St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-28
Act No. 115
Senate Bill No. ~. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RES0IuTI0N

JOlNI
Proposing an amendment to Article 48
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 p~roviso,
excepting municipal corporations
having a population of not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, or
to the organization of leyee 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 L. Be it 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
4S of 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 48. 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.
M Ing LAC hL4G Ok pSE SCuH.
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
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-
nation of children or the emancipa-
ton Of minors.
Changing the law of descent or suc-
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
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 b performance of his Of
f1cial 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
ceeding or inquiry before courts. or
providing o changing methods for the
collection OF debts or the enforcement
Of Judgments, or prescribing the Of
fects Of judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation.
Concerning any criminal OF civil ae-
Giving effect to informal or invalid
willis or deeds. or to any illegal dis
position OF property.
Regulatins the naanagsment sf pub.
Of school houses. and the raising Of
Money for such purposes.
Legaii2ing the authorised or Invalid
acts OF n ofiesr. servant or assat OF
s .as ssat tse or e any parish or 'aun'e,
Section 2. Be II further resolved
etc, That the oficial ballot to be used
1t said election shall nave printed
I; thereon the words, For the proposed
| amendment to Article Az Of the Constf.
| tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, relA-
! tive to the inclusion Of river and I'm.
provement districts, harbor improve
ment district. n navigation districts
In the proviso. excepting municipa,
corporations having 9 population OF
| no tloss than twenty-five hundred In
habitants. levee districts and parishes
from the provisions Of said Article Al
| Of the Constitution providing for thu
creating, corporations. or amending
renewing. extending or explaining thu
| charters thereof" and the words
Against the proposed amendment tt
Article 40 of the Constitution OF thu
| 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 thar
/ twenty-five hundred inhabitants, levei
districts and parishes from the pro.
vision of said Article 40 of the Consti.
tuition providing for the creating cor
porations, or amending. renewing, ex.
tending or explaining the charter
thereof And each elector shall in
dictate, as provided by the genera
+, election laws of the State. whether h,
votes for or against the proposed
amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
Approved: July s. 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
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