The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
APPROPRIATION BILLS
NOW BECOME LAWS
RESOLUTION TO BORROW $4,000
TO PARTICIPATE IN EXPO.
SITloN SIGNED.
Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge
! All appropriation bills passed a
this session have been signed by tn
governor and will now become laws
The governor notified the House tina
ne had signed twenty-five more bills
Of this number twenty-three were an
preparation bills, including the genera
appropriation bill.
Among the measures signed which
were not money measures were thu
! POWELL bill creating a one-man conser
walton commission, and the Kant7
New Orleans municipal bridge bill.
The Roy House concurrent resolu
ZION, authorizing the State Board OF
Liquidation to borrow $4,000 to en-.
able the state to participate in the
Mississippi Centennial also was among
the bills signed.
The measure became a law within
tWenty-four hours after it was intro
duced in the House, setting a record
for the session.
The bills signed follow:
BY W. c. Jones-AppropriatinE 81.
$1,000 to pay the states pro rata Of
paving in front of state property in
Baton Rouge.
by Mr.. Powell-Carrying an appro-
prlation for the expenses of the boaro
OF commissioners for the promotion
OF uniformity Of legislation in the
united States and for the expenses of
the national conference of commis-
sloners of uniform state laws.
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Sheriff,
Perkins Of Grant parish for money er,
roneously paid into the state treasury
By Mr.. Notwithstanding $50 to the
First National Bank Of Minden, err
roneously paid into the state treasury,
BY Mr.. Cooke-Making an appro.
priation to pay the expenses of the
fire marshal's ONCE.
by Mr.. Saint-Appropriating S1sS 90
to pay V. E. Smith Of Franklin for
surveying state lands
BY Mr.. Evans-Providing for the
relier OF Mrs. Evelyn King.
BY Mr. Hamley - Appropriating
*leO'OOO to pay warrants issued against
revenues of 1915.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
$0S.2O to j. R. and H. Haymon OF
Leesville for money enormously paid
into the state treasury.
BY Mr.. Leclere-Making an appro-
prlatlon to pay deficiency in the ap-
preparation for public printing
By Mr.. Kantz-Ths New Orleans
municipal bridge bill.
By Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
$l'l2S to reimburse Sheriff Henderson
Oh Iberia parish for money erroneous.
ly paid into the state treasury.
BY Mr.. Saint (by request Author.
izing and directing refund of near
beer licenses for 1915.
By Mr.. Hughes - Appropriatinp
$500 to pay Dr. A. W. Turner for
looking after the states interests in
the Red River oil field.
By Mr.. Capper-Appropriating $500
for use Of the Louisiana commission
on legislative procedure.
By Mr.. Upton-ApDropriating SS,-
600 out Of the general fund for Inn.
provemsnts at the East Louisiana
Hospital for the Insane, Jackson.
By Mr.. Hanley AppropriatiuR
sl6S4S to reimburse Mrs. Louis La,
coste, wife OF the late Sheriff Lacoste
Of Lafayette, for money enormously
paid into the state treasury.
By Mr.. neutrality-suspicious. SIS.
600 for parish fairs.
By Mr.. neutrality-suspicious. $685.
N~S'No w ASAuDuiSe CilS USCal agency
banks for money borrowed by the
state board Of liquidation.
By Mr. Hamley-the general appro-
priation bill.
House concurrent resolution by Mr..
Roy-Authorizing the board of lioui.
dation to borrow $4,000 to enable the
state to participate In the Mississippi
Centennial Exposition.
By Mr.. u-Reimbursing
Mrs. Euphemle Lachasse, of Able.
vile, for money enormously paid into
the state treasury.
By Mr.. Powell--Placing the affairs
OF the conservation commission in the
hands Of one commissioner.
By Mr.. Hamley-Making an appro-
priation to pay the expenses OF the
conservation commission.
By Mr.. neutrality-suspicious. S..
900 for the military records depart.
ment.