The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-02
BILLS INTRODUCED
BY 1916 LAW MAKERS
Summary Of Proposed Laws Presented
BY 1916 Law Makers.

week. b6yO0u reference W COuulC
tees no action has been taken on any
Of them:
SUFFRAGE
Woman Suffrage-H. B. No. 6, by
Mr.. Powell, proposing a constitution
al amendment to give women the vote
COURTS
Juvenile Court-H. B. No. s, by Mr..
Heint2, to amend the constitution to
extend the Juvenile Court law through.
out the state. 1t now applies only to
parishes having a city Of 1000 people
or more.
STATE FINANCES
Contingent Expense Bill-H. B, No.
/, by Mr.. Byrne, appropriating $S1, 1000
for the expenses Of the Legislature.
Income Taxi. B. No. 2, by Mr..
Breazeale, proposing constitutional
amendment to authorize the Legisla-
ture 10 levy an income tax.
School Funds-House c. r. No. 3, by
T. S. Jones, ordering the payment out
of 1916 revenues of the following items
appropriated out of 1915 but unpaid
$4,000 for state approved high
schools; S37,500 for departments Of
agriculture and domestic science;
passed by House, but blocked IN
Senate.
Homestead Refund-H. B. No. 8, by
Mr.. Jordan, appropriating $4,000 to
refund homestead fees in Richland,
Ouachita and Franklin parishes where
the states title has been invalidated.
MISCELLANEOUS
Supervising the Books, Of Sheriff.
etc.--S. B. No. 1, by Mr.. Schwing, re-
curing sheriffs, tax collectors and as.
SCISSORS to keep records OF all moneys
handled, to render statements to liti-
giants, and to make biennial reports
to the supervisor of public accounts,
who snail examine their books regu-
larly and prescribe business system
for keeping same
Junk Dealers-S. B. No. 6, by Mr..
Labarre, throwing stringent regula-
tions aOout the purchase Of junk and
providing severe penalties.
To Limit Constitutional Amend.
ments-S. B. No. Z, by Mr.. Fields, to
limit to four the constitutional amend
ments to be submitted at any one
time.
Confederate Pensions-H. B. No. II,
by Mr.. Nix, to amend the constitution
to give the entire one-mill tax to Con,
federate pensions instead of maxi
mum of $55O,OOO.
Cottonseed Oil Mills-H. B. No. Z,
by Mr.. Hamley, to lower the license
paid by cotton seed oil mills.
LABOR
Workmen's CompensatIon--H. B. No.
8, by Mr.. Bennett, amending the Work.
mems Compensation Act to make the
time limit for notice of injury nine.
ty days instead Of fifteen and notice
of death six months instead of ninety
days.
Ten.hour Factory Days. B. No. 8,
by Mr.. Schwing, prescribing a maxi
mum Of ten working hours in twenty
four for mills and factories except su-
gar refneries.
FEES OF OFFICIALS
Abolishing Fees-S. B. Nos. 2, 8 and
4, by Mr.. Schwing, putting sheriffs,
clerks Of court and assessors on sal
aries.
NEW ORLEANS
Debt Funding Bond Issue-H. B. No.
4, by Mr.. Byrne, proposing a constitu.
tlonal amendment authorizing the city
Of New Orleans to float a $4,000, 900
bond issue to fund the floating debt
and for other purposes; committee
hearing Thursday, 1880 p. M, House
of Representatives hail.
District Attorneys Salary-H. B. No
8, by Mr.. Nix, proposing to put the dis
trict attorney of New Orleans on a
salary Of $4,000 per year, abolishing
fees, and to provide him with two as.
sistants at $4,000 each. two stenog.
raphers at $1,000 each.
First and Second Criminal Court
S. B. No. 8, by MIR. Davey, proposing
to amend the constitution to increase
the salaries of the judges Of these
courts from $4,000 to $4,000
Fire Departmental B. No. 10, by
Mr.. Meyer, amending Act 124 Of 1905
to prescribe leaves Of absence foI
members of the Orleans Fire. Depart
ment.
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Senator Mark Boatner, Of Orleans