The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-09

| thfVuEh private property.
~ E.empting natural gas pipe
lines from TAXATION for ten years
44-The Legislature was called to
meet September & with full powers Of
regular session
a. Regulating of heirship and
trust estates was limited
&c Organization of drainage dz,
/ tricts and for cooperation with the
federal government in land reelama-
ton work was provided
~ A tax ~ three fourths of mill
and pensions Of $40 per month for
/ Confederate veterans were author
led
AZ state hank examiner altered 10
state commissioner Of banks
40 The state was requested to
reimburse Parishes for criminal ey-
penees caused hr eonvicts in parishes
where penal farms are located
so Easier and simpler methods for
imreaohments aud removals from ~
fee We're provided
81 legislature Was required 10
prohibit the wasteful use of natural
gas
~ Railroad Commission was
changed to Public Service Commits
sion and its powers hroadpued
81 Third degree" methods of OBJ
tanning confessions from persons IN
der arrest were forbidden
"a General Assembly" was chang
ed to Legislature
/. ~ Pay Of members Of the Loeis
lature was raised from 81 to $40 per
dav.
sc Membership OF the Senate was
fixed AT thirty nine. ana OF the House
at le1
81 legislature was empowered to
pass enabling acts when constitu
tional amendments are submitted.
Sales.--future was required to
provide for mothers pensions
SO 1t was provided that acts Of
the Legislature. except appropriation
bills. shall become operative twenty
DAYS after final adjournment
60 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 to
sign or veto bills
eat 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
"a -Enactins clauses shall appear
at the beginning of every act Of the
Legislature and may not be repealed
I'm subsequent sections.
65-The governor was required 10
convene the Legislature upon petit
tions OF two-thirds OF the members Of
that body. and IL the governor fails
or refuses to act the lieutenant gov.
ernor or speaker of the house IL au-
thorized to issue the call
s6-The Legislature was authorized
to fix minimum wages for women and
girls and permitted to regulate their
working hours.
s7-The Legislature was required
to provide for the reservation of
mineral rights to all public lands
sold
es-The Legislature was empower
ed TO consolidat. or merge state de-
partments, boards or commissions
ga Legislative bureau was pro
vided for. to consist Of one member
Of each House of the Legislature, and
representative of the attorney gen.
eral, with authority to advise con-
corning the validity of bills.
70 Signatures of presiding officers
Of the two houses were ordered omit.
ted from published acts Of The Legis-
lattlre
1.-THE supervisor of public ac-
counts is required to audit and pub.
lish the expenses Of the Legislature.