The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-16

wnarves and warehouses for the trans
action Of their business.
Fourtli--To trade with foreign coun-
tries including the foreign possessions
Of the United States by exporting
cargo carried thereto in their own YES
sells and to import from foreign coun-
tries including the foreign possessions
Of the United States. in their own yes
sells cargo for sale or exchange In the
United States, ->but no ship or such
company shall be laden with the com
panys own cargo to the exclusion OF
cargo offered for such voyage by the
general public, and such cargo onerea
by the general public shall nave pref
erence on all voyages for which IT Is
offered.
Fifth-To authorize corporations.
foreign and domestic. to subscribe 20
and own shares of their capital stock,
not however in excess OF II e limitation
above provided.
No leased property or chartered ship
shall be within the exemption herein
granted nor shall vessels of such cor
porations operated in the coasting
| trade of the United States. or operated
| between ports of the United states,
other than Louisiana ports, and foreign
| countries, not including the foreign
possessions of the United States, be
within the exemption herein granted;
| subject the vessel making the voyage
to taxation for that year.
+ The proof above required to be flied
with the Secretary of State that the
| authorized capital stock has been Paiu
| in cash shall be the joint affidavit OF
the president and secretary or the
| verified trial balance of the company's
| books.
Each of said corporations shall pos
sess the power of eminent domain for
the purpose of acquiring land on when
Ito erect plant TO build and repair
| vessels.
| parish and municipal taxation for
| period of ten (10) years from January
/, 1921, all buildings. including ma.
/ chinery and arpurtenances located
4 thereon. or other improvements con-
structed for manufacturing, CONNER
4 cial and business purposes on the
lands of the Navigation Canal the
!, title of which is or may be held by the
Board of Commissioners of the Port OF
| New Orleans, as an agency of the state
of Louisiana. and which may be leased
from said Board by any persons or cor
porations conducting business thereon;
provided. that not less than Twenty.
Ave Thousand Dollars l$2S,oool shaii
be invested in the physical property
Of any such enterprise, and further
provided not less than twenty-five (25l
Il persons shall be constantly employed
| thereon.
: Section 2. Be it further resolved
etc, That on the official ballot to be
used at said election shall be placed
: the words: For the proposed amend
!; ment adding to Article 230 of the Con-
stitution of this State certain exemp-
!, lions from taxation as to industries
Orleans" and the words: Against the
; proposed amendment adding to Article
!; $50 of the Constitution of this state
I certain exemptions from taxation as to
0 Industries located on the Navigation
: Canal, New Orleans" and each elector
: : shall indicate his vote on the proposed,
:. amendment as provided by the general
4 election laws of the State.
;, r. F. WALKER,
s Speaker of the House of Representa-
n ''es uEvIrrr ROJ1A NCHAIJD
Is Lieutenant Gov&nor and President Of
/ the Senate.
n Approved: July 2; 1872 e3rp
eI Governor of the State OF Louisiana
y JAMES j, BAILEY.
"a Secretary of State.
>, ACT NO. 23S.
y. Senate Bill No. 12--By Mr.. Lawrason
L JOINT RESOLUTION
of Proposing an amendment to the Con
tie stitution of the State of Louisiana
he amending Article 200 of the Consti
s. tuition SO as to provide for additiona
IN qualifications for voters In primarie e.
IS, conventions or political assemble
III p part candidates for public office.
es Section i. Be it resolved by the Gen
lie eral Assembly OF the State of Louis
r. lana, two-thirds OF al members OF eac
er to the Constitution OF the State Q
CHI Louisiana be submitted to the qualifie
OF electors of the State for their appr9vt
st ton to be held on the first Tuesda
z next following the first Monday In NC
Is vember, 1920, amending Article ivy
the Constitution SO as to read as 10
lai lows:
tie any primary election or in any CONVEX
ng ton or other political assembly held Il
ry the purpose of nominating any cand
a date for public office unless such pei
,er son is at the time a registered vote
It'll with such additional qualifications 8
Ids may be prescribed by the party Il
JUS which candidates for public office al
lu- to be nominated, and in all politics
for ment of representation shall be on tt
es; Section 2. Be it further resolve
all etc, That the official ballet snail ma,
led amendment to Article 200 of the Col
Or stitution of the State of Louisiana reli
Or tive to additional qualifications 4
st. voters in primaries. conventions al
is political assemblies held for the pu
the pose of nominating party candidat
md for public office,"' and the woro
or Article 200 of the Constitution of q
my State of Louisiana relative to- add
,ve tional qualifications for voters In pi
Ire maries conventions and political a
yer semblies held for the purpose of mol
to mating party candidates for public Q
but fee"
utE HE w III DOO<AANS1iAO -
Gx- Lieutenant Governor and President
1t the Senate.
ney r. f. WALKER
ion Speaker of the House-of Represent
tives.
as Approved: July 8, 1920.
nth JNO. NJ. PARKER,
OPP Governor of the State of Louisial
lall true copy:
ses, JAMES J. BAILEY,
9th Secretary of State.
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