The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-21


70 Inc proviso, excepting
municipal corporations bav;,sr . reo,,,,9
lation of not less than twantv-f,va
hundred inhabitants or tn tba orpani-
cation of leyee districts and narisbas
from the provisions of said Article AZ
OF the Constitution providine for
Creating corporations. or amending
| renewing, extending or eyn1aininp tha
charters thereof
Section 1. Be it resolved HI, ~ c.a,,a,.1
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two
thlrds OF all the members elected to each
mouse concurring, That the following
amendment to Article 48 of the constitn-
tlon OF the State Of Louisiana be submitted
70 the qualified electors Of the state. for
their adoption or rejection, at the Com
gresstonal election to be held on the first
Tuesday 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 cond,1ctine- af eren
tons, or fixing or changing the place OF
voting.
Changing the names of persons
Changing the venue In civil or criminal
cases.
Authorizing the laying out. opening.
closing, altering or maintaining roads.
highways, stress 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 Iegitimation
of children or the emancipation of minors.
Granting divorces
Changing the law of descent or sue
cesson.
Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting fines, penalties, and forfeit
ures, or refnnding moneys legally paid
into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction of street
passenger railroads in any Incorporated
town or city.
Regulating labor, trade, manufacturing
or agriculture.
Creating corporations, or amending, re-
newing, extending, or explaining the char
ters thereof; provided, this shall not apply
to municipal corporations having popu-
lation of not less than twenty-five hum
bred Inhabitants, or to the organization
of levee districts and parishes, river i'm
provement districts, harbor improvement
districts and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation, associa-
tom or individual any special or exclusive
right privilege or immunity
Extending the time for assessment of or
collection of taxes, or for the relief of any
assessor or collector of taxes from the
performance of his official duties, or of
n fn,. Itab she
such law or ordinance be passed by any
political corporation of the State.
Regulating the practice OF jurisdiction
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
or prescribing the effects OF Judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil actions.
Giving effect to informal or invalid wills
or deeds, or to any illegal disposition Of
Regulating the management of public
schools. the building or repairing Of
and the raising OF money
for such purposes.
acts of any officer, servant, or agent of
the State, or of any parish or municipality
thereof.
Section 2. BE 1t 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 48 of the Constitution of the State |
of Louisiana, relative to the inclusion of
tn%r r~1aftY-i
districts, and navigation dis |
tricts in the proviso, excepting municipal
corporations having a population OF not
less than twenty-five hundred inhabitants |
levee districts and parishes from the pro- |
visions of said Article 4s of the Constitu- |
ton providing for the creating corpora |
tons, or amending, renewing, extending
or explaining the charters thereof" and
the words Against the proposed amend |
ment to Article 48 of the Constitution of |
the State of Louisiana, relative to the t
inclusion of river and Improvement dis
tricts, harbor improvement districts, and
navigation districts in the proyiso, ex-
cepting municipal corporations having a
of not less than twenty-five
hundred inhabitants. 1evee districts and
parishes from the provision of said Article
IS of the Constitution providing for the
creating corporations, or amending, re-
newing, extending or explaining the char
ters thereof, And each elector shall in-
dicate. as provided by the general election
laws of the State, whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Approved: July 5, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1874.
Senate Bill No. 135--By Mr. Pearce.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of 1913 authorizing and empoW-
ering the Board of Control of the State