The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. rs, r.. 8. OF 1878.


ACT NO. rs, r.. 8. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be esteb
llshed 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
ensuing election; those voting to locate the
N their tickets "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting. to locate the capt.
cal at New Orleans shall indorse on their
tickets, ''For State Capital, New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
'NNS' ACT NO. "a, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday 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,
Monday In January, unless different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall DO
held at the seat Of government.
lStrike 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 cent
UNI taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum taxation be made In any
one year on the actual eah value "a OF a real
cept In case of q foreign invasion or domes-
tic instruction, and in that event any addl-
tional taxation shall only be for the 1mmed1-
ate purpose of repelling 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 taxation on
the actual cash value OF all the real ana per-
sonal property liable to taxation within Its
limits. No parish or municipal corporation,
eha1 or
collect In any one year more than one per
centum taxation upon the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property liable TO
taxation within it's limits. The General
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; prouided, that this shall not
prohibit the issue Of new bonds In exchange
for old bonds, where the debt or rate OF inter-
est Is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary Of five hundred dollars ($5O0)
Ger session. and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro
v5ded, that Ii two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the second
session In that year salary Of only two hun
dred and fifty dollars (S25O) and actual travel
Ing expenses by the nearest practicable route
MOI, 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 the General Assembly.
(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 per-
sons legitimating children, yacating roads,
streets, or alleys, remitting fines, penalties,
and forfeitures, Or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates OF
| minors, or persons under dlsaDlllity, exempt
Ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
| nopoly, legallzing the unauthorized or invalid
| acts Of any officer or agent OF the State, or OF
any parish or municipality; granting any
| extra compensation to any public officer,
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 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-
| terly, on his own warrant
| (Strike out article tifty-six)
| NUMBER SEVEN.
| The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that or mem
| Der of the General Assembly.
| (Strike out article hfty-seven)
| NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; II
he approve it, he shall sign it; If he does not,
| he 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 it: i, after such
reconsideration, two-thirds Of all the members
| Dresent in that house shall agree to pass the
Bill, it shall be sent with the objections, to the
| other house, by which it shall Likewise be re-
considered and # approved by two t b oa
law. Bat in such cases the vote OF both
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names of members voting Tor or
against the bill shall be entered upon tne
Shall not be returned by the Governor within
i've days after it shall have been presented to
| him, it shall be law, in like manner as II ne
had signed it, unless the General Assembly
by adjournment prevent It's rearn Ia W shs
file the same, with his objections thereto, IL
The Office Of the Secretary OF State, and give
public notice thereof; otherwise It It, small pc
come law, as ii he had signed it. Inc Secfe'
tary of State shall communicate said obJee
| lions and bill so deposited to the house In
which it originated on the first day OF the
meeting of the next General Assembly, Whe
shall act upon the same az above provided
The Governor shall have power to veto one o.
more items in any bill appropr1atlng money
embracing distinct items, while approving 9th
sr portions of the bill, and the part or parts o
the bill approved shall become law, and tn
item or items OF appropriations disapproVec
shall be void, unless repassed ACCORDING 60 Bns
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
SAGE of other bills over the Governors veto.
{Strike out article sixty-six)
/ NUMBER NINEs
/ No officer, whose salary Is fixed by th