The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-01
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat Of government shall be estab-
llshed 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 at Baton Rouge shall indorse
IN their tickets "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge;" those voting to locate the capt.
cal at New Orleans shall indorse on their
tickets, "For State Capital New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
ACT NO. IA, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
every. two years, and =, the election snail pc
shah 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.
After the year 1873 the General Assembly
I shall not have power to levy in any one year
| for all State purposes more than one per cent
UNI 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
| and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
| cept in case of O. foreign invasion or q dOmes-
| tic instruction, and in that event any addi-
tional taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose Of repellng invasion or suppress
| ing instruction. The city of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and one-half per centum taxation on
the actual cash value of all 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
collect in any one year more than one per
centum taxation upon the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property Liable to
| taxation within IFS limits. The General
Assembly shall not have power to Issue any
bond or pledge the faith OF the state 1or any
municipal corporation to issue any bond or
create any debt; provided, that this shall not
prohibit the issue OF new bonds in exchange
| for old bonds where the debt or rate OF inter-
est is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary Of five hundred dollars (S5OO)
| Der session, and actual travelling expenses Dy
| the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
yided that if two sessions are held IN the
same year they shall receive for the second
session In that year q salary OF only two num-
dred and fifty dollars (S250) and actual travel
Ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 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-
nh ynpltinT
streets, or alleys, remitting fines, penalties,
and forfeitrlres, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates OF
/ minors, or persons under disability, exempt
nopoly, 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 officer
agent, or contractor, after the service mas
been rendered or contracted for; changing
any parish seat, or creating new parishes
exceDt bv the assent of the majority OF the
qualified electors of the parish, or parishes
; to be affected in all other cases, where a gen
; eral law can be made applicable, no local OF
> special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
: The Governor shall receive salary Of sever
i: thousand dollars per annum, payaple quar-
teriV on his own warrant.
(Strike out article tifty-slx)
VI
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive {
!, salary which shall be double that OF a mem
! Der of the General Assembly
(Strike out article tifty-seven)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed botl
houses shall be presented to the Governor;
y he approve it, he shall sign it; II he does not
4 he shall return it, with his objections, to tn
y house In which 1t originated, which shall en-
), | TOR bo ohinotioDc ar largo uDoD its journal
n and Droceed to reconsider 1t. Ii, after sucl
|. reconsideration, two-thirds Of all the member
). present in that house shall agree to pass tn
T BILL it shall be sent, with the objections, to tn
8 other house. by which it shall Likewise be re
r. considered, and If approved by tWo-thlrds {
= the members present in that house, 1t snail
It a law. But in such cases the vote OF Dot
" houses shall be determined by yeas and nays
and the names Of members voting Tor G
d against the bill shall be entered upon tn
, journal OF each house respectively. II any bi
at shall not be returned by the Governor With
l. i've days after it shall have been presented t
e had signed it, unless the General Assembl,
bv adjournment prevent its return; in whic
case, within thirty days, the Governor sha
y file the same, with his objections thereto,
a public notice thereof; otherwise it shall b.
2 come a law, as 1.-The had signed it. The Seer
A tary Of State shall communicate said obje
IL tons and bill SO deposited to the house
* which it originated on the first day OF Il
N meeting of the next General Assembly, VII
S. shall act upon the same as above provides
IN The Governor shall have power to veto one {
more items in any bill appropriating none
= embracing distinct items, while approving, OIL
Or portions of the bill, and the part or parts
item or items of appropriations disapproye
shall be void, unless repassed according to tt
rules and limitations prescribed for the pa
J. sage of other bills over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article siXty-six)
- NUMBER NINE.
i No officer, whose salary Is fixed by Il