The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-10-12
CONSTITUTIONAL. AMEND
TiEtVE'S.
ACT NO. 73, r. S. OF 1878.
Nf.MRER ONE.
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.

ACt NJ. rs, II. ,. Of 1913.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat Of government shall be es-
tablished at the city of Baton Rouge or at
the city OF New Orleans, as the majority Of
the voters of the State may determine at
the next ensuing election those voting to
locate the State capital at Baton Rouge
hall indorse on their tickets, ''For State
Capital, Baton Rouge those voting to To-
cate the capital at New Orleans shall in
dorse on their tickets, For State Capital,
New Orleans"
(Strike out article one. hundred and thir-
ty-one.)
ACT NO. "a, R. 5. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, every two years, and the election
shall be completed Ill one day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet on the first Mon
day in January, 1879, and biennaily there
after, on the first Monday in January, un-
less a different day be appointed by law,
and their sessions shall be held at the seat
of government.
(Strike out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assem-
one year for all State purposes more than
one per centum taxation, nor shall any col
lection of more than one per centum taxa
ton be made in any one year, on the actual
cash value of all real and personal proper
ty liable to taxation, except i'll case of a
foreign Invasion OF II domestic insurrccti0n.
and in that event any additional taxation
shall ONLY he for the immediate purpose OF
repelling invasion or supprcssing insurrcc-
A,,In cl,,
lew or cullect in any one year more than
one and onc-haif per centum taxation on
the actual cash vaIl,c OF all the real and
personal property liable to taxation within
It's limits No parish or municipal corpo-
ration. except the city OF New Orleans,
shall levy or collect i'll any one year more
than enc per centum taxation upon the ac-
t,Ial cash value Of all the real and personal
property Liable to taxation within Its llnl-
It's. The General Assembly shall not have
power TO issue any bond or pledge the faith
Of the State for any purpose, nor shall it
authorize any parish or municipal corpora
tiou to issue any bond or create any debt;
vroridea that this shall not prohibit the is
'gue of new bonds in exchange for Old
bonds, where the debt or rate OF interest is
Not increased.
/ NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly
s.ti be paid ii salary of five hundred dol
lis $500 per session, and actual travelling
esenses by the nearest practicable route,
ntto exceed fifty dollars tS5o) for any
onmemhar; paoriaed. that if IN sessions
| art cid in the same year they shall re
cei for the second session III that year a
sally of only two hundred and fifty dol
larssoo50) aud actual travelling expenses
by t, nearest practicable route. not to eN-
eee,lfty dollars tS50l for any one member.
The eaular biennial session shall not eX'
ceed ieety days in duration. unless by
vote 1.-TWO thirds of the members TO each
! house the General Assembly.
! tStr5d out article thirty nine.l
NUMBER FIVE.
The eneral Assembly shall not pass
any locior special law changing the ven
ue in cr,inal eases. changing the manner
of persol legitimating children, vacating
roads, STATS, or alleys, renlitting fines.
penaltiessaId forfeitures, Of refundin@
moneys lelly paid into the treasury at
teeting tlta6ates Of minors, or persons IN
der disahiy. exenpting property from
taxation, Citing any monopoly, legalizing
the unauthesed or invalid acts OF any Of
ticer or agei9f the State, or OF any PARISH
Or a.tnicIpai- granting any extra com