The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-10-12
ACT NO, 1f5.
Senate Bill No. 72-By Mr.. Vincent


Proposing an amendment to Article 48 of
| the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana relative to the limitation of legis-
lative powers by adding the words
| river improvement districts harbor
improvement districts and navigation
districts to the provisO, excepting
municipal corporations having popu-
| lation of not less than twenty-five
hundred inhabitants, or to the organi-
| Zation 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 it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house conCurring, That the following
amendment to Article As of the Constitu
ton of the State of Louisiana be submitted
| to the qualified electors of the State, for
| their adoption or rejection, at the Con-
gressonal election to be held on the first
! Tuesday after the first Monday in the
| month of November, 1916. as follows
Article 49, The General Assembly shall
| not pass any local or special law on the
following specified subjects:
For the opening and conducting of cleo
| 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 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 legitimation
| of children or the emancipation of minors.
Granting divorces.
Changing the law of descent or sue
cession.
| Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting fines, penalties. and forfeit
ures, or refunding 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
| tiers thereof: provided, this shall not apply
| to municipal corporations having popu-
lation of not less than twenty-five hun
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-
ton, 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
his sureties for liability; nor shall any
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
debts or the enforcement of judgments,
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
) property.
} Regulating the management of public
schools the building or repairing OF
schoolhouses. and the raising of money
for such purposes.
J Legalzng the unauthorized or invalid
) acts of any officer, servant, or agent OF
l the State or of any parish or municipality
thereof.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the official ballot to be used at SAID
] election shall have printed thereon the
l words: For the proposed amendment tc
I Article 4S of the Constitution of the State
l of Louisiana, relative to the inclusion OF
! river and Improvement districts, harbol
t improvement districts, and navigation dis
! tricts in the proviso, excepting municipal
e corporations having a population of no
= less than twenty-five hundred inhabitants
levee districts and parishes from the pro
r visions of said Article 4S of the Consttu
Y ton providing for the creating corpora
e tons, or amending, renewing, extending
, or explaining the charters thereof" ant
e the words against the proposed amend
= ment to Article 4S of the Constitution o
e the State of Louisiana, relative to tn,
= inclusion of river and Improvement dis
i tricts, harbor improvement districts, ant
:. cepting municipal corporations having
II population of not less than twenty fiv
hundred inhabitants. levee districts ant
f parishes from the provision of said Artcl
t As of the Constitution providing for TIL
d creating corporations, or amending, re
e newing. extending or explaining the char
e ters thereof" And each elector shall in
: dictate, as provided by the general election
laws of the State, whether he votes for o
# against the proposed amendment
e FERNAND MOUTON.
Il Lieut. Gov. and President of the Senate
e HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
: Speaker of the House of Representatives
8 Approved: July 5, 1916.
h r. G. PLEASANT
: Governor of the State of Louisiana
= A true copy:
n JAMES J. BAILEY,
It Secretary of State.