The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-04-03
To be Submitted to the
ACT NO. IA.

ACT NO II.
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SUBSTITUTE By TIE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. /.
4 3oint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 2Ss OF the Constitu-
ton Of the State Of Louisiana.
Section 1. Be Il resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State Of Louis
lana. two-thiSis Of all members elect
cd to each House concurring. that Ar
ticle 2ss Of the Constitution OF the State
OF Louisiana be amended 10 a. to read
Is follows:
ArriclsD'ess. II any railroad. express.
telephone. telegraph. steamboat. or 9TH
or water craft, or sleeping car company.
subject hereto. directly or Indirectly. or
vice. shall Intentionally charge. demand.
collect or receive from any person, firm
or corporation. . greater or less COM
pensation for any service rendered ~
II. than II charges. demands or receives
from any other person. firm or corpor-
alton. for doing like and contempor-
aneous service. or shall violate any Of
the rates. charges. orders. rules or de-
cisions OF said Commission. such rail-
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
Commission.
OF the Commission. fixing and estao-
fishing . 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 90 into effect
at such times AZ 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 q
| final judgment Of a court OF competent
| Jurisdiction. rendered on final trial IN .
| suit to Get aside and annui the xame.
Provided that. whsAever any rate.
| charge. rule. regulation. order. or de-
| cision. Of the Commission. II contested
| In court. rs provided by this Constitu-
| ton. or by any amendment thereto. ana
the same u maintained on final trial
by q court Of competent Jurisdiction, the
| railroad. express. telephone. telegraph.
| steamboat or other water craft, or
( sleeping car company. or corporation.
contssting the same. shail forfett and
| nay to the State of Louisiana, thu sum
| Of not less than Ten (eleo0) Dollars
nor more than Fifty (eSeyee) Dollars.
per day. for each day that the putting
into effect and operation Of the rata.
| order. charge. rule. regulation. Or de-
cision. of the Commission may have
4 been suspended by such suit. % be
found and adjudgsd ~ the court IN
| which auch suit may - brought -.
| In all such cases. the said court shall. In
its Judgment. maintaining the said rate.
/ charge, rule. regulation. order. or de-
cision, enter mp . decree ana 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 % found and ed-
Judged by Il, which amount, aftor oe-
Quoting therefrom. the attorneys feee
| provided by Article 2ss Of this constitu-
/ ton, shall when collected. be paid into
/ the State Treasury. for account Of the
i General School Fund Of the state.
i The power and authority OF the Gem
mission shall affect and include. not
Il only the transportation Of passengers.
/ fright express matter. and telegraph
i within this State. and the use Of such
Instruments within this State. but shall
also affect and include an matters and
I things connected with and concerning
the service to Be given by railroad. ex-
j press, telephone. telegraph. steamboat
and other water craft. and sleeping ca
companies and CORPORATIONS. In the
state. and their operation within tha
State.
Sec. / Be II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to tha
4 Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana
I be submitted to the electors OF the
State IT the general election to be held
4 on the 21st day Of April. 1893. and on
q the official ballots to be used at such
I election shall be placed the woe6s:
-for the proposed amendment Of Arti-
j Gle 10e Of the Constitution Of the STATE
q Louis1ana.- and the werds sagainsl
the proposed amendments ~ Article -
q the Constitution u the State ci
LOuisiana.- and each elector shah indi-
cate - provided In the general election
laws q the State. which Of the pro-
Visions, s6cg~ or against" he votes Tor
J. Y. 0ANDERS.
Lieutenant oovsrnor and pSeaadsnt d
the Senate.
II J. ". HYAlra
Speaker q the House e 2spresenfas
u xpprsvsd Novembsr 3sth. 1897.
u NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
4 oovsrnor q the State q Louisiana
a 4 true copy:
III John - lfYCHEIA