St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary OF state.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 7s, R. S OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE
rhat the seat Of government shall be es' alb
Hshrd at the city OF 'afnn Rust or at ne
,.st, of New Orleans. us the 1naj":ity OF III,
vrt"rs OF the State may determine at the n II
ensuing election; those voting 10 locate tlt
state r;,,,ital / Stton Rouse shall ii't Use "i
Ti,"ir tickets. - For STATE Capital, Eaton s"'l%t;
fuse voting to locate the capita. at New Or
leans shall Endorse on their tickets, :" For 'Fate
& ,l,it.! New Jrnalls.'
tst";ke out article one hundred aud thirty
ACT 40. II, R. s. OF 1878
NUMBER TWO.
Rem ess natives shall be chosen on the first
i .esda> after the first Monday III November
every two ears and the election, shall he com
pi,.t cd i'll one day. TIE General Assembly sa
meet on the first Monday IN Janu ~. 1879. anf
nleunally thereafter, on the first "M"hfaJ IL
January, unless different day be appointed
by law and their sessions shall he held at the
seat of government.
(Strlke out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy in any one yea,
taxatIon, nor shall any collection of more than
one per centum taxation he made i'll any one
year, on the actual cash value of ali real and
personal property liable to taxation, except III
case of q foreign invasion or q domestic msur
rrction, and in that event any additional taxa
ton shall only be for the immediate purpose OF
repelling invasion or suppressing insurrectlon
The city OF New Orleans shall not levy ollecl
in any one year more than one and one-hali
per centum taxation on the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within its limits. 80 parish OF mum
cipal corporation, except the city OF New Or
leans, shall levy or collect i'll any one year
more than one per centum 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 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; pror1ded, that this
shall not prohibit the issue of new bonds in eX.
change for old bonds, where the debt or rate OF
interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary Of five hundred dollars (S500)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $50 for any one member; prortded
that if two sessions are held in the same year
they ehall receive for the second session in that
year salary of only two hundred and fifty
dollars 1880 and actual travelling expenses Dy
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member. The
regular biennial session shall not exceed ninety
days In duration, unless by vote of tw0-thirds
of the members elected to each house of the
General Assembly.
Strike out article thirty-nine)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any local
or special law changing the venue in criminal
cases, changing the manner OF persons legiti-
mating children. vacating roads, streets, or
alleys, remittiDg fines. penalties, and forfeitures
or refunding moneys Legally paid INTO the treas,
under disability, exemptin property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, legalizing the
unauthorized or invalid acts Of any officer OF
agent of the State, or of any parish or munich
pality; granting any extra compensation to any
public officer, agent, or contractor, after the
service has been rendered or contracted for
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
er1a1 law can be made applicable, no local OF
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law chan -lns the venue in crimi
nal cases, changing the manner of persons leglt
imating children, vacating roads, streets, OF
alleys, RENTING fines. penalties. I'd forteitures
or refunding moneys legally paid into the
treasury; affecting the estates OF minors or
persons under disability, exeulpting property
from taxation, creating any monopoly, legal
officer or agent Of the State, or OF any parish
or municipality granting any extra cO'npensa-
ton 10 any public officer, agent or contra tor,
after the service has been rendered or con-
tracted for; changing any parish scat, or Great
ing new parishes, except by the assent o. the
majority of the qualified electors Of the parish
Or parishes, to he affected; in all Other eases,
where general law can be made applicable, no
local or special law shall he passed
NUMBER SIX.
Thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-.
terly. on mis- own warrant. -
Strike out article fifty sikh se-s.se es@
zsBsss.ssssse.sz~s NUMBER SEVEN. sst.ssr4zra
The Lieut. tenant Governor shall receive salary
which hlsall be double that Of a member of the
General Assembly,.
Strike out article ff tT-seVen.l
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; ii
he approve 1t, he shall sign it, If he does not,
he sliall return it. with his objections, to the
house in which It originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal. and
proceed to reconsider it. IL. after such recon-
sideratiOn, two-thirds of all the members pres
enf In that house shall agree to pass the bill, it
house, by which itshall likewise be reconsidered,
and II approved by two-thirds Of the members
present IN that house, 1T shall be q law. But in
such cases the vote Of both houses shall be de
tcrmine1 Dy yeas and nays and the names of
members voting for or against the bill shall be
entered upon the journal OF each house rns
pectively. IL any bin shall not be returned nv
the Governor within five days after it shall
have been presented to him, it shall be law.
in like manner as u he had signed it, unless
the General Assembly, by adjournment, prevent
the Governor shall file the same, with his oh.
jeetions thereto, in the office Of the Secretary
or state, and give public notice thereof; other
wise it shall become law. az If ha had signed
1t, The Secretary OF State shall communicate