The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-12
the committees schedule to the con.

the committees schedule to the con
vention.
The committee also agreed to ex
empt property owned by Tulane Uni
versity. The French Opera Houss
and Touro lnflrmary at New Orleans
Mr.. Pleasant gave notice OF motor
to reconsider this feature of exemp
ton.
Other exemptions granted were the
property Of agricultural or parish
fairs and public libraries. Tho com
mittee refused to allow exemptions on
raw material in process or course OF
manufacture, and school books in
the hands OF dealers. Action on the
Exemption Of steamship companies do.
miciled in Louisiana was deferred IN.
til later.
The taxation committee decided to
make the proposed half a mill tax for
the support and maintenance OF the
greater agricultural college a special
order. The proposition to impose
three-quarters Of a mill for the other
state educational institutions was
made a special order at the same
time, and the two issues will be con.
sidered Jointly but voted upon sepa-
rately.
Although defeated in their efforts
to prevent the passage Of the Pugh
ordinance authorizing municipalities
TO own ice factories, many Of the ice
men are still in Baton Rouge, hoping
that some way may be found to recon.
slider the ordinance and extract some
Of its constitutional teeth" Chances.
however, appear to be slim, as a ma.
jority vote of all members elected
would be required under the rules to
reconsider and ordinance that has
gone through the stage Of final pas.
sage.
The judiciary committee adopted
the subcommittee plan of making the
judges of the Supreme Court elective,
continuing the present supreme
judges in office and placing Judge
elect Winston Overton on the bench
as one OF the new associate justices.
The other new associate Justice is to
be elected within four months after
the adoption Of the constitution.
The committee also adopted a plan
that any Judge who has
served twenty years continuously on
he bench will have the privilege Of
retiring on a pension at the age Of 70 |
years. Retirement Of judges who
nave served continuously twenty
years or more on the bench is made
compulsory when they reach the age
II Is years.
The committee plan for the Su.
)reme Court in part follows:
1.-The justices of the Supreme Court
low in office shall remain in office
Until the 3lst day Of December OF the
'ear in which the term for which
hey were elected would have ex.
bred, and shall be accredited to the
districts Of their domiciles as herein
outlined:
THE justice from the Third Su.
irene Court District, as it existed I'm.
Ter the constitution Of 1913, shall be
nducted into office Immediately after
ne adoption Of the present constitu.
ion and shall serve as justice from
he Third Supreme Court District az
reated by the present constitution
ntil the 31st day of December, 1894;
nd one justice shall be elected from
ne Second Supreme Court District, as
sre1n outlined, within four months
rom the adoption of this constitution,
a special election to be called BY
ne governor for that purpose, whose
srm shall expire on December 81.
92S. Thereafter, and beginning with
ne year Of 1922, a justice shall he
lected at every regular compression.
election in the order in which
lelr terms expire, as provided here.
!. Every term shall expire on De.
ember 81 Of tn elast year thereof In
ase of death, impeachment or re.
|oval from office of any justice, when
le unexpired term is less than two
ears, the vacancy shall be filled by
election by the court of a Judge Of
lie OF the Courts of Appeals from a
lpreme Court District other than
at In which the vacancy shall oc.
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