The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-11-04
Act No. is
Secretary ~ state.

Senate Bill No = Rv NJ Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article IS
OF ne Constitution Of tae Stat. %
Louisiana relative 70 tho limitation
or legislative powers by addi--- the
words. River Improvement Districts
harhor Improvement districts and
navigation districts 10 the proviso.
excepting municipal computations
having "a population Of not less than
twentv-rv" hundred inhabitants. or
TO the Dr-aUIZat'on OF levee districts
and parishes. from t1- provisions Or
said Article. IS uf the Constitution
providIuE for Creating c0rporatlous
or amending. renew INK. extending or
explaining the charters thereof"
Section /. Be 10 resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State os Lou
isiana, twn-fhirls OF all tn" mem hers
elected to each House cOnCu.~'nE. That
the following amendment to ArtiC!"
~ OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana be submitted 70 the qualified
electors or the State. for their adCp-
ton or rejection. At the Congressional
election 70 he held on n" irst Tues
day after the hrst Monday in the
month Of November. 1915. as follows:
Article 4N. The General Assent "
shall not pass any local or special Jaw
on the following specified SUBJECTS.
For the opening and conducting OF
elections. "r liking 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 OF ferry companies.
except for the erection Of bridges
crossing streams which form hounta-
ries between this and any other state.
Authorizing N" adoption Of '"g.'l-
nation 81 children or the emancIpa
ton OF minors.
Granting divorces.
Changing the law OF descent or sue
eession.
Affecting the estates Of minors or
persons under disabilities
Renting fines. penalties. and for
teltsres. or r"tun9ing moneys legally
paid into the treasury
Authorizing II" construction OF
street passenger railroads N any in
eorporated town or city.
Regulating labor. trade. manuSac-
turing or agriculture.
Creating corporations. or amending.
renewing. extending. or explaining 'h'
Charters thereof. provided this snail
not apply 20 municipal corporations
having a population OF not less than
twenty-Nv" hundred Inhabitants. or
20 the organization OF l"v"r districts
ana parishes. river Improvement dis
tricts. harho- Improvement districts
and navigation tistricrs
TrantinE 20 any corporation. nsSuri-
a,on or .nd.'.tIai any sp""'7. cor *
elusive eight. p~'E'."E" or immunity
ENtendlu- IN" time frr assessment
OF or co election Or taxes. or tnr the re-
net or any assessor o~ collectors OF
axes from IN" performance 81 mis- Or
yuciai dNHeS. or or ms sUreties for
HaolIltF. nor shall any such law on
ordinanc" p" passed by any p0itica
corporation ~ the state.
Regulating the prac't.n - 'u-isGfr,
ZION o. any court. or changing On,
rules u evidence IN any judicial D~n-
ceedng or inquiry before courts or
p'ovidinE OF changing methods FOR m,
collection - debts or the enforcement,
o. Judgments Or prescribing rha 81.
nects OF judicial sales
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