Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03
Act No. lis
Senate Bill No. 20. BY Mr.. Vincent

Senate Bill No. ~. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article As
OF the Constitution OF the State of
louisiana relative to the Limitation
of legislative powers by adding the
words. River improvement districts,
harbor improvement districts and
navigation districts to the proviso.
excepting municipal corporations
having a population OF not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants. or
to the organization OF levee districts
and parishes. from the provisions of
said Article 4S OF the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending. renewing. extending, or
explaining the charters thereby
Section 1. Be II resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State OF Lou
fsfana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
the following amendment to Article
90 OF the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the State. for their adop-
ton or rejection. at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in the
month Of No, smber. 1916. as follows:
Article 4S. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
on the following specified subjects:
For the opening and conducting OF
elections. or fixing or changing the
place of voting.
Changing the names OF persons.
Changing the venue in civil or GRIM
inal cases.
Authorizing the laying out. opening.
closing. altering or maintaining roads.
highways. streets or alleys, or relating
to ferries and bridges, or in
cooperating bridge or ferry companies.
except for the erection of bridges
crossing streams which form bounda-
ries between this and any other State.
Authorizing the adoption of legiti-
nation OF children or the emancipa-
tion Of minors.
Granting divorces.
Changing the law OF descent or sue
cession.
Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting fines. penalties. and for
FIXTURES. or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction OF
street passenger railroads in any in
corporated town or city.
Regulating labor. trade. manufac-
turing or agriculture.
Creating corporations, or amending
renewing. extending. or explaining the
charters thereof; provided. this shall
not apply to municipal corporations
having a population Of not less thar
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants. oil
to the organization OF levee district:
ana parishes, river improvement dis
tricts. harbor Improvement district.
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation. associ.
alton or individual any special or ex.
elusive right. privilege or immunity. .
Extending the time for assessment
Of or collection of taxes. or for the re.
lief of any assessor or collectors Of
taxes from the performance OF his OF.
6cial duties. or OF his sureties fol
liability: nor shall any such law oil
ordinance be passed by any politica
corporation OF the State.
Regulating the practice of jurisdic
ton Of any court. or changing tn,
rules OF evidence in any judicial pro
ceeding or inquiry before courts, OF
providing or changing methods for tn,
collection OF debts or the enforcement
Of judgments. or prescribing the eff
fects OF judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation
Fixing the rate OF interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil &C
lions.
Giving effect to informal or invaii,
Wills or deeds. or TO any illegal dis
position of property.
Regulating the management OF pub
lie schools. the building or repairing
of school houses. and the raising o
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invali,
acts of any officer. servant or agent o
the State. or OF any parish or munic
ipelity thereof.
Section 9. Be II further resolved
etc, That the official ballot to be use,
At said election shall have printe'
thereon the words. For the propose,
amendment to Article as of the Consti
tuition of the State of Louisiana, rela
tive to the inclusion OF river and, i'm
provement districts. harbor improve
ment district. and navigation district
in the proviso. excepting municipa
CORPORATIONS having q population o
no tless than twenty-five hundred in
habitants, levee districts and parishe
from the provisions OF said Article 4
81 the Constitgtion providing for tn
creating, corporations. or amending
renewing, extending or explaining tn
charters thereof" and the word:
sXEainst the proposed amendment t
Article ~ of the Constitution OF tn
ffste Of louisiana, relative to the In
csrsiou Of river and Improvement dis
Sr,.ta. harbor improvement districts
and navigation districts in the proviso
~ree0ting municipal corporations hav
M 4 population OF not less thai
iIscfy-fve hundred Inhabitants. leve
eisoSSets snd parishot from the pro