Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-04
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. -, X. ;. OF -.
Nt'NHfR DNF.
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.

NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be cs-
tallishrd IT the city of Baton Rouge or at
the city of New Orleans, a. the majority of
the voters Of the state may determine ut
the next ensuing election; those voting to
locate the state capital at Baton Rouge
shall iudur~c on their tickets, "Fur state
Capital Baton Rouge" those voting to To-
cate the capital AZ New Orleans shall in
dor,c on their tickets, For State Capital,
New Orleans
(Strikc ont article one hundred and thir.
ty-une)
ACT NO. -, Il. :. OF l-7s.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be- chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in No
N'mhcr, every two years, and the election
shall be completed IN one day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet Oh the first Mon
day in January, l-79. and blcnnially there
after. "n the first Monday IN January. nm
less Il different day hr appointed hy law.
aud their sessions shall hr held at the seat
ut government.
(Strihc ont article Scycntccn.)
NtMBtE TIIElE.
After the year - the General ASSEM-
bly, shall not have power to levy IN any
one per c"utum taxation, nor shall any col
lection al mon" than one per ccutum lana
, ton Ice made in any one year ou the actual
! cash value of all real and personal property
| liable TO taxation, except in case of Il for
rlgu invasion, or domestic instruction
and IN that event any additional taxation
| shall only he for the immediate purpose of
/ rcpcllIng INVASION or supprrS>ing insurrrc-
t"u. The city of New Orleans shall not
levy or collect in any one year more than
one and onr-lalt per centrum taxation on
the actual cash value of all the real and
personal property liable To taxation within
It's limits No parish or municipal cnrpor-
alton, except the city of New Orleans. shall
levy or collect in any one year more than
one per crntum taxation upon the actual
cash value OF all the real and personal pro-
pcrty liable to taxation within its limits
The General Assembly shall not have power
10 issue any bond 81 pledge the faith of the
State for any purpose. nor shall il authorize
any parish 81 municipal corporation TO issue
any bond or create any debt: pIoriicd. that
tins shall not prohibit the issue of new
bonds IN rNchLuSr iur old buudS whore the
debt OF rate "t interest is not increased.
NUMBIE IuuE.
Til, members ui the GrucrIl Assembly
shall hr pIid Il salary OF five hundred dol.
lat $500 pc: session and actual travelling
expenses 10y thr nearest practicable rOutc.
not To exceed nifty dollars 500 for any onr
member; Wordcd that ii two sessions, are
h'ld III the same year they shall receive iur
thu second session in that year salary of
only two hundred and fifty dollars no
aud actual travelling expenses 10y the neat
81 practicable route, not to exceed fftv
dollars $50 Tor any one member Th,.
. regular biennial session shall not cAcccd
ninety days III duration. unless nv i vote
hi tWn-thrds ct the m"nhrr> elected To
each house Of the General Assembly.
lStrikc out article thirty -uincl
NUMBER 1--WE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
/ local ar special law changing the venue in
criminal cases, changing the manner of per.
sons l'gitimatlnG children, vacatinS roads,
/ STREETS, or alleys, RENTING fines penalties
| and forteturcs, or rriunding inonr,s legally
! paid into the treasury; affecting the estates
of minors, or persons under disability, ex.
einpting property from TAXATION. creating
any monopoly, lrgalillng the unauthorized
or INVALID acts Of any officer or agent OF the
state, or OF amy parish 81 municipality;
granting any extra compensation ta any
pu"llc 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, 10 be- affected: in all
other cases, where n general law can he
made applicable, no local or special law
shall be passed.
NUMBER SIN
The Governor shall receive a salary of
seven Thousand dollars per anrum, payable
quarterly, OH his own warrant.
lStrlkc ont article ifty-sixD
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
salary which shall De- double that of a mem.
her of the General Assembly.
tStrkc ont article ffty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall he presented to the Governor:
VI lie approve il, he shall sign il: if he does
not, he shall return il, with his objections.
10 the house IN which IL originated. which
shaD enter the objections at large upon it's
Journal, aud proceed to reconsider il. IT,
after such reconsideration, two-thirds of All
the members Present in that house shall
agree TO pass the bill, il shall be sent. with
the objections 10 the other house. by which
II shall likewise be rrconsidered. and if an.
proved by two-thirls of the members pres.
ent in that house, it shall he a law. But
IN such cases the vote of both houses shall
he determined by yeas and NAYS, and the
names OF members voting for or against the
Dill shall be entered upon the Journal of
each house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
hve days after it shall have been presented
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