The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-20
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. rs, r. S. OF 1878.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. rs, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be estab-
lIshed at the city of Baton Rouge or at Ine
city Of New Orleans, as the majority OF the
voters of the State may determine at the next
State CAPITAL at Baton Rouge shall ndorse
m their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge;" those voting to locate the capt.
cal at New Orleans shall lndorse on bnelf
tickets. tFor State Capital, New Orleans"
(strike out article one hundred ana thirty
''A0' ACT NO. IA, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
REPRESENTATIVES, shall be chosen ON the first
Tuesday after the first Monday Ia November,
completed in one day The General Assembly
| shall meet on the first Monday In January,
1879, and biennally thereafter, on the nrse
Monday In January, unless different day pc
appOnted by law, and their sessions SNAIL Do
| held at the seat of government.
(Strike out article seventeenl
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
UNI taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum taxation be made ID any
one year, on the actual eash Value Oh al feal
cept In case of foreign Invasion or domes-
tic Instruction, and In that event any add!-
tional taxation shall only be for the imnedi-
ate purpose q repehRg etv } Now sPlt esns
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
than one and one-half per centrum taxation on
the actual cash value Of oil the real ana per
sonal property liable to taxauon Whit t,d LIS
except the city of New Orleans, shall levy or
collect in any one veal, more than one per
eent,1m taxation upon the actual cash value
taxation within its 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 th t hny Pop n OF
prohibit the issue OF new bonds In e8enange
for old bonds where the debt or rate OF inter-
est is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid a salary Of five hundred dollars (S50O)
; per session, and actual travelling expenses by
: The nearest practicable route not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member. PRO
uided, that If two sessions are held ID the
same year they shall receive for the second
session in that year a salary OF only two hun
dred and fifty dollars f$25Ol and actual travel
: ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one
= member. The regular biennial session shall
q not exceed ninety days in duration, unless Dy
I vote of twO-thirds OF the members elected 10
each house of the General Assembly
0 (Strike out article thrty-nine)
: NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the venue ID
criminal cases, changing the manner OF per
8 sons legitimating children, vacating roads
streets, or alleys, remitting fines penalties
and forfeitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates q
It minors. or persons under disability, exempt
ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
nopoly, legalizing the UNAUTHORIZED, or lnvallc
l acts Oh any officer or agent OF the state, OF O
4, any parish or municipality; granting any
II extra compensation to. any, public officer
agent or contractor, after the service has
been rendered Or contracted for; changing
Is any parish seat, or creating new parlssl1e9 TX
qualified electors Of the parish, or parishes
n to be affected; in all other cases, where gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local o
% special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary Of sever
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
tery, on his own warrant.
(Strike out article fifty-six)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive
Der of the General Assembly.
(Strike out article fifty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
E. Every bill which shall have passed bot
to houses shall be presented to the Governor;
he approveit he shall sign it; II he does no
~ he shall return it, with his objections. to tn
,ua house in which 1t originated, which shall CT
rs " ter the objections at large upon its ,1ourna
~ Is and proceed to reconsider it.. Il, after sue
nv reconsideration, two-thirds of all the member
3st present in that house shall agree 70 pass 70
as Bill it shall be SENT with the objections, to th
le- other house, by which it shall likewise be n
Is considered and II approved by tWo-thlrds {
the members present in that house, 1t shall I
r, q law. But in such cases the vote OF DOT
4 houses shall be determined by yeas and nay
IN and the names Of members voting for {
AS against the bill shall be entered upon Il
journal of each house respectively. Ii any, 81
shall not be returned by the Governor WIN
five DAYS after it shall have been presented
him, it shall be g. law in like manner as II |
had signed it, unless the General Assembl
by adjournment, prevent It's return; In Whlt
case, within thirty days, the Governor sha
the office Of the Secretary of State, and 81
nublic notice thereof; otherwise 1t shall b
come law, as ifhe had signedit. The Seer
:. tary Of State shall communicate said oblf
. lions and bill so deposited to the house
which it originated on the first day OF e
meeting of the next General Assembly, WI
shall act upon the same as above provide
The Governor shall have power to. veto one
more items in any bill appropriating none
ern bracing distinct items, while approving OF
or portions of the bill, and the part or parts
-. The bill approved shall become Law, and t
trt- item or items of appropriations disapprov
IN shall be void unless repassed according tot
:, rules and limitations prescribed for the pa
yle sage of other bills over the Governors veto
(Strike out article sixty-six)
1ur NUMBER NINE.
a | No officer, whose salary Is fixed by t