The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-05


cal at New Orleans shall indorse on theil
tickets, "For State Capital, New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
ACT NO. IA, q. 8. OF 1879.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday 10 November
completed In one day The General Assembly
shall meet on the first Monday In January
1879, and biennally thereafter, on the first
Monday Ii January, unless different day bt
held at the seat Of government.
(Strike out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy In any one yeal
nm taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centnm taxation be made In any
one year, on the actual cash value of all real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex.
eept In case Of foreign t Invasion Or domeg
honal taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose of repelling Invasion or suppress
Ing insurrectlon. The city of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and ope,han per Ge 1t taxation on
sonal property liable to taxation within Its
limits No parish or municipal corporation,
except the city of New Orleans, shall levy or
collect In any one year moro than one per
centum taxation upon the actual cash value
Of all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within It's limits. The General
Assembly shall not have power to issue any
bond Or pledge the faith OF the State for any
purpose, nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to Issue fsat any bond or
prohibit the issue Of new bonds In exchange
For old bonds, where the debt or rate Of inter-
est is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members Of the General Assembly shall
be paid q salary of five hundred dollars ($50O)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
vaded, that II two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the second
session In that year q salary Of only two hum
dred and fifty dollars (S25Oj and actual travel
Ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one
member. The regular biennia! session shall
not exceed ninety days In duration, unless by
vote Of tWo-thirds Of the members elected to
each house Of the General Assembly.
Strike out article thirty-nine.)
NUMBER FIVE.
local or special law changing the venue In
criminal cases, changing the manner of per-
sons legitimatfng children, vacattng roads,
streets, or alleys, remitting fines, penalties,
and forfeitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates Of
Ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
nopoly, legalizing the unauthorized or invalid
acts OF any officer or agent OF the State, or of
any parish or municipality; granting any
agent, or contractor, after the service has
been rendered or c. utracted for; changing
any parish seat or creating new parishes,
except by the assent of the majority of the
qualified electors Of the parish, or parishes
to be affected; In all other cases, where gem
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER sTX.
The Governor shall receive salary of seven
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly, on his own warrant.
Strike out article ffty-slx)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that OF mem
Der Of the General Assembly.
Strike out article dfty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; If
he approve 1t, he shah sign it; IL he does not,
he shall return It, with his objections, to the
house IN which 1t originated, which shall en-
ter the objections at large upon It's journal,
and proceed to reconsider It. #, after such
reconsideration two-thirds Of all the members
present In that house shall agree to pass the
BILL 1t shall be sent with the objections, to the
other house, by which 1t shall likewise be re-
considered, and II approved by two-thirdg of
a law. But In such cases the vote Of both
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names of members voting for or
against the bill shall be entered upon the
journal Of each house respectively. II any bill
shall not be returned by the Governor within
five days after it shall have been presented to
him, it shall be law, In like manner as II he
had signed it, unless the General Assembly,
by adjournment, prevent It's return; In which
case, within thirty days, the Governor shall
file the same, with his objections thereto, In
the Office Of the Secretary of State, and give
public notice thereof; otherwise it shall be-
come law, as ifhe had signed 1t. The Secre-
tary of State shall communicate said objec
which it originated on the first day of the
meeting of the next General Assembly who
shall act upon the same as above provided.
The Governor shall have power to veto one or
more items In any bill appropriating money,
distinct items, while approving 9TH
Or portions Of the bill, and the part or parts of
the bill approved shall become law, and the
Item or items OF appropriations disapproved
shall be void, unless repassed according to the
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
sage Of other bills over the Governors veto.
(Str1ke out article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary Is fixed by the