The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
TO provide for roads Of necessity
through private property.

70 provide 1Or ROADS OF necessity
through private property.
43-Exempting natural gas pipe
lines from taxation for ten years.
44-The Legislature was called to
meet September 6 with full powers of
a regular session.
45-Regulating of heirship and
| trust estates was limited.
REORGANIZATION of drainage dis
tricts and for cooperation with the
federal government in land reclama-
ton work was provided.
47-A tax of hree-fourths of a mill
and pensions Of $50 per month for
Confederate veterans were author
led
Estate bank examiner altered to
state commissioner of banks.
49-The state was requested to
reimburse parishes for criminal ex-
penses caused by convicts in parishes
where penal farms are located.
5o-Easier and simpler methods for
impeachments and removals from of.
flee were provided.
51-Legislature was required 70
prohibit the wasteful use of natural
gas.
52-Railroad Commission was
changed to Public Service Commits
sion and its powers broadened.
53-"Third degree" methods of OBJ
tanning confessions from persons I'M
der arrest were forbidden.
54-"General Assembly" was chang
ed to Legislature"
55-Pay of members of the Legis-
lature was raised from S. to $40 per
day.
56-Membership OF the Senate was
fixed at thirty-nine, ana OF the House
at 1U1.
57-Legislature was empowered to
pass enabling acts when constitu-
tional amendments are submitted.
5S-Legislature was required to
provide for mothers pensions.
SIT was provided that acts of
the Legislature, except appropriation
bills, shall become operative twenty
days after final adjournment.
6O-Members Of the Legislature
were forbidden to trade their votes
on bills or measures, under penalty Of
FORGETTING their seats.
61-Legislature was clothed with
full power to make legislative investi-
cation effective.
62-Pocket vetoes by the governor
were abolished, the governor being
given ten days after final adjourn
ment Of the Legislature in which 70
sign or veto bills.
63-It was provided that no woman
can be drawn for jury services un-
less she shall have previously filed
with the clerk of court a written de-
claration of desire to be subject to
such service.
64-Enacting clauses shall appear
at the beginning of every act of the
Legislature and may not be repealed
In subsequent sections.
65-The governor was required to
convene the Legislature upon petit
lions of two-thirds of the members of
that body, and if the governor fails
or refuses to act the lieutenant gov.
ernor or speaker of the house is au-
thorized to issue the call
66-The Legislature was authorized
to f1 minimum wages for women and
girls and permitted to regulate their
working hours.
67-The Legislature was required |
to provide for the reservation of
mineral rights to all public lands
sold.
6S-The Legislature was empower.
ed to consolidate or merge state de-
boards or commissions.
ga legislative bureau was pro-
vided for, to consist of one member
Of each House Of the Legislature, and
a representative of the attorney gen.
eral, with authority to advise con-
'erning the validity Of bills.
7O-Signatures of presiding officers
If the two houses were ordered omit
ed from published acts of the Legis.
AZURE.
1.-THE supervisor of public &C.
counts is required to audit and pub
ish the expenses Of the Legislature.