The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-30

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in this State for the transaction
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 sub
scribed. 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 trans
fer, the amount of its assets and
liabilities, and the names and
places Of residence of its officers.
Ii any railroad company organ
lzed under the laws Of this State,
shall consolidate, by sale or other
wise, with any railroad company
Organized under the. laws Of any
other State or Of the'United States,
the same shall pot thereby Become
a foreign corporation, but the
courts of this State shall not retain
jurisdiction in all matters which
may arise, as if said consolidation
had not taken place. In no case
shall any consolidation take place
except on public notice of at least
sixty days to all stockholders, in
such manner as may be provided
by law.
General laws shall be enacted
providing for the creation of pri-
vate corporations, and shall therein
provide for the adequate protection
OF the public and OF the individual
stockholder.
Tie policejuries of the several
parishes and lhe constituted au-
thorities of all incorporated muni-
cipalities Of The State shall alone
have the power Of regulating the
slaughtering of cattle and other
live stock within their respective
limits; provided. no monopoly or
exclusive privilege shall exist in
this State, nor such business be
restricted TO the land or houses OF
any individual or corporation; pro-
vided, the ordinances designating
the places for sla6ghteiing shall
obtain the concurrent approval OF
the board of health@or other sani-
tary organization.
PARocHIAL AFFAIRS AND BOUNDARIES.
The General Assembly may es-
tabIish and organize new parishes,
which shall be bodies corporate,
with such powers as may be pres
crfbed by law; but no new parish
shall contain less than six hundred
and twenty-five square miles, nor
Iess than seven thousand inhabit-
ants; nor shall any parish be re-
lnced below that area or number
of inhabitants.
All laws changing parish lines
Or removing parish seats shall, be-
ore taxing effect, be submitted to
he electors of the parish or the
parishes to be affected thereby, at
|. special election held for that pur-
pose. and be adopted by a majority
If votes Of each parish east at such
Election.
Any parish may be dissolved and
merged by the General Assembly
nto a contiguous parish or par
she's, two-thirds Of the qualified
Iecfors Of the parish proposed to
,e dissolved voting in favor there
/, at an election held for that pur-
,ose; provided, that each OF the
,arishes into which the dissolved
,arish proposes to become incor-
,orated consents thereto by a ma
ority ofits quelified electors voting
herefor.
Whenever d parish shall be en-
srged or created from territory
ontiguous thereto, 1t shall be en-
tiled to just proportion OF the
and assets, and liable for
Just proportion Of the existing
ebts or liabilities OF the parish or
arishes from which such territory
ball be taken.
THE CRY OF NEW ORLEANS.
The citizens of the city Of New
,rleans or any political corpora
on which may be created within
Is limits shall have the right OF
ppointiDg the several officers ner
essary for the administration OF
10 police Of said city, pursuant I'd
20 mode Of election which shall