The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-09-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 73, r. S. OF 1878.
Number One.


That the seat of government shall be
established at the city of Baton Rouge
or nj tue 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 shall iudOrse Ga their
tickets, .For State Capital. Ration
Rouge those voting to locate the capt.
tai at New Orleans shall indts~s on their
tickets. "For State Capital, New Or
leans
(Strike out article one hundred aud
thirty-one.)
ACT NO. "a, R. s. OF 1878
Namber Ttro.
Representatives shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, every two years. aud the
election shall be completed in one day.
The general assembly shall meet on the
first Monday in January, 1879. and bien-
nially thereafter, on the first Monday in
January, unless different day be sp-
pointed by law, and their sessions shall
be held at the seat of government.
(Strike out article seventeen.l
Nsmber Three
After the year 1878 the general assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy in any
one year for all State purposes more
than one per centum TAXATION, nor shall
any collection of more than one per
centum taxation he made in any one
year. on the actual cash value of all real
sn personal property liable to taxa
ton except in ease Of foreign invasion
or domestic instruction, AMI ia that
event any additional taxation shall ouly
be for the Immediate purpose of repell-
ing Invasion or suppressing insurrectlon.
The city of New Orleans shall not levy
or collect i'll any one year more than one
and one-half per centum taxation ON the
actual cash value of all the real and
personal property liable to taxation
within its limits. No parish or NUM-
cipal corporation, except the city OF
New Orleans. shall levy or collect in
any one year more than one per centum
taxation upon the actual cash value of
all the real and personal property liza
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
corporation to issue any bond or create
any debt; proride;i, that this shall not
pro .ibit the issue of new bonds in ex-
change for old bonds, where the debt
or rate OF interest is not increased.
Number -Four.
The members of the general assembly
shall be paid salary of i've hundred
dollars (S500) per session, and actual
travelling expenses by the nearest prac-
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollars
(s50) for any one member; prorided, that
if two sessions are held IN the same
year they receive for the second session
in that year a salary of only two hun
dred and fifty dollars (S250) and actual
travelling expenses by the nearest prac-
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollars
(s50) for any one member. The regular
biennial session shall not exceed ninety
days in duration, unless by vote of two
thirds of the members elected to each
house of tine general assembly.
(Strike out article thirty-nine.)
Namber Fire
Z The general assembly shall not pass
any local or special law changing the
venue in criminal cases, changing the
manner Of persons legitimating children,
vacating roads, streets, OF alleys, re-
hitting Ii rs, penalties, and forfeitures,
or refunding moneys legally paid into
the treasury; affecting the estates of
minors; or persons under disability,
exempting property from taxation, Gre
ating any monopoly, lcgalizing the au-
thorized or invalid acts Of any officer or
agent of the State, or of any parish or
municipality; granting any compensa-
ton to any pubic officer. agent, or con-
tractor, after the service has been rem
dered vr contracted for; changing any
parish seat. OF 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
eases. where a general law can be made
applicable, no local or special law shall
be passed.
Number Sir.
The governor shall receive a salary of
seven thousand dollars per annum, pay
able quarterly, on his own warrant.
Strike out article fitty-six.)
Number Seren.
The Lieutenant Governor shall re-
ceive salary which shall be double
that of a member of the general assem-
bly,. (Strike out article fifty-sevon.)