The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-01
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. rs, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE,

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. rs, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat Of government shall be estab-
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
ensuing election; those voting to locate the
State capital at Baton Rouge shall indorse
N their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting to locate the CAPT.
cal at New Orleans shall indorse on their
tickets, "For State Capital, New Orleans.''
Strike out article one hundred and thirty
one)
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
shall meet on the first Monday In January.
1879, and biennally thereafter, on the first
Monday In January. unless different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat Of government
(Strike out article seventeen)
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
UNI taxation, nor shall any collection of more
one year, on the actual cash value Of all real
and personal property liable to taxation ex-
cept In case Of q foreign invasion or O. domes-
tic insurrection, and In that event any addi-
tional taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose Of repelling invasion or suppress
ing Instruction. The city of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and one-haf per centrum taxation on
the actual cash value Of all the real and per-
sonal property liable to taxation within It's
IinitH No nqriGf1 Tnuniniref aornprnfjnp
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
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
for old bonds, where the debt or rate of inter-
est Is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid q salary of five hundred dollars $500
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
vided, that If two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the second
session In that year O. salary Of only two hum
dred and fifty dollars (s250j 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
not exceed ninety days In duration, unless by
each house Of the General Assembly.
lStrike out article thirty-nine.)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the venue In
criminal R{,anOinr tho m nf MOI
sons legitimating children, vacating roads,
streets, or alleys, remitting fines, penalties,
and forfeitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates Of
ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
nopoly, 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 public officer,
agent, Oh, 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 gen.
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
lStrike out article fifty-six)
NUMBER SEVEN.
salary which shall be double that of men,
Der Of the General Assembly.
Strike out article ffty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; If |
he approve it, he shall sign it; II he does not,
he shall return it, with his objections, to the
house In which 1t originated, which shall en- |
and proceed to reconsider it: Il, after such |
reconsideration, tWo-thirds Of all the members |
present in that house shall agree to pass the |
bill, 1t shall be sent with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall likewise be re-
the members present in that house, It 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 |
shall not be returned by the Governor within
five days after 1t shall have been presented to |
him, it shall be law, In like manner as If he
had signed it, unless the General Assembly, |
BY adjournment, prevent Its return; In which |
File the same, with his objections thereto, In
The office Of the Secretary Of State, and give
public notice thereof; otherwise 1t shall be-
come a law, as ifhe had signed 1t. The Secre-
tary OF State shall communicate said objec |
lions and bill so deposited to the house In I
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
more items In any bill appropr1ating money,
distinct items, while approving 9TH
er portions of the bill, and the part or parts Of
The bill approved shall become Law, and the
tenn or items of appropriations disapproved |
shall be void, unless repassed according to the
Jules and limitations prescribed for the pas
sage Of other bills over the Governors veto.
Strike out article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary Is fixed by the !
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