The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-02-16
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
the Report Of the Joint Legislative
Committee as Submitted Yes"
terday.

the Report Of the Joint Legislative
Committee as Submitted Yes'
terday.
The following report OF the JOINT
Con,mitte Of the Legislature, appoint
ed to prepare amendments to the
constitution. was presented yesterday {:
BY JOINT COMMITTEE ON CONsTlTC-
TlONAL AMENDMENTS.
An act proposing amendments to the
constitution Of the State OF Lou
isiuna.
SECTION I. Re it enacted by the
Senate and House OF Representatives,
of the State of Louisiana IN General
assembly conrened two thirds OF the
members of each house agreeing there
toy. That the following amendments
b. proposed and entered upon the
respective journals Of the Senate aud
House of Representatives, with the
yeas and nays taken thereon, and the
Secretary of State shall cause the
same to be published three months
before the next general election for
Representatives to the General AS
sembly in at least one newspaper in
every parish of the State, in which a
newspaper shall be published; and
said proposed amendment shall be
submitted In such a manner and form
that the people may vote for or
against each amendment separately,
!. O., "frst proposed amendment, for
approval" or "against approval"
and in like manner as to the others !;
and if q majority Of the voters at
said election shall approve and rat'fy
such amendment or amendments,
the same shall be appropriately num-
bered and become part of the con-
stitution, and be proclaimed as such
by the Governor and Secretary Of
State.
Proposed Amendments 10 tho Constitu.
ton.
AMENDMENT ONE.
Representatives shall he chosen on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
day 10 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 biennially there
after, on the first Monday In January,
unless different day I've appointed
Ivy law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat of government.
(Strike out article n.y.
AMENDMENT TWO.
The members of the General As
sembly shall be paid a salary Of $500
per session and actual travelling ex-
penses by the nearest practicable
route, not to exceed $50 for any one
member ; prorided, that if two ses.
sions are held in the same year they
shall receive for the second session in
that year q salary Of only $3.50 and
actual travelling expenses by the
nearest practicable route, not to ex.
coed $50 for any one member. The
regular biennial session shall not ex-
coed ninety days IN duration, unless
BY vote Of two-thirds Of the members
elected to each house Of the General
Assembly.
(Strike ont article 39.)
AMENDMENT THREE.
The General Assembly shall not
pass any local or special law chang
irg the venue In criminal cases,
changing the names of persons, legitl.
mating children, vacating roads,
streets or alleys; RENTING fines,
penalties and forfeitures, or refund
ing moneys legally paid into the
treasury; affecting the estates of
minors or persons under disability,
exemptiug property from taxation ;
erecting any monopoly; 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 pub.
lie officer, agent or contractor after
the service has been rendered or con-
tracted for; changing any parish
seat, or creating new parishes, except
BY the assent Of the majority Of the
qualified electors Of the parish or
parishes to be effected. In all other
cases where a general law can be
made applicable, no local or special
law shall be passed.
AMENDMENT -FOUR.
The Governor shall receive a aala-
~ OF $1,000 per amman, payable
quarterly on bis own warrant.
{Strike ont article 56.)
AMENDMENT FIVE.
Tho Lientenont Governor shall
receive a salary which shall he dou-
bic that Of q member of the General
Assembly.
{Strike out article ST.
AMENDMENT SIX.
Every bill which shalt have passed
both Houses shall he presented to the
Go:ernor; if he approve it, he shall
sign it; It he do not, he shall return
it, with his objections, to the House
IL which it originated, which shall
enter the objections at large upon ite
Journal and proceed to reconsider it
il, after such reconsideration, two
thirds of all tho members p, esent in
that House shall agree to pass the
bill, it shalt be sent, with the ohiec.
lions, to the other House, BY which
It shall likewise be reconsidered, and
ifapproved bp thirds of the mem.
bcrs present in that House, it shall be
. law. But in such cases the vote
of both Houses shall he determined
by yeas aud nays, and the names of