The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-04

distActs" to the proviso, excepting
| municipal corporations having popu-
1atlon of not less than twenty-five
hundred inhabitants, or to the organi-
! eaton Of levee districts and parishes,
from the provisions of said Article 48
OF the Constitution providing for
Creating corporations, or amending,
renewing, extending or explaining the
charters thereof"
Section /. Be iF&esolved by the General
Assembly of the SSte of Louisiana, two
| thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurring, That the following
amendment to Article 4s Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Louisiana be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State, for
their adoption or rejection, at the Con-
gressional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November, 1916. as follows:
Article As. The General Assembly shall
not pass any local or special law on the
following specified subjects:
For the opening and conducting of cleo
lions, or fixing or changing the place Of
voting.
Changing the names of persons.
ChaN&ing the venue in civil or criminal
cases.
s thorizfng the laying out, opening,
closing, altering or maintaining roads,
highways stress or alleys, or relating to
ferries and bridges, or Incorporating
bridge or ferry companies, except for the
form boundaries latais and anz
oth@ State.
Authorizing the adoption of legitimation
of oh a..
Granting divorces
Changing the law of descent or sue
cession.
Affecting the estates Of minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting fines, penalties, and forfeit
ures, or refunding moneys legally paid
into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction Of street
passenger railroads in any incorporated
town or cry.
Regulating labor. trade, manufacturing
or agriculture.
Creating corporations, or amending, re-
newing, extending, or explaining the char
tiers thereof; provided, this shall not apply
to municipal corporations having a popu-
lation of not less than twenty-five hun
dred inhabitants, or to the organization
of 1evee districts and parishes, river i'm
provement districts. harbor Improvement
districts and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation, associa
ton, or individual any special or exclusive
right, privilege or immunity.
Extending the time for assessment of or
collection of taxes, or for the relief of any
assessor or collector of taxes from the
performance of his official duties, or of
his sureties for liability; nor shall any
such law or ordinance be passed by any
political corporation Of the State.
Regulating the practice Of jurisdiction
of any court, or changing the rules OF
evidence in any judicial proceeding or
inquiry before courts, or providing or
changing methods for the collection Of
debts or the enforcement Of judgments,
or prescribing the effects Of judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil actions.
Giving effect to informal or invalid wills
or deeds, or to any Illegal disposition of
property.
Regulating the management of public
schools, the building or repairing of
and the raising of money
for such purposes.
Legalizing the unauthorized or invalid
acts of any officer, servant, or agent of
the State, or of any parish or municipality
thereof.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the official ballot to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the !
words: For the proposed amendment to
Article 48 of the Constitution of the State |
Of Louisiana, relative to the inclusion of
river and improvement districts, harbor |
districts, and navigation dis
tricts in the proviso, excepting municipal |
having a population of not |
less than twenty-five hundred inhabitants, |
leveeadi stricts and parishes from the pro- |
visions of said Article 48 of the Constitu- |
ton providing for the creating corpora
tons, or amending, renewing, extending |
Or explaining the charters thereof and |
the words Against the proposed amend |
ment to Article 48 of the Constitution of /
the State of Louisiana, relative to the
inclusion of river and improvement dis
tricts, harbor Improvement districts and |
navigation districts in the proviso, ex-
cepting municipal corporations having a
population of not less than twenty-five
hundred ashitants, levee districts and
Is Blaalsaazssz aSzSaid Article
IS Of til 5hstitution proVfdfig FOR the
creating Corporations, or amending, re-
lewing. extending or explaining the char
.ers thereof" And each elector shall in
licate, as provided by the general election
avs of the State, whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President Of the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Approved: July 5, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 1874.
Senate Bill No 1s5-By Mr., Pearce.
JOINT RESOLUTION
an amendment to the Consti-
oF ..f1;ra and