The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-18
REPUBLICATION
-oF THE
pGoPoSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ADOPTED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY eF 1884.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CT 1894.


In pursuance of the provisions Of the
Constitution. publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors of the
State OF ouis;ana of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution. which
have been concurred In by two-thirds Of
all the members elected to each House of
the General Assembly of this State, at
the regular session thereof, held at the
City of Baton Rouge, in the year 1894.
and which are required to be published
for the information Of the qualified cleo
tors of this State for three months pre-
cedng the general election for Repre-
sentatives. and which proposed amend
ments more fully appear in Joint Resolu-
lions 1872 to 202, inclusive, of the Regular
Session of 1894; which are hereinafter
officially published for the information of
the qualified electors of this State. and
which will be submitted to them for
their approval or rejection at the next
general election. to be held on Tuesday,
the z1st day Of April, 1895. IL being the
Tuesday next following the third Mon
day Of said month. in such manner and
form that the qualified electors may vote
for or against said amendments; and II q
majority of the qualired electors voting
at said election shall approve and ratify
said proposed amendments, then such
proposed amendments. SO approved and
ratified. shall become q part Of the Con-
stitution Of this State.
No. 49,
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 81. A.
As, T7S, 132, 204, 2l0 and 242 Of the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana and
also an amendment relative 10 Suspon-
sion of officers.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana. two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring.
That Article thirty-seven Of the Con-
stitution OF the 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. and
no bill shall be considered for final pas
sage unless It has been read once In full.
and the same has been reported on by
committee.
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 q majority OF the
members elected to each House be record
ed thereon as voting in its favor. Pro
vided that bills revising the statutes OF
codes Of the State. as whole shall be
read in such manner as may be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly.
Sec. z Be 1t further resolved. ETC.. That
Article forty-two OF the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana be 30 amended as
to read as follows:
Article AZ. All stationery. printing. pa
per 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 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 a.
shall be prescribed by law. u
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. y
Sec. 8. Be 1t 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
or to parishes and levee districts.
Sec. 4. 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 fol-
lows:
Article 179 The General Assembly shall
create a Bureau of Agriculture, define
its objects, designate its officers and fix
their salaries.
Sec. s. Be 1t further resolved, ETC.. That
Article one hundred and ninety-two OF
the Constitution of the State of Louis
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. 6. Be 1t further resolved. ETC.. That
Article two hundred and four of the
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana
be so amended as to read an follows:
Article 204. 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, to pay the
principal and interest of the public debt.
to suppress instruction, repel invasion.
or 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 limb or
limbs In the military service OF the Con-
federate States with substantial arti-
fetal limbs during life; and for levee pur-
poses as hereinafter provided
Sec. z. Be 1t further resolved, ETC., That
Article two hundred and ten of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Louisiana be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 2l0 There shall be no forfeitures
of property for the non-payment OF taxes,
State, levee, district. parochial or muni-
cipal, but at the expiration of the year
in which they are due the collector shall,
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 manner
prescribed by law and on the day OF
sale he shall 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
at once and without further delay sell
the least quantity of property which any
bidder will buy for the amount of the
taxes. interest and costs.
The sale shall be without appraise-
ment. and the property sold shall be
redeemable at any time for the space of
one year. by paying the price given in
GLIDING costs. and twenty per cent there
on.
No sale of property for taxes shall be
annulled for any informaiity in the pro-
ceedings until the price and all taxes
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