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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-10-03
SPECIAL SESSION, 1918.

Az nv. TO-
House Bill No. 5. By Mr.. Alexander.
AN ACT.
To provide for the laying out, con-
struction and maintenance of the
Chef Menteur and Hammond-New
Orlans State Highways; to provide
a revenue for carrying out the OBJ
jects and purposes of this Act; TO
authorize the funding of said rev.
enue into bonds, notes or certifi-
Gates of indebtedness; to define the
duties of the Board of Liquidation
of the State Debt of the State of
Louisiana, the State Highway En-
gineer, the State Treasurer, the
Secretary of State and the State
Auditor in connection Herewith;
and to provide for a fiscal agent
to whom the funds shall be let for
deposit; ad an act whereas it is
intended to have this act ratified
by an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State.
Section J.. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, That the Highway En-
gineer of the State of Louisiana is
hereby authorized to let contracts
for the construction and completion
of the Chef Menteur Road, commenc-
ing at Peoples Avenue, il the Parish
of Orleans, and extending to a place
in the Parish of st. Tammany at the
boundary line between the States of
Louisiana and Mississippi, opposite,
or nearly opposite, to Logtown, in the
State of Mississippi, which said road
has already been begun and contract
ed for, and has been designated as a
State Highway by the Highway De-
partment of the State of Louisiana: :
and for the construction of all such
bridges as may be necessary for said
road; and for the construction and
completion of model State High
way, on such route as the Highway
Department of the State of Louisiana
has desigated or may deem wise to
designate, to. extend approximately
parallel to the Illinois Central Rail
road from Hammond into New Or
leans, and in the construction of the
necessary bridges upon said highway
provided, that in the construction of
the said Hammond-New Orleans
Highway no natural drain shall in anv
way be in the manner INSTRUCTED :
and provided further that said Ham
mond-New Orleans Highway shall be
provided with culverts or other en-
glneering outlet of passing the same
volume of water as is now passed
or in the future shall be passed by
the culverts or other engineering out
lets in the roadbed of the Illinois
Cetral Railroad parallel to said Ham
mond-New Orleans Highway.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That in order to provide funds
for the construction, completion and
maintenance of the above mentioned
highways, the Secretary of State
from and after the first day of Jan
uary 1919, shall, as soon after the
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-10-03
ACT NO. 226.


House Bill No. BIT. By Mr.. Hamley.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
gtitution of the State of Louisiana,
Jevying a special State tax not ex-
eeeding one and one-half mills on
the dollar for the benefit Of public
education.
d Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House concur
rfDg. That an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana
be proposed and submitted to the
qualified electors of the State, for
ratification or rejection, as follows.
tOswet:
''There shall be levied on all the
taxable property in the State of
Louisiana an annual State tax of one
and one-half mills on the dollar on
its assessed valuation, for the sup
port of the public schools; provided
that of the amount derived from the
levy on the City of New Orleans,
fifty thousand dollars shall be paid
annually by the State Treasurer to
the Commission Council of the City
Of New Orleans for the support and
maintenance of the Isaac Delgado
Trade School of the City of New Or
leans"
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc, That this amendment shall be
submitted to the duly qualified cleo
tors of the State of Louisiana, in &C
ccrdance with the provisions of the
Constitution, to be voted upon at the
General Congressional Election to be
held in November, 1918, and there
shall be printed upon the ballot: For
the amendment to the Constitution
levying special tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar for support
of the public schools;" and Against
the amendment to the Constitution
levying a special tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar for the sup
port of the public schools" and each
elector shall indicate, as provided in
the general election laws ofthis State,
whether he votes for or against said
amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
approved: July II, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Il true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-10-03
ProDosed Amendments to
the Constitution of Louis
1Continued from PAGE 81


CONTINUED from page -
If the parish in which said city or
town is located, and which levy, col
iect and expend annually for the con-
duct maintenance and support OF
said schools an annual tax of at least
one and one-half mills on the dollar
of the assessed valuation OF SAID
city or town.
There shall be no overlapping
school districts; nor subdistricts, eX-
cent that if a parish-wide special
school tax has been or may be voted,
then there may be sub-districts, not
overlapping, within such parish, pro-
vided that the total taxes voted at
speciaI elections, whether parish
wide, or sub district, or both, for pub
lie school support, under Article 25Z
of the Constitution, shall not exceed
FIVE mills on the dollar; and where
there now exist any special taxes IN
excess of five mills, voted under said
Article 232 of the Constitution for
public school support, the same Is
hereby reduced to five mills.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc. That this amendment shall be
submitted to the duly qualified cleo
tors of the State of Louisiana, in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF the
Constitution, to be voted upon at the
General Congressional Election to be
held in November, 1918, and there
shall be printed upon the ballots
'For the amendment to the Constltu-
ton requiring each parish and the
CITY of New Orleans to levy one and
one-half mills annual tax fer the sup
port Of public schools therein;" and
5sApainst the amendment to the Cons
titution requiring each parish and the
City Of New Orleans to levy one and
one-half mills annual tax for the sup.
port of public schools therein" and
each elector shall indicate, as provid-
ed in the general election laws OF
this State, whether he votes for OF
against said amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Repre-.
sentatives.
FERNAND MOUTON, I
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved: July II, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 271.

Senate Bill No. 1919. By Mr.. Theole.
AN ACT.
To amend and re-enact Act No. 80
of the Extra Session of 1917, en-
titled GA joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment to Article 1913
of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, exempting persons in
the military service from the pay
ment of poll taxes"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, That the title to Act No.
80 ofTthe Extra Session of 1917 be
amended and re-enacted so as tc read
as follows:
A joint resolution proposing an
amendment to Article 1913 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana, exempting persons in military
service from the payment of poll
taxes; and authorizing them to par
ticipate in primaries and other nom
mating elections without registration
or the payment of poll taxes.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That Section of said Act be
amended and re-enacted SO as to
read as follows:
Be it resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring, That al
the election for members of Con
gress to be held in this State on the
7th day of November, 1918, there
shall be submitted to qualified cleo
tors of the State, for their approval
or rejection, the following amend
ment to the Constitution:
cart. 1885,. No person less than
sixty years of age shall be permitted
to vote at any election in the State
who shall not, in addition to the
qualifications above described, have
paid on or before the 31st day Of
December, Of each year, for two
years preceding the year in which
he offers to vote, poll tax Of one
Z
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ACT NO. 258.

Senate Bill No. 143. BY Mr.. Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
submitting to the people of the
State of Louisiana, at the congress
.sional election to be held in No
Vernber, 1918, an amendment to
the Constitution of the State au-
thorizing corporations formed or
to be formed under the laws Of this
State for the purpose of construct
ing and operating canals for irri-
cation and navigation, as well as
plants for the generation and dis
tribution Of hydro-electric power,
to utilize the waters of the navig-
able streams of this State, under
such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the State Board of
Engineers, for such purposes; as
well as to use the deserted beds
of former navigable streams that
may remain the property of the
State as reservoirs in connection
with such irrigation projects; and
providing that, at the end of sew
enty (70) years from the compile
tiOn Of any system of canals and
hydro electric plants by corpora
tions availing themselves Of the au-
shortly so granted, thier property
and plant shall become the proper
~ Of the State, 10 be operated by
II for public reyepue in such
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cIusively in the aid of public schools
of the parish in which such tax shall
have been collected; which tax is
hereby imposed on every male resi-
dent of this State, between the ages
Of twenty-one and sixty years. Poll
taxes shall be a lien only upon as
sessed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection of the
same except against assessed proper
ty.
Every person liable for such tax
shall, before being allowed to vote,
exhibit to the Commissioners of Elec-
ton his poll receipts for two years,
issued on the official form, or dupli-
cate thereon, in the event of loss, or
proof of payment of such poll taxes
may be made By a certificate of the
tax collector, which shall be sent to
the Commissioners of the several vot-
ing precincts, showing list of those
who have paid two years. poll taxes
as above provided, and the dates of
payment 1t is hereby declared to
be forgery, and punishable as such,
for any tax collector or other per-
son, to antedate, or alter, a poll tax
receipt. Any person who shall pay
the poll tax of another or advance
him money for that purpose, in order
to influence his vote, shall be guilty
of bribery and punished accordingly.
The provisions of this article as to
the payment of poll taxes shall not
apply to persons who are deaf and
dumb, or blind, nor to persons under
twenty-three years of age who have
paid all poll taxes assessed them; nor
to persons in the military service of
the State or of the United States,
during time of war; nor to per-
sons who entered the military service,
as aforesaid, after the first day of
January, 1916, and who have since
been honorably discharged, provided
that such persons shall pay all poll
taxes assessed against them after
said discharge; provided, that any
person in the military or naval SER
vice of the United States; shall dur
ing the war, without either registra-
ton or the payment of poll taxes,
be permitted to vote in all primary
elections, or sign nominating papers,
for State and Congressional can
didates; provided, that is such per-
son were not in such service he would
be otherwise qualified to participate
in such elections.
This amendment, if adopted, shall
validate any legislation enacted at
the regular session of 1918, authoriz-
ing military electors to vote, where
such legislation would be invalid
without this amendment.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the official ballot to be
used in such election shall have
printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment to
the Constitution, exempting soldiers
and sailors from the payment of poll
taxes"
And the words:
against the proposed amendment
to the Constitution exempting SOL
diers and sailors from the payment of
poll taxes"
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
FERNAND MoUToN,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved: July II, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

my friends. - Mrs. l.. H. De WEEsE,
COS Alcatraz Ave, Oakland, Cal.
Every woman at some period or other
in her life suffers from Just such dis
turbances as did Mrs. Weese, and If
there is no interested friend to advise.
let this be a reminder that this famous
root and herb remedy has been over
coming these ailments Of women for
more than 40 years.
If any complications exist. write
Lydia f. Pinlham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for advice The result of many
years experience is al your service.
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DRAG, DRAG
AND SUFFER
Was All I Did, Says Dallas Lady,
Who Gives Cardui Credit For
Her Being Well and
Strong Today.

Dallas, Texas--"lt is hard to ex
press the gratitude | feel for the med
icine that saved my life" says Mrs
s w. Bergen. OF 26O9 Lake Ave-
THAT is what Cardui did and would
like for others to know, as the few
words | say may save lot Of suf-
fcring for some one @
| suffered everything one can suP-
fer and live My back hurt, my head,
NY sides weak nervous hurting
all over Drag, drag and suffer, it
was all | did No rest and very little
sleep or appetite,
| began to have spells One night
told my husband | would try
Cardui. 1t had been recommended to
ne. | begun it and it did do me good,
It saved my life, verify believe.
| began to improve. | grew strong
am strong and well woman
today. ! cant say too much for Car
dui. praise Cardui and will praise
it as long as live.
Whenever | feel the need OF a tonic,
send and get bottle of Cardui and
il helps me, seems to he what | need" "
Cardui may be what you need. Try
Cardui. It's mild, medicinal female
tonic, that has helped many thousands
Of women in the past 40 years. It
should help you.
Al all druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

Of oklahoma City and Mrs Bertha
Mcbride assisted Mrs Brown in serv
ing a three course dinner At the
card game the thrift stamps for high
and low score were awarded to Mrs
J Loyeless and Mrs George Pad
dock. The next meeting will take
place in two weeks with Mr. and Mrs
Earl Hopkins as host and hostess.
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or eAcKAcHs KIDNEYS AND sLA0pE'
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Miss Ethel Powell was visitor from
Iconium today.
] Frank Laux of Bristow was in
the city Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Harold Keim motored
home to Billings, Sunday, after a
visit to the Davis family here,
Mrs Fannie Greer of Oklahoma City
spent Sunday with friends in Guthrie.
She is now chief law clerk in the
Asp law office.
A o Romine of Hobart, grand
keeper Of records and seal OF the
knights of pythias was a visitor to-
day at odd Fellows headquarters,
Miss Regina Herber, who has been
teaching school near town, has gone
- Oklahoma City to take a position
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up court -martialcd for telling a rricud
the da4e Of thc sailing of a naval
John Dean. oCotton In still aiding
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

Sent in While you are urging us,
driving US in the war garden cam
paign, why not drive our city admin
istrtion a bit For instance, what en-
couragement is it to me TO dig, plant,
water and cultivate for a month and
have pack Of tramp dogs cone
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29
DON'T IEr 1INGER

A cough that hangs on wears
down the sufferer, leaving him uu-
able to ward off sickness. Jos. Gil
lard. las Fillmore St, Nashville
Tenn, writes Il was suffering with
dry hacking cough and a pain in
my chest. but since taking Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound / have been
relieved" 1t soc'thes, heals and cures
Sold Everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

Farmers and others who live at a
distance from a drug store should
keep in the house a bottle Of BAL
LARDS SNOW LINIMENT. 1t may
be needed at any time for cuts,
wounds, sores, sprins or rheumatism.
|. is a powerful healing and pene-
trating remedy. Price 2Jc. soc and
S1.00 per bottle. Sold by the Owl
Drug Store.
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Fer the Red Cross
From District Go,

r TTVTH DT5ITTNI UU'
A very pleasant and interesting
school program was rendered at Ban
Ter school house District 6G, Thurs
day evening, April 25, with Miss Erma
Baird as teacher after which was fol-
lowed by a pie super with Tom Arm
strong as auctioneer Proceeds Of sale
SIS for the benefit of the Red Cross
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Potato Pancakes.

one eggs, IL cup skinned milk
l-2 cup water. cup grated raw pora-
60. . tablespoons melted fat table
spoon cron syrup 3-i cup wheat flour
II teaspoon salt cup corn flour, .
- teaspoons baking powder
Add milk and water to well beaten
egg, add potato Gradually sift in the
flour, salt and baking powder preyi-
ously mixed and salted Beat well
Add syrup and melted fat Bake on a
lot, we'll creased griddle and serve
with syrup.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

not stand on my 1eet
for any long period
of time and did not
sleep well. The ply
sician who treated
me did not seem to
help me any and u
friend advised
Lydia f. Pinkham 5
Veg eta Bile Com
pound. Itook it and
before | realized it.
| was well. | shall
recommend d your
Vallluhlp rpmpdv to
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

When Your Unit meets.
Monday,
W r c, Altar Society, Ladies of
Trinity church, Cotteral unit First
aid and Hygiene
Tuesday.
L G T. First Aid Baptist Circle.
Methodist unit, Cotteral unit, & A r,
West Guthrie w c T L.
Wednesday.
Presbyterian unit, Telephone oper-
ators, Royal Neighbors, d NJ G Wei
fare unit, Rucker Burton, Dread.
First National bank, Methodist, AltaI
Society at x of hall, Lady Lifts.
Thursday.
Cambridge, Methodist Hygiene and
Home Care Of Sick, West Guthrie w
e r U.
Friday.
Presbyterian unit, Methodist unit
Hygiene and Home Care of Sick, Five
O'clock Tea unit, Maccabces at Mrs
Nellie Iamilton's, 3l7 South Second
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

Mr. and Mrs John Hartman and Mr.
and Mrs VIII Patterson were special
guests at the meeting of the 0 O O
club which took place at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs Frank l. Brown on Sat
urday evening Mrs Mary A Gregory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

MIR and Mrs j + Woodwork, Mr.
ard Mrs Webb Baker Mr. and Mrs
r9m Welch and MI and Mrs l. w
Rejhal and Miss Leno Osborne wer"
Inner guests at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs } L Paymal yesterday at one
O'clock
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

You can buy pumps or oxfords at
old prices at Rucker- Burtons big
shoe sale A&lA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

A tornado that swept over Craw
ford county Kansas Saturday night,
killed three people and did property
damage in excess of $4,000.
Dizziness from biliousness relieved
by using Catharsol; Cold Feet caused
by constipation relieved by CVtharsol.
owl Drug Store and Corner Pharmacy.
If you had required as much coax
iug to be born in America as to buy
Liberty bonds, worry likely you
wouldn't have A.ca an American at
am
The state primary campaign opened
up officially Saturday On that date
the state election boards books were
officially opened for filing Of nominal
tions
There was heavy rainfall in north
eastern Oklahoma Sunday night Tenn
puaure in tho state dropped from 81
at noon Saturday to 40 degrees at
soyon o'clock Sunday morning
ER Burton: "l encountered a snoe
storm whilo in Chicago last wee,
Moro than five inches covered the
city and in places in tho country the
srow was nearly foot deep
G II Chapman prominent merchant,
Is here today from his home town
Mulhall North Logan is in splendid
shape this year and we are all doing
our best to win the war he said
Judge Chappele In Oklahoma
City politicians declare the fight for
lie democratic gubernatoral nomin-
ltion is between Murray and AlcXan-
der Robertson seems to be losing
Balie = Waggencr the "childrcns
friend is dead at his Atehison home
For many years on his birthday he
gave picnic to all children of his
home town He had been connected
with the legal department Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway for Al years and
was 20 years old when he died He
will be missed by the Riddles.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

Nlr and Mrs NJ Barrett of Kansas
who have purchased the } Z Paymal
residence on East Cleveland, will take
possession on May and Mr. and Mrs
Paymal win be at home at the lone
hotel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

G w Bruce, grand secretary of the
Odd Fellows returned Saturday from
Tuita. where 4 special grand lodge
session was held last k'rlday. lie
heard Secretary OF the Treasury Nc
AGoo at Oklahoma City on bis way
home.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

along and IN a few moments ruin it
all? And J am only one Of hundreds
Of such victims
There viii be a pie supper at the
city hall Thursday night Everybody
will bring a pie; tho man who wins
the pie viii share it with the lady
who made it, There Will be plenty
OF fun and lrolic Tho proceeds will
gc to the Red Cross Don't be a
pi6or. make it a point TO be at the
city hall Thursday night prepared 10
loosen up and buy It's for a mighty
good cause and besides you will be
IN splendid company
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29

where to do Red Cross Work.
Red Cross rooms at Federal build
ing
Surgical dressing room at Masonic
temple
Cotteral unit al Cotteral school
Methodist unit at Methodist church
Altar Society at X of c hall
First Aid and Hygiene at high school
and Central school
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-29
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MONDAY. APRIL 29.

Here's a ripping dramatic feast The
story of beautiful modiste's model
who takes a long chance for a lark
and gets mixed up with an old mil
lonaire, who has little sweetheart
Of his own. Here's excitement enough
for the most critical audience that
ever gazed at the magic screen. This
picture, "A Rich Mans Darling" fea-
lures Louise Lovely and a fine cast.
Alice Howell in whats the Matter
With Father" two reel comedy.
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en- Thursday afternoon and all mem
hers are asked 10 bring Red Cross
work.