Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-30
the CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

No /. Imposes an equitable tax
on foreign banks which establish
branches in Louisiana and lend
money to Louisiana merchants and
FARMERS and buy and sell foreign
Eexchange. Such banks would bring
Eoutside money into the State, as
Ethey would not be permitted to re-
Hceive deposits in Louisiana. The
bwelfare Of the commerce, industry
land agriculture Of Louisiana de-
mands the adoption OF this amend
kment.
h No. 2. Removes the fear Of a
Eprohibitive tax on money on de.
|posit, which, if collected. would
have to be paid by the deposition.
fThe purpose Of this amendment is
Ito permit the large handlers OF
money to keep their funds in Louis
: ana in place Of sending such mon
ey out Of the State and into other
States where there is no fear OF a
tax, as they now do. The adoption
of this amendment is necessary to
6ncrease the supply of money in
Louisiana needed for the financing
of crops and commerce.
No. 3. Relieves towns and cities
which maintain their own public
echools at q cost of not less than
three mills on the dollar Of town or
city assessment, and which throw
their city schools open to the child
ren Of the entire parish, from the
payment Of the three mills to the
Parish School Board as now re-
quired by Article 255 of the Con.
stitution. A worthy amendment and
should be adopted.
No. 4. Increases the salary. OF
the Governor from Five Thousand
EDollars per annnm to Seven Thou
band Five Hundred Dollars per
annum. Our Governor is poorly
paid, and the salary should be in
creased; no one but a rich man can
Dive in keeping with the dignity OF
|his Office on such q salary as is now
paid the Governor.
No. 5. Proposes to exempt from
taxation for q period OF ten years,
canals for irrigation, navigation and
power purposes, provided that not
less than %, 000, 900 is spent on
their construction. The adoption OF
this amendment will mean the de-
velopment Of vast areas Of land in
Southwest Louisiana and large in
crease in the assessment of the par
ishes through which the proposed
canal would run. The State would
gain greatly by the adoption Of this
amendment. Nothing now subject
to taxation would be exempt but
only large irrigation, navigation and
power canals to be constructed in
the future ut cost Of not less than
33, OO0, 900. In the general slaugh-
ter Of amendments two years ago,
this amendment was defeated by less
Fthan one hundred votes, and we
sincerely hope that it will meet with
q better fate at the coming elec-
ton, as its adoption means much to
Louisiana.
No. 6. Grants to women the right
to bold any Office connected with
the public educational system Of the
State and with institutions of char
ity and correction. II adopted, il
means that q woman cannot be ap'
pointed factory inspector, q position
now held by women, and one ir
which women have a great interes
a. the principal work of the factory
inspector is to protect the womer
and children employed in factories
and it would also mean, if adopted
that women will be eligible to hole
the Office Of State Superintendent o
Education or any other position il
connection with the educational sys
tenn Of the State, and also hold po
sitions on Boards of Charities am
Correction. While the adoption o
this amendment would not give tn
women the right to vote, it woult
at the same time plunge them il
the politics of the State. a. the!
would become candidates for elect
i've Offices. although they themselve
would not be permitted to vote.
No. Z. About the only chang
that this amendment would max
in the present Constitution woult
be IN permit the bonds Of drainag
districts to he sold at 80 per cen
instead of at par, as is now re
quired. The work of drainage dis
tricts il often hampered If not en-
"a tirely prevented because no one will
take the bonds at par; this strike
US as a gxh amendment.
No. 8. This ia an amendment I,
B the article OF the Constitution which
n provides for pensions for Confed
b crate Veterans. and makes the fol
"a lowing changes: the present Consti
q tuition provides that no one shall
r. receive a pension who owns proper
& ty in excess of One Thousand Dol
lars, and the amendment reads tina
no one shall receive a pension VIII,
4 owns property in excess Of Tw'