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married again, IN lndlgent clrcum
Stances, of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage to her was contract
ed prior to January |, 1885; provided
that if her deceased husband served
in an organization, mustered in from
Louisiana, or if he resided in Louis
lana, at the date of his enlistment
then in order that such widow shall
be, entitled to the pension as herein
provided, she shall have resided in
this State for at least five years
prior to her application therefor; and
! if her deceased husband enlisted
elsewhere than in Louisiana, and serT
ed in an organization not mustered
in from Louisiana, such widow shall,
in order to entitle her to a pension
as herein provided, have resided in
this State for not less than fifteen
years prior to her application for
such pension; provided further, that
pensions whether to veterans or to
widows, shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this az
ticle, and the total appropriations for
all pensions, in any one year. shall
| be the proceeds Of the annual one
mill tax, provided said appropriations
shall never be more than five hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars for
any one year which is hereby levied
Oh all taxable property in the State.
Any accruing surplus from said tax
fund shall be turned over to the
common school fund and prohibiting
the collection Of any other tax or
making any appropriation in excess
of the amount of the one mill tax
levied and collected and to be known
as Confederate Veteran Pension
Fund" and to be used for no other
purpose, and upon the adoption Of
this amendment same shall at once
become self-operative and the funds
derived therefrom Immediately used
for said purpose, and provided fur
Their that the Tax Collectors and AS
SCISSORS shall receive no commissions
for assessing and collecting said one
mill tax herein provided. Provided
that nothing in this Article shall be
construed SO as to prohibit the Gen
eral Assembly from providing arti-
fetal limbs to disabled Confederate
soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That this proposed. amendment
be submitted to the qualified voters
OF the State of Louisiana for adop-
ton or rejection at the Compression
al election to be held on the first
Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, 1912.
That the official ballots to be us
ed at said election shall have print /
ed thereon the words: For the pro-
posed amendment to Article 303 of
the Constitution Of the State of Lou
isiana, relative to pensions for Con
federate Veterans and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
Article sos of the, Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, relative to PEN
sions for Confederate Veterans
and each elector shall indicate, as
provided in the general election laws
If the State, whether he votes for
'r against the amendment.
L.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
approved July 10th, 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| true Copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
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0rdefS as may De necessary or prop
er for the purposes Of the jurisdi<
ton herein conferred upon then
There shall be one District Judge j.
] each Judicial District, except in III
First, Twenty-first and Fifteenth il
dicial Districts, where until Other
wise provided by law there shall b
two (2) District Judges, but Judge
Of the Twenty-first Judicial Distric
shall not be residents of the sam
parish. And the Judges of the FIJI
teenth t15thy Judicial District shall
net be residents Of the same paris
after the expiration of the terms Q
the first Judges elected under thi
Constitution.
District judges shall be elected b
a plurality Of the qualified voters o
their respective districts, in Whic]
they shall have been actual resident
for two years next preceding thei
election. They shall be learned il
the law, and shall have practiced Law
in this State five years previous Il
their election.
The first District Judges under thi
Constitution shall be elected at thu
general State election in 1900, ant
shall hold office until their success
ors are elected on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1904
2, which time and every four years
thereafter District Judges shall be
elected for terms of four years. Va
cancies occasioned by death, resigna
ton, or otherwise, where the unex
pired portion of the term is less
than one year, shall be filled for the
remainder of the term by appointment
by the Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, In all
cases where the unexpired portion OF
the term is one year or more, the
vacancy shall be filled by special
election, to be called by the Govern
or, and held within sixty days of the
occurrence OF the vacancy, under the
general 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, if adopted, shall become
operative on the first day of Deem
Der, 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 conformity
with existing election laws, for the
purpose of electing the additional
Judge herein provided for, for the
Fifteenth Judicial District, who shall
hold office until the next regular
election for Judges under this Con-
stitution and until his successor is
elected and qualified.
. Section 8. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That upon the official ballots to
be used at said Congressional cleo
ion shall be printed the words
For the proposed amendment to Ar
icle 100 of the Constitution of Lou
siana, relative to District Courts
md the words against the proposed
amendment to Article 100 of the Con-
CT Louisiana, relative to
District Courts and each elector
hall indicate, as provided in the gen.
raj election laws of the State,
which of the propositions, "For' or
Against" he votes for.
l.. E. THOMAS,
peaker of the House of Represcn-
tatives.
THOMAS c.. BARRETT,
lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
pproved July 10th, 1912.
l.. E. HALL,
overnor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
210 OF the State of Louisiana, so
as to permit women to hold any
office connected with the educa.
tional system of the State, or OF
any political subdivision thereof
and with institutions of charity
and correction.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two.thirds of all the mem.
bers elected to each House concur
ring, That Article 21O of the Con.
stitution be amended so as to read
as follows:
Article 210: No person shall be
eligible to any office, State, judic.
ial, parochial municipal or ward, who
is not a citizen Of this State and a
duly qualified elector of the State,
judicial district, parish, municipality
Or ward. wherein the functions of
said office are to be performed; pro.
vided, that resident women over the
age Of twenty-five years shall be
eligible to hold any office connected
with the public educational system
of the State, or of any ward, parish,
or municipality in the State, and 10
hold any office in the State connect
ed with institutions of charity or cor
rection. And whenever any officer,
State, judicial, parochial, municipal
Or ward, may change his residence
from 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 con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That this proposed amendment
be submitted to the electors of the
State Of Louisiana for their approx.
al or rejection, as required by Arti.
Gle 321 of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana and the general
election laws of the State, at the
next Congressional election to be
leld in this State in November. 1912.
Section 81 Be it further resolved,
Etc., That on the official ballots to
'e used at said election shall be
'laced the words For the proposed
amendment to Article 210 of the Con-
tltution, relative to women and
ne words Against the proposed
mendment to Article 2l0 of the Con.
Tuition, relative to women" and
ach elector shall indicate, as pro. ,
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
S03 Of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana. relative to
pensions for Confederate veter
ans as amended by Act No. 70 Of
the General Assembly of 1900
and Act No. 112 Of the General
Assembly Of 1904, and Act 269 Of
the General Assembly Of 1908
and for the purpose of providing
a sufficient revenue for the car
rying out of this Article of The
Constitution.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds Of all members
elected to each House concurring,
That Article 3O3 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, as amend.
ed by Act No. q Of the General As.
sembly Of 1900, and Act No. 112 of
the General Assembly of 1904, and
Act No. 269 of the General Assembly
Of 1908, be SO amended as to read
as follows:
Article 303. A pension not to ex.
coed eight dollars 1881 per month
shall be allowed to each Confederate
soldier or sailor veteran who pos.
sesses all the following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment un.
til the close Of the late Civil War.
or until he was discharged. or paroled
in some military organization rezu.
larry mustered into the Army or Ma.
Wy Of the Confederate States, and
shall have remained true to the Con-
federate States until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property Of
more than one thousand dollars val.
uation and he shall not be physical.
ly able to earn livelihood by hts
own labor.
3. He shall not be salaried or 9th.
erwise provided for by the State Of
Louisiana or by any other State or
In case he enlisted in
any organization mustered into said
service as Louisiana organization,
Or In case at the date of his enlist.
ment he resided in the State of Lou
lsiana, he shall have resided in this
state for at least five years prior
% his application for pension. In
sase he resided elsewhere than in
his State, and enlisted in an organ.
zation not mustered in from Louisi.
ma, or in the Navy Of the Confeder-
tie States, he shall have resided in
his State for at least fifteen years
'rior to his application for such PEN
ion. A like pension shall be grant
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ACT NO. 147.
Senate Bill. No. 157.

By Senate Judiciary Commit
tee, Section 3D." Substitute
for Senate Bill No. 35.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Articl,
109, Of the Constitution of Lou
isiana, relative to District Courts
Section /. Be it resolved by tn,
General Assembly of the State O
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
/ bers elected to each House concur
ring, That the following amendment
to the Constitution of Louisiana shall
be submitted to the electors of thu
State, at the Congressional election
to be hold a on the first Tuesday af
ter the first Monday in November
1912. and if approved and ratified
BY g majority of said electors, vot
ing IN said election, the same to be.
come a part Of the Constitution, to-
wit:
g That Article 100. of the Constitu'
ton Of Louisiana be amended so as
to read as follows:
ARTICLE 100.
+, The District Courts, except in the
Parish OF Orleans, shall have origi-
nal jurisdiction in all civil matters
where the amount in dispute shall
exceed fifty dollars ($5000), exclu-
stve Of interest and in all cases
where the title to real estate is in.
volved, or to office or other public
position, or civil or political rights,
and all other cases where no spe-
Clio amount Is in contest, except
such - otherwise provided in this
Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and ex-
cmsive original jurisdiction in all
criminal cases except such as may
&c vested IN other courts authorized
y tlie Constitution: aud in all pro.
Dese and sdccession matters. and
Wnete : succession Is a party defend
anl and n al cases where the State,
spa!aen ano municipality or other POI
Aticai cooperation is a party defend
an, re9afdlaos az the amount in dis
pute: ana 6 eA proceedings for the
appoansmeat @ receivers or liQuida-
Tors to corperatio1s or partnerships:
and said court shall have authority
I 80 So ~ sNah wits. rr~c-es a-d
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Submitting to the people of the Stat
Of Louisiana at the Compression
al election held in November
1912, an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State as amended
by Act No. ~279 of the Acts O
1910 ratified by the people a
the November election of 1910
so as to extend the time for the
organization Of the steamship
companies therein provided fol-
until January I, 1916.
Section !. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of
Louisiana, tWo-thirds of all the mem.
bers elected to each branch thereof
concurring, That at the Congression-
al election to be held in this State
on the first Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, 1912,
{ the following amendment to the
amendment submitted by Act No.
279 of Acts of 1910. ratified by the
people at the November election of
1910, shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State, to-wit:
"The time granted for the organi-
zation of the steamship companies un-
der this amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be extended from January
!, 1913, to January l, 1916"
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC.. That the official ballot to be
used at said election shall have
printed thereon 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 January 1, 1913, to Janu.
airy 1, 1876
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment
to the Constitution extending the
time for the organization of steam
ship companies under the Constitu-
tlOnal ameldMent proposed by Act
No. 279 Of 1910 from January /, 1918,
to January l, 1916"
And each elector shall indicate on
said ballot as provided in the gen
eral election law whether he votes
for or against the proposed amend
ment.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Represen.
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
Approved July 10th, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+ ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-19

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitutiOn Of the State of Louis :
ana, providing for the exemption
from taxation for period Of ten
(1W years from the date of its
completion, Of all railroads or
! parts of railroads, constructed
subsequently to June /. 1912.
Section !. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, tWo-thirds Of all the MEM
bers elected to each House concur
ring therein, That the following
amendment to the Constitution Of
| the State Of Louisiana be submitted
to the electors of the State at the
next election fer Representatives IN
Congress, to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
yember, 1912, to-wit: There shall be
exempt from taxation for a period
Of ten years from the date Of its
completion, any railroad Or part OF
railroad that shall have been con-
structed and completed subsequently,
to June ], 1912, and prior 10 January
II, 1917. This exemption shall III
cllde and apply to all rights Of way.
roadbed, sidings, rails and other sup
erstructures upon such rights OF way,
roadbed or sidings; and to all depots,
station houses, buildings, erections,
and structures appurtenant to such
railroads and the operation OF the
same; but shall not include the de-
pots, warehouses, station houses and
other structures and appurtenances
nor the land upon which they are
erected at terminal points, and for
which franchises have been granted
and obtained, whether same remain
the property of the present owner
or owners, or be transferred or as
signed to any corporation or corpora
tions, person or persons whomsoever,
and provided further that this ex-
emption shall not apply to double
tracks, sidings, switches, depots or
other Improvements or betterments
which may be constructed by rail
roads now in operation within the
State, other than extensions or new
lines constructed by such railroads.
Provided, further that when aid has
horo&0fnro rn,1,i oh
after be voted by any parish. ward
or municipality to any railroad, such
railroad shall not be entitled to ex-
emption from taxation herein estab.
lished.
Section 2. Be it further, enacted,
etc., That the official ballots at said
election shall have printed thereon
the words: For the proposedamend.
ment to the Constitution of the State
If Louisiana relative to exemption
from taxation for ten years from the
date Of its completion, Of all rail-
roads or parts OF railroads, construct
ed subsequently to January /, 1913"
and the words against the propos.
ed amendment to the Constitution
OF the State OF Louisiana relative to
from taxation for q period
Of ten years from date of it's compile :.
ton of all railroads or parts of rail.
roads constructed subsequently to
January l, 1913," and each elector
shall indicate as provided in the gen.
eral election laws of the State wheth-
Ter ne votes for or against the amend.
ment.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Represen.
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
Approved: July 18th, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 2so.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 199. BY Mr.. Amacker
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ACT NO. 139.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. ia. By Mr.. Voegtle
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A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution Of the State of Louisi'
ana, amending Article As Of the
Constitution of 1898, as amended
by Act No. 303 of the Acts Of
1910. ratified by the people ct
the November election of 1910, SO
| as to authorize the Board of Ii.
quotation Of the State Debt to
issue new bonds to retire or re-
fund the State Bonded Indebted.
ness due January LIST, 1914, to
provide for a tax for the payment
Of the interest on said bonds
and sinking fund to retire the
same; to provide for the payment
out of the said sinking fund of
an Indebtedness due by the State
to the United States, and of GER
tain other claims against the
State.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each house concur
ring, That an amendment to Arti.
Gle As of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana of 1898, as amend
ed by Act No. 300 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, at its session held in the
year 1910, ratified by the people at
the November election of 1910, be
submitted to the qualified electors
CT the State for their approval or re.
lection at the Congressional election
to be held on the First Tuesday
next following the first Monday in
November of 1912, said proposed
amendment to read as follows:
article 46. The General Assem-.
bly, shall have no power to contract
or to authorize the contracting of any
debt or liability, on behalf of the
state, or to issue bonds or other ey-
licences Of Indebtedness thereof. ex.
cept for the purpose of repelling in
vaslon or for the suppression of in.
surrection. Provided, that for the
purpose OF retiring, liquidating or re-
[undlng the present State Bonded
Indebtedness of Eleven Million. one
and Eight Thousand. Three
Hundred Dollars. maturing January ].
~, and bearing four per centum
'er annum interest, the Board of Ii
Of the State Debt Of Louis.
ana IS given authority to issue Eley-
u Thousand, One Hundred and
.gnt new coupon bonds of theState
'1Loulslana of One Thousand Dollars
'ach, to be numbered NO. II to NO.
l,loS. bearing rate of interest not ,
exceeding four per centum per an |
UNI, payable semi-annually and to be !,
ue and paid in fifty years from Jan
airy |, 1914. The form of said bonds
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ACT NO. 1862.
JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 2o7. By Mr.. Mauion
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ACT NO, 1870.
JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. $50. BY Mr.. Byrnt
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ACT NO. 2o3..
A JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 1873. BY Mr.. Fontenot
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ACT NO. 1855.
JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 29s. By Mr.. Butler.
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ACT NO. 23s.

Senate Bill No. 161. BY Mr.. Mouton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-17
A. N. I. ASSIGNMENTS MADE.
List Announced at Close of Southwest
Missouri Conference.

Boonville.-The Southwest Missou-
ri Conference of the A. M. 3. Church
voted to combine the two presiding
elders districts. Rev. G. W. Newton
of Springfield was appointed presid-
ing elder.
Bishop H. B. Parks made the fol
lowing appointments;
Allen Chapel, Kansas City, Mo-: w. p.
Peck, Boonville, Mo; J.. C. Bell, st. John,
Kansas City, II. Green Ebenezer, Kan
sas City; w. C. Williams, st. Luke, Kan
sas City; e. E. Tradville, Centropolis;
Howard S~awpleington, Lexington; ]. II.
Allen, Wellington; R.. J. Axiom, Odessa;
Charles Cummings. Joplin; T. A, Harvey,
Ward Chapel. Kansas City; William Al
exander, Bolival; w. b. Johnson, Seda-
liza; A. G. Scott, Marshall; s. s. Pitcher,
Miami; Reeder Rosselle, Wayerly;J. p.
Christopher. w. Butler, M. Mccormack.
Pleasant Hill; j. Clark, Pleasant Green;
r. C. Davis, Greenfield; Nora Williams,
Independence; Higginsyille. to be sup
Piled; j. A. Crews, transferred to South
west Missouri, stationed at Neosho, Mo-;
j. II. Randall, transferred to Kansas, sta
toned at C~herryvale: F. Thomas, trans
ferred to Kansas, stationed at Bassett
and Humboldt, Kas.; w. HI. Jones, trans
ferred to Colorado, stationed at Las We
gas. N. M: w. B. Brooks, transferred to
Missouri; j. s. Sage, transferred to Mis-
souri, Conference; ]. Siier, transferred to
Northwest Missouri, stationed at Louis
lana, Mo. M
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-17

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