The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 73, R. S. OF 1878.
Number One.


Number One.
That the seat of government shall be
established at the city of Baton Rouge
or at tue 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 iudorse ON their
tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge;" those voting to locate the CAPT
tai at New Orleans shall indOrse on their
tickets, ''For State Capital, New Or
leans.
(Strike out article one hundred and
thirty-one.)
ACT NO. "a, R. s. OF 1878,
Namber Two.
Representatives shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, every two years, and the
election shall be completed i'll one day.
The general assembly shall meet on the
first Monday in January, 1879. and bien-
niaily thereafter, on the first Monday in
January, unless a different day be sp-
pointed by law, and their sessions shall
he 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 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
an personal property liable to taxa
ton except in case of foreign invasion
or a domestic ,nsurrection, and in that
event any additional taxation shall only
he for the immediate purpose of repell-
ing invasion or suppressing Instruction.
The city of New Orleans shall not levy
or collect in any one year more than one
and one-half per centum taxation on the
actual cash value of all the real and
personal property liable to taxation
within its limits. No parish or NUM-
cipal corporation, except the city of
New Orleans. shall levy or collect in
any one year more than one per centum
taxation upon the actual cash value of
all the real and personal property liza
BILE 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; prorided, that this shall not
pro 4ibit 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 ($5O0) per session, and actual
travelling expenses by the nearest prac-
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollars
(S50) for any one member; prorided, that
if two sessions are held IN the same
year they receive for the second session
in that year salary of only two hun.
dred and fifty dollars ($250) and actual
travelling expenses by the nearest prac-
ticable route, not to exceed. fifty dollars
(S50) 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 tine general assembly.
(Strike out article thirty-nine.)
Number Fire.
The general assembly shall not pass
any local or special law changing the
venue in criminal cases, changing the
manner of persons legitimatlng children,
vacating roads, streets, or alleys, re-
hitting ii "es, penalties, and forfeitures
or refunding moneys legally paid into
the treasury; affecting the estates Of
minors; or persons under disability
exempting property from taxation, Gre
ating any monopoly, legalizing the su'
thorized or invalid acts Of any officer oil
agent of the State, or of any parish OIL
municipality; granting any compensa'
ton to any public officer. agent, or con
tractor, after the service has been rem
dered OF contracted for; changing any
parish seat, OF creating new parishes
except by the assent of the majority o.
the Qualified electors of the parish, OF
parishes, to be affected; in all othel
cases, where general law eau be made
applicable, no local OF special law shall
be passed.
Number Sic.
The governor shall receive salary q
seven thousand dollars per annum, pay
able quarterly, on his own warrant.
(StIike out article fifty-six.)
Number Seren.
The Lieutenant Governor shall re
ceive q salary which shall be double
that of member of the general Assem-
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