Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-06-10

In New Constitution.
Judiciary-Plan provided whereby
the Supreme Court docket, now
more than thpee years behind,
should be cleared in two years, and
congestion in all courts prevented
by q system of drafting Of judges
by the Supreme Court and courts of
appeals and the interchanging of
district judges.
Taxation-Rate of taxation not
increased and constitutional prohi-
bition against increasing it.
Education-Public schools and
state institutions cared for better
than ever before, and largest ap-
preparation ever made for an edu-
cational institution provided for the
Greater Agricultural College.
Suffrage-New law assures control
by white celebrates and is expected
to prove a model for other Southern
states to pattern after.
Good Roads-System of financing
provided which should result in net
work Of splendid highways through
out the state within few years.
Land Titles-Passage of the Hol-
comb ordinance declared to mean
millions Of dollars to Louisiana
through the clearing of land titles.
Baton Rouge, La, June 6LLouis-
iana's new constitution will be a
splendid instrument. The writing of
the fundamental law is practically
complete and critics harping that it
is but poor article, are doing SO
without first comparing it with the
existing constitution.
This is the assertion of Jeff B.
Snyder of Madison parish, first vice
president Of the Constitutional Con-
vention, district attorney and nearly
forty years experience with Louis
iana's alw.
Improvement Shown.
Notwithstanding what some of
our good friends are saying, the
new constitution will be magnifi-
cent piece Of work." said Mr.. Sny-
der to q reporter for the Times
Picayune Monday. He then ana
lyzed the principal features of the
new instrument and showed where
in it improved upon the existing or
ganic law.
I'm the judiciary, taxation, educa-
ton. suffrage, good roads and other
subjects there is q vast Improvement
which can easily be observed by COM
parison Of the constitution being writ
ten and the present constitution"
said Mr.. Snyder.
Inc Judlclary system Is remark
ably improved. 1t assures that the
congestion which has so blocked the
work Of the courts and hampered
business interests no longer will ex-
list.
AT present the Supreme Court is
more than three years behind and
many of the district courts equally
congested. Under the plan Of the new
constitution, the Supreme Court
should catch up with its docket in
two years at the latest and after
that should never be in congested
The same applies to all
other courts.
The Supreme Court is to be slight
ly enlarged. The new constitution will
allow it to sit in divisions and also
provides for the drafting Of judges of
the Supreme Court wnen there is
great rush of work. The Courts Of
Appeal likewise can draft district
judges to sit with it when necessary.
change is in making the dis
trict judges interchangeable. Thus
when one district court becomes flood
ed with work, the congestion may be
relieved by bringing in other district
judges to assist in cleaning up the
docket. A total Of five criminal dis
trict judges have been provided for
New Orleans, thus assuring speedy
trials for all persons charged with
rhine.
"Under existing court conditions,
many persons will compromise q suit
rather than wait three years or more
Tor final verdict from the Supreme
Court. Under the new plan every
court in the state should be up with
is docket within two years and after
hat it should be possible to obtain
] verdict in the District Courts three
II four months after filing suit, and
final verdict from the Supreme
;ourx, in the case of an appeal, with
n three or four months afterward.
he Supreme Court also is relieved