The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-22
PRONUNCIATION
OF The
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO The
CONSTITUTION
OF rAE-
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ADOPTED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Of 1894.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Of 1894.


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-
ceding the general election for Repre-
sentatives. and which proposed amend
nents more fully appear in Joint Resolu-
lions 192 to ZOE. 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
general election. to be held on Tuesday.
the list day Of April. 1885,. 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 .
majority of the qualined electors voting
at said election shall approve and ratify
said proposed amendments, then such
proposed amendments. 20 approved and
ratified. shall become q part Of the Con-
stitution of this State.
No lsz.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles a. =.
40, I79, 1872, 204, 40 and AZ Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana and
also an amendment relative to suspen-
sion Of Officers.
Section I. 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-sevsn Of the Con-
stitution u the State Of Louisiana shall
Article "a. 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 Q
committee.
Nor shall any bill become . law unless
on it, hnal 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
Cd thereon rs voting in its favor. Pro
vided that bills revising the statutes or
read In such mannSf a. may be pre-
scribed W the General Assembly.
Sec. Z. Be II further resolved. ETC.. That
Article forty-two Of the Contribution Of
the State OF Louisiana be 20 amended ~
10 read - follows:
Article e. An stationery. printing. pa
per and fuel used In the Legislature and
other departments Of government shall
br fuIui>hed. and the nrintine. binding
and distributing Of the laws. journal or
department reports. and all other print
ing atd binding and the repairing and
furnishing the halls and rooms used for
the meetings Of the General Assembly
and It's committees. shall be done under
contract. to be given to the lowest re-
s-onsible bidder; below such maximum
price and under such regulations -
shall be prescribed by Law.
No member OF ofacer Of any Of the
departments Of the government shall b
In any way interested in such contracts
And all such contracts shall be subject
to the APPROVAL of the Governor. the
the House Of Representatives. or any
two of them.
Sec. :. Be II further resolved. ETC.. That
paragraph twelve Of Article forty
six Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana be DO amended - to resd a
Creating corporations or ainshding. n.
newinG, extending or explaining the
charters thereof Provided that this
shall not apply to municipal corporations
or to parishes and levee districts.
Sec. L Be It further resolved. ETC.; That
article one hundred and seventy-nine Of
the Constitution Of the State Of botia-
lana b 20 amended - to read - fol-
lows:
Article Id. The General Assembly shall
create Q Bureau Of Agriculture. DEFINE
IT. objects. designats its of1cers and d
their salaries. r
Sec. s. Be It further resolved. ETC.. Tha'
| Article one hundred and ninety-tW6 o'
| the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana be % amended a. 70 read - fol
| Iowa:
| Article Ia. Parochiai elections shall b
held On the same day ~ the genera
State election.
SIC. 8. Be Il further resolved. ETC.. Tha
Article two hundred and four Of tn
| Constitution Of the state of Louisian,
b % amended a. to read a. follows:
| Article 3o4. The taxing power shall b
exercised only to carry on and maintain
the government Of the State and tn
public institutions thereof. to educat
the children Of the State. to pay tn
principal aid interest Of the public debt
to suppress insurrection, repeI invasion
or defend the State In time Of war. {
provide pensions for INDECENT Confedei
ate Soldiers and Sailors. to supply tn
citizens OF the State who lost a limb @
limbs III the military service Of the Cor
federate States with substantial art
nciai limbs during life: and for levee pul
poses is hereinafter provided
Sec. Z. Be II further resolved. ETC.. Ths
Article two hundred and ten Of the Coz
stitvtion Of the state Of Louisiana B
40 amended rs TO read rs follows:
| Article no. There shall be no forfeiture
of property for the non-payment Of take
State. Ievee. district. parochial or mum
cipal, but at the expiration Of the yes
in which they are due the collector shal
| aithn,af suit and after RiYinG not!t