The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-10-05
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ACT NO. 73. X. s. OF 1873.
NITMRER ONE,
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.

NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall he es-
tablished at the city of Baton Rouge or at
the city OF New Orleans, as the majority OF
the voters of the State may determine at
the next ensuing election ; those voting to
locate the State capital at Baton Rouge
shall indorse on their tickets, For State
Capital, Baton Rouge those voting to To-
cate the capital at New Orleans shall IN
dorse on their tickets For State Capital,
New Orleans
(Strike out article one hundred and thir-
ty-one.l
ACT NO. "A, r. 5. OF 1873.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday III No
yemhcr every two years. and the election
shall be completed in one day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet on the first Mon
day in January, 1879, and bicnnaly there
after, on the first Monday in January, un-
less a different day be appointed by law,
and their sessions shall be held at the seat
OF government.
(Strike out article seventeen.
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 the General Assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy i'll any
one year for all State purposes more than
one upi. cantilm taxation nor shall any col
lection of more than ono per centnm taxa
ton be made in any one year, on the actual
cash value of all real and personal proper
tv liable to taxation, except III ease OF IL
foreign invasion or a domestic lnsurrecfioh,
and in that event any additional taxation
shall only be for the immediate purpose OF
repeling invasion or suppressing insurrec-
ton. The city Of New Orleans shall not
levy or collect i'll any one year more than
one and onc-half per centum taxation on
the actual cash value ofall the real and
nprsonaI propertv liable to taxation within
It's limits. No parish or municipal corpo-
ration. except the city OF New Orleans,
shall levy or collect i'll any one year more
than one per centum taxation upon TIC ac.
rual cash value Of all the rea! and personal
pronrrty liable to taxation within its I'm
ifs. The General Assembly shall not have
mower to issue any bond or pledge the faith
of the State for any purpose. nor shall 1t
authorize anv parish or municipal corpora
tiou to issue any bond or create any debt
orocidea. that this shall not prohibit the Is
sue of new bonds in exchange 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 dol
| lars $500 per session. and actual traVeiih5
EXPENSES by the nearest practicable route
| not to exceed fifty dollars (Soi'l tor any
| one member; progided, that il t" o SESSION
are held in the same year they snail re
| ceive for the second session III that year
salary of only two hundred and iilty dol
| lars is250) aud actual travelling expense
| hy the nearest practicable route, not to eA
cced fifty dollars t$50l for any one member
| The regular biennial session shall not tN
! eeed ninety days III duration, unless ~
| vote OF two thirds OF the members to eiac
, bouse of the General Assembly.
iStrike out article thirty nine-l
! NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pas
any local or special law changing the Ve'
ne in criminal cases, changing the ihahh'
of persons lcgitmating children Vacatln
,oa.,s. streets. or alleys. renting me
neualfics. and forfeiturcs. or reithHlh
moneys legally paid into the treasury a
tecfino the estates Of minors. or persons Il
der disability, exempting property no
taxation. creating any monopoly. lcg"ilzi'
tlta unauthorized or invalid acts OF any q
irer or agent of sAc State, or OF isi,Y gafn
~. nun.c;palify, granting any eAtt@ con