The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-21
Act No. 115
Senate Bill No. 70. By Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION

CeHAle Dill NO. u. by MT. vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 4S
of the Constitution Of the State of
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 population Of not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, or
to the organization OF leYee districts
and parishes, from the provisions of
said Article AS of the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending, renewing, extending or
explaining the charters thereof"
Section 1. De 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
46 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, 1915, as follows:
Article As. 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 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 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 population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inha bitants, or
to the organization OF levee districts
and parishes, river improvement dis
lTlclS, narDof 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-
taxes from the performance of his Of
fetal duties, or of his suretfes for
liability; nor shall any such law or
ordinance be passed by any political
corporation of the State,
Regulating the practice Of jurisdic-
ton or 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
fects Of judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate Of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil &C
lions.
Giving effect to informal or invalid
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 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 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, |
Article AZ of the Constitution of the |
State of Louisiana, relative to the in |
clusion of river and Improvement dis
tricts, harbor improvement districts, /
and navigation districts in the prcViso,
excepting municipal corporations hav-
ing a population Of not less than
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 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, 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
GnvarnOF Of the State ne |