New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-09-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. q. r. S. OF 1913.


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 70, R. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of governm emit shall be es
tablished at the city of Baton Rouge or a
the city of New Orleans, as the majority o
the voters of the State may determine at th
next ensuing election those voting to locat
the State capital at Baton Rouge shall in
dorse on their tickets, "For State CAPITAL
Baton Rouge" those voting to locate thu
capital at New Orleans shall indorse or
their tickets, 'For State Capital, New Or
leans"
(Strike out article one hundred AND
thirty-one.)
ACT NO. "A, R. s. OF 1873.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday IN
| November, every two years, and the elec-
ton shall be completed in one dav. The
General Assembly shall meet on the first
Monday in January, 1879, and biennelly
thereafter, on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, unless different day be appointed
| by law, and their sessions shall be held AZ
the seat Of government
Strike out article seventeen.
NUMBER THREE
After the.year 1873 the General Assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy in any
one year for all State purposes more than
one per centum taxation, nor shall any col
lection OF more than one per centam taxa
ton be made in any one year, on the actual
cash value OF all real and personal proper
ty liable to taxation, except in case Of a
foreign invasion or a domestic insurrec-
lion, and in that event any additional tag
alton shall only be for the Immediate pur-
pose Of repelling invasion or suppregsinc
instruction. The city Of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect in any one wear
more than one and one-half per centum
taxation on the actual cash value of all the
real and personal property liable to taxa
ton within its limits. No parish or mu-
nicipal corporation, except the city of New
Orleans, shall levy or collect in any one
year more than one per centnm taxation
upon the actual cash value of all the real
and personal property liable to taxation
within its limits. The General Assembly
shall not have power to issue any bond OF
pledge the faith of the State for any pur-
pose, nor shall IL authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to Issue any bond
OF create any debt; provided, that this
shall not prohibit the issue of new bonds
IN exchange for old bonds, where the debt
OF rate OF interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR
The members of the General Assembly
shall be paid salary Of five hundrad doi-
lars $4,000 per session. and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest nxaoticabIe
route, not to exceed fifty dollars $50 fcr
any one member; provided, that Il two sas-
sions are held IN the same year they shall
receive for the second session ID that year
. salary Of only two hundred and fifty dos
lars $3.50 and actual travelling *
by the nearest practicable route, not to e4-
coed hfty dollars $500 fol any one mem
Der. The regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days ID duration. unless
BY vote OF two.thirds OF the uenfbers
elected to each house of the General 81
sembly.
tstrike out article tlrirty.nine
NusdBER ETyK.
The General Assembly shall not pass
any local OF special law changing the
venue IN criminal cases, changing TIA
manner Of persons legitimating chiidren.
yaeatng roads, streets, OF alleys, RENTING
zines, penalties, aud foxfeikuEes, o. rafnnd-
ing moneys legally paid into The treasury
aneeting the estates Of minors OF parsons
under disability, exempiing properly from
laxatlons eEeating any monopoly, Ieaaliz-
lng the unauthorized OF invalid acts Of
any qflqar cx agent Of the State. orof anv
parish q municipnlty granting auy sxtFa
compensation 70 any public officer. AGENT.
o. contractor, after the service has been
rendered % ocntactod for; changing any
PARISH seek % greeting new paris hes. ex-
eeps ny assent Of the majority Of shaauali.
4ea electors q the parish OK peFsehes "a
ge s4ees9as ID al otheg cases, where 3
general law can be made appteabis. 10
loeal q spetiai law shall be passed
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