The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-09-14

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NUMBER THREE.
The members Of the General A
r sembly shall be paid a salary {
five hundred dollars $500 pc
session. and actual travelling e,
penses by the nearest practicabl
!, route, not to exceed fifty dollar
$50 for any one member prov
ded, that if two sessions are he'll
in the same year they shall receiv
for the second session in hat yea
a salary of only two hundred 4 fit
dollars $3.50 and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest practi
cable route, not to exceed fifty dol
lars $50 for any one member
The regular biennial session shal
not exceed ninety days in duration
unless by vote Of two thirds of tht
members elected to each house O
the General Assembly.
(otrike out article thirty,nine.)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General \ ssembly shall not
pass any local or special law
changing the venue in criminal
cases, changing the manner of per-
sons legitimating children. vaca-
ting roads, streets, or alleys, re-
mllllng fines, penalties, and for
FIXTURES, or refunding moneys le-
gally paid into the treasury :;
the estates of minors. or
persons under disability, exempt
ing property from taxation, crea-
ting any monopoly, legalizing the
or invalid acts of any
officer or agent of the State, or of
any parish or municipality ; grant
ing any extra compensation to any
public officer, agent. or contractor,
after the service has been render
Pu or contracted for; changing
any parish seat, or creating new
parishes, except by the assent of
he majority Of the qualified elec-
.ors Of the parish, or parishes, to
De affected ; in all other cases,
where a general law can be made
applicable, no local or special law
hall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive a
aiarv Of seven thousand dollars
'er annum, payable quarterly, on
ls own warrant.
(Strike out article ffty-six.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall
eceive salary which shall be
onble that Of q member of the
,eneral Assembly.
(Strike out article fifty-seven.
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have
assed both houses shall be pre-
ented to the Governor if he ap-
rove it, he shall sign it; il he
oes not. he shall return it, with
is objections, to the house in
hich it originated, which shall
nter the objections at large upon
$ journal, and proceed to recon
der it. If, after such reconsider
on, two-thirds of all the members
resent in that house shall agree
pass the bill, it shall be sent,
18th the objections, to the other
ouse, by which it shall likewise
: reconsiderd, and if approved by {
Eo-thirds Of he members present l
that house, it shall be law
ut in such cases the vote Of both '
'uses shall be determined by yeas
I'd nays, ard the names of the s
voting for or against the {
Il shall be entered upon the jour r
Il OF each house respectively. If |
" bill shall not be returned by T
e Governor within five days af-
+ it shall have been presented to S
N, it shall be law, in like man. c
r as if he had signed it, unless h
e General Assembly. by adjourn n
ent, prevent its return in which t
Sc, within thirty days, the Gov S
nor shall file the same, with his l.
jections thereto, in the office of d
e Secretary of State, and give {
bic notice thereof otherwise e
shall become a law, as if he had c
med it. The Secretary Of State t
all communicate said objections p
d bill SO deposited to the house j,
which it originated on the first il
y of the meeting of the next p
sneral Assembly, who shall act G
on the same as above provided. tt
e Governor shall have power to p
to one or more items in any bill II