The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-06
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No, 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 81, AZ
46. 179, 1872, 2O4, 21O and 242 Of the
Constitution of the State Of Louis
lana and also an amendment relative
to suspension Of officers.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of LOUISIANA
tvo-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring.
That Article thirty-seven OF the Con
stituton of the State of Louisiana shall
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article ST. 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 full,
and the same has been reported on by
committee. q
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 or the
members elected to each House be record
ed thereon as voting in its favor Fro
vided that bills revising the Statutes or
Codes Of the State, as whole shall be
read in such manner as may be prescribed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
That Article AZ of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be so amended IS to
read as follows:
Article AZ. 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 all
other printing and binding and the re-
passing and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meetings OF the Gen
eral Assembly and its committees, snall
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. 3. Be It further resolved, etc,
That paragraph 90 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 4. Be it further resolved, etc.
That Article one hundred and seventy
nine of the Constitution of the State o.
Louisiana be 50 amended as to read a!
follows:
Article ITO, The General Assembly
shall create Bureau of Agriculture, de
fine its objects, designate its officers an
fix their salaries.
Sec. 5. 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. Parochial elections sha
he held on the same day as the genera
State election.
Y Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, etc
That Article two hundred and four G
, the Constitution of the State of Loui'
lana be so amended as to read as follows
: Article 2O4. The taxing power shall b
i exercised only to carry on and maintai
. the Government of the State and tn
- public institutions thereof, to educa'
/ the children Of the State, to pay the pril
t cipal and interest of the public debt,
t suppress Instruction, repel invasion,
7, defend the State in time Of war, to pr
T. vide pensions for INDECENT Confedera
a Soldiers and Sailors, to supply the eli
i zens of the State who lost a limb
e limbs in the military service of the Co
federate States with substantial artifci
> limbs during life, and for levee purpos
o as hereinafter provided.
d Sec. T. Be it further resolved, etc, Th
d Article Two Hundred and Ten of Il
Y, Constitution of the State of Louisiana
80 amended as to read as follows:
il, Article 21O. There shall be no forte
is, ures of property for the non-payment
e, taxes, State, levees district parochial
:, municipal, but at the expiration of t
III wear in which they are due the collect
:" shall without suit, and after giving mott
en- to the delinquent in the manner provid
he by law, advertise for sale the property
tn which the taxes are due in the mann
i99 prescribed by law, and on the day OF 81
'-1 he shall sell such portion Of the proper
ii as the debtor shall point out, and IN ca
the debtor shall not point out sntncie
property, the collector shall at once
without further delay sell the least qus
'e' t;ty Of property which any bidder Hi! 0