The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-08-31

WILL. A. STRONG.
Secretary of State.
Constitutional Amendments.
ACT NO. 70, II. s. OF 1873.
Number One.
That the seat of government shall be es-
tablished at the city of Baton Rouge or at
the city of New Orleans, as the majority OF
the voters of the State may determine at the
next ensuing election; those voting to To-
cate the State capital at Baton Rouge shall
indorse on their tickets, g For State Capital,
UatOn Rouge " those voting to locate the
CAPITAL ut New Orleans shall indOrse Oh
their tickets, For State Capital, New Or
leans"
(Strike ont article one hundred and thirty.
ACT NO. "a, r. S. OF 1878.
Number Ttoo.
REPRESENTATIVES, shall be chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, every two years, and the election
shall be completed in one day. The General
Assembly shall meet on the first Monday IN
January, 1879, and biennally thereafter. on
the first Monday in January, unless differ
ent day be appointed by law, and their ses-
siOns shall be held at the seat OF government.
Strike out article seventeen.l
Number 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
Der centnm taxation, nor shall any collec-
ton of moro than one per centum taxation
Inc mnde in any one wear. on the actual cash
Zine of ali real and I,ersonal nroperty Liable
to taxation. except in case OF n foreign in
yasiou or a domestic insurtection. and in
that event any additional taxation shall only
be for the Immediate purpose of repelling
invasion or snppressing. instruction. The
Icet in any one year more than one and one
baJf nor ccntum taxation ON the actual cash
,,alun of ali tbe real and nersOnaI nronerty
IiaIie 70 taxot;on within ifs limits No mar
Isl, or mnnicipal oornoration. exeept the
citv nf New Orleans. shall levy or collect in
any one year more than one per eentum tax
alton unen the actual cash value of all the
real aud nersonal nropertv liable TO taxation
within its limits. The General Assembly
sl,alI not have power to issue any bond or
,ledge the flith of the State for any pnrposp
nor Shall 1t authorize any parish or NUM-
ciual corporation to issue any bond or create
any debt propidcd, that this shall not pro-
hi6it the issue of new bonds in exchange for
old bonds. where the debt or rate of interest
is not increased.
Numbe, -Four.
The members of the General Assembly
shall be paid n salary of five hundred dol
lars ($5O0l per session, and actual travelling
expenses by the nearest practicable route.
not TO exceed fifty dollars 1851 for any one
member 1,rorided, that if two sessions are
held in tbe same wear they shall receive for
, the second session in that wear a salary OF
only two hundred and fifty dollars fS25Ol
and actual travelling expenses bv the near
est practicable route. not to exceed fifty dol
lars fs5Dl for any one member The reguIa,
biennial session shall not exceed ninety ,lavs
in duration, unless by vote of two-thirds 81
,,op, harS alactnd RI eacl bo,,So Of +La Con
eral Assembly,
tStrike ont article thirtv-nine1
Nua,ber. Fire.
The General Assembly shall not pass an,
local or special law changing the venue il
criminal eases, changing fine manner of per
sons legitimating children: vacating roads
streets or alleys, renting fines. penalties
and forfeitures or refiIudinp monet
legally paid into the treasury effectiun tin
estates of minors, or persons under disabili
ty, exempting property from taxation, ere
ating any monopoly, legalizing the unauth
cried or invalid acts of any officer or agen
of the State, or of any parish or munie
pality; granting any extra compensation I
any public officer agent or contract or afte
the service has been rendered or contracte
for: changing any parish seat, or creatiu
new parishes, except by the assent OF tli
majority of the qualified electors of the pal
ISL or parishes, TO be affected in all othe
tCHSts, WBcft u Eclcrttl INV can DC mauc III
plicable, no local or special law shall i
passed.
Number Sir.
The Governor shall receive salary
seven thousand dollars per annun, payabl
quarterly on his own warrant
tStrike out article fifty-six.)
Number Serea.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive
salary which shall BIZ double that of u mel
Der of the General Assembly.
tStrike out article fifty-seven.l
NalAber Eight.
Every bill which shall have passed boi
houses shall be presented to the Governor
If he approve 1t, he shall sign 1t; II I've do
not, he shall return 1t, with his objection
TO the house III which 1t originated, whit
shall enter the objections, ut large upon !
Journal, ana proceed to reconsider it.
after such reconsideration. two-thirds OF q
the members present In that house shs
agree to pass the bill, 1t shall be sent, wi
the objections, to the other house, by Whit
1t shall likewise be reeonsldered, and IT a
proved by two-thirds OF the members pre-
ent IN that house 1t shall 6e u law. But