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

Of schoo,houses ana the raising Of
money for such purposes. except as
otherwise provided in this constitution.
"Legalization Of the unauthortzed or or
invalid acts of any officer, servant. or
agent OF the State. or. of any parish
or municipality thereof. ,.,
"Article-The LEGISLATURE shall not
Indirectly enact special or local laws
by the partial repeal OF general law;
but laws repeating local or special
laws may be passed ,,a, law
"ArtiCIe-No local or special law
shall be passed on any subject not emu
merated in article - of this constltu-
ton. unless notice Of the intention 70
apply therefor shall have been pub
lishe ed without cost to the State. in the
locality where the matter or thIhg 70
be affected may be situated. which
notice shall state the substance OF the
contemplated law, and shall he pup
lished at least thirty days prior to the
Introduction into the Legislature OF
such bill. and in the same manner pro.
judicial sales. The evidence OF such
notice having been published, SHAH be
exhibited III the Legislature before
such act shall be passed. and every
such act shall contain recital that
such notice has been given.
"Articie-No law shall be passed fix
ing the price of manual labor, but the
Legisla ture through commission or
wages for and regulate the hours and
working conditions of women and
girls. except those engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits or domestiG service
"Article-No money Shall ever be
taken from the public treasury. direct
ly or indirectly. in aid of any church,
sect or denomination or religion. or iii
aid of any priest. preacher. minister or
teacher thereof as such and no
preference shall ever be given to, nor
any discrimination made against any
church, sect or creed of religion or any
form of religious faith or worship. No
appropriation from the state treasury
shall be made for private. charitable
or benevolent purposes to any person
or community; provided, this shall not
apply to the State asylums for the
insane, and State schools for the deaf,
dumb and blind and the charity hos
pitfalls and public charitable institutions
conducted under State authority.
Arucle-The general appropriation
bill shall embrace nothing but appro-
prla tions for the ordinary expenses of
the government. pensions. the public
debt and interest thereon, public
schools. public roads, public charities
and all State institutions; and such
Dill Shall be itemiZed as to show for
What account each and every appropri
alton shall be made. All other appro-
priations shal be made by separate
bills, each embracing but one object
Artlcle-Each appropriation shall be
TOR specific purpose, and for spe-
cine amount. and no appropriation
shal be made under the head or title
OF contingent; nor shall any officer or
department of government receive any
amount from the treasury for con-
tIngencies or for contingent fund.
Artcle-No appropriation of money
shall be made by the Legislature in the
last five days of the session thereof.
All appropriations, to be valid. shall
oe passed and receive the signatures
OF the president of the Senate and the
speaker of the House of Representa-
tiVes five full days before the adjourn
ment sine die of the Legislature.
Article-The funds credit property
tnlnES OF VOlue of
any political corporation thereof shall
not be loaned. pledged or granted to
or for any person or persons associa-
ton or corpora ton. public or private;
nor shall the State. or any political
corpora ton. purchase or subscribe to |
the capital or stock of any corporation
private enterprise. Nor shall the !
State. nor any political corporation |
thereof. assume the liabilities of any |
municipal, parochial private |
OF corporation or association WhatSo-
ever, except as otherwise provided in |
TINS constitution: nor shall the State |
to carry on the business of |
any such corporation or association or !
become a part owner therein; pro- |
Nlded. the State. through the Legisla-
ture, shall have power to grant the !
right OF way through it public lands to |
any railroad or canal; and. provided !
'ollce Juries and municipal CORPORATIONS |
may, in providing for destitute persons, |
ltlllZe any charitable Institutions with
e,
and asylum of such per |
sons; and all appropriations made to !
'uch INSTITUTIONS for the purpose afore-
said shall be accounted for by them in
the manner required of officials en-
trusted with public funds.
Article-The Legislature shall have
no power to release or extineuish. or
to authorize the releasing or extin-
sulshment. in whole or in part of the
indebtedness, liability or obligation of
any corporation or individual to the
state or to any parish or municipal
corporation thereof; provided. the
nelrs to confiscated property NAV be
released fro mall taxes due thereon at
me date of its reversion to them
Artlcle-No educational or charita-
Die institution, other than the stare
institutions now existing. or expressly
provided for in this constitution shall
De established by the State except
lpon vote of two-thirds of the mem
pers elected to each House of the
Leg lature.