The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-22
Act No. lis
Senate Bill No 10 BY Mr.. NIncen
JOINT RESOLUTION


Senate RiII No 70 Rv Mr.. Vincent
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Proposing an amendment 10 ArI'vle
OF the Constitution Of the S'a'e %
Louisiana relative to the Ilmita'lon
OF Legislative powers hy adGi"S eie
words lQNer Improvement ul7C'''',
harhor impr"v"m"nt districts az"
navigation districts 10 the pios'oo,
excepting inUnirtpai coFpoidtio"s
having population OF not less una" or
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, OF
to the organization Of levee districts
ana parishes, from inc pfoFiSlohS VI
SAID Article 80 or the CohS'itutlon
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or InriuahGi l'I'SM .,,n' 'N ,bornof
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Section l. BE 1t resolved by the
General Assembly OF the STATE OF LOU
lSlana. two-thlrdS OF all the members
elected to each House concurring, Ihat
me following amendment TO All'c'T
- OF the CONSTIPATION or me H'a,e u
LOUISIANA be submitted to the quaiint"
electors OF lhe S'ate. Tor the'F a""f
tion or rejection at the congressional
eIectlon 10 be heId on the hfSl lnrs-
DAY AFTER the hrSt 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 or
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
UI fnI 't ths e o rT[ h"dras
crossing streams when form honnda-
rias hatwaap thio a,,d or,, o,h.r ctota
-,
Authorizing the adoption OF leglti-
mallon OF chlldren or the emancipa-
uon or minors
granting divorces.
,nanslhs lhe Id" Oh descent or SUE
O',,aon
Anectlhs tne estates or minors or
persons unoeI ulsapll'tles,
i.ei'l''''ns mes penal.les' aha lor-
leituies. Or relunulns moneys legally
paw ,n,o ."e 'tedsu'E'
Author'Zihs the construction Oh
cornnratnd Town or CIV '
pepnlatinp labor traaa m.nufac-
turing or agriculture
rrno+jre oornorotio,s ~ ,r,o,d;,.
ona var,ns rtap9ia.'ons' OF atnenalns,
charters therenf. nrovided this sh ali
not anntv 70 mnnicinaf cornor,tiops
bavinp a nonulatinn of ,ot iass tban
t,xanty-five hmndred i,h, hitan+s a.
TO ~ nrr.rizotion af Ia'an 'eu.s, "
and n.risSas r;,,on ;n,,no,,a, ~ a..
tr rin POI harhnr ;anr us
an5 n.v;eat;o,, dJstr,.ts u'S''i Is
C-antine 70 .nv cnrnorot,o .,
o+ion ~ indiy;dmal .nr sa;a, a.'o.
at,o, % rish, any spse.ar or e&-
Extsnt,ifig the time for ~assessrrIerr
| 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 sureties fol
| liability: nor shall any such law O,
| ordinance be passed by any politica
corporation OF the State.
Regulating the practice Of iurisdic.
| ton of any court. or chanrinp tht
rules of evidence in any judicial nro.
ceeding or inquiry befors courts y,
nrovidins or changing methods for ~,
collection of debts or the enforcement,
Of judgements or prescribing tho Of,
! fects Of judicial sales
1.o.t,. .uono,t, ,u ..,o,
E;win th p,opo IT, 'aAa'''A
concerning any cii'''inal VI CIVIL ac
tio Gi,.,x o-.o. >. ,,ro., ,,,,
nNihs sleu. " ma ~ an'a GU
Wits or oeeos, VI W any hiesaA uAs
poSitlon Oh properly,
:. hes uldIlhs lno hiana einent VI pun
nc schoois; inc oulioans OF repair'ns
o, scno en, HOUSES nh ano ene faisins
my, , ,ia,, ~ u+b orISoa ~ ;,o,,
EesanHams 49, nv aa. anu.n. VI nsai ~
AUS S ~ anS o'as se, .nne VI asem. y
; me oa. 5000 % any pA'N - '"oH''
ipei,ot g r,r+h. o,d
+o r That ~. areoia, hannt ~ ha ,s e.
81 cold e,ection .ha,i have nr;nte
a. au ~ rnrds "For ~ nrnnnse
sns1 at o.. Ast;.,o 20 - - S.t;
amenuinent 70 hrt.cie e, 70 o, tne Sons ,a
49, -. ~, ino',sio ui,,nn Ia 10 ;,s.
nroyan,ent districts harhor ,,,nrou W.,
p,u,e atstr,ot anS naxisatia 't diptriot
IN mo nroviso excen3Ing municina
oornor.+;ors having n nonulot;on n
.o't ,,as a'' tho, tnan.v ava h'ndroa u,
ho,tte1ts 10 Iauoa districts ,nd norish q
f &c" Tho nrovtsions NJ said Articia 4
- 10 Const,tution nrovidinp for th
oroatinr cornorations or amandine
ar'i,s,r ovtondinr ~ axnloinina th