The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS,
ACT No. 70, R. S. OF 1878
NUMBER ONE,

That the seat of government shall be
established 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 capt.
tai at Baton Rouge shall endorse on
their tickets, "For State Capital, Ba-
ton Rouge :" those voting to locate the
capital at New Orleans shall endorse
on their tickets, "For State Capital,
New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and
thirty one
ACT NO. "a, R. S. OF 1878.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after tho first Mon
day in November, every two years,
and the election shall he completed in
one day. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Monday in January.
1879, and biennially thereafter, on
the first Monday in January, unless a
different day be appointed by law, and
their sessions shall be held ut the seat
of government.
[Strike out article seventeen. II
p.aif4 NUMBER THREE. 4,t
After the year 1873, the General AS
semby shall not have power to levy in
any one year for all State purposes
more than one per centam taxation,
nor shall any collection of more than
one per centum taxation be made in
any one year, on tile actual cash value
of all real and personal property liable
to taxation, except in case of foreign
invasion, or q domestic insurrection,
and in that event any additional taxa
tion shall only be for the immediate
purpose of repelling invasion or sup
pressing Instruction. 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 value of all the real and
personal property liable to taxation
within it's limits. No Parish or mnnic-
ipal corporation, except the city OF
New Orleans, shall levy or collect in
any one year more than one per cent
um taxation upon the actual easl
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 OF
pledge the faith of the State for any
purpose, nor shall it authorize any
Parish or municipal corporation to is
sue any bond or create any debt
Iprovided, that this shall not prohibit
the Issue of new bonds in exchange fol
old bonds, where the debt or rate o.
interest is not increased. zoe "i.1
NUMBER FOUR. o. 5a jon
The members of the General Assem-.
bly, shall be paid q salary of five hun.
bred dollars ($500) per session, and
actual travelling expenses by the near.
est practicable route, not to exceed
fifty dnllars $500 for any one member
provided, that if two sessions are held
in the same year they shall receive fol
the second session in that year salary
of only two hundred and fifty dollars
(S250) and actual travelling expenses
by the nearest practicable route, moi
to exceed fifty dollars $500 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.
Strike out article thirty 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 legitimating
children, vacating roads, streets or al,
leys, Femitting fines, penalties, aud
forfeitures, or refunding moneys lie.
gally paid into the treasury; affecting
the estates of minors, or persons under
disability, exempting property, from
Taxation, creating any monopoly, le-
gali2ing the unauthorized or invalid
acts of any officer or agent of the State,
or of any Parish or municipality;
SrahIihg any extE, compensation to