The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-09-23

municipal corporations having popu-
Iation of not less than twenty five
hundred inhabitants, or to the organi-
cation OF levee districts and parishes,
rom the provisions of said Article 43
of the 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 Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurring. That the following
amendment to Article IS of the Constitu
ton of the State of Louisiana be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State, for
their adoption or rejection, at the Con-
gressionaI election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November, 1916, as follows:
Article 49, The General Assembly shall |
not pass any local or special law on the
following specified subjects:
For the opening and conducting of cleo
tons, or fixing or changing the place Of
voting. |
Changing the names of persons.
Changing the venue in civil or criminal
cases.
Authorizing the laying out opening.
closing, altering or maintaining roads,
highways, stress or alleys, or relating to
ferries and bridges, or incorporating
bridge or ferry companies except for the
erection of bridges crossing streams which
form boundaries between this and any
other State.
Authorizing the adoption of legitimation
] of children or the emancipation OF minors
| Granting divorces
L Tsn To- of o.
cession.
Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disabilities.
/ Remitting fines, penalties, and forfeit
ures, or refunding moneys legally paid
into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction of street
! passenger railroads in any incorporated:
i town or city.
1 Regulating labor, trade. manufacturing
I or agriculture.
Creating corporations, or amending, re-
1 newing, extending, or explaining the char
i tiers thereof: provided, this shall not apply
to municipal corporations having a pepu-
1 Iation of not less than twenty-five hum
bred Inhabitants, or to the organization
| Of leyee districts and parishes, river inn
1 proyenent districts, harbor improvement
4 districts and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation, assocla-
ton, or individual any special or exclusive
right, privilege or immunity.
Extending the time for assessment OF or
collection of taxes, or for the relief OF any
. assessor or collector of taxes from the
performance Of his official 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 jurisdiction
of any court or changing the rules 81
evidence in any judicial proceeding OF
INQUIRY before courts. or providing @
changing methods for the collection O
!, debts or the enforcement q judgments
Or prescribing theseffects OF judicial sales
II Exempting property from taxation,
Fixing the rate Of interest.
a Concerning any criminal or civil actions
Giving effect to informal or invalid viii;
!, or deeds. or to any illegal disposition O
: property.
Regulating the management OF pupht
. schools, the building or repairing o
: Ischoolhouses, and the raising OF money
!, for such purposes.
= = Legalizing the unauthorized or fnvant
: acts of any officer, servant, or agent 9
!, the State, or of any parish or munielpahts
: thereof,
:, Section O. Be 1t further resolved. etc.
:. : That the official ballot to be used at sals
: election shall have printed thereon IN
:, words: For the proposed amendment Z
:. Article As of the Constitution OF the stat
!, of Louisiana, relative to the inclusion
: river and improvement districts haTpo
: Improvement districts and navigation ais
tricts in the proviso, excepting nuhlcipa
y corporations having population OF NO
le lass than TWENTY-FIVE hundred inhabitants
py levee districts and parishes from the p '
aarl visions of said Article As of the Constltu
csif ton providing for the creating corpora
eetaii IONS or amending, renewing, extendih
Wllor explaining the charters lnefeoit ..
no. al q words against the proposed amend
shaant r. Article 4s Of the Constitution G
,erySoa state Of Louisiana. relative g -
,haser,,4sinn IF river and improvement dis
9 shall ts harbor Improvement districts an
es. Igat;o7, districts In the proviso. ex
rest OIL mo- rn1,nieipaI corporations having
dmentsI 5atio,, If nor less than twenty-f1V
United led inhabitants Ievee districts an
of the fpssas from, the uroyision of said Articl
3 time the Constitution providing for tn
De ex- . cnrnorafions, or amending. r.
We extending Or explaining the chal
dit Of TO And each elector shall II
Or the $ provided by the general electio
of all nss.he state whether he votes for
The ne proposed amendment.
5 au- FERNAND MOUToN,
this Lieu i. and President of the Senat
which HEWITT BoUANcHAUD,
youn- 7psaAsa the House Of Representative
prop July 5, 1916.
e for eR. q PLEASANT,
crest ~ 5,or re me State Of Iouisian
$500 A true col = 80
xcess JAMES A11iEY,
vided oecreta OF. state
nd is aa-- -
theI eT NO. 1s4.
the Senate Bill t35-Bv Mr.. Pearce.
onds, JOE RESOLUTION
tiles. proposing an aendrnent to the Const
are tuition Of authorizing and empo5
4 of ering the Brd Of Control of the Sta
hem PenitentiaF5r its successor to fun
It's indebteqls and issue notes ther
the for serially totherwise not exceedil
u be -Four Hundr m, ,,,,sand TeI1ars. al
for - = ioN''es1iA = - Il:
con- 800 p1nLeEesl Hol eAce0uii
first five per cenna per annum payat
the sem1-annuaM and for a term n
4 a.ai1 exceeding fifhn wears, and empowe