The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-10

to be held in this State on the list day
Of April. 1908.
]. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the enate
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:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NC. II.
By MI. FAvrot. 9 Senate Bill No. ..
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 the
General Assembly Of the State Of Louis
lana, t~wo-thirds of all members elect
ed to each House cOncurring. that Ar
ticle 286 Of the Constitution OF the State
OF Louisiana be amended so as to read
rs follows:
Article 286. II 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 n person. firm
or corporation. a greater or less com
pensatiOn for any service rendered by
1t, than It charges, demands or receives
from any other person., firm or corpor-
alton. 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 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 tina every order or decision
Of the Commission. fixing and estab-
fishing a rate n charge for the trans
pOrtation 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 a may be fixed by the
Commission. and shall remain in effect
n be compiled with unless n until
set aside by the commission. or by a
final judgment Of a court Of competent
jurisdiction, rendered on final trial in q
suit to set aside and annul the same.
Provided that. whenever n rate,
charge, rule. regulation, order, or de-
cision, Of the Commission. is contested
Z In court, a 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, h sum
| OF not less than Ten $4,000 Dollars
nor more han Fifty ($50.00) Dollars.
per day, for each 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 h 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. osder. or de-
| cisiOn, enter up a decree n 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 ad-
judged by it, which amount, after de-
Quoting therefrom. the attorneys fees
| 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
i only the transportation Of passengers.
freight. express matter, and telegraph
and telephone messages, between points
within this state, and the use Of such
instruments within this State. but shall
also affect and include all matters and
| things connected with and concerning
the service to be given by railroad. ex-
| press, telephone. telegraph. steamboat
| and other water craft, and sleeping car
companies and CORPORATIONS, in the
State. and their operation within the
State.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further resolved, ETC..
| That the foregoing amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana
| State at the general election to be held
on the 21st day Of April, 1908, and on
| the official ballots to be used at such
| election shall be placed the words:
'for the proposed amenAnent OF Arti-
| Gle 286 Of the Constitutton Of the State
Of Louisiana" Inc the words against
| the proposed amendment Of Article 2Se
| Of the Constitution Of the State Of
| Louisiana" and eac 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.
]. r. SANDERS,
| Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
]. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
ttves.
Approved November 18th. 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
4 true copy.
JOHN T.. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. Is.
- Mr.. Millsaps. Senate Bill No. :.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article ass
az tho Constitution IF the SfatA Of