Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-10-19
CONSTITCTLON1L 1IMENDN DNENT,S.
ACT NO. 7:S, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.

NCMBER ONE.
That the seat of government Shall be
established at the city of Baton Rouge or
at the city of New Orleans, as the major
ity of the voters of the State may deter
mine at the next ensuing elet tion ); those
voting to locate the State capital at Bat
on Rouge shall endorse on their tickets.
" For state Capital, Baton Rouge" those
voting to locate the capital at New Or
leans shall endorse on their tickets, " For
State Capital, New Orleans
(Strike ont article one hundred and
thirty-ore.)
ACT NO. "a, r. S. OF 1873.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives. shall he chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, every two years, and the cleo
ton shall be completed i'll one day. The
General Assembly shall meet on the first
Monday in January, 1879, and biennally
thereafter, on the first Monday in Janua-
ry, unless Il ditferen: day he appointed by
law, and their sessions shall be held at
the seat of government.
(Strike ont article seveteen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 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 centrm
taxation be made in any one year, on the
actual cash value of all real and personal
property liable to taxation, except in
case of Il foreign invasion or a domestic
insurrection. and in that event any addi-
tional taxation shall only be for the i'm
mediate purpose of repelling invasion or
suppressing insnrrectiOn. 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 personal proper
ty liable to taxation within it's limits.
No parish or municipal co poratlon, cX-
cept the city of New Orleans, shall levy
or collect i'll any one year more than one
per centum taxation upon the actual
cash value Of all the reat and personal
property liable to taxation within its
limits. The General Assembly shall not
have power to issue any bond or pledge
the faith Of the Stale for any purpose, nor
shall it authorize amy parish or munici PAL
any debt Proridcd, that this shall not
prohibit the issue of new bonds in ex-
change for old bonds. where tho debt or
rate OF interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly
shall he paid salary of five hundred dol
lars (S5O0) per session, and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest practicable
route, not to exceed fifty (S5O) dollars
for any one member; prordcd, that if
two sessions are held in the same wear
they shall receive for the second session
in that year a salary of only two hundred
and fifty dollars (S25O) and actnai travel
ing expenses by the nearest practicable
route, not to exceed fifty dollars (S5U for
any one member. The regular biennial
,l.,all y.
duration, unless by vote of twothlrdS
of the members elected to each house of
the General Assembly.
(Strike out ARTICLE thirty-ninc,)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass
any local or special law changing the
venue in criminal cases, changing the
manner of persons ltgitimating children
vacating road, streets. or alleys, remit
ing fines, penalties. and t"rteitures. or re.
funding moneys legally rat into :he
! treasury: affecting the estates of minors
| or persons under disability, cNemptinn
| property from taxation, creating any mo.
! nnp"lirs, lrgtliziug the unauthorized ol
| INVALID acts of any officer or agent of Tho
| State. or OF any parish or municipality
| granting amy extra compensation to any
| public officer, agent, or contractor. after
| the service has hecn rendered or contract
ed for; changing amy parish seat, OF ere
atnE new parishes, except w the asscn,
of the majority of the qualified electors
of tho parish. or parishes, to he affected
| il all other cases, where Il 1rncrel law
can he made applicable. no local or spc
cial law shall be passed.
| NUMBER SfN.
| The Governor Shafi receive a salary o
seven thousand dollars per annum, paNil