The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 70. r. s. OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.

ACT NO. 70. r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat Of government shall be estap-
lIeho at the city Of Baton Rouge or at the
city Of New Orleans, as tho majority OF ny
voters Of the State may Determine 81 Inc next
ensuing election, those voting TO locate the
State raptal Mt Baton Rouge shall indorse
N their tickets. "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting, 80 locate the Gapi-
Tickets "For State Capital, New Orleans.
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
)ne.) , r, ,o-
ACT NO. "A, II. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the flist
| Tuesday after the first Monday III November,
| avnrv Two Years, and the election shall be
pomple'ed in one day. The General Assembly
| ehalI meet on the first Monday in January,
| 1879. and biennalIy thereafter. on The 1lrst
| Monday in January, unless q different day pc
| nntruipd bv law and their sessions shall be
| held at the scat Of government.
tStlike out article seventeenl
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 The General Assembly
ahaI not have power to levy in amy one year
| for all State p,llppspS more than one per cent
nm, taxation. nor shall any cnllhclon Oh more
| than one per Centum taxhtinn ne maze n any
| one vpar ON the actual cash Vhllr@ OF all rtHtl
H.
rout in case of u foreign invasion III ~ dolnes-
tie iusurrnrfinu and IN that event amy addi-
tinnal taxation shall only be fur the inIneul-
ate p,llrnae Of rnpelling Invasion or suppress
ing insurrectpu he city OF New Oflti''S
! ehHli NOT levy or collect in any one year NOR"
Than one aud onC-balF per centrum thEatnh Oh
lie actual cash value Of all the real uit1 per
aprnl property liable to tHXatl"n within ITS
limits Nu parish nr 'nunlHlpai corporation,
py,4ut the city Of New Orleans. shnll levy ~
roIlect IN any one year unre than onA per
centrum taxation upon the actual cash Vh1lif
If nil the l.nl and personal property liable t.
taxatiun Within its limits. The General
Assembly shall not have power to ISSUE amy
lrnd or pledge the faith Of the State for any
nu,nuse nor shall It ollthoriZo any parish ol
municipal corporation IT, Issue any boiin on
create any debit; Tvorhieti, that this shall moi
| prohibit the issue Of new bonds in exchange
for old bonds. where the debt or rats of inter
est Is not increased.
NUMBER -FOUR.
The members Of the General Assembly shal
: be paid u salary IF five hundred dollars ($5DO
, Der session, and actual travelling expenses by
p the nearest urnCtiCahln route, not 10 exceed
fifty dollars $50 for any one menher' pro
: pitled thAt if two sessions are he'd III th'
: same year they shall receive fof the sot'i'
| session in that year - salary Of only two hun
hrpI and fifty dollars fS25O) and actual travel
. ing EXPENSES by the nearest practicable route
not to exceed fifty dollars $50, Tor any ON
member. The regulnr biennial session sinai
not exceed ninety days in duration, uIleSs y.
vote Of tWo-thrls of the members electtd "
each house Of the General Assembly.
Strike out article thjrty-nineD
NUMBER FIVE.
vho General Assembly shall not pass an,
Il ,,,ln ~ ~ cnnninl INV rlIaupinp tho venue i
. criminal cases. changing the manner p1 per
r. soIs cgitiuating children, vacattng roads
: streets, or alleys, remitting fines penalties
: -; YhI
NY iut t e,. ,frertinU The nsntrs
t"i', wv , ncrsnns Under disability. exempt
,''l',,2' or Yrom tavntion crpating any N,
''s plnna1iYing tho una,lihorjzpI or vali
lnp'{ R t1;,I,, ~r o'rnnt Of the State. or
n".7 ~ ,o'ia{, nr ,n1InrinnIitv: granting an
my r., '",. 'n,, nensatinn to- anv public Office
rt ~, Contractor artpr the service ha
I ls..n Nv rendered or contracted for; changin
/. 49, ,,;ah enot or nrentiuu new pariShG
"liy l''I h '7' no scent Of tie majority Of tn
NAv'ii ~ l 'mt Of Tho norish or parjshp
. ~ hn ,ca1 in al other cases where ge1
" a. n " r, S,n hn mn,In nnulicnbIe, no local
! ,nini i, - aha1I he raesei
NUMBER SIX.
Tho Governor shall receive a salary Of gevf
, +bnuu,nI dollars nor anutlu paVable qua
) w ISit,,ila ont article fjftv-eix,l
81 '''A''0
10 NUMBER SEVEN
d The Lieutenant Governor shall receive
" salary which shall be double that OF fuei
u her Of the General Assembly.
p Strike out article fifty-seven.)
g.
n. NUMBER EIGHT.
j. Every bill which shall have passed boz
l. houses shall be pl PRESENTED to the Governor;
TX he approve it, he shall sign IT, II ne does nc
'" he shall return it, with bis objections, 70 Il
r, house in which It originated, which shall 9
D. ter the objections at large upon us y1l'llI}
- ana prOcehn I'd It'"i9Fl ~ - ~ r',r j -
Isc'7t IN IN i hot hnse sha agree to pass tt