St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-03

plrted in one day. The General Assembly Sha
meet on the first Monday i'll January, 1879. an
hiennaily thereafter, Oh rhe first Monday
January, unless 4 dijf'",i;t day he appolnte
! by law, and their sessions shall he held at til
| seat OF government.
Strike out ARTICLE SeVe,teen.l
| NUMBEn THREE.
After the year 1873 t!y General Asselnbl
shall not have power 20 levy III any one yea
fcI all state purposes mos M per cen III
taxation, nor snail any "rti,.''tl n OF nlore tia
one per centulN Ia Nation f,1 lulue in aHy on
year. on the actual ciSE NA't't: ~ ;tli rriI an
personal property lI"n,r 10 taxation, except !
ease OF Il foreign inN.t-!' y OF Il domestic insul
| rtccon, and in that cT,nt any additional IAN
tlCn shall only be for the iDl'ledtatt ;}nrpDSt u
| rrpttlins invasion or err!Tt>SlI,C ln>lrr,c tinI
| The city OF New Orleans >titil not iVVl urculec
II any one year more fn:,i' one ana "r.-hll
per centum taxation on tie actual cash valu
| OF all ttir real and personal property liable L
taxation within its limits No parish or muni
| cpal corporation, except the city OF New Or
| leans, shall levy or collect i'll any one yea
| more than one per centum taxation upon tl
actual cash value of all the real and persona
| property liable to taxation within Its limits
The General Assembly shall net have bower t.
issue any bond or pledge th" !ath OF the State
| for any purpose, nor shall it authorize any
parish or municipal corporation to Issue any
| bond or create any debt; procided that this
| shall not prohibit the issue of new bonds in ex
| change for old bonds, where the debt or rate O
| interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly shal
be paid salary of five hundred dollars $500
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $50 for any one member; Pr0rided
that If two sessions are held in the same yeal
they shall receive for the second session in that
year salary of only two hundred and fifty
dollars $3.50 and actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member. The
regular biennal session shah moi exceed ninety
days in duration, unless by vote of two-thirds
of the members elected to each house Of the
General Assembly.
tStrike out article thirty-nine.)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any local
or special law changing the venue in criminal
cases, changing the manner OF persons legti-
mating children vacatlng roads, streets, or
alleys, rensitting fines, penalties and forfeitures,
or refundlng moneys legally paid into the treas
nry affecting the estates of minors, Or persons
under disability, exempting property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, legazing the
unauthorized or invalid acts of any officer Or
agent of the State, or Of any parish Or munich
pality; granting any extra compensation to any
puhic officer, agent, or contractor, after the
service has been rendered or contracted for !;
changing any parish 9eat, 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 gem
eral law can be made applicable, 10 local or
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER FIVE.
The i2enGral Assembly shall not pass any
local or snecia1 law changllg The venue in crimi-
nal cases. changing the manner Of persons leglt-
mating children, vacating roads, streets, or
alleys. remltfing tines penalties aid fOrteitures
or rcfundlng moneys legally paid into the
treasury; affecting the estates of minors, u
persons under disability, exempting property
from tax:tlon, creating any monopoly, legal
izing the unauthorized or invalid acts of any
officer or agent OF the State or of any parish
or municipality granting any extra c0mpenaa-
OffltaT.
after the service has been rendered or con
tracted for; changing any parish seat, or Great
ing new pari;,'cs, EXCEPT by the assent of the
majority Of the ulalifird electors OF the parish.
or parishes, to he affected; i'll all other eases,
where a general law can he made applicable, no
local or special law shall he passed.
NUMBER SIX.
The Governor shall receive a salary OF seven
thousand dollars Der lnuuil, payable quar-
terly, On his own Warrant.
(Strille out article fftr-six}
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive q salary
which shall be double that of a member of the
General Assembly.
Strike out article fiftv-seVcnj
NUMBER EIGHT
Every bill wIcI sAoll have passed both
houses shall be presented TO the Governor; if
he approve it. hr shall sign if he does not
he shall return it, with lis objections, to the
house in which 1t origin at.4ti, which shall enter
the objections at large ur0u ITS journal and
proceed to reconsider II T.. at er such recon
3ilIeration. two-tDirds of ri! the members pres
.nt in that house shall agree 10 pass the bill. it
shall be sent, with the objections, to the other
h0nsc. by which itsialI likewise be rrcOnsidered,
and if approved by twn-thirds Of the members
present i'll that house, il snail be a law. But in
such cases the vote of bptn houses snail h" de
.el mined by yeas and nays. ttnt tho names of
members voting foro against the bill shall be
entered upon the journal of each house res
Ihany bill shall not be returned bv
(3oy2rOOJ within af r hall
lave been presented to him. it shall be a law,
Il like manner as if he had signed it, unless
he General Assembly, by Adjournment, prevent
Is return in which case, within thirty days. |
he Governor shall file the same, with his OBJ
ections thereto, i'll the Office of the Secretary
u. State, and give public notice thereof other
t.. The Secretary of State shall communicate |
aid objections and bill so deposited to the |
louse i'll which it originated on the first day of
he meeting of the next General Assembly |
Who shall act upon the same as above provided |
'he Governor shall have power to veto one or |
more items in any bill appropriating money. |
distinct items, while approving other |
PORTIONS of the bill, and the part or parts of the
ILL approved shall become law, and the item or |
TENS Of appropriations disapproved shall be |
old, unless repassed according to the rules |
nd limitations prescribed for the passage of |
ther bills over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article sixty-sixl
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by the con-
ltut1on, shall be allowed any fees or perqui~ |
ties Of office.
NUMBER TEN.
The judicial power shall be vested in a SUI
RENE court district courts, and in justices of |
he peace. The district courts shall have orr |
inal jurisdiction in all civil cases where the |
mount in dispute exceeds one hundred dollars, |
xclnsiye OF interest. In criminal cases, and |
4 all probate matters, their jurisdiction shall |
G unlimited. They shall have appellate ilris-
iction, in civil suits from justices of the peace
yhen the amount in dispute exceeds ten dollars,
hail be elected by the electors Of each parish |
A the manner and with the qualifications to be
etermined by the General Assembly. They
hall hold office for the term of two years, and
leir compensation shall be fixed by law. Their
in civil cases shall not exceed one
undred dollars, exclusive OF interest, subject
. an appeal to the district court in all cases
ollars, exclusive Of interest. They shall have
UGH criminal jurisdiction as shall be conferred
Y law. The General Assembly shall have
over to vest in the clerks of the district courts
ne right to grant such orders and do such acts
9 may be deemed necessary for the furtherance
the administ ration OF justice. In all cases
ne power thus granted shall be specified and
eternined.
Strike out articles seventy three eighty-five |
lghty-stx, eighty-seVen. eighty-eight, eighty
inc, ninety-one and one hundred and thirty
lree)
NUMBER ELEVEN
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall
sce1ye salary of seven Thousand dollars per
mum, and the Associate Justices OF the Su-
RENE Court shall each receive salary of six
lousand five hundred dollars per aHnum, pay
BILE quarterly on their own warrant.
NUMBER TWELVE,
The General Assembly shall divide the State
ito judicial districts which shall remain un-
hanged for four years, and for each district
ne judge, learned in the law, shall be elected
7 plurality of Qualified electors thereof For
tch district there shall be one district court.
Seept in the parish of Orleans. in which the
eneral Assembly may establish as many dis
let courts as the public interest may require,
ot to exceed the number now authorized by
visiting laws, except by two-thir1s vote OF
I the members elected TO both branches Of tie