Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-10-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS,



That the seat Of government shall
I've established at the city Of Baton
Ronge or at the city Of New Orleans,
~ the majority Of the voters Of the
State may determine at the next en-
suing election those voting to locate
the State capital at Baton Rouge
ahnll indOrse on their tickets, "roi
State Capital, Baton Rouge;" those
voting to locate the capital at New
Orleans shall indOvse on their tickets,
"Far State Capital, New Orleaps."
(Strike ont article one hundred
and thirry.one.)
ACT NO. ~, r. s. OF 1879.
NxMber 1wo.
Representatives shall be chosen
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, every two
years. and the election shall bc COM
pleted in one day. Tho General
Assembly shall meet On the first
Monday in January, 1879, and bienn-
ally thereafter, on the first Monday
in January. unless q different day be
appointed by law, and their sessiona
shall be held at the seat ofgovernmeut.
Nmmber Three.
After the year 1879 the General
Assembly shall not have power to
levy in any one year for MI State
purposes more than one per eentum
taxation, nor shall any collection Of
more than one per ccbtum taxation
I've made 10 any one year, on the act.
nal cash value of oil real and per-
sonal property liable to taxation,
except in case of a foreign invasion
ar a domestic iusnrrecti0n, and in
that event any additional taxation
shall only be for the immediate pur-
pose Of repelling invasion "r sup
pressing insurrection. The city Of
New Orleans shall not levy OF collect
in any one year moro than one and
one. half per centum taxation on the
actual cash value Of all the real and
personal property liable IN taxation
within its limits. No parish or mo-
nicipal corporation. except the city
of New Orleans, shall levy or collect
In any one year more than one PER
centum taxation upon the actual
cash valne of all the real and person
ri property liable to taxation within
IL limits. The General Assembly
ahall not have power to issme any
bond or pledge the faith Of the State
f,r anv nurn0ee. nor aha1l it anthOr.
Ire any parish or municipal eosposs.
tiOn t0 iaue any bond or create any
debt pvorided. that thia shalt not
prohibit the iaaue of new bonds in ex.
change for old bonds, where the debt
or nate Of iNtereat h not increased.
Nsmbev F6Wv.
The member Of the General As-
<mbly shall be paid a salary Of Ave
hundred dollars (4500) PER session,
and actual travelling expcnsee by the
nearest practicable route, not to ex.
coed iifty dollars (es0) for any one
member pror'deti, that IL two sess-
ions are held in the same year they
shall receive for the second session
in.that year a salary Of only twohun.
dred and fifty dollars ($25O and
actual travelling expenses BY the
nearest practicable route, not to e..
coed fifty dollars (e50) Sor any 'ne
meml,er. The regular biennial sess-
ion shall not exceed ninety days IN
duration, unless by vote Of two
thirds of the members elected to
each l,Ouse Of the General Assembly.
(Strikc ont article thirty.ninc.
NWMber Fire.
The General Assembly shall not
pass any local or special law chang
Ing the venue In criminal casea,
changing the manner Of persooslegi-
timaiing children, vacating roads,
streets, or alley, yewittipg 6ucs