The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-04-17
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~ Af. Favrot Senate Bill No. 3.
sUssT1TUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
CoMAMTTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1.
4 Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 2Ss Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State OF Louisiana.
section 1. Be II resolved by the
Senerai Assembly of the State of Louis
ANA two-thfsds OF all members elect
81 70 esch House concurring, that Ar
icie ESQ or the Constitution OF the State
OF Louisiana be amended so as TO read
as follows:
ArticiS'2S6. II any railroad, express.
.eiephone. telegraph. steamboat. or 9TH
er water craft, or sleeping car company,
subject hereto. directly or indirectly. or
oy any special rate. rebate, or other de-
vice. shall Intentionally charge, demand,
collect or receive from any person, firm
or corporation. a greater or less COM
pensation for any service rendered by
H. than II charges. demands or receives
from any other person. firm or corpor-
alion, Tor doing like and contempor-
aneous service. or shall violate any OF
the rates, charges. orders, rules or de-
cisions OF said Commission, such rail-
road, steamboat or other water craft.
express. telegrap phi. 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. al the domicile of the
Commission.
Provided that every order or decision
OF the Commission. fixing and estab-
fishing rate or charge for the trans
portation Of passengers or freight. or
Tor 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
dnal judgment OF court of competent
jurisdiction, rendered on final trial in
suit to set aside and annul the same.
Provided that. whenever any rate,
charge, rule. regulation, order. or de-
cision, of the Commission, is contested
n court, as provided by this Constitu-
ion, or by any amendment thereto. and
he same is maintained on final trial,
~ court Of competent jurisdiction, the
abroad, 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
II not less than Ten $4,000 Dollars
nor more than Fifty ts50.00) 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.
all such cases, the said court shall. In
is judgment. maintaining the said rate.
.harge. rule. regulation. order, or de-
-ision. enter up a decree and judgment
against the plaintiff therein. condemn
Ingeuch plaintiff to pay to the State Of
Louisiana the amount Of the said PEN
atty. or forfeiture so found and adj
Judged by 1t. 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
)nly the transportation of passengers.
freight express matter. and telegraph
and telephone messages between points
within this State. and the use of such
instruments within this State. but shall
ilso affect ana 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 aorations. in the
state. and their operation within The
State.
Sec. 2. Be II further resolved, ETC..
That the fores5fng 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 be 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 2S6
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, for" or against" he votes for.
]. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF