St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-04-04
CONSTITUTION
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1894.


the General Assembly Of this State. at
the regular session thereof. held at the
City OF Baton Rouge. in the year l59A.
and which are required to be published
for the Information Of the qualified cleo
tors OF this State for three months pre-
ceding the general election for Repre-
eentatives, and which proposed amend
ments more fully appear In Joint Resolu-
lions lSe to 20c, inclusive. Of the Regular
Session Of 1884; which are hereinafter
omcially 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 21st day OF April. 1895. 1t 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
majority Of the Qualired electors voting
1t said election shall approve and ratify
said proposed amendments, then such
proposed amendments. 50 approved and
ratified, shall become Q part of the Con.
stitution of this State.
No. ls:.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 81. =.
e, l79. lac. 2O4. 40 and 2l2 OF the Consti.
tuition Of the State OF Louisiana and
also an amendment relative to suspen.
sion Of officers.
Section l. Be II resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana. two.
thirds Of al the members elected to each
House concurrlng.
That Article thirty-seven Of the Con-
etitution Of the State Of Louisiana shall
b. % amended as to read as follows:
Article a. Every bill shall be read on
three different days In each House. and
no bill shah be considered for final pas
sage unless Il has been read once In full.
and the same has been reported on By
committee.
Nor shaN any bill become . law unless
on its anal passage. the vote be taken BY
yeas ana nays. the names Of the meuahero
voting for or against the same be entered
on the Journal and Q msyu.sss--- the
members elected to each HotSe be record
"a thereon u voting In its favor. Pro-
vided that bills revising the statutes or
read In such manner ~ may be pre-
ecsibed by the General Assembly.
Sec. Z. Be It further resolved. etc.. That
Article forty-two Of the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana be % amended as
to read ~ follows:
Article = An stationery. printing. pa
per and fuel used in the Legislature and
other departments Of government shall
b. u~n, h al, ! ,y
ana 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. 70 be given to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. below such maximum
price and under such regulations an
0hAll h oreScril,ed hv law
No member or of5icer 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. 3 Be 1t further resolved. ETC.. That
paragraph twelve of Ar icle forty
nix Of the Constitution OF the State OF
louisiana be 50 amended as to read ~
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. I. Be Il further resolved. ETC.. That
article one hundred and seventy-nine OF
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana be 20 amended as to read as fol.
lows:
Article H. The General Assembly shall
create q Bureau OF Agriculture. define
its objects. designate Its officers and fix
their salaries.
Sec. s. Be It 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 AZ fol-
lows:
Article lse. Parochial elections shall b.
held on the same day As the general
State election.
Sec. 8. Be Il further resolved. etc. That
Article two hundred and four OF the
Constitution Of the State OF Louisiana
be DO amended a. to read as follows:
Article 90. The taxing power shall b.
exercised only to carry on and maintain
the government OF the State and the
public institutions thereof. to educate
tho children OF the State. to pay tho
principal and interest Of the public debt.
to suppress insurrectlon. repel invasion.
or defend the State in time Of war. to
provio pensions for nd,gent Confeder.
ate Soldiers and Sailors. to supply the
G., xe.lx OF the 8 ate who lost LIMB or
limbs In the military service Of the Con.
federate States with substantial arti-
ficial limbs during life: and for levee pur-
poses as hereinafter provided
Sec. Z. Be It further resolved. ETC.. That
Art Gle two hundred and ten Of the Con-
stitvtion Of the State Of Louisiana b
% amended ~ to read n follows:
Article 30. There shall be no forfeitures
OF property for the non-payment Of taxes.
state. levee. district. parochtal 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 norton OF the
property n the debtor shall point out.
and In case the debtor shall not point
out sufficient property. the collector shall
ax once and without further delay ecu
the least quantity OF property which any
bidder will buy for the amount q the
area. interest and costs.
The sale shall be without appraiee-
ment. and the property sold shall b
gedeemable At any time for the space OF
one year. BY paying the price given IN
Guiding costa and twenty per cent there
on.
No sale Of property for taxes shah b
annulled for any informally - the DO
.ssdtags until the Og5co and ~ eA1ae