The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-11-04

v municipal CORPORATIONS having pOpu
r lation of not less than twenty-five
hundred inhabitants, or to the organi
. cation of levee districts and parishes
from the provisions of said Article A
of the Constitution providing To-
I'll Creating corporations. or amending
: renewing. extending or explaining tn,
charters thereof"
Section l. Be it resolved by the Genera
j Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two.
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concur1ing. That the following
amendment to Article 4S 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-
gressional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November. 1916. as follows:
Article 4S. 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.
cession.
Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disabilities.
Renting fines. penalties, and forfeit
ures, or refunding moneys legally paid
into the treasury.
Authorizing the construction of street
passenger railroads in any Incorporated
town or city.
Regulating labor. trade. manufacturing
or agriculture.
Creating corporations, or amending, re-
newing, extending, or explaining the char
tiers thereof provided this shall not apply |
to municipal corporations having a popu- |
lation of not less than twenty-five hun |
dred inhabitants, or to the organization
Of levee districts and parishes. river i'm |
provement districts, harbor improvement |
districts and navigation districts.
Granting to any corporation. associa-
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 Of
evidence in any judicial proceeding or
inquiry before courts, or providing or
methods for the collection of
debts or the enforcement of judgments,
or prescribing the effects of judicial sales
Exempting property from taxation.
Fixing the rate of interest.
Concerning any criminal or civil actions.
Giving effect to informal or invalid wills
Or deeds. or to any illegal disposition of
property.
Regulating the management of public
schools, the building or repairing OF {
'chooihouses, and the raising Of money I
or such purposes.
Legalizing the unauthorized or invalid {
lets of any officer. servant, or agent of l
he State, or of any parish or municipality g
hereof
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., s
That the official ballot to be used at said
lection shall have printed thereon the 1
words: For the proposed amendment to
Article 4S Of the Constitution of the State
4 Louisiana, relative to the inclusion of
lver and improvement districts harbor A
Improvement districts, and navigation dis
riots m
having a population of not
'ss than twenty-five hundred inhabitants.
wee districts and parishes from the pro- f
isions OF said Article As Of the Constitu-
on providing for the creating corpora
ons' or amending. renewing, extending P
explaining the charters thereof" and
lie words Against the proposed amend
tent to Article 4S Of the Constitution of
lie State of Louisiana, relative to the A
clusion of river and Improvement dis II
1cts' harbor Improvement districts, and H
avigation districts in the proviso, ex- A
'pung municipal corporations having a ii
of not less than twenty-five q,
inbred inhabitants, levee districts and al
lrishes from the provision of said Article ell
OF the Constitution providing for the nj
eating corporations, or amending, re- be
wing, extending or explaining the char be
RS thereof" And each elector shall in
cate, as provided by the general election ar
VS. Of the State, whether he votes for or liz
ainst the proposed amendment. ar
FERNAND MOUTON. di
cut Gov. and President of the Senate. tic
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD. st
eaker of the House of Representatives. bl
Approved: July 5. 1916 dit
r. G. PLEASANT. OF
Governor of the State of Louisiana. as
true copy: ex
JAMES J. BAILEY. mr.
Secretary of State. ha
of
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