The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-21

10 pc n6td on Inc IICn Gay OF november
NEXT 1878, In such q manner and form that
the people may vote for or against each
amendment. separately, and Il d majority Of
the votes at said election shall approve and
ratify all or either Of said amendm ents, the
same shall become part of the constitution
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary OF State.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat OF government shall be estab-
Iashed 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
State capital OF Baton Rouge shall indorse
IN their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting to locate the CAPT.
tai at New Orleans shall indorge on their
tickets, 'For State Capital, New Orleans"
lstrike out article one hundred and thirty
ACT NO. IA, r. 8. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday Ia November,
every two years, and the election shall be
completed In one day. The General Assembly
shall meet on the first Monday In January,
1879, and biennally thereafter, on the first
Monday In January, unless different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat OF government.
(Strike out article seventeen)
NUMBER THREE.
ii After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power TO levy In any one year
for all State purposes more 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
cept In case of q foreign invasion or dornes-
tic insurrection, and In that event any addi-
tional taxation shall only be for the imrnedi-
ate purpose Of repelling invasion or suppress
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and one-t1alf per centrum taxation on
the actual cash value Of oil 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
eentum taxation upon the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property Liable to
taxation within its limits. The General
Assembly she not haye to ssns
purpose, nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to issue any bond or
create any debt; provided, that this shall not
prohibit the issue OF new bonds In exchange
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est is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members Of the General Assembly shall
be paid q salary of five hundred dollars $500
per 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
same year they shall receive for the second
session In that year salary OF only two hum
dred and fifty dollars $3.50 and actual travel
not to exceed fifty dollars ls5o( 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 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 legtimatlng children yacating ro1sa.dg
and forgeitures, 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.
acts Of any officer or agent Of the State, or Of
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,
qualified electors Of the parish, or parishes,
to be affected In all other cases, where q 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 annum, payable quar-
terly, on bis own warrant.
Strike out article ffty@sIgJ
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that OF g men,
Der Of the General Assembly.
Strike out article ffty-seyen.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
be approve 1t, he shall sign it; II he does not,
he shall return 1t, with his objections, to the
house In which 1t originated, which shall en-
ter the objections at large upon Its journal,
and proceed to reconsider It. IL, after such
reconsideration, two-thirds Of all the members
present In that house shall agree to pass the
bill, 1t shall be sent, with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall likewise be re-
considered, and Il approved by two-thirds Of
the members present In that house, 1t shall be
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. II any bill
shall not be returned by the Governor within
five days after 1t shall have been presented to
him, 1t shall be law, In like manner as Ii he
had signed 1t, unless the General Assembly,
by adjournment, prevent Its return; in which
case, within thirty days, the Governor shall
file the same, with his objections thereto, In
the office Of the Secretary of State, and give
public notice thereof; otherwise Ii shall be-
come a law, as 1.-The had signedit. The secre-
tary of State shall communicate said objec
lions and bill so deposited to the house In
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 appropriating money,
embracing distinct items, while approving 9TH
or portions Of the bill, and the part or parts OF
the bill approved shall become law, and the
item or items Of appropriations disapproved
shall be void, unless repassed according tothe
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
sage Of other bills over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article sixty-six)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary Is dzed By toe