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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
ACT NO. 253.
Senate Bill No. 1S4-By Mr.. Rohhart
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 1S4-By Mr. Robbart
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Cons,.
tuition of the State of Louisiana !,
empting from taxation ships ana
ocean going tugs, tow boats ana
barges engaged in overseas traa.
and commerce and domiciled in :
Louisiana port
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gens,,,
Assembly of the State of Louisiana tn.
thirds of the members elected to each
House concurring. That at the genera,
election to be held in this State on III
first Tuesday following the first Mondsy
in November, 1916, there shall be sub.
mitted to the qualified electors Of The
State for their approval or rejection. the
following amendment to the Constitution
1. Ships and ocean going tugs, TOW.
boats and barges engaged in overseas
trade and commerce, and domiciled in
Louisiana port, shall be exempt from an
state, parish, and municipal taxation, bro.
vided, however. that this exemption shall
not apply to harbor, wharf shed and
other port dues.
2. No ship, tug, tow-boat or barss
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 printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment 10
the Constitution. exempting from taxation
ships and ocean-going tugs. tow boats and
| barges engaged in overseas trade and
| commerce, and domiciled in Louisiana
port" And the words: Against the pro
posed amendment to the Constitution. ex-
| empting from taxation ships and ocean
going tugs, tow-boats and barges engaged
| in overseas trade and commerce, and
domiciled in a Louisiana port. and eacl
| elector shall indicate his vote on the pro
posed amendment as provided in TIL
| general election laws of the State.
| FERNAND MOUTON.
| Lieut. Gov and President of the Senate
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTING
| 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. 1856.

House Bill No. 1SS-By Mr.. Powell.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article One
Hundred and Twenty-Five (129) of
the Constitution, relative to fees.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That an amendment to
Article One Hundred and Twenty nine
129) of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State for their approval or
rejection at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday in November, 1916,
said proposed amendment to be as follows:
article 1923. The General Assembly
shall provide a general fee and cost bill
| to regulate the fees and costs to be
charged for the services of sheriffs, clerks
and recorders, justices of the peace, con-
stables, and coroners, in all civil matters;
| from which compensation for the services
of said officials may be provided accord
| ing to law. Salaries may be fixed for said
officials, and if the fees and costs collected
by them exceed such salaries, such excess
may be disposed of according to law. The
| utHcIdi <ASSt3lipiS may plofluC III OH Sifi
| cases for the service of process ant
pleadings by litigants themselves.
| Acts No. 142 and No. 143 of the Genera
Assembly of 1915 on this subject matter
shall go into effect as statutes of thu
State on July 1, 1917.
| Section 2. Be it further resolved by thu
General Assembly of the State of Louis
| iana two thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring That the officia
ballot to be used at said election shall
have printed thereon the following words
| FOR the proposed amendment to Ar
ticle 1919 of the Constitution of the Stat
of Louisiana. relative to authorizing sala
ries for sheriffs, clerks and other officials,
And the words:
AGAINST the proposed amendment t
Article 129 of the Constitution of the Stat
of Louisiana, relative to authorizing sala
ries for sheriffs, clerks and other officials.
And each elector voting shall indicate
on said ballot, as provided by law whethe
he votes FOR or AGAINST the propose
amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
i FERNAND MOUTON,
| Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate
| Approved: July 5. 1916.
i r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
i JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO, 1863,
House Bill No. 252 Joint Resolution-By
Mr.. Powell.

House Bill No. 252 Joint Resolution-By
Mr.. Powell.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Articles 225
and 226 of the Constitution relative to
assessment and taxation.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That an amendment to
Articles 225 and 226 of the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tuesday
next following the first Monday in Novem-
Der. of 1916, said proposed amendment to
be as follow:
Article -. Taxation shall be equal
and uniform throughout the territorial
limits of the authority levying the tax,
and property shall be taxed in manner
directed by law; provided that the valua-
ton of property for the assessment of
State taxes, levied by the General Assem-
bly, and by this Constitution, may be
different from the valuation fixed for all
other purposes; provided, further. the
| assessment of all property shall never
eXCeeu the actual cash value tnefeO1, ana
provided, further, that the taxpayers shall
| have the right of testing the correctness
| of their assessments before the courts o.
Justice
| Article 226. There shall be and i:
hereby created Board Of State Affair.
whose duty it shall be to assess, for STATE
purposes, all taxable property Throughout
the State of Louisiana. 1t shall have sucl
| other authority relative to State assess
ment, budget, income and expenditure q
may be conferred upon it by the Genera
| Assembly. The said board shall be com
posed of three members, who shall b
appointed by the Governor for such term
as may be fixed by the General Assembly
The Board shall enter upon it's duties o.
January L. 1917. The General Assembl
shall have full authority to define til
powers and duties of the Board and
fix the salaries of the members thereo
Act No. lao. of the General Assembly fe
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ACT NO. 252.
Senate Bill No. 181-By Mr.. Davey.
JOINT RESOI JTTION

Senate Bill No 181-By Mr.. Davey.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1913
of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana relative to the Civil Dis
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans.
I. Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all members elected to each
House concurring. That the following
amendment be submitted to the electors
of this State, for their. approval or rejec-
ton, at the election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1916.
Article 1873. The Civil District Court
shall have exclusive and general original
probate jurisdiction, and exclusive orig
inal civil jurisdiction, in all cases where
the amount in dispute or the funds to be
distributed shall exceed one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest," and exclu-
| sive jurisdiction in suits by married
| women for separation of property, in suits
| for separation from bed and board for
divorce, for nullity of marriage. or for
| Introduction, and in suits involving title
! to imrnovable property. or to office OF
other public position, or, civil or political
rights; and in all other cases. except as
hereinafter provided, where no specific
| amount is in contest, and of all proceed
ings for the appointment of receivers oil
| liquidators to corporations or partner.
| ships. And said Court shall have authority
to issue all such writs. process and order.
as may be necessary or proper for thu
purpose of the jurisdiction herein con
ferred upon it. The Judges of said Cour
en- Banc shall have control over the Judi
cial Expense Fund for the Parish o
Orleans. accruing, and accrued and t
this end shall fix and regulate, from tim
to time, the number of deputies and EN-
ployees of the offices of the Clerk of tn
Civil District Court. and City Courts
Register of Conveyances and Recorder G
) Mortgages of said Parish and their ex
. penses. and also shall have power to Fl
the tariff of Costs and charges to be pal
, for official services, which shall not excee
3 in any respect the tafiffs now fixed b
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State of Louisiana, relative to public
service corporations" and each elector
shall indicate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State, whether or not
he votes for or against the amendment
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate.
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. 2o7.


House Bill No. 248-By Mr.. Shell.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the people of the State of
Louisiana an amendment to Article
1913 of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House, concurring. That the following
amendment to Article 273 of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana fbe and
the same is hereby submitted to the
qualified electors of the State atthe Con-
gressionaI election to be held On the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November of thes year 1916
to-wit:
article 27s Every RAILROAD or other
| corporation. organized or doing business
in this State nnder the laws or authority
thereof, shall have and maintain a general
office in this State for the transaction of
| it's business, inseharge Of one or more of
| the general officers 81 such company,
| where transfers of stock shall be made
and where shall b. kept for public inspec-
ton. books in whiahshall be recorded the
amount of the canftal stock subscribed.
| lHe ndIfleS ol tnexapWHerS OF StoCk, the
amount owned by#khem, respectively, the
amount of stock paid in. and by whom,
the transfers of laid stock. with the date
of transfer. the amount of its assets and
liabilities. the James and places of resi-
dence of its officers. An public service
corporations efganized under the laws Of
the State of Louisiana4shall maintain in
this State their genera offices for the
operation and conduct III the business O.
such corposhtion.' E
Section q Be it further resolved. etc.
That hisEproposed amendment be sub
mitted toihe qualified voters of the Stat,
of Louisiana for adoptionsor rejection a
the Confessional election to be held Oh
the first Tuesday next following the frs
!, Monday in November. 1916
J That the official ballots to be used a
said election shall have printed Thereof
the words: For the proposed amendment
: to Article 273 of the Constitution of tn
: STATE of Louisiana, relative to publ
, service corporations and the words
. Against the proposed amendment t
r Article 273 Of the Constitution of tn
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ACT NO, 1874,

Senate Bill No. 135-By Mr. Pearce.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constf-
tuition of 1913 authorizing and empow-
ering the Board of Control of the State
Penitentiary or its successor to fund
its Indebtedness and issue notes there
for serially or otherwise not exceeding
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, and
at rate of interest not exceeding
five per centum per annum payable
semi -annually, and for a term not
exceeding fifteen years. and empower.
Ing the General Assembly to provide
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ACT NO. GIG.

House Bill No. 324-By Mr.. w. Carruth
Jones, of East Baton Rouge Parish.
T0INT PES0T JTTI0N
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Standing of Teams.
Robins Lose Ground.

Brooklyn, getting only an even
break in its dobule- header with Pitts
burg yesterday, lost half a game of its
lead, both its rivals in the National
League race, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton, winning. The results leave Phil
adelphia only one game from first
place and Boston in third, three
games behind the Robins.
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GRAVEL.

GRAVEL.
For cement walks or road
beds. See sample at Business
League. Rich in quality, bounti-
full in quantity. A few hundred
feet from Malmaison Station
sidetrack, on Southern Railway,
w. L. RAY,
Care Bank Of Commerce, or
r. F. d. No. /, Carrollton.
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Washington, Sept. 12.-While Man
ager Carrigan of the Boston Ameri-
cans refused to confirm definitely a
report from Boston today hal he
would retire from baseball at the end
of this season, he indicated that there
was a strong possibility he would do
so. His team mates said he was tired
Of the game and wanted to go into
business at lewiston, Me-, his home.
Carrigan went with the Red Sox in
1906 as catcher and succeeded Jake
Stahl as manager three years ago.
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/ Winter Garden) Billy Murray;
When You Drop OF at Cairo,
Illinois From "Step This
Way") Billy Murray. Ten
inch, 75c.
1903 It's Always Orange Day in CAL
ifornia (From Canary Cot
tage") Peerless Quartet; I New
er Knew (From Canary Cot
Reed. Ten inch, 75c.
tage) Edna Brown-James
1904 I Left Her on the Beach at
Honolulu From "Ziegfeld Fol-
lies, 1916 Harry Macdonough
with Mixed Chorus; Have Z
Heart (From "Ziegled Follies,
1897 Alice Raymond
Dixon. Ten inch, 75c.
1907 Uncle Sammy's Army flames
F. H%arrison); Old Glory "a
Song of Preparedness) Herbert
Stuart. Ten inch, 75c.
Brown Bros. New Saxophone Hits.
1907 Pussyfoot March I'm Fox Trot
Time) ("Slap" White) (Saxo-
phone Sextette) Six Brown
Bothers; Bull Frog Blues lin
Fox Trot Time) browns hrig-
ley) Six Brown Brothers. Ten
inch. 75c.
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CARRIGAN MAY RETIRE.
Rumored Will Quit Red SOx After
This Season.

Boston, Sept. 12.-President Lannin
of the Boston American League club,
said today that Manager William Car
rigan had informed him recently that
he thought this would be his last year
in major league baseball. This state
ment by Lannin was in view Of re-
ports from Washington, where the
team is playing, that Carrigan had
said he would resign at the end Of the
present season.
President Lannin said he had done
nothing toward the selection of a sue
cessor to Manager Carrigan, but the
names of Patrick Donovan of the Buff
falo Internationals and Heine Wagner
until recently manager of the Hart
ford team of the Eastern League,
were mentioned in this connection.
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Races for Batting Honors lin Majirs.

Races for Batting Honors I'm Majirs.
~ Cobb and iris Speaker swung
their bats over the same home-plate
yesterday, the former getting two
home uns and two singles out Of five
times at bat, while the Cleveland play
er, leading the batters Of the Ameri-
can League, hit only once in four
trials. As a result Cobb bettered his
average five potts while Speaker lost
a point and leads his rival by but 10
points. Jackson failed to hit in four
times at bat.
All the leading National League
batsmen were in the game yesterday,
but Robertson, who made two hits in
three times at bat, was the only n
to increase his percentage. Chase got
one hit out of four attempts and Dau-
bert two out Of seven.
The standing:
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TOday's Games.
st. Louis at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Only games scheduled.
Standing of Teams.
Tigers Make Gains.

1t was a good day yesterday for
Detroit in the American League. The
Tigers romped to victory at Cleveland
while the leading Red sox dropped a
tough battle to Washington,the Jen-
nings men standing now only half
a game behind Boston. To add to the
Detroit triumph, Chicago fell half a
game back through it's defeat by St.
Louis, the White Sox now holding
third place, two game back of Boston.
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New Edison Records
for September.

50356 There's a Quaker Down in Qua
ker Town, Alfred Solman, Bar
itone, Joseph A. Phillips; Where
Did Robinson Crusoe Go With
Friday on Saturday Night?
George W. Meyer, Tenor. Billy
Murray and Chorus. $1.00.
50357 Are You From Dixie? CCause
I'm From Dixie Too), George
L. Cobb, Tenor. Billy Murray
and Chorus; Don't Bite the
Hand That's Feeding You, Jim.
ME Morgan, Tenor. Walter Van
Brunt. $1.00.
5035S American Fantasia, Victor Her
bert. Ney Lork Military Band;
National Emblem March, E. E.
Bagley. New York Military
Band. $1.00.
I COMPANY
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U1NT nTIT Six Brown Brothers ~Saxophone Sextette New
OOOA WI Hit, Pussy Foot March and Bull Frog Blues
on a Ten-Inch VICTOR RECORD for SEvENTY-FIyE CENTS.
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Yanks Win Exhibition.

Columbus, O., Sept. 12.-New York
Americans won this afternoon, 8 to T,
from the Columbus American Associ-
alton team in a closely played exhi-
bition game of 10 innings here.
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Alas! Poor Athletics.

Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. 12.-The
Wheeling Central League team de-
feated the. Philadelphia Americans, 4
to 3, in an exhibition game which went
II innings here today,
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Victor Dance Records
for September.

VICTOR Dance Records
for September.
1880 The Globe Trot (Crudup Vesey)
Victor Military Band, La Gar
ine-three-step IN k
Russe) (Louis Canne) Victor
Military Band. Ten inches, 75c.
1881 Mi Ricurita-Tango BOSNIAN
Perez Freire) Victor Dance
Record. Ell Amanecer-Tango
Roberto Firpo) Victor Dance
Record. Ten inches, 75c.
1906 Two-Key Rag-Fox Trot (Joe
Hollander) Conway's Band.
The Harlequin-one step (Chas.
j. Roberts) Conway's Band.
Ten inches, Toe.
$685. Loves Spell-Three Step INA
zuraka) ED. Ttrauss) Victor
Military Band. Varsoviana-
C"See Ny Nee Shoes") (Allen
Dodworth) Conway's Band,
Twelve inch, SIPS.
1851 Have a Heart-Medley Fox
Trot (From Ziegfeld's Follies,
1916 Conway's Band. Welcome
Honey to Your Old Plantation
Home-Medley One-Step. Con-
ways Band. Twelve inches,
SLIPS.
1908 You're a Dangerous Girl (From
Robinson Crusoe, Jr.,") Avon
Comedy Four. I'm Going Way
Back Home and Have a Won
derful Time Avon Comedy Four.
Ten inch, 75c.
1SOS9 I'm Saving Up the Means to
Get to New Orleans collins
Harlan. My Loving Lou (Col-
Inns Harlan). Ten inch, 75c.
1900 He's the Makin's of a Darn'd
Fine Man ada Jones); When
Priscilla Tries to Reach High
c (Ada Jones-Billy Murray)!
Ten inch, 75c.
1901 On Lake Champlain (Sterling
Trio; Dear Old Dreamy Hon
olulu Town peerless Quartet.
Ten inch, 75c.
formal (,3557SOI shrdlu ardd
1902 Pretty Baby (From Passing
Show of 1916" produced at the
A. WELLER &
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Today's Games.

Chicago at Boston.
Pittsburg ut Brooklyn,
Cincinnati at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
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Take The Daily Commonwealth.
The Washington times., 1916-07-12
WAR HEROES GIVE
LEGS TO EACH OTHER
French Surgeons Watching a
Remarkable Operation In
Great Hospital.

PARIS, July lz-One or the most re-
markable surgical operations on rec
ord Is now being performed at the
Grand Palais. the massive building
usually used for the annual Salon. but
now transformed into q vast hospital.
Here two soldiers lie side by side.
bound together like siamese twins.
while a large portion Of the leg OF one
Of them IL being slowly transferred
into the leg Of the other one.
Noted surgeons gather about, watch
ing the slow progress. which they re-
gard as marvellous both from q sur
gical standpoint and from the senti-
mental. one soldier calmly giving day
hero. %.
How They Operate.
The two men lie on their backs on .
large operating table. They lie In op-
posite directions, the head OF one near
the feet OF the other. like. the figures
on playing cards. They are among
the most seriously wounded OF the
more youthful soldiers-one Is TWEEN
ty- six and tho other twenty three
years old.
The younger. Rousselot. was wounded
In the leg at the battle Of Norhange IN
the early days Of the war. He was
taken q prisoner to Germany. where
the surgeons say he did not receive In
teliigent attention. Brought back here
last September. II was necessary to
perform a second operation to lengthen
his leg II centimeters tabout Ave and q
half inches). But after the extension
was performed. there was still a lack
Of matter between the two portions Of
! the broken femur.
Had to Shorten Leg.
The other soldier. Tillete. an artillery
man. was seriously wounded in the leg
two months ago In the desperate fight
over Fort Dpuaumont. In field oper-
| alton his leg was amputated above the
| knee. Later II was found that second
| operation was necessary In order to
| shorten the leg by some centimeters.
1t was at this point that the surgeons
concluded that the one who needed the
shortened leg could give up this portion
to the soldier who needed the longer
leg. Now. after some weeks. the two
soldiers lie there on their backs. the
| right thigh OF Rousselot against the
left thigh of Tillette, bound together
with the same surgical bandages SO as
to prevent the slightest shifting Of the
! operated parts. until the phenomenon
| of transferring one leg to the other 's
accomplished. - ..~r .''..
The Washington times., 1916-07-12
Alkali Makes Soap
- Bad For Washing Hair

Most SOAPS and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. which is very
Injurious. as 1t dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle. s.
The best thing to use is Just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap,
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else all to pieces. You can
get this at any drug store. and a few
ounces will last the whole family for
months. 49,
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub It In. about a teaspoonful Is all
that Is required, 1t makes an abund-
ance of rich. creamy lather, cleanses
thoroughly. and rinses out easily. The
hair dries quickly and evenly. and liz
soft. fresh looking. bright. fluffy. wavy,
and easy to handle. Besides, It loosens
and takes out every particle Of dust.
dirt. and dandruff. -Adyt.
The Washington times., 1916-07-12

John Joy Edison. jr.. who made q
short visit with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs John Joy Edison, at their summer
home. 10Y Farm" near Rockville. Nd.
returned to his homo In Sewickley. Pa.
last night
The Washington times., 1916-07-12
To Install New Members
Of Board of Education

Three new members Of the Board Of
Education will he installed this after
noon and new officers elected at a
meeting of the board at the Franklin
School. -. 49," 49,,
Ernest Daniel. now vice president. and
the Rev. DIR. John Van Setback, q new.
ly appointed member, are being urged
for president of the board, and It Is
understood the voting will be upon these
The other two members who will take
their places this afternoon are Mrs.
Margarita Spalding Gerry and DR.. j.
Hayden johnson.