The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-30
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70, r. s. OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.

ACT NO. 70, r. s. OF 1873.
NUMBER ONE.
That the seat Of government shall be estab-
shed 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 ut Baton Rouge shall lndorse
N their tickets, ''For State Capital, Baton
Rouge;" those voting to locate the CAPT
cal at New Orleans Shall indorse on their
tickets, "For State Capital, New Orleans
(strike out article one hundred and thirty
oneD
ACT NO. IA, r. s. OF 1873
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 biennaly thereafter, on the first
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
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
UNI taxation, nor shall any collection OF more
| than one per centum taxation be made In any
one year, on the actual cash value OF al real
| cept in case Of q foreign invasion or dome5-
| tic instruction, and in that event any addi-
| tional taxation shall only be for the immedi-
ate purpose Of repelltng invasion %, Or suppress
| ing instruction. The city Of New Orleans
shall not levy or collect in any one year more
than one and One-half per centum taxation on
| the actual cash value OF all the real and per
sonal property liable to taxation within its
| limits No parish or municipal corporation,
except the city of New Orleans, 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 70
| taxation within IFS 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; prouided, that this small 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
he paid a salary Of five hundred dollars $500
Der session, and actual travelling expenses by.
! the nearest practicable route, not TO exceed
! fifty dollars $3.50 for any one member PRO-
pided. that il two sessions are held in the
same wear they shall receive for the second
session in that year q salary OF only two hun
bred and fifty dollars $3.50 and actual travel
ing expenses by the nearest practicable route,
| not to exceed fifty dollars $500 for any one
not exceed ninety days in duration, unless by
vote of tvO-thirCls of the members elected to
each house Of the General Assembly.
| Strike out article thirty -nlne)
/ NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special lazy changing the venue in
criminal cases, changing the manner OF per
sons Iegitimating children, Vacating roads,
streets, OF alleys, remtting fines, penalties,
and forfeitures, or refunding noneys legally
paid into the treasury; affecting the estates o.
minors, or persons under disability exempt
Ing property from taxation, creating any mo,
noDoly, legalizing the unauthorized or invalid
acts Of any officer or agent OF the State, or Of
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
} qualified 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
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 fifty-six)
NUMBER SEVEN.
The Lieutenant Governor shall receive
D Der Of the General Assembly,
Strike out article iifty-seyen,)
t NUMBER EIGHT.
Every bill which shall have passed boil
, houses shall be presented to the Governor; !
\ he approve it, he shall sign it; ii he does not
"A he shall return it, with his objections, to tn
T house in which 1t originated, which snail en-
L and proceed to reconsider it. #, after sucf
reconsideration, two-thirds ofall the member
g present In that house shall agree to pass tn
bill it shall be sent, with the objections, TO tn
q other house, by which it shall llkeTlSe pe re
,, considered, and if approved by tWo-thirds 0
Z the members present in that house, it shall b
a. law. But in such cases the vote Of bot
C houses shall be determined by yeas and nays
II and the names of members voting Tor Q
o against the bill shall be entered upon Tn
, journal of each house respectively. II any bll
> shall not be returned by the Governor with
five days after it shall have been presented I
- him. it shall be O. law, in like manner as II q
I had signed it, unless the General Assembly
by adjournment, prevent it's return; in Whic
case. within thirty days, the Governor sha
4 file the same, with his objections thereto. /
the office Of the Secretary Of State, and CIV
: public notice thereof; otherwise It snail bf
I come q law, as IL he had sgnedlt. Ihe SeCrf
] tary of State shall communicate, said obje
| tjons and bill so deposited to the house
which it originated on the first day OF tt
I meeting of the next General Assembly, VII
~ shall act upon the SAME h5 hbDOfb pioFioC'
The Governor shall have power to veto one {
more items in any bill appropriating none
embracing distinct items, while approving OIL
er portions Of the bill, and the part or parts
tbe bill approved shall become law, and tt
item or items Of appropriations disapprove
shall be void, unless repassed according toll
Il rules and limitations prescribed for the pa
sage of other bills over the Governors veto.
iStrike out article sixty-six.)
NUMBER NINE.
No officer, whose salary Is fixed by Il