St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-31
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDNENTS.
ACT NO. 70, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.

ACT NO IS, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER ONE.
That IL, seat Of government SHALL ',e estab
s!td II the city Of Baton Rouge or at tlt
city OF New orleans, as the majority OF lll'
voters " The state may determine the Il \:
STATE ',,pitHl Saton Rouge shall nd use on
their tickets. - For state Capital, Baton Refuge:
| hose voting t. locate the capita! New Or
.ranH shall iud,r~e on their tickets, = For State
| Capital, New O1ealls.'
Strike ont Article one hundred and thirty
! One.)
ACT NO. IA, P. 8. OF 1878.
! NUMBER TWO.
| Representativeshal he chosen on the first
! Tuesday af;cr the first Monday i'll November,
every two years. and the elections shall he com
pleted i'll one day. The General Assembly shall
| meet on the first Monday in January. 1879, and
! biennaily 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 seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
I 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 centuIn
| taxation nor shall any collection of more than
one per centum taxation be made in any one
| year, on the actual cash value of all real and
I personal property liable to taxation, except in
/ case of a foreign invasion or a domestic insur-
rection, and in that.event any additional taxa
ton shall only be for the immediate purpose Of
I repeing invasion or sul1pressing insurrection.
The city of New Orleans shall not levy collect
in any one year more than one and one-half
per centum taxation OH the actual cash value
of all the real and personal property liable to
taxation within its limits. No parish or NUM-
cipal corporation, except the city of New Or
leans, shall levy or collect In any one year
more than one per centum 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 it authorize any
parish or municipal corporation to issue any
bond or create any debt; proridcd, that this
shall not prohibit the issue Of new bonds in
change for old bonds, where the debt or rate OF
interest ia not increased. =
NUMBER FOUR.
The members OF tho General Assembly shall
be paid salary of five hundred dollars $500
per sessiOnan actual travelling expenses by
the nearest practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dollars $50 for any one member; prorided,
that if two sessions are held in the same year
they shall receivefor the second session In that
year salary of emily two hundred and fifty
the nearest practicable route, not TO exceed
fifty dollars $3.50 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.
GStrike out article tLirty-nine.)
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any local
Or special law changing the venue in criminal
cases. changing the manner Of persons legit-
mating children, vacating roads, streets, Or
alleys, remitting fines. penalties. and forfeitIres
or reiunding moneys legally paid into The treas
nry affecting the estates Ut minors. Or persons
under disability, excmptinr property from
taxation, creating a y monopoly. legaiizing the
unauthorized or invalid acts OF any officer or
agent OF the State, Or OF any parish o. lnunci-
pality; granting any extra compensation to any
pubic officer, agent, or contractor, after the
serv iceshaS been rendered or contracted for;
changing any parish seat, or creating new par
isles except by the assent OF the majority OF
the qualified electors OF the parish. parishes,
to ht affected in all Other cases where a gen
erai law can ne made applicable, no local or
special law shall be passed. ""
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
oc;sl necnl law chan gifg the venue In crimi-
al cases, changing the manner OF persons leglt-
;nating children, yacatfng roads, streets, or
alleys, renit fing fines, PENALTIES d forteitares
or rafundns moneys legally paid into the
treasury: affecting the estates OF inlnors, or
person, under disability, exempting property
rom taxation creating any monopoly. legal |
izing the unauthorized or invalid acts of any
officer or agent OF the State, or of any parish
or municip 'lity: granting any extra conpensa-
tion 10 any public officer, agent or contractor, |
after the service has been rendered or con- !
tracted for; changing any parish seat. or GREAT /
ing new parishes except by the assent OF the |
of the qualified electors of the parish /
or parishes, to be affected; In all othel cases. |
where general law can be made applicable, no |
local or special law shall be passed.
NUMBER SIX a'
The Governor shall receive a salary OF seven
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly, on his own warrant.
Strike out article ffty-six.)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive salary
which shall be double that of a member of the
General Assembly.
! tStrike out article ffty-seyen.)
NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed both
iouses shall be presented to the Governor; if
he approve 1t, he shall sign 1t If he does not
% shall return it, with his objections, to the
louise IN which 1t originated, which shall enter
ne o9see "a at large upon its journal and
liberation, two-thirds of all the members pres
mt in that house shall agree to pass the biil it
hall be sent. with the objections, to the other
louse, by which It shall likewise be reeonsidered,
nd II approved by twO-thirds of the members
resent in that house, it shall be a law. But in
uch cases the vote of both houses shall be de
ermined by yeas and nays, and the names of
nembers voting for or against the bill shall be |
ntered upon the journal of each house res {
eetively. If any bill shall not be returned nv
he Governor within five days after it shall 2
ave been presented to him, it shall be a law. /
1 like manner as Ii he had signed it. unless 9
he General Assembly, by adjournment, prevent C
. return !; in which case. within thirty DAYS. 4
be Governor shall file the same, with his Oh. | +
,ctions thereto, In the Office of the Secretary i
State and give public notice thereof: other 6
Use it shall become law as IL he had signed | 4
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