St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-28

REPRESENTATIVES shah ,,c chosen on the first
TneS't.lv after the first Mtn'iiA III Soff'hifr'
every TWO years. aud the cit"tiCns 5ha;f y" COM
,,a,..rd in one day. The General Assembly shi'i
s.,..- on fl.e 1rst Monday II ianuiry. 1879. aud
T. .,lritlty thereafter. on the t!ist Monday III
January unless 4 different day be ippninf.G
ny Jaw and their sessions shall ne held at the
a.'3i OF government
tStrlkc out article seventceE)
NUMBER 3HGAE-
A ter the wear 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy IN ally "'se year
for all State purposes more tllan one per rel!in
t:.Aatlon, nor shall any collection ar more ti'ti
one per cegtuIn taxation be made LII any one
y.lr OF the actual cash Value oi all real ana
p rss nal property liable to taxation, eauart IN
case of a foreign invasion or" 4nii.StIc !lE'hr-
rcctiun and in that event any additional taxa
ton shall only be FOR the immediate purpose OF
r,.ueIliur invasion or siinpr"SSiHg iGS,lrrPcton
RE citv If New Orleans shall pot levy Ur collect
in ally Oae wear more than one and 0h"-ii,.t
per eentum taxation III the actual EaSA E>Huc
of all ti,' real aud pers II proIai'} labr -
taxation within it's limits. No parIsn OF muul-
ripaI corporation, except the city of -~eW Or
leans. shall levy or collect i'll any one year
more than one per centuIn TAXATION upon the
actual casi, value of all the real and prrsHn@l
property liable to taXatinn within It's limits
The General Assembly shall not have power to
issue any bup,l or pledge the faith OF tie state
for All + pl.ruosa, nor shall it authorize any
narish or municipal corporation to issue any
bond or create any debt; pE1piGeG, that thls
shall not prohibit the issue ot new bonds i'll cX
change for old honts, where the debt or raIe or
interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary Of five hundred dollars (S5N
per session. and actual travelling expenses W
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $50 for any one member prortde.t,
that if two sessions are held in the same year
they shall receive for the second session III that
year salary Of only two hundred and fifty
dollars ls250) and actual travelling expenses by
ftnnh rnyJfn of fn
fifty dollars (s5O) for any. one member. The
regular biennial session shall not exceed ninety
days in duration, unless by vote OF two-thlrds
of the members elected to each house of the
General assembly.
(strike out article thirty-nineD
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any local
or special law changing the venue in criminal
cases, changing the manner of persons legiti-
mating children, vacating roads, streets, or
alleys remitting fines, penalties, and forfeitures,
or rafunding moneys legally paid into the treas
nry: affecting tIe estates of minors, or persons
under disability, exemEting property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, legalizing the
unauthorized or invalid acts OF airy officer or
agent Of the State, or of any parish or lnunici-
pality; 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 par
ishes. except by the assent OF the majority of
the qualified electors of the parish, or parishes,
to be affected in all other eases, where d gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the venue in crmi-
nal cases, changing the manner of persons leglt-
imating children vacating roads, etreets, or
alleys remitting fines, penalties, Id forfeiTureg
or refunding moneys legally paid into the
persons under disability, exempting property
from taxation, creating any monopoly, legal
izing the unauthorized Or invalid acts OF any
officer or agent of the State, or Qf any parish
or municipality; granting any extra compensa-
ton to any public officer, agent or tor,
after the service has been rendered or con
tracted for; changing any parish seat. OF GREAT
ing 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 general 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 annun, payable quar-
tefly. on his own warrant.
Strike out article ffty-six .sas.-.. e..-.~.
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant G Governor shall receive salary
which shall be double that OF member of the
General Assembly.
ts5rike out article fifty-seven.1
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; if
he approve it. he shall sign IL; if he does not,
he shall return it, with his objections, to the
house in which 1t originated which shall enter
the objections at large upon its journal, and
proceed. to reconsider it. If, after such recon-
sideration, two-thirds of all the members pres
ent in that house shall agree to pass the bill, it
shall he sent. with the objections, to the other
house, by which itshall likewise be recensidered,
and If approved by two-thirds Of the members
present in that house, it shall be law But in
such cases the vote OF both houses shall be de-
terrnined by yeas and nays. and the names OF
meinbers voting for or against the bill shall be
entered upon the journal of each house res
nectiges If any bill shall not be returned by
the Goyernor within five days after it shall
in like manner as If he had signed it, unless
the General Assembly, by adjournment, prevent
its return; In which case, within thirty DAYS.
the Governor shall die the same, with his oh-
ieetians thereto, in the office Of the Secretary
of State. and give public notice thereef other
wise it shall become law, as If he had signed
it, The Secretary of State shall communicate