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30 wrz 2024 · Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution as it was inscribed by Jacob Shallus on parchment (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflect the original.
Part V. Definitions §44. Terms Defined 31 Article VII. Revenue and Finance Part I. General Provisions §1. Power to Tax; Public Purpose 31 §2. Power to Tax; Limitation 31 §2.1. Fees and Civil Fines; Limitation 31 §2.2. Power to Tax; Sales and Use Tax; Limitation 31 §2.3. Power to Tax; Limitation; Sale or Transfer of Immovable Property 32 §3.
11 paź 2024 · Inconsistencies in the last two constitutions, a public call for modernization, fear over the 19th Amendment, and the end of the grandfather clause led Gov. Parker to call for a new convention in May of 1921. The delegates would meet in the house chamber in Baton Rouge on March 1, 1921.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
11 paź 2024 · Louisiana is different. Louisiana has had 10 constitutions since 1812. And there are calls for an 11th from some quarters. Our present and last constitutions have been frequently modified. Louisiana citizens are accustomed to almost constant voting on new additions to the state constitution.
11 paź 2024 · The Convention of '98 : a complete work on the greatest political event in Louisiana's history, and a sketch of the men who composed it : together with a historical review of the Conventions of the past, and the General Assembly which called the Constitutional Convention of 1898.
Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, the legislature shall not pass a local or special law: (1) For the holding and conducting of elections, or fixing or changing the place of voting.
