The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06
To be Submitted to the
ACT NO. IA.


By Mr. Favrot. Senate Bill No. ..
SUBSTITUTE BY lie JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1.
A Joint resolution prop os.ng an amend
ment to Article 2S6 Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Louisiana.
Section 1. Be II resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, two-thiSis OF all members elect
ed TO each House concurring. that Ar
ticie es6 of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana be amended so as TO read
as follows:
Articl9.2s6 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 any person, firm
or corporation. a greater or less COM
pensation for any service rendered by
II. than IL 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.
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 that every order or decision
of the Commission, fixing and estab-
fishing a rate or charge for the trans
fnff ~
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 q
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 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
per day. for each day that the putting
into effect and operation OF the rate.
order. charge. rule, regulation. or de-
| cfsion, 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 IL. which amount, after de-
| Quoting therefrofn. 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. 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 cor aorations. In the
| State. and their operation within the
State.
Sec. O. BE II further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
CONSTITUTION of the State OF Louisiana
| be submitted to the electors OF the
| State at the general election to be held
on the 2lst day Of April. 1908. and on
| the official ballots to be used at such
| election shall be placed the words:
flor the proposed amendment Of Arti-
Gle 2s6 of the Constitution OF the State
OF louisiana" and the words against
| the proposed amendment Of Article 2s6
OF the Constitution OF the State OF
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.
J. T. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.