St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-09
Act No. is

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 4S
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 As of the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending, renewing, extending or.
explaining the charters thereof"
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, Tha
the following amendment to Article
4S OF the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State, for their adop-
ton or rejectfon,s at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
! day after the first Monday In the
month OF November, 1916, as 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
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-
/ mafinn of =rhilAran nv fhn
ton 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 than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, or
to the organization of levee districts
and parishes, river Improvement dis
tricts, harbor Improvement districts
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
fetal duties. or of his suretfes for
liability; nor shall any such law or
ordinance be passed by any political
corporation Of the State.
Regulating the practice of jurfsdic-
ton of any court, or changing the
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 ef-
fects of judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil ac-
lions.
Giving effect to informal or invalid
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 OF
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invalid
acts of any officer, servant or agent of
the State, or Of any parish or munic-
ipality thereof.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc, That the official ballot to be used
IL SoAu O4SSNAo SAi6Al H SIS - 111lIo
thereon the words, For the proposed
amendment to Article as of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana, reIa-
tive to the inclusion of river and Inn
provement districts, harbor improve
ment district, and navigation districts
in the proviso, excepting municipal
corporations having q population Of
no t1ess han Twenty-Five hundred in
habitants, 1eyee districts and parishes
from the provisions of said Article 48
Of the Constitution providing for the
creating, corporations. or amending,
charters thereof" and the words,
Against the proposed amendment to
Article AZ of the. Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana, relative to the in
clusion Of river and improvement dis
tricts, harbor improvement districts.
and navigation districts in the proviso,
excepting municipal corporations hay-
ing a population of not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, levee
districts and parishes from the pro-
vision of said Article 4S OF the Consti-
tuition providing for the creating cor
porations, or amending. renewing. ex-
tending or explaining the charters
thereof And each efector shall in
dictate, as provided by the general
election laws of the State, whether he
votes for or against the proposed
amendment
FERNAND MoUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July 5, 1915.
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.