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No. 59.] AN ACT. To provide for recording and keeping a record in the office of the Secretary of State of all Charters of Corporations, proofs of publication thereof, amendments thereto, and proceedings relative to the consolidation, dissolution and liquidation of corporations; to provide for the use and effect as evidence of extract and certificates from such Record.
Approved July 8th, 1898.
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Act No. 88.] AN ACT Amending and re-enacting Article No. 1584 of the Revised Civil Code of the State of Louisiana.
Approved July 12th, 1898.
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Act No. 135.] - AN ACT. Relative to juries in and for the State of Louisiana, the Parish of Orleans excepted, and to carry out the provisions of Articles 116 and 117, of the Constitution, to prescribe the qualifications of grand and petit jurors and the exemption of certain person from service as jurors; to provide for a Jury Commission in each parish; to prescribe the manner of drawing juries and of selecting grand and petit jurors and to confer on District Judges certain discretionary powers in relation thereto; to provide for the summoning of jurors, prescribing means to enforce their attendance; and penalties for their non-attendance; for their compensation and for the taxing of jury costs in civil jury cases; to fix the number of peremptory challenges in civil and criminal jury cases, and to repeal Act No. 99, of the General Assembly of 1896, entitled: “An act relative to juries, etc.,” approved July 9, 1896, and all laws or parts of laws, in conflict with the provisions of this act.
Approved July 13th, 1898.
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Act No. 164.] AN ACT. Providing that all deeds, acts, acknowledgements, oaths or affirmations made or taken before any ambassador, min- ister, consul or certain other officers in foreign countries, shall have the effect of authentic acts in this State.
Approved July 14th, 1898.
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Act No. 170.] AN ACT To provide an annual revenue for the State of Louisiana by the levying of annual taxes upon all property not exempted from taxation and by prescribing the method of assessing and collecting the same, and of enforcing payment thereof in the several parishes of the State and setting forth the purposes for which said levy is made.
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Act No. 171.] AN ACT To levy, collect and enforce payment of an annual license tax upon all persons, associations of persons, or business firms and corporations, pursuing any trade, profession, vocation, calling or business, except those who are expressly excepted from such license tax by Article 229, of the Constitution; and prescribing the mode and method in which certain persons subject to license shall make report of their business.
Approved July 14, 1898.
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Act No. 176.] AN ACT. To amend and re-enact Section 2548, of the Revised Statutes, regulating the fees and salary of the Custodian of Notarial records for the Parish of Orleans, and providing the mode and manner of paying said salary.
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Act No. 194.] AN ACT To vest in the board of directors of the public schools of the Parish of Orleans control of certain real estate belonging to the State and located in the City of New Orleans, and authorizing said board to contract with the City of New Orleans for the erection and maintenance of a public school building upon said site.