The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-15

That The seat Of government snail % Bsttkf1=
Iished 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
On their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting to locate the capt.
al st New Qreans sha 1 mdt, on tne'f
lstrike out article one hundred and thirty
'NN ACT NO. IA, r.. y. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November,
completed In one day. The General Assembly
shall meet on the tlrst Monday In January,
1879, and blennally thereafter. on the first
Monday In january, unless different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall DO
| held at the seat Of government.
lStrlke out article seventeen.)
| NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy In any one year
for ali State purposes more than one per cent
| UNI taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centrum taxation be made In any
| one year, on the actual cash value OF oil real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
cent In case of q foreign invasion or dornes-
! tic insurreCtion, and IN that event any add1-
tlonal taxation shall only be for the immedt-
ate purpose OF repeling invasion or suppress
Ing nsurrection The ae city OF New orleans
than one and one-half per centrum taxation on
the actual cash value Of all the real end peer-
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
cent,lm taxation upon the actual cash value
Of all tbs real and personal property Liable TO
taxation within IFS limits. The General
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bond or pledge tho faith of tho State for any
purpose, nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to Issue any bond or
create any debt, provided, that this shall not
For old bonds, where the debt or rate OF Inter
est Ia not increased.
NUMBER -FOUR.
| The members Of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary OF five hundred dollars ($500)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars (S5O) for any one member; pro-
same year they shall receive for the second
session In that year salary Of only two hum
dred and fifty dollars $3.50 and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest practlcable 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-thirtIs Of the members elected to
each house Of the General Assembly.
l5trlke 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-
sons legltlmatlng children, vacating roads,
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,
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
any parish seat, or creating new parishes,
exceDt by the assent of the majority Of the
qualified electors Of the parish, OF parishes,
to be affected In all other cases, where gem
eraI law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive o salary Of seven
Thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
tsrly, on his own warrant
tStrike out article tifty-six)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive 8
J salary which shall be double that OF mem
Der Of the General Assembly.
/, lStrike out article fifty-seven)
NUMBER EIGHT.
{ Every bill which shall have passed both
o houses shall be presented to the Governor; Il
he approve it, he shall sign It; II ne does not
he shall return it, with his objections TO the
2 house In which 1t originated, which shall en-
: ter the objections at large upon Its journal
u and proceed to reconsider 1t. II, after such
@ reconsideration, twO-thirds Of all the members
y present In that house shall agree TO pass tn
: BILL It shall be sent with the objections, to TN
. other house, by which it shall ikeTise be re
u considered, and II approved by tWo-thirds .
? the members present In that house, 1t shall q
= D. law But In such eases the vote OF bOtf
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays
and the names Of members voting for d
Q against the bill shall be entered upon tn
g journal Of each house respectively Ii any bill
y shall not be returned by the Governor within
q five DAYS after it shall have been presented Il
y him, 1t shall be law, In Like manner as II n
had signed 1t, unless the General Assembly
by adjournrnent, prevent lts return, In VINE
4 file the same, with his objections thereto, Il
= the Office of the Secretary Of State, and Civ
public notice thereof; otherwise It shall be
If come law, as ifhe had signed 1t. The Secre
d tary of State shall communicate said objee
g lions and bill so deposited to the house 1
33rr which it originated on the first day OF tn
II meeting of the next General Assembly, VIII
shall act upon the same as above provided
The Governor shall have power to veto one
- r. more Items In any bill apprrocprlatlng money
g. 81 portions Of the BILL and the part or parts
% % the bill approved shall become law, and tn
= item or items Of appropriations disapprove
!. shall be void, unless repassed according totf
ID rules and limitations prescribed for the PAL
J. sage Of other bills over the Governors Veto
a. (StrIke out article sizty-sixJ
u NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary La hzed By tt