The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-02-15
,PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
i,es,e, f.,. ..-r CONSTITUTION. @
AMENDMENT T.

i Representatives shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in r. November every two years, and
the election shall belcompleted in one.
day, The general assembly shall meet
on. the first Monday in january and
biennially thereafter on the first Mon
day in January, unless a different day
be appointed by law, and their ses-
sions shalt be held at the seat of gov
eminent. (Strike out article 17.)
Ttf.s-.,.,,5 i, b., AMENDMENT II. .,.s-i14 "a
/ The members of the general assem-
bly, shall be paid salary of $500 per
session and actual travelling expenses
by the nearest practicable route, not to
exceed $50 for any one member, provi
ded that if two sessions are held in the.
same year they shall receive tor the
second session in, that year salary OF
only, $3.50 and actual travelling expen.
ses by the nearest practicable route mot
to exceed $50 for any one member
The regular biennial sessions shall not
exceed 80 days in duration, unless by
vote of two-thirds of the members
elected to each house of the general as
sembly. (Strike out article 39.)
F-......... AMENDMENT III. s,.f4t. =.
The general assembly shall not pass
any local or special law changing the
venue in criminal cases changing the
names of persons; legitimating chill
dren; vacating roads, streets or alleys !;
remitting fines, penalties and forfeit
ures, or refunding moneys legally paid
into. the treasury affecting the estates
OF minors or persons under disability !;
exempting property from taxation /;
creating any monopoly legalizing 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 Off
Ger, agent or contractor, after the SER
vice has been rendered or contracted
for; changing any parish seat, or. ere
ating new parishes. except by the as
sent of the majority of the qualified
electors of the parish or parishes to be
affected. In all other cases where
general law can be made applicable, no
local or special law shall be passed.
j. .-I4s.8. AMENDMENT w. staI
a The governor, shall receive a salary
of $1,000 per annum, payable quarterly
on his own warrant. (Strike out ar
ticle 56.) ,..ur .r.s aa.: sIgauI
ga. -.y.- AMENDMENT ". =ls.. Elg-t
The lieutenant governor shall receive
q salary which shall be double that Or
a member of the general assembly,
.(Strike out article ,57.)l .
. .lt.t. .... AMENDMENT vi. st.. -..t b..
Every bill which shall have passed
both Houses shall be presented to the
governor. If he. approve it he shall
sign it; if he do not he shall return it,
with his objections, to the house in
which it originated, which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal,
and proceed to reconsider it. If, after
such reconsideration, two-thirds Of all
the members present in the House shall
agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent,
with the objections, to the other House
by which it shall likewise be recon-
sidered, and if approved by two-thirds
of the members present in that house it
shall be a law. But in such cases the
vote of both houses shall be determined
by yeas, and nays, and the names of
members voting for or against the bill
shall be entered upon the journal of
each house respectively. If any bill
shall not be returned by the governor
within five days after it shall have been
presented to him, it shall he a law in
like manner as if he had signed it, un-
less the general assembly, by adjourn
ment, prevent it's return in which case
within thirty days, the governor shall
file the same, with his objections there
to, in the office of the secretary of state,
and give public notice thereof, other
wise it shall become law as if he had
signed it. The secretary of state shall
said objections and bill so
deposited to the house in which it orr.
ginated on the first day of the meeting
of the next general assembly, who shall
act upon the same as above provided.
The governor shall have power to
veto one or more items in any bill APP
propIiating money, embracing distinct
items, while approving other portions
of the bill, and the part or parts of the
bill approved, shall become law, and
the item, or items, of appropriation
shall be void, unless re-
passed according TO the rules and limi-
tations prescribed for the passage of
other bills over the governors veto.
(Strike out article &C.,
I'D. ....... AMENDMENT VII.
The auditor and treasurer shall re-
ceive a salary of $4,000 per annum,
each, payable quarterly on their own
The secretary of state shall |
receive a salary Of $4,000 per annum,
likewise payable. lStrike out article |
~ 7..... ....s
AMENDMENT VIII,