The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-09-19
Constitutional Amendments.
ACT NO. ~, 2. S. OF 1878.

ACT NO. H. 2. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That7the seat Of government shall be estah'
lished at the city OF Baton Rouge or at the CITY
of New Orleans. the ma jori'y of the voters
the State! may deter1ine at the next en- uinc
election; those voting to locate the State cap Ia
at Baton Ronge shall indorse on their tickets
"For,S State Capital. Baton Rougt;' those voting
to locate the capital at New Urle ms shall in
dorse on their tickets, "For State Capital, New
Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
ACT NO. "A, r. S. OF 1878.
NUaBER two.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the frs Monday in November.
every two years, and the election shall be eofn-
pleted in one day. The Heneral Assenlb Y
shall meet on the FIST Moaday in january,
IS75. and biennaliy thereafter, on the first
Mons y in .IaDnrry unless different day h"
appointed by law, and their sessions shall he
held ut the seat of government.
(Strike out article seventeen
suhBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the i;eseral Assenh Y
shall not have power 10 levy in any ono yea
f,r all State purposes more than ope per cent
um taxation, shall any llec ion Of m0re
than one per ceutnn taxatipn be nude in any
enc y.,ar, on fhe act1a cash value all r aI
and personal proper y liable to taxaii exoeF
in ,se of a foreign invasion or domestic 10
snrrection, and in that event any additional
taxation shall only b. for the i'm .e late pUr-
pose ofrepalIing inyasisn OF suppressirg 'nsur
rection he c,t Of New Orleays shall not
levy collect in any Sne year more than
and ose-hal per centuoI taxation on tt'e a-tua
cash v4lur of all the real and persona properly
liable 10 taxa ipn within its limits No parish
or municipal cor Oralipn, except the city of
New 0tletns, shall levy or collect IN any
year more than per centuln taxation up'n
the actual cas HValae OF all the real and psrsO al
property li-ble tn taxation WITHIN its limits.
The iieneral Assembly shall not have pnwer.t
issue any bonn or pie ige the faith Of the Sat
for any purpose. nor shall it author se my par
ish OF muniei al eorpo alton to issue any bond
or erehte any debt; provided, thai hi, shall not
prohibit the issue of new bonds in exchange Tor
old bonis. where the deot or ra Z OF interest it
not increased.
NUMBER P0uR.
The members OF the tieuerIl Assembly shall
be pad salary Of Ave hundeed dolltrs (Sj9Oj
per session, and sexual travelling expense. h,
the Eeaiest practicable route, not t,exeeed fifty
dollars 500 for any one member; provided
that 1.-two sessions are held in the same yaa
they hail receive for the seeond session in fha
year salary of only two hundred and fifty dol
lars tS25a) and actual travelling expenses bv The
nearest practicable route not To exceed fifty
dollars t$5n) for any one member. The regulaa
biennial session shall exceed ninety dav
in duration, unless hy vote of two thirds If the
members cleo ed TO each house of the Gener j
Assembly.
(S'rike out article thirty. nine
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly snail not pass any To-
cal or spe ia law changing the Venue in erin
inai eases, chang ng the manD-r of persons lie
gitinnting chi dreD, vaeating roads, STREETS. 81
alleys, renting fines, penal ie>. and forfeit
nres, or reiandins moneys lega iy paid into the
treasury; affect ng the estates o. minors or per
sons under disability, exempt,ng property II on
'taxat N, creating anv mon ply. legalizing iht
unauthorized or invalid aris of any officer OIL
i,Ssnt of the State or OF any parish or munici.
epility; granting any extra compensation to anS
pub ie officer, agent or contra tor, after the ST.
vice has been rendered or contracted FOR: chang.
ing any parish real, or creating parishes
except by tins assent OF The majority Of til.
qualified electors at the parish, or parishes. ~
be affected; in all other ca as. where genera
law oan be ma,le applicable, no local or ,peeia
law shall be passed.
sUaDER SIX.
The g vernon shall receive n salary of sever
thousand dollars per anBum, payable qaarterIy
on his own warrant
tstrse ont article fifty six.)
NuMsEa sEvEN.
The LieuteDaut tGoyeraor shall receive
SALARY @nich shall be double that of a membe
OF the General Assembly
l{Strike OUT article iifty.seven)
NUMBER FIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passea both house
shall b presented To The Governor; If he ap
prove II, he shall sign Ii If he does not he shall
return II, with his objections, to the heuse il
which it originated, which shall enter the oh
jections Mt large npon it's joarnal. and process
to reconsid rit. III, aliersn Decentralization
stwnsihiris Of all The members present in thu
honre shall agree Fofpass the bill ii shall
sent, with the objections, To The other house
hy which II shall likewise be rpeensi,iered an
1T approved lsy two-thirds Of the member pres
egt in that house. ut shall be "a law. But il
speh cases the v, te of both house shall be de
sisrmined by yeas and nays. and the na,ass q
members voting for or Against the bill all b
entered mp nj the iaarnai OF zach house respec
.ti,ely. Ifanv bill -haii not be returned 10y ia
lGavsrn9r within five days sitter il shal hay
Lee@ presented to him, il shall be LAW, ia Tx
manner ~ II he had signed It, unless the tisn
sral Assembly. hy adjournment. iptaventits re
imn; Ia u ieh ease xithin thirty daTf, th