The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-09-05
Constitutional Amendments.
ACT No. IL, y. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.

ACT No. IL, =. 5. OF 1879.
NUMBER ONE
Tint the seat of government shall be estabe
i,shei nj the city Of Baton Rouge or at the city
at New Orleans as the majority oi the voters O
the StateS may ietcr-iine az the next en- uinE
election: those voting to iorae tie State eip la
al Baton R0nge shall indarse on their tickets
4.ForsSGate Capital. Baton itoage;' those voti7E
to leeate the capital at New urlc lbs shall in
tlorse on their tickets, "for State Capital, New
Dcleaiis."
fStrike GA article one hundred and thirty
ACT NO, "A, r. S, OF 1875
NUMBER tive.
Representatives shall he chosen on the first
Tuesday after TIE frs, Monday in Noyemt'er,
every Two years, and the election shall be coin
pleted in one dag. The Heneral Assemb
shall meet an the list Monday in january,
1874, and hiennaliy thereafter, on ttae frs
Mond " ia January, unless 'iig .rent day b
appointed by law, aud their sessions shall be
held ~ the scat Of government.
tStrike oitartiele seventeer
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the .ieneral ASseinh
shall not have power to levy in any one yea
for all State purposes mare than one per cent
um taxation, nor shall any collection OF mort
than one per eentum taixatirn Ice made IN any
enc year, on the actua cash value o. all Tai
and personal proper liable to taHatien except
in G of a foreign invasion or a domestic IN
.urree,ion. and IN that event any additional
tovotinn sb,ll ,pl, he far the i'm 'aediate pur
,,n.e or r,nall;ny invaSi IN or suppreSsiag tn.ur
r..ti., tbc c,ty If New O,le,us shall mai
I.vy ar coll,.,., in arv one ve,r more than one
and n,a.h,lf mar ,entnm gt,xation on the aetua
cash y1lae Of all the real and persona property
liable 10 TAXA 'l"h Winnie its i'ih's' NO PARIS
or "nht'pal eor o'a''"h' except .t"e o'ty VI
NC" 'ie'hs' snaii 'eVy VI co''ee' "a any ~
year more thah one per een,"'" u'A'',"h Wy -
the aetuh gas Vaiiue VI MI me tca ''nu PetSo az
pr perry litole 70 G'Aalion witnin It's nuns
lhe "ehetai aSsemniy sn''l MOI nave p'"t'
issue any D'h" Ut p'e!ge tae ~, o' 'he e az
Tor any purpose; nor shai' II authorize any par,
ism or numerical c"rpo alton to Issue any noh'
or create aoy deel; pr"Vided' thar TINS -Shai MOI
prohi"f the issue 9i ne" ponu>lh eAchaNse LOT
ola Doh's' "here the deot Or ia Oh ih'eiest Il
not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
Tho members OF the General As uibly shah
be paid salary Of five hundrei doll rr> (SjG0)
per session, and actual travelling EXPENSES ny
the EeaIest practicable route, nut tnexeeed fifty
dollars (S5O) for any one member: provided
that II two sessions are held in the same yea
w. 'ne S'esl'., ~
y 49,, ,,,,a,', -, an.
-. I -. ~ $3.50 ~ ne - rl Gr
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biennial session sbillnat exceed ninety dav
in durati IN. unless by vote of twn> thirds If tn,
members elected 10 each house of the Geper
Assembly.
ts'rike out article thirty.
NUMBER FIVE.
The Gene al asselnDA sDall not pass any H.
cal Or spefial law changing the venue in erin
inal.eases, chang rg the manner at persons le
eliminating children, vacatlng roads streets. .
alleys, RENTING fines, penal les. and forfeit
ares, or refunding moneys legalty paid int ,h
treasury; affect ng the estates o. minors or per
sons under disability, exempting property /, gu
taxation. creating any mon paly lega3zing III
unauthorized or invalid acts OF any officer o
agalt Of the State or OF any parish or munici
paity; granting amy extra e0ini,ens al ion to an
pnb'ic officer agent or contra tor. afier the =
vice has been rendered or contracted for: chang
ing any parish seat, or creating NV parishes
except by the assent fthe majority lof tn
qualified electors ut the parish or parishes, d
be Affected in all other. ca es. where a genera
law can be made applicable, no local CIR speeia
law shall be pissed
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