St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-11-04
Act No. lis

senate Bill NO. u. by MI. vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 48
of the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana relative to the limitation
of legislative powers by adding the
words. River improvement districts.
z harbor Improvement districts and
navigation districts"2 to the proviso.
excepting municipal & corporations
having 2 population Of not less than
= to the organization Of levee districts
and parishes. from the provisions Of
said Article 48 Of the Constitution
providing for tCreating corporations
or amending. renewing. extending or
explaining the charters thereof"
Section I. Be it. resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Lou
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-
election to be held on the first Tues
day after tho nrsts Monday In the
month Of November. 1915. - follows:
Article ~. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special law
on the following specified subjects:
For the opening and conducting of
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place Of voting.
Changing the names Of persons.
Changing the venue In civil or GRIM
inal cases.
Authorizing tho laying out. opening.
closing. altering or maintaining roads.
70 ferries and bridges. or in
cooperating bridge or ferry companies,
except for the erection Of bridges
crossing streams which form bounda-
riss between this and any other State.
Authorizing the adoption Of legiti-
nation Of children or the .emancipa-
ton OF minors.
Changing the law Of descent or sue
oession.
I Affecting the estates Of minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting fines. penalties. and for
feitures. or refundirg moneys legally
paid into the treasury.
Authortxfns the construction Of
street passenger railroads in any in
eorporated 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 Inhabitants. or
20 the organization Of levee districts
ana parishes. river Improvement dis
tricts. harbor Improvement districts
and navigation districts.
1rantlng to any corporation, associ.
alton or individual any special or ex-
elusive right. privilege or immunity.
N1tenulnF the time for assessment
OF or collection Of taxes. or for the re-
uef Of any assessor or collectors Of
taxes from the performance Of his Of
ncial duties. or Of his suretiea for
INABILITY; nor shall any such law or
ordnance 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
correction OF debts or the enforcement
e judgments. or prescribing the ef-
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate Of interest
lions. -
Giving effect to informal or invalid
wills or deeds. or to any illegal dis
position OF property.
nc schools. the building or repairing
OF school houses. and the raising OF
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invalid
Icls ol any omcer, servant or agent OF
!ne state. or of any parish or munic-
ipality thereof.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
etc. That the of1cial ballot 10 be used
q said election shall have printed
taerson the words, For the proposed
ameAdment to Article 48 of the Consti-
tetion Of the State Of Louisiana, rela-
TIVE TO the inclusion Of river and i'm.
provement districts. harbor improve.
ment district, and navigation districts
N the proviso. excepting municipa
corporations having a population OF
y NO tless than twenty-five hundred in.
nabitants. levee districts and parishes
from the provisions Of said. Article Al
Of the Constitution providing for thu
creating. corporations, or amending
renewing. extending or explaining tn,
charters thereof" and the words
AGAINST the proposed amendment t.
Article 4S of the Constitution Of tn,
state Of Louisiana, relative to the In
ctusion of river and Improvement dis
tricts. harbor Improvement districts
ana navigation districts in the proviso
excepting municipal corporations hav
ing population Of not less tina,
twenty-five hundred inhabitants. leve
oistricts and parishes from the pro
Vision of said Article - Of the Constt
tuition providing for the creating cor
porations. or amending, renewing. ex
= lending or explaining the charter
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