Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-09-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 70, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER ONE.
That the seat Of government shall be estab-
hshed at the city u 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 locate the capital at
New Orleans shall indorse on their tickets,
For State Capital, New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
ACT NO. a, R. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the frs, Monday in November,
every two years, and the election shall be
compl .ted in one day. The general assem-
bly, shall meet on the first Monday in Janua-
ry, 1879, and bien.lialIy thereafter on the first
Monday in January, unless different day be
appointed by law, aad their sessions shall be
held at the seat of government.
(Strike out article ny
NUMBER THREE.
Alter the year 1878, the general assembly
shall not have power to levy in any year for
taxation, nor shall any collection Of more
than one per centum taxation be made in any
one year, on the actual cash value Of all real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
cept in case Of foreign invasion, or a dOmes-
tic instruction and in that event, any addi.
,ional taxation shall only be for the immedi.
ate purpose Of repelling invasion or suppress
ing insurrection
Il I'LL ohall ,nf 10 ~ mr.
collect in any one year more than one and
one-half per centnm taxation on the actual
cash value OF all the real and personal prop
erty liable 10 taxation with-i in its limits.
No parish or municipal corporation except
the city Of New Orleans, shalt levy or collect
in any one year more than one per centun
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 pow
or 10 issue any bond, or pledge the faith Of
the State for any purpose, nor shall 1t authOr>
ize any parish OF municipal corporation 70
70 issue any bond, or create any debi, pIo-
vided that this shall not prohibit the issue d
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 q salary of i've hundred dollars
($5OO) pes session and actual travelling sxpen-
ses by the neares, practicable route. not to
exceed afty dollars for any one member, pro
vided that il two sessions are held in the
same year they shall receive fos The second
session in that year a salary Of only two ham,
bred and Ray dollars $3.50 and actual Eav
cling expenses BY the nearest practicable
route, not 70 exceed fifty dollars for any ons
member. The SECULAR hiennial session shall
not exceed ninety days in duration, unless b,
vote of two-thirds Of the members elected 4
each House Of the general assembly.
(SsTike out article 39.l
NUMBER FIVE.
The general assembly shall not pass an
local or special law changing the venire il
criminal cases, changing the manner of per
sons, legisima,ing children, vacating roads
streets or alleys, RENTING fines, penalties ant
forfeitures or Eelundinx moneys legally Pai'
into the treasury Affecting the estates OF min
ors or persons under disability; exemptn
properly from taxation creating any monoP
oily: Degalzing the unauthorized or invali'
>css Of any officer or agent Of the Stale,
OF anr parish or municipality; granting an
extra compensation 10 any public Officer, ageu
or contractor after the service has been ren
slered or contracted for changing any paris
seat. or eseasing now parishes except by N
sssea, oG The majority Of the qualified cleo
,ose al The parish or parishes to be affected
in oil other cases. where general law can D
made applicable, no local or special law sha
Be passed.
The governor shall receive salary
$1,000 per annum, payable quarterly on III
own warrant.
(Strike out art. SOY
NUNBER SEVEN.
The lieutenant governor shall receive
salary which shall b double that Of men
Lor Of the general assembly.
(Stnke gu, article 57.l