The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-16

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WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 73, r. s. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
THAT the seat OF government shall be estab-
lished 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 locate the
State capital at Baton Rouge shall 1n r1
On their tickets, "For State Capital, Baton
Rnr1ge" those voting to locate the capt.
fal at New Orleans shall indorse on their
tickets, s.For State Capital, New Orleans
fStrike out article one hundred and thirty
80 ACT NO. IA, r. S. OF 1873.
NUMBE. 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,
1877, ttiItl hiiz5Effaall thereafter on the tirst
Monday IN January unless D dlliereht cay pe
held at the seat OF government
(Strike out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy in any one year
for all State purposes more than one per cent
nm taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
than one per centum tazation be made in any
one year, on the actual cash value OF all real
and personal property liable to taxation ex-
oeDt in case of foreign invasion or domes-
tic irlsurrection, and In that event any addi-
tlonal taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose of repelling invasion or suppress
ing Instruction. The city of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect In any one year more
inv
the actual cash value of all the real and per-
sonaI 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 no. one 3. Per per
of all the real and personal property liable TO
taxation within its limits. The General
Assembly shall not have power to issue any
sy3SS,,pose, nor shall it authorizeany parish or
skin. r. 20 to issue any bond or
and day. he OF new bonds in exchange
Druggist. Pharm@ere the debt or rate OF inter
1928 6n2dp 5ed.
azAs SF-AASAzAz OF the General Assembly shall
---,y Of five hundred dollars (S50o)
I1Eld actual travelling expenses by,
practicable route, not to exceed
DIsCOV5 for se any ens sr g1 be ii Ftz1 the
they shall receive for the second
hat year salary of only two hun
q fly dollars ($250) and actual travel
ses by the nearest practicable route,
<ceed fifty dollars $3.50 for any one
ST. The regular biennial session shall
iceed ninety days in duration, unless by
# two-thirds OF the members elected to
house OF the General Assembly
~ 7vtrike out article thirty-nine1
q NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
= local or special law changing the venue Id
criminal cases. changing the manner OF per-
sons legitimating children, Vyacatlng r0ads
streets. or alleys. RENTING fines, penalties
and forfeitures, or refunading moneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates o.
minors, or persons under disability, exempt
ing property from taxation, creating any mo;
nUpoly, legalizng the unauthorized or Invalid
acts Of any officer or agent OF the State, or o.
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 parishes
except by the assent Of the majority OF the
n,1alified electors of the parish, or parishes
to be affected; in all other cases, where a gen
eral law can be made applicable, no local OF
Il 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.
tStrike out article tifty-six)
NUMBER SEVEN.
Tha Lieutenant Governor shall receive {
SALARY which shall be double that of mem
Der Of the General Assembly.
tStrike out article tifty-seven.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed botf
houses shall be presented to the Governor 1r ~
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 1t: T. alter sucl
present In that house shall agree to pass th'
hill ii shall be sent, with the objections, to tn
other house, by which it shall likewise be re
considered, and IL approved by two,thl LS, Q
n law. But in such eases the vote OF Doll
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays
and the names Of members voting Tor o
against the bill shall be entered upon IN
journal of each house respectively. Ii any. 6il
shall not be returned by the Governor within
five DAYS after it shall have been presented Z
him. it shall be a law, in like manner as Il d
had signed it, unless the General Assembly
Nv adjournment, prevent its return; in Whlc
case. within thirty days, the Governor shall
file The same. with his objections thereto, l
the office of the Secretary OF state, ana CIV
public notice thereof; otherwise u sh al DC
come law, as ifhe had signed 1t. me o n;n
tary OF State shall communicate SAID oble
q lions and bill SO deposited to the house |
which it originated on the first day OF Tn
meeting of the next General Assembly, WI
shall act upon the same as above provided
THE Governor shall have power to veto one Q
more items In any bill appropriating money
embracing distinct items, while approving otf
ar nortions of the bill, and the part or parts {
y Che bill approved shall become lay, and tn
ITEM OF items of appropriations disapprove
shall ID void, unless repassed according 10th
+ rules and Limitations prescribed for the pas
sage of other bills over the Governor veto.
iStrike out article sixty-six.l
NUMBER NINE.
No officer. whose salary Is fixed BY IL