The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-10
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 20, h. 8. OF 1878.
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Namber One.
That the seat of government shall be
established at the city Of Baton Rouge
or at tue city of New Orleans, as the
majority Of the voters of the State NAV
determine at the next ensuing election
those voting to locate the State capital
at Baton Rouge shall indorse 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 out article one hundred and
thirty-one.)
ACT No. "a, R. s. OF 1878.
Number Tro.
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 OH the
first Monday in January, 1879, and bien-
nially thereafter, on the first Monday in
January, unless a different day be ap-
pointed by law, and their sessions shall
be held at the seat of government
(Strike out article seventeen.)
Number Three
After the year 1873 the general assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy ia any
one year for all State purposes more
than one per centum taxation, nor shall
any collection of more than one per
.centum taxation be made in any one
year, on tie actual cash value of all real
an personal property liable to taxa
faon except in case Of a foreign invasion
or domestic instruction, and in that
event any additional taxation shall only
be for the immediate purpose of repeli-
ing invasion or suppressing Instruction.
The city of New Orleans shall rot lew
or collect in any one year more than one
and 0ne-half per centum taxation on the
actual cash value of all the real and
personal property liable to taxation
within its limits. No parish or NUM-
cipal 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 value of
all the real and personal property liza
BILE to taxation within its limits. The
general assembly shall not have power
to issue any bond or pledge the faith
OF the State tor any purpose, nor shall
it authorize any parish or municipal
corporation to issue any bond or create
any debt; prorided, that this shall not
pro iibit the issue of new bonds in ex-
change for old bonds, where the debt
Or rate of interest is not increased.
Number -Four.
The members of the general assembly !
shall be paid salary of fire hundred |
dollars ($500) per session, and actual |
travelling expenses by the nearest prac-
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollars
500 for any one member; prorided, that |
4 two sessions are held IN the same |
fear they receive for the second session
n that year salary of only two hun
lred and fifty dollars (S250) and actual /
rayeling expenses by the nearest prac-
icable route, not to exceed fifty dollars
s50) for any one member. The regular
biennial session shall not exceed ninety
lays in duration, unless by vote of two
birds of the members elected to each
Iouse of the general assembly.
(Strike out article thirty-nine.)
Number Fire. !
The general assembly shall not pass
ny local or special law changing the
enue in criminal casrs, changing the
lanner of persons legitimating children,
acating roads. streets, or alleys. re-
hitting ii res, penalties, and forfeitures,
r refunding moneys legally paid iuto
he treasury; affecting the estates of
minors; or persons under disability,
property from taxation, cre-
ting any monopoly, legalizing the au-
lorized or invalid acts of any officer or
gent of the State. or of any parish or
granting any conpensa-
on to any pubic officer. agent, or con-
actor. after the service has been rem
cred OF contracted for; changing any .
arish seat. or creating new parishes, ,
lcept by tine assent of the majority of /,
10 qualified electors of the parish, or
lrishes, to be affected; in all other
.ses. where general law can be made !,
,plicsble, no local or special law shall /,
, passed.
Number Sir. !
The governor shall receive salary of {
ven thousand dollars per aunum, pay s
lie quarterly, on his own warrant. I
tStrike ont article ifty-six.)
Member Sereg. 4
The Lieutenant Governor shall re-
i've salary which shall be double
at Of member of the genera, assem- c
y. (Striks out article ifty-seven-> e