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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
Act No. 90
Senate Bill No. SO. BY Mr.. Leon r Smith
JOINT r ESOTITTIDN -

Senate Bill No. SO. BY Mr.. Leon r Smith
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Submitting TO the people Of the State of
Louisiana. at the congressional cleo
tion to be held in November. 1914, an
amendment TO the Constitution of the
State e3empttng frora taxation for
zen {10l years from the date Of com
pletion the capital stock franchises
and certain property of all corpora
tions constructing, owning and ope-
rating within the State a combined
system Of irriga ton, navigation and
hydro-elsctrfc power using fresh
water. streams and water sheds
provided that each system be
in five Isl years from January
I, 1915, and providing further that
not less than Three Million Dollars
($3.000,000.0o shall have been ex-
pended in a construction of each sys-
tenn.
Whereas. The State of Louisiana has
large areas comprising millions Of
acres Of land that can be reclaimed
and brought into cultivation by irri-
cation. whereby large additions will
be made to the population and the
assessed value Of the State; and,
Whereas. Canals can be constructed SO
as to provide irrigation, navigation
and power, and It is the States duty
to encourage and promote the organi-
cation of such concerns;
Section /. BE it resolved by the Gem
80 t,Cthtr5s a+ ~, " - isst-
a1ae+as "a a4eh t7o,sa .,s
tt,a fol1oyp,ne amen5mant - Az Eos .e,.i
tntian be s7,bmttted W tha nc n,.a1sf3a "a
electors If The state For thatr aaanti Ier,
or rejection at the congrass,onai a Lee.
tton to be held on tbs, first Tuesday AZ
ter the first Monday III tha month ~ Ne
yember, 1914. as follows. ~
rrt,ara sl,a1t ax-a,>z-,.
o., -, IN 49,, 80 -, lf9lLi taSaIioH
ter' ~ iioai Inc oade OF com
= ~ AZ aI1 :taiIshlses
st,n,tnq oxpn13t- ana 1t,1ollS tpf
tt,e sfafa ra,,,6inea $50. Mntlllh
tin, ,,aptatfc,, ma ~ - iillsa
er using fresh watar az T = -, 3om ".
streams and water sheds al i w.
aach system BIO como1efail and ~ ov, e,rs,
tfon within five * vaars Prov, 80. =, q,
erv ] 1918 ana fnSo3ti1ad f4rtha,. thae
nor less than Three HIfIlinn no1Iara fss
900 10000 shall have been esnenfia1 n
the construction Of each system NJ
real or corporal nropertv shall be cayr-
cred by this exemption except that
which is necessa rily cnnacta7 Win apa
appurtenant to each canal svsfen, and
part thereof: nor shall tF3is ex
amptton extend to tFa aeeassa5 .yag,'a
hat such real estate had a. tha fins -
nav be acquired bv The eomnanv. NO
-ided that the right Of Tie State 70 reg
1Iate the diversfsn Of ,t ,se n,,f51ie we .s
rom their natural ha5 shall nor he
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Gated, ard levy, ceIleas and eEpeaId a.
DuaIfv for the conduct maintenance an9
support Of said schools the pEoceea go
at least three mills or the ANNA II. An
which they are empowered ~ le ef2, nf
each dollar Of the assessed va! ot NV
pr0pertv: and such cities snail n.y. ~
and sufn over to the parish schooA p9ae
the proceeds of at least three ME- s
the -annua! tax, Or any part thele -. "a
herein provided. and shall pc eAeItpa~ 49,
from t'3n same SO long as such cities so.a
tinuG : conduct maintain ana supp9a
free 7@Hnols as herein PROVIDED, el 49,
tAc supervision and control or rhe > eass
Beard Of F5duca ton and Independent o.
FaroefiaI school authorities; PROVIDES
further, that such city shall not Be el,
titled to membership on the Far .S
Board Of School Directors and that tte
electors of such city shall not be ellg}ple
to vote at the elgettons fogsuch directors
for the parish in which such city Is
situated
Section g. Be it further resolved, IflaS
at the congressional election to be hela
in this State on the first Tuesday fol-
lowing the first Monday IN NoNelha 81
1914, the foregoing amendment 10 t5le
Constitution Of this State shall pc SUI
mitted to the electors of this state; Una
on the official ballot to be used in SAD
election shall be placed the WORDS aot
the proposed Amendment TO Artlcle z 10
of the Constitution" aad the Woras
against the proposed Amendnent 70
Article 255 of the Constitution ana
every electoF shall indicate his vote on
the proposed amendment as proy1ded p3
the general Election Laws of tins state
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
THOMAS C. BARREII,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 1, 1914.
L. f. HALL,
Governor OF the State OF LOUISIANA
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HILBERT,
Secretary of State.
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Act No. > !,

House Bill No. 4ss. BY Mr. Johnson
Chairman of the Committee on
Public Education.
Substitute for House Rill No 27R
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 70 Article 255
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana relative to the support of
the public schools Of the State of Lou
isiana. and the 1evying of taxes there
on by parishes, cities and towns. under
certain conditions.
Section I. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
erai Assembly OF the State of Louisiana.
fwo-thtrds (2-Sl Of ali members elect
ed to each house coBcurring. that the
Legislature may appropriate to the same
funds tho proceeds Of public lands not
purpose, and shall provide that each
parish may levy q tax for the public
schools. therein which shall not exceed
the entire state Tag; provided, that with
such sax the whole amount of parish
taxes shall not exceed the limits of mar
ish taxation fixed by this Constitution
The City Of New Orleans shall make
such appropriation for the support main
tsnanee and repair of the public schools
81 said city as II may deem proper but
not less than eight-tenths OF one mill
for any one year: and said schools shall
also continue 60 receive from the Board
OF Liquidation OF the city debt the
amounts 70 WHICH they are now not en-
tit1ad under the Constitution amend
W2SIlk4 Sa0pL50 III EH6 year 1872.
The Police Juries Of the several par
ishss and boards OF trustees and munich
pal councils OF Incorporated cities and
towns (tf1e parish of Orleans excepted
shall levy, collect and turn over 10 the
Parish School Boards Of their respective
parishes, cities or towns. the proceeds |
Of at least three mills of the annual
tax which they are empowered TO levy /
IN each dollar of the assessed valuation |
" the property thereof; provided, that |
stiles and towns that are not exempted |
~ the terms Of their charters from the |
payment Of parish taxes and which are
subjected to The similar burdens of taxa
Ion No are the parishes shall not pay /
his tax. a. same is Included in the taxes
imposed by the parish in which the town
) situated, unless the parish boards OF
choU directors Of thaf parish certify
hat the needs Of the schools can be met
u q syaaller levy Of such taxes,
Provided that this shall not apply
j cities that under legislative authority
DIV conduct maintain and support pub
q schools, open and free to the youth
the parish In Whtch said city liz To-
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Act No. $50

House Bill No. 153. BY Mr.. Genereily.
AN ACT
To define motor vehicles and 60 provide
for their registry, and imposing H
eenEe therefor, and providing pen-#
alties for any violations of this act;
and An Act whereas 1t is intended to
have this Act ratified by an amend
ment to the Constitution of the States#
therefore
Section /; Be It enacted by the Cen
eraf Assembly of the State of Louisf-
ana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurrtng:
That motor vehicle is defined to be
any vehicle operated by any power 9th.
er than muscular power, and designed
and intended for use on public high
ways, roads and streets. Motor vehic-t
les are classified into three subdisi-
sions. Any motor vehicle used exclusive
" IN commerce for the carrying or
transporting of merchandise on the pub
lie highways. roads and streets IS elas-
sified as motor truck. Any motor We y
hicle containing only two ranniag
wheels arranged tandem. IS classif led
hicles are classified as motor cars.
Sec. :. Be It further enacted. etc, That
every owner of motor vehicle when Z
shall be operated or driven upon public
highways OF this state, shall, except
as herein otherwise expressly proYidea.@
cause TO be filed by mail or OTHERWISE
in the office Of the Secretary OF State
blank to be furnished by the Secretary
Of State for that purpose, containing
(a) g. brief description Of the motor We
hicle to be registered, including the
name of the manufacturer and factory
number Of such vehicle, the character
and amount of the motive power sta
ted IN figures of horsepower, given
where practical, in accordance with the
of Licensed Automobile manufacturers
(b> the name; residence, including Par
ish and business address of the oWnef
Of such motor vehicle; Co provided that
II such motor vehicle is to be used sole
~ for commercial purposes the apIIi-58s
cant shall SO certify.
Section 8. Be it further enacted. ETC.
Upon the receipt of an application for
vtded in Section 2. the Secretary q
State shall file such application II hls
office and register such motor vehicle q
or vehicles. with the name, residence
manufactures or dealer, as the case may
be. together with the facts stated ~ 81
such application In a book or index s. 90 q
be kept for the purpose. under the dls- .
vehicle by the Secretary of State. when
book or index shall be open to publlc
Inspection during reasonable business d
ho Yast,on D. i f,rtner enacted etc. .
Upon the filing of such application and
the payment Of the license hereinafter
provided, the. Secretary of State shaIl
assign to such motor vehicle a distinct
I've number and. without further ey-
pense to the applicant, issue and de-
liver to the owner a certificate or reg
istration, and two number plates su .,l
number plates shall be Of distinetiy#
different color each year, and there
shall be at al times a marked contrast e
between the color Of the number plates
and that Of the numerals or letters
thereon.
such number plate shall be of metal
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/ Act No. &
House Bill No. 40 BY Mr. Manion
a JOINT RESOLUTION

House BIZ No. 40 BY Mr. Manion
a JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Louisiana re1a-
tive to the exemption from taxation of
money In hand or on Deposit and
lpans by Homestead Associations orr
Homestead Societies TO their members
Occurred by stock of said Associations
Of Societies.
Section /. Re 1t resolved by the Cen
eraI Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
two~fhirde Of ell the members elected TO
each house concurring, That the follow
ing amendment co the Constitution of the
State be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors Of the atate for their. adoption or
rejection at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday In the month Of November,
1914. az follows.
There shall be exempt from taxation
al money IN hand or on deposit; and
tnhns by Homestead Associations or
Honest Societies to their members
secured by stock Of said Associations or
Societies.
Section 2. BE IT further resolved etc.
That the OFFICIAL ballot to be used at said
election shaft have printed thereon the
Words; "For the proposed amendmsne
to The Constitution Of the State of Lou
isianh exempting from taxation all
money in hand or on deposit; and loans
by Homestead Associations or Erome-
stead Societies TO their members secured
Thy stocR OF said Associations or So
cietiea and the words Against 4he pro-
posed amendment to the Costitntton OF
the State Of Louisiana exempting from
tezatton 81 3, money T. hand or on de-
tfons or Homestead Societies to their
mer4bere secured by stock OF said AS
shcfations or Societies" And each eieetor
shall indicate. as provided by the general
election laws Of The State whether he
votes for or against the proposed amend
ment
l. E. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARR EFT
lieutenant Governor aud President OF
the Senate
Approved July i, 1914.
l.. r. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
ALVIN Il. HEBERTs
Secretary Of State
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Act No. 224l

Senate Bill No. 17e. BY Committee
on the Judiciary. Section A.
Substitute for Senate Hill No 14e
JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment to Article 7es
OF the Constitution Of the state Of
Louisiana of 1888 as readopted bv the
constitution of 1913 relative TO State
pense of government schools, feyeas
public roads, fire departments and
buildings. and works of public I'M
proyement. and the assessment Of
special taxes to pay the same.
seetaea J. Be II resolved by the Cen
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Act No. 1874

House Bill No. $40 By Mr.. Gordon.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article No.
125 Of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana. relative to District At
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House Bin No 46s. BY Mr., Johnson
Chairman of the Committee on
Public Education.
Substitute for House Bill No 2TR
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
COUPLE JAILED
WHEN HEPAWNS
HER $500 RING
Bankers Son and Woman Com
panion Arrested on Wine I'm
porter's Theft Charges.

RICHMOND. March Thomas T..
Tyson, son of well-to-do banker
and planter Of Tsols, Miss, is in Jail
here awaiting trial on the charge of
making away with $500 diamond
ring belonging TO Chasie Trafieri, a
wealthy wine importer of this city.
Tyson admits that he pawned the
ring for 500 after getting possession
Of it from Mrs. Laura Brewer, a
young woman almost girlish in ap-
pearance and beauty, who came here
several months ago from Bluefield,
w. Va.
A few weeks ago Mrs Brewer met
Trailer, and admired the diamond on
his finger He let her look at IT,,
he says. and she kept it. Later, when
he insisted that it be returned, he
learned that 1t was no longer in pos
session Of the young woman.
He thereupon swore out a warrant
charging her with theft Of the dia-
mond. Detectives located 1t in a
pawn-shop, where 1t was learned that
Tyson had disposed OF 1t. He was
arrested a few days later in Indiana
and was brought back to Richmond.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
1900 Women Attend
Cake-Baking Contest
400 Cakes Entered in Calumet Prize
Exhibit-Mrs. A. J. Cor
nell First.

Cable Hall was crowded Friday aft
ernoon to its doors, nearly 1900 wom-
en- attending the Calumet Baking
School cake contest, Four hundred
cakes were entered.
Winners of the prizes were First,
Mrs. A. ]. Cornell Lakewood
Heights; second, Mrs. G. S. Watts.
No. 9 Adams street, Decatur; third,
Mrs. John Cogburn Marietta; fourth,
Mrs. ]. B. Davis, No. SO East Ellis
street; fifth. Mrs, Ed Miller, No. 319
Pulliam street; sixth, Mrs. Pearl
Johnson, No. Is Simpson street; sew
enth, Mrs. S. L. Meiere, No. 4 Marga-
ret street, Lakewood Heights; eighth,
Mrs. A. C. Smith, No. 81 West Har-
ris street ninth, Mrs. T. P. Jones,
No. Robson place, Kirkwood; tentft
Mrs, NJ. Strauss, No. 17S Richardson
street.
Special prize, Miss E. Campbell, No.
173 Richardson street, II years old.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
100000 ILL IN
FRENCH ARMY
STIRS NATION
Sickness Among 0ne-third of En-
tire Standing Army Laid to
Poor Quarters.
Special Gable to The American.

PARIS, March More than $500
soldiers of the French army were on
the sick list during January, accord
ing to figures made public in the
Chamber Of Deputies by Deputy Ed
Guard Lachaud, who interpellated the
French Minister of War on the sub
ject.
Deputy Lachaud said that a few
weeks ago out of a. total strength of
717,415 men in the French army 1914
o52 were sick in the barracl1 rooms,
44,192 confined in the barrack mfr
maries, and 21,57o in station hospi-
tails, so that at one time or another
during the month more than a third
Of the soldiers in the army were ILL.,
Fortunately, he said, only ESQ deaths
had occurred.
The sitting Of the Chamber to-day
was marked by spirited debate over
the subject, in the course OF which
numerous attacks on the Government
we're made. Deputy Colly declared
that the members Of the Government
were 1.-THE assassins Of our sons"
while other Deputies insisted that It
was necessary to the country that
meaures be taken to end the grew
Gus situation
Premier Doumergue said the Gov
eminent had nothing to fear For
two months, he added, the Govern
ment had been occupied with meas
ures TO reduce the crowding of gar
risons and render them healthful.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
NATURAL BORN
PROPHET LOOKS
FOR Dad MARCH
He Allows Month "WiII Be a Ruff
Rider" and Hedges With
No offs"
GRIFFIN SEER is BLUNT
Writes Sunday American to Print
His Predictions That People
May Get Right Dope.

There is a great deal of satisfaction
in being a blunt, homespun sort OF
weather prophet, like Professor A. l..
Snider, of Griffin, Ga. At least you
can say what you think, without re-
gard to things so inconsistent and
inconvenient as isobars and iso-
therms and the civil service. 1t comes
to be a plain. open and-shut matter
of speaking your mind about lorna
does and things.
And so Professor Snider, being a
plain, blunt man, with an incredibly
high average of truth telling about the
weather, doffs his hat, and offers you
his forecast concerning the month
of March, which even now is upon
you.
March" allows the professor, in
the proof sheets of his homely alma
nae, will be a Ruff Rider"
He Never Hedges.
And by that Professor Snider
means that it will be a ruff rider"
and nothing else. Being a prophet
that is a prophet. he is not obliged
to hedge his forecasts about with
qualifications and ifs" Here is the
rest of his Cassandralike proclama-
ton for March and subsequently;
March will be cold and wet and
stormy, but of course there will be
some warm, fair periods, but the gen.
eral outlook for March is much rough
weather. the coming spring will be
late but after Easter, which occurs
April 70, the weather will be favor
able for farming.
"Delavan's comet is now approach
ing the earth and sun. 1t is a very
big comet, and when it does come. it
will be a flaming one, high in the
Northern sky Lookout for 1t Sep
TENDER or October"
Professor professor" by
right of conquest-has attained a
great vogue as a weather prophet in
Griffin and surrounding parts vogue
that the United States Meteorolog-
ical Bureau could never dislodge.
Down t. Griffin they swear by his
forecasts.
Started at II.
This Oracle of Griffin writes to
The Sunday American explaining
himself
"Mr. Editor" says he, please get
in my. weather prediction, so the
readers of your paper may be posted
on what kind of weather is in store
for them. 1 am we'll known in the
weather business. l have been
making weather predictions for 20
years. My weather predictions are
based on the moon and planets after
90 years of observations. I studied
under the Rev ri r. Hicks for six
teen years and take great interest
in the weather and astronomy. l am
an astronomer as well as a weather
prophet. | started making weather
predictions when l was II years old.
l am natural born weather
prophet"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
Cranes Bride of
Year Seeks Divorce
wire OF Chicago MilIonaire's Son
Says She Made Mistake-No
Scandal in Case.

PASADENA. March 7.-"When two
people marry and ind they have
made a mistake, they should sep
arate. Yes. l am going to sue for
divorce"
Mrs. Leone Morgan Crane, the
bride OF less than year of Ralph
Crane, SOL of a Chicago millionaire,
thus admitted the estangenent which
has puzzled Chicago society.
Mrs. Crane, who is nineteen. and is
spending the winter here, said:
The arrangement Is mutual be-
tween my husband and myself. I
have ample grounds for divorce and
will make an application just as soon
as 1 have established a legal resi-
dence'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
Baby'S Arrival Halts
$4,000 Will Suit

DELAWARE. OHIO. March "A boy
born to Mr.. and Mrs Henry Bevan adds
interest to the Bevan win case, which
has been in the courts here ten years.
Bevan's father left an estate Of S25,0O0
which, in the event the son died with
out heirs. was TO go to the Board OF
Foreign Missions Of the Presbyterian
Church.
Bevan has been endeayoring to set
the will aside,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
Aristocratic Cats
Have Special Maid

ST. LUIS, March Mrs. Il. s.
Graham. wife of an official of paper
company which bears his name, has
fitted up three rooms of her west
End mansion and employed a special
maid to look after her cats she mas
purchased Romaldklr X Vice Ad-
miral. an orange Persian champion.
for s275. This makes about $4,000
Mrs Graham has spent for cats in a
few months.
81 have to buy and keep Them out
of NV min money" Mrs. Graham said.
in explaining her investments.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
U. s. Orders Honor
Paid National Air

VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.
March 7.-Greater respect for the United
States flag in all military posts must be
shown from this time forth. The War
Department recently issued an order
embodyng this information. which has
been given out by Colonel George S.
Young.
Vehicles Of every character will be
stopped within the post during the play
ing of The star Spangled Banner
During this time all pedestrians en-
tering will be requested to stand as
mark Of respect to the flag. All post or
private transportation will come 10
stop within the limits of the post during
the plaYing Of this air.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
Pardons Slayer of
His Sisters Beau

OMAHA. March 7.-Kenneth Murphy
aged IL. who helped to hang his sis
ter Eunice's beau Just to scare him, -
and was sent to prison for life as
result has been pardoned by Governor
Morehead so that he may enter Nebras-
ka State University and complete his
education.
one day. now two years ago, Sellers
was calling upon Miss Eunice, when the
four boys came in and forced him to
accompany them down the road short
distance from the house. There they
lied his hands, put rope around his
neck. tied the other end to the saddle oil
a pony and drew> him up to the cross
arm of a telephone pole. They then
tied the rope and left the boy swinging
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
Bigamist Says Wife
Is Eve Reincarnated

WEST PLAINS, MO. March IL.
c. Braiser farmer. asserted yester-
day that his wife No. ? is a reinca--
nation of old Mother Eve, when he
pleaded guilty TO bigamy. She gave
him big red Ozark apple. and after
he ate it, ne said, he was Completely
under her spell. Not until after his
arrest, Braiser said, did he realize
that he had deserted his real wife 20
marry the enchantress, Mrs Lizzie
Bates
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
City Marriage Mill
Is Chicagoan's Plan

CHICAGO, March Chicago may esq
tablish an official marriage court if the
suggestion in a letter written to Chief
Justice Harry Olson, of the Municipal
Court, by Robert Sweitzer, County
Clerk, is carried out
The idea Of opening wedding court"
In connection with the Municipal Court,
suggested itself to Mr.. Sweitzer because
of the exposure Of a marriage mill"
which had been operated in the Reaper
block by e. M Polk. Lagrange JUS
tice Of the peace.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
Girl Hides Gems in
Mouth When Robbed

SPRINGFIELD. MO-, March IA girl
on the way TO a dance was held up here,
but saved diamonds valued at several
hundred dollars by putting them in her
mouth while the robbers went through
her escorts pockets.
The method of operation used by the
robbers, believed 10 be boys, was pc
culiar, in that they approached their
victim from behind touched him on the
shoulder, pointed gun in his face and
went through his pockets from behind.