St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
Act No. lis

Senate Bill No. ~. BY Mr.. 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.
harbor Improvement districts and
navigation districts" to the proviso.
excepting municipal corporations
having a population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, or
to the organization of levee districts
and parishes, from the provisions OF
aid Article As of TIE Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending, renewing, extending or
explaining the charters thereof
Section 1. Be 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
48 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
Article 48. 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 in civil or GRIM
final 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-
rtes 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 suc-
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 a population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, or
to the Organization of levee districts
and parishes, river improvement dis
tricts, harbor Improvement districts
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation. associ-
alton or individual any special or ex-
elusive right, privilege OF 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
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-
tion of any court, or changing the
rules Of evidence in any judicial pro-
ceeding OF inquiry before courts, or
providing or changing methods for the
collection of debts or the enforcement
of judgments, or prescribing the eff
sfects of judicial sales.
E~xempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil ac-
tons.
Giving effect to informal or invalid
Wills or deeds, or to any illegal dis
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.
Legalizfng the authorized or invalid
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the State. or of any parish or munic-
ipality thereof.
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
etc, That the of1cfal ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the opposed
amendment to Article 48 of the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Louisiana, reIa-
tive to the Inclusion Of river and Inn
provement districts, harbor improve
rnent district. and navigation districts
In the proviso, excepting municipal
corporations having q population OF
no tless than twenty-five hundred in
habitants, eve districts and parishes
from the provisions of said Article As
of the Constitution providing for the
creating, corporations, or amending
charters thereof" and the words
Against the proposed amendment tic
Article 48 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 provfso
excepting municipal corporations hav-
ing a population of not less thar
twenty-five 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 genera
election laws of the State. whether he
votes for or against the proposed
amendment.
FERNAND MoUToN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the HOUSE of Representa-.
tives.
Approved: July 5, 1916.
r. C. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy.
JAMES r. BAILEY,