The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-03-21
s1teh regulations as

shah be prescribed by law.
No member or officer OF any Of the
departments 6 the government shall be
in any way Interested in such contracts.
-Aslsl 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 tfem
Sec. g. 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 as
follows:
Creating corporation or amending. re-
neWins. extending or explaining the
charters thereof. Provided that this
shall not apply to municipal corporations
or to parishes and leyee districts
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, etc, That
article one hundred and seventy-nne of
the Constitution Of the State OF Louis
lana be 50 amended to read as fol-
lows:
Article 10. The General Assembly shall
create Bureau Of Agriculture, define
its objects, designate its officers and fix
their salaries
See. ). Be il further 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:
Article f92 Parochial elections shall be
held on the same day as the general
State election.
Sec. s. Be it further resolved, ETC., That
Article Two hundred ana four OF the
Constitution of the State OF Louisiana
be 50 amended as to read as follows:
Article 2ei. The taxing power shall be
exercised only TO carry on and maintain
the government of the State and the
public Institutions thereof. To- educate
the children of the State. Is pay the
principal and interest Of the public debt,
to suppress insurrecton, repel invasion,
or defend the State in time OF war, to
provide pensions for INDECENT Gonfeder-
ate Soldiers and Sailors. to supply the
V,tizens % the ) ate who lost q limb or
limbs in the military service of the Con-
federate States with substantial arti-
ial'limbs during life; and for levee pur-
poses as hereinafter provided
See T. BE it further resolved, etc, That
Article tr=o EEnzlred and ten Of the Con-
stitption Of the State of Louisiana be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 210. There shall be no forfeitures
Of property for the non-payment Of taxes.
State, levee, district, paroehial or NUM-
cipai, hUt At the expiration of the year
in which they are due the collector shall,
without set, ana after CRYING notice
to the delinquent in the manner provided
by law advertise for sale the property on
which tie taxes are due in the manner
prescribed By law AID on the day Of
sale he shall sell a,1eh portion OF the
property as the debtor shall point out,
and in case the debtor shall not point
out sufficient property, the collector shall
at once and without further delay sell
the least eEantits Of property which any
bidder vii buy fer the amount of the
taXes. Interest ard costs.
The sale shall be without anpraise-
ment, and the property sold shall be
re(leemabie at s..y tine fer the space Of
one year. by 1.aSfns The price given in
cludtng tosts, and twenty per cent there
on
No sale OF property for taxes shall be
annuNed for any informality in the pro-
ceedlags gnt the price and all taxes
paid wtth y Der cent interest be ,-:,eered
70 The MIR t.assr
III deeds Of al cssaae or tlat nay be
l.,.s5a tg ec''ez.sa~s II taxes shall be
received IL courts II evidence as prirla
face v&lie sales.
So S. . ! further rzso,ves, etc,
Thag Artzste 9sse hundred ~ forty
two @ t.ae Coszzst.ft,itzen Of - STATE Of
LaE5&.aH.t be - amended as to read as
follows;
,rtlole 81. The General Assembly
shall fove cover 70 eaact -oneral laws
authorizing t,2e pareehial or municipal
authorities of TIE State. .aader certain
circumstances. by a vote Of a majority
OF the taxpayers in number and in value
voting at the election, 10 levy special
taxes in aid Of public improvements, or
railway enterprises undertaken by pri-
vate corporations: provided that such
tax shall not exceed the rate of five mills
per annum. nor extend for a longer per-
Tod than ten years, and provided further.
that the foregoing provisions shall
not apply to public buildings,
bridges and works OF public Improvement
mentioned in Article 200. 1t being the In