The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-07-22
SEVENTEEN MORE PATCHES
For THE CONSTITUTION.

! Among the acts and joint resolu-
tions passed by the Louisiana general
assembly at the regular biennial SEES
sion which closed on the 9th instant
are no less than seventeen involving
proposed amendments of the state
constitution, and all of these meas
ures must receive the sanction OF an
affirmative majority OF the popular
vote at the November election IN Or
| der to give them legal force and en-
| graft them upon the already much
mended organic law of the common
wealth as additional patches.
We are not sufficiently familiar
with the provisions of all the pro-
nosed amendments to undertake q
formal discussion of their merits at
this time, but as a preliminary to
such discussion we have thought it
well to cite the list by numbers and
summarized titles, in order that vo-
ters who read The Chief may lay the
groundwork of degree of familiar
ity with the measures that will en-
able them to determine in their own
minds whether the propositions are
worthy of approval or not.
We are free to say, however, that
so far as our knowledge of the char
acter and purposes of the pending
propositions extends, they are all.sal-
utary and meritorious measures and
ought to receive the Endorsement of
the people of the state at the coming
election.
To the esteemed New Orleans Daily
States we are indebted for the basis
If the subjoined enumeration of the
seventeen proposed constitutional
amendments:
Act 4-Joint resolution providing
for $9,000,OOO bond issue, for fund
ing the New Orleans city debt.
Act 1870 amend article 118,
creating juvenile courts throughout
the state.
Act 28-Proposing an amend
ment to article 27O, authorizing spe-
cial taxes for public improvements.
Act 68-To authorize the building
of a bridge across the Mississippi
river at New Orleans.
Act 84-To amend article 148, rel
ative to the Office of district attorney
OF Orleans parish.
Act 91-To amend article 2l0, fix
ing the qualifications of holders of Of
fees and restoring the eligibility Of
women to serve upon certain educa-
tional and charitable boards.
Act 101-To amend article 300,
so as to increase Confederate yeter-
ans pensions:
Act 11O-To refund the Shreve-
port city debt.
Act 115-To amend article 48, rel
alive to limitations of legislative
power, by adding the words river
improvement districts, harbor inn
districts"
Act l34-To authorize the board
of control of the state penitentiary to
fund it's indebtedness.
Act l55--To amend article 1923,
relative to fees.
Act l6S-To amend articles 225
and 226, relative to assessments, abol-
ishing state board of appraisers.
Act 20I--Amending article 203 to
require railroad corporations organ
lied under the laws of the state to
maintain general Offices in the state.
Act 216-Amending the constitu-
ton to authorize parishes and munic-
qualities to levy one mill tax for fairs.
Act 252-Giying judges of civil dis
trict court, Orleans parish, jurisdic-
ton over the judicial expense fund,
and increasing their salaries $1,000
each.
Act 253-Exempting barge and
steamship lines, domiciled in Louisi-
ana, from taxation.
Act 271--Amendng article 2S7 of
the constitution, extending the pow
ers of the railroad commission.