The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-11-23
Ten Amend
ments Win.

Ten of the amendments submitted to
the people of Louisiana at the Nov
ember election we're defeated and nine
carried, according to the official re-
turns filed with the secretary OF state,
with one parish-that of NatchitOches
missing. The tax reform, refunding
debt and recall went down.
The amendments defeated we're:
No. l-Reorganixing and remodel
ing the states system OF assessment
and taxation, with Is, Ill votes for and
80, 725 votes against.
No. 2-Authorizing the parishes to
exempt from taxation for q period OF
ten years new industrial enterprise
and land improvements made by i'm
migrants, with Is, 943 votes for and
81, 466 votes against.
No. attempting from taxation
all moneys on hand or on deposit,
with Is, 34l votes for and 80, 438 against.
No. 5-AuthOrizing the exemption
of homes from taxation to the amount
Of S2,OOO, with 1898 votes for and
30, 698 votes against.
No. ITO exempt cities from
parochial taxation and fix the terms
of compensation. with Is, 487 votes for
and 49, 1878 votes against.
No. 7-Exempting from taxation
the proposed irrigation and power
canal, with 1856 votes for and 23,6l8
votes against. The NatchitOches re-
turns, if received may carry this
amendment.
No. 1O-Relative to the refunding of
the state debt, with Il, 692 votes for and
1888 votes against.
No. 12-Allowing women to serve
on school boards and boards OF
charity, with Is, 1913 votes for and Bolts
votes against.
No. Is -Exempting from taxation
for period OF ten years new railroads
constructed in the state, with 1855
votes for and 8,345 votes against.
No. 19-Providing for the recall Of
officers of the state, with II, 124 votes
for and %, 408 votes against.
The amendments that weathered the
storm and we're adopted by the people
we're:
No. attempting from taxation
corporations formed for the purpose
| Of lending money on farm lands at a
| net rate not to exceed 6 per cent,
carried with 3e,375 votea for and
q, 210 votes against.
legal reserve of life insurance com.
panies organized under the laws oil
Louisiana, adopted with 26,94 votes
for and 20, ISL against.
No. "a one mill tax for the pen.
sioning of the Confederate soldiers,
carried with 43, 1877 votes for anG
1860 votes against.
| No. 1l-Amending the registration
laws Of the state, carried with %, 63:
votes for and II, 525 votes against.
No. 13-Creating the additional dis
trict court for Calcasieu Parish, with
32,734 votes for and 1915 vote:
against.
No. 14-Allowing wards the RICH
to vote good road tax, with 42.33
votes for and I6, 554 votes against.
No. 15-Allowing municipalities tx
issue refunding bonds to retire bond.
outstanding. with 20, 4O3 votes for and
10, ZIG votes against.
No, 16-Extending the period fol
the exemptions of the proposed steam
ship line, with 27,324 votes for and
10, 716 votes against.
No. 17-Providing for the filling o.
judicial vacancies in the Parish O
Orleans by election, with 1888 vote.
for and IL, 749 votes against.
With two parishes missing, the
total vote for presidential electors il
Louisiana in the recent election wa!
as follows: Democrats, 59,24l; Pro-
gresives, 9,2O2; Republican. 3,774
Socialists, sos.