St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-07
Act No. lis
Senate Bill No. 72. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION

S3 6EnaE6 Dill HO. 10. oy u tllSSAI
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 48
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 o~r.ranization OF levee districts
and parishes, from the provisions of
said Article As of the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending, renewing. extending or
explaining the charters thereof"
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the state Of Lou
fsiana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House ~coneurring. That
the following amendment to Article
AS of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be submitted to the Qualified
electors of the State. for their adop-
tion or rejection, at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in the
month OF November, 1915. rs follows:
Article 48. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
on the following specified subjects:
For the opening n conducting of
elections. or fixing or changing the
place, of voting.
changing the names OF persons.
Changing the venue in civil or GRIM
nal eases.
Authorizing the laying out, opening,
closing. altering or maintaining roads,
to ferries and bridges, or in
cooperating bridge or ferry companies,
except for the erection of bridges
crossing streams which form hounda-
rles between this and any ouher State.
Authorizing the adoption of legiti-.
M Eru fitar n 3Jr " Sp %f m I m YIafnA@
tfon of minors.
Granting divorces.
Changing the law Of descent or sue
cession.
Affecting the estates Of minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting ines, penalties. n for
FIXTURES, or r~efunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury,
Authorizing the construction of
street passenger railroads in any In
corporated town or city.
Regulating labor. trade, tmanufac-
turing or agriculture.
Creating corporations, or amending,
renewing. extending, or explaining the
charters thereof; provided. this shall
not apply to municipal corporations
having n population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, or
to the organization of levee districts
and parishes. river Improvement dis
fricts, harhor Improvement districts
and navigation districts.
M6 JTaNIlnS 10 any CpfpOTaLlOH, aSSOct-
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
taNeS from the performance of his Of
flctai. duties. or of his sureties for
liability: nor. shall any such law or
ordinance be passed by any political
corporation Of the State.
Req dating the practice or jurfsdfc-
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rules Of evidence in any judicial pro-
ceeding or inquiry before courts, or
providing or changing methods for the
collection of debts or the enforcement
OF Judgments. or prescribing the eff
fects OF judicial sales.
Exeinpting property from taxation.
FlNins the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil &C.
tons,
Giving effect to informal or Invalid
wills or deeds. or to any Illegal dis
position OF property.
Regulating the management of pub
Zig schools, the building or repairing
of school houses, and the raising OF
money Tor such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or fnvaii
ects of any officer, servant or agent OF
the State, or of any parish or munfc
ipality thereof.
Section 9. Be it further resolved
etc. That the official ballot to be uset
~ said election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the propose
amendment to Article IS of the Consti,
tuition of the State of Louisiana. rela'
tive to the inclusion of river and i'm
provement districts harbor improve,
I1ent district. and navigation districts
In the proviso, excepting municipa
explorations having q population o
no tless than tweht1-fve handred in
hahitarts, levee districts and parishes
from the provisions Of said Article A
ef the Constitution providing for tn
ereatin%,. corpora TONS or amending
lenpgyinS. extending or explaining tn,
eharters hereof z and the words
Against the proposed amendment t.
AFtic1c as or the Constitution OF tn,
stata of Lollfsiena, relative to the in
~elusfea Of ri-er and Improvement dis
triets, harbor Improvement districts
and NAVIGATION districts in the provisc
excepting municipal corporations hav
ing a population of not less tina
twenty -iHe hundred Inhabitants. Ieve
districts and parishes from the pro