The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-20
JOINT RESOLUTION.

.AaEgr-'"" No. 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 81. AZ,
rs, 179, 1872, 2O4, 30 and 242 of the
Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana and also an amendment relative
to suspension of.offcers.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of all the members elected to
each House conourring.
That Article thirty-seven Of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Louisiana shall
be 80 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 pass
age 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 It's 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 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 De
tead in such manner as may be prescribed
| BY the General Assembly.
See. 2. Be II further resolved, etc,
| That Article AZ of the Constitution OF the
| State of Louisiana be 90 amended as to
read as follows:
Article ~. All stationery, printing,
| paper 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 aii
| other printing and binding and the re-
pairing and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meetings of the Gen
| eral Assembly and its committees, shall
be done under contract, to be given to
the lowest responsible bidder, below such
maximum price and under such regula,
tons as shall be prescribed by law.
No member or officer Of any Of the de-
partments of the government shall be IL
any way interested in such contracts.
And all such contracts shall be subject
to the approval Of the Governor, tht
President Of the Senate, and Speaker Of
the House of Representatives, or any two
of them.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, etc.
That paragraph az twelve of Articl
forty-six Of the Constitution Of the Stat
of Louisiana be 90 amended as to read a
follows:
Creating corporations or amending, re
newing, extending or explaining tn
Charters thereof. Provided that thi
shall not apply to municipal corporation
I or to parishes and levee districts.
, Sec. T. Be it further resolved, etc
, That Article one hundred and seventy
nine of the Constitution of the State 0
Louisiana be so amended as to read a
follows:
81 Article ITO. The General Assembl
, shall create a Bureau of Agriculture, d.
fine its objects, designate its officers an
fix their salaries.
? Sec. s. Be IT further resolved, etc
,, That Article one hundred and ninety-tw
of the Constitution of the State Of Loui
( lana be 80 amended as to read as follow
Article 1872. Parochial elections sha
be held on the same day as the gener
State election.
a Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, etc
n That Article two hundred and four I
n the Constitution Of the State of Loui
y lana be 80 amended as to read as follow
y Article 2O4 The taxing power shah
U exercised only to carry on and mainta
the Government of the State and II
public institutions thereof, to educa
n the children of the State, to pay the pr
y cipal and interest Of the public debt,
suppress instruction, repeI invasion,
J.. defend the State in time Of war, to pr
. vide pensions for INDECENT Confedera
D Soldiers and Sailors, to supply the ci
3 gems Of the State who lost a limb
q limbs in the military service Of the Co
x federate States with substantial artifci
- limbs during life, and for levee purpos
. as hereinafter provided.
Sec. Z. Be it further resolved, etc, TIL
N Article Two Hundred and Ten Of t
" Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
W 90 amended as to read as follows:
70 Article 21O. There shall be no forte
10 ures Of property for the non-payment
rs taxes, State, leveess district, parochial
NJ municipal, but at the expiration of t
year in which they are due the collec'
shall without suit, and after giving not
81 to the delinquent in the manner provid
by law, advertise for sale the property
or which the taxes are due in the mann
prescribed by law, and on the day of q
* be shall sell such portion of the proper
10 as the debtor shall point out, and in c,
OO the debtor shall not point out suffci'
0O property, the collector shall at once a
without further delay sell the least GU