The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
ACT NO. 115.
Senate Bill No. 72-By Mr.. Vincent.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to Article 4S of
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana relative to the Limitation of legis-
latve powers by adding the words
river improvement districts, harbor
improvement districts and navigation
districts to the proviSo, excepting
municipal corporations having popu-
laton of not less than twenty-fi
hundred Inhabitants or to the organl-
zation of levee districts and parishes,
from the provisions of said Article AZ
of the Constitution providing for
Creating corporations, or amending,
renewing, extending or explaining the
charters thereof"
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurrng, That the following
amendment to Article 4S of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State, for
their adoption or rejection, at the Con-
gressional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November, 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 cleo
tions or fixing or changing the place of
voting.
Changing the names OF persons.
Changing the venue in civil or criminal
cases.
Authorizing the laying out, opening,
closing, altering or maintaining roads,
highways, stress or alleys, or relating to
hriJ n o
bridge or ferry companies. except for the
erection of bridges crossing streams which
form boundaries between this and any
other State.
Authorizing the adoption of legitimation
of children or the emancipation 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 forfeit
| ures, or refunding moneys legally paid
| into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction of street
passenger railroads in any incorporated
| town or city.
| Regulating labor, trade, manufacturing
| or agriculture.
l
newing, extending, or explaining the char
tiers thereof; provided, this shall not apply
to municipal corporations having popu-
lation of not less than twenty-five hun
dred inhabitants. or to the organization
of levee districts and parishes, river i'm
provement districts, harbor improvement
districts and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation, associa-
ton, or individual any special or exclusive
right, privilege or immunity.
Extending the time for assessment of OF
collection of taxes, or for the relief of any
assessor or collector of taxes from the
performance of his official duties, or OF
his sureties for liability; nor shall any
such law or ordinance be passed by any
political corporation of the State.
i Regulating the practice Of jurisdiction
of any court, or changing the rules Of
i evidence in any judicial proceeding OF
inquiry before courts, or providing OF
changing methods for the collection Of
debts or the enforcement of judgments
or prescribing the effects of judicial sales
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest
| Concerning any criminal or civil actions
Giving effect to informal or invalid will!
or deeds, Or to any illegal disposition O
property.
, Regulating the management of public
schools, the building or repairing o
schoolhouses, and the raising of none.
for such purposes.
} Legalizing the unauthorized or invali'
81 acts of any officer, servant, or agent o
l the State, or of any parish or municipalit.
thereof.
> Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc
That the official ballot to be used at sal
l election shall have printed thereon tn
l words: For the proposed amendment t
I Article 4S of the Constitution of the Stat
/ of Louisiana, relative to the inclusion Q
i river and improvement districts, harbo
improvement districts, and navigation dis
] tricts in the proviso, excepting municips
e corporations having a population Of nc
less than twenty-five hundred inhabitant:
levee districts and parishes from the pro
r visions of said Article 4s of the Constitu
Y ton providing for the creating corpora
e tons, or amending, renewing, extendin
J, or explaining the charters thereof" an
e the words Against the proposed amend
= ment to Article 4S of the Constitution {
e the State of Louisiana, relative to tn
= inclusion of river and improvement dis
| tEictS HdfDOF Improvement uiSlflctS, dil
f navigation districts in the proviso, ez
:, cepting municipal corporations having
II population of not less than twenty fly
hundred inhabitants, levee districts an
# parishes from the provision of said Attic
It As of the Constitution providing for til
d creating corporations, or amending, n
e newing, extending or explaining the chal
e ters thereof" And each elector shall il
: dictate, as provided by the general electio
laws of the State, whether he votes for
# against the proposed amendment.
el FERNAND MOUTON,
II Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senat
ell HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
l. Speaker of the House of Representative
Is Approved: July 5, 1916.
h r. G. PLEASANT,
IL Governor of the State of Louisian
J. A true copy:
,rl JAMES J. BAILEY,
1T Secretary of State.
IS
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