The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-03
Act No. 115
Senate Bill No. ~. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 72. BY Mr.. Vincent
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article As
Of the Constitution Of thu 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 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
said Article IS 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 Lou
isIana. two-thirds OF all the members
elected to each House c%oncurring. That
the following amendment to Article
4S 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 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
inal cases.
Authorizing the laying out. opening,
closing. altering or maintaining roads,
highways. streets or alleys. or relating
cooperating bridge or ferry companies,
except for the erection OF bridges
crossing streams which form bounda-
ries between this and any other State.
Authorizing the adoption of legiti-
nation Of children or the emaRcipa-
ton OF minors.
Granting divorces.
Changing the law Of descent or sue
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
corporated town or city.
Regulating labor, trade, manufac-
turing or agriculture.
Creating corporations. OF amending
renewing, extending. or explaining the
charters thereof; provided. this shall
not apply to municipal corporations
having a population of not less thar
twenty-five hundred Inhabitants, OF
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 or immunity,
of or collection of taxes, or for the re.
lief OF M assessor or collectors -oi
taxes from the performance of his OF.
fetal duties, or OF his sureties fol
liability: nor shall any such law OF
ordinance be passed by any politica,
corporation Of the State.
Regulating the practice OF turisdic.
ton Of any court. or changing thu
rules Of evidence In any judicial pro.
ceeding or inquiry before courts, o.
providing or changing methods for tn,
collection Of debts or the enforcement
Of judgments, or prescribing the eff,
fects Of judicial sales.
Exempting property from taxation
Fixing the rate Of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil &C
tions.
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 the raising O.
money for such purposes.
Legalizing the authorized or invali,
acts Of any oficer. servant or agent o
the State. or OF any parish or munic
ipality thereof.
Section 2. Be It further resolved
ETC.. That the oflcial ballot to be use'
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article 4S Of the Consti
| tive to the inclusion of river and i'm
provement districts, harbor improve
ment district, and navigation district
In the proviso. excepting municipa
| corporations having a population O
no tless than twenty-five hundred In
habitants, levee districts and parishe
from the provisions of said Article 4
of the Constitution providing for tn
creating, corporations. or amending
renewing, extending or explaining tn
charters thereof" and the words
J Against the proposed amendment I
Article 48 Of the Constitution Of tn
State OF Louisiana, relative to the in
cIusion of river and improvement dis
tricts, harbor improvement districts
and navigation districts In the provisc
excepting municipal corporations hav
ing a population Of not less tina,
twenty-five hundred inhabitants. leve
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 charter
thereof" And each elector shall in
dictate, as provided by the genera
election laws Of the State, whether h
votes for or against the propose
amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor n President {
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House Of Represents
tives.
Approved: July 5, 1916.
r. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisian
A 7 u copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.