Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-10-28
Synopsis of Constitutional
Amendments.


of.the eighteen proposed consti
tutional amendments which
have appeared in each weel
of lie Meschacebe since Septem
ber2, 1916, and which will appeal
in this paper until November 4
next. We want to say once agar
to the voters of st. John that tht
amendments SHOULD Be
READ carefully to insure an in
telligent expression Of the elec
tors of this parish. The amend
ments deal with the public busi
ness and every citizen shoulc
feel interested.
We are going to vote for and
support all of the constitutional
amendments, eighteen in mum.
ber, of which the following Is an
outline:
Act No. 4 provides for a bond
issue of S9. 900, 900. for the fund
ing of the New Orleans citydebt,
Act No Is repeals the fifth
section of article 118, limiting the
Juvenile court system to cities of
over 1000 inhabitants. The ad.
option OF this amendment would
mean an enlargement of the
scope of reformatory work in
Louisiana.
Act No. g provides for the
voting end levying Of taxes in
aid of public Improvements. The
people ara given power to vote
for sDecial axes for river trans.
portation lines.
Act Nc. IS authorizes the city
Of New Orleans, through its pub
lie belt commission, to construct
and operate a bridge across the
Mississippi river.
Act No. 81, placing the district
attorney Of Orleans parish on q
salary basis, fixing his compen-
sation at $4,000 per annum.
Act No. 81 proposes o change
In Article 210 of the Constitution
30 as TO allow women to hold Of
flee of factory inspector and any
Office connected with the educa-
tional, eleemosynary, penal and
correctional systems of the state.
parish, ward, municipality or
any other political division OF the
stare.
Act No. 101 provides for an in
crease in the maximum pension
which may be granted to Con-
federate veterans from So to $26
per month.
Act No. 1I0provides for the
funding of certain debts the is.
suance of bonds and levy of spe-
cial taxes by the city Of Shreve-
port.
Act No. lis would amend ar.
ticles 48 of the Constitution by
adding river Improvement dis
tricts, harbor Improvement dis
tricts and navigation district" to
the exemptions from the provi-
sion prohibiting the General AS
eembly from creating corpoFas
tions or changing their charters.
Act No.. 134 authorizes the
Board of Control Of the State
Penitentiary to fund It's Indebted
ness and to provide for means to
meet the payments Of said In
debtedness by the issuance of
serial fifteen year notes to the
amount of $500, 600.
Act No. 155 puts sheriffs. clerks
ofcourt and assessors on a salary
basis in lieu Of fees.
Act No. 16S creates a Board of
State Affairs to separately assess
property for purposes of state
taxation, and abelishing the
State Board of Appraisers.
Act No. 203 empowers the levee
commissioners to build and main
tain. entertainments along the
shore Of Lake Pontchartrain and
10 make other improvements TO
protect the property along the
shores Of this lake. This has to do
with only the parish Of Orleans.
Act No. 216 provides for au-
thority for MUNICIPAL corporation
parishes and wards to vote GER
tain taxes not TO exceed ten mills
nor 20 run more than ten years
ii aid Of ocal fairs.
Act Nc. 2zs provides that ev-
cry railroad and other corpora
ton orpa aized and doing business
under Ii avs of Louisiana shall
nnainsain 5 general Office II the
state
N. 52 con upon the
..E 5.1E