The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-01
Act No. lis
Senate Bill No. -. Rv Mr. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION


Senate Bill No 20 D.. ,,r y,irceu
1n,,,,r hA M', ''"00'
p, ''iNl NE>'HoTI"N
'I"poSlng an amendment to Article 4'
or the Constitution of the State OF
LOUISIANA relative to the Limitation
81 legislative powers hv addjug the
words, "Rivtr improver,rt di.tricts
marhor Improvement districts and
navigation districts" to the proviso
'Ac'pllnG municipal Corporat ions
| having population of NOT less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants. or
! TO Inc organization of lryep d,stricts
| ana parishes, from the orovjsions of
! Saii Article As Of the Constitution
-, - w ' lying Tor creating corporations
,,yn ,i"inHuln4; renewing, extending or
Np'"'"lhS me charters thereof
section /. De it resolved by the
| HHhHlal Assembly Of the State of Lou
| i,t"ha. tWo-thirds Of an tha members
! ,h' following amendment to Article
| - OF the Constitution of the State of
! L""ISIana be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State for tboir adon-
ION or rejection, at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
dAI after the first Monday in the
mon,h Of November. 1916, "a follows:
Article As The Caror,l ,.e,r,h11,
shah not pass any local or craciaI law
on the following sDocitird snhincte.
For the opening and CONDUCTING of
elections. or fixing or changing, the
place. Of voting
Changing the namee op norso,s
Changing the venue in ri,iI ~, crim-
mai cases.
Authorizing fine I.,.ir,r o,+ oro,;,,r
closing. altering or mnin,,;r,i,, np, ras,
highways, streets or ALLEYS 81. rai,tinr
to ferries and hriJ~as ~ ir7
cooperating bridge or fnrrT cor,no,ins
except for the era,tin,, " h,,;arsnn
crossing streams which farm, hnrnSo.
rics between mis- and nn,. a,.t, Nv "tnta
,,,,,,.,-,. az, '"'et 'o'a'e'
,,,a tut..oi iEihS me ad"pllon OF legitl-
n'uIlon OF children or the emancipa-
Ion OIL minors.
granting divorces.
oo>.,;a5 MS 'he Id" OF descent or sue
,Woati, A.,
,orna re''ns ,he estates OF minors or
pniit+ Inuoi uloa ol'ltieS.
-oit tv,.a'.'ins mes penalties and for
n,iJ ~; Iat % IeIuhulns moneys legally
tut t the construction Of
corporated town or " ci, Uaus IN any In
Repulating lobor trs .
turing or apr;cu1tura "e '''aio'ae-
CREATING cornnrotior,
renewing extending or eDn,s a,,v,,ui tt
charters thereof. nroyidoI p's IN .hS
not ann1v 70 n,,,,, ky fued, this shaii
having a nonuIation of pola.ions
TWENTY-FIVE hundrad irh "t ,eas 'han
TO the organjzatjnn Of i,a,ap''aH i or
and parishes river imnro,,o u,t'r a;s
tricts, harhor imnrovan,a.t ,is. us
and NAVIGATION districte e"eh' o's'ricts
Granting to any corporation .s.oo,
elusive right nrivi,e ans 81 special or ex-
Extending the tima t -, immunity.
of or collection of taxes az for Isl
lief of any assessor or y. oi inl me re.
taxes from the nerforr,onn nr 2Ij
fetal duties, or of his surat;ns aus ~
liability; nor shall anv snnh ioI
ordinance be passed by s n" n ldW oI
of the state "' poii''ca'
Regulating the practice no ,,r;.s,o
ton of any court or cboro ~, .'. ~
rules of evidence in any iudie;a1 n ,no
ceeding or innI,irv hasoro ."u.Siat plo-
providing or changinD noath SHufes' or
collection Of Debts nr , l,e'noGs ior the
of iudrments or nro;.: lolCeihenl
fects Of judicial oalar 'he ell
EAIihpl.ns property from taxation.
Ing tne rate OF interest.
INV Ae ""9 |iiiilHdl Ut CIVIL &C
ei" Gi,.,
,,iiIs '' n eieet 10 informal or invalid
VI ueeus' VI 10 any illegal dis
poni.lon ~ properly.
10 e. u,aths me !nanasement or pub
~ ns sIhoU'S; .he oullaine or repairing
y, somoei houses. ana the raising OF
'ngne &C., 49, tui SUN purposes.
~ % n,, e au.noli1eo or 1nvaho
~. CO. -. any uiaeoI. servant or agent OF
I ine,i 3." tha Ua - ahy parish or munlc-
aaot,on a.
..n NJ ~ D ~ iuT,ner resolved;
~ cola a,a snt Vc 10 paiiot 10 De use9
thereon tho wnrdS ~ nave prlntea
= 49, - 'oi the prOpostu
Iut,on of 10 co. 10. VI tne oonsu-
i've r. tbs incImsion ~ to u;! rela-
a;n..; "a river anu IH-
p,ent aistr;ot ia no naroGr improve
in the nrov;sn .xasn sa..on uis.ltcaS
,nrnono+;apn eep'ins municipal
NO. tlass thsn twan1v a., populatlon 81
"a bitants Ievee f1istriats n1hule GU ~ ]
rom the nrovisions nf soid iu n pao 40
~ tho Son,t;tmtion nro,'is; "a .t.le 40
,rsati,r cnrnorot in,p wins W. .ne
go VI !