The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-09-07

tickets, "For State Capital, New Or
leans"
(Strike out article one hundred and
thirty-one.)
ACT NO. "a, R. s. OF 1878.
Number Tuo.
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 bien-
nially thereafter, on the first Monday in
January, unless different day be sp-
pointed by law, and their sessions shall
be held at the seat of government.
(Strike out article seventeen.)
Namber 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 collection of more than one per
centum taxation be made in any one
year, ON the actual cash value of all real
an personal property liable to taxa
ton except in case Of foreign invasion
or domestic instruction, and in that
event any additional taxation shall only
be for the immediate purpose of repell-
ing invasion or suppressing insurrection.
The city of New Orleans shall net 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
personal property liable to taxation
within its limits. No parish or NUM-
cipal 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 La
BILE 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; prorided, that this shall not
pro ibit the issue of new bonds in ex-
change 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 five hundred
dollars ($500) per session, and actual
travelling expenses by the nearest prac-
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollars
($50) for any one member; provided, that
ii two sessions are held IN the same
year they receive for the second session
in that year salary of only two hun
bred and fifty dollars (s250) and actual
travelling expenses by the nearest prac-
ticable route, not to exceed fifty dollars
(s50) 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 Fue
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 alleys, re-
hitting fires. penalties, and forfeitures,
or refunding moneys legally paid into
the treasury; affecting the estates of
minors; or persons under disability,
exempting property from taxation, Gre
ating any monopoly, legalizing the au-
thorized or invalid acts of any officer or
agent of the State, or of any parish or
municipality; granting any compensa-
ton to any public officer. agent, or con-
tractor, after the service has been rem
dered or contracted for; changing any
parish seat, OF 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 general law can be made
applicable, no local or special law shall
be passed.
Number Sic.
The governor shall receive o salary of
seven thousand dollars per annum, pay
able quarterly, on his own warrant.
(Strike out article titty-six)
Namber Screen.
The Lieutenant Governor shall re-
ceive a salary which shall be double
that of member of the general assem-
bly,. (Strike out article fifty-seven.)