The Lake Charles echo., 1878-08-29
Constitutional Amendments.
ACT NO. 73, p. S. OF 1878.

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NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be estah>
lished at the city ofiBaton Rouge or at the city
of New Orleans, as the majority OF the voters oil
the State, may deter.r.ine at the next uing
election; those voting to locate the State cap tai
at Baton Ronge shall indorse on their tickets
"For, State Capital. Baton Rougs' those voting
to locate the capital at New 0rle ms shall in
dorse on their tickets, "for State Capital, New
0flcans" H"H
tStrike ont article one hundred and thirty
one.)
ACT NO. "a, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER Two.
Represen tatives shall he chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
every two years, and the election shall be com~
pleted in one day. The General Assemb y
shall meet on the fsst Monday in january,
1879, and biennally thereafter, on the first
Aiond y in Ianulry, unless different day be-
appointed by law, and their sessions Shall be
held at the seat Of government
(Strike out article seyenteeu.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 the General Assembly
shal not have power to levy in any one yea
for all State purposes more than one per cent
um taxation nor shall any collsction of more
than one per centnm taxation he made in any
year, on the actual cash value O all real
and personal proper liable to taxation except
in c,se of q foreign invasion or a. domestic in
sSurrecti0n, and in that event any additional
taxation shall only be for the i'm .:.eliate pur
pose ofrepelling invasion or suppressng nsur
TectiunE he scitsgof New Orleans shall not
levy or,eollect in any one year more than one
and one-half per eentum taxation on the actual
cash yalae of all the real and personal property
Liable 10 tayo IN ifc INIT NJ. parish
or municipal cor oralion, except the city of
New Otleans, shall levy or collect in any one
year more than one per centum taxation .npon
the actual cash value of all the real and personal
pr 'perty liable to taxation within its' limits.
The General Assembly Shall mo- have power to
Issue any bpnG or pledge the faith OF the State
for any purpose. nor shall 1t tauthorise any ypars
ish or municipal corporation to issue any bond
or create any debt; provided, that this shall not
prohibi' the Issue of new bonds in exchange for
old bonds, where the debt or ra e OF interest is
NOT increased.
NUMBER FouR.
The nenibe of the General Assembly shall
be pad salary of five hundred dollars ($500)
per session, and actual travelling expenses hy
the nearest practicable route, not toeXceed fifty
dollarstt S50D for any Cone tDember provided,
that IT two sessions are held in the same year
they hall receive for the second session in thar
year a salary Of only two hundred and ifty dol
lans G$25o) and actual travelling expenses by the
peHrest prac'icahle route not to exceed fifty
dollars f$jn) for any ono member. The regular
biennial session shall exceed ninety day
ia duration unless by vote of two.tnirds of the
members elected TO each house of the General
Assembly
Strike out article thirty. ninel)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any lo-
cal or special law changing the venue in erin
inal cases, chang ng the manner Of persons le-
gitimatiDg chi dreD, yaeating roads, streets. or
alleys, remitting fines, penalties, and forfeit
ures, or rretnnding moneys legally paid into the
treasury; affect ng the estates of minors or per,
sons under disability, exeinpting property from
taxation, creating any mon poly ,ilegaizing the
inDantL sr,zed or invalid nets OF any officer or
agent OF the State, or of any parish or muniei-
paiity; granting any extra compensation to any
public officer, agent 6r contractor, nfter,the ser
sice has been rendered or contracted for: chang.
ing any parish sens, Cor 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 eases, where a general
law can be m,le applicable, no local or special
law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIN
The Governor shall receive a salary of seven
thousand dollars per annum, payable quarterly, i,
on hisown warrant
(Strike ont article fifty .six)
,NUMsER sEVEE.
Tho LieutenaHt Govsraor shall receive a
salary which shall be double that of a member
ofthe General Assembly.
f(Srike out article fity.seven.)
ai sNuhaER lEIGHr.
Every bill which shall have passed both houses
ehall ,presents'i 10 The lG0vsrnYr; if be ap
prove II, he shall sign ii; if he does not he shall
return It, with his objections, ;ofti,e h..iises in
which il originated, which shall enter the OH
jections at large upon it's journal. and proceed
TO reeonsid rfit IL alter snfh reconsideration
two,thirds OF all the neaibers present in thu
house shall agree TO pass the bill. II shall I
sent, with the ohjectisns, to the other honse
by which il shall likewise be rseonsiiered, and
ifapproved by stwo-tpirels Of the members ,pres.
ont lngthat honse 1T shall be o law. But in
snch cases shesvete Of both fhDnses shall be de
. stsrmined By yeas and nays, and the names o
members voting for or against the bill snail b,
entered up Of s;:s. "a. a -<seee
lively 1fsny bin shal not be returned Nv sth,
Governor within five days afterlit shall hav,
beer prssenfed 10 him. II shall be a law, IN lik,
manner asit be bad signed 1t, unless tho sisn
eyal Assembly by adjournment, prevent its re-
turn; in which case, within thirty days, til,