The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-08-02

authorized agent or agents in the State upon whom process may be
ART 233. Nc corporation shall engage in anv business other than
that expressly authorized in it's charter or incidental thereto nor shall
it take or hold any real estate for a longer period than ten oar y
cePC sue rs may pe necessary and proper for it's legitimate business.
ART 234 No corporation shall issue stock nor bonds except for
labor done or money or property actually received, and all fictitious
issues OF stock shall be void, and any corporation issuing such fcti-
ART 235. The stock shall not be increased, except in pursuance of
general laws, nor without consent Of persons holding the larger
holders to be held after thirty days notice given in pursuance of law.
ART: 26 The term corporation, as used in this constitution, shall
be construed to include all joint stock companies or associations
having any power or privileges not possessed by individuals Or part
ART 237. It shall be a crime, the nature and punishment of which
shall be prescribed by law, for any president, director, manager,
banking institution to assent to the reception Of deposits, Or the
creation of debts by such banking institution, after he shall have had
any such officer, agent Or manager shall be Individually responsible
for such deposits so received and all such debts so created with
his assent.
ART 23s. The General Assembly shall have power to enact gen.
eral laws authorizing the parochial OR municipal authorities of the
property taxpayers in numbers and in value, to levy special taxes in
aid Of public improvements or railway enterprises provided, that
such tax shall not exceed the rate of five mills per annum nor ex-
tend for a longer period than ten years.
the purpose shall have the right to construct and operate a railroad
between any points within this State, and connect at the State line,
the right with its road to intersect, connect with or cross any other
railroad, and shall receive and transport each the others passengers,
ART 24O. Railways heretofore constructed, or that may hereafter
be constructed in this State, are hereby declared public highways,
and railroad companies common carriers.
ART al. Every railroad or other corporation, organized or doing
business in this State under the laws or authority thereof shall have
of its business, where transfers Of stock shall be made, and where
shall be kept for public inspection books in which shall be recorded
the amount of capital stock subscribed, the names of owners of stock,
the amounts owned by them respectively, the amount of stock paid,
and by whom, the transfers of said stock, with the date of transfer,
the amount of its assets and liabilities, and the names and places
of residence OF it's officers.
this State, shall consolidate, by sale or otherwise, with any railroad
company organized under the laws of any other State Dr. the United
the courts of this State shall retain jurisdiction in all matters
which may arise, as if said consolidation had not taken place. In no
least sixty days to all stockholders, in such manner as may be pro-
vided by law.
of private corporations, and shall therein provide fully for the adequate
protection of the public and of the individual stakeholder.
sttuted authorities of all Incorporated municipalities of the State
shall alone have the Power, Of regulating the saugh at Of cattle
monopoly or exclusive privilege shall exist in this State, nor such
business be restricted to the land or houses of any individual or cor
poration; provided, the ordinances designating the places for
Strengthening shall obtain the concurrent approval of the board of
health or other sanitary organization.
PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS AND
ART. 245. The General Assembly may establish and organize new
parishes, which shall be bodies corporate, with such powers as may
be prescribed by law; but no new parish shall contain less than six
inhabitants; nor shall any parish be reduced below that area " num-
Der of inhabitants.
ART. GAG. Al. laws changing parish lines or removing parish seats
shall, before taking effect, be submitted to the electors of the parish
or the parishes to be affected thereby, at a special election held
for that purpose, and be adopted by a majority of votes of each par
ART 24z: Any parish may be dissolved and merged BY the Gen
eral Assembly into a contiguous parish or parishes twothirds of the
qualified electors of the parish proposed to be dissolved voting in ia
vor thereof at a election held for that purpose; f0caded, that each
of the parishes into which the dissolved parish proposes to become
Incorporated consents thereto by a majority OF its qualified electors
voting therefor.
ART. 248. Whenever a parish shall be enlarged or created from ter
ritory contiguous thereto, it shall be entitled to a just proportion OF
the property and assets and liable for a just proportion of the exist
ing debts or liabilities of the parish or parishes from which such ter
ritory shall be taken.
THE CITY OF NEW RLEAN
ART 249. The citizens of the city of New Orleans or any political
corporation which may be created within its limits shall have the night
of appointing the several public officers necessary for the admlmstra-
ton Of the police of said city, pursuant to the mode OF election which
shall he provided by the General Assembly.
ART. ESQ. The General Assembly, at its next session after the
adoption of this constitution, shall enact such legislation as may be
proper to Iquidate the Indebtedness of the city of New Orleans, and
apply its assets to the satisfaction thereof It shall have authority to
cancel the charter of said city, and remit its inhabitants to another
form of government if necessary. In any such new form OF govern
ment no salary shall exceed three thousand five hundred dollars.
ART PSI. The General Assembly shall pass necessary laws to pre-
vent sailors or others of the crew of foreign vessels from working on
the wharves and levees of the city of New Orleans; proaded, there ls
no treaty between the United States and foreign powers to the con-
trary.