The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-19
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT no. 70, r.. 5. OF 1878.
Number One.
Secretary Of State.

ACT no. 70, r.. s. OF 1873.
Number One.
That the seat of government shall be
established 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
mt Baton Rouge shall iudorse on their
tickets, For State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting to locate the CAPT
tai at New Orleans shall indorse on Their
tickets, For State Capital, New Or
leans.
(Strike ont article one hundred and
thilty-one.)
ACT NO. IA, R. $. OF 1878
Number Tr0.
Representatives shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
| in November, every two years, and the
election shall be completed in one day.
The general assembly shall meet on the
| first Monday in january, 1879, and bien-
niaIly thereafter, on the first Monday in
| January, unless a different day be ap-
pointed by law, aud their sessions shall
/ be held at the seat of government.
! (Strike out article seventeen.l
Number Three.
After the wear 1878 the general assem-
( blv srall not have power to levy Ill any
one year for all State purposes more
than one per centum taxation, nor shall
any collection of mole than one per
c,ntum taxation be made in any one
! wear. on the actual cash value of all real
an personal property liable to taxi
ton except in case OF foreign invasion
or n domestic instruction. and ia that
event any additional taxation shall only
ba for tie immediate purpose OF repeii-
ing invasion or suppressliig instruction.
The city OF New Orleans shall not levy
or collect i'll any one year more than one
and one-haf per centum taxation on the
actual cash value of all the real and
personal property liable to taxation
within its limits. No parish or mum
cipal corporation, except the city o.
New Orleans. shall levy or collect il
any one year more than one per centun
taxation upon the actual cash value o
all the real and personal property liza
BILE to taxation within its limits. Thu
general assembly shall not have powe
of the State for any purpose, nor shal
, it authorize any parish or municipa
corporation to issue any bond or Great
any debt; prorided, that this shall no
! pro ibit the issue of new bonds III ex
change for old bonds, where the deb
or rate OF interest is not increased.
Number -Four.
2 The members OF the general assembl
shall be paid salary of five hundre
dollars (S500) per session, and aetna
travelling expenses by the nearest praG
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollar
]. (S5O) for any one member; prorided, tina
|, If two sessions are held III the sam
: year they receive for the second scssio
in that year a salary Of only two hur
bred and fifty dollars (S250) and 'actu;
!. travelling expenses by the nearest pra'
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollar
), 500 for any one member. The reguls
biennial session shall not exceed ninet
}. days in duration, unless by vote of TIVE
thirds of the members elected to eac
/, house of the general assembly.
:. (Strike out article thirty-nine.)
Number Fire
f The general assembly shall not pa
e any local or special law changing u
l. venue iii criminal CASTS, changing d
z manner of persons legitimating chiidre
If vacaling roads, streets. or alleys, T
IF hitting ii 'es penalties, and forfeiture
II or refnnding moneys legally paid in
+ the treasury; affecting the estates
20 minors; or persons under disabiht
d exempting property from taxation, CT
ii ating any monopoly, legalizing the a
ID thorzed or Invalid acts ut any officer
L. agent of the State. or of any parish
&c municipality; granting any compens
4 ton to any puDiic officer. agent, or co
y tractor, after tine service has been re
: dered or contracted for: changing al
- parish seat, or creating new pafish'
= except by the assent OF the majority
Is the qualified electors of the parish,
le parishes, to be affected; in all 9th
W cases, where general law can be ma
applicable, no local OK special law shi
> be passed.
! NambT Sic.
: The governor shall receive salary
!. seven thousand dollars per annum, pa
able quarterly, on his own warrant.
(Suike out article tiity-six.
Namber Screen.
The Lieutenant Governor shall
ceive salary which shall be dout
that of member of the general asset
bly,. (St-ike out article tifty-seven.)