The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-04-11

state and all clerical force Of the II
surance Department and all other ex
penses Of his office shall be include
in this amount; and for the Auditor G
Public Accounts, the sum Of Fou
Thousand Dollars.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved, etc
That the foregoing amendments Of tn
Constitution of the state, shall be sub
mitted to the electors for their appro
val or rejection, as required by Articl
321 Of the Constitution Of the State O
Louisiana and general election laws o
this state at the general State election
to be held in this State on the Els
day Of April, 1908.
| J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
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:
| JOHN T. MICHEL,
! Secretary Of State.
| ACT NO. H.
By Mr.. Favrot Senate Bill No.
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
| COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. l.
A joint resolution proposing an amend.
ment to Article 2S6 OF the Constitu-
tion Of the State of Louisiana.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisia-
ma, two-thirds Of all members elected
| to each House concurring, that Article
esq of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana be amended so as to read az
follows:
Article 2s6. If any railroad. express.
telephone, telegraph, steamboat. OF
other water craft, or sleeping
car company. subject hereto, di-
rectly, or indirectly, or by any
special rate, rebate, or other de-
vice, shall Intentionally charge. de-
mand, collect or receive from any per-
son, firm or corporation, greater or
less compensation for any service rem
dered by it, than it charges, demands
or receives from any other person, firm
or corporation, for doing a like and
late any of the rates, charges, orders,
rules or decisions of said commission,
such railroad, steamboat or other water
craft, express, telegraph, 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 decision
Of the Commission, fixing and estab-
fishing rate or charge for the trans
portation of passengers or freight, or
for the transmission Of messages or
conversations by telephone or tele-
graph, 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 final judgment Of court Of COM
petent jurisdiction, rendered on final
trial in suit to set aside and annul
the sama
Provided that, whenever any rate,
charge, rule, regulation, order; or deci-
sion, Of the Commission, is contested in
court, as provided by this Constitution,
or by any amendment thereto, and the |
same is maintained on final trial, by a |
court OF competent jurisdiction, the |
express, telephone, telegraph, |
steamboat or other water craft, or
sleeping car company, or corporation.
the same, shall forfeit and
pay to the State of Louisiana, the sum
If not less than Ten $4,000 Dollars nor
more than Fifty ($5o.oO) Dollars. per
lay, for each day that the putting into
effect and operation Of the rate, order,
,narge, rule, regulation, or decision, of
he Commission may have been sus-
,ended by such suit, to be found and
Ldjudged by the court In which such
'uit may be brought and, in all such
.ases, the said court shall. in it's judg-
nent, maintaining the said rate,
,harge, rule, regulation, order, or deci-
ion, enter up decree and judgment
lgainst the plaintiff therein, condemn
ng such plaintiff to pay to the State
# Louisiana the amount Of the said ,
,enalty or forfeiture so found and ad- ]
judged by 1t, which amount, after de- I
ucting therefrom, the attorneys fees
'rovided by Article 2S8 Of this Constitu-
ion, shall, when collected, be paid into {
he 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
My the transportation Of passengers, I
reight, express matter, and telegraph I
nd telephone messages, between 6
oints within this State, and the use of S
UGH instruments within this State, but I
hall also affect and include all mat t
ars and things connected with and (
oncerning the service to be given by r
abroad, express, telephone, telegraph, t
teamboat and other water craft, and C
leeping car companies and corpora O
ons, in the State, and their operation (
'ithin the State. f
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, ETC.. t
hat the foregoing amendment to the h
constitution of the State of Louisiana Y
g submitted to the electors of the
tate at the general election to be held I
4 the 21st day of April, 1905 and on
le official ballots to be used at such
ection shall be placed the words: .'for S
,e proposed amendment of Article 2S6
. the Constitution of the State Of
and the words against the
opposed amendment Of Article 2S6 of c
lie Constitution of the State Of Louis A
na," and each elector shall indicate
provided in the general election