The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04

isiana and general election laws of this
State at the general State election to
be held in this State on the 2lst day of
April, 1908.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 9th, 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN 7. MICHEL,
Secretary of Stats.
ACT No. IA.
By Mr.. Favrot. Senate Bill No. 0.
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL No. l.
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 2S6 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana.
Section /. 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 2S6 of
the Constitution of the State of Louisi
ana be amended so as to read as follows:
Article 2s6. If any railroad, express,
telephone, telegraph. steamboat, or 9TH
er water craft, or sleeping car company,
subject hereto, directly or indirectly, or
by any special rate, rebate, or other
device, shall Intentionally charge, de-
mand. 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 sleeping
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, at the domicile of the Com
mission.
Provided, that every order or decision
of the Commission, fixing and establish
| ing a rate or charge for the Transports
tion of passengers or freight, or for the
| transmission of messages or conversa-
tions by telephone or telegraph, within
the State, shall 60 into effect at such
times 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 court of competent jurisdiction
rendered on final trial in a 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, as provided by this Constitution
or by any amendment thereto, and the
same is maintained on final trial, by 9
court of competent jurisdiction, thu
railroad, express. telephone, telegraph
steamboat or other water craft, Of
sleeping car company, or corporation
contesting the same. shall forfeit ant
pay to the State of Louisiana, the sun
Of not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars
nor more than Fifty (S50.00) Dollars
per day, for each day that the putting
into effect and operation of the rate
order, charge. rule. regulation. or deci
sion, of the Commission may have BEEF
suspended by such suit, to be found ant
adjudged by the court in which sucl
suit may be brought and, in all sucl
cases, the said court shall, in its jude
ment, maintaining the said rate, charge
rule, regulation, order, or decision, en-
ter up a decree and Judgment agains
the plaintiff therein. condemning sue
plaintiff to pay to the State of Louisi
ana the amount of the said penalty o
forfeiture so found and adjudged by il
which amount, after deducting therefor
the attorneys fees provided by Articl
2S8 of this Constitution, shall, whe
collected, be paid into the State Urea.
urv. for account of the General Schot
Fund of the State.
The power and authority of the Con
mission shall affect and include, not onl
the transportation of passengers, freigh
express matter, and telegraph and tel,
phone messages, between points with
this State, and the use of such instr,
. r,ents within this State, but shall ais
l affect and include all matters and thinl
: connected with and concerning the Sc
! vice to be given by railroad, express, tie
: ephone, telegraph, steamboat and oth'
water craft, and sleeping car compani'
and corporations, in the State, and the
+ operation within the State.
!, Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc
That the foregoing amendment to Il
8 Constitution of the State of Louisiar
e be submitted to the electors of the Sta
o at the general election to be held on Il
2lst day of April, 1908, and on the Q
c fetal ballots to be used at such electit
o shall be placed the words: "for the pr
+ posed amendment of Article 2S6 of Il
l. Constitution of the State of Louisiana