New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-11-04

the following amendment to the Conet
| tuition:
| l. Ships and ocean going tugs, tow
boats and barees engaged in over sea
| trade and commerce, and domiciled in
| Louisiana port. shall he exempt from al
state. parish and municipal taxation
! provided, however. that this exemptio,
and other port dues
D. No ship, tug. tow boat or barge
operated in the coastng trade Of tn,
continental United States shall be with,
! the exemption herein granted
Section z. Re it further resolved. etc
That the official ballot to be used al such
election shall have printed thereon tbs
words: For the proposed amend en'
o the Constitution, eXempting from tay-
alton ships and ocean going tugs. tow
boats and barges engaged in over seas
trade and commerce. and domiciled in a
Louisiana port. and the words Against
the proposed amendment 10 the Constr
tuition, exemptiue from taxation ships
and ocean going tugs, tow-bca,s and
harges engaged IN over seas trade aud
commerce. and domiciled in Louisiana
port and each elector shall indicate his
vote on the proposed amendment as pro
yided in the general election laws of the
State.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut. Gov and President of the Senate
HEWITT BAUANCHAuD.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July E, 1915.
K. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. III.
Senate Bill No. 23l BY Mr.. Guthrie
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment to the Consti-
tuition of 1913 by amending and re-en
acting 2S7 thereof.
Section l. Re II resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
two-thirds Of all the members elected to
amendment TO the Constitution be sub
mtted to the qualified electors of the
State 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 1916. as follows
Article 2S7 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana of 1913 is hereby
Ill
lows, to-wit:
Article 281. Until otherwise provided
by law, the members of the commission
shall each receive salary Of three thou
sand dollars per snnum, payable monthly
on his own warrant, and their actual tray-
tary; which expenses and the salary OF
the secretary shall be paid on the war
rant of the chairman of the commission
on sworn statement Of their correctness
Nothing herein shall prevent railroad
express, telegraph, telephone and steam
boat or other water craft, or other com
panies, from serving free of cost, or al
reduced rate, the State or any city, par
ish, or town government. or any Chart
able purpose or the issuance or exposi-
ton, or any destitute or INDECENT per
son. or the issuance of mileage or excur-
sion tickets; nor to prevent railroads
steamboats, or other water craft from Civ
ing free transportation to ministers OF
religion, or inmates of hospitals, or to
railroad officers agents, employees, at
torneys, stockholders or directors, or tc
officers and employees of the depart
ments or institutions Of this State es-
tablished and created for the dissent
nation of knowledge relating to scien
tific agriculture, provided, that said Off
GERS and employees Of agricultural de
partments and institutions use such free
transportation solely in the discharge OF
their official duties.
Section g. Be il further resolved. etc
That the official ballot to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: "For the proposed amendme nt
to the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana amending and re-enacting Article
287 thereof" and the words "Agains.
the proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana amend
ing and e-enacting Article 2s7 thereof.
Each elector shall indicate, as provided
BY The general election laws of the State,
whether he votes for or against the pro
posed amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut. Gov. and President of the Senate
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
Approved: July 6, 1916.
r. 9. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT OF INCORPORATION
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