The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-14

A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO.. IA.
BY Mr.. Tavrot. Senate Bill No. 9.
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. l..
ment to Article 2S6 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana.
Section /. Be it resolved by tie
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all members elect
ed to each House concurring. that Ar
ticle 2S6 of the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana be amended so as to read
as follows:
Article 286. 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 de-
vice. shall Intentionally charge. demand.
collect Or receive from any person, firm
or corporation, a greater or less COM
pensation for any service rendered by
it. than 1t charges, demands or receives
from any other person, firm or corpOr-
ation, for doing a like and cOntempor-
aneOuS service. or shall violate any of
the rates, charges. orders, rules or de-
cisions of said Commission. such rail-
road, steamboat or other water craft,
express, telegraph, telephone, or sleep
Ing car company, shall forfeit and pay
to the STATE not less tina 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
Of the Commission, fixing and estab-
fishing a rate or charge for the trans
p%ortation of passengers or freight. or
for the transmission of messages or
conversations by telephone or telegraph.
within the State. shall go into effect
at such times as may be fixed by the
Commission. and shall remain in effect
and be complied with unless and until
set aside by the commission. or by a
final judgment Of a court of competent
Jurisdiction, rendered on final trial in a
suit to set aside and annu the same.
Provided that, whenever any rate,
charge, rule. regulation. order, or. de-
cisiOn, Of the Commission, is contested
in court, as provided by this Constitu-
ton, 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.
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 ($50.00) Dollars.
per day. for ZACH day that the putting
into effect and operation of the rate.
order. charge. rule. regulation. or de-
cision, of the Commission may have
been suspended by such suit, to be
found and adjudged by the court in
which such suit may be brought and,
in all such cases, the said court shall. in
its Judgment. maintaining the said rate.
charge, rule, regulation. order, or de-
cision, enter up a decree and judgment
against the plaintiff therein. condemn
ing such plaintiff to pay to the State Of
Louisiana the amount of the said PEN
atty, or forfeiture so found and adj
judged by it. which amount, after de-
Quoting therefrom, the attorneys fees
provided by Article 2SS Of this constitu-
ton, shall, when collected, be paid into
the State Treasury, for account 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 telephone messages. etwee points
Il W1tnln Ills ,ldtc, anu Tic use vi sum
instruments within this State, but shall
also affect and include all matters and
things connected with inc concerning
the service to be given by railroad, ex-
press, telephone, telegraph, steamboat
and other water craft, and sleeping cal
companies and CORPORATIONS. in the
State, and their operation within the
State.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved. ETC..
0rA-A 49, fo,o-Nso@ nron1dvY1nnf fn the
CONSTITUTION of the State of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors of the
State at the general election to be held
on the 21st day of April. 1908, and or
the official ballots to be used at such
election shall be placed the words:
"for the proposed amendment of Arti-
Icle 2S6 of the Constitution of the State
of louisiana" and the words "agains1
the proposed amendment of Article 2Sf
OF the Constitution Of the State Of
5 Louisiana" and each elector shall indi-
cate as provided in the general election
laws of the State, which of the pro
} visions, "for' or against" he votes for
]. Y: SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o.
the Senate.
] ]. w. HYAMS,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
. Approved November 2Sth. 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. Is.
e BY Mr.. Mfllsaps. Senate Bill Nc. 2
!, JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article %.
e of the Constitution Of the State Of
= Louisiana relative to Railroads. Elk
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