The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
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No. 1872.
mINT RESOLCTT(

JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposiug amendments to Articles 81. ~,
46, ITO, 1872, 2O4, 30 and 242 OF the
Constitution Of the State OF Louis
lana and also an amendment relative
to suspension Of officers.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana,
two-thirds Of all the members elected 10
each House concurring.
That Article thirty-seven OF the Con.,
stitution of the State Of Louisiana sha1
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article 81. Every bill shall be read on
three different days in each House, ana
no bill shall be considered for hnal pass
age unless it has been read once In full,
and the same has been reported ON oy q
committee.
Nor shall any bill become law uMess
on Its final passage, the vote be taken oy,
yeas and nays, the names OF the members
voting for or against the same be entered
on the Journal, and majority OK the
members elected to each House be record
ed thereon as voting in Its favor. Pro-
vided that bills revising the Statutes OF,
Codes Of the State, az whole shall be
read in such manner as may be prescrloeo
by the General Assembly.
~.
That Article a Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be 80 amended as to
read as follows:
Article AZ. All stationery, printing:
naper 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 alp
other printing and binding and the re-
| nairing and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meetings Of the Cen
| eral Assembly and Its committees, snail
| he 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. i
No member or officer of any Of the de-
partments 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 or
the House Of Representatives, or any TWO
of them.
Sec. 8. Be It further resolved, etc.
That paragraph Q2) twelve Of Article
forty.six Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Louisiana be so amended as to read as
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. 4. Be it further resolved, etc.
That Article one hundred and seventy
nine Of the Constitution Of the State OF
, Louisiana be 80 amended as to read o.
follows:
Article ITO. The General Assembly
: shall create Bureau Of Agriculture, de
fine its objects, designate its officers ant
fix their salaries.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
}, That Article one hundred and ninety-tw'
I. of the Constitution of the State OF Louis
l. lana be 80 amended as to read as follows
y Article 1872. Parochial elections ehal
a be held on the same day as the genera
n State election.
Sec. 6. Be it further resolved, etc
, That Article two hundred and four
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
" lana be 80 amended as to read as follows
e Article 2O4. The taxing power shall b
y exercised only to carry on and maintai
n the Government Of the State and tn
le public institutions thereof, to educat
u the children Of the State, to pay the priI
" cipal and interest Of the public debt,
suppress instruction, repel invasion,
defend the State in time OF war, to pr
- vide pensions for INDECENT Confedera'
Soldiers and Sailors, to supply the eli
Gems Of the State who lost q limb
limbs in the military service of the Co
federate States with substantial artIhcl
" limbs during life, and fox leVee purpos'
ia as hereinafter provided.
re See. Z. Be 1t further resolved, etc, Tn
On Article Two Hundred and Ten OF Il
70 Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana
" " no amended as to read as follows:
st Article 30 There shall be no forte
&c ures Of property for the non-payment
taxes. State, levee,s district, parochial
Se municipal, but at the expiration OF t
N wear In which they are due the collect
ak shall, without suit, and after giving not
to the delinquent in the manner provid
lst by law, advertise for sale the property
ny which the taxes are due in the mann
"a prescribed by law, and ON the day OF 81
an be shall sell such portion of the proper
nd az the debtor shall point out, and ~ ca
nd the debtor shall not point out suthcle
OF property, the collector shall at once
without further delay sell the least qua
! titx Of property which any bidder VII