The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-04
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70, R. q, OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE,


NUMBER ONE
That the scot of government shall be estab-
lished OF 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 locate the
Stats capital at Baton Rouge shall indorse
N their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rouge" those voting to locate the capi-
cal ct New Orleans shall indorse on their
tickets, "For State Capital, New Orleans"
(strike out article one hundred and thirty
0' ACT NO. "a, r.. 8. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November,
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 different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat Of government.
(Strike out article seventeen9
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 per cent
um taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum taxation be made Ia any
one year. on the actual cash value OF all real
and personal property liable to taxation, ex-
tic insurrection, and In that event any addi-
tional taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose OF repeiling invasion or suppress
Ing instruction. The city of New Orleans
than one and one-half per centrum taxation on
the actual cash value OF all the real and per-
sonaL property liable to taxation within it's
limits No parish or municipal corporation,
except the city of New Orleans, shall levy or
collect In any one year, more than one per
cent1lm taxation upon the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within its limits. The General
Assembly shall not have power to issue any
bond or pledge the faith of the State for any
purpose, nor shall 1t authorize any parish or
municipal corporation to issue any bond or
create any debt; provided, that this shall not
prohibit the issue OF new bonds In exchange
For old bonds, where the debt or rate OF inter-
est Is not Increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members Of the General Assembly shall
be paid O salary of five hundred dollars (S50O)
per session, and actual travelling expenses by
The nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $500 for any one member; pro-
vtded, that IL two sessions are held In the
same year they shall receive for the second
session In that year salary Of only two hum
dred and fifty dollars (S25O) and actual travel
not to exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one
member. The regular biennial session shall
not exceed ninety days in DURATION unless by
vote of two-thirds Of the members elected to
each house of the General Assembly.
Strike 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 per-
SONS legitimating children, vacating roads,
streets, or alleys, remitting fines, penalties,
nd flr rafuuHiDp rnnnpVS LEGALLY
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates o.
minors, or persons under disability, exempt
Ing property from taxation, creating any mo,
nopoly, legalizing the unauthorized or invalid
any parish or municipality; 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 parlghes
except by the assent Of the majority OF the
qualified electors of the parish, or parishes
| to be affected; In all other cases, where gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local OF
special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX.
| The Governor shall receive salary OF sever
| Thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
! terly, on his own warrant.
| (Strike out article tifty-six)
NUMBER SEVEN.
! The Lieutenant Governor shall receive {
salary which shall be double that OF a mem
| Der OF the General Assembly.
(Strike out article fifty-seven)
NUMBER EIGHT.
| Every bill which shall have passed botl
| houses shall be presented to the Governor; i
he shall return it, with his objections, to, thu
| house in which 1t originated, which shall en-
| ter the objections at large upon Its journal
and proceed to reconsider it: #, after suci
reconsideration, two-thirds TALL the members
present In that house shall agree to pass tn
bill, it shall be sent with the objections, to thu
other house, by which it shall likewise be re
considered, and II approved by two-thirdg o
the members present in that house, it shall b
a law. But in such cases the vote of botl
and the names of members voting for o.
against the bill shall be entered upon tn
journal Of each house respectively. Ii any oil
shall not be returned by the Governor within
him, it shall be a law, In like manner as Il n
had signed 1t, unless the General Assembly
by adjournment prevent its return; In which
case, within thirty days, the Governor shall
file the same, with his objections thereto, IL
the office Of the Secretary of State and Civ
come a. law, as 1.-The had signed 1t. The Score
tary of State shall communicate said ObJet
tons and bill so deposited to the house II
which 1t originated on the first day OF tn
mocClug Oh Llc uoGC OcuSIdl hSScuIDiy, W A
shall act upon the same as above provided
The Governor shall have power to veto one o
more items In any bill appropriating money
embracing distinct items, while approving 9th
OF portions of the bill, and the part or parts O
the bill approved shall become law, and tn
item or items of appropriations disapproye'
shall be void, unless repassed according 10th
rules and limitations prescribed for the pas
| sage of other bills over the Governors veto.
(Strike out article sixty-six.)