The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-24
ACT NO. II, e. s. OF 1878.
NUMBKR TWO.

NUMBKR TWO
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after tho first Monday In November,
every two years, and the election shall be
completed In one day. The General Assembly
shah meet on the first Monday Ia January
Monday In January, unless different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat OF government.
(btrike out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy In any ono year
for all State purposes moro than one per cent
um taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum 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 forel gn i invasion or domes-
tonal taxation shall only be for tho lmmedi-
ate purpose of repelling Invasion or suppress
ing instruction. The city OF New Orleans
shall not levy or collect in any one year more
the actual cash value Of all the real and per-
sonal property liable to taxation within it's
limits. No parish or municipal corporation,
except the city of New Orleans, shall levy or
collect Ia any one year more than one per
oenturn taxation upon the actual cash value
taxation within It's limits. The General
Assembly shall not have power to Issue any
bond or pledge the faith Of the State for any
purpose, nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
create any debt; provided, that this shall not
prohibit the issue OF new bonds In exchange
Tor old bonds where the debt or rate Of inter
est Is not increased
NUMBER FOUR.
The members Of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary Of five hundred dollars (S500)
ser session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
vided, that II two sessions are held In the
came year they shall receive for the second
dred and fifty dollars (s25oj and actual travel
Ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one
member. The regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days In duration, unless by
each house Of 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, vacat1ng roads,
streets, or alleys, remitting lines, penalties,
and forfeitureg, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates Of
minors, or persons under disability, exempt
ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
nopoly, legalizing the unauthorized or invalid
any parish or municipality; granting any
extra compensation to any public officer,
agent, or contractor, after the service has
been rendered or contracted for; changing
any parish seat, Or creating new parishes,
except BY the assent of the majority of the
qualified electors Of the parish, or parishes,
TO be affected; In all other cases, where gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX. ;
The Governor shall receive salary OF seven
Thousand dollars per annuna, payable quar-
terly, on his own warrant.
(Strike out article ffty-six.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a