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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-26
Bankhead Highway

Much progress Is being made In the Bankhead Highway association" said J. Asa Rountree secretary. ''Vice presi- dents of the various counties In Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee are being appointed by President P. s. Plow- man. I have received official informa- ton from J. E. Thomas of Capleville Tenn, vice president of the association for Shelby county, that he has secured over 5o members and that he expects within the next few days to bring the number to 100 I have received from D. W. Robbins, member of the state high way association of Mississippi, map of the Bankhead highway. commencing at the Alabama line and passing through the various counties in Mississippi to the Tennessee line. This map shows the number of miles of improved and unim- proved roads and those under construc- tion. Commissioner Robbins writes that deep interest is being manifested in the Bankhead highway and that he has no doubt that every foot of the road will be built in the next six months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-26

are apt to make up chart that will include the south's most famous city outside of New Orleans. < *
 Ready When
 The Tigme C0Gnes
 1THE party of eastern capitalists
 J who recently visited Birming- ham and made an automobile tour of this district were deeply impressed by the fact that preparedness" is the watchword of all our great industrial corporations. @
 When the average visitor sees huge plants taxed to their capacity and the activity that prevails everywhere in the Birmingham district, he can ap- preciate what is being done in the present, but unless he is exceptionally we'll informed, he can have no idea of the preparations that have been made for the future.
 When the opportune moment arrives for extending their operations to the utmost, practically every big corpora tion will be ready. They already control thousands of acres of min eral lands in the state, which are but waiting the time when they will be needed. The gradual ac- quisition of this property has been go- ing on for years and still continues. It means unlimited resources which can be exploited for years to come. It means that there can never be a halt in the progress of the Birmingham dis trict.
 No one informed of the facts re- garding the inexhaustible wealth of this section can reasonably have any misgivings about Birmingham's fu- ture. Remarkable strides have been made, but the indications are that in a short while an era of development will begin which will surpass the fond est dreams of the pioneers who first saw the possibilities of Alabama's mineral belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-26

Entered al 4mllSnanl. Aie,. postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress. March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-26

fact should have settled the matter;
 but as it is, there is strong feeling
 manifesting itself among automobil-
 ists who use highways extensively that
 touring between the great lakes and the gulf states should take in Bir- mingham as a matter of course. As The Age-Herald has said all along, however, regardless of whether the official route lay this way or whether it lay through Mississippi touring parties would find themselves rolling into Birmingham just the same. That is why the associations directors, at the adjourned meeting, are apt to make up chart that will include the south's most famous city outside of New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-26
CHANGE OF JOBS.

q suppose if your candidate had been elected some radical changes would have been made in the govern mentY"
 "Yes," replied the party worker, in melancholy tone ''we had good men picked out for all the important places"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-26

GREAT TRAVELLER. I've been everywhere" said the boastful man.
 'Then guess you've been to Utopiag" remarked one of his facetious acquaintances.
 "Aheml Let me see. Yes. was there In the spring of '9S"
 PROOF CONCLUSIVE. With woman aviation
 Is surely not a pose, For when she takes her station She wears unsightly clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-26

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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-07
Act No. 252
Senate Bill No. ISL. BY Mr.. Davey


Senate Bill No. ISL. BY Mr.. Davey
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
1873 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana relative to the Civil
District Court for the Parish of Or
leans.
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all members
elected to each House concurring, that
the following amendment be submit
ted to the electors of this State. for
their approval or rejection, at the cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first MONDAY in November.
Article 13s. The Civil District Court
shall have exclusive and general orig
inal probate jurisdiction, and exclu
sive original civil Jurisdiction. in all
cases where the amount In dispute or
the funds to be distributed shall ex
coed one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest; and exclusive jurisdiction in
suits by married women for separa-
ton of property. in suits for separa-
ton from bed and board. for divorce,
for nullity Of marriage, or for inter
diction, and in suits involving title t.
tnmovable property, or to off1ce OF
ether public position, or civil or polit-
ical rights; and in all other cases, ex'
cept as hereinafter provided, where nc
specific amount Is in contest, and OF
all proceedings for the appointment Of
receivers or liouidators to corpora
tions or partnerships. And said court
shall have authority to Issue all such
writs, process and orders as may be
necessary or proper for the purpose of
the jurisdiction herein conferred upon
1t. The judges of said Court en- Banc
shall have control over the Judicial
Expense Fund for the Parish OF Or
leans, accruing and accrued, and to
this end shall FIX and regulate. from
time to time, the number of deputies
and employees Of the Offices of the
Clerk of the Civil District Court, an6
City Courts, Register of ConveyanceS
and Recorder of Mortgages of said
Parish. and their expenses. and also
shall have power to fix the tariff OF
costs and charges to be paid for Off
cial services, which shall not exceed
law. in said Offices. which are paiG
into, and constitute said fund. Dut
publication of which tariff, wheI
made, shall be given. They shall have
power to determine whether an.
amounts from said fund. or its excess
shall be devoted to the expense of TAX
ing testimony by short hand and to
regulate and provide for the same
The judges of said court shall each re-
ceive an additional annual salary OF
on their own warrant, which shall be
payable out of this fund: and provided
further. that the said judges shall be
authorized to contribute out of said
surplus fund, to the establishment
and maintenance OF the court house
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved,
etc. that the foregoing amendment to
ne Constitution of the State of Lou
lana be submitted to the electors OF
the State at the next election
Or Representatives in Congress to b.
neid on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. 1915, and
on the Official ballots to be used at
said election shall be placed the words.
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Act No. 253

Senate Bill No. 1874 BY Mr.. Robert
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana
exempting from taxation ships and
ocean going tugs, toW-boats ana
barges engaged in overseas trad1
and commerce, and domiciled in &
Louisiana port.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of Lou
isiana. two-thirds of the members
elected to each house Concurring, That
at the general election to be held in
this State on the first Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November
1915, there shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection, the following
amendment to the Constitution
/. Ships and ocean going tugs, tow
boats and barges engaged in overseas
trade and commerce, and domtciled IN
a Louisiana port, shall be exempt from
all State, parish and municipal taxa
ton; provided, however, that this ex-
emption shall not apply to harbor,
wharf, shed and other port dues.
2. No ship, tug. tow-b boat or barge
operated in the coasting trade of the
continental United States shall be
within the exemption herein granted.
Section 2 Be it further resolved,
etc, That the official ballot to be
used at such election shall have print
ed thereon the words. For the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
exempting from taxation ships and
ocean-going tugs. tow-boa and
barges engaged in overseas trade and
commerce, and domiciled in q Louisi-
ana port, and the words, Against the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tfOn, exempting from taxation ships
and ocean going tugs, tow-bOats and
barges engaged in overseas trade and
commerce, and domiciled in a Loust-
ana port" and each elector shall indi-
cate his vote on the proposed amend
ment as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State.
FERNAND M0JTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
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 ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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Act No. 155

House Bill No. 1873. BY Mr.. Powell
JOINT RESOLUTION
Promising an amendment to, Article
one Hundred and Twenty nine (l2O
of the Constitution, relative to fees.
Section /. Be il resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, That
an amendment to Article One Hundred
and Twenty-nine G29) OF the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors or
the State for their approval or rejec-
ton at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November,
1915, said proposed amendment to be
Article 12s. The General Assem-
bly, shall provide a general fee and
cost bill to regulate the fees and costs
to be charged for the services of sher-
IFS, clerks and recorders. justices of
the peace, constables and coroners, in
all civil matters; from which compen-
satfon for the services of said officials
may be provided according to law
Salaries may be fixed for said officials,
and II the fees and costs collected by
them exceed such salaries, such ex-
cess may be disposed of according to
law. The General Assembly may pro-
vide in all civil cases for the service
o. pEOCCSS auA PAOoNAA6S ~ AANt6@ANS
themselves.
Acts No. 142 and No. 14s OF the Gen
eral Assembly of 1915, on this subject
matter, shall go into effect as statutes
of the State on July /. 1912.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved,
by the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, two thirds of all the
members elected to each House con-
curing, That the official ballot to be
used at said election shall have print
ed thereon the following words: For
abe proposed amendment to Article
129 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to authorizing SAL
aries for sheriffs, clerks and other Of
ficiaIs," and the words, Against the
proposed amendment to Article 129 of
the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana, relative to authorizing salaries
for sheriffs, clerks and other officials"
And each electoras voting shall aindi-s
cate, on said ballot, as provided by
law, whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tivss.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1916.
R. @. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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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 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thiTds of all the mem
, bers elected to each House concurrinG,
That the following amendment to the
Constitution be submitted to the quail
ifed 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 PSF of the Constitution of t.
State of Louisiana OF 1913 is here 81.
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 annuua.
payable monthly on his@ oEgEaa sssasEisss
and their actual travelling expenses,
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 a
sworn statement of their correctness.
Nothing herein shall prevent rail
road. express, telegraph, telephone
and steamboat or other wal
craft, or other companies, frc.a
serving free of cost, or at re-
duced rate, the State or any city,
parish or town government, OF asF
charitable purpose, or the issuance or
exposition, or any destitute or indi-
gent person, or the issuance of mi!t-
age or excursion tickets: nor to pre-
vent railroads, steamboats, or oti
water craft from giving free transpt9-
tation to ministers of religion, Or in
mates Of hospitals, or to railroad ON
GERS, agents, employees, attorn-r
stockholders or directors. or to
GERS and employees of the depart.-
or institutions of this State.
lished and created for the diss,
ton of knowledge rela ting t.
tiflc agriculture; provided, IL"
officers and employees of aEfItuI
departments and institutions Lse 80
free transportation solely in the Il.
charge of their official duties.
Section 2. Be it further Fe"otEt-..
etc, That the official ballot to bo Ui
at said election shall have priar. ]
thereon the words, For the propr., J
amendment to the Constitution OF tie
State of Louisiana, amending and re-
enacting Article 287 thereof" and tae
words, Against the proposed Glac
ment to the Constitution of the
of Louisiana amending and rec
ing Article 2S7 thereof" E&cE
tor shall indicate, as provided - e
general election laws of the Es.e
whether he votes for or against sle
proposed amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President ~
HEWITT BoUANCIIAUD,-
Speaker Of the House of Repreaen.a
tives.
r. C. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisian
il true copy;
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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Act No. 81

Eenate Bill No. Is.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 210
of the Constitution OF the State or
Louisiana fixing the qualifications OF
holders OF office.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds of all the members elect
ed to each house concurring, that Ar
tlcle 210 of the Constitution be amend
cd so as to read az follows:
Article 210. No person shall be eli
gible to any ONCE, State, Judicial, Pa
rochial. municipal or ward, who il not
a citizen of this State. and a duly quail
ned elector OF the State, Judicial Dis
trict, municipality or ward: wherein the
performed; provided, that resident wo-
men over the age Of twenty-one years
shall be eligible to hold the Office OF
Factory Inspector and any office con-
airy, penal and correctional systems OF
the State, Parish, Ward, municipality,
or any other political division of the
State And whenever any officer. State
may change his or her residence from
this SLate, or from the district PARISH
municipality or ward in which he or she
holds such Office, the same shall thereby
be vacated any declaration of retsntion
of domicile to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Section 2. Be II further resolved,
etc, That this proposed amendment be
submitted to the electors Of the State
of Louisiana for the approval or reJec-
tion, as required by Article 251 OF the
Consl tuition of the State of Louisiana
and the general election laws Of this
State in November. 1915.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
etc, That on the official ballot to be
used at the said election shall be placed
the words For the proposed amend
menu to Article 210 of the Constitution
relative to women" and the words
"A gainst the proposed amendment to Ar
ticle 210 of the Constitution relative TO
Women" and each elector shall tndtcaLe,
as pfOvfded N the genersf eiaceiUn d&wg
az the Stste whether he Votes for or
aRainst the said amendment.
FERNANp MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
Speaker OF the house OF RepresenEa-
tives.
Approved July S, 1916.
r. O. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary OF State.
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Continued from Page ~

leans, who shall be elected by the
voters OF the said Parish for the term
OF four years. and who shall receive an
annual salary of ten thousand dollars,
fortv-six hundred dollars Of which
Shall be paid by the State OF Louisi-
ara, in equal monthly fnsta liments:
and the balance of fifty-four hundred
dollars shall be paid by the City OF
New Orleans, in equal monthly In
stallments: he shall receive no other
compensation. He shall be q licensed
attorney and shall perform such du-
ties as ere now prescribed by law. or
nav hereafter be prescribed by the
General Assembly, and shall take no
outside practice. He may appoint and
remove at his discretion such assist
ants, who shall be licensed attorneys,
and such clerks, stenographers ano
special officers as may be proVided oy
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 1t 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. 1918; and II
adopted, the same shall take effect on
the frat Monday in December. 1915.
Section g. Be II further resolved,
etc, That the voting either for or
against this resolution By any member
OF the General Assembly shall not pre-
vent him from being q candidate for
the said once.
Section 4. Be 1t further resolved.
etc, That on the of1cial ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be
placed For the proposed amendment
10 Article 14S Of tine Constitution or
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" r
Against" he votes.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MoUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
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Act No. 1O1


Rouse bin No. 10. The Fieids-Nix Bill
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
S0s of the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans. As AMENDED
senbly Of 1914, and for the purpose
Of providing a sufficient revenue for
the carrying out of this article OF
the Constitution.
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
Article 900 of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana, as amended by
Act No. 1913 of the General Assembly
Of 1914. be 90 enacted as to read az
Article sos. A pension OF like
amount. not to exceed twenty-five dol
lars (S25 00) per month shall be allow
ed TO each Confederate soldier or sail
or veteran who possesses all OF the
following qualifications:
i, He shall have served honorably
from the date OF his enlistment until
the close Of the late Civil War. or until
he was discharged or paroled. in some
military organization regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy OF the
Confederate States, and shall have re-
manned true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
g. He shall not own property OF
more than two thousand dollars valu-
alton.
8. He shall not he salaried or 9TH
erwise provided for by the State Of
Louisiana, or by any other State or
Government. In case he enlisted Ia
any organization mustered into said
service ia q Louisiana organization, or
IN case at the date OF his enlistment
ne resided in the State Of Louisiana.
he shall have Fegtded in this State for
at least Ave years prior TO his appli-
cation for pension. In case he restd-
ga elsewhere than in this State, and
tered ID from Louisiana or In the
Navy Of the Confederate States. he
ahall have resided in this State for ct
aeast ave years prior TO his applica-
fion for such pension. A like pension
shall be granted to the widow who
shall not have married again. in In
GiRent circumstances, Of such solder
or sailor, whose marriage 10 her was
contracted prior to January. 1871; pro-
aerwed III an organization mustered fR
from Louisiana, or II he resided In
Tcaiatana at the date OF hia enlist
umnont. them in order that such widow
ahaH he entitled to the pension az
herein provided, she shall have reBid-
"a Ia this State Tor at least I'VE years
PRIOR TO her application therefcri and
IL her deceased husband enlisted else
where than In Louisiana. and serYed
IN An organization not mustered In
from louisiana, such widow shall, in
order tQ enttfle her to . pension IS
aerAfu provided, have resided In this
RfakA for not less than 6ve years prd-
ar t. her application for such PEN
sion; provided. further. that all wtd-
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own who married Confederate soleieFs
or sailors a second time shall not be
debarred from the benefits of this ACT
but be entitled to pension on the
same terms as other widows OF deoeas-
ed Confederate soldiers or sailors:
provided, further, that penEions. wheth-
er to veterans or to widows, shai3 Dc
allowed only from the date of appHca.
tiou under this Article, and the total
appropriations for all pensions IN any
one year shall be the proceeds OF me
annual one mill tax is hereby
levied on all taxable property
in the state, provided said ap-
preparations shall never De HlorS
than an amount sufficient to pay an
pensions for any one year. any ac
cruing surplus from said tax fund
shall be held as an accumulatihg Eunu
for the Confederate veterans to be ap-
propriated by the General Assembly
for their use and beneft as the
General Assembly may in Iuture 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 1on-
federate Veteran Pension Fund, is
hereby prohibited, and said fund T. 70
be used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated; and upon the adop,
ton Of this Amendment same shall at
once become self-operatfve, ana the
funds derived therefrom be immedi-
ateJy used for said purpose; and pro-
yidsd. 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-
.ihit the General Assembly from pro-
iding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
ederate soldiers or sailors
tic. that this proposed amendment be
.ubmittcd to the qualified electors OF
he state Of Louisiana for adoption or
detection at the Congressional ELECTION
o be held on the first Tuesday neXt
following the first Monday in Novam-
Der, 1916.
That the official ballots to be used
Of seid election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the proposed
amendment to Article 800 Of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana rel
atfVe to the pensions for Confederate
vetrans," and the words, "Agafnst the
proposed amendment to Article 30S OF
+be Constitution of the State of Louis
lana relative to pensions for Confeder-
ate veterans" ard each elector shall
Indicate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State. whether or
not he votes for or against the amend
nent. ~,,r-.,-y,
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
FERNANI3 MoUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.