St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-09-14

NUMBER TWO.
REPRESENTATIVES, s'i;t'i W. chosen on tn" first
r rstiav q. ter the tirSt Mna''ay IL NnN'mfh'i'
every two years. and tie r!'rtinis sat! ne cam,
ul,.,rI in one dtr ". General >S.uh!t SHALL
,,.re; on the first Monday IN Ian'lary. 1879. and
liennauy thereafter. on the fra Mnntttv IL,
january, unless , different dHy ''G ',"p'in-rd
hv Jaw. and the:T sesSl';lS sn;tt! ZEE h*a AT the
st at of government.
s.Strlkc out article seventeen
NUMBER THREE.
4 ter the year 1873 the General Assembly
shall not have p'w''r to levy iii amy "L'' year
:u all State purposes more then Oh pei rehI
t;yatlun nor Sh I'll any CORRECTION "a HI'trr tha
,ue u.i cent nm taxation ne made III any one
wear On tne uct,Ial cash Vallt nf al! r'':t! alH
ip~s..,,at property fable to taXatinil, except III
casc of !. foreign Invasion o: a d'',ltHt' ihN'I-
rte.u1l, and ia that event any al il!''ll'l IA;-
1insl Shall Hny be for tie immediate nNrnn>f Il.
r.pt lug invasion or Stprlr~sinS i'isttle"t!"ii.
rsl. city OF NV Orleans shall not levy "rc"ie,t
in any one wear more tEn one and ont-E.h
ptr Crlitllm taxation "n the actual &iSii F"iic
~ al TIL real lui pci5Vnal property rH"t /"
taxatinu within As lln''S- No l'afiSii Or mani
cipal corporation, except the city "f -'"T o.
leans. shall levy or collect i'll any oHe year
more than one per cr;tum taxation upon 1la
act .lai cash value Of all til" real and pcr>"ntt
property Liable to taHatrn WYNN ,,.., It's li, H.
issue any bond l'ledge the faith or the state
for any purpose. nor snail IL authcri1" iiiE
parish or municipal corporation to issue any
shall nor prohibit the IS5iie If new bonds Ill cX-
change tor Old bunds whers the debt or rate Of
interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shall
be paid salary Of Ave hundred dollars tS5o0)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, net to exceed
fifty dollars $50 for any one menher prortae 4,
that if two sessions are held in the same Year
they shall receive for the second session in that
wear u salary of only two hundred and fifty
do lars $3.50 and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
regular biennial session shall not exceed ninety
days in duration, unless by vote Of twothirds
Of the members elected to each house OF the
General Assembly.
tStrike out article thirty-nineJ
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any local
or special law changing the venue in criminal
cases, changing the manner OF persons leSlti-
mating children, vacating roads, streets. or
alleys, remitting fines penalties, and forfelllres,
or rounding moneys legally paid into the treas
nry; affecting the estates of minors. or persons
under disability, exemptin property from
ants Of er
agent of the State, or OF any parish or mlnlci-
palty: 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 par
ishes except by the assent of the majority of
the qualified electors Of the parish. or parishes.
to be affected in all other cases. where Il gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special law changing the venue i'll crini-
nal cases, changing the manner of persons legit-
i,nating children. vacsiing roads, streets. or
alleys remitiing fines, penalties, ID forfeitnr s
or refundiny moneys legally paid into the
treasury; affecting the estates Of minors, Or
persons under Disability, exelnpt9nS property
from taxation, creating any monopoly. legal
izing the unauthorized or invalid acts Of amy
officer or agent of the State, or of any parish
or nnnicip ,lity granting any extra co'npensi'-
ton to any public officer, agent or contra tor,
after the service has been rendered or com
tracted for; changing any parish seat. Or Great
ing new parishes. except by the assent ~ the
majority of the qualified electors of the parish,
,r parishes, to ne afferted; in all othe eases,
where general law can be male Applicable, no
local or special law shall In PASSED.
NUMBER SIX,
Tie Governor shall receive a salary of seven
Thousand dollars per annnin, payable qulr-
te.y. on his own Warrant.
{Strike out article flfty-s'X) -.se-
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a salary
which shall he double that Ut a menber OF the
General Assembly.
tsstlike out article fafty-saven.,
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed beth
houses shall he presented TO the Governor; If
he approve ii. he shall sign If he does not,
he shall return it. with his objections. to the
house in which It rignated, which shall enter
the objections at large ui,on lts journal. ana
prnreed To rteensd.ri it, r.. after such recoti-
sidtratinn. twothirds Of all the members pro-
ent II, that house shall agree to pass the bill it
shall be sent. with the objections. 10 the other
mousse ~ which tshasl likewise he rtcol -iie7ast.
ana II approved ny two-thirds of thu. manifers
pseseat IN that house. it shall be lay. But i'll
slc cases the vote of both houses shall be de
terinined hy yeas AMI nays aud the names Of
nt.!n'ters voting for against the bill shall b.,
entered upon the journal of each house res
necfivelY. u any bill snail not be retarned by
the Governor within five days after IL shall
have 5een presented to him. it shall he q Inv
In like manner AS u he hal signed it, uliiess
the General Assembly, by adjournment. prevent
its return; III which case, within thirty da q
the Governor shall Ale the same, with his nl,-
iectans thereto, in the Office Of the Secretary
OF State aud give public notice Thereof; other
wise it shall hecn,ne a law. rs it he had sgned
1t. The sacretary of State shall communicate