The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-06
Act No. lis
Senate ELL No. 70. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION


Senate Bill No 70 Rv Mr. Vincent
1n1rr prcorr-r,1n>r
D,..., 1>'',''''o IVA,
op"T'hE an hm"ndihcnt 10 Nf'lrle 1
OF the Constitution Of IN" State Of
Lpul"'"na relative 70 the limitation
Oh itTiNIa tive powers by adding the
words, "R!vcr Improvement Districts
N'f ''' mPLnV"r''n' dt%''ici& an"
Navigation dlStrlctS' to the provtso
excepting municipal corporations
NAY hE a population OF not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, or
TO the "rguuilutIou Of i"vcc districts
ana parishes. from the provisions Of
Sal" Artl'ie As of III" Constitution
Pa"' '"''t 'o' '''oi''h corp" a''""'
~ H'''' l'"'''7; rene" 'i'E' eNi'n"'uG "'
'Apl' ming lhe charters thereof
Section /. Re il resolved by the
General Assembly Of the stat" Of Lou
tfiana. tWo-thirds Of all the members
elected to each HouS" ronrurrng. That
the following amendment 10 Artic!"
~ OF the Constitution of the Stat" OF
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the State for their adop
tlon 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
shall not pass any local or special law
on the following specified subjects:
For the opening and Conducting Of
elections, or fixing or chaugjug the
place OF voting.
Changing the names OF persons.
Changing the venue in civil or Grim
inaI cases
Authorizing the having ont onerfre-
closing. altering or maintajnintr yoaas
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
rfes between this and any otc,ar state
~ 'Iio' '%4hS ne au"Pti"h OF Hsit-
nation OF chlidren or the emanclpa-
llon or minors.
Granting divorces.
changing the law or descent or sue
ceS$.oh.
An ectihs the estates OF minors or
persons uhner olsap'ilues.
kehl'tinS nnes, penalties, and for
leltuIeS, or reluhdihE moneys legally
pa!o ih'o the treasury.
AuthoFiA'hE the construction OF
cornnrotad 80, ~ ~. U''o' 4H any III
pog,,lotinr i,har ,rs
trrine, ~ arer;o''I,,, '''uo' h'a''uiao
r go tire "S oo ;. ulsutr
renawng eytepSine ~ VI a'nrnn' NJ
us . sA.ena'hs. vi eApiainlhs tns
n no. nn,u - , p,n.' aeo, thls shaii
bo,,inr on,,Ia.in, 20 .o' poid ,iols
tuantT d. b',I la vi TO- ,esS 'han
~ ~ ny nr9o r,n nu'inr eu n.,ap''an's, oI
and narjsbas river in,nro,'o,,, vi, u Us
tricts harhnr inanrnn ,p, w ..''t ,ie ul.
and navigatinr diotriot, us IT'S
otion ~ ind;v,Jmot ~ ~. a.,uiii assoCl-
oI,ei,,a r, t' ri.,i,. any special or eA-
Extend,nr 10 tive t e., mummy. MUMMY.
of ~ cn1laction ot taxas ~ 9 60
1iaf % anv os,oseon ~ y. W tie re.
taxos tron, ~ nansn,,, ooAie.Iois VI
fetal duties. or OF his sura,, nss OF
liability; nor shall any such To- ' o.
ordinance be passed by any nnRffca,
corporation Of the State.
Regulating the practice of turisdic.
ton Of any court, or changing the
rules of evidence In any judicial nro-
ceeding or inquiry before courts or
providing or changing Methods for IN q
collection Of debts or the enforcement
of judgments, or prescribing the ef-
fects of judicial sales.
r,oo,,t;r o,t,, -. ..;o,
Eivi,,p he 90 81 ,,ta oni 'aN'''oA'
Gnnnnr,;,c, on,, orin,ino, 80 .;,.u M
tione &"
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Wis nr 6ao6s ~ - owe ri ;, 70 az
,"naitior ~ nronnrtU "' '''ee"' "''
po Dis,'io H. =. ~ .. -. 49,,
lie sShnais ~ hniiGiner e''lI, w. ~; pun
nf schonI bonssr .nd 7he ra; Intr t4 -,
~ ,,,o" "0 fnr 1890" smnh n,rnosaa WV ''''"s VI
'''J Jo-o,i rU w. ~ ., 1b ~ ,,o,id
acts ~ anv ofrcsr saryant or .gnrt nf
To State or Of anv nar,sb or n,,,n;c.
ina1itv tbareof
Section IA u rurtbar roso,ved
o+o Tbat tho oeaoia, halInt "a ha n.oJ
ot cod e,ection .ha ~ hove ~ nrint e
fhereon the words For The nrnnneed
oma,duant m Ar,icla 40 Of tba f,n,st;-
4,,t;nn nF 49, stata ~ Tou,s ,m raIa-
tiva n tho ipclusion of rivar and IN
movement districts. harhor imnrova-
rlont distrfct and Ratification districts
in The nrovtso excentinp runicina !
Concentrations having q nnnulation of
M tIass than twanfv-f,va hundred IN.
bohitonts levea distr,cts .nd narisbas
from The provisions Of said Article AZ
NJ the Constitution proyidinp for the
craotinp cornoratiors ar amending
ranoIyino extandinr or axn,oiring TIC