The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-21
ACT NO. IA.


BY Mr.. Favrot. Senate Bill No. ..
SUBSTITUTE By THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. /.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 2ss of the Constitu-
ton Of the State OF Louisiana.
Section 1. Re IL resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana two-thiSis of all members elect
ed to each House concurring, that Ar
ticle 2S6 OF the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana be amended so as to read
as follows:
Articl0:2S6. II any railroad, express,
telephone. telegraph. steamboat, or 9TH
er water craft, or sleeping car company,
subject hereto, directly or indirectly, or
by any special rate. rebate. or other de-
vice. shall Intentionally charge. demand.
collect or receive from any person, firm
or corporation. greater or less COM
pensation for any service rendered by
ii. than It charges. demands or receives
from any other person. firm or corpor-
alton, for doing a like and contempor-
aneous service. or shall violate any of
the rates. charges. orders. rules or de-
cisfons Of said Commission. such rail-
road. steamboat or other water craft.
express, telegraph, telephone. or sleep
Ing car company, shall forfeit and pay
to the State not less than One Hundred
Dollars. nor more than Five Thousand
Dollars to be recovered before any court
Of competent jurisdiction. at the suit
of the State, at the domicile of the
Co.nmissiCa.
Provided that every order or decision
Of the Commission. fixing and estab-
fishing a rate or charge for the trans
portation of passengers or freight. or
for the transmission of messages or
conversations by telephone or telegraph,
within the State, shall go into effect
at such times as may be fixed by the
Commission. and shall remain In effect
and be complied with unless and until
set aside by the commission, or by a
final judgment of a court of competent
Jurisdiction, rendered on final trial In a
suit to set aside and annui the same.
Provided that. whenever any rate.
charge. rule. regulation, order. or de-
cision, OF the Commission. is contested
in court. as provided by this Constitu-
ton, or by any amendment thereto. and
the same Is maintained on final trial,
by a court of competent jurisdiction. the
railroad. express, telephone, telegraph,
steamboat or other water craft. or
sleeping car company. or corporation.
contesting the same. shall forfeit and
pay to the State of louisiana, the sum
Of not less than Ten $4,000 Dollars
nor more than Fifty (s50.oo) Dollars.
per day. for each day that the putting
into effect and operation Of the rate.
order. charge. rule, regulation. or de-
cision. Of the Commission may have
been suspended by such suit. to be
found and adjudged by the court In
which such suit may be brought and.
In all such cases. the said court shall In
its Judgment. maintaining the said rate.
charge, rule. regulation. order, or de-
cision. enter up a decree and Judgment
against the plaintiff therein. condemn
ing such plaintiff to pay to the State Of
louisiana the amount OF the said PEN
atty, or forfeiture so found and adj
judged by II, which amount after de-
Quoting therefrom. the attorneys fees
provided by Article 2sS OF this constitu-
ton, shall. when collected. be paid into
the State Treasury, for account Of the
General School Fund Of the State.
The power and authority OF the Com
mission shall affect and include, not
only the transportation OF passengers.
freight, express matter. and telegraph
and telephone messages. between points
within this State. and tire use Of such
instruments within this S ate. but shall
also affect and Include all matters and
things connected with and concerning
the service to be given by railroad. ex-
press. telephone. telegraph, steamboat
and other water craft. and sleeping car
companies and cor 1orations. in the
State. and their operation within the
State.
Sec. q Re II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors Of the
State at the general election to be held
on the 21st day of April. 1908. and on
the official ballots TO be used at such
election shall re placed the words:
''for the proposed amendment OF Arti-
Gle 2s6 of the Constitution Of the State
Of Louisiana" and the words against
the proposed amendment Of Article 2se
Of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana" and each elector shall indi-
cate as provided In the general election
laws Of the State, which of the pro-
visions, sfor" or against" he votes for.
~. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
J. w. HYAMS.
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