The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-04

| Representatives. or secretary of the
| Senate.
'Article-No act or law passed by
| the Legislature, except the general ap-
| preparation act or act appropriating
money for the expenses of the Leg sla .
! ture shall take effect until promul
gated. Acts or laws shall be considered
| promulgated ten days after the pub
| LEGATION in the official journal OF no
! tice by the secretary of state that the
| said acts Of the Legislature have been
| publishe in book form aud are ready
! for distribution.
The Legislature shall provide for
| the publication Of said acts in book
| form and fix the time for their delivery
to the secretary of state. In the pub
| licAtion Of acts of the Legislature the
signatures Of the governor and preSld-
ing officers Of its two houses shall be
omitted, but the date of the approval
of the acts. or of their passage over the
law without the governors signature
shall be published at the bottom OF
each act.
"Article-The clerical officers of the
two houses shall be "A secretary OF the
Senate and clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives with such assistants as
may be necessary. The records OF the
contingent expense committee OF each
house shall be audited by the super
visor of public accounts after each pay
ment is made by said committee during
the session of the Legislature. and after
the final payment by said committee.
and each report of said audit shall be
published in the official journal and
in one daily newspaper of the city OF
New Orleans. No donation OF any un-
expended balances shall be made as
extra compensation or for any other
purpose,
ture who gives or offers or promises
to give. any official vote in cOnsidera-
ton of a fee, reward or in consldera-
tion that another members of the Leg
islature shall give any such vote either
upon the same or any other question
or measure, shall forfeit the office
which such member holds upon, CON
Viction of such offense by the house
of which he is a member.
"All stationery, printing. paper fuel
and other supplies necessary for use In
all the departments of the government,
shall be purchased or contracted for OF
the lowest responsible bidder and un-
der such regulations as are or may be
prescribed by law.
partment of government shall be in
any way interested in such contracts,
and same shall be subject to the ap-
proval of the governor, the president
of the Senate and the speaker of the
House. or of any two of them
"Article-The attorney general, or
his assistant, and two members of the
Legislature, one to be selected by each
house, shall constitute a Legislative
bureau. to which all Legislative matter
intended to have the effect of law shall
be referred before advancement to third
reading by the house where it did not
originate. for examination and report
as to construction, duplica ton, legality,
and constitutionality, which said report
shall be advisory only.
"Article-The Legislature is author
lied to provide for the merger or con-
solidation into one department all eX-
ecutive and administrative office and
boards or commissions, whether Gre
ated in the constitution. or otherwise,
whose duties or functions are of a sim
liar nature or character, and In the
event of any such consolidation or
merger to reduce the number of Of
fices at the end of their current term.
Limitation of Powers.
"Article-No money shall be drawn
from the treasury except in pursuance
of specific appropriation made by law,
nor shall any appropriation of money
be made for longer term. than two
years. regular statement and ac-
all public moneys shall be published ev-
cry three months. in such manner as
shall be prescribed by law.
"Article--The Legislature shall have
no power to contract or to authorize
the contracting of any debt or liabil- |
ity. on behalf of the State; or to issue
bonds or other evidence of indebted |
ness thereof. except for the purpose
of repelling invasion, or for the sup
preston of insurrection. Nor shall the
Leg iSlature ALLEVIATE or authorize the |
alienation of. the fee of the bed of any |
navigable stream, lake or other body Of
tion. In all cases the mineral rights
on any or all property sold by the State
shall be reserved except where the
owner or person having the right to
redeem may buy or redeem property |
sold or adiudiCated to the State for
toXrs This. however, shall not pre-
vent the leasing of such lands and
rights for mineral or other purposes.
"Artict"-The Legislature shall have |
no power to grant authorize any |
parish or municipal authority to grant
ance to a public officer, agent, servant. |
or contractor, nor pay nor authorize |
the payment of any claim against the
State or any parish or municipality |
thereof. under any agreement or con- |
tract made without express authority |
of law; and all such unauthorized
or contracts shall be null
and void.
"Article-The Legislature shall not
following specified subjects
For the holding and conducting of
elections, or fixing or changing the
place of voting.
Changing the names of persons
changing the venue in civil or
Authorizing the laying out. open
ing. closing, altering or maintaining
roads. highways. streets or alleys, or
relating to ferries and bridges, or in
bridge or ferry companies.
except for the erection of bridges
crossing streams which form bound
aries between this and any other
State.
authorizing the adoption or legiti-
nation of children or the emancipa-
ton Of minors.
Granting divorces.
Changing the law of descent or sue
cession.
affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disabilities.
'Remitting fines. penalties and for
FIXTURES. or refunding moneys legally
paid into the treasury.
street passenger railroads in any in
town or city.
Regulating labor. trade, manufac-
turing or agriculture.
Creating corporations. or amending.
extending or explaining the
charters thereof; provided. this shall