The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEN DIME
ACT NO. 70, II. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE

ACT NO 70, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE,
THAT the seat Of government shall be estab-
Iished ct the city OF Baton houge or ~ the
city Of New Orleans, AS tile 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 lndorse
p1l their tickets "For State Capital, Baton
Ro,lae:'' those voting to locate the CAPT
Eli at New Orleans shall indorse on their
Tickets. 'tFor State Capital, New Orleans"
(Strke out article one hundred and thirty
Bnel j.,
~ ACT NO. a. II, $. OF 1873.
NUMBER Two.
REPRESENTATIVES. shall bc chosen on the first
Tuesday after The first Monday In November,
every two years, and the election shall be
shall meet on the first Monday in January,
1870. and hiennally thereafter, on the first
Monday in January, unless different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat of government
tstrke out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE
After The wear 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy in any one year
for all State purposes more than one per cent
Tim Taxation nor shall amy collection OF more
than one per centum taxation be made ID any
one year, on the actual {, cash value OF al real
eBpt lii case Of a foreign Invasion or domes-
fif Instruction. and In that event any add
tional taxation shall only be for tbe immedi-
ate purpose Of lepelling invasion or suppress
Ing Instruction. The city OF New Orleans
shall not levy OF collect In any one year more
than one and one-half per gentum taxation Oh
che actual cash value OF all the real and per
sotlal property liable to taxation within its
limits. No parish or municipal corporation,
except the city Of New Orleans, shall levy OF
lpnt in anyr wear than one DHI
eeiitilm taxation upon the actual cash value
OF all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within IFS limits The General
Assembly shall not haYe RoWher to es fn amy
rtlruose nor shall it authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to issue any bond or
create any debt; prorided. that this shall not
plphibit the issue of new bonds III exchange
TOT old bonds, where the DEBT or rate Oh inter-
est is not Increased.
NUMBER -FOUR.
1'he members of the General Assembly shall
ia maid a salary Of five hundred dollars ($5OO)
npr session, and actual travelling expenses by
fhe nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro
pttled, that if two sessions are held i'll the
same wear they shall receive for the second
session In that year a salary of only two hun
bred and fifty dollars ($250) and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one
member. The regular biennial session snail
not exceed ninety days In duration. unless by
vote Of twothrds of the members elected to
each house Of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article thrty-ninel
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or anprial law changing the venue III
criminal cases, changing the manner Oh per
sons legtimating children. vacating ROADS,
streets. or alleys, remtting fines, penalties.
and forfeitures, or refrnding moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates OF
minors, OF persons under disability, exempt
Ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
nopoly legalizing the unauthortzed or invalid
acts 81 any officer on agent OF the State, or OF
any parish OF municipality; granting any
extra compensation to any public officer,
agent, or contractor. after the service has
been rendered or contracted Tor; changing
any parish seat or creating new parishes,
except by The assent of the majority of the
qualified electors of the parish, or parishes,
&, be affected; in all other cases, where gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary OF seven
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
serly on his own warrant.
(Strike out article tiEty-six)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a
her of the General Assembly.
{Strike out article tifty-scvcn.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; il
he approve it, he shall sign it; If he does not
he shall return 1t, with his objections. TO. the
house In which 1t originated, which shall en-
her the objections at large upon Its journal
and proceed TO reconsider it. If, after such
reconsideration, two-thirds ofall the members
prpsent LII 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 II approved by two-thlrd,s, OF
"a law. But in such eases the vote OF both
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names of members voting fer or
against the bill shall be entered upon the
Journal OF each house respectively Ii any, PHI
shall not be returned by the. Governor within
five days after it shall have been presented to
him ii shall be a law, in like manner as ii he
had signed it, unless the General Assembly,
by adjournment. prevent its return; in which
case, within thirty days. the Governor shall
file the same, with his objections thereto, in
bhe office OF the Secretary OF State, and give
public notice thereof; otherwise 1t shall be-
come a law, as 1.-The had signedit. The SeCre-
tary OF State shall communicate said oblec
tibns and bill SO deposited to the house III
which it originated on the first day Of the
meeting OF the next General Assembly, who
shall act upon the same as above provided.
The Governor shall have power to veto one or
more items in any bin appropriating money,
embracing distinct items, approving 9th
ar rortions of the bill and the part or parts OF
flaa bill approved shall become law, and the
Ftena or items of appropriations disapproved
shall he void. unless repassed according tothe
rules and limitations prescribed Tor the pas
ss,a eya tlf other bills over the Governors veto,
IStIike out article sixty-siX,l
NUMBER NINE.
NO officer. whose salary Is fixed by the