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

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D.. Nv Eoxrot Senate Bill No. 9.
SUBSTITUTE B THE JUDICIARY COM
MrTrEE OF THE SENATE FOR SENATE
BILL NO. l..
A Joint resolution proposing an amendment W
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-th,ros
Of all members elected to each House concur
RING that Article sSe of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana be amended to read as fol-
lows
Article 2S6. fanny railroad, express teie-
phOne, telegraph, steamboat, or otner water
craft, or sleeping car company, subject hereto'
directly or Indirectly. or BY any Special rale'
rebate or other device shall lutenllohanS
charge. demand, collect or receive from any
person. firm or corporation. greater OF less
conversation for any service rendered DS H.
than it charges. demands or receives from any
other person firm or corporation. Tor dong
like and contemporaneOuS service or snail 'lo-
late any of the rates. charges, orders. rules or
decisions of said Commission. such railroad |
steamboat or other water craft. express teie-
|
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 at the domicle of the COMMISSION.
Provided that every order or de-
" cision of the Commission, fixing and
establishing rate or charge for the
' TRANSFORMATION of passengers or
II freight. or for the transmission OF
e messages or conversation by telephone
s. or telegraph, within the State, shall
1t 90 into effect at such times as may be
IL fixed by the Commission, and shall
e remain in effect and be complied with
N unless and until set aside by the com
ID mission, or by final Judgment OF a
D. court of competent jurisdiction, rem
$. dered on final trial in suit to set
3, aside and annul the same.
ii, Provided that, whenever any rate,
s -, charge, rule, regulation, order or de-
il cision, of the Commission is contested
at in court, as provided by this Consti-
Or tuition, or by any amendment thereto
IL, ~ and the same is maintained on final
te trial, by court OF competent jurisdic'
Or ton, the railroad, express, telephone,
Isl telegraph, steamboat or other water
~, craft, or sleeping car company, OF
re. corporation, contesting the same
Use shall forfeit and pay to the State O
IDS Louisiana, the sum of not less thai
an an Ten $4,000 Dollars nor more thai
in Fifty ($5O.OO Dollars, per day, to-
ss each day that the putting into effec
of and operation of the rate, order
E ;n CHARGE rule, regulation, or decision
,ar of the Commission may have beel
use suspended by such suit, to be foun'
'all and adjudged by the court in whic]
, lon such suit may be brought and, in al
such cases, the said court shall, in it
Judgment, maintaining the said rate
'es' charge, rule, regulation, order, or dc
. cision, enter up decree and judgmer
against the plaintiff therein, condemn
ing such plaintiff to pay the State c
ma. Louisiana the amount of the said per
atty or forfeiture so found adjudge
by it, which amount, after deductin
therefrom, the attorneys fees provit
ed by Article 28S of this Constitution
shall, when collected, be paid into tt
., State Treasury, for account OF tt
oisi General School Fund of the State.
the The power and authority OF Il
and Commission shall affect and includ
all not only the transportation of passel
nav gers, freight, express matter, and tel
into graph and telephone messages, b
tween points within this State, and tt
efal use of such instruments within tn
n M State, but shall also affect and i
nsti clude all matters and things connects
lded with and concerning the service to
given by railroad, express, telephon
,and telegraph, steamboat and other wat
cas- craft, and sleeping car companies al
sand corporations, in the State, and the
tau, tate operation within the State.
, ,-I hS Section 2. Be it further resolve
$ or etc., That the foregoing amendme
ded, to qhe Constitution of the State
r be Louisiana be submitted to the electo
y s; IN of the State at the general election
aced be held on the 21st day of April, l9'
and on the official ballots to be us
ricai at such election shall be placed t
, nria words: for the proposed amendme
for of Article 2S6 of the Constitution of