The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-10
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70. r. $. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.


ACT NO "a r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE
That the seat of government shall be estab-
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 indo1se
nm their tickets "Fur State Capital. Baton
Rouge" those voting to locate the CAPT
lal at Now Orleans shall in}orse on their
tickets, "For State Capital, New Orleans
tSttike out article one hundred and thirty
nnel
ACT NO. IA, II. s. OF 1873
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.., Representative shall pc CHOSEN on Ghe llls'
every two years, and the election snall pc
completed In one day. The General Assembly
shall meet on thn lltsV hlpiinay III Ihnuni ~,
NI,r,,,at :, /, January nlnaa different ,,av he
an,,ninf,l l,v Ia W and their seesiuua shalt be
hsti a. Tho saat nj government,
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After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power TO levy ID any one year
for all State purposes more Ghan one per cent
ism taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per contum aXHtion be made II any
one year, on the act'lal cash value OF all real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
tic insurrection, aud III that event any adll-
tional taxation shall only be for the imnedl"
in.y ina Manifestation u The oitv Of New Orleans
shalj not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and one-half per centum taxation on
She actual cash value Of oil the real and per
sonal property liable to TAXATION within its
limits, No parish or municipal corporation,
except the city Of New Orleans, shall levy or
collect In any one year, more than one per
yrentum taxation upon the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within It's limits. The General
Assembly % shall not have power 10 Issue any
bond or pledge tho faith of the State for any
purpose, nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to issue any bond or
create any debt: Drorjae1, 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.
N1r,rnEn FOUR.
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Inc VIZ ,,d H. 1ol,arS fs5no
,s pn sangnn and nntunl TRAVELLING nxncnsos hy
fhe nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro
sided, that II two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the second
sessio - st Is,s' tIi, @asn ,nd W nny,si
fng exnerses nv Tho nearest practicable route
nof to exceed iiItv dollars ts5o) for any one
member. Tho regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days in duration, unless by
vote pi twoihiIus m n ,ln 'l"lnun,S e'eo'oo W
Istr;lSe out a,ticln thirtv-nipe1
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the venue ia
s,riminnl cases changing The manner of per
Sous legitimatng children, vacating roads,
ptrpets. or alleys remitting fines, penalties.
and forretures, or refunding moneys legally
r,nid into the treaslrv affecting the estates OF
minors. or persons under disability, exempt
ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
l1opoly. legalizing the unauthorized or invalid
acts OF any officer or agent Of the State or Of
any parish or municipality: granting any
extra conversation to any public officer
agent. or contractor after the service has
been rendered or contracted for; changing
any parish seat, or creating new parishes,
exeept hv the assent of the majority Of the
nualitied electors of the parish, or parishes.
to be affected: in all other cases, where gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed
NrMrER srx
=, Inc GoVeFnor eilhli receive II st+aa o' s'Nel @
~Snousa.lo ~ uolIt,s at p'n "lAu'n' pas''"Ao H""'-
ter!y, s.s.3i On nus oMu w W. aca'l talI,
So|liAo oo' "l l'o'e ''i's -9iA'
NUMBER SEVEN.
nr,o r,,,,+o,,nt c,,o,nor eb.,1 ,,,oo;x.o -,
s,oi,r1, ,,,hiaL shnIl ha douhio that NJ n n,e1nN
Sor ~ tha Gnna,aI Aosnn1bl,, wa
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NuMIER EIGHT.
Eeerv hill vhioh shall have nsssed both
ho1ses shai be nIesertsd to the Governor: If
he annrove il. he shall sipn it: IL he does not
he sbal rntuTn IT, with his ohiections. TO the
house in which It originated, which shall en-
der the objections at large upon It's Journal
and proceed to reconsider 1t, II, after such
reconsldsranon' two-ttln1s OF ail ehe t members @ t