The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70. r. S. OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.

ACT NO. 70, r. s. OF 1873
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat Of government shall be estab-
Iished at the city OF Baton Rouge or at the
city Of New Orleans, rs 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
pn their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge those voting, to locate the CAPT
col at New Orleans shall indorse on their
tickets, "For State Capital, New Orleans
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
ACT NO. a. r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Renresentatjves 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 Assembly
shall meet on the first Monday in January,
1879, and biennally thereafter. on the tirst
Monday in January, unless q different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held OF the seat of government.
tStrke out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy in any one year
for all State purposes more than one per cent
alm taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per ceutum taxation be made in any
one year. on the actual cash vnlue OF oil real
and personal property liable TO taxation, ex-
cept in case of o foreign invasion or u dOrnes-
tic insurrection, and In that event any addi-
tionnl taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose Of repelllng invasion Or suppress
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 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 more than one per
oentum taxation upon the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property liable to
fayn vuitb itc liJnifl The General
Assembly shall not have power to issue any
bond or pledge tb.e faith Of the State for any
purpose, nor shall it authorize any parish or
II fa4afEa lpa corporation to issue any bond or
III create any debt pr0yded, that this shall not
ly.sg1rohibit the issue OF new bonds in exchange
.istFor old bonds where the debt or rate OF inter
Bn1assst iS not increased.
rfy NUMBER FOUR.
~ The members of the General Assembly shall
@ goe paid salary Of five hundred dollars (S5OO)
Der session, and actual travelling expenses by
Che nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
siflgd TINT II two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the second
fsession In that year 81 salary Of only two hun
1red and fifty dollars (S250l and ACTUAL travel
ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 Tor 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.
(Strike out article thirty-nineJ
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 legitmating children, vacating roads,
etreets, or alleys, remttng fines, penalties.
and fOffeit1lres, or refunding moneys legally
E1aid into the treasury; affecting the estates OF
minors, or persons under disability, exempt
ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
Eop0ly, 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, or contractor, after the service mas
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 eases, where gen
<sral 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-
Sery, on his own warrant
iStrike out article ffty-sXJ
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive q
salary which shall be double that Of MEM
Der Of the General Assembly.
fStrike out article tifty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; II
he approve it, he shall sign 1t; II ne does not,
he shall return it, with his objections, 70 the
house In which 1t originated, which shall en-
ter the objections at large upon Its journal
and proceed to reconsider it. Ii, after such
reconsideration, tWo-thrds 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-
considered and If approved by two-thirdS OF
the members present in that house, 1t shall be
d law But in such cases the vote OF both
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names of members voting for OF
apainst the bill shall be entered upon the
journal Of each house respectively. Ii any bill
shall not be returned by the Governor within
him. IL shall be law, in like manner as II he
had signed It, unless the General Assembly
bv adjournment, prevent its return; in which
case within thirty DAYS, the Governor shall
file the same, with his objections thereto, il
the Office Of the Secretary OF State, and give
public notice thereof; otherwise It shall be
come law, as ii he had signed 1t. Inc secre
tions and bill so deposited to the house II
which 1t originated on the first day OF tht
meeting Of the next General Assembly, Wht
shall act upon the same as above provided
The Governor shall have power to veto one o.
more items in any bill appropriating money
embracing distinct items, while approving 9th
or portions Of the bill and the part or parts,
item or items of appropriations dlsapprovet
shall be void, unless repassed according TO TIT
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
sage of other bills over the Governor veto.
{Strile out article sixty-six.l
NUMBER NINE.
NO officer whose salary Is fixed by %