The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-06
NM PLEASANT CALLS ASSEMBLY
FOR 20 DAY SESSION, BEGINNING 9TH

4. The creation of state reserve
corps or constabulary for the DUR
pose of preserving the public order,
peace and tranquility and making an
appropriation therefor.
! 5. Making provision for the exercise
of the elective franchise by Louisiana
voters who are in the military, ma
val or other active war service of the
United States and are absent from
the State.
s. The conservation of the health
and vitality Of members of the Ma
tional Guard and of soldiers and sail
| ors of the United States stationed
within or passing through the State
of Louisiana.
7. The prohibiting of any act detri-
mental to the military success of the
United States and the State Of Louis
lana, declaring the same to be a crime
and providing penalties therefor.
8. appropriation of land or other
property by the state for military
purposes.
8. Directing the governor to assist
the government Of the United States
in the present war by the use of all
the resources of the state authorizing
him to provide for the public safety.
/ 10. Prescribing rules governing
suits in courts, the parties thereto be
in the active military service of this
state or of the United States.
II. The prevention of idleness and
vagrancy during the present war with
the imperial German government.
IL. Providing for the alienation, by
sale or otherwise, of the armory and
grounds connected Herewith, owned
by the state in the city of BOgalusa.
IS. The regulation of aliens and
providing penalties for the breach of
such regulatory laws.
Is. The assessment Of all banks,
bank stock, and bank property.
, IS. The assessment of the property
, Of foreign persons, firms or corpora
tions doing business in the state Of
\ Louisiana.
| II. Amending or re-enacting the
! laws relative to cattle tick eradica.
ton, and providing penalties for the
! violation of such laws as amended anC
: re-enacted.
10. Providing for the exemption
from taxation of all ships, boats
2 barges or any other water craft en-
gagged in trade on any of the rivers
4 lakes or waterways of the state o.
e Louisiana.
}, 20. Providing for the exemption
Y from taxation of shipbuilding com
/, panies, together with their capita
). stock and all of their property, pro
ivided said companies are domiciled Il
k the State of Louisiana.
= q. Comforting authority on board
e of commissioners of drainage district
: to pledEe current revenues for cur
Q rent operating expenses in advance o
d the collection of taxes and other rev
j. enues.
%. appropriation of property TO
# canal purposes, the title to which eS
d propriated property shall vest in tn
# public.
e o. Authorizing the boards Of com
; missioners of levee districts to max
i all necessary contributions to the Mis-
l. sissippi river commission for the pul
: pose of taking advantage of, and cal
d rying out the provisions and cond
tions of the flood control bill of cor
ID gress and imposing ali the duties ne,
n esarv on the state auditor and stat
% treasurer to this end and authorlzln
1t the said boards of commissioners
D. issue and negotiate bonds for sa
a. purpose. :,
r "a, Amending or re-enactlng u
ID statutes relative the the building
$. public roads, the issuance of bon!
n. therefor, the creation Of road al
e. tricts, and the governing bodies ther
TX Of .I- =,
te nrompt transportation of mater'al I
nj road construction and granting III
re- finer mower to the railroad comml
is sion in order to compel such transpo
a. tation. e.. q
e. 26 To make provision for 6
IT, proper disbursement of road FUNDS
nd the State treasury, whether So
funds are derived from taxation II