The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-31
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70, r. S. OF 1873.

ACT NO. 49, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE
That the seat Of government snail oe estab-
lished at the city Of Baton Rouge or az Cne
CITY of New Orleans, as the majority OF the
voters Of the State may determine az tne h ~
State capital at Baton Rouge shall lndorse
IN their tickets, "For State Capital Baton
Rouge;;" those voting to locate the CAPT. I
tal at New Orleans shall lndofse on ti1elf
(Strike out article one hundred ana thlrty"
'A'' ACT NO. IA, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the Irst
Tuesday after the first Monday In November,
every two years, and the elecsloh s ea1ah 10
shall meet on the first Monday In January,
1879 and biennally thereafter, on the hrst
Monday in January, unless different DAY pc
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat Of government
(Strike out article seventeen9
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 PEI esns
UNI taxation, nor shall any, collection OF more
than one per centurn taxation be maze - 2 any
one year. on the actual cash value Of ali real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
cept In case OF foreign INVASION OF uola LIZ
tional taxation shall only be for the lmmedl"
ate purpose of repelling invasion or suppress
mo 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 It's
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 70
| taxation within its limits The General
| Assembly shall not have power 10 issue any
bond or pledge the faith OF the state LOT h any ~
municipal corporation to issue any BONG 81
create any debt; provided, that this snail not
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
he paid salary of five hundred dollars $500
per session. and actual travelling expenses PEI py
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; PRO
Difled, that If two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the second
session in that year salary OF only Two nun
dred and fifty dollars $3.50 and actual travel
mo EXPENSES by the nearest practicable route
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one
member, The regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days in duration, unless b3
vote Of two-thirds OF the members elec1eo u
each house of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article thirty-nlne3
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
. local or special law changing the venue II
!. criminal cases, changing the manner Of per
sons legitimating children, Vacatlng ro t: 1
streets. or alleys remitting fines, penalties
and forfeitures, or refunding moneys Legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates Q
minors, or persons unaer oissaotity 5, n.y.
nopoly, legalizing the unauthorlzed1 or lnVall
"a acts Of any officer or agent OF the state, OF Q
4 any parish or municipality; granting an
| extra compensation to, any, pupllc onlG Ga
agent, or contractor, after the service ma
been rendered or contracted for; changln
anv parish seat, or creating new parishes
except by the assent Of the majority Of Ia
| qualified electors OF the parish, or parishes
l to be affected; in all other cases, where ger
eral law can be made applicable, no local c
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary OF seve
Thousand dollars per annum, payable qua
terlY, on his own warrant.
(Strike out article tifty-siXJ
> NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive
salary which shall be double that OF men
O. her Of the General Assembly,
:. Strike out article fifty-seven)
10 NUMBER EIGHT.
d Every bill which shall have passed Dol
- housea shall be presented to the Governor;
c" he approve it, he shall sign it, II ne does no
80 he shall return it, with his oblectlons, 70 Il
y house in which 1t originated, which snail q
u fer the objections at large upon its journa
a. and nroceed to reconsider it. Ii, after sue
a Reconsideration, two-thirds ofall the membe
ut present in that house shall agree to pass u u
Q, BILL it shall be sent, with the 1o1e,ctohs 10 u
n; other house, by which it shall IkeTlse De I
% considered, and if approved by tWo-thlrd9S3
y the members present in that house, it shall
ID a law. But in such cases the vote OF 10
id houses shall be determined by yeas anu litAy
he and the names Of mernbeRB voting 1or
r. against the bill shall be entered upon 9
lg Journal Of each house respectively. Ii an. 0
shall not be returned by the, Governor VIII
five days after it shall have been presente:ee
him, it shall be a law, In like manner as II
had signed it, unless the General Assemb
- hy adjournment, prevent its return; in VIM
case. within thirty days, the Governor sh
file the same, with his objections thereto,
the office Of the Secretary OF obaIe ah h,BR :
nublic notice thereof; otherwise It small
come q law, as ii he had signed 1t. Inc sec
tarv of State shall communicate SAID OBJ
lions and bill so deposited to the mouse
n! which it originated On the flrst Gay OF J.
shall act upon the same as above provid
The Governor shall have power to veto one
more items in any bill appropriating mon
T. embracing distinct items, while approving. Q
er portions Of the bill, and the part or parts par,
The bill approved shall become lay, ana
;, item or items Of appropriations dtsappToN
shall be void, unless repassed according 70
rules and limitations prescribed for the ?
SS. sage Of other bills over the Governors Vet'
(Strike out article sixty-six)
NUMBER NINE.
p % No officer, whose salary Is fixed by