Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
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the committees schedule 10 the con
vention.
The committee also agreed to eX-
smpt nrnpertv owned by Tulane Uni
vorsity The French Opera House
and Touro Infrmary at New Orleans.
Mr. Pleasant gave notice OF a motion
to reconsider this feature of eNemp-
ton.
Other exemptions granted were tho
property OF agricultural or parish
fairs and public libraries. The com
mittee refused TO allow exemptions on
raw material I'm process or course az
manufacture. and school books In
the hands OF dealers. Action on the
Exemption Of steamship companies do
miciled in Louisiana was deferred I'M
Ill later.
The taxation committee decided to
make the proposed half a mill tax for
the support and maintenance Of the
greater agricultural college special
order The proposition to impose
three quarters OF mill for the other
state educational institutions WAS
made special order at the same
time. and the TWO issues Will be CON
sidcrcd Jointly but voted upon sepa
ratcIy
although defeated in their efforts
ro prevent the passage Of tine Push
ordinance authorizing municipalities
.u own ice factories. many of the ice
ucu are stuI in Baton Rouge. hoping
hat some way may be found 10 recon
-ider me ordinance and extract some
of IFS constitutional teeth" Chances.
however. appear TO be slim. as a ma
Jority vote of all members elected
would be required under the rules to
reconsider and ordinance that has
gone through the stage of final pas
sage.
The Judiciary committee adopted
the subcommittee plan of making the
judges of the Supreme Court elective,
continuing the present supreme
judges in office and placing Judge
elect Winston OvertOn on the bench
as one of the new associate justices.
The other new associate justice is to
be elected within four months after
the adoption of the constitution.
The committee also adopted a plan
providing that any Judge who has
served twenty years continuously on
the bench will have the privilege of
retiring on a pension at the age of 20
years. Retirement of judges who
have served continuously twenty
years or more on the bench is made
compulsory when they reach the age
of IS years
The committee plan for the Su-
preme Court in part follows:
THE justices of the Supreme Court
now in office shall remain in office
until the 31st day of December or the
year in which the term for which
they were elected would have ex-
pired, and shall be accredited to the
districts of their domiciles as herein
outlined
THE justice from the Third Su.
preme Court District, as it existed un.
der the constitution of 1913, shall be
indicted into office Immediately after
the adoption of the present cOnstitu
ton and shall serve as justice from
the Third Supreme Court District as
created by the present constitution
until the 31st day of December. 1884
and one justice shall be elected from
the Second Supreme Court District, as
herein outlined, within four months
/ from the adoption of this constitution
at a special election to be called by
/ the governor for that purpose, whose
term shall expire on December 81
/ 1928. Thereafter, and beginning will
the year of 1922, a justice shall b,
elected at every regular COMPRESSION
al election in the order in which
their terms expire, as provided here
in. Every term shall expire on De
cember 81 of III elast year thereof Il
case of death. Impeachment or re
moval from office of any justice. whel
| the unexpired term is less than tw
, years, the vacancy shall be filled b
r selection by the court of a Judge c
one of the Courts OF Appeals from
: Supreme Court District other tina
that in which the vacancy shall OF
! cur.