The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-28
ACT NO. IA.
ACT NO. IA.
BY Mr.. Favrot. Senate Bill Mo. 9.
SUBSTITUTE BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE

SSN L l. L ILJ VT iIlE Ia IL
FOR SENATE BILL NO. l..
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article ESQ of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, tWo-thirdS of all elect
ed to each House ~concurring, that Ar
ticle 2S6 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana be men so as to read
as follows:
Article 2S6. If 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 cCrn.
~pensation for any service rendered bT
t, 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 Gay
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
pOrtation of passengers or freight. or
for the ransmission 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
n 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. n
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.
contestirg the same, shall forfeit and
pay to the State of Louisiana, the sum
| of not less than Ten (S10.0 0) Dollars
nor more than Fifty (s50.00) 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 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 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 1t, which amount, after de-
Quoting therefrom, the attorneys fees
| provided by Article 2SS Of this constitu-
ton, shall. when collected, be paid into
the State Treasury, for account or 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, n telegraph
and telephone messages, W points
within this ,tate. 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 it 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 21st day of April. 1908, and on
the official ballots to be used at such
election shall be placed he words;
"for the proposed amendment of Artl-
Gle 2ss Of the Constitution Of the state
of louisiana" and the words "aga1nsr
the proposed amendment Of Article 2S5
OF the Constitution Of the State 81
Louisiana" and each elector shall mol
cate as provided in the general election
laws of the State. which of the pre-
visions. 'for' or against" he votes FOR.
J. Y. SANDERS,
yientenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
]. w. HYAMS,
Sneaker of the House OF Representa-
tives. ,oo
Apuroved November 28th, 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.