The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
REFORM OF PARISH
GOVERNMENT URGED
DELEGATES TO CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION HEAR PRoMI-
NENT SPEAKERS.
WOULD END SCHOOL BOARD
Two Ordinances Introduced Provide
For Commission Form of Rule
Delegates Meeting Clear the
Decks For Action.

Baton Rouge, La.-With organfza
ton perfected and a set of rules put
into effect, the Constitutional Conyen
ton has cleared its decks for the Sc
rious business for which it is called
into existence-that of writing a new
fundamental law for Louisiana.
Some Of the big issues that con
front the delegates have begun Ia
show themselves. One of these is
parish government reform. Two ordi
nances on that SUBJECT were introduc.
ed recently, one by Mr.. Clinton OF
Tensas and one by Mr.. Hardtner of
LASalle. Both ordinances provide for
commission government for parishes
and abolish police juries and school
boards. Mr.. Clinton's ordinance fol.
lows:
"All of the business affairs of the
seven parishes, including public
schools, shall be governed by a com.
mission composed of three commits
sioners, who shall be elected by the
duly qualified electors Of the parish.
The commissioners shall be known
as the commissioner of finance, the
commissioner of public work and prop
erty, andthe commissioner of educa-
ton.
"They shall hold office for a term
Of four years and shall receive for
their services such salary as may be
hxed by the General Assembly which
salary shall not be increased or dimin-
ished during their term of office.
The General Assembly shall, by ap-
propriate legislation fix the qualifica-
{ tons, duties and compensation of the
commissioners, which compensation
may be graded as between the various
! parishes, and shall apportion the cost
Of maintaining the commission be-
tween the parish and school board"
Mr.. Hardtner's ordinance provides:
That the management and conduct
OF all parish affairs snail be delegated
70 three commissioners, elected at
large from each parish, such as par
ish, taxation, schools, roads, bridges.
drainage and assessments"
Introduction OF these two ordi.
nances has precipitated a fight at the |
threshold Of the convention. Mr..
Clinton and Mr.. Hardtner have re-
ceived assurances Of strong support |
among the delegates and are fortying |
themselves for the attack.
Prominent citizens of the country |
we're invited to address the Constitu-
uonal Convention in resolutions intro
duced by Mr.. Burke of iberia, Mr.. Bar.
non OF lberville and Mrs. Wilkinson OF
csodo and adopted by the conven-
ton
those specified are Ex-Governor
Lowden Of Illinois, on the merging Of
aate departments; Walker B. Spen-
Ger OF New Orleans on reform of the
noiciary Thomas NJ. Milling and; l..
.. Thomas Of Shreveport on taxation
sna assessments; Rudolph Hecht and
"a. raul H. Saunders of New Orleans
% bonds, taxation and finances; p. M.
silner and AIRY Gamble of New Or.
'sans and Senator Bowling of DsSoto
VI good roads, w. o. Hart on consti.
"uon making and Miss Martha Fal.
"ner on the care of delinquent girls.
resident Bouanchaud was given au. {
eerity to invite any others. /.
ADOPTION Of the Burke resolution I
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Nstcnitoches.-A benefit entertain
- gwen at the Amusu Theater for {
Armenian fund netted s14S.
chitocnes.-Farmers are very l
now preparing their corn land {
satory to planting the crop in i
= near future.
nanmond.-The Florida Parisbes' {
association will gave a luncheon q
-" the Oaks Hotel, to which ap- t
stely 100 men prominent in all v
industry were invited from Z
Parishes of Tangipahoa, St Hele. a
md Livingston. :,
hma-on the new road that Il :,
ouilt in the Second Ward OF
~ ne parish along upper Bayou
me contractors report that e
mas been laid from Belle n
plantation to what is known as t,
n.s-s causeway. The work OF D
nas been completed as far 40 n
hxsestem plantation and with car. u
m gravel being received daily. W
~ expected that any delay will D
~ er'enced in completing the N
esf,s- ,'ocnes.-J. ]. Nixon, demon.
n ~ ~ agent, and Mrs. Willie Pier. m
- i0ne ss demonstration agent, have m
- s,ssrs to all teachers in At the c1 &C
8 = announcing that on the first W
~ ne agricultural short Course. D,
kna sm be held at the Normal h,
n the month of August. ' p, pl
~ nes. - Instead of the AL
lD,sra cleanup day, Mayor It
-, oas issued a cleanup. tt
y nd keep-it-up" proclamation 2, G,
dssss1 Natcaitoches soon will be w
Town In the state. OF