The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 73, II. $. OF 1873.
Ngmber One.
J. A. SIRONG IA.
Secretary of State.

ACT NO. 70, II. $. OF 1873.
Namber One.
That the seat of government shnh he
established at the CITY Of Baton HUuge
or at tue city of New Orleans aS thu
! majority of the voters of the State may
determine at the uext ensuing election );
those voting to locate the State capita I
at Baton Rouge shall ind 'rse ON theic
tickets, For State Capital, Bistsa
Rouge;" those voting to locate the capi-
tai at New Orleans shall in,lorse on Their
tickets, "For State Capital, New Os=
leans" stove
(Strike ont article one hundred aud
thirty-one.)
ACT No. "a, RS Oh 1878
Number Tro.
Representative shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after til. first Monday
in Noyembsr, every two years. and the
election shall be completed iii one day;
The general assembly Shall meet on the
first Monday in January. 1879, and tieil-
nially thereafter, on the first NoHdayeiH
January, unless different day be .sp-
pointed by law, and their sessions silaA
be held at the seat of government.
(Strike out article seveateen.l -
/ NamJe Three.
After the year 1873 the general assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy III. any
one year for all State purposes inoir
than one pr ce.isnm taxation, nor Shah
any collection of mole than ono pc.
centum taxation be made in any one
! year, on the actual cash value OF all real
an personal property liable Ia TAXA
ton except III case of n foreign INVASION
or domestic instruction. and in that
event any additional taxation shall ouly
be tor tie immediate purpose of repei.
ing invasion or suppressing iIsurrect OH.
| the city OF New Uilesuis shall notsicvy
| or collect III any one year more tan one
and one-half per centnm taxation OH the
actual casn value oi all the READ and
personal property liable to taxation
within it's limits. No parish on mnni-
cipal corporation, except the cisy of
New Orleans. shall levy o. collect III
any one year more than one per ce,i.um
| taxation upon the actual cash va.ues OF
al the real and personal property liza
bic to taxation within its limit. The
genera assembly shall not have powei
20 issue any bond or pledge the faith
of the State for any purpose, nor shall
| 1t authorize any parish ar municipal
! corporation to issue any bond or create
any debt; prooided, that this shall not
pro .ibit the issue of new bonds III ex-
change for old bonds, where the debt
or rate of interest is not increased. g..
Number -Four. Z a.4s
| Tue members vi the general assembly
shall be paid salary Of n'c hundred
dollars (S5O0) per, session, ami actual
travelling expenses by the nearest pr~c-
ticable route, not to exceed fifty .dollars
(S5O) for any one member; p,ocided, that
IL two sessions are held In the sasne
Year they receive for the second session
in that year salary Ut only two hiSfir
drcd and fity do lars (s250) and actsal
travelling expenses by the n-a,ess prau-
ticable route, not TO exceed fifty dollars
(s50) for any one member. The regular
biennial Session shall not exceed ninety
dayssin duration, unless by vote of tw1D-
thirds of the members elected to each
house of the general assembly.
(Strike out article thirty-nine.)
Number Fire.
The general assembly shall not pass
any local or special law changing The
venue Ill criminal cases, changing the
manner of persons legitimatlng childreil,
vacating roads, streets. or alleys, re-
hitting ii es, penalties, and forfeitIIres,
or refunding moneys legally paid into
the treasury; affecting the estates OF
MINORS; or persons under disability,
exempting property from taxation, ere
ating any monopoly, legalizing the ail-
thorized or invalid acts Of any officer OF
agent of the State, or of any parish OF
municipality; granting any compens.s
ton to any lsiDiic officer. agent, or con-
tractor, after the service has been rem
dered 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, on
parishes, to be affected; in all Other
cases. where general law can he made
applicable, no local or special law sinai
be passed.
Number Sir.
The governor shall receive salary of
seven thousand dollars per annum, pay.
able quarterly, on his own warrant.
(Stiike out article iitty-six.3 90 .bssp
go Number Screen ctA5*sS
The Lieutenant Governor shall re
ceive salary which shall. be double
that OF member of the general assem-
bly,. tstrike out article ffty.ssyen.l = .