Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-11-26
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Special to the Progress:
State House Baton Rouge November IL
The extra session Of the Legislature
of Louisiana is now a matter OF history
The law makers finished their work
shortly after midnight, thereby com
pleting an extra day, and adjourned
I nless an emergency arises there VII
be no more sessions Of the Legislature
until Nav, 1922, when the regular ses'
sion cOnvenes.
The special SESSION has lasted the full
Is DAYS, for which it was limited by
the call hv the constitutional conVeh'
ton. Its cost to tle taxpayers Is close TO
100000 of which $4,000 was spent
bv the house and $4,000 by the senate.
There has been some essential ana
useful constructive legislation produced
in this session. The Subjects are not
MANY, on which this class of Legislation
was enacted, but make up for the nu-
mcricial brevity i'll importance. These
include provisions for modern system
of state highways, with suitable re-
venue producers to build the roads on
the pay as you co. plan the passage
of a general bond bill which brings
under one cover all the various bond
acts and makes it possible for any paro-
chial body to put through a bond issue
without the aid of an attorney; COM
prehenSive drainage act was passed
which in effort eOdifies all the drainage
laws of the state and put them under
one cover.
Other Importance legislation Of a
general nature passed summarized is:
An inheritance tax with GRADUATED per
centages and exemptions for direct coli
lateral and foreign heirs.
Placing utilities under supervision OF
tle Public Service commission by an
election.
Levying a fee on public utility com
pahion TO provide q fund TO defrsy the
cost Of probes,
Ptrishps dual office holding illegal
Making the housing of white and ne
gro families, in the same dwelling an i'll
cgal act.
Providing for the inspection Of Farm
and Dairy Product. shipped outside the
State and penalysising commission
merchants for making false return OF
sales Of farm products.
Setting aside certain lands at th'
mouth of the river for great pubic
bunting preserve,
Passage OF women rights bills givin;
civil and POLITICAL rights and requirin,
the signature of the wife TO the sale o
the family home. The Louisiana ware
house commission Is created with aut
horitv TO supervise warehouses.
Changing election dates of nunicipali
ton Incorporated Under the Lawrasol
act from April to August.
Starving out the constitutional pre-
j visi asrcating a Raysraing badyaf Il
Ifr the Iusiana Bate University an
Greater Mechanical College.
Passage of a dehorhedp proaibitip
enforcement bill; also prohibition ofth
sale Of intoxicating liquors for beve
age purposes.
Fixing the general property tax
5 IL mills.
Munig qualities may mortgage the
utilities for improvements and extel
sions.
Revision Of registration laws Of {.
state and provision made for the sele
: ton of a parshi registrar by the poll
. jurors:
and board Of charities and correction
Among the important acts affectil
elections are two, One pertains to {
recall of public officials, except judy
of courts Of record and registrars of '
tiers; the other repeats the first and {
choice vote act and returns the non
nation primaries TO the old system.
While the acts passed affecting NJ
Orleans were not numerous they We
important Among them are the Z
lowing:
Commission council is given adthori
TO grant lndeterminate permits to d
lily companies,
The commission council |, given +,
making powers which places il on a |
with the state service commission.
Enact of the paving bill which 81
the city althortv TO sell paving Gel
fcates at per cent and extends the 2
sent paving Program into 1922, Il
giving the city the opportunity TO II
advantage of this act.
The date Of the municipal election
New Orleans is changed and pre-
sion is made for theselection of d ma
in ease of vacancy by popular vote.
Acts passed affecting the courts co
these: Organization of the criminal
trict court; regulating the practice
the civil district court and In the {
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