The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-10
NUMBER THREE,

Assembly shall not have power t
levy in any cne year for all Stat
purposes more than one per cen
um taxation, nor shall any collet
tion of more than one per centur
taxation be made in any one year
on the actual cash value of all rea
and personal property liable t.
taxa ton, except in case of fol
eign invasion or a domestic insur
rection, and in that event any ad
ditional taxation shall only be fo
the immediate purpose Of repelline
invasion or suppressing insurrec
ton. The city of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect in any ont
year more than one and one-hal
per centum taxation on the actua
cash value of all ihe real and per
sonal property liable to taxation
within its limits. No parish OF
municipal corporation, except the
city OF New Orleans, shall levy ol
collect in any one year more than
one per centum taxation upon the
actual cash value of all the real
aud personal property liable to
taxation within its limits. The
General Assembly shall not have
power to issue any bond orpledge
the faith of the state for any pur.
pose, nor shall it authorize any
parish or municipal corporation to
issue any bond or create any debt;
provided that this Shall not pro
hibit the issue of new bonds,
in exchange foreold bonds, where
the debt or rate of interest is not
increased.
NUMBER THREE.
The members of the General As
sembly shall he paid a salary of
five hundred dollars $500 per
session. and actual travelling ex-
pensc> 10y the nearest practicable
route, not to exceed fifty dollars
(S5o} Tor any one member /; proui-
ded. l'iat if two sessions are held
in IL" same year they shall receive
for tie second session in that year
a salary Of on.y two hundred & fifty
dollars (s25ny and actual travel
ing expenses iy the nearest practi-
cable tonte, noI to exceed fifty dol
lars sou for any Que member
The regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days in duration,
unless ny vote of twot thirds of the
members elected to each house Of
The Geaeral Assembly.
Strike out article thirty-nine.) |
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly Shall not
,ass any local or special law
changing the venue in criminal
cases, changing the manner Of per-
'ons legitimating children. vaca-
ing roads, streets, or alleys, re-
hitting fines, penalties, and for
'eitures, or refunding moneys le-
yally paid into the treasury i
lffactirg the estates of minors, or
persons under disability, exempt
ng property from taxation, crea-
ing any monopoly, legalizing the
Unauthorized or invalid acts of any |
'fficer or agent of the State, Or Of
my parish or municipality grant
ng any extra compensation to any
public officer, agent, or contractor,
lfter the service has been render
ID or contracted for; changing
my parish seat, or creating new
except by the assent Of
he majority Of the qualified elec-
ors Of the parish, Or parishes, to
'e affected ; in all other cases,
where a general law can be made
applicable, no local or special law
hall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive a
aiary of seven thousand dollars
,er annum, payable quarterly, on
lis own warrant.
Strike ont article fifty-six.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall
eceive a salary which shall be
louble that Of member Of the
General Assembly.
(Strike out article fifty-seyen.
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have
'assed both houses shall be pre-
ented to the Governor if he ap-
'rove it, he shall sign it ; if he
|oes not. he shall return it, with
is objections, to the house in
which it originated, which shall
nter the objections at large upon
is journal, and proceed to recon
ider it. If, after such reconsider
ion. tWn.thirds Of all the members