St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-28

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women to serve on the various educa-
tional, correctional and charity
boards of the state and is strongly
supported by the good women of the
state. They are certainly competent
for these place and this is a step
in the right directinon. Let us all
vote for it.
Amendment No. Z.
Amendment No. This gievs the
Confederate Veterans RN the money
derived from the pension tax and does
not limit same and authorizes an in
crease of the same to $25 per month
as the funds become available for this
purpose. Let us support 1t heartily.
Amendment No. 8.
Amendment No. 8-This only au-
uhorizes the City Of Shreveport to
fund its floating debt into bonds. An
amendment is NECESSARY on account
of the city having already voted the
taxes permissible under the present
laws. No other part of the state Us
interested except the City 70 Shreve-
port. -.=..
Amendment No. o.
Amendment No. 9-Nhis amend
ment amplifies the authority Of the
legislature dn regard to harbor and
other improvements and was for the
benefit OF Lake Charles. There Is
no special interest there as to the
other portions of the state, and ] see
NO reasonable objection to the same.
Amendment No. 10.
Amendment No. 1O-This amend
ment provides for funding the debt
of the penitentiary board to amount
of 100000 at a rate not exceeding
IS per cent interest. believe these
obligations can now be funded at
ALP per cent interest at par. At
the present time the board is pay
ing from 6 to per cent on its float-
ing debt, and ii this amendment is
adopted it can easily save from f$1O,-
900 to $4,000 per year in interest
alone. This will also put the board
On practically a cash basis, whereas
at present it is paying high prices
for everything it buys because 1t Is
not able to pay cash FOR ut. The
adoption of this amendment is almost
imperative If the present state admin
istration is to be permitted to solve
the difficulties which 1t inherited
from the old board. do most sim
cerely hope that everyone Fila heart
lily support this much-needed amend
ment. It is certainly in the interest
II economy and sound finance.
Amendment No. II.
Amendment No. 11-This is the
amendment placing officials upon q
salary basis and If defeated by the
people the state and parishes will
continue to pay the exorbitant tees
that have been SO much complained
of in the recent campaign. Govern
or Peasants administration is trying
to redeem the pledges made the peo-
pie in the campaign and one OF them
is that officials be placed on a salary
basis. An dnsiduous effort may be
made in certain quarters to defeat
this reform, but without its adoption
the legislation carrying same into ef-
feet falls with it and you will have no
relief for q long time to come. DO
not fail to vote TO amendment No. IL.
Amendment No. IL.
Amendment No. 12-This ds the
amendment abolishing the state
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state board of equalization and In Lieu
tlhereof creating the state board of
affairs. The cost of this new board
will be very little more after 1t is
once organized than the two old
boards which are abolished. This Is
the amendment which certain special
interests, political and otherwise. are
now sharpening oheir knives to kiln
and are already endeavoring to be-
CLOUD the issue and befuddle the
minds of the people in regard to
same. BY the adoption of thfs
amendment and the enabling act car
rying same into effect, the present
state administration seeks to give
the people the reform demanded on
the subject of equalization OF taxes.
Under the present system the state
valuation for assessment and that OF
the parishes and cities must be the
same. The effect of this has been
that gross inequalities exist all over
the state in assessments, because In
some parishes and municipalities the
local taxes are so high hor roads,