St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-11-19
WHERE IS THE CAPITAL!
IBston Rouge Capitolian.l

Ere grave injury Is innic'eu 'po
the State. by holding an extra SEES
sion at New Orleans or any place
other than the seat Of government we
publish the several Articles OF tue
Constitution bearing on the subject
the plain English of which certainly
saws that Baton Rouge is the seat OF
Government, where all sessions reg
ular and extra, shall be held, with
the exception of the fiist session OF
the General Assembly. which was
convened at New Orleans. IS des'g-
mated in Article 263:
Art. ~. He shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and
he NAV, on extraordinary occasions.
convene the General Assembly OF
the seat of government, OF, II that
should have become dangerous
from an enemy or from an cpl
demic, at q different place. The
power to legislate shall be limited
to the objects enumerated specially
in the proclamation converting such
AN extraordinary session; therein
the Governor shall also Init the
time such session may continue;
provided, it shall not exceed twenty
days. Any Legislative action had
after the time so limited, or as to
other objects than those enumerated
in said proclamation, shall be null
aud void.
Il*
4 Art. $50. The seat of government
shau be and remain at The city "
Baton Rouge.
The General Assembly, at its first
; session after the adoption OF this
constitution, shall make the neces'
sary appropriations for the repair
of the State-house and for the trans
fer of the archives of the State to
Baton Rouge; and the city council o.
Baton Rouge is hereby authorized
to issue certificates OF Indebtedness
in such manner and form as t.
cover the subscription of $35. OOt
rendered by the city council of sale
city to aid in repairing the Capito
in the said city; provided, the cit.
of Baton Rouge shall pay into tn
g State treasury said amount of thir
: ty-five thousand dollars before tn
Q contract for the repairs OF the Stat
i House be finally closed.
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Art. 263. The General Assembl
:, first elected under this Constitu
d ton shall convene in the city Of Np'
}" Orleans upon the second Monda
<, in January next, 1880, after th
' election, and the Governor an
Lieutenant Governor elected shs
U be duly installed in Office durin
rs the first week of the session, an
j, be fore is shall be competent for th
in said General Assembly to procee
with the transaction of business b.
yond their own organization.
Il will be observed that Bate
70 Rouge is designated as the seat
n Government, also that the term Sc
- of government is used in decreeir
y that the regular, as we'll as the e.
~ ira sessions, shall be held there.
- A faithful observance OF tt
r. provisions OF the Constitution Won
\ have led the Executive to ha
J. caused the removal OF the State ID
:, partments to Baton Rouge, the Sc
NO of government Immediately ait
~ the adjournment of the session he
- at New Orleans, according to Ar
rot Gle 263.
'-o The construction placed on t
-, plain letter of the Constitution,
IN Governor McEnery. cannot be jus
Co. fed for the reason that the Capt.
Building cannot be plastered
:, time to hold the extra session with
its walls.
The location Of the seat OF g
ed eminent does not depend upon I
a., readiness or unreadiness of a
me public building.
The Constitution does not
,;st that the General Assembly, eitl
OF in regular or extra session, Sd
'op meet at the State House or Capt.
Wy building.
Everyone remembers that until
our swindle was perpetrated thror
leir which the St.. Louis Hotel becam