The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-10-19
Act No. 115

Senate Bill No. r. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article As
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 proviso
excepting municipal corporations
having population Of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, or
to the organization OF levee districts
and parishes, from the provisions OF
said Article As 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
1siana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
the following amendment to Article
AZ OF the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be submi&ed 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
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
Granting divorces.
Changing the law Of descent or sue
cession.
Affecting the estates OF minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting fines, penalties. and for
textures, 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
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 az
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
fetal duties, or of his suretfes 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
providing or changing methods for the
collection Of debts or the enforcement
OF Judgm 3nta. or prescribing the ef-
fects of judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation,
Fixing the rate of interest
Concerning any criminal or civil ac-
tions.
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
Of school houses, and the raising Of
money for such purposes.
LegaliZing the authorized or invalid
acts of any officer, servant or agent Of
the state, or Of any parish or munic-
Section :. Be it further resolved
ETC., That the Official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the proposed
amendment to Article 4S of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, reIa-
tive to the inclusion of river and inn
provement districts, harbor improve
ment district, and navigation districts
in the proviso, excepting municipal
corporations having a population Of
no tless than twenty-five hundred in
habitants, levee districts and parishes
from the provisions of said Article 4S
of the Constitution providing for the
creating, corporations. or amending,
renewing, extending or explaining the
charters thereof;" and the words,
Against the proposed amendment to
Article AZ Of the Constitution Of the
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 hav-
hundred inhabitants, levee
and parishes from the pro-
vision Of said Article ~ Of the Consti- |
tuition providing for the creating cor
porations, or amending, renewing, ex.
tending or explaining, the charters
dicate, as provided by the general |
siection laws of the State, whether he |
votes for or against the proposed |
FERNAND MoUTON,
Governor and President Of :
the Senate.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD. |
Speaker Of the House of Representa-. |
tives.
Approved; July s, 1915.
r. @. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State,