The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-21
40. lsz.
JOINT RESOLUTION.


40. 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments TO Articles 81. q.
46, l1s, la2, 2Oi, 2l0 and 242 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 all the members elected to each
House concurring.
That Article thirty-seven Of the Con-
etjtution 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 II has been read once In full.
and the same has been reported on BY .
committee.
Nor shall any bill become q law unless
bn 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 of the
members elected to each House be record
ed thereon as voting in its favor. Pro-
vided that bills revising the statutes or
codes of the State. as q whole shall be
read in such manner a. may be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly.
SEC, q Be 1t further resolved. etc. That
! Article forty-two Of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be so amended -
| to read as follows:
! Article a. All stationery, printing. pa
7 per and fuel used in the Legislature and
other departments Of government shall
he turn.het. =, and the printing. binding
department reports. and all other print
ing and binding and the repairing ana
| furnishing the halls and rooms used for
! the meetings Of the General Assembly
and its committees. shall be done Under
| contract. to be giveh to the lowest re-
| g. onsibie bidder. befows such maximum
price and under such regulations a.
shall be prescribed by law.
No member or oficer Of any or che
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 IT further resolved. etc. That
paragraph twelve of Article, E. forty
six Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana be SO amended a. to read a
Creating corporations Or amending. re-
/ ncWhes cAtchuip8 ~ .OApAoshsn8 NV
charters thereof. ., Provided that this
shall not apply to municipal corporations
| or to parishes and lsvee districts.
Sec. 4. Be Il further resolved. etc., That
article one hundred and seveity-nfne OF
the Constitution OF the State Of LoQia-
lana be 30 amended as to read a. fol-
lows: -
Article 17s. The Genstal Assembly shall
create a Bureau Of Agriculture, define
! - a. nA1e>e~ SaA ~
their salaries.
Sec. s. Be II further resolved, etc. That
Article one hundred and ninety-two OF
the Constitution OF the State Of Louis
lana be so amended rs to read a. fol-
lows:
Article 1872. Parochial elections shall b
held on the same day as the general
State election.
Sec. 6. Be II further resolved. etc. That
Article two hundred and four of the
I Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
be so amended as to read a. follows:
Article 20A The taxing power shall b
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 ply the
principal and interest Of the public debt
to suppress insurrection, repel invasion
or defend the State in time Of war. q
provide pensions for INDECENT Confeder
ate Soldiers and Sailors. to supply the
citizens Of the State who lost limb o.
limbs In the military service Of the Con
fsderate States with substantial arti
fetal limbs during life; and for levee pur
poses as hereinafter provided
Sec. z. Be 1t further resolved. etc. Tina
Article two hundred and ten OF the Con
| stitution Of the State OF Louisiana b
so amended AZ to read a. follows:
Article 30. There shall be no forfeiture(
Of property for the non-payment Of taxes
; State. levee. district. parochial OF mum
cipal, but at the expiration ef the yea,
| In which they are due the collector shall