The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-21
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~. ,,. povro, Senate Bill No. 9. t
B THE JUDICIARY COM
MTrTEE OF THE SENATE FOR SENATE
BILL MOI.
a Joint resolution proposing an amenonen' W
Article ss6 OF the Constitution of the state
of Louisiana.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Genera1
Assemhly of the State of Louisiana. tWo'thifds 4
~ al, members elected to each House concur
ring that Article ss6 of the Constitution OF the
state of Louisiana be amended to read as 1oi-
lows: ~
Article 2ss. II any railroad, express 'eie'
nbone. telegraph steamboat. or otner "a'e'
# or sleeping car company, subject hereto'
directly or indirectly. or by any special rate
rebate. or other device. shall lntehtioh"n'
charge, demand. collector receive from any
nerson. firm or corporation. greater UT 1888
COMPENSATION for any service rendered Dy IL.
than It charges, demands or receives from any
other person, firm or corporation. for dong
r,e and contemporaneous service, or shall Vio-
late any of the rates. charges. orders. rules OF
decisions OF said Commission. sucn rahroau'
steamboat or other water craft. express tefe'
yraph. telephone, or sleeping car company
shall forfeit and pay to the State not less tnah
One Hundred Dollars. nor more IMAM Five
Thousand Dollars to be recovered oe1ore any
court of competent jurisdiction. at the SUIT Oh
the State, at the domicile OF the COMMISSION
. Provided that every order or oe-
cision of the Commission, fixing ana
establishing rate or charge for the
TRANSFORMATION of passengers or
freipht. or for the transmission OF
, messages or conversation by telephone
: or telegraph, within the State, shall
90 into effect at such times as may De
. fixed by the Commission, and shall
e remain in effect and be complied with
n unless and until set aside by the COM
d mission, or by a final Judgment OF a
=, court of competent jurisdiction, rem
!. dered on final trial in suit to SET
/. aside and annul the same.
4, Provided that, whenever any rate,
~ charge, rule, regulation, order or de-
h cision, of the Commission is contested
At in court, as provided by this Consti
Or tuition, or by any amendment thereto
~ and the same is maintained on tina
te trial, by court OF competent jurisdic
,r. ton. the railroad, express, telephone
81 telegraph, steamboat or other waite
~ w. craft, or sleeping car company, 0
Re. corporation, contesting the same
Sc shall forfeit and pay to the State
ds Louisiana, the sum of not less tina
a d. Ten $4,000 Dollars nor more tina
in Fifty ($5o.Oo) Dollars, per day, to
Isl, each day that the putting into effe'
OF and operation of the rate, ordel
U ;a charge, rule, regulation, or decision
,ar of the Commission may have bee
use suspended by such suit, to be toun
,all and adjudged by the court in whle
lou such suit may be brought and, in a
such cases, the said court shall, in
Judgment, maintaining the said rat
res. charge, rule, regulation, order, or q
49, cision, enter up decree and judgme
against the plaintiff therein, condem
ing such plaintiff to pay the State
ma, Louisiana the amount of the said pc
atty or forfeiture so found adjudg
by it, which amount, after deductl1
therefrom, the attorneys fees proVl
ed by Article 2SS of this Constitute
" shall, when collected, be paid into
., State Treasury, for account OF
n NJ General School Fund of the State.
the The power and authority of
and Commission shall affect and inclu'
all not only the transportation OF pass
nav gers, freight, express matter, and tie
into graph and telephone messages,
tween points within this State, and
lerai use of such instruments within t
non' State, but shall also affect and
nsti clude all matters and things connec
nded with and concerning the service to
given by railroad, express, telepho
sand telegraph, steamboat and other wa
reas. craft, and sleeping car companies
sand corporations, in the State, and I'll
state operation within the State.
mo-, ~ Section 2. Be it further resolN
IS or etc., That the foregoing amendn
ided to abe Constitution of the State
er be Louisiana be submitted to the cleo
u, s, ", of the State at the general election
laced be held on the 2lst day of April, l
and on the official ballots to be =,
erical at such election shall be placed
e eoIa words: ''for the proposed amendr
r. for of Article 286 of the Constitution o
Dol State of Louisiana, and the w