St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

Secretary of State.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 49, R. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be estab-
lshed at the city of Baton Rouge or at the
city of New Orleans, as the majority OF the
voters of the State may determine ut the next
ensuing election; those voting to locate the
State capital at Baton Rouge shall ind"rse on
their tickets, For State Capital. Baton Rouge
those voting to locate the capital at New Or
leans shall indorse on their tickets, - For State
Capital, New Orleans"
Strike out article one hundred and thirty
oneD
ACT NO. IA, R. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall he chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday i'll November,
every two wears, and the elections shall be com
nleted in one day. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Monday IN January, 1879, and
hienually thereafter, on the first MOnChY III
January, unless a different day be appointed
BY law, and their sessions shall he held ut the
seat OF government.
Strike out article seventeen}
NUMBER THREE
Alter the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy i'll any one year
for all State purposes more than one per centum
taxatlOIs, nor shall any collection OF more than
one per centum taxation he made IN any one
year OIL the actual cash value of all real and
personal property liable to taxation, except Ill
case of foreign invasion or domestic lnsur-
rectiCn and in that event any additional taxa
tion shall only be for the immediate purpose OF
reDeiliug invasion or SURPRISING lllSurrertl0l.
Tie city of New Orleans shall n0tlovy orcollect
in any one year more than one ana one-nal'
per centum taxation on the actual cash value
Of all the real and personal property llaDIH 10
taxation within its limits No parish or munl-
cipal corporation, except the city OF New Or
leans shall levy or collect in any one year
more than one per centum taxation upon the
actual cash value of ali the real and personal
property liable TO taxation within its limits
The General Assembly shall not have power to
issue any bond or pledge the faith Of the state
for any purpose, nor shall it authorize any
parish or municipal corporation to issue any
bond or create any debt; prorided, that this
shall not prohibit the issue of new bonds III eX.
change for old bonds, where the debt or rate OF
interest is not Increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
he paid q salary of five hundred dollars tS500l
per session. and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $3.50 for any one member; pf0tlded,
that If two sessions are held i'll the same year
they shall receive for the second session in that
year a salary of only two hundred and Htty
dollars ($25O) and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $50 for any one member. The
regular biennial 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. .s' .'3na'
tStrike out article thirty-nine.)
IT,. y NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any local
or special law changing the venue in criminal
cases, changing the manner Of persons leg1tl-
mating children, vacating roads, streets, Or
alleys renitting fines, penalties, and forfetures,
or refi,nding moneys legally paid into the treas
nry; affecting the estates OF minors, or persons
under disability, exempting property from
taxation creating any no nt ega nng tne
agent o. the State, or Of any parish or munich
paiity; granting any extra compensation to any
public officer, agent, or contractor, AFTER the
service has been rendered or contracted Tor !;
changing any parish seat, or creating new par
ishes except by the assent OF the majority OF
the qualified electors OF the parish or parishes,
to be affected; in all other cases., where a gen
erai law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed .f
....rt@#asa .at sUABER FIVE,
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the venue IN crlnl-
nal cases, changing the manner of persons i c@,t'
mating children, Vacattng roads. streets, or
alleys, remitting fines, penalties, and forfetures
or reminding moneys legally paid into the
treasury; affecting the estates of minors, Or
persons under disability, exempting property
king the Unauthorized or INVALID acts of any
officer or agent Of the State, or Of any parish
or municipality granting any extra cOmpensa-
ton to any public officer, agent or contractor,
after the service has been rendered or con-
tracted for changing any parish seat, Or Great
ing new parishes, except by the assent of the
majority of hesqualified electors of the parish,
or parishes to be affected; in all othel cases,
tn,
local or special law shall be passed.
'''ss Oh -'1 NUMBER SIX, ue
Thousand dollars per annum, payable guar
terly, on his own warrant. .--
Strike out article fifty-six.l .-t + ~
ri. @. NUMBER SEVEN. 81. ...
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive salary
which shall be double that Of member OF the
General Assembly. a~t ~" '" ."t ~
Strike out article fifty-seven., '~..t
81 ss NUMBER EIGHT. ,'. iE
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; II
he approve it, he shall sign it; If he does not
he shall return it, with his objections to the
house In which 1t originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal, aud
proceed TO reconsider it. II. after such recon
sideration, two-thirds of all the members pres
emit in that house shall agree to pass the bill, it
shall be sent with the objections, to the other
house, by which tshall likewise be Feconsidered,
and If approved by two thirds of the members
present In that house, 1t shall be law. But in
such cases the vote of both houses shall be de-
terTnined by ysas and nays and the names of
members voting for or against the bill shall be
entered upon the journal of each house res
pectiyely. IF any bill shall not be returned by
the Governor within five days after it shall
have been presented to him, it shall be a law,
in like manner as Ii he had signed 1t, unless
the General Assembly, by adjournment, prevent
its return in which case, within thirty DAYS,
the Governor shall file the same, with his OBJ
iections thereto, in the office of the Secretary
Of State. and give public notice thereof; other
wise it shall become law. as II he had signed
it. The Secretary Of State shall communicate