The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
Act No. lis

| senate Bill No. 72. BY Mr. Ninccn,
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 10 Article IS
| or the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana relative to the limitation
OF legislative powers by adding the
words. River Improvement districts
harhor Improvement districts and
navigation districts" to the proviso
excepting municipal corporations
having a population OF not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants. or
20 the organization Of levee districts
ana parishes. from the provisions of
said Article As of the Constitution
providing for "Creating corporations
or amending. renewing, extending or
t%pIalnlng the charters thereof"
Section l. BE it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of Lou
iSiana, two-thirds OF all the members
elected to each House COncUrring, That
the following amendment to Article
~ of the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the State. for their adop-
ton or rejection, at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in the
month of November. 1916. as follows:
Article As. The General Assembly
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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 in
cooperating bridge or ferry companies,
except for the erection Of bridges
crossing streams which form bounda-
ries between this and any other State.
Authorizing the adoption Of legiti-
nation OF children or the emancipa-
ton OF minors
Granting divorces.
Changing the law OF descent or sue
cessiOn.
Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disa bilities
Renting fines. penalties, and for
FIXTURES, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction Of
street passenger railroads in any in
cOrporatcd town or city.
Regulating labor, trade, manufac-
turing or agriculture.
Creating corporations. or amending,
renewing. extending. or explaining the
charters thereof: provided, this shall
not apply to municipal corporations
having population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inha bitants. or
10 the organization of levee districts
ana parishes, river Improvement dis
trlcts. harbor Improvement districts
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation ,scoci-
alton or individual any special or ar-
elusive right. privilege or Immunity
Extending the time for assfsshl &
OF or collection OF taxes, or foS5 MAJ,
lief OF any assessor or collector Psg
taxes from the performance OF his Or
ticlal duties. or OF his sureties for
LIABILITY; nor shall any such law or
ordinance be passed by any nolitica1
corporation OF the State.
Regulating the practice of iurisdic-
ton Of any court, or changing the
rules of evidence In any judicial pro-
ceeding or inquiry before courts. or
providing or changing methods for the
collection Of debts or the enforcement
or Judgments, or prescribing the ef-
fects Of judicial sales
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil ac-
tons.
Giving effect to informal or invalid
Wills or deeds. or to any illegal dis
position Of property.
Regulating the management OF pub
lie schools. the building or repairing
of school houses, and the raising of
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invalid
acts Of any officer, servant or agent of
the State. or of any parish or munic-
ipality thereof.
Section 2. Be it 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 As OF the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, rela-
tive to the inclusion Of river and i'm
provement districts, harbor improve
ment district. and navigation districts
in the proviso. excepting municipal
corporations having a population Of
no tless than twenty-five hundred in
habitants, levee districts and parishes
from the provisions Of said Article 4S
of the Constitution providing for the
creating, corporations, or amending,
renewing. extending or explaining the
charters thereof" and the words,
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 4S Of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana, relative to the in
tricts, harbor improvement districts.
and navigation districts in the proviso,
excepting m..aicipal corporations hav-
ing population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inha bitants, levee
districts and parishes from the pro-
vision of said Article 4S VI the Consti-
tuition providing for the creating cor
porations, or amending, renewing. ex-
tending or explaining the charters
thereof" And each elector shall in
dictate, as provided by the general
election laws Of the State, whether he
votes for or against the proposed
FERNAND MOUTON,
Governor and President of
the Senate
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July s. 1916.
r. C. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
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