The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-14
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70, r. s. OF 1873.

ACT NO. rs, r. s. OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat OF government shall be estab-
Ifshed 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 ct 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. 'sFor State Capital, New Orleans"
(Strlke out article one hundred and thirty
0'''' ACT NO. IA, r.. 8. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
RepresentatIyes 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 DO
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat Of government;
(Strke 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
nm taxation nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum taxation be, made In any
one year, on the actual cash value OF oil real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
cept In case Of o foreign invasion or dornes-
tic insurrectlon, 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 ono and one-half per centrum taxation OF
the actual cash value OF oil the real and per-
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 moro than one per
cent,Im taxation upon the actual cash value
of oil the real and personal property liable to
taxation within It's 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
| "a unicipal corporation to issue any bond or
create any debit proDided, that this shall not
prohibit the issue Of new bonds In exchange
| 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 (S500)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
| fifty dollars $3.50 for any one member; pro-
vided, that II two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the second
session In that year salary OF only two hun
bred and fifty dollars ($250l 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
vote of two-thirds OF the members elected to
each house OF the General Assembly.
(Stri1e 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 legitimating children, vacating roads,
streets or alleys, remitting 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 legaIzing 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 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 gen
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 Hfty-sfx)
NUMBER SEVEN.
salary which shall be double that Of mem
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 approved 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-
ter the objections at large upon it's journal
and proceed to reconsider 1t. If, after such
reconsideration, two-thirds 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-thlrd9, OF
the members present In that house, it shall be
a law But In such cases the vote or DOTH
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names of members voting for OF
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 tC
him, it shall be law, In Like manner as II be
by adjournment, prevent its return; in which
case, within thirty days, the Governor shall
file the same, with his objections thereto. II
the office Of the Secretary Of State, and give
public notice thereof; otherwise It shall be,
come law, as ifhe had signedlt The Secre
tary of State shall communicate said objec
tons and bill SO deposited to the house II
which it originated on the first day OF the
meeting OF the next General Assembly, VINO
shall act upon the same as above provided
The Governor shall have power to veto one Of
more items in any bill approprlating money
embracing distinct items, while approving 9th
er portions of the bill, and the part or parts O
the bill approved shall become law, and tht
item or items of appropriations disapprovec
shall be void, unless repaSsed according toGh'
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
sage of other bills over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article sxty-siX.)
| NUMBER NINE.