Richland beacon., 1878-08-31
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 10, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.

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 on
Rouge;" those voting 10 locate the capital at
New Orleans shall indorse on their tickets,
"For State Capital, New Orleans"
(Suike out article one hundred and thirty
ACT NO. "A, 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
completed in one day. The general assem-
bly, shall meet on the first Monday in Janua.
fy, 1879, and bien.iialy thereafter on the first
Monday in January, unless different day be
appointed by law, aad their sessions shall be
held at the seat OF government.
(Str!ke out article l7.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878, the general assembly
shall not have power to levy in any year for
all State purposes more than one pet centum
taxation, nor shall any collection of more
than one per centum taxation be made in any
one year. on the actual cash value Of all real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex,
cept in case of foreign invasion, or dOmes-
tic instruction and in that event, any add.
tional taxation shall only be for tie immedi.
ate purpose OF repelling invasion or suppress.
ing lhsurrectioD.
The city of New Orleans shall not levy or
collect in any one year more than one and
one.half per centum taxation on the actual
cash value OF all the real and personal prop.
erty 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 centum
taxation upon the actual cash value of all the
feal and personal ptopefty liable to taxation
within its limits.
The general assembly shall not have pow
er to issue any bond, or pledge the faith of
the State for any purpose, nor shall it author
ize auy parish or municipal corporation to
TO Issue any bond, or create any debt; pro-
viied that this shall not prohibit the issue Of
new bonds, in exchange for old bonds, where
the debt or rate of interest is not Increased.
NUMBER -FOUR.
be paid salary of FIVE hundred dollars
(S5OO) per session and actusl travelling expen-
ses by the nearest practicable route, not to
e16sea Any dollars for any one member, pro-
tSded that II two sessions are held in the
sane year they shall receive for the second
session in that year salary OF only two hnn>
dred and Gfy dollars ($25O) and actual trav-
cling expeuses by the nearest practicable
fos,te, not to exceed fifty ioflars for any one
member. The regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days in duration, unless by
tote of two-thirds of the members elected to
each House Of the general assembly.
(Strike out article 39.)
NUMBER FIVE.
The general assembly shall not pass any
ioeat OF special law changing the venire in
criminal cases, changing the manner of per-
sons, legitimating children, vacating roads,
streets or alleys, RENTING fines, penalties and
forfeitures or relunding moneys legally paid
into the treasury affecting the estates of min
e,s or persons under disability exempting
property from taxation creating any monop-
ely; legalizing the Unauthorized or invalid
Acts OF cry 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 rem
sered or contracted for changing any parish
seat, or crsasiug new parishes except BY rhe
asseae Il the msjority Of the qualified eec'
80 a u parish or parishes 10 be sdected
iSs1kG)h6e casss, where general law cae be
N applicable, no local or special law shall
be passed. -
. NUMBER SIX.
The governor shall receive salary Of
$1,000 per annum, payable qpasierly on h's
Swn warrant.
MN. (Strike out art. Soy
YUMBER SEVEN.
The lieutenant governor shnif receive
salary which shall be double that of mem
Sor Of the general assembly.
lStnkc ont article 57.)