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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-17
Makes it Illegal for Youths to Enter
and Provides Punishment for Own
ers Who Permit It. s
EVIL RESULTS CAUSE ACTION
Young Men Said to Have Been Pay
ing More Attention to Games Than
Their Studies.

Acting under instructions from the
board of education, Secretary j. P
Lahr, has notified the proprietors OF
all establishments where pool is
played that they must obey the law
which forbids the presence of min
OrS.
Complaint has been made that pu-
pills of the public schools have been
spending their time in these places tc
the detriment of their studies.
State Law Specific.
The state law bearing on this says
Chapter 1873 of the General
Laws of 1911 provides that call
persons under the age of eight
cen years or who are minor pu-
pills in any school, are prohibit
ed from playing pool or billiards
in any public pool or billiard
room or in any public place of
business, and any person under
the age of eighteen years, or any
minor pupil in any school who
@'@ shall engage in any game of
pool or billiards, or frequent, or :
loiter within any pool or billiard
room or public place where pool
or billiards are played, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and
shall be punished by fine of not
exceeding ten dollars.'
Serious for Proprietors.
Section 2 of the same chapter
provides that every keeper or
person in charge of any public
pool or billiard room or public
place of business where pool or
billiards are played, who shall :.
permit Or allow any person un-
der the age of eighteen years, or
any minor pupil of any school,
to play any of said games there
in, or to gather in, loiter in or
frequent any such place, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and be
punished by fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars, or by
imprisonment in the county Jail
not exceeding thirty days."
Can Get Parents Consent.
In addition to the above quoted
provisions, the law provides that mi
nors may visit pool and billiard hall:
and play pool and billiards therein
if consent in writing is given by {
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-17
Can Get Parents Consent.

In addition to the above quoted
provisions, the law provides that mi
nors may visit pool and billiard halls
and play pool and billiards therein
if consent in writing is given by a
parent or guardian.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-17
Short Course Now On.

The delayed short course at the
High School was started this week
with ten pupils in attendance,
practically ali boys who have come
in from the country
1t is expected that he farmers in
stitutes will awaken interest in the
short course program and that by
next winter much larger class than
has shown up this year will be on
hand to take advantage of the op-
portunity to gain knowledge of the
skill Of farming.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-17
Harry Grindall Surprised.

Harry Grindall was surprised last
night by number Of his friends who
went to the home Of Mrs. George
Kirk, where he rooms, to do honor to
the twentieth anniversary Of his
birth. Finch, Pit, Show and other
games were played, and songs were
sung. Mrs. Kirk, assisted by her
daughters, served light refreshments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-17
Two Extra Speakers Here.

Two extra speakers will be added
to the staff of takers at the insti-
tute here, but their names are not
yet available. An effort will be made
to have a record breaking attendance
at all meetings.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-17
Two Added to Bemidji Program And
High School Girls Are to Serve
Free Dinner.
NEW SHORT COURSE NOW ON
Delayed Glass Starts With Prospects
That in The Future it Will Be-
come Larger.

Importance of agriculture in Bel
trami County is shown by the fact
that already this winter a successful
farmers institute has been held in
Bemidji and surrounding towns and
so keen was the interest that Pro-
fessor Otto Berg, in charge of the
agricultural department of the Be-
midi high school, announces an
other series of farm meetings to be
held as follows:
Where They are to Be Held.
Monday, Jan. 30, Woodman hall,
four miles east of Becida.
Tuesday, Jan. so, Guthrie.
Wednesday. Jan. 81, Tenstrike.
Thursday, Feb. I. Blackduck.
Friday, Feb. 2, Solway.
Saturday, Feb. 3, Bemidii.
To Began at 10 A. M. Sharp.
All these meetings will begin at
10 a. m. and continue throughout
the day. The speakers will include
E. W. Smith, Parkers Prairie, on
Feed, stock, hog raising in con-
nection with dairy CATTLE" E.
Chapman, Owatonna, "Poultry and
horticulture" and Professor Berg on
Corn and the Soil"
Girls to Serve Visitors Here.
In Bemidji the girls of the High
School cooking class will serve a
free dinner to the farmers and their
wives from the country. The meet
ings here will be held in the High
school building, and Miss Bess Rowe
Of the Crookston farm school will
tell how the home may be more
economically conducted and she also
will discuss expert cooking" Miss
Rowe talked at the recent farmers in
stitute and make so favorable an
impression that it is likely that her
address to the women will be listened
to by as many as can crowd into the
room.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-17

Champagne has slightly more than
IL per cent Of alcohol
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12
ACT NO. 1So.

u ~.
-4ou'e n 1n,,! NO. ESQ. BY Mr.. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION e'
rfoPoslng an amendment to Article
90 OF the Constitution az tho
STATE OF Louisiana relative - az
ailing OF vacancies in the n.r;.h 'n -
Orleans. ...e psl1sn OF
section l. Be it resolved hv ~.
1eneral Assembly of the atst s -
Louisiana. two-thirds of -, y
~. I.ls elected to each House concnr-
Egg, inat Article 1877 Of the Con
stltution Of the State Of Lonisisr = J ~
amended 20 % to read a foIlo,,s. oe
Article 157. Vacancies occmr-,,.
lLoM any cause In any OF the imdsc,as
oMces OF the parish of sOrleans 81 ..sa
city Of New Orleans or IN ~ ~. ., ~ ne
th n.ce p the parish Of Orleans. where
.ne unexpired term IL for 4 lorSar
period than one year, shall he n15.s
" = special election to be csllad ~
tle proper legal authority and hasss
Iwltnln sixty l6O) days Of the ccc,,,s
renee OF the vacancy under the 80,
ersi election laws OF this st..e
+ = ne tne unexpired portion 81 e..
fern os y less than one year the =.
cancy shall be hllsd for The rem.,n@
OF OF the term by the Governor ~,tn
the advice and consent Of thu a.r. 49,.
section :. Be 1t further reso,vss
etc., Tnat the foregoing amendm.st.
20 the Constitution Of the stats rs
Louisiana be submjtted - IL. 49, =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12

lister may be different from that re.
Quired of persons registered under
other sections of this Article, and
shall be as now provided or here
after provided by law; and the rene
dy and proceedings whereby, subse.
Quently to the close of said registra-
ton, on August 81, 1913, the names
of any persons who may have OBJ
tanned registration under this section
by false statement Of facts or other
fraud shall be stricken from said
roll, shall be as now provided or
hereafter provided by law.
Section 2. Be it urther resolved.
ETC., That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional cleo.
ton to be held in November, 1919.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
etc., That on the official ballots to be
used ut such election there shall be
printed the words: "For the pro-
posed amendment of Section Of
Article 1877 of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana, relative to
registration of voters" and the
words:
Against the proposed amendment
to Section of Article 1877 OF the
Constitution of the Stae of Louisi-
ana, relative to registration OF vot-
ers." and each e;ector shall indicate,
as provided by the general election
laws of this State, whether he votes
for or against the proposed amend
ment.
Speaker of the House of Represent
atives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres1
dent of the Senate.
Approved: June 25th, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12
ACT NO. 147.

ACT NO. 147.
Senate Bill No. 157.
BY the Senate Judiciary Com.
mittee, Section ''B." Substi.
tute for Senate Bill No. 35.
Proposing an amendment to Article
100, of the Constitution of Lou.
istana, relative to District Courts
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the
members elected to each House con-
curing, That the following amend
ment to the Constitution OF Louisi-
ana shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State, at the Congression-
al election to be holden on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1912, and ii approved and
ratified by q majority of said cleo
tors, voting in said election. the
same to become a part of the Con-
stitution, t0-wit:
That Article 100, of the Consti-
tuition 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 ($5O.O0), exclu-
sive of interest and in all cases where
the title to real estate is involved.
or to Office or other public position
or civil or political rights, and all
other cases where no specific amount
is in contest, except such as ether
wise provided in this Constitution.
They shall have unlimited and ex-
elusive original Jurisdiction In all
criminal cases except such as may be
vested in other courts authorized by
this Constitution; and in all probate
and succession matters, and where q
succession is party defendant, and
In all cases where the State, parish
and municipality or other politica!
is a party defendant, re-
CARELESS OF the amount in dispute
and of all proceedings for the an
pointment Of receivers or liquidators
TO corporations or partnerships; and
said court shall have authority to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12

of this Article.
Where bonds of any subdivision
have been heretofore issued for any
fof the purposes specified in Para
graph / of this Article, and such
issue has been authorized by the
vote of q majority in number and
amount of the property taxpayers
qualified to vote under the Constitu-
ton and laws of this State who voted
upon the proposition to issue such
bonds at an election held for that
purpose and where such bonds have
been issued and sold by such sub
division for not less than par value
thereof, the said bonds or any refund
issue bonds or renewal or refundinP
bonds issued in novati0n or renewal
of bonds issued for said purposes
specified in Paragraph / of Article
two hundred and eighty one (281)
are hereby validated, ratified and
confirmed; provided that such bonds
did not at the time of their issue
exceed ten per centum of the assess
ed valuation of the property in such
subdivision, and such bonds hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed
shall be deemed to be the valid and
incontestible obligations of such sub
division and tax for the payment OF
the principal and interest thereof and
to create a sinking fund for the re-
demption shall be levied and collect
ed in the manner and within the
limits prescribed by said Paragraph
l Of this Article. This entire Article
is to be considered q full grant of
power to the subdivisions of the
State as set forth therein.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
ETC., That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held in November, 1912,
and If adopted, the same shall take
effect Immediately thereafter.
Section 3. Be it further resolved
etc., That on the official ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be
placed the words For the proposed
amendment to Article two hundred
and eighty-one of the Constitution
OF Louisiana and the words
Against the proposed amendment
to Article two hundred and eighty.
one of the Constitution of Louisi-
ana, and each elector shall indicate
as provided in the general election
laws of the State, which of the prop.
ositions, For" or Against" he
votes.
l.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Represent
atives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent of the Senate.
Approved July 9, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12

participating in such election be IN
favor Of the recall Of such omcer.
then Immediately after the promul-
CATION 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 placed on the re-
call ballot Of the State, district, 1u-
dicial or otherwise, parish or ward
thereof, or of any municipality, or
ward thereof, by petition signed by
qualified voters to the number OF
not less than thirty per cent Of the
total number Of registered voters
qualified to vote at the last proceed
ing general election for the office the
incumbent Of which is sought to be
recalled. All voters may express .
first choice and q second choice, and
the candidate who il the first choice
of the greatest number Of voters
shall be declared to be elected, II the
election has resulted in the recall Of
the officer sought to be recalled.
The officer sought to be recalled shall
not be a candidate at such recall
election.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved,
ETC., That the official ballot to be
used at said election shall have
printed thereon the words" For the
proposed amendment to Article 223
of the Constitution providing for the
recall of certain officers elected by
the people," And the words,
Against the proposed amendment tc
Article 223 of the Constitution pro-
viding for the recall of certain Of
flcers elected by the people"
Section 1. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That If adopted at 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.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 9, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
ALVIN E. HEBERr.
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12
ACT.NO. 155..

House Bill No. 29S. BY Mr.. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
3O3 of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana, relative to PEN
sions for Confederate Veterans as
amended by Act No. 70 of the
General Assembly OF 1900, and
Act No. 112 of the General AS
sembly Of 1904. and Act 269 of
the General Assembly of 1908, and
for the purpose of providing suf-
hcient revenue for the carrying out
OF this Article of the Constitution.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana. two-thirds OF all members
elected to the House ccncurrinR.
That Article 303 of the Constitution
the State Of Louisiana, rs amend.
ed by Act No. % Of the General As.
sembly OF 1900. and Act No. 112 of
ne General Assembly of 1904, and
Act No. 269 of the General Assembly
OF 1903, be SO amended as to read m
follows: =
Article 300. A pension not to ex.
coed eight dollars $50 per month
snail be allowed to each Confederate
soldier or sailor veteran who possess
es all the following qualifications:
l. l4e al have served honor
ABLY from the date Of his enlistment
until the close of the late Civil war
or until he was discharged or parol..
ed, In some military Organisation reg.
ularly mustered into the Army a.
Navy OF the Confederate States and
shall have remained true to the Con-
federate States until the surrender.
z. He shall not own property Of
more than one Thousand dollars val
uation and he shall net be physically
able to earn livelihood BY his own
labor. ~"
:. He shall not be salaried or
otherwise provided for by the State
OF Louisiana or by any other state
or Government. In case he enlisted
IN any organization mustered into
said service as Louisiana oreani-
cation, or in case at the date Of his
enlistment he resided in the state OF
Louisiana he shall have resided in
this state for at least years prior
to his application for pension. In case
ne resided elsewhere than in this
state. and enlinsted In an oreaniza.
ton not mustered in from Louisiana
or In the navy Of the Confederate
States. he shall have resided in this
state for at least s years prior to HIS
application for such pension. A Ike
pension shall be granted to the
widow who shall not have married
again, In INDECENT circumstances
OF such soldier or sailor whose mar.
riage to her was contracted prior "a
January 1, 1885; provided that r.
her deceased husband served n an
organization, mustered in from Lon.
isiana. or If he resided in Louisiana
at the date Of his enlistment. then
In order that such widow shall he
entitled to the pension as herein pro-
vided, she shall have resided in thi,
state for at least 1--WE years prior -
her application therefor; and II her
deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than in Louisiana, and served n
an organization not mustered in from
Louisiana. such widow shall. in order
10 entitle her to q pension a herein
provided. have resided in this STATE
for not less than fifteen years prior
to her application for such pension:
provided further. that peneiona
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12

shall be allowed only from the date
Of application under this article. and
the total appropriations TOR al pom
sions, in any one year. shall be the
proceeds Of the annual one mill tax.
provided said appropriations Snail
never be more than I'VE hundred ana
ATTY thousand dollars for any one
year which 10 hereby levied on al
taxable property In the state. ANY
accruinR surplus from said tax fund
shall be turned over to the common
school fund and prohibiting the col
lection of any other tax or MAKING
any appropriation In excess OF the
amount Of the one mill tax levied ana
collected and to be known "a Con.
federate Veterans Pension Fund.
and to be used for NO other purpose,
and upon the adoption OF this amena-
mont same shall 1T once become SELL
operative and the funds deriveu
tncrefrom Immediately used for said
ncrpcse. and provided further that
the Tax Collectors and Assessors
shall receive no commissions TOT
sessing and collecting said one MIL
tax herein provided. PROVIDED tnst
nothing in this Article shall De CON.
strued 80 as to prohibit the Genera
Assembly from providing artincisl
limbs to disabled Confederate sol-
diers 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
nj election to be held on the nrst
tuesday next following the hrst
Monday in November, 1919.
That the ofilcial ballots to be useo
Mt said election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the pro-
posed amendment to Article sos OF
the Constitution of the State OF Lou
isfana. relative to pensions Tor Con-
federate Veterans" and the WORDS:
AGAINST the proposed amendment TO
Article sos Of the Constitution o.
the State of Louisiana, relative to
pensions for Confederate Veterans,
and each elector shall indicate, as
provided In the general election laws
OF the State. whether he votes for
or against the amendment.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Represent
atives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 10, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12
ACT No. 130

Senate Bill No. ia. By Mr.. VOegtle
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Submitting to the people of the
State of Louisiana at the Congress.
sional election held In November
1912, an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State as amended
by Act No. 279 of the Acts of
1910 ratified by the people at the
November election of 1910, SO as
to extend the time for the organi
cation of the steamship companie.
therein provided for until January
1, 1915.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds Of all the men,
bers elected to each branch thereof
|concurring, That at the COMPRESSION.
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 O.
1910, shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State, to-wit:
"The time granted for the organi-
cation of the steamship companies
under this amendment to the Con.
|stftution shall be extended from jan
uary l, 1913, to January 1, 1916"
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the official ballot to be
used at said election shall have print.
ed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment tc
the Constitution extending the time
for the organization of steamship
companies under the Constitutional
amendment proposed by Act 279 OF
1915 from January /, 1913 to Janu-
airy /, 1916"
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment
to the Constitution extending the
time for the organization of steam
ship companies under the Constitu-
ttonal amendment proposed by Act
No. 279 Of 1910 from January 1,
1913 to January L, 1916"
And each elector shall indicate on
said ballot as provided in the general
election law whether he votes for O.:
against the proposed amendment.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 10, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12
ACT NO. 1872.

House Bill No. 207. BY Mr.. Manion.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
30 of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana, 80 a. to per-
NIT women to hold any ONCE
connected with the educational
system of the State, or Of
any political subdivision thereof,
and with institutions of charity
and correction.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved. by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds OF ill the men,
bers elected to each House concurr-
ing. That Article 30 of the Consti-
tuition be amended SO as to read AZ
follows:
Article 21O. No person shall be
eligible to any ONCE, State, judicial,
parochial. municipal or ward, who
not q citizen of this State and . duly
qualified elector Of the State. judicial
district, parish, municipality or ward
wherein the functions of said ONCE
are to be performed; provided, that
resident women over the age of TWEEN
ty-fve years shall be eligible to hold
any ONCE connected with the public
educational system of the State, or
of any ward, parish, or municipality
In the State, and to hold any ONCE
In the State connected with institu.
tions Of charity or correction. And
whenever any ofncer, State, judicial,
parochial, municipal or ward, may
change his residence from this state,
or from the district. parish, munici-
pality or ward in which he holds
such Office. the same shall thereby
be vacated, any declaration OF re-
tention Of domicile to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Section 2. Be It further resolved.
etc., That this proposed amendment
DO submitted to the electors OF the
state OF Louisiana for their approval
or rejection, - required by Article
81 OF the Constitution Of the state
OF Louisiana and the general cleo
ton laws of the State, ut the next
Congressional election to be held n
this State In November, 1919.
Section 8. Be It further reso,ved
ETC.. That on the ofncial ballots -
pc used at said election shall be plac-
ca the words For the proposed
amendment to Article 2fO Of tho
Constitution relative TO women. 4,
ana the words Against the proposed
amendment to Article 2lO Of the
constitution relative to women" and
each elector shall indicate. a nrn-
vided IN the general election Jaws ~
tine state. whether he votes Tor ar
against the said amendment.
L. =. THOMAS.
speaker OF the House Of Represent
THOMAS c.. BARRE1
OF the Senate.
Approved July IL, 1919.
L. e. HALL.
OF the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.