The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16
No. 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

No. 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Processing amendments to Articles 81, A.
46. 179, 1872, 2O4, 21O and 242 of the
Constitution of the State of Louis
lana and also an amendment relative
to suspension of officers.
Section l. Be i; resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring.
That Article thirty OF the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana shall
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article 81 Every bill shall be read on
three different days in each House, and
no bill shall be considered for final pass
aye unless it has been read once in full,
ard the same has been reported on by
committee.
Nor shall any bill become law unless
on its final passage, the vote be taken by
yeas and nays, the names of the members
voting for or against the same be entered
on the Journal, and majority OF the
members elected to each House be record
ed thereon as voting in its favor Fro
vided that bills revising the Statutes or
Codes of the State, as whole shall be
read in such manner as may be prescribed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 9 Be it further resolved, etc,
That Article AZ of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be so amended as to
read as follows:
Article A. All stationery, printing,
paper and fuel used in the Legislature
and other departments of government
shall be furnished, and the printing.
binding and distributing of the laws
journal or department reports, and all
other printing and binding and the re-
pairing and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meetings of the Cen
eral Assembly and its committees shall
| be done under contract. to be given to
the lowest responsible bidder. below such
| maximum price and under such regula-
tons as shall be prescribed by law.
No member or officer of any of the de-
partments of the government shall be in
| any way interested in such contracts.
| And all such contracts shall be subject
| to the approval of the Governor, the
President of the Senate, and Speaker of
the House of Representatives, or any two
of them.
Sec 3. Be it further resolved. etc,
That paragraph Q21 twelve of Article
forty-six of the Constitution of the State
! of Louisiana be so amended as to read as
follows:
Creating corpora tons or amending. re-
newng, extending or explaining the
Charters thereof Provided that this
| shall not apply to municipal corporations
or to parishes and levee districts.
Sec T. Be it further resolved, etc.
That Article one hundred and seventy
nine of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article ITO. The General Assembly
shall create a Bureau of Agriculture, de-
fine its objects, designate its officers and
fix their salaries.
See. ). Be it further resolved. etc,
| That Article one hundred and ninety-twC
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be so amended as to read as follows
Article 1872 Paroch.al elections shall
be held on the same day as the general
State election.
See 6. Be it further resolved. etc
That Article two hundred and four OF
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be so amended as to read as follows
Article 2O4 The taxing power shall be
| eXtFclScu only 10 carry vi
the Government of the State and the
public institutions thereof to educate
the children of the State, to pay the prin
cipal and interest of the public debt. tt
suppress instruction, repel invasion, o.
defend the State in time of war, to pro
vide pensions for INDECENT Confederate
Soldiers and Sailors, to supply the citi
zens of the State who lost a limb o.
limbs in the military service of the Con
fedcrate States with substantial artificial
limbs during life, and for levee purpose
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. T. Be it further resolved, etc, Tha
Article Two Hundred and Ten of tn,
Constitution of the State of Louisiana b.
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 30. There shall be no forfeit
ures of property for the non-payment o
taxes, State, levee, district parochial o
municipal, but at the expiration of tn
year in which they are due the collecto
shall, without suit, and after giving motto
to the delinquent in the manner provide
by law, advertise for sale the property o.
which the taxes are due in the name
J prescribed by law, and on the day of sal
he shall sell such portion of the propert
as the debtor shall point out, and in cas-
the debtor shall not point out suffcieD
property, the collector shall at once an
without further delay sell the least quar
tity Of property which any bidder will bu