The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-02

in exchange for old bonds, wher
the debt or rate of interest is no
increased.
NUMBER THREE.
The members Of the General As
) sembly shall be paid a salary 0
FIVE hundred dollars $500 pc
session. and actual travelling eS
penses BY the nearest practicable
) route, not to exceed ffty dollar
( $500 for any one member !; prova
ded, that if two sessions are helt
in the same year they shall receive
for the second session in that yea
a salary of only two hundred l. fifty
dollars $3.50 and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest practi
cable route, not to exceed fifty dol
lars ($5O 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 o.
the General Assembly.
Strike out article thirty-nine.)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not
pass any local or special law
changing the venue in criminal
cases, changing the manner of per-
sons legitimating children. vaca-
ting roads, streets, or alleys, re-
mitting fines, penalties, and for.
feitures, Or refunding moneys le-
gaHy paid into the treasury !;
affecting the estates of minors, or
persons under disability, exempt
ing property from taxation, crea-
ting any monopoly, legalizing the
unauthorized or invalid acts of any
officer or: agent Of the State, or of
any parish or municipality grant
ing any extra compensation to any
public officer, agent. or contractor,
after the Service has been render
ed or contracted for : changing
any parish seat, or creating new
parishes, except by the assent of
the majority of the qualified elec-
tors of The parish, or parishes, to
be affected ia all other cases,
where general law can be made
applicable, no local or special law
shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive a
salary of seven thousand dollars
per annum. payable quarterly, On
nls own warrant.
Strike out article fifty,six.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall
receive a salary which shall be
double that of q member of the
General Assembly.
(Strike out article 6ffy-scven.
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have
passed both houses shall be pre-
'ented to the Governor if he op.
prove it, he shall sign it; ic he
loes not. he shall return it, with
lis objections. to the house 10
which it originated. which shall |
enter the objections ct large upon
is Journal, aud proceed to recon |
ider it. If. after such reconsider
ion, two-thirds Of all the members
present in that house shall agree
o pass The bill. it shall be sent,
With The objections, 10 the other
'ouse, by which il shall likewise
'e reconsiderd, and if ifapproved by
wo-thirds Of he members present
q that house, it shall be a law
But in such cases the vote of both
'ouses shall be determined by yeas
nd nays, and the names Of the
nembers voting for or against the
ill shall be entered upon The Jour
al of each house respectively. If
ny bill shall not be returned by
he Governor within FIVE days af.
er it shall have been presented to
im, it shalt be a law, in like man.
er as if he had signed il, unless
he General Assembly. by adjourn
1ent, prevent its return in which
ase, within thirty days. the Gov
rnor shall file the same, with his
bjections thereto, in the Office of
he Secretary of State, apd give
ublic notice thereof ; otherwise
shall become a law, as if he had
igned it. The Secretary of State
hall communicate said objections
nd bill so deposited to the house
4 which it originated on the first
sy Of the meeting of the next
ieueral Assembly, who shall act
pom the same as above provided.
he Governor shall have power to
eto one or more items in any bill