St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-16
Act No. lis
Senate Bill No. 70 BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION


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,
having q population OF not less than
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, or
to the organization Of levee districts
and parishes, from the provisions of
providing for "Creating corporations
or amending, renewing, extending or
explaining the charters thereof"
Section I. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana. two-thirds of all the members
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-
ton or rejection, at the Congressional
day after the first Monday in the
month Of November. 1916. a. follows:
Article IS. 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-
riss between this and any other State.
re
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
fsitures. 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
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation. associ-
alton or individual ahy special or ex-
elusive right. privilege or immunity.
Of or collection Of taxes. or for the re-
lief Of any assessor or collectors of
taxes from the performance of hts 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-
ceedins or inquiry before courts, or
providing or changing methods for the
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.
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 Z. Be II 1uftneF r0sOiVe0
etc, That the oflcial ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article IS OF the Consti.
tuition OF the State of Louisiana, relA.
tive to the inclusion OF river and i'm.
provenent districts. harbor improve
ment district. and navigation district.
in the proviso, excepting municipa
corporations having q population Of
no tless than twenty-five hundred in
habitants, levee districts and parishes
from the provisions Of said Article A
Of the Constitution providing for thu
creating. corporations. or amending
renewing. extending or explaining tbs
charters thereof" and the words
Against the proposed amendment t.
Article As of the Constitution of thu
State OF Louisiana. relative to the In
clusion of river and improveine dis
tricts. harbor improvement districts
and navigation districts in the proviso
excepting municipal corporations hav
ing a population Of not less thar
twenty hundred Inhabitants. leve'
districts and parishes from the pro
vision of said Article - of the Consti
tuition providing foE the creating cor
porations, or amending, renewing. ex
tending or explaining the charter
thereof" And each slector shan in