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SOME LOUISIANA HOSTILE LEGISLATION LEGISLATIONNEW NEW ORLEANS La May 20 New Orleans racegoers are looking for a genius to spring up from among them to take care of the perplexing situation which has arisen as a result of the act of the Louisiana legislature Wednesday night in embodying in the statutes of tho state a law pro ¬ hibiting the transmission publication or circula ¬ tion of information concerning horses entered in races or the odds offered agaiint them themThe The legislation as presented by Representative Breasealo and approved by tho lawmaking body specifically states that it is a violation of the law to print within tho state of Louisiana in any man ¬ ner shape or form information which may en ¬ courage betting on the races This certain attor ¬ neys here believe will prevent the operation of the race tracks next winter if it is carried out in its strictest sense senseThe The law is expected to go into effect thirty days aftpr ta putsage
