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held in this State on the 21st day OF
April. 1908.
j Y. SANDERS, |
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
J. W. HYAMS.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
Approved November 9th, 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
joint. MICHEL.
Secretary of State
ACT NO. IA.
nv Mr. Favrot. Senate Bill No. 8.
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. |.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 2S6 of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Louisiana.
Section l. Be it resolved by tie Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF LOUISIANA,
twO-thirds of all members elected to
each House concurring, that Article $50
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be amended SO as to read as follows:
Article 286. 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 cor oOratiOn, a greater or
less compensation for any service rem
dered by it, than it charges, demands or
receives from auy other person, firm or
corporation, for doing a like and con-
temporapeous 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
suit of the State, at the domicile Of the
Commission.
Provided that every order or decision
If the Commission, fixing and establish
ing a 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,
f! and shall remain in effect and be com.
| piled with unless and until set aside by
the commission, or by final Judgment
Of "a court of competent jurisdiction,
rendered on final trial in a suit to set
aside aud annul the same.
| Provided that, whenever any rate.
charge, rule, regulation, order or dec
sion. of the Commission, is contested in
co1rt. as provided by this CONSTIPATION.
or by any amendment thereto, mi 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 corporations.
contesting the same, shall forfeit and
pay to 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 6
decree and judgment against the plain
tiff therein, condemning such plaintiff tc
pay to the State Of Louisiana the amount
of the said penalty or forfeiture 81
found and adjudged by it, which
amount, after deducting therefrom, til
attorneys fees provided by Article 2SS OF
this Constitution. shall, when collected
be- paid into the State Treasury, for az
count 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 instru'
: menss within this State, but shall als'
affect and include all matters and thing
connected with and concerning thu
: service to be given by railroad, express
telephone, telegraph, steamboat ant
!, other water craft, and sleeping car com
panies aud corporations, in the State
and their operation within the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendment to tn
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana b.
J Submitted 70 the electors Of the State q
the general election to be held on tn
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