The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-04-18

Secretary of State.
AC NO. A.
nv Mr. Favrot. Senate Bill No. 9.
SUBSTITUTE B THE JUDICIARY COM
MITrEE OF THE SENATE FOR SENATE
BILL MOI.
A Joint resolution proposing On amendment 10
Article 2S6 Of the Constitution OF the State
of Louisiana.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two-thrds
of all members elected to each House concur
ring, that Article 2S6 of the Constitution OF the
| State of Louisiana be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Article sSe. If any railroad express tele-
phone. telegraph, steamboat. or other water
| craft, or sleeping Car company subject hereto
directly or indirectly, or by any special rate
rebate or other device, shall Intentionally
charge, demand collect or receive from any
person. firm or corporation. a greater or less
compensation for any service rendered by II.
than it charges demands or receives from any
other person. firm Or corporation for doing
like and contemporaneous service, or shall NO.
late any of the rates. charges. orders, rules or
decisions of said Commission, such railroad
steamboat or other water craft, express tele-
graph, telephone, or sleeping car company
shall forfeit and pay to the State not less than
One Hundred Dollars, nor more than rive
Thousand Dollars to be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction. at the suit OF
the State. 1T the domicile Of the Commission.
Provided that every order or de-
| cision of the Commission, fixing and
: establishing a rate or charge for the
transportation of passengers or
, freight, or for the transmission OF
E messages or conversation by telephone
= or telegraph, within the State, shall
90 into effect at such times as may be
:. fixed by the Commission, and shall
e remain in effect and be complied with
n unless and until set aside by the com
a mission, or by final Judgment OF a
= court of competent jurisdiction, rem
5. dered 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
1t in court, as provided by this Consti-
'r tuition, or by any amendment thereto,
and the same is maintained on final
e trial, by court of competent jurisdic-
r ton, the railroad, express, telephone,
y telegraph, steamboat or other water
,e craft, or sleeping car company, OF
e. corporation, contesting the same.
Sc shall forfeit and pay to the State Of
Is Louisiana, the sum of not less thar
n Ten $4,000 Dollars nor more thar
in Fifty (s50.0O Dollars, per day, fol
81 each day that the putting into effec
VI and operation of the rate, order
in charge, rule, regulation, or decision
III of the Commission may have beer
Sc suspended by such suit, to be fount
III and adjudged by the court in which
IS such suit may be brought and, in al
such cases, the said court shall, in it:
Judgment, maintaining the said rate
'S' charge, rule, regulation, order, or de
o cision, enter up decree and judgmen
against the plaintiff therein, condemn
ing such plaintiff to pay the State o
d. Louisiana the amount of the said pen
atty or forfeiture so found adjudget
by it, which amount, after deductin,
therefrom, the attorneys fees provid
ed by Article 2SS of this Constitution
shall, when collected, be paid into tn
% State Treasury, for account of tn
81 General School Fund of the State.
he The power and authority of tn
nd Commission shall affect and include
t ta not only the transportation of passen
n.y. gers, freight, express matter, and tele
to graph and telephone messages, be
tween points within this State, and tn
aa use of such instruments within thi
~ State, but shall also affect and in
I'll clude all matters and things connecte
ed with and concerning the service to b
.. given by railroad, express, telephone
nd telegraph, steamboat and other waite
as craft, and sleeping car companies an
nd corporations, in the State, and thei
We operation within the State.
he Section 2. Be it further resolved
or ETC., That the foregoing amendmer
ID to 4he Constitution of the State {
D Louisiana be submitted to the elector
i'm of the State at the general election t
ed be held on the 21st day of April, 1905
and on the official ballots to be use
"a, ,al al. such election shall be placed til
;, words. HfOr the nronoSed amnndmer