St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 73. 4. ) OF 1873.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO 7s. r. ) OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.
That the se,t of gnr.rum n: shall h. es' alb
;4H..h at TIE ely "f idton R'l se or at tie
.tty nf Ney Orleans. rs the III 'rity of the
yrt.rS of the state NAV tofrr Il al the Xt
.tsliitg election; t.uSa vrtinr to iHm Ne the
tate ",.lt"i RttMl 'uc" 81 III in .rSe ~
.ler trktts. For stare CAptht, Is tf"n Ru te;
fh,,sr yot'n, 70 lorare the c4pi-t ut View Or
4,,liS shall ind r,e ou their tickets, F9r state
'iptai, New >rl 'ts."
tStrike out article one ilunsIed and thirty
ACT NO. "A, R. S. OF 1873.
sUNRKk TWO.
Represt natives stall he rh 'sen on III" fist
! tstta1 after the first Monday IN November,
.yery yy,, wears and the elections s.Iafi he coG-
,irfe,l in ol.r day. The General Assembly shall
nee. on the first Monday in 'anutry. 1879. ana
nenIlaliy tliereitftrr, on the hrSt M"il'tay lii
January I'M ess . different day he appninIrd
" law and their sessions shall he held at the
seat of gOverltn tnst1lt-
(StrRc out article seventeen.)
'. |5.'~ NUMBER THREE.
ter the year 1878 the General Asscmnlt
.hu!l not have pow"r to levy III any one year
or all state tnlrlNsns more than oi per rentui
tn5atlnn moi shall any collection of more than
me Ipr cpntun faNatfOll te tiiatit III any oht
year on the actual cash v;tl!le or all rrat ana
personal property IfaiiS 10 taxatl"n. except III
ease of 81 foreign invasion or a s.nlntstic iiisut
raction and i'm that event any ad litf'iisl taxa.
tinn shall ON be for the immediate purpose "i
repc ling invasion or supprtsslng inslitrertlnn.
rlic city Of New Orleans Shal! not levy Orcollecf
III any one year more than one and ont-halt
per centum taxation "n the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property liable TO
taxation within Its limits 49, No parish Or Pm mum mi
leans, shall levy or collect III any one year
more than one per centum taxation upon the
actual cash value of all the real and personal
property liable TO taxation within It's limits.
The General Assembly shall not have power to
isSlle any bond or pied se the faith Of the State
for any purpose, nor shall it authorize any
parish or municipal corporation to issue any
bond or create any debt; pr ~rided that this
shall not prohibit the Issue If new bonds in ex-
change for old bends, where the debt or rate OF
interest is not increased. s-.a -...
NUMBER FOUR. Il
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary of five hundred dollars t$50o)
per session. and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not 10 exceed
fifty dollars $50 for any one .lleilher: P,Ortdc
that ii two sessions are held in tine same y. ar
they shall receive for the second session in that
year II salary of only two hundred and fifty
d" lars tS25e) and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars ts5O) for any member. The
regular biennial session shall not exceed ninety
days in duratio /, unless by vote of twnthirds
General Assembly. #
Strike out article thirty-nine.)
NUMBER FIVE. ..Hs
The General Assembly shall not pass any local
or special law changing the venue in criminal
eases. changing the manner of persons legiti-
initing children. glcating roads, streets. or
alleys, reInlttlng lines penalties. ana offelfurts,
mr. re!unding moneys legally paid into the treas
nry; affecting the estates of minors. or persons
under disability, exemptin property from
taxation. creating monopoly, legalizing the
nnauth uthorzed or invalid acts of any nfflcer
a4rnt of The State or OF any parish Or munich
tality; granting any extra compensation TO any
public officer, agent or contractor. after the
service has been rendered or contracted for;
any parish seat. or creating new par
ishes except by thu. assent of the majority of
the qualified electors of the parish. parishes,
to he afferted in all other cases. where Il gem
eral law can be made applicable. no local or
special law sliailb be p. .ssse "a ssses ~, &sz
.f$s NUMBER FIVE. Il s@a44 s s rs sesd
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or s,#ci.af law clan.inr the venue in crimi-
nal cis,.sgc angling the m inner Of persons ieglt-
imating children. pacating roads, streets, or
Alleys rinitring fines. lenili les ID forfeitures
treasury; affeafing the es ates nf Minors. or
persoas TN Ter disability. exempting property
friart fay yatlail. creating any monopoly. legal
lzug the authorized or inv Iii acts of any
officer or agent Of tae State, or of any parish
pr ,n,lnap lify granting q y extra cDinpelsi-
tion 10 any public officer. agent or contra tor,
after the service has heen rendered or con-
trarfel for; eiian ging any parish seat or Great
Ing new pirishes. except hy the assent the
majority of the aualifi ID electors of the parish
M parishes t.s i'e affected in all other cases.
whera' general law can be ma,ie applicable, no
local or special law shall be passed i
st#5 NUMBER SIX. ss zsF,ys5 est
The Governorlshall receive u s,.larv Of seven
thousand dollars per anulin, payable quar-.
trrlr. ON lis own warrant. -#
tStrike ont article fafty-six)
,gs NUMBER SEVEN. 80 !
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive salary /,
which shall he dnithle that of q member OF the /
General Assembly. %,Ff1g ss5 $50 |
tStiike out article fisty-seven) NF.
sEt NUMBER EIGHT
Every hill which shall have passed beth /
h0nses shall he presented TO fhes Gaypri,Or, ifd
he approve II. ht shall sign |; if ht. does not,
he shall return it. with his injections, to tie L
the objections at large upon its journal. and +
proceed TO reconsider it, If. after such recon-
,iderafian. two-thids OF all the members pre-
,n' in that house shall agree to pass the bill. ii
loi,ss hy which itshall likewise he ereconsidered
lnj if approved by twa-thirjs 0f the members
present In that house. it shall he law Bilt In
,lrll c,uea the vOfe OF both houses shall be de.
neinbers H,fing for or against the bill shall be
inferred nnoD the Journal 0f each house res
'ectfyely. RI any bin shall not he returned by
he Governor within five days after 1t shall
d like manner as if he had signed it. unless
LIE General Assembly, by Adjournment. prevent
h return: I'm which case. within thirty days \
he Governor shall file the same. with his oh
actians thereto, In the office OF the Secretary
rise ii shall become d law, 10 II be had signed
!. The Secretary Of State shall commnniSate
sFF 8gy ! = + II