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VOL. 42. THIBODAUX, LA.. SATOJ|DAY. MARCH 21, 1908. NO. 40
ÜEWAS PASSED AT THE SHREVEPORT COUNCIL
MEETING.
GIST OF STATE NEWS ffom Erery Section Carefully Ed
ited and Boiled Down For the
Edification of Our Many
Readers.
a He lied," and "I don't give a j—n if be did." with a few other torrid remarks, enlivened the usually serene meeting of'the Shreveport city council-
Thse words were tossed back and forth by J- W. Atkins, a citizen and Councilman Ingersoll, when the new gtreet railway franchise ordinance *»s under discussion. Mr. Ingersoll opposed the ordinance and gave a3 jjjs reason that the new company was owned by the Shreveport Traction Company, between which and the eity, there has been open war for »me time.
This was not the only sensation Mr. Ingersoll created at this meeting as he said that a certain house had « case of small-pox and wanted to know why it was not posted. Health Officer Blanchard denounced this as untrue.
Bloodhounds Trailing Slayer. Sheriff Saal left Amite City, with
his deputies and bloodhounds to institute a search for the murderer of Joel Thompson, who was killed near Morris Retreat, about twelve miles east of Hammond. Thompson is known to have been a man of good reputation and sober habits. The facts and circumitahces of the killing are unknown, but as there are several turpentine distilleries in that vicinity it is generally supposed that the deed was done by some of the still workers. Coroner McNeir also lfft this afternoon for the scene of «he homicide.
Policeman Shot by Nefro. Whiie trying to gain an entrance
to a house in which several negroes jrere barricaded in ortTêr " to * arrest « fugitive, Patrolman I. W. Miller, ef Shreveport, was shot and seriously
•wounded. Charlie Robinson, a negro, is held for tide assault. The assailant shot throHgh the front door with a Wiucbieter rifle. Wbe(n arrested, *hi«l was not until after the offi-«« had spent two hours in storming
and capturing the house, Robinson *bd his hand on a loaded revolver ready to use it on Detective Mack Bascoe.
A Ghastly Find. Joseph 'Wolf, who lives at the olrf
Thayer place on the west side of <ho river, near Lake Charles, found a b&* under the b»nk and -on op**"1? ^ found J» portion oJr ttrrr Skull of a kuiwin. The box was full of dirt and /tber portions of the remains may be in the bottom, but Mr. Wolf did not investigate further. Some believe that the box contained the remains of Mrs Emily Comstock, who mysteriously disappeared from her home here about twenty years ago and has not been seen or heard of since.
Much Wasted Negro Arrested. Albert Briggs, alias John Sanders,
a negro, who is wanted by the local authorities on several charges, consisting of robbery, lying in wait with attempt to murder and assault with intent to murder, etc., was arrested at Lecompte by Deputy Sheriff L. J. Heirzler of that place, brought to Alexander and placed in the parish jail.
Fatal Row. Two negro boys, Hosea Blake, aged
fourteen, and Frank Lewis, aged twelve years, while on their way from school several miles below Fordoche Thursday, became. engaged in a controversy, which resulted in the death of Lewis, who is to have been the aggressor. Blake hit him in the head with a club.
Gulf Coast League. A dispatch from Lake Charles
says: A meeting of the Gulf Coast Baseball League is scheduled to be held in Lake Charles, Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange are fully in line and ready to get into the game, while Lafayette and Crowley are ready to be presented. These towns, with Lake Charles and Alexandria make seven aspirants for berths in the league.
Fire at the Oil Field. A fire occurred at the oil field at
Jennings destroying the rig and derrick of the Chicago-Jennings Oil Com pany's well No. 8. The alarm was given and an effort was made to subdue the flames, but the attempt wa3 fruitless, and the entire plant, including the pumping machinery, was destroyed. The loss will amount to about $2,000.
Indications for Cane Crop Good. A dispatch from Jeanerette says:
The weather of the past two weeks has been everything that could be desired, and the planters have taken advantage of it and are now well up with their crops and field work. The cane is nearly all planted and the general outlook indicates as large a crop as that of the past season.
Convicted of Murder. District Court convened at Pointe-
a-la-Hache with Judge H. H. Nunea on the bench and Attorneys Livau-daisj Wilkinson and Hingle in attendance. Robert Hall, charged with the murder of his wife, was arraigned and pleaded guilty. The court rendered judgments in several civil ca»« es.
FOR PRESIDENT GOV. JOHNSON OF MINNESOTA
WILL ANNOUNCE.
AT SHILOH IN APRIL Maneuvering Ground Wanted for
Militia and Taft Reccommends
Purchase of 10,000 Acres
Adjoining Chicamauga Park.
Gives Leg for a Leap. As the local freight, going east
was switching near the freight depot at Jennings, a negro, Basile Young, attempted to pass between two freight cars. Just as he landed on the coupling the train was coupled and the jar threw him to the ground. His right leg was crushed below the knee and the flesh torn from knee to toe. He was taken to the home of his sister and the limb amputated above the knee, and the patient sent to the hospital in New Orleans.
Sugar Refinery Leased. According to an agreement filed
ta the Parish Clerk's office at New Iberia, the Segura Refinery has been rented to Joe Berg and W. H. Sut-«liffe for the next three years by
^ .Segura Surgar Company. Under the terms of agreement as recorded the lessees are to loan the company 12,000 for three years at 8 per cent and £ pay an annual rental of $1,200 *"4 to turn over to the Company 25 Per cent of the net earnings.
Mayor Webb Re-Elected. Tbf .second municipal primary held
jolted in the re-election of Mayor H. Webb, who won over J. H.
TWai by a majoritv of 5 votes. The was: Webb 138, Green 133. For
^Merman, L M. Nance received 138 George Life 135.
Kokle Well a Pumper. . Y® Noble well No. 3 was brought
the Eunice-Crowley Oil Com-®unice, and is a good pump-
«A »3 ** on 12-acre tract leas-, y the Companv to Noble in the '«»lungs oil field.
» Gttüty of Burglary. j j ^ b e D i s t r i c t Court at Opelousas,
HÉPgs, a white boy, charged was -found guilty.
VerdiGt for $7,500. ,> _ In the suit of Weleni**^ Jones
against the New Orlea*® Great North ern Railway at C<"in£ton, f°r damages for killing J1S son> ^ 1^ie J°°es> at Gravel ÇV, last August, a verdict was ren^recl in favor of the Plain" tiff f«' $7,500. The case has been aprealed to the Supreme Court.
Protest at Opelousas. Posters were distributed about the
streets of Opelousas calling a mas's meeting to be lield at the court house to protest against the recent action of the democratic state central committee in refusing to enter upon an investigation of the alleged frauds in the last primary election.
Hayes Murder Case On. The case of the State vs. John W.
Havs, charged with the murder of W. H. McKinnev, Nov. 12, 1907, was called in the District Court at Clinton. The first day's session was devoted to the securing of a jury to try the case.
To Support Republicans. At a meeting of local Republicans
at Opelousas, some forty-odd residents of the city who voted in the recent Democratic primaries pledged themselves to support the Republican nominees for State offices at the elec. tion in April.
Moss Gin in Operation. The Tinney moss gin, recently
erected at Boutee, under the management of T. Boudreaux, of Houma, proved very satisfactory by pressing the first bale of cleaned and cleared moss, which is ready to be put on the market.
New Rectory to be Built. The Building Committee of Calva
ry Episcopal church, of Bunkie, have decided to commence building the new rectory as soon as plans can be drawn. An agreement was made for these and operations are expected to begin on the structure shortly.
* Saw Mill to Resume. W. R. Swanson and J. M. La
grone, of the United Lumber Company at Quitman, are on a business trip to Monroe this week looking up mules for logging purposes, as they expect to start the saw mill soon.
W. D. Young, W. M. Durrett and T. J. Cummings, prominent farmers in Bienville parish, have during the past week sold to the merchants of Arcadia the choicest of home-cured hams and bacon, amounting to several thousand pounds, besides having reserved enough for home consump-
tion. _
Some people are known by the friends they fail to make.
Washington.—Formal announcement of his candidacy for the presidency will be made by Governor Johnson of Minnesota at the unveiling of the Minnesota monument on the Shiloh battlefield early in April according to a statement made here by W. B. Hennessy of St. Paul.
Mr. Hennessy is a close personal friend of Governor Johnson and is believed to be in Washington to sound Democratic leaders in congress.
"When Governor Johnson announces his candidacy," said Mr. Hennessy, "everybody will know he is in the race for the presidency and not for the long distance talking record. If the Democratic party wants a conversationalist, lecturer or winner of honors at the talk-fest to carry its standard next fall, Bryan is the man. But if the party wants a sound, solid, substantial, popular candidate who is not a fanatic seeking personal aggrandizement, Governor Johnson is the man who should be put up. His popularity and strentgh are not confined to any one locality. It is found in all of the country."
Ocean Mail Subsidy. Senator Simmons of North Caro
lina spoke in support of his amendment to the ocean mail ship subsidy bill authorizing the payment of the same rates to vessels of the second class that are allowed to those of the first cla3s for carrying the mails. The only difference between vesspte of the first class and those of the second class, he said, was thp^iffer-ence between twenty and sixteen knots in speed and diffei^nce in capacity of between and 5,000
Po«tail£a.tterB. Rural free delivery carriers ap
pointed : Louisiana—Benton, Route 1, Wil
liam P. White, carrier, James E Wyohe substitute.
Mississippi—Magee, Route 1, William P. Stroud carrier, Martin L. Stroud substitute.
Postmasters appointed: Louisiana—Emden, Winn parish,
Edward W. Deen; Poland, Rapides parish, Moses M. Gates.
Satchel of Dynamite. Police on duty at the capitol after
midnight found a satchel hidden in the shrubbery at the east side of the grounds containing a box of dynamite, a package of powder, six explosive caps and two spear drills. No great signifiaance is attached to the find. It is supposed to have been left there by some cracksman who intended to return for it.
Philippine Church Bill. The senate committee on the Phil
ippines ordered favorably reported the house bill providing for the payment of $403,030 to the archbishop of Manila as represenrative and trustee of the Roman Catholic church in the Philippine Islands in satisfaction of all claims for damage done to the property of the church by the United States military forces.
Conference with President. J. .T. Hanahan. grand master of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and Enginemen, called upon the president to invite him to attend the next annual covention of the organization, of which the president is an honorary member, at Columbus, O., in September. The president said he would not be able to accept the invitation.
Watkins Uses Poetry. Representative Watkins of Louis
iana convulsed the house by reciting an original poem entitled, "What Is to Come." It was in eight stanzas, the first six of which referred to the promises of the Republicans to revise the tariff and do other things.
Carrying the largest appropriation in all its history—$222,190,392—the postoffice appropriation bill passed the house of representatives, having been under discussion fourteen hours. This is $1,425,000 more than that reported by the committee.
Pure Food ia Homo, Perhaps the important ad
dress before the international congress on the welfare of the child, under the auspices of. the National Mothers' Congress^ was that of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistiy df. the department of agriculture, on "Pure Food in the Household."
Shot and Killed His Wife. Hugh Hollis, a treasury depart
ment olerk, who came here from Louisville, Ky., and served for a time as private seej»t*jry to the commissioner of internal/ revenue, shot and killed his wife their^feome on Newton street, nS noi section of "the city.
Will Investigate Charges. The Special Committee appointed
by Speaker Cannon to investigate the charges made by Representative Lil-ley, of Connecticut, concerning efforts to influence legislation by the Electric Boat Company has summoned a number of witnesses to ap-pear before it Monday.
Against Rate Laws. A delegation of organized labor,
consisting of the labor committee of the Southern railway, called on speaker Cannon and expressed the hope that there would be no further railway legislation affecting the revenues of common carriers, enacted at this ses^rn of congress. ^
Wars on Gambling. A record breaking bill in the anti-
gambling line, prohibiting gambling on anything from a horse race to "futures," even to making illegal tele-praphic communications on such matters, will be/introduced in the house during the present week by Representative Campbell, of Kansas.
FowMr Bill Recommended. Representative Burton, of Ohio,
submitted to the House his minority report sà a member of the Banking and Cttfrency Committee, dissenting from the majority report, which recommended the passage of the Fowler currency bill.
White House Conference. There was another conference at
the White House oh the proposed legislation for revising the Sherman Anti-trust Law in «• way to prevent ü from applying unduly towards organised lab©«, and to permit pooling of rates by the railroads.
Shipwrecked Man Not Found. The cruiser Yankton reported her
arrival at Acapnlco. She also reported that her expedition to Indefatigable Island to find Fred Jeffs, an American seaman, who was abandoned there, had been futile. Jeffs was not found.
Mothers' Congress. The appearance of the first lady of
the land served to attract a large attendance at tha session of the first International Congress on the Welfare of the Child, which is being held under the auspices of the National Mothers' Congress.
Employers liability Bill. The house judiciary committee
practically agreed upon employers liability bill, embodying the Knox and LaFoilette bills. The intention is to secure a vote on it by the house Friday.
To Attend Shreveport Convention. Several members of Congress are
arranging to attend the Red River Improvement Convention at Shreveport, La., in June.
Watkins in Meyers' Place. Congressman Watkins, of Louisi
ana, succeeded the late General Meyers on the House Naval Affairs committee.
ßsh at the White House. Stuyvesant Fish, former president
of the Illinois Central railroad, was a guest of the president at luncheon.
Land Register Named. The president nominated George
D. Orner to be register of the land office at Woodward, Okla.
PROPOSED
Constitutional Amendments
To be Submitted to the Electors at the General
State Election
Ransdell in South Carolina. Congressman Ransdell, of Louisi
ane, will speak at Charlestion, S. C., March 17. _
Democrats Inactive. The Democratic members of the
Senate are being prodded for their inactivity.
House Objector. Congrqessman Mann, of Illinois, is
known as the "objeetor" of the House.
ACT NO. 10
By .ftr. Relley. Senate Bill No. 5. JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, prohibiting the doing of business in this State by any foreign, federal or non-resident corporation which shall eue the State of Louisiana or any of its political sub-divisions or public officers, or any citizen of this state in the Federal Court, or which, when sued, shaJl remove or petition for the removal of a cause into the Federal Court.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring, That the following amendment to the constitution of the State of Louisiana be sub* mitted to the electors of the State at the next general State election, to be hold in April, 1908, to-wit:
Any foreign, federal or non-resident corporation, operating, conducting or doing businsss in this state, which shall Institute any suit or action at law or in equity against the State of Louisiana, or any of its political sub-divisions, or any of its public officers, or against any corporation or citizen of this State, in any other court or courts than such as may be created and organized under the Constitution and laws of this State, or which when used by the State or any of its political sub-divisions, or any of its public officers, or any corporation or citizen of this State, shall remove, or petition, or move to remove «aid suit to any other court than a court, created and organized under the laws of his State, shall by this fact alone be debarred, prohibited and denied the right to operate,, conduct, or do any business within this State and thereafter any contract, or agreement, engagement or undertaking with, or by, or lo said corporation shall be utterly null and void.
Any foreign, federal or non-resident corporation, or any person acting as agent, servant .or officer of such corporation who shall make or attempt to make any contract, agreement, undertaking or engagement for, with, by or In the name of, for the use and benefit of, such corporation, after the said corporation sha'l have violated any of the provisions of the foregoing para» graph, shall be gnilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars, nor more than One Thousand Dollars, and may also be Imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than twelve months, or both, at the discretion of the couit; provided, that it is not intended hereby to interfere with or prohibit the transaction of interstate business authorized under the laws and Constitution of the United States.
Section ?. Be it further resolved, etc.. That the foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be submitted to the electors of the state at the genet-al election to be held on the 21st day of April, 1908, and on the official ballots to be used at such election shall be placed the words "for the Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, prohibiting the doing of business in this State by any forergn, federal or non-re3ident corporation which «hall sue tha State of Louisiana or any Of its political subdivisions or public officers, or f«ny citizen of this State in the Federal <?ourt, or which, when sued, shall remove or petition for the removal of a cause into the Federal Court," and the words "against the Joint resolution ' proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, prohibiting the doing of business In this State by any foreign, federal or. non-resident corporation which shall sue the State of Louisiana or any of its political subdivisions or public officers, or any citizen of this State in the Federal Court, or which, when sued, shall remove or petition for the removal of a cause Into the Federal Court," and each elector shall indicate, as provided in the general election laws •f the State, which of the provisions, "for" or "against," he votes for.
J. Y. SANDERS, Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate. J, W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 25th, 1907. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL, Secretary of Stat».
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars per annum. The Treasurer shall receive a salary of Two Thousand Dollars per annum. The Secretary of State shall receive a »alary of Five Thousands per annum. Each of the said officers shall be paid monthly, and no fees, or perquisites or other compensation, shall be allowed them; provided, that the fees now, or which may hereafter be fixed by law to be charged by the Secretary of State, shall be collected and paid over by him monthly to the State Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the General Fund.
Article 82. Appropriations for the clerical expenses of the officers named in the preceding article shall specify each item of appropriation; and shall not exceed in any one year, for the Treasurer the sum of Two Thousand Dollars; for the Secretary of State, the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars and the salary of the Assistant .Secretary of State and all clerical force of the In- «at* Assembly of the State of Louisia-surance Department and all other ex penses of his office shall be included in this amount; and for the Auditor of Public Accounts, the sum of Four Thousand Dollars.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That the foregoing amendments of the Constitution of the state, shall be submitted to »he electors for their approval or rejection, as required by Article 321 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and general election laws of this state at the general State election to be held in this State on the 21st day of April, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS, Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate. J. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 27th, 1907. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL, Secretary of State.
Farmers' Weather Reports. Judge Watkins made an unsuccess
ful attempt in the house to have an amendment placed on the postoffice appropriation bill authorizing postmasters to furhish rural letter carriers with blank slips on which to stamp the daily weather reports for distribution along their routes. The amendment, was knocked out on a point of order, to the effect that it was not germane to the bill.
Congratulations Sent Evans. The following congratulatory tel
egram, signed by Secretary Metcalf, was sent Rear Admiral Evans:
"The department congratulates you and the men and officers of the Atlantic fleet on the termination of the voyage to the Pacific in exact accordance with the itinerary, and also upon the efficiency of the ships and the time of the arrival at Magdalena Bajr."
ACT NO. 12. By Mr. Voegtle. Senate Bill No. 6.
JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Articles 81
and 82 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana relative to fixing the salaries of the Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer and Secretary of State and providing that all fees received by the Secretary of State under existing law or laws which may hereafter be enacted, shall be covered into the State Treasury. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring. That Articles 81 and 82 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, be amended s. as to read as follows:
Article 81. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall receive a. salary of Two
ACT NO. 14. By Mr. Favrot. Senate Bill No. 9. SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article 286 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all members elected to each House concurring, that Article £86 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be amended so as to read as follows:
Article 286. If any railroad, express, telephone, telegraph, steamboat, or other water craft, or sleeping car company, subject hereto, directly, or indirectly, or by any special rate, rebate, or other device, shall intentionally charge, demand, collect or receive from any person, firm or corporation, a greater or less compensation for any service rendered by it, than it charges, demands or receives from any other person, firm or corporation, for doing a like and contemporaneous service, or shall violate any of the rates, charges, orders, rules or decisions of said commission, such railroad, steamboat or other water craft, express, telegraph, telephone, or sleeping car company, shall forfeit and pay to the State not less than One Hundred Dollars, nor more than Five Thousand Dollars to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction, at the suit of the State, at the domicile of the Commission.
Provided that every order or decision of the Commission, fixing and establishing a rate or charge for the transportation of passengers or freight, or for the transmission of messages or conversations by telephone or tele graph, within the State, rhall go into effect at such times as may be fixed by the Commission, and shall remain in effect and be complied with unless and until set aside by the commission, or by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, rendered on final trial in a suit to set aside and annul the «am».
Provided that, whenever any rate, charge, rule, regulation, order, or decision, of the Commission, is contested in court, as provided by this Constitution, or by any amendment thereto, and the same is maintained on final trial, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the railroad, express, telephone, telegraph, steamboat or other water craft, or sleeping car company, or corporation, contesting the same, shall forfeit and pay to the State of Louisiana, the sum of not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars nor more than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars, per day, for each day that the putting into effect and operation of the rate, order, charge, rule, regulation, or decision, of the Commission, may have been suspended by such suit, to be found and adjudged by the court in which such suit may be brought and, in all such cases, the said court shall, in its judgment, maintaining the said rate, charge, rule, regulation, order, or decision, enter up a decree and judgment against the plaintiff therein, condemning such plaintiff to pay to the State of Louisiana the amount of the said penalty or forfeiture so found and adjudged by It, which amount, after deducting therefrom, the attorney's fees provided by Article 288 of this Constitution, shall, when collected, be paid into the State Treasury, for account of the General School Fund of the State.
The power and authority of the Commission shall affect and Include, not only the transportation of passengers, freight, express matter, and telegraph and telephone messages, between points within this State, arid the use of such instruments within this State, but shall also affect and include all matters and things connected with and concerning the service to be given by railroad, express, telephone, telegraph, steamboat and other water craft, and sleeping car companies and corporations, in the State, and their operation within the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.. That the foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana be submitted to the electors of the State at the general election to be held on the 21st day of April, 1908, and on the official ballots to be used at such election shall be placed the words: "for the proposed amendment of Article 28fi of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana." and the words "against the proposed amendment of Article 286 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana," and each elector shall indicate as provided in the general election
laws of the State, which of the provT« slons, "for" or "against," he votes for.
J. Y. SANDERS, Lieutenant Governor and President of
tha Senate. J. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives. • - <•
Approved November 28th, 1907. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL, Secretary of State.
ACT. NO. 15. By Mr. Millsaps. Senate Bill No. 2.
JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article 288
of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana relative to Railroads, Express, Telephone, Telegraph, Steamboat and Sleeping Car Commission. Section 1. Be- it resolved by the Gen-
na, two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring, that Article 288 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, be amended so as to read as follows:
Article 288. The General Assembly may add to or enlarge the powers and duties of said Commission, or confer other powers and duties on them. They may also "provide additional clerical, or other assistance that may be deemed necessary for the discharge of the duties of said Commission, and may add other penalties to make the work of said Commission effective.
It shall be the duty of the. Attorney General, and the various district attor« neys, to aid said commission in all legal matters, for which they shall receive not exceeding 25 per cent, of ali fines and forfeitures collected by them; provided the commission may employ other attorneys in lieu of these officers on like terms.
No person in the service of, or attorney for, any railway, express, telephone, telegraph, steamboat or other water craft, sleeping car company or corporation, or pecuniarily interested in such company or corporation, shall hold the office of commissioner.
The fines collected, after paying the attorney's fees and the costs in suits, in which the Commission may be cast for costs, shall be paid Into the State Treasury.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That the foregoing amendment of the Constitution of the State, shall be submitted to the electors for their approval or rejection, as required by Article 821 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and general elections laws of this State at the General State Election to be held in this State on the 21st day of April, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS. Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate. J. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Représentatives. ' <
Approved November 28th, 1907. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL, Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 25. By Mr. Kernan, House Bill No. 53. Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Com»
mittee, A, B, C; Substitute for House Bills Nos. 2, 3, and 26.
JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tution of Louisiana relative to tax collectors for the City of New Orleans, providing for the election of one Tax Collector for said city, fixing his term of office, his compensation and the clerical and other expenses of his office and providing for the payment thereof. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State eff Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each House concurring, That there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of this State the following proposed amendment to the Constitution of Louisiana, to wit:
That there shall be one State Tax Collector for the City of New Orleans who shall be elected by the qualified electors of said city for the term of four (4) years. He shall receive a salary of Five*-Whousand ($5,000) Dollars per annum payable monthly. The fees received from delinquent tax-debtors, as also the fee of $1.00 charged for tax research certificates to the persons applying for same, shall be turned over to the State Treasury.
The Legislature at Its first session, after this amendment shall have been submitted to a vote of the people, as herein provided, if the same be adopted, shall appropriate such sum as may be necessary for the payment of the clerical expenses, rent, furniture and porterage for the office of said tax collector: provided, however, that the total amount of said appropriation shall not exceed the sum of $35,000.00, and provided further that said appropriation shall be by items showing the particular use to which such appropriated funds shall be applied.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That this proposed amendment be submitted to the electors of the State for their approval or rejection as required by Article 321 of the Constitution of Louisiana and the general election laws of this State, at the general election to be held on the Tuesday following the third Monday In April, 1908.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, etc.. That all properly nominated candidates for the office herein provided for shall be voted for at said general election and the one elected shall be commls.-sloned in the same manner, and enter upon the discharge of Iiis office, at the time when Uie terms of office of the present tax fofWctors IÀ said city expire, and he shall supersede the present tr\x collectors of said city, whose offices shall be abolished by the adoption of the amendment hereby proposed; provided, however, that should the foregoing amendment not be adopted, then the election of the Tax Collector herein provided for shall^be null and void.
J. Y. SANDERS, Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate. J. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House, of Representatives.
Approved- December 4, 1907. NEWTON 'C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true çopy:
JOHN T. MICHEL, Secretary of State.
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