Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
the CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS.


We began publishing in our last and
will continue to publish for the ten
issues required by law, the proposed
amendments to the Constitution of
the State, to be voted on by the peo-
pie at the coming general election in
November, and urge upon our readers
the importance 81 reading and study
ing them carefully so that they will be
able to. vote intelligently on each
proposed change in our organic law.
Amendment No. 1, provides for the
/. issuing OF bonds and for the refunding
certain indebtedness of the City of
New Orleans. This amendment only
affects the City and the people of the
State should vote for its ratification.
Amendment Nos repeats Section
5, of Article 11S of the Constitution,
which provides that the Juvenile
Court system shall not apply to par
ishes that have no city of as much as
1000 inhabitants, unless the Police
Jury Of parish exempted from the
operation of the law, by resolution re-
quests the Governor to extend the
operation of the law to the said parish.
If this amendment is ratified then the
Juvenile Court system will be extended
to all parishes. The Juvenile Court
has been q great success in the large
cities of the State, and should prove
equally successful and beneficial to all
the parishes.
Amendment No. 3, under the provi-
sions Of Article 27O, of the Constitu-
ton, the General Assembly has the
power to authorize the parochial,
ward, and municipal authorities, when
yoted for by q majority of the tax
payers in number and amount, to
levee tax not to exceed mills for
not more than ten years in aid of pub
lie improvements and rail way enter
prises; the proposed amendment sim
ply adds river transportation lines
and navigation canal lines, an impor-
tsnt amendment especially in South
west Louisiana and should be ratified.
Amendment No. 4, Gives the Pubic
Belt Rail Road in the City of New
Orleans, power and authority to build
and operate bridges and tunnels across
the Mississippi River at or near New
Orleans. A bridge across the river at
or near the city has long been the
dream of the business men Of that
city, and there can be no reason why
any one should vote against such an
important proposition
Amendment No. 8, abolishes the fee
system in the office of District At
torney in the parish of Orleans end
places that Office on salary
basis, thus saving several thousand
dollars to the taxpayers Of that city.
This is good amendment and should
receive the approval of the people.
Amendment No. 6, makes women
eligible to serve as factory inspector
4, or In any Office connected with the
educational. eleemosynary, penal and
correctional systems of the State,
parish, ward, municipality or other
political subdivision of the State.
Amendment No. z, increases the
limit of the pension paid Confederate
veterans from $500 per month to
$500 per month. The pension now
paid is a mere pittance, and if the one
mill tax for pensions provides enough
revenue to pay more, then we think
that the veterans are entitled to the
increase, and we hope that the amend
ment will be ratified.
Amendment No. 8. This proposed
amendment authorizes the City Of
shreveport to issue bonds to pay of
certain floating debts OF the city. As II
only effects the people OF Shreveport
there il no reason why our people
should not vote for it.
Amendment No. 9. The proposed
amendment simply adds to the list o.
subjects on which the General Assem-
bly, Is prohibited from passing any 10
cal or special laws, the following
River Improvement Districts, Harbo
Improvement Districts and Naviga
ton Canals. The amendment striker
us a. being good one and we advise
its adoption.
Amendment No. 10. This proposed
amendment authorizes the Peniten
tiary authorities to issue bonds to pay
OF floating debts. This is an excel
lent proposition, the State Peniten
| tiarS owes about s4OO,OO0.OO which
must be paid, and the best way to pa.
1t is to float bonds for that amount
We sincerely hope that the amend
ment will be ratified.
Amendment No. IL. This is tn,
amendment that provides for putting
the Sheriff, Clerk of Court, and Asses
sor OH salary basis instead of the fe
basis, as this has been demanded b,
the people for long while, we tax
It for granted that it will meet wit
little il any opposition.
Amendment No. u. This is by ia
the most important amendment sub
M tied to the people by the last Gen
e-al Assembly. 1t provides for
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