The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-10-31
Constitutional Amendments.

Constitutional AMENDMENTS.
Al ACT 40. 10, II. 5. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
rh., tho .eat of government shall I've cstah-
,.hrI nj the city of Baton Rouge or at thec'
< = New Orleans, lis the majority Oh the 'o'erS
- - thr State may determine at the next eisu
y, ;ng election; those voting to locate the stare
,n;, :, # Ration Rouge shall indorsc on their
.;vt..,s For state Capital Baton Rouge;
r.. y.tinp to locate the capital at New Sr>
IN shall indorse eR their tickets, For State
Y CAPITAL New Orleans 49,, .,;.,.,
~ N,rike vut article one hundred ana thirty
~ 0nel
ACr no. II. r. $. OF 1878.
II NUMBER TWO.
REPRESENTATIVES. shall t,a chosen on the first
i rn..,I,y after the first Monday i'll November,
MI ory two wears and the election shall he conf
~ ,,.,.d in one day The General Assembly shall
r,,rt ON the first Monday inJanuary, my, and
Z hlruually thereafter, on the first Monday III
Ill January. unless different day be appointed
~ BY law and their SESSIONS shaii "e Ao'" 81 '"e
3 81 s;t Of government
Dfe1 iStrike out article scvcnteen)
Imea NUMBER THREE.
lph4 After the year 1873 the General Assembly
n al IN not have power to levy Ill any one year
- E.r,llS,ate purposes more than one per centum
!. titan nor shall any collection of more than
oFa. mo ,.r centum taxation be made in any one
r.ar nm the actual cash value Of all real ana
Wa ersoual property liable to taxation, except IN
sase Of foreign invasion or domestic lnSur
r trctun ,nd in that event any addltionai Taxa
iuu shall only be for the immediate purpose Oh
~ n repclliny invasion snppressing insurreetion
MI The city of New Orleans shall not levy or col
I'll lief in any one year more than one and one
n half prr cruiu,n taxation on the actual cash
ue value Of all the real and personal property liza
MIN bic IL taxation within its ilmiiS 40 pallsh or
II u,ircjpai corlnrution, except the city oi Ne"
t,rieans shall levy collect III any one year
! III more than one per centum taxation upon the
- actual cash value Of all the real and personal
,roperty liable to taxation within its limits =
IN fhr General Assembly shall not have power to
lil13 mur any bond pledge the faith OF the State
ter any nr, ese nor shall it authorize any par
i.h or municipal corporation to issue any noho
| .rrr.si- any debit prordett that this shall not
=. ,b MI tn. issue of new bonds in exchange for
lid hands where the debt or rate OF interest is
y aot increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
1 The members of the General Assembly shall
- be Maid salary of five hundred dollars $500
1 Der session, and actual travelling expenses by
j he nearest practical route, not to exceed fifty
r1sV dollars i$J0 for any one member, prOridcd
= that If two sessions are held in the same yeal
that they shall receive for the second session il
ef = that year salary of only two hundred and
wv fifty dollars t$250( and actual travelling ex
Il. p-ises BY the nearest practicable route, not t.
a. exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one member
W The regul biennial session shall not exceed
hnciy daysin duration, unless by vote of two
) ~ thirds af the IN .mbers elected to each house o
g the General Assembly.
:. u Strike ont article thirty-nine
Clet NUMBER FIVE
The General Assembly shall not pass an,
bwal or special law changing the venue il
criminal eases, changing the manner Of person
~. egitiniatng children, vacating roads, streets
% alleys, RENTING fnes penalties, and for
kitures or refunding moneys legally paid int
ihe treasury; affecting the estates of minors, o
PERSONS under disability, exempting propert.
rom taxation, creating any monopoly, legaliz
nteAa hg the unauthorized or invalid acts of any off
The - sef 81 agent OF the State, or of any parish o
homeopathy; granting any extra compensation
any public officer, agent, or contractor, aftt
$3.50 ne service has been rendered or contracts
hVo nf changing any parish seat or creating ncy
PARISHES, except by the assent of the majorit
y the qualified electors of the parish, or pal
shrs, to be affected; in all other cases, wher
8. cd General law can be made ap .lcable, no loca
! ~ special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
i.' iae Governor shall receive salarv of seve
~. nousand dollars per annum, payable quarter
uoa. .ssI Y, on Ills own warrant.
D, Nsuke out article tfty-six)
the N NUMBER SEVEN.
oe.s ~ lug Lieutenant Governor shall receive a sa
WI IN wh,rh shall be double that of a member q
IT. g. sae General Assembly.
tcss1 tOtrike ont article fftyseven1
n pouu1 NUMBER EIGHT.
un@ - Ip.ety Dill which shall have passed bot
IN s snail be presented to the Governor;
atn' IL Prove 1t, he shall sign it if he does no
Ill Ip. sas'i return it, with his objections. to til
RI 10 which It originated, which shall ente
re,.svf setone at large upon its journal, an
er 80. 20 reconsider it. If, after such recor
~ two-thirds Of all the nemh rs pre-
~ h.n WAT House shall agree to pass the bill
- NM. eur. with the objections, to the othe
nsss al " which 1t shall likewise be reconsit
sr ny anu u approved by two-thirds of til
n R,. present in that house, it shall be
= ~. l.. u, ~ such cases the vote of both house
81 ,mss se ~ seterinined by yeas and nays, and tn
IN ALL members voting for or against til
-, 4 ou.s y entered upon the journal of eac
= per turnsS pectsveiv If any bill shall not
nsIesu shsn ~ the Go7ernor within five DAYS
e vi Ia = ~, been presented to him, it sha
k;nr r 3nl. a. y uke manner if he had signed
q ssy,nt +. "ener-i Assembly, by adjournmen
.riur r. tn a. IN which case, within thirt
endeo1 sstsn. shall file the same, with b
Nh Saas IN the office Of the Secretar
Z W4 issI.m ny give public notice thereof othe
,,isntsr ne ocome law, rs If he had sipne
ct State shall communica,