The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-11

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Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 9th, 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT No. IA.
Bv Mr.. Favrot. Senate Bill No. o.
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL No. l.
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 2S6 of the Constitu-
ton of the State Of Louisiana.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana.
two-thirds of all members elected to each
House concurring. that Article 2S6 Of
the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana be amended so as to read as follows:
Article 2se. If 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
device, shall Intentionally charge, de-
mand, collect or receive from any per-
son, firm or corporation, greater or
less compensation for any service rem
dered by it. than it charges, demands
or receives from any other person. firm
or corporation, for doing like and con-
temporaneous service, or shall violate
any of the rates, charges, orders, rules
or decisions of said Commission, such
railroad, steamboat or other water craft
express, telegraph, telephone, or sleeping
lear 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 o.
the State, at the domicile of the Com
mission.
Provided, that every order or decision
, of the Commission, fixing and establish
, ing a rate or charge for the transporta
ton of passengers or freight, or for tn
transmission of messages or converse
tions by telephone or telegraph, within
E the State, shall go into effect at sue
+ times as may be fixed by the Commission
and shall remain in effect and be com
Piled with unless and until set aside b
$ the commission, or BY final judgmen
r Of a court of competent jurisdiction
o rendered on final trial in a suit to sc
aside and annul the same.
Provided. that, whenever any rat
}, charge. rule, regulation, order, or dec
/ sion. of the Commission. is contested
Il court, as provided by this Constitution
Il or by any amendment thereto, and tt
d same is maintained on final trial, by
n court of competent jurisdiction, Il
j. railroad, express, telephone, TELEGRAPH
D. steamboat or other water craft, I
Is sleeping car company, or corporatio
4 contesting the same. shall forfeit ar
lie nav to the State of Louisiana, the su
j. of not less than Ten $4,000 Dolla
,r nor more than Fifty ($50.00) Dollar
al per day, for each day that the putin
We into effect and operation of the raj
Sc order, charge. rule. regulation. or de-
C. sion, of the Commission may have be-
ne suspended by such suit, to be found al
n adiudged BY the court in which SUI
)" suit NAV be brought and, in all su
eases. the said court shall. in its jud
ment. maintaining the said rate, char
.. rule. regulation, order, or decision, {
ter up a decree and judgment AGAR
Of the plaintiff therein, condemning su
plaintiff to nav to the State of Loui
ana Une amount Vi tnc odiu PSA".ey
forfeiture so found and adjudged by
+ which amount, after deducting therefr'
the attorneys fees provided by Arti
2ss of this Constitution, shall, WI
collected be paid into the State Ire
ury. for account of the General Sch
Fund of the State.
The power and authority of the CO
mission shall affect and include, not o.
the transportation of passengers, freie
81 express matter, and telegraph and t.
ate phone messages, between points wit
the this State, and the use of such inst
Ac- ments within this State, but shall q
OF affect and include all matters and thi
re- connected with and concerning the |
un vice to be given by railroad, express,
nay ephone, telegraph, steamboat and OF
red water craft, and sleeping car compal
and corporations, in the State, and Il
en- operation within the State.
ma, Sec. 2. Be it further resolved,
ted That the foregoing amendment to
cles Constitution of the State OF Louisi
the be submitted to the electors OF the 8
to at the general election to be held on
2lst day of April, 1908, and on the
bile fetal ballots to be used at such cleo
TWO shall be placed the words: "for the
an posed amendment of Article 2S6 OF
AL Constitution of the State OF Louisial
L.