The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 10, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMRER ONE


ACT NO. 10, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That The seat of government shall be estab-
Isshed al the city Of Baton Rouge or at the
rity If 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
I'm their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge those voting to locate the capt.
bal at New Orleans shall indorse ON their
Hckets, 'For State Capital, New Orleans"
(strike out article one hundred and thirty
'A'' ACT NO. ii, 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 pc
completed Iii one day. The General Assembly
shall meet on the first Monday In January,
1872 and bennaly thereafter ~ on the ilfs t
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat OF government
tstrike out article seventeenl
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy III any one year
for all State purposes more than one per cent
nm taxation. nor shall any collection Of more
than one per centlm taxation be made II any
one year on the actual cash value OF all real
eept In case of foreign invasion or q dones-
liz insutreetion. and IN that event any addi-
tional taxation shall only be for the imnedi-
ate purpose of repelling invasion or suppress
ing insrrectiun. The city OF New Orleans
shall not levy or collect in any one year more
than one and one-half per centum taxation on
Che actual cash value Of all the real and per
s;,flal 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
centum taxation upon the, actual cash value
Of all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within It's limits. The General
Assembly shall not have power to issue any
bond on pledge the faith Of the State for any
purpose, nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
municipal corporation TO issue any bono or
create any debt; prorided, that this shall not
prohibit the Issue Uff' iioW bonds In exchange
ioirt' 5ld fig, Where the debt or rate OF inter
est Is not Increased.
NUMBER -FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
he paid q salary of five hundred dollars ($5Oo)
rser session, and actual travelling expenses by
Che nearest practicable route not to exceed
iifty dollars $500 for any one member pro
uiHed, that II two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive, Tor the SECOND
/. session In that year q salary of only two hun
dred and fifty dollars t$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 ,1 sha az
vote of two-thirds of the members elected to
each house of the General Assembly.
fStrike out article thirty -nine)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special low changing the venue IN
criminal cases, changing the manner OF per
sons legitimating children, vacating roads,
streets, or alleys. remitttng fines, penalties,
and fOrfeitlres, or refundng moneys legally
paid into the treasury affecting the estates OF
minors. or persons under disability, exempt
Ing property from taxation, creating any mo,
nepoly. 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 has
hpen rendered or contracted f0r; changing
any parish seat. or creating new parishes,
eYeant by the assent Of the majority OF the
qualified electors OF the parish, or pal1shes'
to be affected, in all other cases, where gen
saal law can be made applicable, no local OF
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive a salary OF seven
Thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-"
terv, on his own warrant.
tStrike out article tifty-slX)
NUMBER SEVEN,
The Lieutenant Governor shall seceive q
salary which shall be double that OF mem"
Der Of the General Assembly.
iStrilse out article titty-sevenl
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented TO the GOyesnor; II
he approve it. he shall sign 1t: II he does not
lle shall return 1t, with his objections, to, the
house in which 1t originated. which SHALL en-
ter the objections at large upon lts Fulha,l
and proceed to reconsider 1t. II, after such
reconsideration. twu-thirds OF all the memhers
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~thrds OF
fhe members present in that house. 1t shall be
a law But in such cases the vote OF both
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and The names of members voting Tor 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
Ave davs after it shall have been presented tc
him IL shall be @ law liz like manner as II he
had signed It, unless the General Assembly
nv adionrnment, prevent it's retutSl; in which
case. within thirty days, the Governor shall
file the same. with his objections thereto. il
the office of the Secretary OF State ana give
public notice thereof; otherwise It shall be-
come law. rs ifhe had signed It. Ice Secre
tary of State shall .comnlun1cate sasa onlec
fions and bill SO deposited to the Rouse IL
which 1t originated on the hESt DAY OF tle
meeting Of the next General Assembly, VII.
shall act upon the same rs above provided
The Governor shall have power TO veto one o.
more items in any bill appropriating money
embracing distinct ttetns while approving os'h
OF portions of the bill and the part or parts O.
Ehe bill approved shall become law. and tht
item or Items Of appropriations disapproVeo
shall be void. unless repassed according tot he
rules 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