The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28
Act No. 115

Senate Bill No. r. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article AZ
of the Constitution of the State or
Louisiana relative to the Limitation
of legislative powers by adding the
words, River improvement districts.
harbor Improvement districts and
navigation districts" to the proviso,
excepting municipal corporations
having a population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, or
to the organization 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 1. 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
48 of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be submitted to the qualthed
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. 1915, as follows:
Article 4S. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
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 Iegiti-
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 disabilities.
Renting fines, penalties, and for
| FIXTURES. or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction Of
| street passenger railroads in any in
| corporated 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 a population Of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, or
| to the organization of levee districts
and parishes. river improvement dis
| tricts, harbor Improvement districts
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation, assocf-
| alton or individual any special or ex-
| elusive right, privilege or immunity.
Extending the time for assessment
Of or collection of taxes, or for the re-
| lief of any assessor or collectors Of
! taxes from the performance OF his Of
fetal 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 jurisdic-
| 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
| Of judgments. or prescribing the eff
fects of judicial sales.
Exemntfna property from taxations
Fixing the rate Of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil ac-
Giving effect to informal or Invalid
4 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-
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 AZ Of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana, rela-
| tive to the inclusion or river and I'M
| pFoyeHent districts, harbor Improve
1 ment district. and navigation districts
in the proviso, excepting municipal
| CORPORATIONS having a population OF
! ho fvua Ia
habitants, levee districts and parishes
fssm the provisions of said Article 4S
| OF the Constitution providing for the
creating, corporations, or amending,
/ charters thereof" sand the words,
| Against the proposed amendment to
| Article As OF the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana, relative to the in
| cIusion of river and Improvement dis
| tricts, harbor improvement districts,
and navigation districts in the proviso,
excepting municipal corporations hav-
ing q population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, levee
districts and parishes from the pro-
| vision of said Article 40 Of the Consti-
| tuition providing for the creating cor
porations, or amending, renewing, ex-
tending or explaining the charters
thereof" And each e1ector shall i'm
dictate, as provided by the general
| election laws of the State, whether he
Amendment
FERNAND MoUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
/ HEWITT B0UANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives. %:
| Approved: July 5. 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
JAMES ], BAILEY,
| SecrefarY OF Stafn