The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-09-14
l,ONSTITt-TIO AMEND.
MENTS.
ACT NO. 73, X. S. OF 1873.
WILL. 4. STRONG,
Secretary of State.

NUMBER ONE.
That the seat of government shall be es-
, tablshed 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 indorse Oh their tickets. For State
Capital, Baton Rouge those voting to To-
cate the capital at New Orleans shall i'll
dorse on their tickets, For State Capital,
New Orleans
lStrike out article one hundred and thir-
ty-One.l
ACT NO. "A. R. 5. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember every two years, and the election
shall he completed in one day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet on the first Mon
day in January, 1879, and biennally there
after, on the first Monday in january, un-
less different day be appointed by law.
of gor ernlnent.
fStrike out article seventeen.
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1873 the General Assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy in any
one year for all State purposes more than
one per centum taxation, nor shall any col
lection of more than ono per centum taxa
ton he made III any one year. 0n the actual
cash value of all real and personal ploper-
ty liable TO taxation, except i'll case of a
| foreign invasion ur a domestic insurrectlun,
| and in that event any additional taxation
shall only be for the immediate purpose OF
repelling invasion or suppre.s!ng insurrec-
| ton he city of New Orleans shall not
| levy or collect in any one year more than
one and one-half per centuin taxation on
| the actual cash value ofall the real and
. . personal property liable to taxation within
| its limits No parish or municipal corpO-
! ration, except the city of New Orleans,
shall levy or collect in any one year more
! than one per centum taxation upon the ac-
J tual cash value of all the real and personal
property liable to taxation within its linn
| its. 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 corpora
| ton to issue any bond or create any debt ;
proridfd, that this shall not prohibit the is
sue of new bonds in exchange for old
bonds. where the debt or rate of interest is
not increased
| NUMBER FOUR.
| The members of the General Assembly
shall be paid salary OF HFe naHureu uol
lars $500 per session, and actual travelling
| expenses by the nearest practicable route
not to exceed fifty dollars lS5ol for any
one member; prorided. that if two sessions
are held in the same year they shall re
| ceive for the second session in that year 6
salary of only two hundred and fifty dol
| lars is25O) aud actual travelling expenses
by the nearest practicable route, not to ex
ceed fifty dollars t$50) for any, one member
The regular biennial session shall not ex
ceed ninety days in, duration, unless b,
| vote of two thirds of the members to eacl
house of the General-Assembly.
tStrike out article thirty nine.)
! NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pas
anv local or special law changing the ven
lie in criminal cases, changing the manne
of persons legtimating children, vacatin
roads. streets, or alleys. renting hne'
penalties. and forfeitures, or retundin
moneys legally paid into the treasury; a
teetiny the estates OF minors, or persons
der disability, exempting property troI
taxation, creating any monopoly legalizin
the unauthorized or invalid acts OF any O
ticer or agent of the State. or OF any paris
or municipality; granting any extra con
n..rs,t;on IN any ,uIbIic officer. agent, {