The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70, r. 8. OF 1878.
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.. = ACT NO. 49, r. s. OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be estab-
Elshed at the city OF Baton Rouge or at the
city OF New Orleans, as the majority OF the
voters of the State may determine 81 me n tis
ensuing election; those voting to locate the
State capital at Baton Rouge shall 1ndorse
on their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Roupo:" those voting to locate the capt.
tickets, s'For State Capital, New Orleans"
(strike out article one hundred ana thirty
'A0' ACT NO. IA, r. S. OF 1875
NUMBER TWO.
REPRESENTATIVES. shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November,
every two years, ana me electloi slla ~
shall meet on the first Monday In january,
: 1879, and biennally thereafter, on the 1lrst
Monday In January, unless different day pc
appointed by law, and their sessions snail DO
held at the seat of government.
(Strike out article seventeon')
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy IN any one year
for all State purposes more than one per cent
um taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum taxation be made II any
one wear. on the actual cash value OF all real
and personal property IlttJlt W JtAdblJu, GA
cept In case OF foreign invasion or q domes-
tic insurrection, and in that event any addi-
tlonal taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose of repellng invasion or suppress
Ing instruction. The city OF New Orleans
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and one-half per centum taxationon
the actual cash value Of all the real and per-
sonal property liable to taxation within it's
limits. No parish or municipal corporation,
except the city Of New Orleans, shall levy or
collect In any one year more than one per
cent11m taxation upon the actual cash value
Of all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within it's 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; provided that this shall not
prohibit the issue Of new bonds In exchange
FOR old bonds where the debt or rate or inter-
est Is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid O. salary of five hundred dollars ($50O)
ger session, and actual travelling expenses by
The nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
Uided that II two sessions are held In the
same wear they shall receive for the second
session In that year q salary Of only two hun
dred and fifty dollars ($250) and actual travel
ing expenses by 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 two-thirds Of the members elected to
each house Of the General Assembly.
(Strlke 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 per-
sons legitimating children, vacating roads,
streets, Or alleys, remitting fines penalties,
nd fpv-Fn Eirry
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates Of
minors, or persons under disability, exempt
ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
nopoly, legalizing the unauthorized or invalid
any parish or municipality; 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 parishes
except by the assent Of the majority of the
qualified electors ct the parish, or parishes,
to be affected; in all other cases, where gen.
eral law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary Of seven
Thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
Gerly, on his own warrant.
(Strlke out article tifty-siX.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive
Der OF the General Assembly,
(Strike out article ffty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; If
he approveit, he shall sign it; II he does not,
be shall return It, with his objections, to the
house In which 1t originated, which shall en-
ter the objections at large upon Its, journal,
and proceed to reconsider 1t. If, after such
reconsideration, two-thirds ofall the members
present In that house shall agree to pass the
bill, 1t shall be sent with the objections, to the
other house, by which 1t shall Likewise be re-
considered, and If approved by two-thrds of
the members present in that house, 1t shall be
q law. But In such cases the vote of both
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names Of members voting for or
against the bill shall be entered upon the
journal of each house respectively. If any bill
shall not be returned by the Governor within
five days after it shall have been presented to
him, it shall be- law, In like manner as if he
had signed 1t, unless the General Assembly,
by adjournment, prevent its return; In which
case, within thirty days, the Governor shall
tie the same with bis obJeetioans thereto, in
the office Of the Secretary OF State, and give
public notice thereof; otherwise it shall be-
come a law, as ifhe had signedit. The Secre-
tary OF State shall communicate said obJec
lions and bill so deposited to the house In
meeting of the next General Assembly, who
shall act upon the same as above provided.
Line governor shall have power to veto one or
more items in any bill appropriating money,
embracing distinct items, while approving 9TH
or portions Of the bill, and the part or parts OF
the bill approved shall become law, and the
item or items of appropriations disapproved
shall be void, unless repassed according tothe
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
sage Of other bills over the Governors veto
(Strike out artif sixty-siX.)
dBER NINE.
No officer, SO salary is fixed by the