The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-02-26
No. 1872.
JOINT R,.SO!.CTION.

Proposing uucnt;uen,s to Articles 81. "a
&c, 17S, 1872. POI, 210 and 2+2 Of the
Constitution ot the State OF Louis
lama and also un amendment relative
to suspension Of officers.
Section |. De r--oived br the Gen
eral Assembly Of thc State q l"ou!sia.ii,
twu-thiris Of I'll the u.e..5ers e.eSteA &c
each House concurrirg
That Articlc tkiriy-seven OF the Con
stitution Of the State Of louisiana Shall
be 80 amended as to read as follows:
Article 81. Every bill shau lie read on
three d!Icrcn. days il each House, and
no bill shall he con+idered for final pass
aga unless it las been read once In full,
and the same h!s been reported on by O
committee.
Nor sliall any bill become law unless
On its final passage, the vote Dc taken by
yeas and nays, the names Of the members
voting for or against the same be entered
on the Journal. ard a majority of the
members elected 70 each House he record
cd thereon as votin; in its favor. PRO
vided that bills revising the Statutes or
Codes Of the State, as whole shall be
T'Uu ~, Sucn lDHnnsE us l1dt w piS''NA'SeN
by the General Assembly.
Sec. .. lie it further resolved, etc.
That Article ~ of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana DE SO amended a5 to
read az follows:
Article A. AL stationery. printing,
paper and fuel used in the Legislature
and other departments of government
shall lee furnished, and the printing.
binding and distributing of the laws
journal or department reports, and oil
other printing and binding and the re-
pairing and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meetings of the Cen
cral 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. 8. Be it further resolved. etc,
That paragraph Q2) twelve of Article
forty-six of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana be so amended as to read as
follows:
Creating corporations or amending, re-
newing. 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 80 amended as to read as
follows:
Article 40. The General Assembly
shall create a Burea of Agriculture. dc.
fine ito objects. designate it's officers and
Ak their salaries.
Sec. 5. 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 genera
State election.
SEC. 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 POI. The taxing power shall bt
exercised only to carry ON and maintain
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, te
suppress instruction. rcpel invasion, Oh
defend the State in time Of war, to pro-
vide pensions for INDECENT Confederate
Soldiers and Sailors, t. supply the cit.
xens Of the State who lost limb @,
limbs in the military service of the Con
federate States with substantial artificial
limbs during life, and for leyes purposes
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. {. BE it further resolved. etc, That
Article Two Hundred and Ten of the
Constitution Of the State OF Louisiana be
30 amended as to read az follows:
Article 30. There shall be no forfeit
ures of property for the non-payment OF
taxes, State, levce, district, parochial OF
municipal, but at the expiration of tht
year in which they are due the collector
shall. without suit, and after giving notice
TO the delinquent in the manner provided
BIZ law. advertise for sale the property OF
which the taxes arc due in the manner
prescribed by law, and on the day, of salt
he shall sell such portion of the property
as the debtor shall point out, and in cast
the debtor shall not point out sufiicfen
property. the collector shall at once aat
,r;thout further delay sell the least quan