The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-01
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
GiSzRli ASSEMBLY CT 1894.
sriTE OF LOUISIANA,

sTiTT OF LOUISIANA,
c-''"r Nv VIZ SECRETARY or sTArE I
IT n,r-',croe OF the provisions Of the
Co.'S .:.rt..n. publication is hereby made
@-G ;-:Tot. 10 the qraEa.d electors cf the
Ol..a ana , The proposed
ar~c"Srneat5 70 the Constitution. which
hnve beer corcurred IN by two-thiTds OF
a.. ss'e members elected to each House of
ise Gorsrcl Assembly of this State, al
tie REGULAR seS7,on thereof. held at the
CAv cf Erton Rou~c. in the year 1924
end With are required to he published
@or the .nfcrr1at,on of the qualified cleo
tors of t'iis State for three months IRE
,edlrr Tire general election for Repre-
~: s.t!vcs. and which proposed amend
al 'a.i-r fully appear In Joint kesolu-
tors 100 10 pr, inclusive cf tho Regular
;es~:or o: 1924: which are hereinafter
"'iiciaIly rul, ishcd for the information Of
re qualified electors OF this State and
which VIII no submitted to them for
their approval or rejection at the next
general election. 10 I've held on Tuesday.
the alst day of April. 1896. Ii being the
Tuesday next following the third Mem
lay of sad month. in such manner and
form that tn, qualified electors may vote
'cr or against said amendments: and IL q
majority Of the qualified electors voting
at sad election shall approve and ratify
sid proposed amendments. then such
proposed amendments. SO approved and
:at,ccd, shall become q part of the Con-
st!tut.on of this State. ..
30. Isl,
JOINT RESOLUTION.
-'ropcsirS amendments 70 Articles 81, Il,
46 rs. ~. POI, 2i0 and 2i2 Of the Consti-
tuition OF the State OF Louisiana and
also an arrendment relative TO suspen-
sion of officers.
Section 1. BE II resolved by the General
Assembly OF tire State Of Louisiana. two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
Eousc concurfipe.
That Article thir:y-seven OF the Con-
stjiution Of tho 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. apd
no till shall be considered for fnal pas
SAGE unless II has been read once In full
and the same has been reported on by .
Nor shall any bill become law unless
on it's final passage. the vote he taken by
yeas and nays. the narpes OF tho members
voting for or against the same be entered
on the journal. and a majority OF the
members erected to each House be record
ed thereon as voting In its favor. Pro-
vided that bills revising the statutes or
CODES Of the State. as whole shall be
read in, such manner as may be pre-
scr.bod by the General Assembly.
Sec. .. BE II further resolved. etc. That
Article forty,two of the Constitution OF
the State OF Louisiana be SO amended rs
TO rad as, follows: ...
Article AZ. All stationery. printing, pa
-. nl.l, n
other departments of government shall
stu-pj h,'. ; i',i., III. -"r'n. iur. hin'iinR
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 meetipss of the General Assembly
and its ,committecs., shall be done under
contract, 10 be- given to the lowest re-
s. onsipie bidder. below such maximum
price and under such regulations ~
shall be prescribed by law. * 81
No member or officer of any of the
departments of the, government shall b
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. ...-Fr a-
See. :. Be It further resolved. ETC.. That
paragraph twelve of Article. forty
six of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana be so amended as to read a.
follows: -, sTt-.. ,.s-.
Creating corporations or amending. re-
newins. extending or explaining the
charters thereof Provided that this
shall not apply to municipal corporations
or to parishes and levee Districts. ;,
Sec, l. Be IL further resolved. etc. That
article one hundred and severity-nine OF
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis-
lana be so amended as to read AZ fol-
| lows: g. !;
Article l.s. rhe General Assembly shalt
| create a, Bureau OF Agriculture. deips
! its objects. designate its officers and M
| their Salaries,
Sec. 8. he itfurther resolved, ETC., That
| Article one hundred and ninety-two OF
\ the Constitution of the State OF Louis
| lana he so amended as to read as fol-
| lows: a.E. e ..' .
Article 1872 Parochiai elections shall b
held on the same day as the general
| State election.
! Sec. 6. Be 1t further resolved. etc. That
| Article two hundred and four of tho
| Constitution of the State Of Louisians
/ 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 thu
public institutions thereof. TO educats
4 the children of the State. to pay tht
principal and interest Of the public debt
| to suppress Instruction. repel invasion
or defend the State in time Of war. Il
provide pensions for INDECENT Confeder
ate Soldiers and Sailors. to supply TIT
cnizers OF the ate who lost a limb o
limbs In the military service Of the Con
federate States with substantial afti
aciaI limbs during life; and for levee pur
poses as hereinafter provided -.
Sec !. Be 1t further resolved. ETC.. Tha
| Article two hundred and ten Of the Con
stitvtion of the State Of Louisiana
40 amended as to read as follows:
Article 30. There shall be no forfeiture