The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-31
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT No. 70, R. S. OF 1878.

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ACT No. 70, R. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be
established at the city of Baton Rouge
or at the city of New Orleans, as the
majority of the voters of the State may
determine at the next ensuing election;
those voting to locate the State CAPT
tai at Baton Rouge shall endorse on
their tickets, "For State Capital, b.
ton Rouge" those voting to locate the
capital at New Orleans shall endorse
on their tickets, "For State Capital,
New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and
thirty-One)
ACT NO. "a, R. S. OF 1873.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after tho first Mon
day in November, every two years,
and the election shall be completed in
one day. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Monday in January,
1879, and biennially thereafter, on
the first Monday in January, unless a
different day be appointed by law, and
their sessions shall be held at the seat
of government.
[Strike out article seventeen.
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878, the General As
semby shall not have power to levy in
any one year for all State purposes
more than one per centum taxation,
nor shall any collection of more than
one per centum taxation be made in
any one year, on the actual cash value
of all real and personal property liable
to taxation, except in case of a foreign
invasion, or domestic instruction,
and in that event any additional taxa
ton shall only be tor the immediate
purpose of repelling invasion or sup
pressing 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
personal property liable to taxation
within it's limits. No Parish or munic-
ipal corporation, except the city of
New Orleans, shall levy or collect in
any one year more than one per cent
uin 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 it authorize any
Parish or municipal corporation to is
sue any bond 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
interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assem-
bly, shall be paid a salary of five hun
dred dollars (s500) per session, and
actual travelling expenses by the near.
est practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars ($50) for any one member
provided, that if two sessions are held
in the same year they shall receive for
the second session in that year salary
of only two hundred and fifty dollars
$250) and actual travelling expenses
by the nearest practicable route, not
to exceed fifty dollars ($5O) for any
one 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 nine.)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not
pass any local or special law changing
the venue in criminal cases, changing
the manner of persons legitimatine
children, vacating roads, streets or al.
legs, remitting fines, penalties, and
forfeitures, or refunding moneys le'
gally paid into the treasury; affecting
the estates of minors, or persons under
disability, exempting property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, le
galizing the unauthorized or invalid
acts of any officer or agent of the State
or of any Parish or municipality
granting any extra compensation tt
any public officer, agent, or contractor
after the service has been rendered
or contracted for; changing any Par
ish seat, or creating new Parishes, ex
cept by the assent of the majority o
the qualified electors of the Parish, Of
Parishes, to be affected; in all othel
cases, where a general law can bt
made applicable, no local or specia
law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive a salary
of seven thousand dollars per annum
payable quarterly, on his own warrant
(Strike out article fifty six.
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall re
ceive a salary which shall be double
that of member of the Genera
Assembly.
Strike out article fifty-seven.)
NUMBER RIGHT.
| Every bill which shall have passed
both houses shall be presented to tn
Governor if he approve it, he sha