St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-14
Act No. lis

Senate Bill No 72. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 4S
of tie 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 q population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, or
to the organization of levee districts
n parishes, from the provisions of
said Article 48 Of the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending, renewing, extending or
explaining the charters thereof"
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of Luu-
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, That
the following amendment to Article
42 of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
ton or rejection, at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
day after the hrst Monday I'm the
month Of November, 1916, as follows:
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 venue in civil or GRIM
knAl cases.
Authorizing the laying out. opening.
closing, altering or maintaining roads.
highways, streets or alleys, or relating
70 ferries and bridges, or In
cooperating bridge or ferry companies,
except for the erection of bridges
crossing streams which fern bounda-
rfes between this and any other State.
Auth orizing the adoption of legiti-
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 fnes, penalties. and for
textures, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction OF
street passenger railroads in n 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 evee districts
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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
Acial duties, or of his sureties fol
liability; nor shall any such law OF
nrNinancn. ~ TnncunA Thy " na9tf1~aI
corporation of the State.
Reg ulating the practice of jurisdic-
ton of any court, or changing the
rules of evidence In any judicial pro-
ceeding or inquiry before courts, OIL
providing or changing methods for tht
of Judgments, or prescribing the eff
fects OF judicial sales.
Exemptfng property from taxation
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil &C
lions.
Giving effect to informal or invalit
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 hi raising o
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invali'
acts of any officer, ervan or agent o
the State, or of any parish or munic
patty thereof.
Section 3. Be it further resolved
etc, That the official ballot to be USE
at said election shall have printe'
thereon the words. For the proposes
amendment to Article AZ of the Constt
tuition of the State of Louisiana, rela
tive to tie inclusion of river and i'm
provement districts, harbor improve
ment district. and navigation district
IN the proviso. eycepting municipa
Corporations having a population o
no ttcEs than twenty-five hundred in
hahitants, levee districts n parishe
from ghe provisions Of said Article 4
81 the Constitution providing for tn
ereating, corporations. or amending
renew{n%, extending er explaining tn
charters hereof" and The words
.8gainst the proposed amendment {
Arfic!e - II the Constitution of tn
Siate Of Louisiana. relative 10 the in
rsahsicn OF river &ua Improvement dis
tfietsi harbor improvement districts
and Navigation dia1ricts In the provisc
executing municipal corporations hav
Ing q population Of NOT less tha
twenty-five hundred irhahi.ants, Ieve
districts and parishes frenI the pro