The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION.
AMENDMENT l.

" AMENDMENT Z. -
Representatives. shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November every two years,
and the election shall be completed
in one day. The General Assembly
shall meet on the first Monday in
January, and biennially thereafter
on the first Monday in January, IN
less different day be appointed by
law, and their sessions shall be held
at the seat of government. (Strike
out art. II.
AMENDMENEI.
The members of the General AS
sembly shall be paid a salary of
$500 per session, and actual travelling
expenses by the nearest practicable
route, not to exceed $50 for any one
member; provided, that if two ses-
sions are held in the same year they
shall receive for the second session
in that year salary of only $3.50
and actual travelling expenses by the
nearest practicable route,- not to ex-
coed $50 for any one member. The
regular biennial sessions shall not
exceed ninety days in duration, I'm
less by vote of two.thirds Of the
members elected to each House of
the General Assembly. (Strike out
art. ae.)
sHe5 AMENDMENT III. -.
The General Assembly shall" not
pass any local or special law chang
ing the venue in criminal cases,
changing the names ofpersons, legit-
imatizihg children, vacating roads,
streets or alleys, remittiug fines,
penalties and forfeitures, or, refund
ing moneys legally paid into the
Treasury; affecting the estates Of
minors or persons under disability,
exempting property from taxation;
creating any monopoly, legalizing the
unauthorized or invalid acts of any
officer or agent Of the State, or of
any Parish OF municipality; granting
anysextra compensation to any pub
lie officer agent or contractor, after
the service has been rendered, or
contracted for; changing any Parish,
seat, or creating new Parishes, ex,
eept by the assent Of the majority OF
the qualified electors of the Parish,
or Parishes to be affected. In all
other cases where general law can
be made applicable, no local orospe.
eial law shall be passed. 81 at'
80 AMENDMENT ".
"a The Governor shall receive a sal.
ary Of $1,000 per annum, payable
quarterly on bis own warrant.
(Strike out art. 66.)
AMENDMENT v.
The Lieutenant Governor shall re-
eeive salary which shall be double
shat of: a member Of the General
Assembly. (Strike out art. ST..
1 AMENDMENT vi.
Every bill which shall have passed
both houses shall be presented to
the Governor. If he approve it he
shall sign it; if he does not he shall
return it, with his objections, to the
house in which it originated, which
shall enter the objections at large
upon it's journal, and proceed to re.
consider it. If after such reconside-
alton two-thirds of all the members
present in the House shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent with
the objections to the other house, BY
which it shall likewise be reconsid-
cred, and if approved by thirds
of the members present in that house
it shall be law. But in such cases
the vote of both houses shall be de-
termined by yeas and nays, and the
names of members voting for or
against the bill shall be entered upon
the journal Of each house re-
spectively.
If any bill shall not be returned
by the Governor within five days af
ter it shall have been presented to
him, it shall be law in like manner
as if he had signed it, unless the
General Assembly, by adjournment,
prevent its return; in which case.
within thirty days, the Governor
shall file the same, with his objec-
tions thereto, in the Office of the Sec
rotary of State, and give public no.
tice thereof; otherwise it shall be
come a law, as if he had signed it.
The Secretary Of State shall commu-
nicate said objections. and bill 90 de-
posted to the house in which it