Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-10-26
CONSTITUTIONAL lNEND D.NENI,S.
ACT NO. =. r. S. OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.

mat the seat OF government Sllal DE
established at the city OF Baton Rouge or
ity of the voters of the State may deter
mine at the next ensuing elet tion those
voting to locate the State capital ut Bat
on Rongc shall endorse on their tickets,
.'F'or State Capital, Baton Rouge :" those
voting to locate the capital at New Or
leans shall endorse on their tickets, For
State Capital, New Orleans"
(Strike ont article one hundred and
thrty-ore.)
ACT NO. "a, r. S. OF 1873.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall he chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. every two years, and the cleo
ton shall be completed in one day. The
General Assembly shall meet on the first
Monday in January, 1879, and biennally
ttrrcaftcr, on the first Monday in Janua
ry, unless a different, day be appointed by
law, and their sessions shall be held at
the seat of governments.
(Strike out article scveteen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 the General Assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy in any
one year for all state purposes more than
one per centslm taxation, nor shall any
collection of more than one per ccntllm
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 II foreign invasion or Il domestic
insurrcction. and in that event any addi
tional taxation shall only be for the i'm
mediate purpose of rcpelling invasion or
Supprcssing insurrrctiOn. The city of
New Orleans shall not levy or collect in
any one year more than one and one half
per cent,un taxation on the actual cash
valne of III the real and personal proper
ty liable to taxation within its limits.
No PAL iSh or municipal 60 poratlOn. rN-
ccpt the city of New Orleans, shall levy
or collcct in any one year more than one
per ccntum taXation upon the actual
cash value of all tho rrnI and personal
property liable to taxation within its
limits. The Gcne"al Assembly shall not
have power 10 issue amy bond or plrtl%e
the faith of the State for any purpose, nor
shall it authorize amy parish or muni"irn al
corporation to issue amy bond or create
any debt !,oridcd, that this shall not
prohibit the issue of new bonds in rN-
change for old bonds. where the debt OF
rate ,t interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members Of the General Assembly
shall he paid salary of five hundred dol
lars (S5On) per session, and actual travrl-
ny IN l''llNcS ny illt iit'iltSh 'i''It
route. not 10 exceed fifty (S3O) dollars
for any one member; prori'r6 that il
two sessions are held in the same year
they shall receive for The second session
in that year Il salary of only tw" hundred
and fifty dollars iS230) and actual travrl-
ing expenses by thc nearest practicable
route not to exceed fifty dollars (S5ON for
any one member. The regular biennial
session shall not exceed ninety days in
Il nnlrSS hv \ot, of hlr =
of the members elected to each house OF
the General Assembly.
(Strikr out article thirt y-ninr,)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shah not pass
any local on special law changing the
venue in criminal eases. changing the
manner of persons lrgitiruatIng children,
varntinw road. streets. or alleys. remit
ing fines. penalties. and tOriri' urcS. u" re.
funding moneys legally pail into She
treasury; atl"ciing the estates of Minors
or persons under disability. rXcmptiuG =
property from taxation. crcntinG any mo-
nop"lirS, lrynliziug the unauth"riZrh nr
invalid acts of ANY officer or agent of tlf'
State. or "t amy parish or municipality
granting amy extra compensation to any
public officer, agent, or contractor. after
the S,rvfrr has hrrn rendered or contract
cd for; changing any parish seat, or ere
atlng new parishes. except " the assent
Of he majority of the VlalIli"I electors
of h" parish. ar parishes, 10 lm affected
il all other ca~C&. where U"nrrci In W
can hu wade applicable. 10 local or Spo'
,ial law shah be passed.
N-MuEE SIN.
The Governor shall rc"rivr Il salary "i
seven thu,>;tud collars per nunum, payi.