The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-09-12
Constitutional Amendments,
ACT NO. 7s, p. S. OF ls7s.
NUMBER ONE.

ACT NO. -73, 2. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE
That the seat of government shall be estas'
lishel al the cityaof Baton Rou-eJer at the city
OF New Orlaa rs. the inajsri.y of the voters Of
the State MY deter-,ine at the next en- uinC
election; those voting locate the State cap tai
ar Baton Rsnge shall indorse on their tickets
..ForiState CAPITAL. Baton Rouge thoee voti1g
to locate the.capital at New urie ms shali in
dorse on their tickets, 4.Eor State Capital, New
Orleans"
tS,rike out article one hundred aud tairty-
ACT No. "a, r. S. OF Is7s.
sxuaBER two.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
TUESDAY after the i6rsr Monday in November,
every two years, and the election shall be o"m-
pleied in one day. The General Assemb y
shall meet on the isst Monday in January,
lSss. and .eiennaiiy theueafter. en- the 6rst
MONDAY in January, snless different day he
appointed by lazy, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat Of government.
tStrike out article seventeen,
xuaEER raEEe.
After 'be wear 1878 tbe, lGssersl Assembly
shall net have power ia levy in any one Yea :
e all State purposes more than Que per cent
um taxation. nor shall any collection of more
than one per centnm taxation be made IN any
one wear, on the aetua cash value oil all rsai
and personal proper'y liable to taxation except
in of q foreign invasion or domestic IN
surreeticn, and in that event any additional
taxation shall anl@ be for the im.eiiate pdr-
pose of repeling invasion or suppressiag insur
rectiun The citv of New Orleans shall not
1levy 0ricollect in any one 'year more than one
and one-balf per centnm taxation on the actual
liable to taxation within its limits. No parish
or municipal cor Grafton, except the city Of
New Orleang, shall levy or collect in any one
year more than one per eentum taXation upon
the actual Hue OF all the real and perso "a
pr ,perty liable to taxatlon within its limits.
The ,6enerll assembly shall not have power to
issue any bnnG or pledge the faith of the State
for any purpose nor shall it authorize any rpars
ish or municipal corporation to issue any bond
or ere 'te apy debt; provided, that this shall not
prohibit the issue OF new bonds in exchange Tor
old bon1s. where the debt or ra oil interest is
NOT increased. e-.sfF
NUMBER -FOUR.
The ,nenbe oftbe 6eDeral Assembly shall
be paid II salary Of five hundred dollars ($500)
per session, aud actual travelling expenses by
the reaIesr practicable route, not toexceed fifty
dollars S50 for any one wemher; provided,
that II two sessions are held in the same year
they ball receive for the second session In that
wear salary of only two hundred and fifty dol
lars S25d) and actual travelling expenses by the
nearest Pracieabe route not to exceed fifty
dollars tSSn) foran one member. The regular
biennial session .shallIn I exceed ninety day
in duration. unless ny vote of two, thirds IF the
members cleo cd 10 each house of the General
Assembly.
Strike out article thirty. nine)
NUMBER FIVE.
The Genesal Assembly shall not pass any 10.
cal or spe ial law changing the venLe in Grim
inal cases, chang pg the manner OF persons le-
eliminating chi dren, vseating roads, streets. OF
alleys, RENTING lines, pen allies, and forfeit
ures. or refunding moneys legally paid into the
treasury; affect hg the estates Of minors, or per
sons under disability, eexempting property irOn
taxation. ereatiDg any mon poly, legalizing ths
unauthorized or invalid acts Of any officer OF
a,ssnt Vi the Stale. or OF any parish inuniei
ipality; granting any extra compensation TO an,
pub ic officer, agent contra tor, after the ser
vice has been rendered or contracted for; chang
ing any parish seal, or creating nsw parishes
Swept by the assent tof the majority of tn,
qualified elscfers OF The parish, or parishes, i,
bc affected; in all other eases, whore a genera
law can be nr,de applicable, no local or speeia
law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The G vernon shall receive a salary of seve'
Thousand dolars per annum, payable quarterly
on his own warrant.
tStrikc ont article fifty six.)
sumaER sgsEs. sa
Tho I.ieutenaut Governor shall receive !
salary which shalbe double that OF. a insnbs
oiithc General Assembly.
lSrrike out article fiiy.ssven.)