The Bossier banner., 1914-10-29
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

The people of Louisiana will
vote next Tuesday on seventeen
amendments to the State Consti-
tuition. These amendments have
been published in full in the Ban
ner during the past sixty days.
While many of these amendments
are wholly local and affect only a
parish Or district, the adoption of
several of these amendments is Of
fundamental Importance to the
State.
Following we give synopsis of
each amendment and the numer-
ical order they will appear on the
ballot to be voted on, and briefly
our approval or disapproval of
same:
1. Providing for the extent and
limitation of taxation on banks,
banking associations, corpora
tons or companies doing business
in this State but domiciled in other
States of the Union or in foreign
countries. Believing the adoption
of this measure will rebound to
the best interests of the people of
the State, we favor it.
2. Exempting from taxation all
money in hand or on deposit; and
loans by Homestead Associations
or Homestead Societies to their
members secured by stock of said
Associations or Societies. A good
measure.
3. Amendment to Article 255
of the Constitution. (Act 81 of
1914, relative to the support of the
public schools of the State of
Louisiana, and the levying Of
taxes thereon by parishes, cities
and towns under certain condi-
tions.) This amendment is know
as "a peace pact'' between the
city of Monroe and its parochial
authorities concerning the pay
ment of taxes by the city for the
benefit Of the parish schools, when
the city supported its own schools.
We can see no objection to the
adoption of this amendment.
4. Raising the salary of the
Governor Of the State of Louisi-
ana from 5000 to $500 to take
effect on and after the third Mon
day in May, 1915. This amend
ment should be adopted.
5. Exempting from taxation
for ten years from the date Of
completion certain new canals for
irrigation, navigation and power
purposes to be completed within
five years with capital of not
less than S3,0OO,OOO. The pur-
pose of this amendment is to Sc
cure the use of the flood waters of
Red River, under the supervision
of the State Board of Engineers,
whereby hundreds of thousands of
acresof land in the prairie parishes
of Acadia, Evangeline, st. Lam
dry, Lafayette, Jefferson Davis.
Calcasieu and Cameron will be
improved and rendered fertile,
and should be adopted.
6. Granting to women the right
to hold any office connected with
the public educational system of
the State and with institutions OF
charity or correction. We favor
this amendment.
7. Amplyfying the creation OF
Drainage Districts and permitting
the bonds to be sold at 80 per cent
of par. Against.
s. Relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans. Changing
requirements from property ex-
emption Of 81 200, 900 to So 900 and
marriage limit date for widows OF
Confederate veterans from Janu-
ary, 1885, to January, 1890. We
favor this amendment.
8. Granting to the Legislature
the power 10 create the office OF
Assistant District Attorneyin each
judicial district. Yes.
10. Changing Article 232 OF
the Constitution so as to permit
the additional levying of taxes
for the benefit of fire departments.
Vote against this amendment.
IL. Relative to authorizing the
Board of Commissioners of the
Port of New Orleans to dig and
opperate canal connecting Lake
Pontehartrain and the Mississippi
River. In our opinion this is a
worthy measure and should be
approved by the voters of the
State.
II. An amendment licensing
automobiles. A State wide law
Read Act 260 in another column
OF this issue of the Banner. Vote
for>this amendment.
13. Authorizing the city oil
New Orleans to issue 100000
bond issue and levy special tax
therefor and create a Lake Shore
Park. Yes.
ii. This amendment, in the
interest of the public schools OF
New Orleans, carries no tax oi
any kind, and should receive the
vote of all friends of education.
10. Relative to District Courts.
Providing for an additional judge
in the First, Thirteenth, Twenty