New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-09-16

there shall be printed on the official bal
lot to be used in said election, tn
words,
"tor the proposed amendment to thu
Constitution OF the State OF Louisian.
! providing for the funding of certai,
debts OF the City of Shreveport"
and the words
! Against the proposed amendment tt
| the Constitution of the State of Lou
| islana providing for the funding of Ger
tain debts of the City OF Shreveport
| And each elector shall indicate on thu
| ballot cast by him whether he votes fol
| or against the proposed amendment.
| FERNAND MOU4ON,
Lieut. Gov. and President of the Senate
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
Approved; July 5, 1916.
X. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES !. BAILEY,
~ Secretary of State.
ACT NO. us
Senate Bill No. II. By Mr.. Vincent
JOlN NCoOL LINN.
Proposing an amendment to Article Is
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 nav
igaton districts" to the p1ovlso, ex-
cepting municipal corporations having
Al
five hundred inhabitants, or to the or
ganization of levee districts and par
ishes, from the provisions OF SAID Art
Gle 4S of the Constitution providing
for Creating corporations, or amend
ing, renewing, extending or explain
ing the charters therof."
Section l. Be it resolved by tn.
General Assembly of the State OF Lou
isiana, two-thrds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, THAI
the following amendment to Article 4o
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
lsiana be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the State, for their adoption OF
rejection, at the Congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in the month OF November
1916, as follows:
At1cle 49, 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 Incorporating
bridge or ferry companies, except for
the erection of bridges crossing streams
which form boundaries between this
and any other State.
Authorizing the adoption of legitima-
ton of children or the emancipation OF
minors
Granting divorces.
Changing the law of descent or sue
cession.
Affecting the estates of minors OF
person 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 Incorporated
town or city.
Regulating labor, trade, manufactur-
ing 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 organiza-
ton of levee districts and parishes,
river improvement districts, harbor i'm
provement districts and navigation dis
tricts.
Granting to any corporation, associa- |
ton, or individual any special or exclu- |
sive right, privilege or immunity.
Extending the time for assessment OF
or collection of taxes, or for the reliei
of any assessor or collector of taxes from
the performance of his official duties, OF
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 rules ]
of evidence in any judicial proceeding |
or inquiry before courts, or providing |
or changing methods for the collection
of debts or the enforcement of judg |
ments, OF prescribing the effects of ju
dicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal OK civil &C
tons.
Giving effect to informal or invalic
wills or deeds, or to any illegal dispo
;tion of property.
Regulating the management Of pub
lie schools, the building or repairing OF
and the raising of money
for such purposes.
Legalizing the unauthorized or in
valid acts of any officer, servant, or
agent of the State, or of any parish o.
thereof.
Section Q. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the official ballot to be used At
said election shall have printed thereon