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Act No. 271

Senate Bill No. 231. BY Mr.. Guthrie
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of 1913 by amending and
re-enacting Article 287 thereof.
Section l. Be il resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House concurring,
That the following amendment to the
Constitution be submitted to the quail
flied 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 287 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana of 1913 Is hereby
amended and re-enacted to read as
follows, to-wit:
Article 2S7. Until otherwise provid-
ed by law, the members of the Com
mission shall each receive a salary of
three thousand dollars per annum.
payable monthly on his own warrant,
and their actual travelling expenses,a
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
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-
gent person. or the issuance of mile
age or excursion tickets; nor to pre-
vent railroads. steamboats, or other
water craft from giving free transport
tation to ministers of religion, or in
mates of hospitals. or to railroad off,
GERS, agents, employees, attorneys,
stockholders or directors, or to off,
GERS and employees of the departments
or institutions of this State. estab-
lished and created for the dissemina-
ton of knowledge relating to scien-
tific agriculture; provided, that said
officers and employees of agricultural
departments and institutions use such
free transportation solely in the dis
charge of their official duties.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the proposed
amendment TO the Constitution Of the
enacting Article 2S7 thereof" and the
words, Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana amending and re-enact-
ing Article 2S7 thereof" Each cleo
tor shall indicate, as provided by the
general election laws of the State,
whether he votes for or against the
FERNAND MouToN,
Governor and President of
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July 6, 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. 134 ,

Senate Bill No. 1876. BY Mr.. Pearce
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of 1913 authorizing and en-
towering the Board of Control of the
State Penitentiary, or its successors,
to fund its Indebtedness and issue
notes therefor. serially or otherwise,
not exceeding Four Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, and at a rate of inter-
est not exceeding five per centum
per annum, payable mi-annuaIly,
and for a term not exceeding fifteen
years, and empowering the General
Assembly to provide the methods OF
carrying this amendment. into effect.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eraI Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring. that
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisiana,
adopted in November, 1918, be submit
ted to the duly qualified electors at
the Congressional election to be held
on the nrst Tuesday after the first
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Act No. 1O1

House Bill No. 10. The Fields-Nix Bill
JOINT Resolution
Proposing an amendment to Article
300 of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans. AS amended
by Act No. 1913 of the General As
sembly Of 1914, and. for the purpose
OF providing a sufficient revenue for
the carrying out Of this article Of
the Constitution.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the
Qeneral Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurrinR, that
Article 303 Of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, as amended by
Act No. 1913 of the General Assembly
Of 1914. be SO enacted as to read az
follows:
Article 500. A pension of like
amount. not to exceed twenty-five doh
lars ts25.00) per month shall be allow
ed 10 each Confederate soldier or sail-
pr veteran who possesses all OF the
following qualifications:
J. He shall have served honorably
iron the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or until
Re WIS discharged or paroled, In some
rlil! ary organization regularly mus
tsrsd into the. Army or Navy OF the
Confederate States, and shall have re-
manned true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property OF
more than two thousand dollars valu.
alton.
8. He shall not be salaried or 9TH
srwise provided for by the State OF
Louisiana, or by any other State or
Government. In case he enlisted in
any organization mustered into said
service as a Louisiana organizat or
In case at the date OF his enlistment
he resided in the State of Louisiana,
he shall have resided in this State for
at least five years prior to his appli-
ed elsewhere than In this State, and
enlisted in an Organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana, or ia the
Navy Of the Confederate States, he
shall have resided in this State for at
least ave years prior to his applica-
ton for such pension. A like pension
shall be granted to the widow who
shall not have married again, In In
digent circumstances, of such soldier
Of sailor. whose marriage to her WAS
prior to January, 1895: pro-
vided, that IL her deceased husband
; Iged in an organization mustered In
fsom Louisiana, or IL he resided in
louisiana at the date OF his enlist
10 mt then In order that such widow
slsGl be entitled to the pension as
rein provided. she shall have resid-
81 in this State for at least five years
prior to her application therefor; and
III her deceased husband enlisted else
y here than in Louisiana, and served
I'll an organization not mustered in
f3m Louisiana, such widow shall, in
oder TO entitle her to a pension as
herein provided, have resided In this
/ ate for not less than FIVE yeaws pri-
W to her application for such PEN
sion; provided. further, that all Wild
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eve who nharrted confedeeate soldlers

ows who married Confederate soldiers
OF Sailors second time shall not be
debarred from the benefits of this Act,
but be entitled to a pension on the
same terms as other widows OF deceas-
ed Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided, further, that pensions. wheth-
er to veterans or to widows, shall be
allowed only from the date of appltca-
tion under this Article, and the total
appropriations for all pensions in any
annual one mill tax is hereby
levied on all taxable property
in the State, provided said ap-
preparations shall never be more
than an amount sufficient to pay all
pensions for any one year. Any &C
cruing surplus from said tax FUND
shall be held as an accommodating fund
for the Confederate veterans to be ap-
propriated by the General Assembly
for their use and beneht as the
General Assembly may In future de-
termine, and the collection of any 9TH
er tax or the making of any appro-
priation for pensions in excess of the
amount of the one-mill tax levied ana
collected. and to be known as Con
federate Veteran Pension Fund" Is
hereby prohibited, and said fund is to
be used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated; and upon the adop-
ton of this Amendment same shall at
once become self-operatiFe, and the
funds derived therefrom be immedi-
ately used for said purpose; and pro-
vided, 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 to pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
federate soldiers or sailors.
Saction Q Re IT further resolved
etc., that this proposed amendment be
submitted to the qualified: electors of
the State of Louisiana, for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1916.
That the official ballots to be used
ut said election 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, Against the
proposed amendment to Article 300 of
the Constitution OF the State of Louis
lana relative to pensions fer Confeder-
ate veterans" and each eIector shall
indicate, as provided In the general
election laws of the State, whether or
not he votes for or against the amend
ment. :
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
~ FERNAND MOTION,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July s. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary OF State.
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Submitting to the people of the State
of Louisiana an amendment to Ar
ticle 273 OF the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, that
the following amendment to Article
273 of the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana be and the same is here
by submitted to the qualified electors
of the State at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in the month of
November of the year 1916, wit:
Article 273. Every railroad or 9TH
er corporation, organized or doing
business in this State under the laws
or authority thereof. shall have and
maintain a general Office in this State
for the transaction of its bust
ness, where transfers of stock
kept for public inspection, books
in which shall be recorded the
amount of capital stock subscrib-
ed, the names of the owners of stock,
the amount owned by them. respec-
lively, the amount of stock paid in,
stock, with the date of transfer. the
amount of its assets and liabilities,
the names and places of residence of
its officers All public service corpo-
the State of Louisiana shall maintain
in this State, in charge of one or more
of the general officers of such COM
pany, their general offices for the OPP
GRAFTON and conduct of the business
of such corporation"
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc, That this proposed amendment be
submitted to the qualified voters of
the State of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional cleo
tion to be held on the first Tuesday
next following the first Monday in
November, 1915.
That the official ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the proposed
amendment to Article 212 of the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisiana, rel
alive to public service corporations"
and the words, Against the proposed
amendment to Article 2l3 Of the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisiana, rel
alive tc public service corporations"
and each elector sha! indi2a1c, ~ pro-
vided in the general election L.,3s OF
the State, whether or not he y9s~s for
or against the amendment.
A true copy of louise Bill -. 2iS
by Mr. Shell, propos.n; al a. 4;..1Ipiit
to Article 273 of tae tonacitl ion o.
the State of Louisiana, 24opt.d ~ The
General ASSEMBLY or the STATE o. Lou
isiana, session of 1915.
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary CT State.
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MONDAY in November. 1915. for their

Monday in November, 1916, for their
ratification or rejection:
1.-The Board of Control of the State
Penitentiary, or it's successor or sue
cessors in office, is hereby authorized
and empowered to incur debt, issue In
terest bearing notes in serials or other
form for term not to exceed hfteen
years, to the amount of -Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars, at rate OF interest
not exceeding five per cent per annum'
payable semi-annually, for the purpose
of funding and retiring Its noatlns
and other outstanding Indebtedness,
and is authorized to secure same Dy
mortgage on any or all or It's real es-
tate, and the faith and credit or the
State Of Louisiana is hereby pledged
TO guarantee the payment of said oblt-
cations and the interest thereon pnt
the Board of Control or its 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 SUD
ject matter is hereby approved Tor TINS
purpose"
Section 2. Be it 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, 1916. the words. For the
amendment to the Constitution fund
ing the debt Of the Penitenttary
Board" and the words. Against the
amendment to the Constitution fund
ing the debt of the Penitenttary
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,
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives.
Approved: July ., 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secondary of State
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CONTINUED from naee u

teams, who shall be elected by the
voters of the said Parish for me Term
of four years. and who shall receive an
annual salary of ten thousand dollars
forty-six hundred dollars of which
shall be paid by the State OF LOUISE
ana. in equal monthly installments!
and the balance of f1fty-four hundred
dollars shall be paid by the City of
New Orleans, in equal monthly IN
staIlments; he shall receive no other
compensation. He shall be licensed
attorney and shall perform such du-
ties as are now prescribed by law or
may hereafter be prescribed by the
General Assembly, and shall take no
outside practice. He may appoint and
remove at his discretion such assist
ants, VINO shall be licensed attorneys,
and such clerks, stenographers and
special officers az may De proVl zee. py
the Commission Council of the City OF
New Orleans, and at such salaries and
terms of payment as the said Commits
sion Council may ordain.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of the State, for adoption or re-
lection, at the Congressional election
to be held in November, 1916; and II
adopted. the same shall take effect on
the first Monday in December, 1916.
Section 3. Be IT further resolved,
against this resolution by any member
Of the General Assembly shall not pre-
vent him from being a candidate Sor
the said ONCE.
Section 4. Be it further resolved.
etc. That on the Official ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be
placed For the proposed amendment
to Article 1iS of the Constitution Of
Louisiana" and the words Against the
proposed amendment to Article 14S of
the Constitution of Louisiana" and
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-
tives.
FERNAND MoUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1916.
Il. G. PLEASANT,
(10verNor nf 10 Etata of T,ofiRia
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JOINT RESOLUTION


4Snusa MI, No 9o4 r., Nv w corru+h
Io,1oa - - 49,, po,,or~ D.
ish
IOTNTr DISSOLUTION
proposing an amendment TO the Com
stltutloh OF the state OF LOUISIANA
autnorlzlng Muhlclpal corporations
FarIshes ana w ARCS 70 leVy ceItaIh
taxes on properly IN the ecQulsltfon
ana support or Munlclpal. ParlSh
and Ward fairs. and providing for
the Gaining OF speclal eiectlons 10 au-
thorlze the leVy OF sara TAX ana 70
4utnorlze tHe Slty OF ohreysport,
earlsn OF Caudo' TO IeVy sala tax
Tor the use or the state FAIR OF
LouiSiaha' at ShreVsport, La; an9
providing for the submission OF SAID
amehdment 20 the electors OF the
state Tor lhelf approval or reJectloh.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of tho State Of Louisiana, two
each branch thereof concurring. That.
subject to the ratification and APPROX
al of the electors Of this State. the
Constitution Of the State be amended
provisions, to-wit:
Section /. That every Municipal
CORPORATION Parish or ward when au-
thorized to do so by a majority in
number and amount Of the property
taxpavers Of said NuniciDaI Cornora-
ton, Parish or Ward, qualified as cleo
tors under the Constitution and laws
Of this State, voting at an election
me- loF 5nat purpose, hooiGe Oh %ht zen
thIt 20 - ,a. 1880. -
tnlrty Gays IN me ollclal journal OF
a. iq ttar o "g3
noI H. ,,,',ii ,,biioLd 80,
~ III Jou1 "a pun.iStieu @ en- I'm
r,T ~ aoJ "a -, id
nI"inaI S SpposI Porisb !" o Hi va
tba nroceads of witch 10 10 he ,Ised
90 H. ,1,,rlt, a t,,,,Ero,, ~ u 80
prorn5s va foT nrepii,,r, o,,tards tor
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Notice to Banks.

The Board of School Directors
of Natchitoches Parish in, ties
bids from the hank of Natchito,
ches Parish desiring to become
the Fiscal Agents of the said board.
Bids will be opened at II o'clsef;.
noon, on September, 18th, 1916,
at the Office of said board.
lSignedl I. e. HUDSON
sfctY' : Treas
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at the hour of II O'Clock a. m. the
following described real estate belong
ing to the estate of said bankrupt, to-
wit:
A certain piece, parcel or tract of
land situated lying aid being in the
Parish of Natchitoches. State of Louis
lana, acquired by the Boleyn Lumber
Company from r. N Lee and describ
ed as follows:
SEH of Section27, more or less Town
ship II North, Range 10 West, being All
that portion of Section q lying South
of Jim River, except twenty acres of
bottom land lying on the bank of Jim
River and extending up the river from
-'--~" az Es-$xs.1ss-s y - Kf@~~ ~~~=-
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the old Hollingsworth place far enough
to take in the old house site on the
hill, and the SWA Of SWH of said
Section q, and making sixty acres re-
served, and leaving l56 acres herein
sod in said Section q.
Also the following described land
situated in the Parish Of Sabine, La,
to-wit:
The NE1 of SCI ,sce.+ion u, Town.
81 in North, Penge II, West
All Of the above described property
will be sold free OF liens, mortgages or
other eucumbrances, for the purpose
q correcting error. errors IL ting description
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Beard Of Appraisers" And each cleo
tor voting shall indicate on said bal
lot, as provided by law, whether he
votes for or against the proposed
amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tiVes.
FERNAND MOUTON,
LIEUTENANT Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July s, 1916.
r. 9. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
a true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State
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ssxs,ov 81 s.y..,A Ssb.s Of ESa city Of

R6Hdang Of certain 6sbts OF tina CITY o.
Shreveport" and the words, Against
the proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana pro-
viding for the funding of certain debts
of the City of Shreveport" and each
elector shall indicate on the ballot cast
by him whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July S, 1916.
r. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
"A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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THERE'S a lot of money
here and in this vicinity.
Possessors of thatmoney
read this paper; they swear by
it. They want to be shown.
If your goods are right, they
want to buy. This paper
talks to that money at regular
intervals. It's money that
talks back and talks back
strong. Get your share-do
your talking through our ad,
veVtisinQ columns.
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and derrick, now situated on the Ste
phens place, including the Incompleted
well being drilled, about 1900 feet of
pipe. All oil leases held IN the name
of defendants as per deed Of record in
in the Clerks Office; the names Of the
lessons, together with the description
of the property leased for Gil and gas
on file and of record in my Office.
Terms Of Sale. Cash, subject to
appraisenent,
4. ". FORD,
Aug. III 'ie Constable Ward One.
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of property heretofore sold to J. M.
Moore, subject to the approval of the
court.
J. C. BOYNTON,
S-Sl-30d. Trustee,
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"For the proposed arnspdmsat 70 Aa-f
ttot4 1$S OF the CONSTITUTIONS or the,
State Of louisiana" and the WORDS
Against the proposed amendment 70
Article 1873 of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana" and each elector
shall indicate. as provided in the gen
eral election laws of the State. wheth-
er he votes for or against the proposed
amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President or
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tiVes.
Approved: July 6. 1916.
r. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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Constable Sale
L. E. Boren vs.. Eagle and Marts
First Justice Court No. -

Bv virtue of writ Of Fl ia, issued
m the above entitled case, / have
seized and win offer for sale ct the
Court House door at II O'Clock
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1916
re following described property to-wit.
"A rig and drilling outfit, consisting
pf engine, boiler, pump, betting, tools
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Notice.

All persons holding claims agains
the succession Of 5. j. Henry VIII
please present same at once tC the ua-
dersigned for listing and approval.
BREAzEALE & BREAzEALE.
$40 &c Attorne -
~--s e ssss~zs's :
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Bankrupt Sale.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT Court,
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

In THE MATTER OF
BoLEYE LUMBER COMPANY, LTp,
BANKRUPT.
No. 1913 IN BANKRUPTCY.
BY virtue of an order Of the Hon.
Robert A. Grain. Referee in Banks
ruptcy, I win sell at public auction at
the prireipa from. door of the Court
House IN the CIV Of Natchitoches, La
on
SATURDAY SATURDAY OCTOBER LIB !s!s,
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House Bill No. 324. BY Mr.. w. Carruth
Jones of East Baton Rouge Par
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Act No. 2O3

House Bill No. 45S. BY Mr.. Leopold.
Chairman Committee on puHHc
Works, Lands and Levees. Sub
stitutn for Homse Eill 10 -
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8-sl-30d.
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House Bill No. 24s.
An Act
By Mr.. Shell

Submitting to the people of the State
OF Louisiana an amendment to Ar
ticle 27S OF the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana.