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stricken from the rolls for the mere commission of crimes, rather than conviction for them. If you present yourself at the registrar’s office, and he thinks you look like a little illegitimate child he’s seen, he can strike you from the rolls,” said Duplantier. He then read a news clipping concerning a judge who decides paternity cases by comparing the ears of children with those of their alleged fathers. “Some registrar might take a look at my ears some day and that would be it,” said Duplantier. “What we will have to do is submit to plastic surgery and change the characteristics of our ear lobes.” Sen. Michael O’Keefe, also an attorney from New Orleans, backed Duplantier, calling him “one of the most studious among us.” Duplantier, former New Orleans District Court Clerk and Orleans. Parish First Assistant District Attorney, serves parttime as a law professor at Loyola. “When he says something is legally wrong, believe me, it is legally wrong,” said O’Keefe. “These are not arguments of phi losophy or sociology. These are arguments of law. ‘Boogyman’ Label “When we pass bills that are not legally correct, they aren’t going to be. upheld by the courts,” he said. O’Keefe previously had urged his colleagues “not to pass things just because someone’s put a boogyman label on them,” and inquired of the segregation committee if it were presenting ‘sneaker’ bills “which we can’t vote against for fear someone will later say we’re integrationists.” Duplantier’s illegitimacy and common-law amendments were defeated, 26-9. The failure of these and other amendments was partly the result of a message from Gov. Jimmie Davis’ office asking that the proposed amendment be passed “100 _percent as is.” Finally, Long called for a quorum and moved final passage. The vote was 29 for, six against. As the senators and reporters filed out of the chamber, one lone green light still glowed on the electric tally board. Sen. Cleveland’s can of syrup was being dutiful beyond the call of duty. Alpaca Makes the Rounds Chiang Read His Copy AUSTIN H. L. Hunt’s first novel, Alpaca, has been making the rounds. Various traveler; have reported finding copies in rooms of some of the larger hotels in Texas. Copies have also been sent to various embassies and foreign countries, presumably to make Mr. Hunt’s Ideal Constitution available to hardpressed republics. The most interesting feature of this docthat the richer you are, the more votes you get. One hundred copies were sent to the Turkish Embassy. Osman Derinsu, embassy counselor, replied: “I am sure the Turkish experts working on the preparation of a new constitution will find it very interesting in their efforts to solve some of the problems that they will be confronted with.” Captain Said Alduri, secretary to the Iraqi prime min ister or press affairs, thanked the donor for sending Alpaca to His Excellency General Abdul Karim Qassim, and concluded: “In reciprocation, I am sending you herewith an autographed photo of His Excellency our Sole Leader together with some publications and brochures.” Y. Z. Chang, assistant to the president of the Republic of China answered: “President Chiang … has read your book with much interest and he is grateful to you for sending it to him.” In a later letter he said: “Six copies of Alpaca have been received. The box of 100 copies will no doubt arrive soon. To place them where they can easily be reached, I have sent your book to six educational institutions and government agencies.” The Observer was unable to learn if Fidel Castro has received his copy. The book sells for 50 cents. After four abortive attempts at House p a s s a g e, administration whips compromised to the extent of freezing all presently registered illiterates on the rolls. If the amendment takes effect, illiteracy would not be a valid ground for denial of suffrage to any person registered as of November 8. Other Measures A dozen new misdemeanors and crimes, whose definitions were worded to fit the activities of integrationist demonstrators or agitators, had been put into the books this session for the purpose of disfranchising those convicted, by application of the character standards. Other laws, calling for prosecution of unwed mothers and persons living in common-law marriage, were passed with the expressed intent of disfranchising Negroes, rather than jailing them. Still another dozen routine bills, including salary increases for vote registrars and a bill to continue their salaries if they are forced out of their jabs by federal Civil Rights Commission investigators, dovetail into the “good character” measure. By the time Long announced the title of the proposed character amendment before the Senate, Seri. Duplantier was at the microphone. He objected to what he called “ex post facto” qualities of the proposed constitutional change. He said it-was contrary to the spirit of America to impose penalties upon persons for the commission of acts which were not illegal at the time they were committed. “This is grossly unfair,” he said. “It reaches back against people who have committed misdemeanors in the past.” His amendment would have made the proposed restriction apply only against persons sentenced after passage of the constitutional change. Duplantier’s amendment died, 24-11. Duplantier then tried to amend the illegitimacy and common-law suffrage sections, to call for court convictions, rather than registrars’ opinions, in determining whether persons have sired or borne illegitimates or lived in extra-legal union. The Ear Test “What we are about to do is provide that you are apt to be suit has been brought by the City of Austin as Plaintiff, against the above named persons, and the State of Texas and the County of Travis as Defendants, by petition filed on the 17th day of May, 1960. in a certain suit styled City of Austin vs. Jewell Ahrens, et al f6r collection of the taxes on said property and that suit is now pending in the District Court of Travis County 53rd Judicial District, and the file number of said suit is 117,900, that the names of all taxing units which assess and collect taxes on the property hereinabove described not made parties to this suit are, NONE. Plaintiff and all other taxing units who may set up their tax claims seek recovery of delinquent ad valorem taxes on the property hereinabove described, and in addition to the taxes all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law thereon up to and including the day of judgment herein, and the establishment and foreclosure of liens, if any, securing the payment of same, as provided by law. All parties to this suit, including Plaintiffs, Defendants, and Intervenors, shall take notice that claims not only for any taxes which were delinquent on said property at the time of this suit was filed but all taxes becoming delinquent thereon at any time thereafter up to the day of judgment, including all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law thereon, may, upon request therefor, be recovered herein without further citation or notice to any parties herein, and all said parties shall take notice of and plead and answer to all claims and pleadings ‘now on file and which may hereafter be filed on said cause by all other parties herein, and all of those tax:rig. units above named who may intervene herein and set up their respective tax claims against said property. You are hereby commanded to appear and defend such suit on the first Monday after the expiraand after the date of issuance hereof, the same being the 15th day of August A.D., 1960 \(which is before the Honorable District Court, 53rd Judicial District of Travis County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse thereof, then and there to show cause why judgment .shall not be rendered for such taxes, penalties, interests and costs, and condemning said property and ordering foreclosure of the constitutional and statutory tax liens thereon for taxes due the Plaintiff and the taxing units parties hereto, and those who may intervene herein, together with all interest, penalties and costs allowed by law up to and including the day of judgment herein, and all costs of this suit. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said court in the City of Austin, ‘T’ravis County, Texas, this 28th day of June A.D., 1960. 0. T. MARTIN, JR. Clerk of the District Court Travis County, Texas By: Mrs. Chas. Kohrs, Deputy. THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TRAVIS In the name and by the authority of the State of Texas Notice is hereby given as follows: To: Al C. Barron, and the unknown owner or, owners of the property hereinafter described or any interest therein: the heirs and legal representatives and the unknown heirs and legal representatives of each of the above named and mentioned persons who may be deceased; and the corporate officers trustees, receivers and stockholders of any of the above named or mentioned parties which may be corporations, defunct or otherwise, together with the successors, heirs and assigns of such corporate officers, trustees, receivers, and stockholders. and any and all persons, including adverse claimants, owning or having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in or lien upon the following described property delinquent to Plaintiff herein, for taxes, to-wit: All that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land lying and being situated in the County of Travis, State of Texas, known and described as follows: dition, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to the map or plat of said Addition recorded in Volume 3, page 15 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, save and except, however, that portion of the above described lots -which was conveyed to Velma L. Boone by Al C. Barron by deed dated March 11, 1942 and recorded in Volume 692. page 576 of the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas. Which said property is delinquent to Plaintiff for taxes in the following amounts: $189.14, exclusive of interest, penalties and costs, and there is included in this suit in addition to the taxes all said interest, penalties and costs thereon, allowed by law up to and including the day of judgment herein. You are hereby notified that suit has been brought by the City of Austin as Plaintiff, against the above named persons, and the State of Texas and the County of Travis as Defendants, by petition filed on the 25th day of May, 1960. in a certain suit styled City of Austin vs. Al C. Barron for collection of the taxes on said property and that suit is now pending in the District Court of Travir County 53rd Judicial District, and the file number of said suit is 118,007, that the names of all taxing units which assess and collect taxes on the property hereinabove described not made parties to this suit are, NONE. Plaintiff and all other taxing units who may set up their tax claims seek recovery of delinquent ad valorem taxes on the property hereinabove described and in addition to the taxes all interest, penalties, and cost’s allowed by law thereon up to and including the day of judgment herein, and the establishment and foreclosure of liens, if any, securing the payment of same, as provided by law. All parties to this suit, including Plaintiffs, Defendants, and Intervenors, shall take notice that claims not only for any taxes which were delinquent on said property at the time of this suit was filed but all taxes becoming delinquent thereon at any time thereafter up to the day of judgment, including all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law thereon, may, upon request therefor, be recovered herein without further citation or notice to any parties herein, and all said parties shall take notice of and plead and answer to all claims and pleadings now on file and which may hereafter be filed in said cause by all other parties herein, and all of those taxing units above named who may intervene herein and set up their respective tax claims against said property. You are hereby commanded to appear and defend such suit on the first Monday after the expiraand after the date of issuance hereof. the same being the 15th day of August A.D., 1960 \(which is before the Honorable District Court, 53rd Judicial District of Travis County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse thereof, then and there to show cause why iudgment shall not be rendered for such taxes, penalties, interests and costs, and condemning said property and ordering foreclosure of the constitutional and statutory tax liens thereon for taxes due the Plaintiff and the taxing units parties hereto, and those who may ‘intervene herein. together with all interest, penalties and costs allowed by law up to and including the day of judgment herein, and all costs of this suit. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said court in the City of Austin. Travis County, Texas, this 28th day of June A.D., 1960. 0. T. MARTIN, JR. Clerk of the District Court Travis County, Texas By: Mrs. Chas. Kohrs, Deputy. Mad Bats Hit Hardin Louisiana Stands Firm * The Kountze News reports two cases of human beings bitten by mad bats. “The first case,” Archer Fullingham’s paper describes, “was that of a school child in Hardin County bitten on the finger, and the second case a woman in Kirbyville who was likewise bitten by a bat.” Both bats were collected and sent to the state laboratory for examination, and were found to have rabies. In addition, a very sick bat was found on a front porch in Jasper, but the housewife so completely destroyed the creature that it could not be given a proper medical examination. Anyone bitten by a bat, the News suggests, should try to capture the bat without further risk of additional bites, and notify the Health Unit officer that the animal can be sent to the laboratory for examination. * A suggestion made by the Daily Texan, student newspaper at the University, that the Newport Jazz festival be moved to Austin has not been received with enthusiasm by officials. The Festival, an integrated affair, was closed down in Newport after rioting in which 150 were arrested. The Texan’s front-page story cited Austin’s new auditorium and nearby Zilker Park as