St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-01
PRONUNCIATION
-OF THE
PROPosED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION
-OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ADOPTED BY rME-
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1894.
CONSTITUTION
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1894.

06W6UU6 UOO6W0lU VI 1907.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
In pursuance Of the provisions Of the
Constitution. publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors Of the
| amendments to the Constitution, which
have been concurred in by two-thirds OF
all the members elected to each House OF
the General Assembly of this State. al
the regular session thereof. held at the
City OF Baton Rouge, in the year 1894
and which are required to be published
for the Information Of the qualified cleo
tors Of this State for three months pre-
cedtng the general election for Repre-
sentatives. and which proposed amend
ments more fully appear In Joint Resolu-
tions 1sz to zoe. inclusive. OF the Regular
| Session Of 1894: which are hereinafter
ofiicially published for the information of
the qualified electors OF this State. and
which will be submitted to them for
their approval or rejection at the next
general election. to be held on Tuesday,
the elst day Of April. 1896. it being the
Tuesday next following the third Mon
day OF said month. in such manner and
form that the qualified electors may vote
for or against said amendments: and IL a
majority of the qualined electors voting
At said election shall approve and ratify
said proposed amendments, then such
proposed amendments, so approved and
ratified. shall become a part of the Con-
stitution OF this State.
No. 1872
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 81, q.
46. 179. l92. 20l 30 and 242 Of the Consti-
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also an amendment relative to suspen-
sion Of officers.
Section !. BE II resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana. two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring.
That Article thirty-seven of the Con-
stjtution Of the State of Louisiana shall
b. SO amended as to read as follows:
Article 8. Every bill shall be read on
three different days in each House. and
no bill shall be considered for final pas
sage unless 1t has been read once in full.
and the same has been reported on by
committee.
Nor shall any bill become a law unless
ON its nnAl 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 Z majority Of the
members elected to each House be record
ed thereon, as voting In its favor. Pro-
vided that bills revising the statutes or
codes OF the State. n . whole shall be
read in such manner as may be pre-
ocrtbed by the General Assembly.
Sec. Z Be 1t further resolved. etc. That
Article forty-two OF the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana be SO amended as
to read as follows:
Article q. All stationery. printing, pa
per and fuel used in the Legislature and
other departments Of government shall
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and distributing Of the laws. journal or
department reports. and all other print
ing and binding and the repairing and
furnishing the halls and rooms used for
the meetings Of the General Assembly
and Its committees. shall be done under
contract. to be- given to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. below such maximum
price and under such regulations rs
shall be prescribed by law.
No member or officer Of any Of the
departments 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 J. Be 1t further resolved. etc. That
paragraph twelve A. icle forty
six or the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana be SO amended as to read as
follows:
Creating corporations or amending. re-
newinE. extending or explaining the
charters thereof. Provided that this
shall not apply to municipal corporations
or to parishes and levee districts.
Sec. T. Be 1t further resolved. etc. That
article one hundred and seventy-nine Of
the Constitution OF the State Of LOUIS
lana be 30 amended as to read as fol-
lows:
Article l7s. The General Assembly shah
create a Bureau OF Agriculture, define
its objects. designate its officers and hx
their salaries.
Sec. 5. He 1t further resolved. etc, That
Article one hundred and ninety-tw0 OF
the Constitution of the State Of Louis
lana he 50 amended as to read as fol-
lows:
Article lse. Parochial elections shall be
held on the same day as the general
State election.
Sec g. Be II further resolved. ETC.. That
Article two hundred and four of the
Constitution OF the State OF Louisiana
be so amended rs to read az follows:
Article 2Ol. The taxing power shall be
exercised only to carry on and maintain
the government Of the State and the
public institutions thereof. to educate
principal and interest Of the public debt.
to suppress insurrection. rcpel invasion.
or defend the State in time OF war, to
.,ro, pensions for INDECENT Confeder-
ate Soldiers and Sailors. to supply the
. OF tho s ate who lost limb or
limbs in the military service Of the Con-
sederate States with substantial arti-
icial limbs during life: and for levee pur-
poses AZ hereinafter provided
Sec. Z. Be it further resolved. etc. That
Gle two hundred and ten OF the Con-
stitvtion OF the State OF Louisiana b
30 amended as to read az follows;
Article 40. There shall be no fOrfeituFes
OF property for the non-payment OF taxes.
State. levee. district. parochial or NUM-
cipal. but at the expiration Of the year
In which they are due the collector shall.
Shout su.t. and after giving notice
to the delinquent In the manner provided
law. advertise TO. sale the property ON
:hich the taxes are due In the manner
described by Law and on the day OF
,e he shall sell such norton OF the
property rs the debtor shall point out.
and in case the debtor shall not point
out eufi,cient property. the collector shall
the least quantity Of properly which any
bidder will buy for the amount Of the
=. interest and costs.
The sale shah be without appraise-
ment. and the property sold shall BE-
reaeemable At any time for the space Of
one year. by paying the price given In
cludinx costs, and twenty Per cent thers-
On. N
No sale Of property for taxes shah -
annulled for any infogmality n tn pro-
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