St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
Act No. lis
4enate Bill No. -. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
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 a population OF not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, or
to the organization of levee districts
and parishes, from the provisions of
said Article 4s of the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending, renewing. extending or
explaining the charters thereof"
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State Of Lou
istana, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
the following amendment to Article
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:
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
lnal cases.
Authori1in. the laying out. opening.
c!os1ng. altering or maintaining roads,
highways. streets or alleys, or relating
70 ferries and bridges. or in
cooperating bridge or ferry companies,
except for the erection Of bridges
croseing streams which form bounda-
faes between this and any other State.
! Authorizing the adoption of legiti-
natton Of 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 disa bilities.
Renting fines, penalties, and for
FIXTURES. or refundirg moneys legally
oeid into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction of
street Passenger railroads in any in
corporatsd town or city.
Regulating labor, trade. manufac-
turing or agriculture.
Creating corporations, or amending,
rssosx,ns. - Extending. or explaining the
not apply to municipal corporations
naving . population of not less than
twenty-dve hundred tnha bitants. or
TO the organization Of levee districts
ana parishes. river Improvement dis
.ricts. narbor Improvement districts
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation. asaoci.
atlon 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-
t. .t OF any assessor or collectors OF
neal duties. or OF his sureties for
HaDlltty; nor shall any such law or
ordinance be passed by any political
corporation of the State.
=. Regulating the practice OF jurisdic-
ZION OF any court. or changing the
ceedins or inquiry before courts or
providing or changing methods for tho
collectlon OF debts or the enforcement
81 judgments. or prescribing the ef-
fects OF judicial sales.
EE;x'empting property from taxation.
rNing the rate OF interest
concerning any criminal or civil ac-
Giving effect to informal or invalid
wills or deeds, or to any Illegal dis
position of property
Regulating the management of pub
nc schools; the building or repairing
money for such purposes.
LegailZlng The authorized or invalid
1cls OF any officer, servant or agent Of
the state. or of any parish or munic-
ipality thereof.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved.
etc. That the official ballot 10 be used
a SAID election shall have printed
thereon the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article 4S of the Consti-
tstlon OF the State of Louisiana. rela-
tive TO the inclusion of river and inn
proVeTent districts, harbor improve
Hent district. and navigation districts
IN the proviso. excepting municipal
corporations having population of
no tless than twenty-five hundred in
naoltants. levee districts and parishes
from the provisions of said Article as
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
Artlcle ~ of the Constitution OF the
state OF Louisiana. relative to the in
ciusion of river and improvement dis.
trtcts, harbor improvement districts
and navigation districts in the proviso'
excepting municipal corporations hay-
ing population OF not less than
twenty-five hundred inha bitants, levee
uistrlcts and parishes from the pro-
VISION of said Article 4S VI the Consti-
tution providing for the creating cor
rorauons, or amending. renewing, ex-
Lending or explaining the charters
Aasssof.' And each slsctQr shaM In