The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ACT No. 70, r. 8. OF 1873.

NUMBER one.
That the seat of government shall be
established i'll 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 tn locate the State CAPT
tai at Baton Rouge shall endorse on
their tickets. "For State Capital, Ba
ton Roll Sc ]" those Voting to locate the
capital ut New Orleans shall endorse
on their tickets, "For State Capital,
New Orleans"
(Sirike out article one hundred and
thirty. ohe
ACT NO. "a, R. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representative shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day III November, every two years,
aud the election shall he completed in
one day. The General Assembly shall
meet On the first Monday in January.
1879. and biennially thereafter, ON
the first Monday in january, unless a
different day be appointed by law, and
their sessions shall be held at the seat
of government.
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 centum taxation,
nor shall any collection Of more than
one per centnm taxation be made in
any one year, on the actual cash value
of all real and personal property liable
to taxation, except in case of foreign
invasion, or domestic insurrection,
and in that event any additional taxa
ton shall only be for the Immediate
purpose of repelling invasion or sup
pressing iusurrection. The city of
New Orleans shall not levy or collect
in any one year more than one and
one-half per centum taxation OH the
actual cash valde 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
rot have power to issue any bond or
pledge the faith of tile State for any
purpose, nor shall it authorize any
Parish or municipal corporation to- is
tue 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.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assem-
bly, shall be paid a salary of five hun
dred dollars (S500) per session, and
actual travelling expenses by the near
est practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars (S50) for any one member;
provided, that if two sessions are held
in the same year they shall receive for
the second session in that year il salary
of only two hundred and fifty dollars
tS250) and actual travelling expenses
by the nearest practicable route, not
to exceed fifty dollars fs50) 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 tile 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 persons legitimating
vacating roads, streets or al
leys, renting fines, penalties, aud
torfeitures, or refinding moneys le-
gally paid into the treasury; affecting
the estates of minors, or persons under
disability, exempting property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, le-
gallziDg the unauthorized or invalid
acts of any officer or agent of the State,
or of any Parish or municipality (;
granting any extra compensation to