The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
IMPORTANT BILLS PROPOSED.
Next Legislature to Consider New
Laws Of General Interest.
The Times-Picayune reports


The Times-Picayune reports that
LEGISLATION of a far-reaching nature
and of vital interest to Louisiana Will
be proposed at the next regular ses-
sion of the general assembly. Inter
views with senators and representa-
tives who attended the recent extra
ordinary session disclosed the fact
that many of the lawmakers have al
ready begun to prepare measures they
will introduce at the next session.
Among the new laws that Will be
proposed are the following:
An amendment to the constitution
increasing the number of justices OF
the supreme court from five to seven,
and requiring the supreme court to
sit in two divisions, one for civil cases
and the other for criminal cases. The
amendment will also create two adj
ditional supreme court districts.
Rearranging the judicial districts OF
the state and readjustfng the salaries
Of the district judges and district at
tornevs. The bill will decrease the
number of judicial districts.
Revision of the primary election
law.
Abolition of the fire prevention bu-
reau.
Consolidation of all Of the levee
boards in the state into one central
board.
Abolition of all Of the boards of
administrators of state educational
institutions and the creation of one
central board to manage the state
university, colleges and Institutes.
Abolition Of the boards of trustees
of charitable institutions and the ere
alton Of one central board to control
them.
The guaranty of bank deposits.
Making it mandatory for the gov
ernor to submit all appointments to
the senate for confirmation.
The state capitol agitation will
break out again. Alexandria will
make another effort to have the seat
of government moved from Baton
Rouge to the central city, while Sem
ator williamson, of East Carroll,
will introduce bill to build $4,000
600 capitol at Baton Rouge. Repre-
sentative Hendricks, of New Orleans,
will introduce bill to either build a
new capitol at Baton Rouge or re-
model and enlarge the present build
ing, Representative Earhart, of New
Orleans, will introduce bill to place
the new capitol on the lake front at
New Orleans.
Senator E. L. Simmons, of st. Mar
tin, will reintroduce his commission
merchant bill, which was passed at
the session of 1916, but which was
given pocket veto. The bill Will
compel commission merchants to fur
nish a copy Of accounts of sales to
consignors, to keep record of all
transactions in handling products on
consignment, to list the names and ad-
dresses of all persons to whom sales
are made, to turn over to conslgnors
all proceeds Of sales except comm1s-
sions and proper charges, and to fur
nish a surety bond to guarantee the
honesty of all transactions. Penal
ties will be provided for misrepresent-
ing any consignment, conditions OF
anv sale or condition of the market,
or for fraud of any kind.
Representative AN. Smith, of Yer
million, will introduce bill providing
| for the execution of all condemned
| criminals by electricity.
Representative Holloway, of Union
will introduce bill reducing the mum,
Der of peremptory challenges of jul
rors in criminal trials.
Senator Delos R. Johnson, of Wash
ington, will introduce a "blue sky
bill, designed to regulate and control
stock-selling corporations operating
in this state. The bill will be model,
ed after the Kansas law. 1t is said
that agents of a Georgia corporation
recently "cleaned up" about $4,000
in two of the Florida parishes by sell
ing stock in a certain concern that is
not now worth 5 cents on the dollar
The bill will be designated to stop this
practice.
Representative Cheston Foulkes, OF
West Feliciana, will introduce a bill
to aid and encourage the live stock in
dustry in the state. The bill will make
an appropriation of a certain amount
to be used in aiding each parish in the
state, with the exception of Orleans
to buy thoroughbred bulls for public
use. The bill will empower police jul
ries to make appropriations of parish
funds to supplement the state appro.
priation in the purchase of bulls. The
bulls will be stationed at parish seats
or some place in a parish to be desig'
mated by the police jury.
Representative Pugh, of 1berville
will Introduce a bill regulating the
inspection of milk. The bill will pro.
tect the producer as we'll as the con.
sumer, and devise system for max
ing the inspection fair and uniform
Representative George Dimmick, OF
Caddo, will introduce bill providing
for the sterilization of all confirmed
male criminals.
Representative L. L. Upton, of East
Feliciana, will introduce several bills
among them the following:
An amendment to the constitution
extending the right of suffrage to wo-
men.
Comforting on women the right tc
vote in all primary elections.
A stock law bill.
| An amendment to the constitution
providing for statewide death of the
liquor traffic.
Representative E. K. Eastman, OF
St. Landry, will reintroduce his bill
providing for "split" sessions of the
legislature. The bill will limit the in.
PRODUCTION of bills to the first fifteen
DAVIS of the session and set aside the