The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-30
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. rs, R. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.

ACT NO. rs, f. s. OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be estab-
lIshed 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
ensuing election; those voting to Locate the
State capital at Baton Rouge snail mdofSe
on their tickets, For State Capital. Baton
Lal at New Orleans shall indorse on their
nckets "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 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 pc
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat Of government.
(Strike out article seventeen1
NUMBER THREE.
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
Ehan 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 o domes-
tic insurrectiOn, and IN that event any addl-
tional taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose of repelling invasion or suppress
ing inslrrection. The city of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and one-half per centum taxation on
eonal 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
centum taxation upon the actual cash value
OF all the real 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 State for any
purpose nor shall it 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
?or old bonds, where the debt or rate OF inter-
est ls not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary OF five hundred dollars (S50O)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
The nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro
Uided that If 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 ($250) 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
vote of two-thirds of the members elected to
each house of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article thirty-nine9
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the venue In
sons Iegitimating children, vacating roads,
streets, or alleys, remtting fines, penalties,
and forfeitures, 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-
nopoly, legalizng the unauthorized or invalid
acts Of any officer or agent OF the State, or Of
any parish OF 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
except by the assent Of the majority of the
qualified electors Of the parish, or parishes
to be affected; in all other cases, where gem
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 his own warrant.
(Strike out article ffty-six.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that OF q mem
ber of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article tifty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; IL
he approveit It, he shall sign it; If 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 1t. II, after such
reconsideration, two-tbirds Of all the members
present in that house shall agree to pass the
bill, it shall be sent with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall likewise be re-
considered, and II approved by two-thirds OF
the members present in that house, 1t shall be
q law. But in such cases the vote OF both
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 it shall have been presented to
him, 1t shall be a law, In like manner as 1t he
mad signed It, unless the General Assembly,
by adjournment prevent It's 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 it shall be-
come law, as ifhe had signedit The Secre
tary of State shall communicate said objec
Gions and bill SO deposited to the house in
which 1t originated on the first day of the
meeting of the next General Assembly, who
shall act upon the same as above provided.
The Governor shall have power to veto one or
anore items In any bill appropriating money,
nbraeing distinct Items, WRlle approving Otn-
ar 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 to the
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
cage of other bills over the Governors Vetos
Strike out article siXty-sN)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer. whose salary Is fixed by the
shall be allowed any fees or per
1aisitas Of Office.
NUMBER TEN.
Ine judicial power shall be vested In !