The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22

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JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. A.
By Mr.. Favrot. Senate Bill No. 9.
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY COM
MITTEE OF THE SENATE FOR SENATE
BILL MOI.
A Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
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-thirds
of all members elected to each House concur
ring. that Article 2S6 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be amended to read as fol-
lows: b.
Article 2S6. If any railroad. express. tele-
phone telegraph steamboat. or other water
craft, or sleeping car company. subject hereto.
directly or indirectly. or by any special rate.
rebate or other device. shall Intentionally
person. firm or corporation, a greater or less
compensation for any service rendered by it.
than it charges. demands or receives from any
other person. firm or corporation. for doing a
like and contemporaneOus service, or shall vio-
late any of the rates. charges. orders. rules or
decisions of said Commission. such railroad,
steamboat or other water craft. express. tele-
graph 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 Commission
Provided that every order or de-
cision of the Commission, fixing and
establishing rate or charge for the
transportation of passengers or
freight, or for the transmission of
messages. or conversation by telephone
or telegraph, within the State, shall
90 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 com
mission, or by final judgment OF a
court of competent jurisdiction, rem
dered on final trial in suit to SET
aside and annul 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 Consti'
tuition, or by any amendment thereto
and the same is maintained On tinaI
trial, by a court Of competent jurisdic
ton, the railroad express, telephone
telegraph, steamboat or other water
craft, or sleeping car company, OF
corporation, contesting the same
shall forfeit and pay to the State o
Louisiana, the sum of not less thai
| Ten $1,000 Dollars nor more thai
Fifty (S5O.O0) Dollars, per day, TO
each day that the putting into effec
and operation of the rate, order
charge, rule, regulation, or decision
of the Commission may have beef
suspended by such suit, to be foun'
| and adjddged by the court in whicl
such suit may be brought and, in oil
such cases, the said court shall, in it
judgment, maintaining the said rate
charge, rule, regulation, order, or de
. cision, enter up a decree and judgmer
against the plaintiff therein, condemn
ing such plaintiff to pay the State c
: Louisiana the amount of the said pen
(, atty or forfeiture so found adjudge
by it, which amount, after deductin
therefrom, the attorneys fees provit
ed by Article 2S8 of this Constitution
shall, when collected, be paid into til
State Treasury, for account OF til
General School Fund of the State.
, The power and authority of tt
Commission shall affect and INCLUDE
! not only the transportation of passel
v gers, freight, express matter, and tel
D graph and telephone, messages, ~
tween points within this State, and tt
i use of such instruments within TIL
!. State, but shall also affect and il
/, .c1ude all matters and things connecte
d with and concerning the service to
J.. given by: railroad, express. telephon
i telegraph, steamboat and other wat
5. craft, and sleeping car companies al
d corporations, in the State, and the
e operation within the State, ..-,
e Section q Be it further resolve
n etc.. That the foregoing amendme
L. to 9he Constitution :of the State
e Louisiana be submitted to the. electo
n of the State at the, general election
d be held 1.-THE 2lst day of April, 100
and ON ttre otfcial'baHots to be us
Al at SUCH election shall be placed Il