The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-06-14

unless the General Assembly by
their adjournment shall prevent
its return, in which case it shall
not be law.
The Governor snail have power.
to disapprove OF any item or items
of any bills making appropriations
of money, embracing distinct
items; and the part or parts of the
bill approved shall be law, and
the item or items of appropriation
disapproved shall be void unless
repassed according to the rules
and limitations prescribed for the
passage of other bills over the ex-
,ecutive veto.
Every order, resolution or vote,
to which the concurrence of both
houses may be necessary, except
ON question of adjournment, or
on matters of parliamentary pro-
ceedings, or on address for re-
lpoval from office, shall be presen
tied to the Governor, and before IL
shall take effect be approved by
him, or being disapproved shall
be re-passed 10y two thirds of the
members elected to each hoase.
The Treasurer, Auditor, Attor
ney General and Secretary of
State, shall he elected by the
qualified electors of the State; and
III case of any vacancy caused by
death, resignation, or permanent
absence of either of said officers,
the Governor shall fill such va
cancv by appointment, with the
advice and consent of the Senate;
provided, however, that notwith-
standing such appointment, such
vacancy shall be filled by election
at the next election after the oc-
currence of the vacancy.
The Attorney General shall re-
ceive salary of $4,000 per annum.
The Auditor shall receive a salary
of $500 pc: annum; The Treasurer
shall receive salary OF $4,000 per
annum, and the Secretary of State
shall receive salary of $500 per
annum; 3noua led, that tie Score
tary of State may be allowed fees
for copies and certificates finnish
ed to private persons, as may be
provided Fby law.
Appropriations for the clerical
expensese,f the officels named in
the preceding article shall specify
each item of such appropriation,
and shall not exceed in any one
year, for the Treasurer. the sun
of $4,000; for the Secretary Of
State, the sum of $500; for the
Auditor, the sum Of $4,000.
All commissions shall be in the
name and by the authority 'of the
State of Louisiana, and shall be
sealed with the State seal, signed
by the Governor, and counterslgn-
ed by the Secretary Of sState.
The General Assembly may es-
tabIish and organize new parishes,
which shall be bodies corporate,
with such powers as may he pre-
scribed by law. No new parish
shall contain less than seven thou
sand inhabitants.
Ali laws changing parrish lines.
or removing parish seats, shall,
before taking effect, be submitted
to the electors off the parish or
parishes to he affected thereby, at
"a special election Ihtild for that
purpose, and be adopted by q
majority of the votes cast
Any parrish may he dissolved
and merged by the General As
sembly into u contiguous parish
or parishes, two thirds OF the
qualified electors of the parish
proposed to be dissolved voting in
favor thereof ait an electlon held
for ithat purpose; provided, that
each If the parishes into which
the dissolved parish proposes to
become incorporated consents
thereto by u maiority of its or
their qualified electors voting
Therefor.
Whenever a parish shall be en-
Ilarged or created from territory
tcontiguous thereto, it shall be en-
titled to a just proportion of the
profits and assets, aud tiable for j,
ljust propoitiaa of The existing
debts on liabilities of the parish or