The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-15
ACT NO. IA.

ACT NO. IA.
BY Mr. Favrot. Senate Bill No. 9
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. /.
a joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article ESQ of the Constitu
ton of the State of Louisiana.
Section I. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds Of all members elected t,
| each House concurring, that Article 2St
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be amend ed so as to read AS follows
Article 286. If any railroad, express,
telephone, telegraph, steamboat, OF
other water craft. or sleeping car CON-
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 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 like and con-
temporaneous 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 domicilc of the
Provided that every order or decision
1T the Commission, fixing and establish
ing rate or charge for the transporta-
ton of passengers or freight, or for the
transmission of messages or conversa-
tions by telephone or telegraph, within
the State, shall go into effect at such
time as may be fixed by the Commission,
and shall remain in effect and be com.
piled with unless and until set aside by
the commission, or by a final Judgment
Of court Of competent jurisdiction,
on final trial in suit to set
aside and annul the same.
Provided that, whenever any rate,
charge, rule, regulation, order or deci-
sion. Of the Commission, is contested in |
court, as provided by this Constitution.
)r by any amendment thereto, ami the
'ame is maintained on final trial, by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the
express, telephone, telegraph.
steamboat or other water craft. or
the same, shall forfeit and
Jay TO the State Of Louisiana. the sum
# not less than Ten (SlO.OO Dollars nor
more than Fifty $4,000 Dollars, per
lay. for each day that the putting into
fleet aud operation of the rate. order.
barge, rule, regulation. or decision, Of
he Commission may have been suspend.
d by such suit, to be found and adjudg-
d by the court in which such suit NAV
e brought and. in all such cases, the
aid court shall, in its Judgment, main
aiming the said rate, charge, rule, regu-
ition, order, or decision, enter up a
ecree and judgment against the plain
1T therein, condemning such plaintiff to
ny to the State Of LouisiaRat the amount {
the said penalty or forfeiture so
'und and adjudged by it, which {
mount, after deducting therefrom, tie |
ItOrney's fees provided by Article 2SS of
lis Constitution. shall, when collected. $
e paid into the State Treasury, for ac- s
)uut of the General School Fund of the I
late. 9
The power and authority of the Com a
lission shall affect and include, not only
le transportation Of passengers, freight, I
ipress matter, and telegraph and tee- Il
hone messages, between points within t
lis State, and the use Of such instru- b
ents within this State, but shall also
feet and include all matters and things O
with and concerning the i
rvice to be given by railroad, express. Il
lephone, telegraph, steamboat and
her water craft, and sleeping car COM I
mics and corporations, in the State. f,
d their operation within the State. b
Section ?. Be it further resolved, etc. ii
lat the foregoing amendment 70 theI Il
Of the State of Louis iana be d
omitted to the electors of the State at ii