The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
ACT No. us


Senate Bill 40. - Bv Mr.. vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 20 Article IS
Of ttr '.u-i.rr'' "a - 'h- St~r. D,
Louisiana relative To- 'hr limitation
Of legislative powers by u.IIr-- 'hr
words. River Improvement districts.
harboT improvement, districts and
navigation districts TO the Drovieu.
excepting municipal corporations
having population = not loss than
twenty-rE' hundred inhabitants. or
TO the nr...uIZ1tiuu Of l,vac districts
and parishes. from inc provisions OK
said Article 4S OF the Constitution
PROVIDING for Creating corporations
or amending. renewing. attending or
explaining th" charters thereof"
Section /. Be Il resolved bv the
General Assembly Of the State pf LOU
isiana, tw"-thIrds " all the members
elected 20 each Huvs" nouru-r,u-. That
the following amendment TO Article
~ OF the Constitution oI The State ~
louisiana be submitted 20 the gua.iri,i
electors ~ the State. for their ldnp-
uon or rejection. Al the Congressional
election 10 he held on the tirst Tues
day after the urst Monday in the
month Of November. 1916. as follows:
Article IS. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
For the opening and conducting Of
elections. or liking or changing the
place Of Voting
Changing the names OF persons.
Changing The venue IN civil or rim
inal cases
Authorizing the laying out. opening.
closing. altering OF maintaining roads
highway. streets or ALLEYS. or relating
70 ferries and bridges. or in
eorporRtlnE bridge or ferry companies.
except FOR The erection Of bridges
crossing streams which form boundR-
hes between this and any otIher State.
Authorizing the adoption Of leEiti-
nation of children or the emancipa-
ton u minors.
Granting divorces
Changing the law Of descent or sue
eession
AnectinE N" estates Of minors or
persons under disabilities
RemittinE fines. penalties and for
tensres. or -ofuudluS moneys legally
paid into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction Of
street Passenger railroads in any In
corporated town or city.
regulating labor. trade. manurac-
turing or agriculture.
creating c0ruurnrfnrs or amending
renewing, "N'oudiuE. cor explaining 'h"
charters thereof. provided. this .hall
Sot apply TO municipal corporations
.ANlhE a population ~ not less thuU
"a tbo .".. q. '' IHi'l 'i''...-. ni
and - -. s''''@I .'.h OF '"''" 1.-'', .'a
uiI"' har'or Improvement districts
Gr, r"t. -.''''h ai.'''.'s-
stio, MY .''I 'FHt"n. "eS"'l-
cbsira VI .ht.' ..H.. any -p""ial or OK
F., ISL. ,'.'i .'r" or immunity
az .- ."' .t... '.f assessor Mt
Ne, a, .'." .. .'N''. 's 3D.. me re
tays. any .l--' $500" 'T collectors ~
rrioI a.. .'.' ..'. .'.. i. ny ms Of
labiIi.,.. I'D. ..''''s '"r
ordirqrc, -.. 80. ..- t1w '.
corro1-. '" ." H"E NHH'ica.
'. .''' N....
TO- Nu.NunE 'he iE4..... "' .u-i7ai0-
mi. any .'HTf opp --'0r 'he
rssS,,oI evidence IN "'' ..-"tt. pro-
n,o.tsT W - ".FN ..."'. ...'H .r
roIa,.t;"- %. ....HE!n-- M, 'h"a- 'n~ 'hn
o,sS,''h "i Hr.'. nr 'hr "r'nrp.-.raUt
-arHis. or prescribing rln yE-
vi -"-....t sales.
EEempUr- uropsr'- from taxation.
EIirS the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal .- civil ar-
uons.
Giving cryer, 20 Informal up invalid
wills or deeds r- % .r,- .-r..-oT dis
position u property
Regulating the w.uarnrnrr u pub