The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT No. 70, R. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE. ...f tf

ACT No. 70, r. S. OF 1878.
f. NUMBER ONE. ss.. 81,
That the seat of government shall be
established ut tile city of Baton Rouge
or at The city Of New Orleans, as the
majority Of the voters of the State may
determine ut the next ensuing election;
those voting to locate the State capt.
tai at Baton Rouge shall endorse on
their tickets, ''Fpr State Capital, l'a
ton Rous y those voting to Locate the
capital ut New Orleans. shall endorse
on their tickets, "For State Capital,
New Orleans" a.s. zft
(Slrike out article one hundred and
thirty one
ACT NO. n, R. S. OF 1878:
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall he chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, every two years,
and the election shall be completed in
one day. Tie General Assembly shall
meet on the first Monday, i'll January:
| 1879, and biennially thereafter, on
the first Monday in January, unless n
different day be appointed;by law, and
their sessions shall be held at the seat
of government. r ,...-,
[Strike out article seventeen.]
e'aj 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 hall any collection Of more, thar
+ ono yer tcentum taxation be made il
any ne year, on the actual cash yalnt
If al real aud personal property LIABLE
:, d tn mon, except i'll case of forelsl
invas N, or domestic ihsnrrection
4, nd it hat event any additional taxa
: ion S, N only be tor the ihisnedfar
J. lrpose IF repelling invasion OF sup
.ressine insurreetien. L he city @
L ,ew Orlea shall not levy or collec
:. ia any oue year more than one an
aae,half ier centum taxation on til
actual CT III value of all the real an
personal property liable to taxatio
y within its limits. No Parish or munl'
ipat corp, ration, except the city
New Orlc rs, shall levy or collect
: any one If moro than one per cen
II lum taxati, n upon the actual cas-
NJ value of al the real and persona
Y property liable to taxation within i
=. Efmats Pho General Assembly sia
re not have puwer to issue any bond
MT pledge the fash of the State for AT
= purpose, nor hall it authorize al
r Parish or mum, ipal corporation to i
=, sue aay bond or create any deb
~ provi, |, that this shall not prohit
w. w. the is of new bonds in exchange t
p old bc Is, where the debt. or rate
W. interesJ not increased. ne
"a E&. NUMB Z FOUR. ~ ~
'st The members OF he General Assel
Use bly shall DO paid salary of five hu
III dred dollars $3.50 per session, a
actual travelling expenses by the nes
: est practicable route, not, to exec
OF fifty dollars (S5O for my one membe
Ia Ia pro vided, that if two sessions are he
ra in the same year they shall receive
ms the second session in that year a sal5
md of only two hundred and fifty doll
Ma (s25Oj and actual travelling expen
md by the nearest practicable route,
ach to exceed fifty dollars $500 for q
ing one member. The regular bienn
,t 20 session shall not exceed ninety d'
AM. in duration, unless by vote of tH
thirds of themembers elected to e;
- house of the General Assembly.
a (Strihe out article thirty nine.) .
NUMBER FIVE.
/ The General Assembly shall
~ pass any local or special law chang
ne the venue in criminal cases, chang
IN the manner of persons legitimat
AXE children, yacating roads, streets or
nay leys, RENTING fines, penalties,
h a forfeitures, or refunding moneys
let gally paid into the treasury; affect
'an- the estates of minors, or persons IN
. disability, exempting property 4
roll taxation, creating any monopoly,
art CALLING tho unauthorized OF inv
ON. acts of any officer or agent ei the 81
rrh. or of any Parish or municipal
granting any extra compensation