The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-09
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT no. 7S, L. $. or 1878.
!. A. > IhVNU,
Secretary of State.
Number One.

ACT No. 80, Il. >. of 1910
Number One.
That the seat of government shall be
established at the city of Baton houge
or al the city of New Orleans. as the
major, ity OF the voters of the State may
determine at the next ensuing election
those voting to locate the State capital
at Baton Rouge shall iudorse on their
tickets. FOR State Capital, Baton
Rouge:" those voting to locate the CAPT
tai at New Orleans shall indorse on the
tickets, "For State Capital, New Or
l"anS." :,
(Strike ont Article one hundred aud
thirty-one.)
ACT no. "a, R. 8. OF 1873.
yumber 1ic0.
Representatives shall DO chosen on
the first tuesday alter 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 bien-
niaily thereafter, on the first Monday III
January. uniess q different day be sp-
pointed by law, aud their sessions shall
/ be held at the seat of government.
(Suike out article seventeen
Namber Three.
After the year 1875 the general assem-
| bly, shall not have power to levy III any
| one Year for all State purposes more
J than one per centnm ta1ntion, nor sha u
any collection of more than one pei
centum taxation be made i'll any one
Year. on the actual cash value OF all real
an personal property liable 10 taxa
ton exce,.t in case If foreign invasion
or a a imestic instruction, and in that
event any additional taxation shall ouiy
be Tor the immediate purpose OF repeii
ing invasion or supprcssing insurrect on
TIE city oil New Orleans shdl not levy
OF collect IN any one year more than on.
and oie-half per centun taxation ON the
actual cash value of all the real ant
personal property liable TO taxation
within its limits. No parish OF MUM
cipal corporation, except the city o
New Orleans shall levy or collect IL
any one Year more than one per centun
taAatinn upon the actual cash value o
all the real aud personal property liza
BILE to taxation within its limits. Tn
general assembly shall not have pOwe
10 issue any bond or pledge the faitl
Of tue Sta.e tor any purpose, nor shai
it authorize any parish or municipal
corporation to issue any bond or Great
any debt; prOcided, that this Shall no
pro .ibit the issue of new bonds In ex
change for old bonds, where the deb
or rate of interest is not increased.
Number Four.
The members of the general assembl
shall be paid salary Of i've hundre
dollars $500 per session, and actua
travelling expenses by the nearest prat
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollar
(S5U) ior any one member; prorided, tina
if two sessions are held IN the sam
year they receive FIR the second scssio
. in that wear a salary Of only two hun
: dreL and fifty dollars {S250) and actui
travelling expenses by the neal est prlt
ticablp route, not to exceed fifty dollar
1850, for any one member. The regula
biennial session shall not exceed ninet
DAYS in duration unless by vote OF tw,
thiids of the members elected TO eac
house of the general assembly.
(Strike ont article thirty-nine.)
Number Fire.
: The general assembly shall not pa
q any local or spec ial law changing I'll
VENUE IN criminal casrs, changing Il
: manner of persons legtimatIng children
= vaca. ing roads, streets, OF alleys, n
: Uniting ii rs, penalties, and forfeiture
or reiundiug moneys legally paid I'M
the treasury; affecting the estates
= minors; or persons under disabilit
= exempiIng property from taxation, or
= atins any monopoly, legalizing the al
u Lhorzed OF in,alid acls of any officer ,
: agent OF the State, OF of any parish I
municipality; granting amy compens
ton to any pubic officer. agent, or CO.
} tractor, after the service has been re
: d.red OF contracted for; changing. al
: parish seat, or creating new paiishe
except by the assent OF the majority
> the qualified electors OF the parish,
parishes, to be affected; in all 9th
eases, where general law can DE mat
applicab c, no local OF special Law sha
be passed..
Number Sir.
The governor shall receive q salary
seven Thousand dollars per aunum, pa
able quarterly, Oh his own warrant.
= tStliKe out article fifty-six.
Number sereR.
The Lieutenant Governor shau 7
ceiss salary which shall DO doub
that of a lnember of the general asser
b.y. (St,iae out article fifty-seven.)