The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-29
Act No. lis
Senate Bill No. 70. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION


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JOINT RESoLO lloN
Proposing an amendment to Article a
Of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the limitation
of legislative powers by adding the
words River IMPROVEMENT districts.
harhor Improvement districts and
navigation districts" to the prOytso
excepting municipal corporations
having a population Of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants, or
to the ORGANIZATION of lrvee districts
and parishes, from the provisions of
said Article As Of the Constitution
providing Tor 'CrentInS coiporal'oLlS
or aMenalnE, rehsWlhG' cxtehuInE u
tNPiaihlh8 the charters 'h'F'oI'
Section |. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF Lou
iSiana. Wo-thirdS of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
the following amendment to Article
IS 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
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
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 hounda-
ries between this and any other State
Authorizine the adon,ion os 1egiti-
nation OF children or tha amancina-
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
coTPoFated 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 population of not less than
twenty-five hundred inhabitants. or
to the organization of fevee districts
and parishes, river Improvement dis
trictS, harbor Improvement districts
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation, associ-
alton or individual any special OF. sex-
| ri itsS{venaingt ,He''ifffe for assessment
of or collection Of taxes. or for the re-
lief of any assessor or collectors 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 iurisdic-
! ton Of any court, or changing the
| rules Of evidence in any iudiciaI nro.
ceeding or inquiry before conrts y,
providing or changing methods for tbe
collection Of debts or the enforceman,
of judgments. or prescribing the Of.
! fects Of judicial sales.
Fxomntinp nronertv from taxation
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lNtns ;ns go ~
.ior, ''4''s any ''''''''a' VI civil ac'
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ILL d 7l,e ~ it.io, nai i1 y, an'ailc
, "i,i3 os uSonrtv '''ee"i us
po nii ~ pt ~ 49, .nor+ =. 49,.
neg uoa ing .ne h ,i1s dr'. oi pup,
ny SJnooi'i h rn ana ,be ratIin ~
VI 'ono tor ' snnb nurnoses a'''ns u
ii'Tiley , ior sU me authorized or ,rvors
SO @', NV oficar sarvsnt or . e e,aidt -.
is aL etota Nv ~ onv narish or mmnio
i LIZ; 3v"t thereof '"' ''N ''"'''0
ipe cncition Re- II rurther resolved
o+n Tbat Tho ofacia1 ha1Iot to he useG
et', .oid do" e,ention shall have n,inted
tbor Son the words For the proposeI
amendment to Article 4S Of the Consti-
t t,ti 90 tbs state Of Louisiana, rela-
tt"a "a tbe Inclusion Of river and i'm
nroyement districts. harbor improve
piU, oi aistrtct and naviration Districts
i,l'4t .ba nrnvtsn axcentine municinal
COZ p go et.'4 ~, t,yanfv- five hundred IN.
i ~ ;to,t, Iarae districfs and narishes
Frnn, ne nrovisions of said Article as
of tbe Constitution providing for the
tiro oornoretions or amending
creatIis, NoxtUn d or exn,ainin~ RE