. relative
to District Courts" and the words
against the proposed amendment to
Article 100 of the Constitution of Lou
fsiana, relative to District Courts" and
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. H.ARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
ALVIN E HEBERT.
Secretary OF State.
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ACT no. lea.

House Bill No. 207. By Mr.. Manion.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 21o
of the State of Louisiana, so as to
permit 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 ]. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring. That Article
10 Of the Constitution be amended SC
as to read as follows:
,le to any office. State. judicial pare
HAL municipal or ward who II not
.itizen Of this State and a duly quail
fled elector of the State. judicial dis
.rfct. parish. municipality or ward
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ACT 20. i32.
Senate Bill No. 1877. BY Mr.. Beal,
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 1877. BY Mr.. Beale.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO Article
f2S1D two efghty-one of the Consti-
tuition of the state of Louisiana re-
1ative to the mourning of debt and
issuing bonds for work of public i'm
provement. anl to the valuation, and
rounding of bonds issued for such
fmprovementsA by municipal corpora
lions. parishes and school. drainage
sewerage and other districts (the CITY
Of New Orleans excepted). and the
assessment of special taxes and forced
contributions to pay for same.
Section 1. Be II resolved by the Gen.
efaf Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana.
fwo-thirds (2-3) Of all the members
elected to each House. concurrfng That
Article two hundred and eighty-one
I1f1l q the Constitution az the State
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20 be performed; provided. that resi-
dent women over the age OF twenty
five years shall be eligible TO hold any
cationaf system OF the state. or of any
ward. parish. or municipality in the
State. and to hold any office in the
State connected with institutions OF
any officer, State, judicial, parochiai.
municipal or ward. may change his
residence form this State. or from the
in which he holds such office. the same
shall thereby be vacated, any declaration
of retention of domicile to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
That this proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the electors of the State of
Louisiana for the approval or retec-
ton. as required by Article 321 of the
Constitution OF the state OF Louisiana ana
State at the next Congressional cleo
tion to be held in this State in Novem-
Der. 1912.
etc, That on the official ballots to be
used at said election shall be placed
the words For the proposed amendment
to Article 210 of the Constitution rela-
tive to women" and the words Against
the proposed amendment to Article 210
of the Constitution relative to women"
and each elector shall indicate. as pro-
vided in the general election laws of
the State. whether he votes for or
against the said amendment.
l.. E-.THOMAS.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BAPRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN r. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.
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recall election before same shall be
held. successor, for the remainder
of the term. to the officer sought to
be recalled shall be elected at the same
should the majority OF the voters par
ticipating in such election be in favor
of the recall of such officer. then i'm
mediately after the PRONUNCIATION of the
returns of such election, the successor
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
ed 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 last preceding gen.
eral election for the office the incum-
bent of which is sought to be recalled.
and a second choice, and the candi-
date who is the first choice of the
greatest number of voters shall be de-
clared to be elected, If the election has
sought to be recalled. The officer
sought to be recalled shall not be
candidate at such recall election.
Section 3. Be it further resolved.
etc, That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have prin
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 223 of the Con-
stitution providing for the recall of GER
tain officers elected by the people"
And the words, Against the proposed
amendment to Article 223 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 at the said cleo
ton in November. 1912. this amend
ment shall go Tito effect and be oper-
ative on and after the first day, Of
January. 1913.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 9th, 1912.
L. z HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
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ACT MO. l3s.

ACT NO. 139.
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 peo-
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 J..
1916.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisi-
ana. two-thirds of all the members
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
day in November, 1912. the following
amendment to the amendment submit
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-
tion of the steamship companies under
this amendment to the Constitution
shall be extended from January 1, 1913,
to January 1, 1916"
Section 2, Be it. further resolved:
at said election shall have printed there
on the words.
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution extending the time for the
organization of steamship companies
under the Constitutional amendment
proposed by Act 279 Of 1910 from jan
uary l, 1913, to January /, 1916"
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment 20
the Constitution extending the time for
the organization of steamship compa-
MES under the Constitutional amend
ment proposed by Act No. 279 of 1910.
from January /, 1913. to January 1.
1916"
And each elector shall indicate on said
ballot as provided in the general cleo
ton law whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
l.. e. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
L. F. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
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ACT no. a.
Qosase Bill No. 81. BY Mr.. Edward
Joint RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 81. By Mr.. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section 5
Of Article 1877 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana; relative to
registration of voters.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
sral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
elected to each House concurring, that
Section of Article 1877 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Section s. No male person who was
On January LIST. 1867. or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of any
State Of the United States, wherein he
then resided. and no son or grandson
OF any such person. not less than Il
years of age on the LIST day of May.
1912, and no male person Of foreign
birth. who was naturalized prior to the
1st day OF January. 1898. shall be de-
MED the right to register and vote In
this State by reason of his failure to
possess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by this Con-
stitution. provided he shall have resided
In this State for five years next pre-
eeding the date at which he shall APP
ply for registration and shall have reg
3stered In accordance with the terms
Of this Article prior to September 1st.
1913, and no person shall be entitled
20 register under this Section after said
date.
Every person claiming the benefit Of
this Section shall make application to
the proper registration officer or his
deputy for registration, and he shall
make oath before such registration Of
Ulcer or his deputy in the form follow
ing:
/ am a citizen Of the United States
and Of this State, over the age OF
twenty-one years; have resided in this
State for five years next preceding this
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entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of the
State of wherein then re-
alded, Cor am the son or grandson of
who was. on the
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parishes and school, drainage, sub
drainage road. subroad. navigation, and
sewerage districts (the City of New
Orleans excepted). hereinafter referred
to as subdivisions. when authorized to
do so in the manner herein provided.
may. for the purpose of readjusting
reminding. extending or unifying thar
bonded Indebtedness. issue new bonds.
covering any particular issue or issues
or bonds or the whole outstanding
bonded indebtedness incurred by such
subdivision for the purposes specified
in Paragraph / of this article or anv
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 of this Article. No bonds is
sued under this paragrs ,,h shall run for
more than forty (40) years from their
date. not shall bear greater rate of
interest than five per ccntum sper.-,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
Fart, exchanged value for value for
bonds issued. under Article PSI. or to
be issued under said Paragraph Of
this Article. or sold and the proceeds
thereof used for the purpose of p,1r<
chasing outstanding bonds Before any
bonds shall be issued under this para
graph the issuance thereof shall be
authorized by a vote of q majority in
number and an. cunt OF the property
taxpayers qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws of this State who
vote on the proposition at an election
held Tor 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
IL no official Journal. In any newspaper
published In such parish or parishes,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-09
shrewd Woman

Lazard Kahn. the prominent Ohio
manufacturer, and d brother-in-laW oil
Myer Lemann, of this city, is con.
WINGED that the New York woman is
thoroughly organized to protect her.
self. He had just been reading the
story Of the neW-lWyed who in the
| ardor Of his helpfulness rose early
the other morning to put the coffee
on to boil. Wife slept. BY and by
the newly made husband also slept
by the side Of the stove on which
was the pot he had promised to
watch. 1t boiled over, extinguished
the gas flame, and except that in
dlgnant neighbors came in and threw
open the windows the honeymooners
would have slept right through their
married life.
Tt was the New York husband who
rose to boil the coffee, you will OBJ
serve" said Mr.. Kahn 1T recalls
recent experience. I was climbing
out OF the subway the other day
when my way was blocked by a wo-
man. In one hand she logged a
heavy suitcase and on the other arm
sat a tiny baby.
. Permit me to help you, madam
/ said.
And I tried to take the suitcase.
But she handed me the baby.
climbed to the outer air with this
pennyWorth Of humanity, feeling rath-
er foolish. Behind me the woman
struggled with that enormous suit
case. She thanked me prettily.
Madam | said, why did you
not permit me to relieve you of the
suitcase?
BY her answer knew her to be
OF New York city.
! Because said she, I never heard
OF man running away with a baby
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Expansion at Shreveport.

Honore Palmer of Chicago, repre-
senting the well-known Potter Pal
mer interests, has paid j. H. Full
love $4,000 for a 1600-acre planta-
ton, four miles north of Shreveport.
The land and buildings are the only
items transferred. The Potter Pal
mer interests already have made
heavy investments in the Caddo oil
and gas field, and recently bought a
controlling interest in the Caddo
WindoW-glass factory at Shreveport
This factory opened the season Oct.
5 with 1872 operatives. 1t is reported
that the Sibley, Lake Bisteneau and
Southern Railway will extend into
Shreveport, serving as Rock Is
land entrance. This will open up
extensive timber lands and give the
Rock Island greatly increased
southwestern territory The report
has not vet been confirmed.
Fifty representatives of north and
east Texas farmers unions inspect
ed Shreveport recently with a view
to marketing their cotton through
Shreveport congresses and the port
of New Orleans hereafter to a large
extent. They report that they had
satisfactory visit in New Orleans
and a conference with T. J. Free
man Of the Texas and Pacific. r. D.
Bower of Paris, Tex, the chairman,
represented growers Of 100000
bales.
The city of Shreveport has made
a formal offer of $685. to the
WaterWorks4 and Guaranty
Co., of Pittsburg, for Shreveport wa
terWorks. Whether accepted or not,
a new plant will be built by one of
the parties to provide for the in
creased needs Of the city.-Corre-
spondence Manufacturers Record.
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Just arrived, a new line of fall and
winter dress goods, ladies and
anlsses SHOES, and ladies, misses
ana chlldren's walking hats aad
Shapes, IN all the latest styles and
materials . CHEAP TONY, (Col. A.
q. Vegal, Donaldsonyille, La.
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Beginning Of a Great Industry,
PASSENGER TRAINa an1Ga EAST.

In connection with the early DAYS
OF gun making in this country an
anecdote, of interest to every man
Who owns modern gun, is told in
the little hunting book now being dis.
tributed by the Remington Arms
Union Metallic Cartridge Co., in
cominemoration of this event.
One day in 1916, two men, a
smith and his son, both named
Ellphalet Remington, were working
busily at their forge in Ilion Gorge.
IN New York state, when, SO the
story goes, the son asked his father
Tor money to buy a rifle, and met
with a refusal. The request was nat
ural, for the surrounding hills were
full Of game. Eliphalet, Jr.. closed
MS Jaws tightly. and began collect
ing scrap iron on his own account.
Thls he welded skilfully into d gun
barrel, walked fifteen miles to Utica
to have it rifled, and finally had
weapon Of which he might well be
proud. In reality it was such a yery'
good gun that soon the neighbors or
dered others like it, and before long
ihe Remington forge found itself at
work to meet the increasing demand
several times each week the stall
war; young manufactures packed a
ioad OF gun-barrels upon his back and
franiped all the way to Utica. where
a gunsmith rifled and finished them !
IRE broad shoulders of Eliphalet. Jr.
ached under his load and he soon de-
V1sed machinery with which he could |
do the rifling for himself. Thus the /
forge became complete gun-factory
receiving material Az scrap iron. and
Lurning out finished rifles. Remiag-
ton guns soon became famous
throughout the country and brand
aeW American industry was begun.
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"A Recreant Minister,

Rev. Thurston Vaughn, formerly SD
perintendent OF the South Carolina
n Odd Fellows Home, was brought to
trial at Greenville, In that state,
for criminally assaulting three little
girls. inmates of the Institution of
which he had charge. To the sur
prise OF all concerned in the trial,
the accused broke down and confess
ed his guilt, not only as to the three
girls named III the Indictment. but
two others as well. Tt was thought
by the attorneys ON both sides OF
the case that the plea would induce
the jury to spare the prisoners life,
but an unqualified verdict of guilty
was returned |, which consigns the
Tecreant minister to the electric
CHAR.
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WORN OUT, NERVOUS
TIRED AND DEPRESSED.
iona Vita Builds Up Mind and Body
in Few Weeks.

Are you tired all the time? Are
you weak, nervous and depressed?
Is your ambition gone and your mind
dull?
Do you know what to do? Go
straight to your druggist and get a
bottle Of iona Vita, the National
Tonic. Physicians are recommend
ing it everywhere. It is building up
rundown people by the thousands
in all parts of the country.
After you have taken iona Vita
one week, weigh yourself, then you
will know why it is recognized as
the best tonic and flesh builder ever
sold to the public.
You can get Tona Vita from the
1-Ray Pharmacy, Edmond Richard,
proprietor.
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PLEASANT TASTING
LIQUID MEDICINE.
Acts as Quickly as calomeI, Takes
i the Place of caomel, and is Alb
soluteIy Harmless.

Dodson's Liver Tone is the name
of the new vegetable tonic which
the X-Ray Pharmacy recommends as
perfect substitute for calomeI
Without causing any restriction OF
habit or diet, Dodson's Liver Tone
starts the liver to working and
cures constipation, biliousness, etc.,
without any harmful after-effects.
The fact that calomel is mercury
has kept many people who are afraid
of mercurial poisoning from using it.
Calomel is a good thing to let alone
All persons can use Dodson's Liver
Tone, whether they have been in
the habit Of taking calomel or not,
for it is entirely vegetable and can
not do harm. The X-Ray Pharmacy
will give the money back to any dis
satisfied purchaser. Price fifty cents.