St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-23
Act No. lis

Senate Bill No. ". BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article AS
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to h 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
10 the organization OF leyee districts
and parishes. from the provisions of
said Article As OF the Constitution
providing for Creating corporations
or amending, renewing, extending or
explaining. the charters thereof"
Section 4. 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
4S OF the Constitution of h 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 or the first Tues
day after the first Monday in the
month of November, 1916, as follows:
Article As. 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
mai 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.
crossing streams which form bounda-
ries between this and n other State.
Authorizing the adoption of legiti-
nation Of children or the emancipa-
tion of minors.
Granting divorces.
Changing the law of descent or sue
~cession.
Affecting the estates Of minor or
persons under disabilities.
Renting fines. penalties, and for
FIXTURES, or r~efunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction of
street passenger railroads in any in
corpoTated own 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 Ieyee districts
NA~1r fLl AFti t9s oh5
tricts, harbor Improvement districts
and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation. assocf-
alton or individual any special or ex-
elusive right. privilege or 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
hcial duties, or Of his sureties for
liability; nor shall any such law or
w nTf7in a ma hn# naCCnH hy - ID ~4T1%11nT
corporation of the State.
Regulating the practice of jurisdic-
ton OF any court, OF changing the
rules of evidence in any judicial pro-
ceedlng or inquiry before courts, or
providing or changing methods for the
OF judgments, or prescribing the ef-
fects of judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil ac-
tions.
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.
Iegalizfng the authorized or invalid
acts of any officer, servant or agent of
the State, or of any parish or munic-
ipalty thereof.
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
etc, That the official ballot to be used
Of 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
provement districts, harbor improve
nlent district, and navigation districts
IN the proviso, excepting municipal
corporations having a population of
no ftesS than tueIty-fiye hundred in
habitants, legee districts and parishes
from the provisions OF said Article 48
O. the Constitution providing for the
~cfeat1ng, corporations, or amending,
renewing, extending or explaining the
charters thereof and the words.
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 4S Of the Constitution of the
state of Louisiana, relative to the in
ttSias 5f risaf &t.5 Improvement dis
trtets, harhor improvement districts,
hna navigation dis.ricts In the p~royfso.
.Acepttag municipal corporations hav-
nc a population Of rot Ie3s thar
ssentp-hye hundred Inhabitants, ievee
a~issriets and parishes from the pro-