St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-26
NUMBER TWO.

Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
every two years, and the elections shall be com.
pleted in one day. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Monday in January, 1879, and
biennally thereafter, on the first Monday In
January, unless different day by appointed
by iaw and their sessions shall DO held at tne
seat of government.
tStrlke out article seventeen.>
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 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 ceutuIa taxation he made III any one
year, on the actual cash yalue of all real and
personal property liable to taxation, except IN
case of foreign invasion or domestic insNr-
rection, and in that event any additional taxa.
ton shall only be for the immediate purpose or
repelling invasion or suppressing lnsurrectlon:
The city OF New Orleans shall nos isyS OF eoeGf f
per centum taxation on the actual cash value
OF all the real and personal property llahle %
taxation within its limits. No parish OF mum
cipal corporation, except the city OF New Or
leans, shall levy or collect in any one year
more than one per centum taxation upon the
actual cash yaine 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 1t authorize any
bond or create any aeptt pr.rtdcn, snat TINS
shall not prohibit the issue of neg bonds IN ex-
change for old bonds, where the debt or rate pf
interest is not increased.
IL. NUMBER FOUR
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid a salary of five hundred dollars fs500)
per session, and actliaf travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route. not to exceed
hfty dollars $50 for any one me1nber; Prnplqe
that if two sessions are held In the sans =. ar
they shall receive for the second session IN tnat
year u salary OF only two hundred and hfty
10 lars $3.50 and actual travelling expenses hy
the nearest practicable rOuTe, not to exceed
ifty dollars 1850, 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.
t5trike out article thirty -pinet)
, SUMRER FIVE. ~,
The General Assembly shall not pass any local
nr special law changing the venue IN icr1mfnai
cast.s, changing the manner OF persons ieglti-
alleys remitting fines, psnatirs apd forieifuFe
,r relunding moneys legally paid into the treas:
nry; affecting the estates of minors or peFaans
taxation. u = creating y monopoly, legalisng the
| unauthorized or invalid acts OF any officer or
~ cent of tle State. or of any parish or mnnlcl-
pality; granting any extra eo,npensatlon toaily m
public officer. agent, or contractor, after the
service has been rendered or contracted lor;
changing any parish seat, or creating new par
ishes except by the assent OF the majority 81
the qualified electors Uf the parish. OR parishes,
to be Affected In alb other eases. where ger-
sral law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passef. =
x..~-s s,-AA s~s EaTMasR FTyE. @ s6 ~ j;
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the venue In crimi-
nal cases, changing the manner of persons leglt-
Inating children waeating roads, streets, Or
alleys, remittiug aes; penaiit les. ID forfeitures es
or refunding moneys legaiiy paid into the
persons under disability, exelnpting property
from taxation, creating any monopoly, legal
izing the Hnautheriged or invalid acts OF any
officer or agent of the State. or Of any parish
or municipality granting any extra c0mpenaa-
ton to any public afficer, agent Of contract tor,
after the service has heen rendered Or ,coD-
tracted for; changing any parish seat. or GREAT
majority ma et tie quaiifiad eieetnra 81 the parish,
or parishes, 30 lie Infected III all ethel cases,
where general law can be made applicable, no
local or special law shall pc passed. -....
- MEMBER fs1x,
The Governor shall receive salary OF seven
thousand dollars per anfInm, payable guar
terly, on his own warrant. r. se~st-. A' t''
fstrike out. article fifty-Hix} -
5NEMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall lreceiYs d salary
which shall be double that of a member of atha
General Assembly, s@a<@'- IA Is.Eses.,5Sa
estrtke out article hfty-seven.l
NUMBER EIGHT. r.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presehted to the Governor: If
heapprove it, he shall sign 1t; III he does not,
he shall return it. with his objections, to the
house In which It originated, which shall enter
ae ssss9ps e e srss , snr and
sideration, two-thirds OF a1l the members pres.
ent In that house shall agree to pass the bifl it
shall be sent: With I the objections, 70 the other
and If approved by tw0-fhirds OF the members
present In that house, it shall be a. law. But, in
such cases the vote OF both houses shall be de