The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-27
Act No. lis
Senate Bill No. 70. By Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. TO. By Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article As
or the Constitution OF the State Of
Louisiana relative to the limitation
or Legislative powers BY adding the
words, River Improvement districts,
harh"r improvement districts and
navigation districts" to the proviso,
excepting municipal corporations
having a population Of not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, or
10 the organization of ievee districts
anu parishes, from the provisions Of
said Article As OF the Constitution
providing for "Creating corporations
or amending, renewing. extending or
eNpIalhlng the charters thereof"
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State Of Lou
lSlana. two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each House ~concurring, Thai
the following amendment TO Article
~ or the Constitution OF the State Of
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the State. for their adop-
tlon 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:
fof the opening and conducting OF
'i"ctionS. or 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 or ferry companies.
except for the erection OF bridges
crossing streams which form bounda-
ries between this and any olhe r 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
FIXTURES. or r%efunding 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
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 or any assessor or collectors Of
taxes from the performance of ,his OIL
fetal duties. or Of his sureties fcr
liability: nor shall any such law or
ordinance be passed by any political
corporation Of the State.
Regulating the practice Of Jurisdic-
ton of In 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 judgments. or prescribing the ef-
fects Of judicial sales,
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate Of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil &C.
lions.
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, ana the raising of
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invalid
the State. or Of any parish or munic-
ipality thereof.
Section 2 Be It further resolved.
etc, That the ohacial ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article 48 Of the Consti-
tuition Of thu State Of Louisiana, rela-
tive to the inclusion Of river and i'm
provement districts. harbor improve.
ment district, and navigation districts
in the provfso. 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
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-
ing a population Of not less h a
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, levee
districts and parishes from the pro-
vision. of said Article IS Vt the Consti-
tuition providing for the creating cor
porations. or amending. renewing, ex-
tending or explaining the charters
thereof" And each elector shall in
dictate, as provided by the general
election laws of the State. whether he
votes for or against the proposed
amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July S. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.