Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
Act No. lis

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
or 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
L TO the organization of Ievee districts
and parishes, from the provisions of
said Article IS of the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending: renewing. extending or
explaining the charters thereof"
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected TO each House concurring, That
the Following amendment to Article
80 or 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 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
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
CROSSINGS streams which form bounda-
ries between this and any other State.
Authorizing the adoption of Iegiti-
nation of children or the emancipa-
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
.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
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
kicial 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 jurisdic-
ton of any court, or changing the
rules of evidence In any judicial pro-
ceeding or inquiry before courts, or
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-
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
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invalid
a cts OF any officer. servant or agent of
the state. or of any parish or munic-
ipality thereof.
Section =.
etc That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the proposed
n mendment to Article As of the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Louisiana, rela-
tive TO the inclusion OF river and i'm
nrovement districts, harbor improve
,nent district. and navigation districts
in the proviso. excepting municipal
having population OF
GU Hess than twenty-five hundred in
he bitants. levee districts and parishes
Srnn, the provisions of said Article As
- the Constitution providing for the
creating, corporations, or amendi ibs
thereof" and the words. |
against the proposed amendment en- tho to
Ar. - louisiana, relative to the in |
S s'nsion of river and Improvement dis
! ricts. harbor improvement districts
ano s;rS municipal corporations hav- |
ing population Of ,nn not s,,. ,ess , thaa
Ssetricts and parishes from the pro-