Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-09-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. ~. r. 8. OF 1873.
Number One.


That the seat of government shall
he established at the city If Baton
RWge or at the city Of New Orleans.
as the majority Of the voters Of the
State may determine Mt the next en-.
sning election tl,Ose voting to locate
the State capital Mt BATON Ronge
shall indOrse IN their tickets, "FoI
State Capital. Baton Rouge )" thos~
voting to locnte the capital Mt New
Orleans shall indOrse on their tickets,
"F:r State Capital, New Orleara."
(Strike ont article one hundred
and thirty.One.)
ACT NO. ~, r. 3. OF 1879.
NwMber 1w6.
Representatives shall he chosen
m the frat Tnesslay AFTER the first
Monday in November, every two
years. and the election shall he com.
plet~d in one day. The General
Asaembly shall meet on the first
Monday in January, 1893, and tienn.
ally thereafter, On the first Monday
in Jannary. unle.s q different day BE-
appointed by law. and their seasjons
shall Ike held Mt the seat Of government.
NwMber Three.
After the year 1873 the General
Assembly shall not have power TO
levy In any one year for all State
purposes more than one per rentnn'
taxation, nor shall any collection ol
more than one per crntIm taxatiOn
le made in any one year, On the act.
nal cash valur Of all real and per.
sonal property liable Ia taxation,
except IN case Of q foreign invasion
or dOmestic insnrrection, aud in
that event any additional taxation
shall only be for the immediate pur-
pose If rcpelling invasion "r amp.
pressing insnrrection. The city ol
New Orleans ahall nat levy or collect
in any one year more than one and
onc-half rer ceutmm taxation m the
actual cash vnlue of oil the real and
personal property liable Tn taxation
within its limits. No parish or mn.
nicipal corporation. except the city
of New Orleans, shall levy or collect
In any one year more than one PET
centum taxation upon the actual
cash valne of al the real and person.
al property liable to taxation within
ita limits. The General Assembly
shall not have power to iesne any
hond or pledge the faith Of the State
for amy pnrrnae, nor ahall IL author.
we any parish or municipal corpora.
tion tW isAne any bond Or create any
debt |; prosided. that this shalt nat
prohibit the issne Of new l,Omda In ex.
change for old bOnde, where the debt
or rate of interval h nat increased.
Nwmber Fewv.
The meml~rs Of the General Ass.
emily shall be paid 4 salary Of Ave
hundrrd dollars (ejO0) per srssion,
and actual travelling expenses by tlss
nearest practicable roate, nat n q.
cred Alty dollars (eSO) far any Wne
member /; provided, that II two aeaa-
iOns arc held IN the same year they
ahall receive for the second session
in that gear q salary Of only two hnn.
d~d and hfty d"llas (t2SO) and
actual travelling sxpensra BY the
nearrst prsctieable rWWte, nat IN ex.
ceed fry dollars (es0) f'r any enc
meMl'~r. The regular biennial seaa.
i"n shall nat excerd ninety daya IN
duration, unleaa by vote II two.
thirds II the membss elected IA
each hOuae 1t the General Assembly
(Striks ont article thirty. .nine.)
Nsabsv FSrV.
Tho General AsseMbly shall nal
pesa cry local ~ special Law chang.
Ing The vrnWe IN criminal eases
changing TIE manner of peraonalegi.
toating ehildsep, vaeatipg roads
streets, or alley, vsnitting 6ues