The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-03-18

Constitution OF the State of Louis
lana and also an amendment relative
tn sus.,ets.lu of officers.
Section J. BE i. resolved ty The Gen
eral ..<scunil, Of the State OF Lon!siana,
two-lhirls of I'll the u.e-nbeis elected 10
each Hous:. concurrinS.
That Article thirty-scvrn OF the Con
stitutiou ot the State of Louisiana shall
be so amended as to read rs follows:
Article 81. Every bill shall be read on
three different days in each House, and
no bill shall be considered for final pass
aga unless it has been read once IN full,
and the same has been reported on by q
committee.
Nor shall airy 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 .ainst the same be entered
on the Journal. and n majority OF the
nieirbers elected TO each House he. record
ed thereon as voting in its favor. FRO
yided that bills revising the Statutes or
Codes of the State, us whole shall be
read il such manner as may be prescribed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. BE it further resolved, etc,
That Article - of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana be so amended as to
read rs fcHiaws::.
Article - All stationery, printing,
paper and fuel used in the Legislature
and ether departments of government
shall be furnished. and the printing,
binding AMI distributing of the laws
journal or department reports, and all
other printing and binding and the re-
nairinc and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meetings OF the Gen
cral 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-
partmeuts of the government shall be in
any way interested in such contracts.
And oil 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 az twelve of Article
forty-six of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana be so amended as to read as
follows: =
Creating corporations OF 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,
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niue of the Constitution of the State Of
louisiana be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 179. The General Assembly
shall create Bureau of Agriculture, de-
fine its objects. designate its officers and
fix their salaries.
Sec. 5. BE it further resolved, etc,
That Article one hundred and ninety-twc
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be so amended as to read as follows
Article 1872. Paroch.al elections shall
be held on the same day as the general
State election.
Sec. 6. Be it further resolved. etc.
That Article two hundred and four OF
the Constitution of the State Of Louis
lana be SO amended as to read as follows
Article 2O4 The taxing power shall be
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 pay the prin.
cipal and interest of the public debt, to
suppress instruction, repel invasion, OF
defend the State in time of war, to pro
vide pensions fer INDECENT Confederate
Soldiers and Sailors, to supply the citi.
gems of the State who lost a limb OF
limbs in the military service of the Con-
federate States with substantial artificial
limbs during life, and for levee purposes
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. Z. Be 1t further resolved, etc, That
Article Two Hundred and Ten of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 21O There shall be no forfeit
ures of property for the non-payment OF
taxes. State, levee, district, parochial OF
municipal, but at the expiration OF the
wear 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 or
which the taxes are due in the mannel
prescribed by law, and on the day of sale
he shall sell such portion of the property
as the debtor shall point out, and in case
the debtor shall not point out sufficient
property, the collector shall at once anc
without further delay sell the least guam
tity of property which any bidder VIII buy