The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-09
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70, II. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.

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NUMBER ONE.
81 That the seat OF government shall be estab
HH lished nt the city OF Baton Rouge or ut thu
"a city OF New Orleans, HIS the majority of thu
voters OF the State may determine at the nex
ensting election; those voting to locate the
pn their tickets, "For State Capital, Bato1
8 Rouge those voting to locate the CAPT
H2tal aC New Orleans shall indorse on thcil
Il tickets, For State Capital, New Orleans"
tstrlke out article one hundred and thirty
sone)
ACT NO. "a, II. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
5 Representatives shall be chosen on the first
81 Tuesday after the first Monday In November
HHBovery. two years, and tho election shall be
completed In one day. The General Assembly
shall meet on the first Monday In january,
$50, and bennally thereafter, on the first
asggM onday In January. unless a different dny be
Alppointed by law, and their sessions shall be
@sheId OF tho seat OF government.
Oh lStrike out article seventeenD
Il ":" NUMBER THREE.
Ill After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy In any one year
or oil State purposes moro than one per cent
I'm taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum taxation be made In any
SSpne year, on the actual cash value of all renl
Rnd personal property liable to taxation, ex-
Ikept In case Of q foreign invasion or q domes-
Aional taxation shall only be for the immedi-
tie purpose of repclling Invasion or suppress
aug insurrection, The city of New Orleans
hall not levy or collect in any one year more
lhe actual cash value Of all the real and per-
aaSonal property liable to taxation within its
mlts. NO parish or municipal corporation,
Except the city OF New Orleans, shall levy or
SSoliect In any one year more than one Der
RsAentum taxation upon the actual cash value
III oil the real and personal property liable to
aRexation within It's, limits. The General
+ ssembiy shall not have power to Issue any
ono or pledge the faith Of the State for any
purpose. nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
aHp unicpal corporation to issue any bond or
sR'eate any debt; provided, that this shall not
H3tphi5it the Issue OF new bonds in exchange
pr old bonds, whore the debt or rate Of inter
S3t Is not increased
y NUMBER FOUR
"a The members Of tho General Assembly shall
Is paid O salary Of five hundred dollars ($50O)
81 sr session, and actual travelling expenses Nv |
PIE nearest practicable route, not to exceed
8ty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
aAded, that Ii two sessions are held In the
BAme year they shall receive for the second
ssssion In that year salary of only two hum
Ss'ed and fifty dollars ($250) and actual travel
lSag expenses by the nearest practicable route,
ot to exceed fifty dollars I$5O) for any one
Aalember The regular biennial session shall
Spt exceed ninety days In duration, unless by
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" On house Of the General Assembly.
~ Strike out article thirty-nine)
n NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
s al or special law changing the venue La
minal cases, changing the manner of per-
lis legitimatng children, yacatng roads,
3eets, or alleys, remitting fines, penalties,
torfeit'lres, or refunding moneys legally :
I d into the treasury; affecting the estates Of {
RI
~ property from taxation, creating any mo-
III 3oly, legalizing the unauthorized or invalid r
~ OF any officer or agent OF the State, OF of =
I'm parish Or municipality; granting any t
20 compensation to any public officer, r
1# 1t, or contractor, after tho service has :
2 rendered or contracted for; changing :
w parish seat, or creating new parishes, '
Apt by the assent OF the majority Of the G
IN affected; In oil other cases. where a gen
law can be made applicable, no local or
jail law shall be passed. G
zL NUMBER SIX. 9
fe Governor shall receive salary OF seven q
a sand dollars per annum, payable quar- I,
on his own warrant G
rike out article fifty-six) ~
"a NUMBER SEVEN. II
Lieutenant Governor shall receive a Al
giiy which shall be double that OF men,
the General Assembly
like out article tifty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT. ii
aery bill which shall have passed both q.
zRsss s shall be presented to the Governor; II ~ II
prove 1t, ne shall sign it; ii ne does not, %
all return 1t, with his objections. to the -,
A5As in which 1t originated which shall en- j.,
&c objections at large upon its Journal ~ ~
Proceed to reconsider it: Il, after such d
at in that house shall agree to pass the 81 81
shall be sent, with the objections, TO the VI
house, by which it shall likewise be re- sh
@fered, ana II approved by two-thirds of sh
Rembers present in that house, 1t shall be e.
W. But In such cases the vote of both M NJ,
s shall be determined by yeas and navs. pa pa
The names of members voting for or "a "a
is st the bin shall be entered upon the o WI
not be returned by the Governor within an
vs. after it shall have been presented to ~ ~
Ra shall be law, In like manner as If he " "
gned it, unless the General Assembly, az
ournment, prevent It's return; in which So sb
within thirty days. the Governor shall s 81,
s same, with his objections thereto in ~ ~
Ice OF the Secretary of State, and give IL
notice thereof; otherwise it shall be- 1es
law, as 1.-The had signed It, The Secre- ri ri
State shall communicate said objec Oh
land bill so deposited to the house in t fl
@ it originated on the first day of the 'AA ~
Is OF the next General Assembly, who 1ioJ
ct upon the same as above provided. i in
'ernor shall have power to veto one or d,
ems In any bill appropriating money, o" a
ing distinct items, while approving 9TH vi
ons of the bill, and the part or parts OF ohr
approved shall become law, and the eiiS
items Of appropriations disapproved eAe'
asg void, unless repassed according tothe
I'd limitations prescribed for the pas
other bills over the Governors veto. con
out article slxty-six)
z NUMBER NINE. n,
1cer, whose salary Is fixed by the sha