The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
ACTS OF THE EXTRA SESSION
Titles of Bills Passed by Louisiana
General Assembly.


of the forty-four acts passed at tn,
extraordinary session of the genera
assembly of this state which began OF
the 9Th of last month and ended OF
the 26th idem:
Act No. Concurrent resolution
commencing the course of Governo,
Act No. 3-Memorializing the fed
eral government in the war with Ger
many.
Act No. 2-Appropriating $4,000
to defray the expenses of the extr;
session of the general assembly.
Act No. 3-MemorialiZing the fed
eral government to construct cana
from the Atchafalaya river through
4 the rice district of southwest Louisi
ana.
Act No. 4-Pledging the supper
of the state to the federal government
in the war with Germany.
Act No. 5-Appropriating $143,
684.26 to reimburse the fiscal agenc,
banks for money borrowed by the
State Board of Liquidation.
Act No. 6-Prohibiting depreda
tions on the oyster water bottoms OF
the state.
Act No. 7-Creating a State Coun
ell of Defense and making an appro
priation therefor.
Act No. 8-Creating state mill
tary reserve force or constabulary anc
making an appropriation to defray
any necessary expenses.
Act No. 9-Regulating the assess
ment and taxation of foreign firms
and corporations operating rolling
stock in this state.
Act No. 1O-Making it unlawful tc
and navy.
interfere with enlistments in the army
Act No. 11-Prohibiting interfer,
ence with water supplies of troops.
Act No. 12-Prohibiting alier
enemies from having firearms or ex.
plosives in their possession.
Act No. 13-Directing the cover.
nor to assist the federal government
in the war with Germany.
Act No. 14-Regulating the taxa
tion and assessment of national banks
Act No. 15-Providing for the as.
sessment and taxation of foreign
firms and corporations doing business
in Louisiana.
Act No. 16-Authorizing police ju-
rics to appropriate property for the
construction of canals.
Act No. 17-Amending section
1882 of the civil code, in regard te
the widows dowry.
Act No. 18-Validating the acts OF
police juries and road supervisors il
incurring debts and issuing oos4ds.
damage or destroy fences.
Act No. 20--Requiring the regis
tration of aliens.
Act No. 21-Empowering the New
Orleans commission council to close
street for the benefit of Touro In
| Urinary.
Act No. 22-Authorizing drainage
district boards to anticipate then
revenues.
Act No. 25-Providing for the re
cordation Of conventional mortgages
on the amortization plan.
Act. No. 24-Prohibiting insurrec
ton and sedition.
| Act No. 25-Providing for the Grad
ication Of cattle ticks.
Act No. 26-Authorizing the gov,
ernor to reconvey the lot occupied by
the Bogalusa armory to the Great
Southern Lumber Company.
Act No. 27-Indorsing the Cham.
berlain national highway bill, now
pending before congress
Act No. 28-Inviting other states
to send delegates to the National Pri-
son Congress at New Orleans.
Act No. 29-To facilitate the trial
of ordinary cases in the supreme
court.
Act No. 3O-Placing road construc'
ton work under the control of police
juries.
Act No. 31-Providing penalties
| for damaging bridges to be used by
troops.
Act No. 32-An amendment to the
constitution exempting soldiers from
the payment of poll tax.
Act No. 33-Indorsing 7. sambola
Jones for a position in the diplomatic
service.
Act No. 34-Permitting soldiers to
vote in elections.
Act No, 35-Creating commits
sion to investigate the question Of es-
tablishing training institute fol-
girls.
Act No. 36-Providing for joint
committee to investigate the State
Training Institute at Monroe.
Act No. 37-Penalizing persons fol
interfering with electric light plants
telegraph lines, etc. =
Act No. $50 prevent specula
tion in food.
Act No. 39-Providing for the ex'
preparation of property for military
purposes.
Act No. 4O-Providing for the
transfer of motor vehicle taxes II
certain parishes to the state highway
department.
Act No. 41-Authorizing the STATE
highway department to anticipate
revenues from motor vehicle taxes.
Act No. 42-Authorizing leve'
boards to cooperate with the fedora
government in food control work.
| Act No. 43-Regulating the execu
ton of criminals.
Act No. 44-Providing for equa
paw for women who fill the places o
men in official positions.
| Too MANY cooks spoil the broth