The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-09-12

WILL. A. STRONG,
/ Secretary of State.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. rs, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be estab-
lished 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 ensu-
ing election; those voting IA locate the State
capital at Baton Rouge shall indorse OH their
| tickets, ''For State Capital, Baton Rouge;"
] those voting to locate the capital at New Or
/ leans shall indorse their tickets, "FOr State
Capital, New Orleans"
| Strike out article one hundred and thirty
one)
| ACT NO. n, 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 election shall be com
| pleted in one day The General Assembly shall
iaeet on the first Monday in January, 1879, and
| biennally thereafter on the first Monday III
January unless 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 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy IN any one year
| for all State purposes more than one per centum
| 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 ana
personal property liable to taxation, except IN
case of foreign invasion or a domestic insur-
rection, and in that event any additional taxa
| ton shall only be for the Immediate purpose OF
repelling invasion or suppressing insurrection
The city OF New Orleans shall not levy or col
i ICY III ahs ono s.aI "o on ~. no+"aI ,ash
value of all the real and personal property liza
Bile to taxation within its limlis. No parish or
municipal corporation, except the city OF New
Orleans, shall levy or collect in any one year
more than one per centrum 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 par
ish or municipal corporation to issue any bond
or create any debt; prorided, that this shall not
prohibit the issue of new bonds in exchange for
old bonds, where the debt or rate OF interests
not increased.
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The members OF the General Assembly shall
be paid a salary OF five hundred dollars tsoool
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
| dnIlans teSa, tor anr n,,o ,na,nbar. ,,,or;JnJ
that if two sessions are held in the same year
that they shall receive for the second session IN
that year salary of only two hundred and
fifty dollars (S250) and actual travelling ex
p ensess ~ Gt 1n5 ~ M s loo,o, nT' ~
The regular biennial session shall not exceed
ninety daysi in duration, unless by vote of two
thirds of the members elected to each house of
the General Assembly.
to''lhe out afticie 'iir' hihej
No"0'" FIVE
| The General Assembly shall not pass any
local Oh. special law changing the venue III
criminal cases, changing the manner of persons
iegitlmating children, vacating roads, streets,
or alleys, remltting fines, penalties, and for
FIXTURES, or refunding moneys legally paid into
the treasury; affecting the estates of minors, or
persons under disability, exempting property
from taxation, creating any monopoly, legaliz
ing the unauthorized or invalid acts of any Off
Ger or agent OF the State, or of 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 of the parish, or par
lshes, to be affected; in all other cases, where
general law can be made applicable, no Local
or special law shall be passed.
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The Governor shall receive salary of sever
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