The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-08-10
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WILL. A. STRONG.
Secretary Of state.

ACT no. 3, L. S. OF 1913.
SUMBER ONE.
| That the scat of government shall be es-
| tabishcd at the city OF Baton Rouge Or at
| the city OF New Orleans. as the majority %.
| the voters of the state may determine at
! the next ensuing election those voting to
| locate The state capital at Baton Rouge
| shall indorse on their tickets. For State
! Capital, Baton Rouge those voting to To-
| cate the capital at New Orleans shall in
dorSe on their tickets, For state Capital,
New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and thir-
ty-one.)
ACT NO. "A, R. 5. OF 1873.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives. shall be chosen on the
first Tuesday after the irat Monday in No
vcmher eyerY two years, and the election
shall be COMPLETED in one day. The Gene
| raj Assembly shall meet on the first Mon
day in January. 1879, and biennaIly there
after, on the first Monday in January, uil-
less different day be appointed by law.
aud theIr sessions shall be held at the seat
OF gO' crumcnt.
Strike out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
bly, shall not have power to levy in any
one year for all State purposes more than
one per centum taxation, nor shall any col
lection oi more than one per ccntum taXa-
ton be made in any one year, on the actual
cash value OF all real and personal pIoper-
tN liable to taxation, except i'll case of
foreign invasion or a domestic insGrrection,
and III that event any additional taxation
shall only he for the immediate purpose of
repelling invasion or suppreSsing insurrec-
ti0n. he city Of New Orleans shall not
levy or cuI!ect in any one year more than
one and one-halt per centum taxation on
the actual cash value OF al the real aud
personal property liable to taxation within
its limits. No parish or municipal corpo-
ration. except the city of New Orleans,
shall levy or collect in any one wear more
than one per centltm taxation upon the ac-
tuat cash value of all the real aud personal
property Liable to taxation within its lin
its. 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 corpora
ton to issue any bond or create any debt;
pr0gided, that this shall not prohibit the is,
sue Of new bonds in exchange for old
bonds, where the debt or rate OF interest is
not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members Of the General Assembly
shall be paid salary OF five hundred dol
lars $500 per session, and actual travelling
expenses by the nearest practicable route,
not to exceed fifty dollars lSJnl for any
one member: procidsi, that if tM sessions
are held i'll the same year they shall re-
ceive for the second session in that year a
salary of only two hundred and fifty dol
lars (S25Gl aud actual travelling expenses
1a J,vlati.a IA Ia IA
ceed fifty dollars tS50l for any one member.
The regular biennial session shall not eN-
ceed ninety days liz duration, unless by
vote ot' two thirds OF the members to each
house OF the Generai-Aseemhly.
(Strike out article thirty nine
NUMBER FIVE.
The General assembly shall not PASS
any loca! or special law changing the vea-
lie il ctiIciuoI eases, changing The manner
ol pora nns. lt@itiulu;lI... children. vacating
roads streets. or alleys. rcfntting fines.
penalties. and fnrlait.ircs. or REBUILDING
moneys legally paid info 5he treasury: az
tectiug the estates Vt minors, or persons IN
der disability. cNclnpting property from
taxation. creating any monopoly, iegaiizirg
the unauthorized ~ invalid acts of any Of
frcr or agent Gt the STATE, o. q any PARISH
or municipality; granting Az extra com
pSas2sjon to auY pubic officer, agent. or
contractor after tie servic7 has been r.n-
dcYcd OF contracted for; changing any par
iSh seat, or creating now parishes, except
by the assent ctthc majority of the quail
fed electors # the parish, or parishes. to
be affected IN all other eases, where a
general law can be made applicable, no 10
cal or special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary Of
seven thousand dollars per .nuuul, payable
quarterly. ON his own warrant.
strike out article tiity-siy.j
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive q
salary which shall be double that OF q menu
Der cf the General Asseu bly,.
lStrihe out article itty-seVeH.
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
honses shall he presented tothe Goyemor:
ii he approve it, Il" shall sign it if he does
not lie shall return it, with his objections,
to the house IN winch Il originated which
shall enter the objections at large upon TIA
Journal, and proceed to reconsider it, If,
after such reconsideration two thirds of all
the members present in that house shall
agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent. with
| the objections. to the other house, by which
! it shall likewise be re-considered, and if ap
| proved by two two thirds of the members
, present in ths t house. it 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 for or against the
+ bill shall be entered upon the Journal of
each house respectively. IF any bill shall
not he returned by the Governor within
| five DAYS after il shall have been presented
/ 10 him. II shah be u law III like smanGer as
| If he had signei il, unless the General As
sembly by adjoufnmeb5, prevent its re
turn . in which case, within thirty days,
' thn Garnrnnr shall file the same With his