The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-04
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Of 1904.

the General Assembly OF this State, at
the regular session thereof. held at the
City of Batch Rouge. in the year 1894,
and which are required to 10 published
tor the Information Of the qualiied cleo
tors Of this State for three months pre-
ceding. the general election for Repre-
sehtatives. and which proposed amend
r,en's more fully appear in Joint Resolu-
tionS 10 to ZOE. inclusive. Of the Regular
Session Of 1891; which are hereinafter
officially published for the information Of
the quallfied electors OF this State. and
which will be submitted to them for
their approval OF rejection at the next
GENERAL election. TO be held on Tuesday,
the list day Of April. 1896. II being the
Tuesday next following the third Mon
day Of said month, in such manner and
form that tho qualified electors may vote
for or against Anid amendments; and X q
majority of the qualined electors voting
It said election shall approve ana ratify
6eid proposed amendments, then such
proposed amendments. 30 approved and
ratified. shall become q part Of the Con.
Stitutiofi Of this State.
No. 49,
JOfNT RESOLUTION.
Proposing Amendments to Articles 81, q,
4s, 179. 1872. 2O4. 2l0 and "a Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana and
also an amendment relativs TO suspen-
sion Of 6ficers.
Section l. Be II resolved BY the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana. two
thirds OF all the members elected TO each
House e6hcu.fihE
That Article thirty-sSven Of the Con:
9titutioh Of the State Of Louieiana shan
BE- so afhetided Dc to read A. follows:
Article a. Every bin SHAH BE- read on
TIRES different days III each House. and
SAGE Unless It has been read once In full.
and tire same has bsen fepotted on By 3
committee.
nor shall any Bit become Inv unless
On its ANAL passage. the vote be taken BY
yeas and nays. the names Of the members
voting for OF against the same b entered
on the Journal. and q majofity Of the
members elected to each House be record
Cd thereon as voting in its favor. Pro
vided that bins revising the statutes Or
codes of the State. as whole shall b
fead III such manner ~ Inlay be pre-
Scribsd by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. BE II further resolved. ETC.. That
Article foftt-two Of the Constitutions Of
the state Of Louisiana Be - amended -
TO read a. follows:
Article 4 All stationery. printing. b&.
Def ana fuel used In the LegfsiGtufe and
ether departments 81 government shall
he su!nt. hed. amt the printing. binding
and diStribdting Of the laws. Journal Of
department reports. ana all other print:
ing ana binding and the repairing and
furnishing the Halls and rooms used for
the meetings 81 the General Assembly
and it's committees. shall Be done Under
contract. to be given to the lowest re-
s-onsible bidder. below such maximum
price and under stch regulations ~
shall be prescribed by IaN.
No member OF oflcer Of any Of the
departments Of the government shall BE-
IN any way Interested in such contracts.
And al such contracts shall be subject
to the approval Of the Governor. the
President Of the Senate. and epeaieet Of
the House Of Representatives, or any
two OF them.
Bee. g. Be It further resolved. ETC.. That
paragraph twelve Of Article forty
Louisiana be % amendsd - to read -
Creating corporations of amending. re-
newinks extending or explaining the
charters thereof Provided that this
shall not apply to Municipal corporations
or to parishes and Istse districts.
Sec. 4. BE II further Resolved. ETC.. That
article one hundred and seventy Sfiine o.
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana Be 20 amended ~ TO read - fol-
lows:
Article 17s. The General Assembly shan
create Bureau Of Agriculture, DEFINE
their salaries. 90
Sec. s. BE II furtbef resolved. etc. That
Article one hundred and ninety-two Of
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana be 90 amended a. to read - fol-
lows:
Article lss. Parochial elections shall b
held Oh the same day a. the general
State election.
&c., & Be Il further resolved. ETC.. That
Article two hundred and four OF the
Constitution Of the state Of Louisiana
b % amended - 20 fead a. follows:
Article 1ol. The taxing power shall Be
the government Of the State and the
public institutions thereof. to educatS
the children Of the State. to pay the
principal and interest Of the public debt.
TO suppress insurrection. repel invasion.
Of defend the State In time Of war, to
provide pensions for INDECENT Confeder-
ate Soldiers and Sailors. to supply the
citizens OF the State who lost q limb or
limbs In the military service Of the Con-
federate States with substantial arti-
ficial limbs during life: and for levee pur-
poses as hereinafter provided
Sec. I. Be II further resolved. ETC.. That
Article two hundred and ten Of the Con-
sttvtion Of the State OF Louisiana DO
90 amended as 20 read AZ follows:
Article 40. There shall be no forfeitufe1
Of property for the n0n-payment Of taxes,
State. 1evee. district. parochial or NUM-
cipal. but at the expiration Of the year
In which they are due The collector shall.
without suit. and sftsP GivinS notes