The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-05-14

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The committee also agreed IN q,
empt property owned by Tulane Uni
Versity. The French Opera Hons,
ana Iouro Infirmary at New Orleans
mr. Pleasant gave notice of n motto,
70 reconsider this feature Of exemn
tion.
other exemptions granted were Tn,
property OF agricultural or parist
iairs and public Libraries. The com
mittee refused to allow exemptions q,
raw material in process or course o,
manufacture, and school books IN
tne hands of dealers. Action on the
Exemption OF steamship companies do.
miciied In Louisiana was deferred nm.
til later.
Inc taxation committee decided Ia
make the proposed half a mill tar ,or
the support and maintenance Of the
greater agricultural college a special
oroer. The proposition to impose
tnree-quarters of mill for the other
state educational institutions wa.
made a special order at the sama
time, and the two issues will be con.
sioered jointly but voted upon sepa.
rately.
Although defeated in their efforts
10 prevent the passage of the Puph
ordnance authorizing municipalities
10 own ice factories. many of the ice
men are still in Baton Rouge, hoping
tnat some way may be found to recon.
slder the ordinance and extract som.
OF It's constitutional teeth" Chances
however, appear to be slim, as a ma.
1ority vote Of all members elected
"ouid be required under the rules to
reconsider and ordinance that has
gone through the stage of final mas.
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
Inc other new associate justice is to
De elected within four months after
me adoption Of the constitution.
Inc committee also adopted a plan
that any Judge who has
served twenty years continuously on
ne bench will have the privilege of
curing on a pension at the age of 20
ears. Retirement of judges who
lave served continuously twenty
ears or more on the bench is made
ompulosry when they reach the age
4 rs years.
The committee plan for the Su.
RENE Court in part follows:
The justices Of the Supreme Court
ow In office shall remain in office ,
nth the S1st day Of December or tne ,
ear In which the term for which .
ley were elected would have ex. :
lred, and shall be accredited to the
lstricts OF their domiciles as herein
ltlined:
The justice from the Third su.
RENE Court District. as it existed un.
sr the constitution of 1913, shall be :
quoted into Office Immediately after
e adoption Of the present constitu- =,
On and shall serve as justice from =,
e Third Supreme Court District as /.
eated by the present constitution :
ltil the 31st day of December. 1894: :
"a one justice shall be elected from 6
9 Second Supreme Court District as =
rein outlined, within four months . ),
'm the adoption of this constitution !"
a special election to be called bv
governor for that purpose, whose
m shall expire on December 31.
70. Thereafter, and beginning with th
year OF 1922, justice shall be ic
cted at every regular congression. pc
election in the order in which gs
III terms expire. as provided here. A.
Every term shall expire on De- e'
nber 81 Of tn elast year thereof. In
'e OF death. impeachment or re-
val from'offce of any justice, when
unexpired term is less than two Ii
u.s. the vacancy shall be filed by ,ul
scfion by the court of q Judge of WI
OF the Courts of Appeals from a
IRENE Court District other than
In which the vacancy shall oc.