St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-15
JOINT Resolution.

JOANl
Proposing amendments to Articles 81. ~.
49, 49, 49,, 20i. 2i0 and 80 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana and
also an amendment relative to susDen-
sion Of officers.
Section !. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana. two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurrlng.
That Article thirty-seven of the Con-
stitution Of the State of LOUISIANA shall
BE- so amended as to read follows:
Article 81. Every bill shall be read on
three different days in each House. and
no bill shall be considered for final pas
sage unless 1t has been read once In full.
and the same has been reported on by
committee.
Nor shall any bill become a laSi.sr}.ss-
on its fin9Apaesest u .o1e Sc taken by
yess ana nays. the names Of the members
voting for or against the same be entered
on the journal, and a majority OF tho
members elected to each House be record
ed thereon as voting In its favor Pro-
yided that bills revising the statutes or
codes or the State. as whole shall be
read In such manner as may De pre-
scribed BY the General Assembly.
Sec. 3 Be 1t further resolved. ETC., That
Article forty-two Of the Constitution OF
the State OF Louisiana be so amended Gs
to read as follows:
Article q. All stationery, printing. pa
per and fuel used in the Legislature and
other departments Of government shall
Dr. surni h D. and IN o~fst4aE. hinling
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 meetings of the General Assembly
and Its committees, shall be done under
contract. TO be given to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. below such maximum
price and under such regulations as
shall be prescribed by law.
No member or officer Of any Of the
departments 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. ). 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 corporations or amending, re-
newing, extending or explaining the
charters thereof Provided that this
shall not apply to municipal corporations
or to parishes and ievee districts.
Sec l. Be 1t further resolved. etc. That
article one hundred and seventy-nine OF
the Constitution OF the State OF Louis
lana be so amended as to read as Toll
lows:
Article 17o The General Assembly shall
create D Bureau Of Agriculture, define
is objects. designate its officers and fx
their salaries.
Sec s. Be it further resolved. eic.. That
Article one hundred and ninety-two OF
~FH rnrrNs
lana be SO amended as to read as fol-
lows:
article 1872 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 and four OF the
Constitution OF the State OF Louisiana
be so amended rs to read as follows:
Article eO4 The taxing power shall be
exercised only to carry on and maintain
the government Of the State and the
public Institutions thereof. 70 educate
the children OF the State. 10 pay t.io
principal and interest of the public debt.
to suppress fnsurrectlon. repel invasion.
or defend the State in time OF war. TO
provide pensions for INDECENT Confeder-
ate Soldiers aud Sailors. to supply the
tzeus of the S ate Who iaes limb or
limbs Ia the military service OF the Con-
federate States with substantial art-
nnia! limbs during life; and for levee pur-
poses q hereinafter provided
Sec Z. Be 1t further resolved. etc. That
Article two hundred ana is.s e the Con-
stftution OF the State OF Louisiana -
70 amended ms to read as follows:
Article 20 There shall be no forfeitures
OF property fer the non-payment of taxes,
State, levee. district. narochial or muni-
cipai. but at the expiration OF ZIG wear
In which they are due the collector shah.
without suit, and after giving notice
TO the delinquent IN the manner provided
by law. advertise for sale the property On
which the taxes are due In the inanneE
prescribed by law and on the day OF
sale he shalf sell such portion OF the
property as the debtor shall point out.
And In case the debtor shall not point
out sufficient property. the collector shall
1t once and without furtkEr delay sell
the least quantity OF property Ehacl AtY
bidder will buy for the amount 81 tEb
taxes. interest and costs.
Tho sale shah be without appraise-
nent, and the property sold shall be
redeematae Il any time for the space Of
one year. BY pay1ag the price 6iyen IN
Guiding costs. and twenty per can't there
on.
No sale OF property for taxes shall b
annulled for any Informally u the pro-
csediaes patl ~ pesce snd ~ tazas