Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-11-09

municipal corporation, except the city OF
New Orleans, shall levy or collect in any
one year more than one per centuin taxa.
ton upon the actual cash value OF all the
real and personal property liable to taxa
tion within its limits. The General Assem-
bly, shall not have power to issue any
bond Or pledge the faith Of the State for
any purpose, nor shall it authorize any
parish OF municipal corporation to issue
any bond OF create any debt: p,urided. that
this shall not prohibit the issue Of new
bonds in exchange foroM bonds, where the
debt or rate OF interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly
shall be paid II salary Of five hundred dol
lars (S5OO) per session, and actual trave-
ling expenses by the nearest practicable
route, not to exceed fifty dollars (S5O) for
any one member; pyorided, that if two SEES
sions are held i'll the same yeal they shall
receive for the second session in that year
a salary of only two hundred and fifty dol
lars (S25O) and actual travelling expenses
by the nearest practicable route, not to
exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one mem
Der. The regular biennial session shall not
exceed ninety days in duration, unless by
vote Of tw"-thin1s of the members elected
to each house of the General Assembly. ,
NStIIhS oit IItlClG tuIIlA -Illic.J -
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass
any local or special law changing the We
nue. in criminal eases, changing the man
ner OF persons leyitiniating children. vaca-
ting roads, streets, or alleys, relnitting
fines. penalties. and forteitnres. or rrfnr.
ding moneys legally paid into the treas,,-
ry affecting the estates of minors, or per-
SONS under disability, exempting property
from taxation, creating any monopoly. lc-
"alizing the unauthorized or invalid acts
of any officer or agent OF the State, or of
any parish or municipality; granting any
extra compensation to any public officer,
agent. or contractor. after the service has
been rendered or contracted for: changin.
amy parish seat, or creating new parishes,
except BY the assent of the majority Of the
qualified electors oft parish. or parishes,
to he affected in all other cases, where Il
general law can be made applicable, no To-
! cal or special law shall be passed.
SUMBEis SIX
The governor shall receive Il salary of
seven thousand dollars per annu,n, paya-
bic quarterly. on his own warrant.
(strike ont article fifty six.)
NuMbER SEVEN.
The lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary wllicI, shall he double that of a
member of the General Assembly.
(strike ont article tifty-sevep.)
! uMBEH FIGHT.
Every hill which shall have passed both
. houses shall he presented to the Governor;
. ifir approves it. he shall Signit if he does
not. he shall return it. with his Objections
to the house in which it originated. which
; shall enter the objections at large upon it,
. Journal, and proceed to reconsider, it. II
+. after such reconsideration. twn-thirls %
I, all the members present in that l,niS.
shall agree t" pass the bill. ii shall be sen
with the objections. to the other house. II,
which it shall likewise be rrconsidrreh
e and if approved by two-thirls ofthe mem
beers present in that house, it shall be
law. But i'll such eases the vote Of botl
: houses shall be determined by yeas an,
nays, and the names of ntem,ers votin:
I for or against the bill shall he entere,
upon The journal of each house respect
vrly. II any bill shall not be returned h,
I the Governor within five days after j
$ shall have been prrScntrd~to him. it shall
he a law, IN Xix" manner as it lie had 81
gnad it. unless the General Assembly. h,
adjournment prevent its return in whicl
case. within thirty days. the Gove,no
shall file the same. with his objection
. thereto. in the office of the Secretary o
State. and give public notice thereof: otle,
wise il shall become Il law. rs if he ha,
signed it. The Secretary ofStntrSlnll com
+ mrniicatr said objections and hill SO arlo
si,rd 10 the llnuS" in which it originate.
on the first day of the meeting of HE mex
} General Assembly. who shah act npun tt,
same as above provided. The Governo
\ shall have power to veto one or more item
: in any bill appropriating money, c'nbra
' cling distinct items, while approving 9th
= er portions of the bill. and the part o
f parts Of the bill approved shall become
{ law, and the item or items of appropria
tons d]isapprovrd shall he void, unless re
| passed according to the rules and limita
{. tion> prescribed tor the passage of othc,
a bills over the Governors veto.
: (Strike out article sixty siN.)
NrME,I NINE
! No officer. whose salary is fixed hy til,
= constitution. shall be allowed amy fees o.
~peruuiSitcs of office.
!, H'NHER TEN.
Til" judicial power shall be vested in +;
: supreme court. district courts. and in jus
tees of the peace. The district courts shall
: have Original Jurisdiction in all civil case.
f where the amount in dispute exceeds ons
= hundred dollars. exclusive of interest. IL
+ criminal eases. and in al! probate matters
| their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. The,
Il shall have appellate jurisdiction in civi
+ suits from justices Of the peace. when th'
Il amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars, eN
elusive nt interest. The Justices otthe pea
&c shall he elected by the electors of e:,cl
parish in til" manner aud with the quail
t~irati"ns to b" determined 10y the Genera
Assembly. They Shall hold office for til,
term of two years. and their consrnSa,io,
shall by liked 10y law. Their jnriSdictio,
in civil eases shall not exceed one hundred
dollars. exclusive Of interest. subject TO III
= appeal to the district court in all case
Y when the amount in dispute shall cxccr,
ten dollars. exclusive of interest. The,
!, shall have snch crimina jurisdiction n
9 shall be conferred by law. Tie Genera
Assembly shall have power to vest in tn
!, clerks of The district courts the right II
: grant such orders and do such acts as ma,
be- deemed necessary for the furlhrranc
Of the administration of justice. In all ca
>cs the power thus granted shall be s}cci
fed and determined.
(StriE"n out articles sryenty-threa, eighty
five. eig'ty.siN, eighty-sevrn. ciyhty-cigh,
e cightN,nine. lincty-ouc and one luudrc'
II and thirt y-threc.)
NuMRTE ELEVEN.
+ The Chief Justice, of the supreme Cnur
sbn11 rr,ni,,.u >nIo,,. uf' ava th,nuo,