The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-04
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

ACT No. 73, R. S. OF 1873.
asia NUMBER ONE. 90 s#,
That the seat of government shall be
established al 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 elections;
those voting to locate tile State capt.
tai at Baton Rouge shall endorse on
their tickets, "For State Capital, Ba-
ton Rouge those voting to. locate the
capital at New Orleans shall endorse
on their tickets, ''For State Capital,
NJ " Orleansn ..sa .H
(Strike out article one hundred and
thirty one
ACT NO. "a, R. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO. 81
Representative shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, every two years,
and the election shall be completed in
one day. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Monday in January.
1870 and biennialiy thereafter, on
Tie first Monday in January, unless
different day be appointed by law, and
their sessions shall be held 1.-THE seat
Of government. ...,..Y. t...,
Strike out article. seventeen.
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878, the General As
semby shall not have power to levy in
any one year for all State purposes
more than one per ceptum taxation;
nor shall any collection of more than
one per centum taxation be made iii
any one year, on the actual cash value
of all real and personals property lieble
to taxation, except in case Of a foreign
| Invasion, or q domestic insurrection,
and in that event any additional taxa
ton shall only be for the immediate
purpose ofrepellibg invasion or, sup
pressing insurrection. III he city of
New Orleans shall not levy or collect
in any one year more than one and
onehalf per cehtum taxation on the
actual cash value of all the real and
personal property liable to taxation
within its limits. No Parish or munic-
ipal corporation, except the city of
New Orleans, shall levy or collect in
any one year more than one per cent
um 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
Parish or municipal corporation to is
sue 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 of
interest is not increased. l.
NUMBER FOUR. ~
The members of the. your CT Assem-
bly, shall be paid a si'7saads FIVE hun-
dred dollars (S50W p.o 1ssion, and
actual travelling expenses the near
est practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars (S5o} for any one member
i provided, that if two sessions are held
in the same year they shall receive for
the second session in that yeara salary
of only two hundred and fifty dollars
(S250) and actual travelling expenses
by the nearest practicable route, not
to exceed fifty dollars (950) for any
one member. The regular biennial
session shall net exceed ninety days
in duration, unless by vote of two.
4 thirds of the members elected to each
house of the General Assem- bly,.
(Strike 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 persons legitimating
children, vacating roads, streets or al
legs, RENTING fines, penalties, aud
forfeitures, or refunaing moneys le-
gally paid into the treasury; affecting
the estates of minors, or persons under
disability, exempting property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, le-
CALLING the unauthorized or invalid
acts of any officer or agent Of the State,
| or of any Parish or municipality !;
granting any extra compensation to