The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-09
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 70, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE

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NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be estab~
tished at the city of Baton Rouge or at the
city of New Orleans, as the majority OF the
vofars of the State may determine at the next
ensuing election; those voting to locate the
State capital at Baton Rouge shall lndorse
on their tickets, "Eor State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting to locate the capt.
tal at New Orleans shall lndorse on Chelr
Tickets "For State Capital, New Orleans
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
'AN ACT NO. IA, 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 Assembly
shall meet on the first Monday In JANUARY,
1879. and biennally thereafter, on the first
Monday in January, unless q different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat OF government.
tStrike out article seyenteenl
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
nm 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-
eept In case of q foreign invasion or O domes-
tic insurrection, and In that event any addl-
ate purpose Of repeling invasion or suppress
ing insllrrecton The city of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect In any one. year more
than one and one-half per centum taxation on
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
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 or pledge the faith of the State for any
purpose nor shall it authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to Issue any BOND or
prohibit the Issue Of new bonds in exchange
Tor old bonds, where the debt or rate OF inter-
est is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid a salary of five hundred dollars (S50O)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
The nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars (S5O) for any one member; pro-
vided, that II two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the SECOND
session in that year asalary OF only two hun
dred and fifty dollars ($25Ol and ACTUAL travel
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one
member Tho 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-nine)
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 legitimating children, vacating roads,
streets, or alleys, remitting fines, penalties,
and forfeituros, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates OF
minors, or persons under disability, exempt
Ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
nopoly legali2ing 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, OF 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,
to be affected; In all other cases, where gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local OF
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary OF seven
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly on his own warrant.
(Strike out article tifty-sixj
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive q
salary which shall be double that OF mem
her of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article tifty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed bott
houses shall be presented to the Governor; Ii
he approveit, he shall sign 1T; If be does not
he shall return it, with his objections, TO the
house in which 1t originated which shall en-
ter the objections at large upon its journal
and proceed to reconsider 1t: L. after such
Reconsideration, two-thirds fall 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 1t shall likewise be re-
considered, and il approved by two-thirds o.
the members present in that house. 1t shall Dt
a law But in such cases the vote OF botE
houses shall be determined by.yeaS and nays
and the names of members voting for 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
five DAYS after it shall have been presented tt
him, it shall be q law, in Like manner as il ne
had signed it, unless the General Assembly
case, within thirty days, the Governor shal
file the same, with his objections thereto. II
the office of the Secretary OF State, ana give
public notice thereof; otherwise Il shall pc
come q law, as ifhe had signed IT. Inc oecre
tary of State shall communicate said oblec
tions and bill SO deposited to the house II
which it originated on the first day OF the
meeting OF the next General Assembly, Wh5
shall act upon the same as above provided
The Governor shall have power to veto one OF
more items in any bill appropriating money
embracing distinct items, while approving 9th
er portions of the bill, and the part or parts o.
the bill approved shall become law, and the
item or items Of appropriations disapproved
shall be void, unless repassed according tothe
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
sape of other bills over the Governors veto.
gStTike out article siSty-sixl
NUMBER NINE. ~
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