The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
ACT NO. IA.

Secretary of State
ACT NO. IA.
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 $50 of the Constitu
ton of the State of Louisiana.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
cral 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 amenje ed SO 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 it, 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
Dollars, nor more than Five Thousand
Dollars to be recovered before any
court Of competent jurisdiction. at the
emit rf 10 fnfk nf ho inil ,f Ia,
Commission.
Provided that every order or decision
If the Commission, fixing and establish
ing rate or charge for the transporta-
tian 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 final Judgment
Of Il court Of competent Jurisdiction,
rendered on final trial in suit to get
aside and annul the same.
Provided that, whenever any rate.
charge, rule, regulation, order or deci-
sion. of the Commission, is contested in
court, az provided by this Constitution.
or by any amendment thereto, and the
same is maintained on final trial, by a
court Of competent Jurisdiction, the
railroad, express. telephone, telegraph
steamboat or other water craft. or
sleeping car company, Or corporation,
coutestiDg the same, shall forfeit and
pay 10 the State of Louisiana. the sum
of not less than Ten $50. COY 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 NAV
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 80
found and adjudged by it, which
amount, after deducting therefrom, the
fees provided by Article 288 of |
Ibis Constitution. shall, when collected. |
be paid into the State Treasury, for ac-
count of the General School Fund of the
State.
The power and authority of the Com
mission shall affect and include, not only
he transportation of passengers, freight, |
express matter, and telegraph and tele-
phone messages, between points within
his State, and the use of such instru-
nents within this State, but shall also
fleet and include all mattersand things
connected with and concerning the
ervice to be given by Iailrosd, express.
telegraph, steamboat and
'ther water craft, and sleeping car COM
'anies and corporations, in the State,
nd their operation within the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
hat the foregoing amendment to the
of the State of Louisiana be ,
lbmitted to the electors of the State 1t I