The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-22
No. 192.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

No. 192.
JOINT RESOLUTION. 40
Proposing amendments to Articles 81 r,
46. 179. 1872, POI, 30 and 242 OF the
Constitution of the State Oh LOUIS
lima and also an amendment reiaoNe
to suspension of officers.
Section 1. Be l. resolved by the zen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiaha'
two-thirds of all the members elected "
each House concurring.
That Article thirty-seven OF the Con,
stitution of the State of LOUISIANA snaii
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article 81. Every bill shall be read on
three different days in each House, anu
NO hill shall be considered for hnal pass
ag, unless it has been read once IN fuii'
and the same has been reported on Dy
committee.
Nor shall any bill become law unless
on its final passage, the vote be taken W
yeas and nays, the names OF the meinoers
voting for or against the same be entered
on the Journal, and majority OF tne
members elected to each House be recoru-
cd thereon as voting in its favor. Tro-
vided that bills revising the Statues OF
Codes of the State, as whole shaii oe
read in such manner as may be prescripeo
by the General Assembly.
Soc .. BE it further resolved, etc,
That Article AZ of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana be SO amended as 10
read as follows:
Article AZ. All stationery, printing,
naner and fuel used in the Legislature
and other departments of government
shall he furnished, and the printing
binding and distributing OF the laws
;ournai or department reports, and all
Cher nrinting and binding and the re-
,,a;r;ng and furnishing the halls ana
rooms used for the meetings of the Gen
.ra, Assembly and its committees, shail
80 done under contract, to be given to
tha lowest responsible bidder, below such
maximum price and under such resula-
tions as shall be prescribed by law.
No member or officer of any OF the de-
sentiments of the government shall be ID
sny way interested in such contracts.
And all such contracts shall be subject
en- the approyal of the Governor, the
president of the Senate, and Speaker OF
the House of Representatives, or any twe
of them. "a.
Soc 3. Be it further resolved, etc.
THAT paragraph (2) twelve of Article
fortv-six of the Constitution Of the state
Of Io,s:sfssa be so amended as to read al
follows: -.
Creating corporations or amending, re
newins. extending or explaining TN
rharters thereof. Provided that thi
sha,I not amply to municipal corporation
or 70 marshes and levee districts.
Sec 4. Be it further resolved, etc
That Article one hundred and seventy
nine of the Constitution of the State
louisiana be so amended as to read
Article ITO. The General Asscmbl
.hol, create a Bureau of Agriculture, &c
enc It's objects, designate its officers an
fir their salaries.
Coz BE it further resolved, etc
That Article one hundred ana nine,y-tw
- tho constitution of the State OF Louis
80 Ia 60 amended as to read as follows
Article 1872. Paroch.al elections sha
=. he,d on the same day as the gener;
State election. -,
r,hat Article two hundred and four {
an const;tutiou of the State of Loui
lana he so amended as to read as follows
Article 2O4. The taxing power shall !
exercised only to carry on ana main'al
the Government of the State ana u
nublic institutions thereof, to educa
The children of the State. to pay the pri
c;naI and interest of the public debt,
srnnress instruction, repei invasion,
defend the State in time of war, to pr
vide pensions for INDECENT Confedera
Soldiers and Sailors, to supply the CT
IONS of the State who lost a limb
limbs in the military service OF the 90
federatc States with substantial artihcl
limbs during life, and for levee purpos
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. Z. Be it further resolved, etc. In
Article Two Hundred and Ten OF q
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
IN amended as to read as follows;
Article 90. There shall be no forte
,res az property for the non-payment
tsyes State. levee, district, parochiai
munieipal. but at the expiration OF I
-ear IL which they are due the collect
shall without suit, and after giving noti
- tho delinouent in the manner provid
~ law, advertise for sale the property
.yb;ch the taxes are due in the mann
rrescribcd by law, and on the day OF q
Ia shall sell such portion OF the proper
~ the debtor shall point out, ana n g
the debtor shall not point out suincie
rropersy. the collector shall at once :
without further delay sell the least aua
~ q property which snY p!ases way 2