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ACT NO. 81.

Senate Bill 96 NS; TISNBy Nj ps1Ss Johnson
Of the Constitution Of the State OF
LOUISA LOUISIANA liking the qualifications OF
Assembly Of the State of Louisia s ef fwol
thirds OF all the members elected to each
house concurring, that Article 210 OF the
SS9nsutution be amended so as to read as
Article 40: No person shall be eligible
20 any ohce, State, judicial, Parochial,
Municipai or Ward, who is not citizen
Of the State. judicial District. Municipality
or ward; wherein the functions Of the
SAD sSnt office are to be performed; provided,
twenty,one years shall be eligible to hold
me office OF Factory Inspector and any
once connected with the educational,
TENS of the State, Parish, Ward, Munici-
patty, or any. other political division of
me state; And whenever any officer.
Ward. may change his or her residence
from this State. or from the district, par
isn. municipality or ward in which he or
thereby be- vacated, any declaration OF
retention Of domicile to tn contrary not
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors OF the State OF
louisiana for their approval or rejection.
tuition Of the State Of louisiana ana i the
genera! election laws Of this State in
November, 1916.
Section 9. Be It further resolved, etc,
mat on the official ballot to be used at
the said election shall be placed the words
For the proposed amendment to Article
zlo OF the Constitution relative to women"
ana the words Against the proposed
tuition relative to women" and each
elector. shall indicate. as provided in the
general election laws Of the State whether
ment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President Of the Senate
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
Approved: July 5, 1916.
r. @. PLEASANT,
A true COPY:
JAMES j. BAILEY
Secretary Of State.
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ACT NO. 1of.

House Bill No; 1.-The Fields Nix Bin.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article sos
Louisiana relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans. AS amended
81 Act os 49, is9. lss q the General Assem-
providing a SUFFICIENT revenue for the
cSarrying out OF this Article Of the
CONSTITUTION:
Assembly Of the State of louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring, that Article 300 of the
amended by Act No. 1873 Of the Gene General
as follows:
not to exceed Twenty-Five Dollars 1925 O0J
| per month shall be allowed to each Con.
federate soldier or sailor veteran who
1. He shall have served honorably from
the date Of his enlistment until the close
Of the late Civil War. or until he was
organization regularly mustered tered into the
Army. or Navy Of the Confederate States
and shall have remained true to the Con-
federate states until the Surrender.
than two thousand dollars valuation. =
3. He shall not be salaried or otherwise
provided for by the State of Louisiana, or
by any other State or Government. In
case he enlisted in any organization mus
examination org or in case at the date Of hi.
Louisiana, he shall have resided In this
state for at least five years prior to his
application for pension. In case he re-
enlisted In an organization not mustered
in from Louisiana, or in the Navy OF the
Confederate States, he shall have resided
In this State for at least five years prior
to his application for such pension. A like
pension shall be granted to the widow who
shall not have married again. In INDECENT
circumstances, Of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage to her was contracted
her deceased husband served in an organi-
zation, mustered in from Louisiana, or II
he resided in Louisiana. at the date Of his
enlistment. then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension as herein
provided, she shall have resided In this
State for at least FIVE years prior to her
husband enlisted elsewhere than in Louis
lana, and served In an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such widow
shall, in order to entitle her to a pension
State for not less than five years prior to
her application for such pension; provided
further that all widows who married Con-
Ss or sa o time
this Act but be entitled to q pension on
the same terms as other widows Of de-
ceased Confederate soldiers or sailors:
to veterans or to widows shall be allowed
only from the date of application under
this Article, and the total appropriations
for all pensions y, th any one year shan be
hereby levied on all taxable property In
shall never Sc more than an amount sur
year. Any accruing surplus from said tax
fund shall be held as an accommodating
fund for the Confederate Veterans to be
appropriated by the General Assembly for
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ACT NO. "a.


House Bill No. 5-By Mr.. Heintz
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article, 1l8
of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana on the subject Of Juvenile
Courts.
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, that the fifth section
of Article lis of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana, be, and the same is
hereby repealed.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc,
that this proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors Of the
State for adoption or rejection at the
Congressional election to be held on
Tuesday, November z, 1916.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
that on the official ballots to be used at
said election there shall be placed the
words: For the proposed amendment to
Article 11S of the Constitution of Louis
iana," and the words, Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article lis Of the
Constitution of Louisiana" and each
elector shall indicate. as provided in the
general election laws of this State, for
which of the propositions he votes.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ETHELRED M. STAFFORD.
President Pro Tempore Of the Senate.
Approved: June 16, 1916
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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moneys whatsoever; provided, however,
no moneys shall be borrowed by said Board
for any other purpose than current pur-
be borrowed by said Board to make or to
pay for permanent improvements; and
provided further, that said Board shall
OF. obligation unless sufficient funds, not
otherwise appropriated, to pay and dis
charge the same are actually in the treas
ury Of said Board at the time Of making
said contract or mourning said debt or
obligation and are specially set aside and
dedicated to said purpose. except as may
Said Board shall annually and prior to
pare a budget Of its receipts and e1pendi-
snTss aad said budget before II
mission Council of the City Of New Or
leans. or its successor as the governing
Oa of sa a
cluded in the said budget shall likewise
before becoming effective be approved
by said Commission Council or its said
Provided that nothing herein shall be
taken or construed as authorizing the
Commission Council or its successor to
change, alter. substitute or eliminate any
OF the items of the budget thus submitted;
the true intent and meaning hereof being
that the said council or its successor shall
said budget except to the extent of ascer-
tanning whether the proposed expenditures
as exhibited by said budget are within the
probable and estimated revenues of said
Board Of Directors OF the Public Schools.
Section 20. The inhibition herein estab
lished against the City Of New Orleans
and the Board Of Directors OF the Public
them. borrowing money, anticipating their
revenues, capitalizing their funds or issu-
ing notes or other evidences Of debt, shall
apply to all boards, commissions or bodies
created by or under the authority Of the
Commission Council of the City of New
Orleans, or its successor as the governing
Section 1 Il. The provisions hereof are
cooperative, and the City Of New Or
leans and the several boards and bodies
| into effect.
Be it further enacted. ETC.. That the
amendment proposed by this act shall be
their approval or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In the
be printed on the official ballots to be used
| at said election the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of louisiana
| of the City of New Orleans and OF the
Board of Directors of the Public Schools.
Parish of Orleans" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
Of the City Of New Orleans and Of the
Board of Directors of the Public Schools,
Parish of Orleans"
and that each elector shall Indicate on
the ballot cast by him, as provided by
| the general election laws Of the State,
whether he votes for or against the pro-
posed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
| Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate.
Approved. June 8, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. Sc.

ACT NO. es.
BY Mr.. Kantz, Chairman, Committee I'm
City Affairs. Substitute for House
Bill No. IT'S, by Mr.. Barrett.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana, grant,
ing to the City Of New Orleans power
to construct, equip. maintain and
operate. through and by the Public
Belt Railroad Commission Of the City
of New Orleans, bridges and tunnels
across the Mississippi River at or near
New Orleans, and to do various acts
incidental thereto and to the operation
generally of the Public Belt Railroad
system of the City Of New Orleans,
and providing for the submission Of
said amendment to the electors Of the
State for their approval or rejection.
Section 1. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house, concurring, that subject to the
ratification and approval of the electors
of the State, the Constitution of the State
be amended by Incorporating therein the
following provisions, to-wit:
ID The City Of New Orleans 10 hereby
granted plenary and exclusive power, by
such means and methods as II may deem
meet and proper not in conflict with the
provisions of this amendment:
(a) To construct, equip, maintain and
operate across the Mississippi River at o.
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ACT NO. 20.
Senate Bill No. Thy Mr.. Leon R. Smith.

ACT NO. 20.
Senate Bill No. TNBy Mr.. Leon R. Smith.
Proposing an amendment to- Article go
of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to the voting and
leyying Of special taxes in aid Of
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
aoUse Of all sa S ssd 70 Of
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article go. The General Assembly shall
thorizfng the parochial. ward and mu-
nicipal authorities OF the State. by a vote
Of the majority Of the property taxpayers.
provisions of this Constitution, and in
value, to levy special taxes In aid of
public improvements, railway enterprises,
river transportation lines, such as steam
canals; provided. that such tax shall not
exceed the rate Of five mills per annum,
nor extend for longer. period than ten
payer shall be permitted to vote at such
election unless he shall have been assessed
for property. the year previous, in the
Section q. Be it further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana be
the next election for Representatives in
Congress, to be holden on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November,
1916. and on the official ballots to be used
at said election shall be placed the words:
For the proposed amendment to Article
270 of the Constitution of the State of
louisiana" and the words Against the
proposed amendment to Article go Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana"
and each elector shall indicate. al pro-
vided in the general election laws Of the
State, which Of the propositions, for or
'"''' Il FERNAHD MouToN,
Lieut. Gov. and President of the Senate,
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Approved: June %, 1916.
R. @. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
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or employ any of its taxes or funds for
! the establishment, support or maintenance
of the public schools, directly or Indirect
ly, except as herein authorized; provided,
however. that the City of New Orleans
! shall administer, use and employ all the
funds. property or things of value now or
hereafter held by il under any special
legacy. bequest or donation made or to
be made directly to it for school purposes
and shall carry out and execute the con-
ditions OF all such special legacies, be-
tofore made to and accepted by said City
of New Orleans and all such as may here
after be made to and accepted by said city.
Section Is. For the purpose Of giving
the Board Of Directors of the Public
Schools, Parish of Orleans. or its legal
successor, may levy upon all taxable
special tax not exceeding two mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of said
property. (which special tax shall be in
of this amendment), whenever ~ in the
manner prescribed by Act No. 256 Of the
| General Assembly of the State Of Louis
thereof. or in such other manner as shall
be prescribed by law, the rate Of such
special tax. the number of years II Is to
tax 'fs is intended shah have BEEN By said
Board submitted at an election to a vote
Of the property taxpayers of the City of
Of hs Who % haTe
assessed for property in said city as
shown by the last assessment made prior
to the submission of the proposition to the
said property taxpayers, and (2) ma
jority of the same in number and amount
voting at said election shall have voted
therefor. The levy by said Board of any tax
authorized shall be certified. assessed. coll
lected and paid in the manner prescribed
by Section IL of this amendment.
Section 10. The Board of Directors Of
the Public Schools. Parish of Orleans, or
its legal successor, shall not capitalize
the whole or any part Of the taxes which
by this amendment IL Is authorized to
levy, nor fund the same into bonds, nor
borrow money in anticipation of the col
lection thereof; provided that said Board
may. in any calendar year, in anticipation
Of the collection of the taxes Of such
calendar year and for the purposes for
which such taxes are levied, borrow such
sums as shall not be in excess Of the
amount of its uncollected taxes Of such
year. and may issue its notes or other
evidences of Indebtedness therefor, and
such sums. notes or other evidences Of
Indebtedness shall be payable only out of
the taxes Of the calendar year in which
said loan or loans are first made and for
which indebtedness said revenues shall be
pledged. and said Indebtedness shall not
be payable out Of any other funds or
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the City Of New Orleans and Of the Board
Of Directors of the Public Schools. Parish
or tsrn as EcP is &
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1908. authorizing
the issuance of two million dollars Of
bonds for Belt Railroad purposes.
go That all the rights, franchises and
immunities herein granted shall continue
and exist only upon the condition that the
lively begun not later than May /. 1920.
and that the said bridge shall be COM
pleted within five years from the date Of
that after the work of construction has
begun, in the event Of delays occasioned
by litigation, strikes, panics, lockouts,
failure OF contractor or sub-contractor to
deliver materials on contract time or OF
any contractor or sub-contractor to COM
plete work on contract time or any delay
occasioned by, any act or circumstance
control, there shall be and is hereby
granted further time for completion equal
to the period covered by such delays; and.
United states shall, after the construc-
ton of said bridge has begun. grant an
extension of time or further delay for the
DELAY 81 sha and
ipso facto, granted under this Act.
Section 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc,
That the amendment proposed by this Act
State for their approval or rejection at
the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in the month OF November. 1916: that
there shall be printed on the Official
ballots to be used at said election the
words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution OF the State of Louisiana
granting to the City Of New Orleans power
to construct, equip, maintain and operate
bridges or tunnels across the Mississippi
River at or near New Orleans; ETC., and
the words:
Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana
granting to the City of New Orleans
power to construct equip. maintain and
operate bridges or tunnels across the
Mississippi River at or near New Orleans;
etc.
And that each elector shall indicate on
the ballot cast by him, as provided by the
general election laws of the State, whether
he votes for or against the proposed
''''e HEWITT BoUANcHAUD.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
FERNAND NOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President Of the Senate.
Approved: June 80, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
JAMES 8. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
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not otherwise appropriated, to pay and
ury of said city at the time of making the
contract or mourning the debt or obliga-
ton and are specifically set aside and
DO @
tation and restriction shall not apply or
be held to Apply to contracts or obligation
incurred with respect to the furnishing to
said city of light, heat or power. water,
telephone service or garbage removal or
destruction
The said city may in any calendar year
in anticipation of the collection of the
taxes of such calendar year, and for the
purposes for which such taxes are levied.
borrow such sums as shall not be in
excess Of the amount Of its uncollected
notes or other evidences of Indebtedness
therefor. and sucii sum, notes or other
evidences of Indebtedness shall be pay
able only out of the taxes of the calendar
year in which said loan or loans are first
made. and for which indebtedness said
revenues shall be pledged. and said in
any other funds or moneys whatsoever.
No money shall be borrowed by the said
city except for current municipal pur-
be borrowed by said city to make or to
pay for works of public Improvement.
Said city may issue for street paving
purposes certificates on its faith and
to an amount not in excess of any special
assessments which have been or shall be
made for such purposes. Such paving
certificates hereafter issued shall be
chargeable primarily against the special
assessments in respect OF which they are
issued. and secondarily against the reve-
nues of the City of New Orleans derived
from taxation for general municipal pur-
poses and from sources other than the
taxes for the payment of the principal and
interest Of the bonds now outstanding or
hereafter to be issued under this amend
inert. which revenues shall be applied in
payi-tent of such paving certificates only
in the event and to the extent that such
special assessments shall be insufficient
for such payment. and reimbursement
shall be made to the general funds Of the
city of New Orleans when the assessments
are collected to the extent of the amount
that the said general fund shall have con-
tributed to the payment aforesaid. So
much OF Act No. % of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914 as may be inconsistent herewith
is hereby repealed. and hereafter no paw
ing certificate shall be issued upon the
pledge of the reserve fund Of the City of
New Orleans, but such certificates shall
be secured as herein and as otherwise pro-
vided for by said act or subsequent legis-
lative authority not in conflict herewith.
provided, however, that paving certificates.
for which the faith and credit Of the City
Of New Orleans shall be pledged. whether
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

Mrs. Richards. wife of Ensign Fred.
erick G. Richards, u S. N, is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lii
gon, at their country place in Howard
county, Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

Lieut.. Leslie C. Davis. L. S. N, has
Joined his family at Guilford. Nd, for
visit to Mrs. Davis parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. 3. Hunting, at that place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

Mrs. lie Bourgeois. wife of Lieut.
Henry B. lie Bourgeois. L. S. N, is at
Woodbury. Forest. Va, with their
young family for the summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

After day Of open air sports Will
tennis at the Casino, swimming a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
A June Bride in Washington

Mrs. Robert Walcott Weeks. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Bauer, has
returned from New York to make her
home with her parents at the Ontario,
during her husbands absence. Mr..
Weeks is with Company X, 7th Regi-
ment. National Guard of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
A Gay Suggestion
in This Party.

gave a military house dance last even
ing al her home in Ball street, says the
Savannah News Red, white and blue
decorations adorned the house, flags
were prettily draped about the rooms
red and white gladioli were arranged
in vases and baskets and the mantels
were filled with ferns. Dancing began
in the early evening the Hussars
left on the 10 O'Clock train.
Nowadays that in London and
throughout England have taken over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

For a number of the Hussars who
have left for the Mexican border and
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Navy and Marine Corps Notes

Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the com
mandant of the Marine Corps, accom-
panied by her daughters, the Misses
Gordon and son, Mr.. Basil Gordon, has
establishedlished herself for the summer
a her country place, Wakefield Manor,
Virginia, where Gen. Barnett will spend
as much time as his official duties here
will permit
Mrs. Barnett will also make frequent
visits to the comma ndants house at the
navy yard.
Elected to the chairmanship of the
national committee on volunteer aid of
the woman section of the Navy League,
Mrs. Barnet assumes these duties equip
ped for her present larger work by the
experience as commissary general of
the National Service School held at
Chevy Chase last month.
Mrs. Sem, wife of Commander Thorn
as J. Sem, L. S. ", now commanding
the L. s. S. Chattanooga, has taken an
apartment at the Mendoza in this city.
Mrs william f. Parker, wife of Capt.
Parker. L. S. NJ. C., accompanied by
their daughter, is visiting her parents
in Cuba. where she will remain until
this country.
Pay Inspector and Mrs. Arthur r.
Huntington have as their guest at
jamestown Miss Katherine Thesis,
daughter OF Capt. Emil Thesis L. s. \.
Mrs MCGOWAN. widow of the late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Engagement Announced.

Representative and Mrs. David E. Fin
ley announce the engagement of their
daughter. Frances. to Mr.. Joseph Dex-
ter Brown of Anderson S c. The we'd
ding viii take place in the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

There is always fascination about