The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. T3, Il. 3. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.

ACT NO. 70, II. $. OF 1879.
NUMBER ONE.
fT'hat the seat Of government shall DO estab-
ftshei at the city Of Baton Rouge or ut the
CITY Of New Orleans, rs tho majority Of the
voters Of tho State may determine at tho next
ensuing election; those voting to locate the
State cnpital vt Baton Rouge shall indorse
On their tickets, "lfor State Capital, Baton
Houge:" those voting to locate the cApi-
Esl 81 New Orleans ehnll indorse on their
tickets, "For State Capital New OrlGans,'
(Strke out article one hundred md thirty
pne)
ACT NO. IA, II. y. OF 1878.
NUMBER Two.
HepresentAtves shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after tho first Monday 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 bcnnaJly thereafter, on the first
Monday IN january, unless different Day pc
appOinted by law, nnd their sessions shall be
held ut the seat Of government.
(Strike out article soVentoonl
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 tho General Assembly
shall not have power to levy In any one yenr
for all State purposes moro than one per cent
tim taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum tnxatlon be made In any
one year, on the actual cash value OF all real
and personal property liable to taxation, OK
eept In case Of "a foreign invasion or q domes
fionai taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose Of repelng invasion or suppress
Ing tnsurrecton. The city OF Now Orleans
shall not levy or cOlectin any one yenr more
than one and one-half per centrum taxation on
the actual cnsh value Of all tho 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 moro thhn ono per
cent,lm taxation upon the actual cash value
Of all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within IFS limits. Tho General
Assembly shall not have power to issue any
bond or pledge the faith Of tho State for any
purpose nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to issue any bond or
create my dobt; prouded. that this shall not
prohibit the issue Of now bonds In exchange
For old bonds, whore the debt or rat6 Of Inter
est IL not Increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members OF the General Assembly shall
be paid n salary OF tive hundred dollars ($50O)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
Fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
g&deH that II two sessions are hGId IN the
game year they shall receive for the second
session In that year n snInry OF only two hun
dred and fifty dollars (&25o) and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
mot to exceed fifty dolnrs $500 for any one
member. The regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days In duration, unless by
vote of two-thrds Of the members elected to
each house OF the General Assembly.
(Strike out article Ghirty-nine.l
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not paBs any |
local or special law changing tho venue In
criminal cases, changing the manner Of per |
sous legitimntlng children, vacnttng roads,
streets, or alloys, rolnitting fines, penalties, |
end fOrlnitutsS, or Tniuniing moneys legally |
puid into the treasury; affecting the estates Of
minors, or pOrsOus undnr disability. exempt |
ing property from taxation, creating any mo-
uOpOly, lDgnlzing the unauthorized or invalid |
acts OF any officer or agent OF tho State, or OF |
any parish or municipality; granting any
extra compensation TO any public officer,
agent, or contractor, after the service has
been rendered or contracted for, changing |
any parish seat, or creating new parishes,
except by the assent of the majority of tho
qualified electors Of the parish, or parishes,
TO be affected; In all Other cases, where gen.
eral law can be made applicable, no local Or
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive salary Of seven
thousand dollars per amman, payable quar-
tery, on his own warrant.
(Strike out article lifty-SiX.1
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive
salary which shall be double that OF u mem
k)er of the General Assembly. s
(Strike out article tifty-seven.l
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which sinai have passed both
houses shall be presented to tho Governor; II
he approve it, he shall sign 1t; II he does not,
he shall return 1t, with his objections, to the
house In which 1t originated, which shall en-
Ger the objections at large upon its Journal,
and proceed to reconsider 1t. II, after such
two-thirds of the members
present in that house shall agree to pass the
BILL 1t shall be sent, with the objections, to the
other house. by which it shall likewise be re-
considered, and If approved by tWo-thirds OF
The members present in that house, 1t shall be
q law. But in such cases the vote Of both
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names of members voting for or
against the bill shall be entered upon the
journal OF each house respectively II any bill
shall not be returned by the Governor within
five days after 1t shall have been presented to
aim, it shall be a law, in like manner as if he
3ad signed 1t, unless the General Assembly,
oy adjournment, prevent Its return; In which
ease, within thirty days, the Governor shall I
lie the same, with his objections thereto in
public notice thereof; otherwise 1t shall be- +.
eome law, as II he had signed 1t. The Secre- !
AIRY of State shall communicate said objec
ions and bill so deposited to the house In ,
ghich it originated on the first day of the ;
Meeting of the next General Assembly, who :
Isx&l act upon the same as above provided. =
Me Governor shall have power to veto one or
mere items In any bill appropriattng money, c
If petitions OF the bill, and the part or parts of
he bill approved shall become law, and the
lem or items Of appropriations disapproved
nail be void, unless ropaSSed according tothe {
ules and limitations prescribed for the pas
age OF OtheT pitts ttt6 t5}ETressao4..s veto
tStrike out article siXty-siX.l 6
NUMBER NINE. {
No officer. whose salary Ia tixed by the /
onstitution shall be allowed any fees or per-
uisiteS Of office.
NUMBER TEN. s
,Eaaa judicial power shall be vested In a O