The St. Mary banner., 1908-04-04

]. W. HYAMr.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved November 9th, 1907.
NEWTON {. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State
By Mr.. Favrot. Senate Bill No. 9.
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. l.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 286 of the Constitu
tiOn 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 286
of the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana be amend ed 80 as to read as follows.
Article 1856 If any railroad, express,
telephone, telegraph, steamboat. or
other water craft. or sleeping Car COM
pany, subject hereto, directly, or indi.
rectly. or by any special rate, rebate, or
other device, shall Intentionally charge.
demand. collect or receive from any per-
son. firm or CORPORATION, a greater or
less compensation for any service rem
dered by il, 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 Sleep
ing car company, shall forfeit and pay
to the State not less, than One Hundred
Doilars, 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.
Provided that every order or decision
uf the Commission, fixing and establish
ing rate or charge for the transporta-
tion Of passengers or freight. or for the
Transmission Of messages or converse
tions by telephone or telegraph, within
the State, shall 60 into effect at such
time as may be fixed by the Commission,
and shall remain in effect and be com
piled with unless and until set aside by
the commission, or by a final Judgment
Of Il 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 deci-
sion, Of the Commission, is contested in
court, ns provided ny this Constitution.
or by any amendment thereto, and the
same is maintained on final trial, by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the
steamboat or other water craft. or
sleeping car company, or corporation,
contesting the same, shall forfeit and
pay 10 the State of Louisiana, the sum
Of not less than Ten $4,000 Dollars nor
more than Fifty (S5O.OO Dollars, per
day. for each day that the putting into
effect and operation of the rate order,
charge, rule, regulation. or decision, Of
the Commission may have been suspend.
ed by such suit, to be found and adjudg-
ed by the court in which such suit may
be brought and. in all such cases, the
said court shall. in its judgment, main
tanning the said rate, charge, rule, regu-
lation, order, or decision, enter up a
decree and judgment against the plain
tiff therein, condemning such plaintiff to
pay to the State of Louisiana the amount
of the said penalty or forfeiture SO
found aud adjudged by it, which
after deducting therefrom, tie
fees provided by Article 2SS Of
this Constitution. shall, when collected,
la paid into the State Treasury. for ac-
cOuut 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 tele-
phone messages, between points within
this State, and the use of such iDstru-
ments within this State, but shall also |
affect and include all matters and things
with and concerning the
service to be given by railroad, express.
telephone. uiegraph, steamboat and
,ther water craft, and sleeping car COM
Danies and corporations, in the State,
md their operation within the State.
section 2. Be it further resolved, etc. T
That the foregoing amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana be
admitted 70 the electors OF the State at