The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-19

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tin and Lafayette, and one to Acadia
and St. Landry.
Strenuous Opposition.
This plan met with strenuous op.
position from sections Of the state
that got no increase in representation
in the Senate and House. Opponents
Of the scheme seemed to particularly
object to the increase 1t would give
10 Orleans and CaddO. This element
pointed out that Caddo would get four
representatives in the House with 90.
600 as a basis, while such parishes
as Assumption, LafOurche, Terre.
bonnie, DeSOtO and Claiborne would
get but one each. 1t was also pointed
out that East Baton Rouge, with
population Of more than half Of that
OF CaddO would have but two repre-.
sentatives.
Supporters CT the 10000 apportion.
ment plan claimed, on the other hand,
that it would give a more fair repre-.
sentatiGl on a population basis ana
is in line with the doctrine Of major.
ity rule. This plan would give tne
Third, Seventh and Eleventh Wards
Of New Orleans each an additional
representative, making a total Of
twenty for the city, against total OF
seventeen, Or one for each ward, I'M
der the committee appOrtiOnment
pIan The city's representation in
the present House is twenty-four,
with ten in the Senate Under the
committees apportiOnment system the
city Of New Orleans and st. Bernard
and PlaQuemines parishes are given
eight senator's If the plan to in
crease the Senate to thirty.eight mem.
bers goes through Orleans and st.
Bernard and PlaQuemines parishes
would have nine senators. ST. Der.
| nard and Plaquemines parishes are
linked with the Eighth and Ninth
Wards of New Orleans in the sena.
torial apportionment.
Unless peace makers get busy and
bring the peace dove back, the appor.
TONNE ntbattle will be fought to
desperate finish
An innocent looking ordinance by
Mr.. Herold Of Caddo stirred up a hor.
nets nest in the convention. It pro.
hibits the Legislature from aboliShing
the principle of forced heirship, with
certain exceptions or provisions In re.
latiOn to trusts.
The ordinance went to the commit.
tee on limitations and came back to
the convention, after a series of hear.
ings, with legislative black eye in
the shape of being reported without
action
Mr.. Herold offered an amendment
to cure some of the objections raised
against the ordinance and sought to
have it engrossed and passed to third
reading The ordinance as he pro.
posed to have it amended, reads:
mo law shall be passed abolishing
the principle of forced heirship or le-
galizing substitutions or fidei commits.
sa or trust estates, except that the
Legislature may authorize the crea.
ton of trusts for period Of not ex.
ceeding ten years, which may be
made where natural person is the
direct beneficiary, to run from the date
Of his majority; and provided further,
that this prohibition shall not apply
in respect Of donations strictly for
educational, charitable or religious
purposes"
Mr.. Herold explained that he is
pressing the ordinance because the
Legislature at its last session passed
an act permitting trust companies to
handle estates in trust for periods Of
ten years. He regarded this as an en-.
tering wedge which, if not checked by
a constitutional inhibition, might de.
stroy the principle of heirship in
Louisiana and bring a situation SINH
lar to the feudal conditions and laws
Of some Of the European countries.
In this he was supported by Mr..
Burke Of Iberia, Mr.. Etheridge Of
Grant and Mr.. Reid of Tangipahoa.
Mr.. Reid charged that New Orleans
banks and trust companies, who
sought to profit by that kind of bust.
ness, induced the Legislature to pass
the act that went through at the last
session.