The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-07

o e%Dasnea IN New Orleans that their
u ,asa would be formed in tho
next campaign to Swing the patr ,us
age club which the old ring used ' to
MAINTAIN Il. itself in power for a ouartsr
ol a century. They urged that thsir
o o1ss, and any other political
tas d; be prevented from follow.
.ns such tactics and that the hest
method method Of preventing it was by the an.
polntment Of civil service comm Is
S'o m. by the governor for long terms.
me Rosen ordinance PROPOSED .
commission Of three men with overlon.
ping terms at salaries of $4,000 q YEAR
ene 10 De appointed for six years, one
a ~ nine and one for twelve years, and
a. a. the end of their respective terms
.ne succeeding appointments to ha
Tor twelve years each,
Ihe methods of running primary
elections in this state are a publjc
scandal, and the present system Of ner.
mlttlng the use Of slush funds in mil.
.leal campaigns is debauching the cleo.
'orate and should be stopped by con.
sututlonal provision with teeth in itp
D. Flood Madison, delegate from More.
mouse parish, asserted in a statement
before the suffrage committee of the
Constitutional Convention recently
Mr.. Payne of Natchitoches introduc.
ea an ordinance designed to obyiate
the necessity for multiplicity of cleo.
uons by permitting a general election
10 take the place of a primary in Ger.
TAIN cases. Its provisions are:
All candidates for offices made
elective in this constitution shall be
nominated by primary or primaries
10 De held by the several political mar.
ties as shall be provided by law; pro. |
Vlded that where seventy.fve per cent
OF the number of registered voters in
the state or in any district or parish
or municipality thereof, shall be af6l.
lated with any one political party, there
snail be no primary election in the
state, or in the district, or in the par.
lsh' or the municipality as the case
may be, and in such case NAV be.
and in such case the legislature
shall provide for election of such off. |
Gals at the general election by first
and second choice voting"
An ordinance was introduced by Mr.,
LaFargue Of Avoyelles covering tne
distribution Of public school funds. It
provides:
There shall he free public schools
Tor the white and colored race, sepa.
rately established by the Legislature
throughout the state for the education
OF all the children Of the state be-
tween the ages Of six and eighteen
years; provided, that where kindergar-
ten school exist, children between the
ages OF. four and six may be admitted
into said schools. All funds raised by
the state for the support of public
schools, except poll taxes, shall be dis.
'ributed to each parish in proportion
to the number of children there is be.
tween ages of six and eighteen years.
The plan Of the State Bar Associa.
ton, more generally known as the
Spencer Plan" for reorganization Of
the Judiciary system Of the state, was
introduced by Mr.. Sholars of Ouachi-
la. The ordinance is in the same form
approved by the Bar Association meet.
ing at New Orleans, February rs, with
two changes. One change keeps the
present judges Of the Appellate Courts
in office. 1t provides:
"The chief justice and associate JUS
tees Of the Supreme Court and the
Judges of the several courts of ap-
peals now in office or heretofore elected
10, but not yet indicted into office,
shall be respectively chief justice and
associate justices of the Supreme
Court and judges Of the Courts of Ap-
2eals hereby created
The other change relates to the re.
irement of judges. 1t provides:
ANY Judge Of the Supreme Court,
Courts Of Appeal and District Courts
nay also be retired either (1) upon
lis own application, after having
cached the, age Of 70 years and after
having served continuously fifteen
,ears in a judicial capacity immediate.
y prior to his application for retire.
nent, and provided proceedings for his
'emOval have not been initiated.
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