Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 70, r. S. OF 1878.

MI A~o. ID, H. D. UT 10 80.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be estab
lished at the city of Baton Rouge or at b.
city Of New Orleans, as the majority of th
voters Of the State may determine at the mex
ensuing election; those voting 10 locate th
State capital at Baton Rouge shall indorse oil
their tickets, "For State Capital, Bato,
Rouge" those voting TO locate the capital a
New Orleans shall indorse on their tickets
"For State Capital, New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty.
ACT NO. n, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER rwo.
Representatives shall be chosen on the frs
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
every two years, and the election shall be
completed in one day. The general assem-.
bly, shall meet on the first Monday in Janua.
ny, 1879, and bien.iially thereafter on the first
Monday in January, unless a different day be
appointed by law, aad their sessions shall be
held at the seat Of government
(Strike out article l7.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878, the general assembly
shall not have power to levy in any year for
all State purposes more than one per centum
taxation, nor shall any collection Of more
than one per centu,n taxation be made in any
one year, on the actual cash value Of all real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
cept in case of a foreign invasion, or domes-
tic irsurrection and in that event, any add.
tional taxation shall only be for the immedi.
ate purpose of repelling invasion or suppress
ing instruction.
The city Of New Orleans shall not levy or
collect In any one year more than one and
one-half per centum taxation on the actual
cash value OF all the real and personal prop.
erty liable to taxation Within its limits.
No parish or municipal corporation except
the city Of New Orleans, shall levy or collect
in any one year more than one per centurn
taxation upon the actual cash value of all the
zeal and personal property liable to taxation
within its limits.
The general assembly shall not have pow
er to issue any bond, or pledge the faith of
the State for any purpose, nor shall it authors
ixe any parish OF municipal corporation to
to issue any bond. or create any debt; pro-
vided that this shall not prohibit the issue of
new bonds, in exchange for old bonds, where
the debt OF rate Of interest Is no, increased.
xUNBEa roUR.
The members Of the general assembly shall
be paid . salary Of five hundred dollars
$500 per session and actual travelling expen-
,ses by the nearest practicable route, not TO
exceed fifty dollars for any one member, pro-
vided that IL two sessions are held in the
same year they shall receive for the second
session in that year salary Of only two hun.
dred and Hhy dollars (S25O) and actual irav-
cling expenses by the nearest practicable
route, not to exceed fifty collars for any one
member. The regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days in duration, unless by
vote of two-thirds Of the members elected to
each House Of the general assembly.
(Srike out article 39.)
NUMBER fIvE.
The general assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the Senire in
criminal cases, changing the manner Of Der
sons, legitimating children, vacating roads,
streets or alleys, RENTING fines, penalties and
forfeitures or refunding moneys legally paid
into the treasury affecting the estates OF min.
Ors or persons under disability; exempting
property from taxation creating any monop-
oily; legalizing the unauthorized or invalid
acts Of cry officer or agent Of the Stale, or
OF any parish or municipality; granting any
extra compensation to any public officer, agent
or contractoT after the service has been rem
dered or contracted fos changing any parish
seat, or creating now parishes except by the
assent Of the majority Of the qualified cleo.
tore ri the parish or parishes to be affected;
n Ill Other cases, where general law can be
made applicable, no local or special law shall
b passed.
NUMBER SIN.
Tho governor shall receive salary of
$1,000 per annann, payable quarterly on his
own warrant.
49, (Strike out art Soy
HUNBIR SEVEN.
The lieutenant governor shall receive a
sslary which shall be double that Of a men,
kcs Of tho general assembly.
(Str,kc ont arricle 57.)