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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28
Act No. 155

House Bill No. 1873. BY Mr.. Powell
JOINT RESOLUTION
Promising an amendment to Article
one Hundred and Twenty mine 129)
of the Constitution, relative to fees
Section l. Be ii resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
an amendment to Article One Hundred
and Twenty nine (129) of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State for their approval or reJec-
ton at the Congressional election 10
be held on the hrst Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November
1915 said proposed amendment to be
as follows:
ARTICLE 1919. The General Assem-.
bly, shall provide a general fee and
cost bill to regulate the fees and costs
to be charged for the services of sher-
ifs, clerks and recorders, justices OF
the peace, constables and coroners, in
all civil matters; from which compen-
sation for the services of said officials
may be provided according to law
Salaries may be fixed for said officials
and n the fees and costs collected by
them exceed such salaries, such ex-
cess may be disposed of according to
law. The General Assembly may pro-
vide In alISctvil cases for the service
of process and pleadings by litigants
Acts No. 142 and No 143 of the Cen
eraI Assembly of 1915, on this subject
matter, shall go into effect as statutes
of the State on July 1, 1917.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
by the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the
members elected to each House con-
curing, That the official ballot to be
used at said election shall have print
ed thereon the following words: For
the proposed amendment to Article
129 of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to authorizing sal
aries for sheriffs, clerks and other Of
acials," and the words, Against the
proposed amendment to Article 129 OF
the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana, relative to authorizing salaries
for sheriffs, clerks and other officials
And each elector voting shall indi-
cate, on said ballot. as provided BY
law. whether he votes Tor or against
the proposed amendment.
HEWITT B0UANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
FERNAND MoUToN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28
Act No. 1913

House Bill No. 252-Joint Resolution.
By Mr.. Powell.
Proposing an amendment to Articles
225 and 22s Of the Constitution rela-
tive to assessment and taxation.
Section l. BE ii resolved h the
General Assembly of the State OF Lou
isiana, two thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring,
That an amendment to Articles 225
and 226 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held on the first
Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, of 1915. said pro-
posed amendment to be as follows
article 225. Taxation shall be
equal and uniform throughout the ter
ritorial limits of the authority levying
the tax, and property shall be taxed
in a manner directed by law; provided
assessment of State taxes, levied by
the General Assembly and by this
Constitution, may be different from
the valuation fixed for all other pur-
poses; provided, further. the assess
ment of all property shall never ex-
coed the actual cash value thereof;
and provided, further, that the taxpay-
ers shall have the right of testing the
correctness of their assessments be-
fore the courts of justice.
ARTICLE 226. There shall be and is
hereby created a Board of State AZ
fairs whose duty It shall be to assess,
for State purposes, all taxable prop
erty throughout the State of Louis
lana. It shall have such other author
ity relative to State assessment, budg-
ct, income and expenditure as may be
conferred upon 1t by the General As
sembly. The board shall be composed
of three members, who shall be APP
pointed by the Governor for such
Assembly. The board shall enter upon
its duties on January /, 1917. The
General Assembly shall have full au-
thority to define the powers and du-
ties Of the board and to fix the sala-
ries Of the members thereof. Act No.
40. OF the General Assembly for the
year 1916, on this subject matter, shall
go into effect as statute of the State,
on the first day of January, 1917"
Section 9. Be it further resolved by
the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the menu
bers elected to each House concurring,
That the official ballot to be used at
said election shall have printed there
on the following words: For the pro-
posed amendment to Articles 225 and
226 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to assessment and
taxation, and abolishing the Board of
Appraisers" and the words, Against
the proposed amendment to Articles
225 and 226 of the Constitution of the
ment and taxation, and abolishipg the
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Continued from Pages1.)

Ieans. who shall be elected by the
voters Of the said Parish for the term
az four years, and who shall receive an
annual salary of ten thousand ooIiaTs'
forty-six hundred dollars of which
shall be paid by the state OF Loulsl-
aud the balance OF hfty-four hundred
dollars shall be paid by the City or
New Orleans, in equal monthly IN
RtalIments; he shall receive no otheE
compensation. He shall be hcenseo
attorney and shall perform such eu-
ties as are now prescribed by law, or
may hereafter be prescribed py tho
General Assembly, and shall take NO
outside practice. He may appoint anu
remove at his discretion such assist
ants, who shall be licensed attorheys
and such clerks, stenoSraphers anu
apacial ofloers as may be provided py
the Commission Council OF the City OF
Nax Orleans, and at such salaries ana
terms of payment as the said Commas
sion Council may ordain.
etc. That this proposed amendment
shall be submtttea to the Quanneo
voters of the State. for adoption or re-
lection, at the Congressional electlon
10 be held in November, 1915; ana II
adopted, the same shall take enect on
the hrEt Monday in December, 1915.
Section Q. Be II further resolved,
etc, That the voting either Tor OF
against this resolution by any member
Of the General Assembly shall not pre-
vent him from being q candidate Tor
the said ONCE.
Section 1. Be It further resolved,
etc, That on the ofncial ballots TO be
issued at said election there shall DC
placed For the proposed amendmSnS
TO Article 14s Of the Constitution OF
louisiana" and the words Against the
proposed amendment TO Article las OF
The Constitution of Louisiana, eno
each elector shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws Of the
State, which OF the proposed For
Against" he votes.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
FHRNAND MoUToN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved; July s, 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28
Act No. 271
Senate Bill No 231. BY Mr.. Guthrie
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No 231 BY Mr.. Guthrie
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of 1913 by amending and
re-enacting Article PSI thereof
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two thirds of all the menu
bers elected to each House concurring,
That the following amendment to the
Constitution be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State for their
adoption or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November, 1916. as follows;
Article 2S7 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana of 1913 is hereby
amended and re-enacted to read as
follows. to-wft:
article 2S7. Until otherwise provtd-
ed by law, the members of the Com.
mission shall each receives salary~0
tlsrso -eaaousarrd dollars per annum
payable monthly on his owls~-EESHrra.rt.
and their actual travelling expenses,
and those of their secretary; which
expenses and the salary of the secre-
tary shall be paid on the warrant of
the chairman of the Commission on a
sworn statement of their correctness.
Nothing herein shall prevent rail-
road. express, telegraph, telephone
craft. or other companies, from
serving free of cost, or at re-
duced rate, the State or any city,
parish or town government or any
Charitable purpose, or the issuance or
exposition, or any destitute or indi-f
gent person, or the issuance of mile.
Hgs or excursion tickets nor to pre-
vent railroads, steamboats, or Others
water craft from giving free transports
tation to ministers of religion, or IT,
mates of hospitals. or to railroad Ola
GERS, agents, employees, ATTORNEYS,
stockholders or directors. or TO OF
GERS and employees Of the departments
or institutions of this State, estah-
lished and created for the dissen}iIh-
ton of knowledge relating to sci.h-
tifc agriculture; provided. that sid
officers, and employees of aElicultu4Il
DEPARTMENTS and Institutions use subj
free TRANSPORTATION solely in the dk-
charge of their official duties.
Section 2. De 1t further resclydA,
etc, That the official ballot to be usld
at said election shall have ryiu4d
thereon the words, For the pl'nudkd
amendment to the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana, amending and lc.
epacting Article 2S7 thereof" aud the
words, Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the state
Of Louisiana amending and re-enact-
ing Article 2S7 thereof" Each clrc-
tor shall indicate, as provided by the
general election laws of the state,
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
FERNAND MOUTUN,
Lieutenant Governor and Presidlnt OF
'"' HEWITT BoUANcHAuD,
Speaker of the House OF Kepreeelta-
tives,
Approved: July G, 1915.
r, G.. PLEASANT,
Governor of the Stale of Louisiana,
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State,
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28
in November. 1915. for tAssH

Monday in November, 1915, for them
ratification or reception:
The Board Of Control Of the State
Penitentiary, or its successor or sue.
cessors In office, IN hereby authorised
and emuoWered to incur debt, Issue In
terest bearing notes in serials or other
form for term not to exceed nrteen
years to the amo Mt OF -Four Hunoreo
Thousand Dollars, at rate or interest,"
not exceed & 1--WE per cent per annuh'
payable seni-annually, for the purpose
of funding and retiring Its hoatlnS
and other outstanding Indebtedness,
and is authorized to secure same py
mortgage on any or all Of Its real es-
tate. and the faith and credit OF thS
State of Louisiana is hereby piedgeo
to guarantee the payment of said ool-
cations and the interest thereon, but
the Board of Control or it's successor
shall be required to pay same out OF
its own revenues and earnings ana
only when the same are exhausted
shall the State make good the residue
The General Assembly shall pass the
necessary enabling act to carry this
amendment into effect, and Act NO
1877 of the Acts OF 1916 on this SUP
ject matter is hereby approved for this
purpose"
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved.
ETC., That the Secretary Of State be
and he is authorized to have printed
on the official ballot to be voted In
november, 1910 lIlS WOiuSb VI
amendment to the Constitution fund
ing the debt of the Penitentiary
Board" and the words. Against the
amendment to the Constitution fund
ing the debt of the Penitentlary
Board" and each elector shall indicate
whether he votes for or against said
amendment, in accordance with the
general election laws of the State.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Sneaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July o, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State,
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28
Act No. 252

Senate Bill No. ISL. By Mr.. Davey
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO Article
1873 of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana relative to the Civil
District Court for the Parish Of Or
leans.
isiana, two-thirds of all members
elected to each House concurring. that
the following amendment be submit
ted to the electors of this State, for
their approval or rejection, at the cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
sftcr the first Monday in November,
Article 1873. The Civil District Court
shall have exclusive and general orig
inal probate jurisdiction, and exclu-
sive original civil Jurisdictions in all
cases where the amount In dispute or
the funds to be distributed shall ex-
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest; and exclusive jurisdiction in
suits by married women for separa-
ton of property, in suits for separa-
ton from bed and board, for divorce,
for nullity OF marriage, or for inter-
diction, and in suits involving title to
immovable property, or to office or
sthcr public position, or civil or poltt-
ical rights; and in all other cases, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided, where no
specific amount is In contest. and of
all proceedings for the appointment Of
receivers or liquidators to corpora
tons or partnerships. And said court
shall have authority to issue all such
wfits, process and orders as may be
necessary or proper for the purpose of
the Jurisdiction hereip conferred upon
it. The Judges of said Court en- Bane
shall have control over the Judicial
Expense Fund for the Parish of Or.
leans, accruing and accrued, and to
this end shall fix and regulate, from
time to time, the number of deputies
and employees of the Offices of the
Clerk Of the Civil District Court, and
City Courts, Register of Conveyances
and Recorder of Mortgages of said
Parish, and their expenses, and also
shall have power to fix the tariff of
costs and charges to be paid for OFF,
cial services, which shall not exceed
in any respect the. tariffs now fixed by
law, in said offices, which are paid
into. and constitute said fund. Due
publication of which tariff, when
made, shall be given. They shall have
power to determine whether any
amounts from said fund, or its excess,
shall be devoted to the expense of taxi
ing testimony by short hand and to
regulate and provide for the same.
The judges OF said court shall each re-
celve an additional annual salary of
one thousand dollars, payable monthly,
on their own warrant, which shall be
payable out of this fund; and provided,
further, that the said judges shall be
authorized to contribute out of said
surplus fund, to the establishment
and maintenance of the court house.
Section g. Be 1t further resolved,
etc, that the foregoing amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana be submitted to the electors Of
the State at the next election
TOR Representatives in Congress to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1916, and
on the official ballots to be used at
said election shall he placed the words.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28
Act No. 81
Eenate Bill No. Is.
DIV Mr.

Eenate Bill No. Is.
BY Mr. Delos R. Johnson.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO Article 210
of the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana fixing the qualifications OF
holders Of ONCE.
Section i. Be ii resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State OF LOUISE
ana, two-thirds Of all the members elect
ed to each house concurring, that Ar
ticle 210 Of the Constitution be amend
ed so as to read az follows:
Article 40. No person shall be ell
gible to any. ONCE stats, Judicial, Pa.
rochial, municipal or werd, who 10 net
q citizen Of this State, and duly guam
fed eleotor Of the State, Judicial Die
trict, municipality or ward; wherein the
functions Of the said cf1cs are 70 De
performed; provided, that resident VIC
men over the age Of twenty-one years
shall be eligible TO hold the ONCE OF
Factory inspector and any once con"
nected with the educational, eleemoeynss
AIRY. penal and correctional systems OF
the State, Parish, Ward, municipality
or any other political division OF the
State And whenever any ohtcer. state,
Judicial, Parochial. municipal. or ward
may change his or her residence from
this State, or from the district, PARISH,
municipality or ward in which he or she
holds such office, the same shall thereby
lbe vacated any declaration OF retention
of domicile to the contrary notwith-
Section 2. Be # further resolved,
ste, That this proposed amendment bo
submitted to the electors OF the State
of Louisiana for the approval or reJ9c-
dion, as required by Article 231 OF the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
and the general election laws OF this
State in November, 1915.
Section 8. Be II further resolved,
etc. That on the official ballot to be
used at the said election shall be placed
the words For the proposed amend
ynent 70 Article 210 of the Constitution
relative to women" and the words
Against the proposed amendment to Ar
ticle 21O Of the Constitution relative TO
women" and each elector shall Indicate,
as provided in the general election laws
80 the State whether he votes for CIR
amminat the said amepdrnentr
FEHNAfD 4fOqTCNt
Lieutenant Governor and President az
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
Speaker OF the house OF Representa-
tives.
Approved: July 5, 1915.
r. g. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copyI
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28

wwv wne HsaFrsod Confederate soldiers
or sailors q second time shall not %
debarred from the BENEFITS or this Ac@
but be entitled to pension on tne
same terms as other widows OF oeceas-
cd Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided. further, that pensions. wheth-
er to veterans or to widows. snail Dc
allowed only from the date OF app1ca-
ton under this Article. and the total
appropriations for all pensions in any
one year shall be the proceeds Oh en1
levied on all taxable property
in the State, provided said APP
preparations shall never De more
than an amount SUFFICIENT TO pay an
pensions for any one year. any H
shall be held as an accommodating funo
FOR the Confederate veterans to be APP
propriated by the General Assembly,
for their use and benefit as the
General Assembly may in future oe-
termine, and the collection of any oth-
er tax or the making of any appro-
priation for pensions in excess OF tne
amount of the one-mill tax LEVIED anu
collected, and to be known as NOii
federate Veteran Pension Fund'
hereby prohibited. and said funa Is SO 80
be used for no other purpose than Ihat
herein stipulated; and upon the adop-
ton OF this Amendment same shall at
once become self-operative, ana tne
funds derived therefrom be lmmeul-
ately used for said purpose; ana pro-
Tided further, that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no com
missions for assessing and collecting
one mill tax herein provided
Provided, that nothing IN this Arti-
Gle shall be construed so as 10 pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled con
federate soldiers or sailors.
resolved.
etc that this proposed amendment be
subnitted to the qualified electors OF
the State of Louisiana. for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional election
10 be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday In NoVem-
Der, 1915.
That the official ballots to be used
AZ aefd eIeation shall have printed
thereon the words, For the proposed
Amendment to Article 303 OF the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana rel
alive to the pensions for Confederate
vetrans," and the words AgaIns so. 'n ne
the Constitution of the State OF LOUIS
lana relative to pensions for ConTeder-
ate veterans" and each elector snali
Indicate as provided in the general
eIection laws of the State, whether or
not he votes for or against the amenu-
ment. ,,o,,.1,o1Y.r-0
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
Approved: July 5. 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J! BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28

funding OF certain debts Of the City ef
Shreveport" and the words, Against
the proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana pro-
viding for the funding of certain deots
Of the City Of Shreveport" and eacn
elector shall indicate on the ballot cast
by him whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
FERNAlJD MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate. "
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July s, 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State. :.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28
Act No. 1O1

House Bill No. 10. The Fields-Nix Bill
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
s0s of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to pensions fer
Confederate veterans. AZ AMENDED
sembly of 1914, and for the purpose
of providing a sufficient revenue for
the carrying out OF this article Of
the Constitution.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of LOU
isiana, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each House concurring, thEt
Article 3O3 OF the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana, els amended by
Act No. 1913 OF the General Assembly
of 1914. be 30 enacted as to read as
Araele sos. A pension of like
amount, not to exceed twenty-five dol
lars ($9bsee) per month shall be allow
ed 70 each Confederate soldier or salt
or veteran who possesses all OF the
following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or until
he was discharged or paroled, in some
military organization regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy OF the
s Confederate States, and shall have re-
NAMED true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
q He shall not own DFopeTtY et
more than two thousand dollars Yatn-
:. He shall not be saIaried or oth-
.erwise provided for by the State Of
louisiana, or by any other State or
> Government In case he enlisted in
sany organization mustered into said
service as a Louisiana organization. or
in case at the date Of his enlistment
he resided In the State Of Louj STA ma,
the shall have resided in this State Tor
at least FIVE years prior to his applI-
cation for pension. In case he resie-
ed elsewhere than in this State, and
enlisted in an organization not mus
tered In from Louisiana or In TIE
Navy Of the Confederate States, he
shall have resided In this State for 1T
least ave years prior 70 bis applics-
ttion for such pension. A like Dension
shall be granted to the widow who
shall not have married again, Ia tn-
sdige1k circumstances, of such soldier
or sailor, whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January, 1896; pro-
served In an Organization mustered In
from Louisiana, or IL he resided In
louisiana at the date OF bis enlist
ment then In order that SUCH widow
shall be entitled to the pension as
herein provided. she shall have resid-
ed IN this 1tate for at least flve years
prior to her application therefor; and
mhere than In Louisiana, and served
II an organization not mustered in
Rrorn louisiana, such widow shall, in
arder to entitle her to q pension SIS
hereln provided, have resided in this
State for not less than fivo years pri-
or TO her application for such PEN
sion: provided. further, that all Wild