The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-14
JOINT RESOLUTION.

prcposing amendments to Articles 81, Il,
46, 179, 1872, 2O4, 210 and 242 of the
Constitution of the State of LOUIS
lana and also an amendment relative
to suspension of officers.
Section /. BE i resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of louisiana,
two-thiryls of all the members elected 10
each House concurring.
That Article thirty-sevcn of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Louisiana snail
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
age unless it has been read once in fuii,
and 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 a majority OF the
members elected to each House be record
ed thereon as voting in its favor. FRO
wided that bills revising the Statutes or
Codes of the State, as whole shall pc
read in such manner as may be prescribed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That Article AZ Of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana be 80 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 ali
other printing and binding and the re-
pairing and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meetings of the Gen-
,eral Assembly and its committees, shall
be done under contract, to be given 10
the lowest responsible bidder, below such
maximum price and under such regula-
lions 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 12) twelve of Article
.forty-six of the Constitution OF the State
of Louisiana be 30 amended as to read as
follows:
Creating corporations or amending, re.
aewing, extending or explaining the
Charters thereof. Provided that this
shall not apply to municipal corporations
or to parishes and levee districts.
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, etc.
That Article one hundred and seventy
u1ne of the Constitution Of the State Of
louisiana be so amended as to read az
follows:
Article 10. The General Assembly
vhall create Bureau of Agriculture, de
fine its objects, designate its officers ant
FIX their salaries.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc.
That Article one hundred and ninety-tw'
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 genera
State election.
Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, etc
That Article two hundred and four o
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be so amended as to read as follows
Article 204. The taxing power shall b
exercised only to carry on and maintain
the Government of the State and tn
public institutions thereof, to educat
the children of the State, to pay the prin
cipal and interest of the public debt, t
suppress instruction, repel invasion, o
defend the State in time of war, to pre-
vide pensions for INDECENT Confederat
Soldiers and Sailors, to supply the cit
Gems of the State who lost limb O
limbs in the military service of the Cor
federate States with substantial artificis
limbs during life. and for \ zee purpose
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. Z. Be it further resolved, etc, Tha
Article Two Hundred and Ten of tn
Constitution of the State of Louisiana b
20 amended as to read as follows:
Article 30. There shall be no forfeit
ures of property for the non-paypent {
taxes, State, levee, district, parochial {
municipal, but at the expiration of th
rear in which they are due the collecte
shall. without suit, and after giving motto
to the delinquent in the manner provide
nv law. advertise for sale the property G
which the taxes are due in the manns
prescribed by law, and on the day of sa
he shall sell such portion of the properi
rs the debtor shall point out, and in cal
the debtor shall not point out sufficiel
rroperty. the collector shall OF once al
without further delay sell the least qua
~ o. property which snE bidder Hip b.