The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-10-21


tgof8 tbs provisions Of said Article ~
IT tie Constitution providing for
Creating corporations. o. amending
renewing extending or explaining the
| thaftefs thereof
| Section lie il resolved b. the General
! Assembly 81 the State Of Louisiana. two
thirds ui Bil the members elected to each
house 5oHgurrns, That the following
| amgHdUrut 20 Article as Of the Cousttu
! tton ~ Tie state II Louisiana be submitted
90 the qualified electors u the state. fer
| their adoption or rejection at the Con
! grvs7'gaal election to bo held on the first
/ Tuesday after the nrst Monday In the
month II November. 1915 as follows
| Article ss The General Assembly ahall
not pass any local or special Law on the
following specified subjects
| For the opening and conducting Of cleo
| tioRs. o. axlBE or changing the place Of
voting
! Changing the names Of persons.
Changing the venue in civil or criminal
| esses
| Authorizing the laying out, opening,
CLOSING. altering OF maintaining roads,
| fgl WAYS, stress of alleys. OF relating 10
| ferr - and bridges, OF Incorporating
| bfIage nr ferry companies except for the
erection of hgidRts crossing streams which
| farm boundaries between this and any
other state
Authorizing the adoption ~ legitlmatl0n
Of children or the emancipation 81 minors
Granting divorces.
Changing the law Of descent or sue
aeSs ia.
Affecting the estates Of miners or
persons under disabilities
nsmItiing fines penalties, and forfeit
ures Of TsfuHdlng moneys legally paid
tutu the treasury
Authorizing the construction ~ street
passenger railroads In any Incorporated
tnap or city
Regulating labor, trade, manufacturing
of agriculture
Creating corporations, or amending, re-
new ng extending OF explaining the char
tiers thereof provided, this shall not apply
to municipal corporations having popu
latlun ~ mol less thar twenty five hun
drei inhabitants or 20 the organization
Of leyee districts and parishes river Ina.
proven districts harbor Improvement
districts aud navigation districts,
Granting 10 aRy corporation. associa
tIon. or Individual any special OF exclusive
riehs. privilege or immunity,
Extending the time for assessment Of OF
collection Of taxes. or for the relief Of any
assessor or ulleeter Of taxes from the
performance II hIs official duties, or o.
his sureties Tor liability; nor shall any
such las or ordinance he passed hy any
political corporation Of the state
Regulating he practice ~ jurisdiction
Of any court ut HhtngtuE the rules al
evidence In any judicial proceeding or
inquiry before courts, or providing or
changing methods for the collection Of
aeAta nr the enforcement Of judgments
az prescribing the effects Of judicial sales
ESempting property from taxation
Fixing the rate ~ Interest
Concerning any criminal or eivil actions
Giving effect 20 Informal or invalid willis
OF deeds, o. To any Illegal disposition Of
property
schools the building or repairing Of
sohoaihouEes, and the raising If money
fot such purposes.
i.egsllzing the unauthorized or invalid
acts Of any officer. servant, ar agent Of
the state, ar Of any parish or municipality
thereof
Section 2 He II further resolved, etc,
al al So. Ia ct
election shall have printed thereon the
words For the proposed amendment to
Article ~ Of the Constitution Of the state
II louisiana, peiatlve te the inclusion Of
river and Improvement districts. harhnr
Improvement districts. and navigation dis
tflcts In the proyiso. excepting municipal
corporations having a population Of not
less than twenty five hundred inhabitants,
i"ysr districts and parishes from the pro-
visions az said Article 4s 81 the Constftu.
ton providing for the creating corpora.
tloue, or amending, renewing extending
ar explaining the charters thereof" and
III. words Against the proposed amend
menf 20 Article ts 81 the Constitution Of
the state ~ Louisiana. relative So the
t".7.-''f' " 'fNNt hAih improvements AA%H /
trir's, barbor Improvement districts, and
navigation districts In the proviao. ex.
eeptiag municipal corporations having
population ef not less than twenty Ave
hundred Inhabitants. ievee districts and
parishes from the provision Of said Article |
- ~ IA" Constitution providing for the |
creating corporations, or amending. re-
hewing. extending eT explaining the char |
tiers thereof And each eIeetor shall IN. |
dictate. as provided by the general election |
laWs If the state, whether he ve,es Tor or |
8Fa7si the proposed amendment
FERNAND MoUTos,
Lieut. Gov md President ~ the senate |
HEWITT HOUASCHAun, |
Speaker af the House Of Representatives |
approved July +. 1915
r q PLEASANT.
Governor If the state Of louisiana /
\ true copy
JAMES ! BAILEY.
Secretary ~ state
ACT NO ia
Senate uii No is5-By Mr. Pearre
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 10 the Constl.
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