St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-16
Act No. lis

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
aavigation districts to the proviso,
excepting municipal corporations
having q population Of not less than
to the Organization Of levee districts
and parishes. from tine provisions of
sat Article 49 of the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending. renewing. extending or.
explaining 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 Hous ~concurrtnE, That
the following amendment TO Article
z& Of the Constitutions of the State OF
Louisiana be submitted to the auaHned
electors Of the State. for their adop-
tfon or retection,sat the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
day after the Afet Monday In the
month of November. 1916, as follows:
shall not pass any local or special faw
on the following specified subjects:
For the opening "A conducting OF
sisctions. or fixing or changing the
Changing the names Of persons.
Changing the n in civil or GRIM
fnal cases.
Authorizing the laying out, opening.
s.esinE. altering or msintaining roads.
e ferries s md BRIDGES ~ or In
cooperating bridge or ferry companies.
except for the erection OF bridges
crossing streas4s which form bounda-
ries between this and any other State.
Authorizing ths adoption of lssiti-
nation of children or the emaacipa-
tion OF minors.
Granting, divorces.
Changing the law Of descent or rue
cession.
Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting hnes, penalties. and for
FIXTURES, or r~efunding moneys legally
, paid into the treasury,
Authorizing the construction of
street passenger railroads in any In
e~orporatsd 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
II twenty-five hundred Inhabitants. OF
to the organization of leyee districts
and parishes, river Improvement dis
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation, associ-
ation 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.
EciaI duties, or Of his suretfes fol
liability; nor shall any such law OF
ordinance be passed by any politica,
corporation OF the State.
Regulating h practice Of jurisdic-
ton Of any court. or changing the
rules of evidence in any judicial pro.
ceeding or inquiry before courts. oil
collection OF debts or the enforcement
Of judgments. or prescribing the ef.
fects of judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil &C
tions.
Giving effect to informal or invalid
Wills or deeds. or to any illegal dis
position of property.
Regulating the management OF pub
of school houses. aad the raising o
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invaNt
acts Of any officer. servant or agent o
the State. or Of any parish or naunic
Section !. Be it further resolved
etc., That the Official ballot to be uset
At said election shall have printet
thereon The words, For the proposed
ana andrnent to Article 48 of the Constf
tuition OF the stats OF Louisiana, rela
tive to the Inclusion Of river and I'm
provement districts, harbor Improve
ment district, and navigation district
In the proviso. excepting mpnicipa
corporations having q population Q
no tess thar twenty-five hundred In
j h~abitants, leves DISTRICTS and paItshe
from the provisions OF said Article 4
Of the Constitution providing for tn
creating, corporations. or amendtn6
charters thereof" and the words
Against the proposed amendment t
i Article 40 OF the Constitution Of tn
state of Louisiana, relative TO the in
clusion of river and improvement dis
tricts. harbor Improvement districts
and navigation districts In the provise
excepting municipal corporations hav
ing q population of not lass thai
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants. leve
vision Of said Article AZ of the Consti
tuition providing for the creating cor
porations. or amending. renewing. Q Il
l tending or explaining the charter
thereof And aoh elector shall ID
dictate, as provided by the genera
election laws of the State, whether h
votes for or against the propose
amendment.
FERNAND MoUToN.
Lieutenant Governor m President o
the Senate.
HEWITT BoUANcHAUD,
! Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
: tfyes.
Approved: July S, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Z Governor of the State of Louisiana
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