St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-19
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 73, z. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.


ACT NO. 73, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE
That the seat of government shall be estab-
lished 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
State capital at Baton Rouge shall indnrse on
their tickets, For State Capital, Baton Rouge
those voting to locate the capital at New Or
leans shall indorse on their tickets For state
Capital, New Orleans"
IStrike out article one hundred and thirty
One)
ACT NO. "a, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO
Representatives shall he chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
every two years. and the elections shall be com,
meet ON the first Monday in January, 1879, and
biennally thereafter, on the first Monday in
January, unless different day be appointed
by law, and their sessions shall he Aeid at the
seat of government.
(Strike out article seventeen.)
---~' q 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 eentuln
taxation, nor shall any collection of more than
one per centuTn taxation be made In any one
year, on the actual cash value of all real and
personal property liable to taxation, except i'll
case of a foreign invasion or a domestic insur
rection, and i'll that event any additional taxa,
ton shall only be for the immediate purpose ot
The city of New Orleans shall not levy or collect
| i'll any one year more than one and one-half
per centum taxation nn the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property liable 70
taxation within its limits. No parish or muni-
cipal corporation, except the city of New Or
leins shall levy 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 Assembly shall not havn power to
issue any bond or pledge the faith of the state
for any purpose, nor shall 1t authorlZ,, any
parish or municipal corporation to lssne any
bond or create any debt; pr rtded, that this
shall not prohibit the issue # new bonds in ex-
change for old bonds, where the debt Or rate of
| interest ia not increased.
| NUMBLR FOUR.
! The members of the General Assembly shall
he paid salary of five hnn lrrd dollars $500
| per session, and actual trayrl:rg "xl,ei.ses hl
ty faEss oist @ ssf1ry r y r's ns p,ese esSs
that If two sessions are held III rils, SAINT. ar
they shall receive for the second session in that
year il salary of only two hundred anu fifty
| do lars 1880 and aerual travelling expenses hy
| the nearest practicable route, llnt tn rXcred
| fifty dlars $50 for any Oiln member. The
regular bie1si,:sl session SHALL not exceed ninety
days in duration, unless by vote OF two-tniris
OF the members elected to eath house Of the
General Assembly.
strike out article thirty-nincl
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall nat pass any local
or special law changing the Vcile in criminal
eases, changing the manner of pei SONS lesit-
IN ,ting acaildren. vacating reads, streets. or
alleys renttiig fines. penaties. l,l orfeiturrs.
or re!undins moneys legally paid into the trens'
nry affecting the estates OF minors. or persons
| under disability, exemptin property from
taxation. creatinsa monopoly, 1egalizInS the
| unauthorized or invalid acts OF any officer or
agent of the State. or OF amy parish or munich
pality; granting any extra compensation to any
puhlie officer, itseRt, or contractor, after the
service has been rendered or contracted for !;
changing any parish seat, Or creating new par
ishes except by the assent OF the majority of
the qualified electors of the parish or parishes,
ts,be affected; in stli other cases where gen-
eral law can he made applicable, no local Or
special law shall he passed.
-gr NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law chan gInS the venue i'll crmi-
nal cases. changing the manner OF persons legIt-
ilnaking children, ivaeating roads, streets, or
alleys remitting fines penalties, I'D forfe1tures
or, refunding moneys legally paid into the
treasury affecting the estates of minors, or
persons under disability, exempting property
from taxation creating any monopoly, legal
izing the unauthorized or invalid acts of any
officer or agent of the State, or of any parish
or municipality granting any extra compensa-
tion to any public officer, agent or contra tor
tracted for; changing any parish seat, or Great
ing 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 general law can be made applicable, no
local or special law shall be passed
'GtF sa'et @=ss NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary of seven
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly, on his own warrant. .:r-: --''
Strike out article ffty-six.l
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive salary
which shall be double that OF member OF the
General Assembly. 80
Strike out article ffty-seven.)
HUMBER EIGHT. -
| Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; If
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 enter
proceed to reconsider 1t. IT. after such recon-
sideration, two-thirtis of all the members pres
ent IN that house shall agree to pass the bill, it
shall be sent, with the objections, to the other
house, by which itshall likewise be reconsidered,
ana Il approved By twe-thirds of the members
such cases the vote Of both houses shall be de-
ferInined by yeas and nays and the names of
memh mheEs voting for or against the bill shall be
entered upon the journal of each ho,se res
| neetiyely. II any bill shall not be returned hy
the Governor within Ave days after it shall
! in like manner as II he had signed it, unless
the General Assembly, by adjournment prevent
| its return in which case, within fhiFtv dara
/ the Governor shall file the same, with his oh.
jections thereto, In the Office OF the Seeretarv
of State, and give public notice thereof; other
IL. The Secretary OF State shall commanicate