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UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. (LOUISIANA.) 



ond-class cities was taken from women: bi jthey 

 have the right to serve on school boards. 



The law regarding the sale of the dower rights 

 of women was amended. 



The charters of cities of the second, fourth, and 

 sixth classes were amended. It was provided that 

 the State shall pay its proportion of the cost of 

 improvements of streets in cities of the second 

 class. 



A free public library in Louisville was provided 

 for, enabling the city to accept the Carnegie offer 

 of $200,000. The establishment of libraries in 

 cities of the second class was provided for; and 

 the creation of a free-library commission. 



The office of Inspector of Labor, with a salary 

 of $1,200, was created. 



Mine operators are required to pay employees 

 once in two weeks, instead of once a month. 



A new revenue law was enacted. The so-called 

 McCain tobacco law was repealed; as was also 

 the law allowing county judges, on petition of 

 citizens, to call out guards to protect property 

 from mobs. 



A bill was passed to protect wild birds and 

 their nests. It does not refer to game-birds. A 

 bill was passed, also, to prohibit the docking of 

 horses' tails, but it was vetoed on the ground that 

 it would interfere with the sale of Kentucky 

 horses in the East, and that the statute on cruelty 

 to animals, if enforced, would prevent the prac- 

 tise if it could be shown to be cruel. 



A bill requiring the certificates of registration 

 to be issued to voters in cities and towns of Ken- 

 tucky without presentation of which at the polls 

 on the day of the general election no such voter 

 could exercise his right of suffrage was passed in 

 the lower house and signed there, but was report- 

 ed to have disappeared without reaching the Sen- 

 ate. 



The double-liability clause of the statute on 

 corporations was repealed. The new law relieves 

 all corporations from double liability on its stock 

 save banks, trust companies, and insurance and 

 investment companies. 



The life-insurance laws were amended so that 

 policies shall have a cash surrender value only 

 after the third annual premium has been paid. 

 The scope of insurance companies for investments 

 of accumulations was enlarged. 



Among the appropriations were $17,000 annual- 

 ly for the State militia; $15,000 for improvement 

 at Frankfort penitentiary; $61,000 for improve- 

 ments at Eddyville prison; $10,000 for the Chil- 

 dren's Home Society; $110,000 for the Eastern and 

 Central Asylums, and $60,000 for the Deaf-Mute 

 School, at Danville; $2,000 for a monument over 

 Confederate graves at Perryville; $15,000 annually 

 for the State fair; $16,000 for the colored normal 

 school at Frankfort, the name of which was 

 changed to the Kentucky Normal and Indus- 

 trial School. 



Other measures passed were : Providing for the 

 maintenance of a Confederate home by the State. 



Ceding to the Government jurisdiction over 

 certain land in Boyle County for the establish- 

 ment of a military park at Perryville. 



Providing for the erection of levees along the 

 Ohio river by ceding to the United States Govern- 

 ment jurisdiction over certain land. 



To suppress " blind tigers." 



Making the first Monday in September, Labor 

 Day, a legal holiday. 



Making abduction for ransom a felony. 



Making attempted rape a felony. 



Fixing $100 as the per capita' for inmates of 

 the House of Reform. 



Creating a board of examiners for barbers in 



cities of the first, second, and third classes, and re- 

 quiring an examination by the board before a cer- 

 tificate is issued allowing the practise of the trade. 

 The bill has also provisions for the inspection of 

 barber shops for the purpose of preserving sani- 

 tary conditions. 



Authorizing the legal voters of a county to vote 

 a tax for extension of the common-school term. 



Political. The contest for the minor State of- 

 fices that arose from the disputed election when 

 Goebel and Taylor were the candidates for Gov- 

 ernor was ended this year by the decision that 

 Clifton J. Pratt, the Republican candidate for 

 Attorney-General, had been legally elected. Mr. 

 Pratt, who had been compelled by a former deci- 

 sion to give up the office to R. J. Breckinridge, the 

 Democratic candidate, took possession of the office 

 again April 1. 



At the November election the Democratic candi- 

 dates for Congressmen were elected in all the dis- 

 tricts except the Eleventh, where Vincent Boreing, 

 Republican, had 8,013 plurality. Justices Guffy 

 and DuRelle, of the Court of Appeals, were de- 

 feated by the Democratic candidates, W. E. Set- 

 tle and H. S. Parker. 



The eligibility of Gov. Beckham, under the 

 State Constitution, to succeed himself has been 

 questioned; but several constitutional lawyers- 

 have agreed that he is eligible and he has an- 

 nounced his candidacy for the nomination at the 

 Democratic primary to be held May 9, 1903. The 

 action of the State Committee in calling the pri- 

 mary was strongly opposed by a section of the 

 party, and proceedings were taken to serve an in- 

 junction. 



LOUISIANA, a Southern State, admitted to 

 the Union April 30, 1812; area, 48,720 square 

 miles. The population, according to each decen- 

 nial census since admission, was 152,923 in 1820; 

 215,739 in 1830; 352,411 in 1840; 517,726 in 1850; 

 708,002 in 1860; 726,915 in 1870; 939,946 in 1880; 

 1,118,587 in 1890; and 1,381,625 in 1900. Capital, 

 Baton Rouge. 



Government. The following were the State 

 officers in 1902: Governor, William W. Heard; 

 Lieutenant-Governor, Albert Estopinal; Secretary 

 of State, John T. Michel ; Attorney-General, Wal- 

 ter Guion; Treasurer, Ledoux E. Smith; Auditor, 

 W. S. Frazee ; Superintendent of Education, J. V. 

 Calhoun; Adjutant-General, Allen Jumel; Com- 

 missioner of Agriculture and Immigration, Jordan 

 G. Lee; Railroad Commission, C. L. De Fuentes, 

 W. L. Foster, Overton Cade ; Registrar of the Land 

 Office, J. M. Smith ; Chief Justice of the Supreme 

 Court, Francis T. Xicholls; Associate Justices, 

 Newton C. Blanchard, Joseph A. Breaux, Frank A. 

 Monroe, O. O. Provosty; Clerk, T. McC. Hyman. 

 All are Democrats. 



The term of the State officers is four years ; they 

 are elected in April of the years of presidential 

 elections. The Legislature meets biennially in 

 May of the even-numbered years; the length of 

 the session is limited to sixty days. 



Finances. The Treasury transactions for 

 1900-'01 are summarized as follow: The totul 

 receipts from all sources, including cash balance^ 

 on hand and transfers, for 1900, to Dec. 31 of Unit 

 year, are $5,549,274.94. The total clislMirsnncnt* 

 for all purposes for the same period. $4,243,583.31 ; 

 balance. $1.305.691.63. The gross receipts for the 

 year 1901 and cash and balances on hand appro- 

 gated $5.188,373.49; the disbursements, $3.77 V 

 567.75. The total receipts in 1902 were $4,160,- 

 067.60, and the balance on hand $1,392,047.37. 



The Treasurer's report says the gross receipts to 

 the general fund for 1900 amounted to $929,030.82, 

 while the expenses of the general fund for the 



