The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-21

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ensuing election; those voting to locate the
State capital at Baton Rouge shall indorse
III their tickets, For State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting to locate the capt.
5al at New Orleans shall indorse on their
tickets. 'For State Capital, New Orleans"
lStrke out article one hundred and thirty
~ ACT NO. II, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday 10 November
every two years, and the election shall be
shall meet on the first Monday in January,
1879, and bienualIy thereafter, on the first
Monday In January, unless q different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held ut the seat Of government,
(Strike out article sGveuteen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy In any one year
for all State purposes more than one per cent
um taxation, nor shall any collection 0f more
than one per centum taxation be. made In any
one year, on the actual cash value Of Oil real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
cept in case Of Il foreign invasion Or dornes-
tional taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose Of repelling invasion Or suppress
Ing instruction. The city Of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and one-half per centum taxation on
the actual cash value of all the real and per-
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
centurn 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 1t authorize any parish or
create any debt; provided, that this shall not
prohibit the Issue Of new bonds In exchange
for old bonds, where the debt or rate of inter
est s not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members Of the General Assembly shall
be paid O. salary Of five hundred dollars $500
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
The nearest practicable route not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
pitled that IL two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the SECOND
session In that year salary Of only two hum
bred and fifty dollars (S25O) and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
member. The 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-nineJ
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local, or special lazy changing the venue IN
criminal cases. changing the manner OF per-
sons Iegitinating children, vacating roads,
streets, or alleys, reInitting tines, penalties,
| and fOrfeitures, 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-
| nOpOy, legalizing the unauthorized or 1nva1d
| acts Of any officer or agent OF the State, on OF
| r,orfan mr. Yu1uipipHIItV. granting
extra compensation TO. any public 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,
| to 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 sHven
Thousand dollars per annurn, payable quar-
terly, on his own warrant.
| Strike out article fifty-siz9
| NUMBER SEVEN.
| The Lieutenant Governor shall receive q
salary which shall be double that Of mem
Der Of the General Assembly.
| Strike out article fifty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed. both
houses shall be presented TO the Governor; Il
| he approve it, he shall sign it; Il he 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. II, after such
reconsideration, two-thirds Of all 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 EkeTise be re-
considered, and If approved By two-thirds o.
the members present in that house, IL snall ~
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
him, it shall be q law, In like manner as II ht
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, il
the office Of the Secretary OF State, and ,giv'
public notice thereof; otherwise it shall be
come law, as ifhe had signed it. The Secre
tarv of State shall communicate said obieC
tons and bill so deposited to the house II
, which it originated on the first day OF tn
, meeting of the next General Assembly, wht
shall act upon the same as above provided
The Governor shall have power to veto one o
more items in any bill appropr1ating money
er portions Of the bill, and the part or parts 0
the bill approved shall become lay, and tn
item or items Of appropriations disapproyyet
shall be void, unless fepassed according 10 Tn
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
4 sage OF other bills over the Governors Veto
Strike out article sizty-sixJ
EUaBE. NIKE.
I No odIeert whose salary II =fIzed bz eh