Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-10-12
CONS7ITtTON.IL AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 73, r. S. OF 1873.


| That the seat of government Shall he
established at the city of Baton Roune n,
at the city of New Orleans, as the major
| IL! or the voters of the State may deter
lElnc at the next ensuing elct tion those
voting to locate the State capiial at R,t
on Rougc shall endorse on their tickets.
"For state Capital, Baton Rouyc:" those
voting to locate the capital at New Or
I lcans sinai! endorse on their tickets, " For
State Capital, New Orleans.''
(Strikc out article one hundred and
thirty -ore.)
ACT NO. ~, r. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall bc chosen n,, +,,o
November. every two years, and the cleo
tion shall be completed in one day. The
General Assembly shall meet on the first
Monday in January, 1879, and bienn;.lly
t'rereafter, on the first Monday in Janua-
ry, unless a ditferen" day he appointed by
law, and their sessions shall be held at
the seat of government.
(Strke out article seveteen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy in any
one year for ali state purposes more than
one per ccntum 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 personal
property liable to taxation, except in
case Of Il foreign invasion or Il domestic
insurrcctiOn. and in that event any addi-
tional taxation shall only be for the i'm
mediate purpose of rcpclling invasion or
suppressinG insurrectiOn. The city OF
New Orleans shall not levy or collect in
any one year more than one and one half
per centnm taxation on the actual cash
ty liable to taxation within its limits.
No parish or municipal co poratlon. OK
cept the city of New Orleans shall levy
or collect iii amy one year more than one
per ccntnm taxation upon the actual
cash value of all the real and personal
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; prori1ca, that this shall not
prohibit the issue of new bonds in cN- |
change for old bonds. where tho debt or
rate Of interest is not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly |
shall be paid Il salary of five hundred dol
lars (SoO0) per session, and actual travel |
ing expenses by the nearest practicable |
route, not to exceed fifty (S5O) dollars
for any one member; p'0ridcd, that if
Two sessions are held in the same year |
hey shall receive for the second session |
in that year Il salary of only two hundred |
and fifty dollars (S250) and actua travel
ng expenses by the nearest practicable |
route, not to exceed fifty dollars (S50) for
my one member. The regular biennial |
session shall not exceed ninety daya i'm |
duration, unless by vote Of two-thrdS |
If the members elected to each house Of
he General Assembly.
(Strke out article thirty-ninc,(
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass |
my local or special law changing the |
iennc in criminal eases, changing the
manner of persons lcgitimatlng children, |
'acatinT road. streets, or alleys, remit |
ng fines, penalties. and torfeirurrS, or re-
mnding moneys legally paid into :hc |
treasury: affecting the estates of minors, |
II persons under disability, cNcmpting |
property from taxation, creating any mo
lnpoii"S. lrGiliZirT the unauthorized or |
Invalid acts of any officer or agent of the |
state, or OF any parish or municipality: |
rIan ing amy extra cOmpeuSn ion to amy |
lnhIic officer, a%rn! or contractor. after
he service has been rendered or contract
'd for; changing amy parish seat, or Gre
ting new parishes. except " the assent
VI he majority of the TualItirl electors
Vt the parish, or pari~hcS. to hc affected,
I Ai} o;!i"r cases, where - 1"n"rcl law
'nn hr made applicable. no i"cal or Src
:ial law shall hu passed.
H"MHEl; sIN.
The Governor shall receive Il salary of
seven Thousand dollars p"r n!uun, payI,