The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-07-05

any SPcecn or ueDdto III elt12f
house they shall not be question
ed in any other place.
Arl.--The members of the Gen
eral Assembly shall receive a
compensation not to exceed four
dollars per day, during their att
tendance, and their actual travel
ing expenses going to and return
ing from the seat of government
but in no instance shall more
than thirty dollars each way be al
lowed for travelling expenses.
Alt.-Each house shall keep
journal OF its proceedings, and
cause the same to be published
Immediately after the close of the
session. When practicable the
minutes Of each days session
shall be printed and placed in the
hands of members Oh the day fol
lowing. The original jouI nal shall
be preserved, after publication,
in the Office Of the Secretary of
State. unt there Shall be required
no other record thereof.
Art.-Every law enacted by
the General Assembly shall EN-
brace bat one object, and that
shall be expressed i'll the title.
Art.-No law shall be revived
or amended by reference to its IT,
tie, but in sGch cases the act re
\ived OF section as amended shall
be re-enacted AND published at
; length.
Art.-The General Assembly
Shall never adopt any system or
code OF laws by general reference
to sach system or code Of laws,
. but in all cases shall recite at
length the several provisions OF
the laws ii may enact.
Art.-Not less than a majority
: OF the members of each house OF
, the General Assembly shall form
a quorum to transact business ;
but smaller number may ad
journ from day to day and shall
have power to compel the atten>
dance OF absent members.
. Art.-Ne:thtr house during the
session of the General Assembly
! shall, without the consent OF the
F. other, adjourn for more than
thrpe days. nor to amy other
9 PA G than that in which it may
be sitting.
e AIt.-The yeas and nays Oh
any question in either house
:. shall Il, the desire OF one fifth o
the members elected, be entered
!, Oh the Journal.
Art.-Anr oils for raising rev
: enne OF appropriating money
Shall originate in the House o
F Representatives,, bnt the Senate
+ may propose or concur i'll amend
ments as in other places.
, Art.-No bill, ordinance or rest
a luton intended to have the ef
y tect Ola law, which shall have
been rejected by either house
shall be again proposed in th'
same house, duiing the same ses
:, sioE, under the same or any othe
title. without the consent of a III;
: jority Of the house by which th'
q same was rejected.
Art.-Every bill shall be Ieat
n on three different days in eacl
i house. and no bill shall be consi'
# cred for final passage unless
, has been read once i'll full ant
n the same has been reported on b.
= a committee. Nor shall any bi
20 become a law unless, on its fina
y passage, the vote may be take
by yeas and nays, the names
"a the members voting for an
~ against the same be entered o
20 20 the Journal, and a majority OF tn
=, members elected to each house b
:, recorded thereon as voting in il
" favor.
. Art.-No amendment to bill
% by one house shall be concurre
ID in by the other except by "A vot
= OF majority OF the member
Il elected thereto, taken by yea
r and nays, and the names OF thos
) voting for or against recorded u
,r on the Journal.
y Art.-Whtnever a bill that h;
~ been passed by both houses is Ell
rolled and placed in possession
the house in which it originate
10 the title shall be read. and at II
~ request OF any five members, ii
a. bill shall be read in full, wht
S the Speaker of the House OF Rt
tn reseutativeS OF the President
~ the Senate, as the case may b
r., shall at once sign it in OPP
house. and the fact of signiI
p, shall be noted on the journa
or .hereupon the Clerk or Secreta
na shall Immediately convey the b
or to the other house, whose presl
At inc officer shall cause susp
vo sion of all other business to re;
o,d sion the hill i'm omen SpSSlC