New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-09
OFFICIAL.
70 she Qualified Electors OF the Siase OF
Louisiana.

i5!ana 81 the proposed amendments 90
the constitution OF Che State agree! 20 by
tyo-ttl-is Of the mem Ders 0. :he e.ecteG
to each house OF tle regular session o: the
General Assembly of tn. yea: 1874, and re-
Gui-ed to be Published TIRES months re.
fore tns next genera. election tor Repre-
seatatices to the Genera! Assembly ~ at
least 0na newspaper III every pa!lin'o1 tne
State n which newsrape: shan pe pu''
I!shei. Said amendments aDpea: fui.y IA
acts Nos. !, - and 81 o! said session OF ~
Genera Assambl-. which are berew.ti! OFT.
cia!lv published Tor the information o.
voters and wi! be submitted to the people
a: the general election Monday. November
2! is7 l. - such manner aaI :oGiI taa. the
prcD.e NAV -ote tor or against sIcn amend
mems separately: and II majority o! tne
vc.e:. shat. approve aud !at:.y all OF either
o. sii: amendments. the sane sha.. become
| a az. 0: ...3 constitution.
2. g. DESLOSDE.
Secretary Q: Sac.
| Al. a:t PROPOSING amendments % The ec:'
! st!,ution OF the State 81 Louisiana.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate
| ani House of Representatives OF the stat.
| o. Louisiana i'll Genera. Assem- bly, con:e2e
| :wo.t.l.rds of tn. member CT each house
agreeing thereto. That the following
| amendments be proposed and entered upon
she respective Journals O.. til. Senate ard
| House of Representatives,. with the yeas ana
uav5 taken thereon, anu the Secretary o.
| STATE shall. cause the same to be puD.lsneu
| three months before the next general election
| tor representatives to the General AsseinU.;
| n at .eas. one ne Tspaper IL every parish o:
| the State in which a newspaper saa.. re
| Published. And said proposed amendments
| shall oa submitted to the people a: SAD
| election IN such manner and tom: tina. the
| people may vote Cor or against each amend.
ment separately. g.. ''nrst proposed
| amendment for approval. or 'aga.us: ais'
| prevail and in Like manner as TO the o-Le;s;
| ami j. majority OF the voters az SAID e.5c'
| :,ou shall approve and ratiiy such amend.
| men: o: amendments, the same shat. De AZ.
propr!ateiv numbered and become part OF
| the constitution. and lie proclaimed as sach
| By the Governor and Secretary o: State.
| PROPOSED AMENDMESySI 70 TIE COSSTi1c .;oS
| No. 1.-The Issue OF consolidated bonds
| authorized by tne Genera! Assembly OF the
! State. a. its regular session N the year
| 1874. is hereby declared to create vai.d
| t-ac: between the State and each and
| every holder Of said bonds. which the
| State shat. by no means and II no WIS. I'M
pair. The said bonds shat. be a valid obi.
| CATION of the State n favor OF any holder
| hereof. and no court shall enoin the paE.
| men. o. the principa. or interest thereof,
| or the levy and collection OF tax therefor:
| 20 secure sucl! levy. collection and pay
ment. the judic.a: power shall be exercised
| when necessary. The tax required Tor the
| paymen. of the principal and interest OF
said bonds shall be assessed and collected
| each and every year unit! the bonds shall
| be paid, principal and interest. and the
| proceeds shallbe paid by the Treasurer OF
| the State to the holders of SAID bonus a.
| the principal and interest OF the same shall!
| fall due. and no further legislation o. ap.
l ~
| assessment and collection and for such pay.
| ment from the treasury.
| No. 2.-Wheneyer the debt OF tue State
shall have been reduced below twenty-i five
| million dollars, the constitutional limit shal!
remain at the lowest point reached, beyond
| which the public deb: shall not. thereafter
| be increased. and this rule shall continue in
operation until the debt Is reduced to fifteen
| million dollars, beyond which i: shall noe
be increased. Nor shall taxation for all
| State purposes, excepting the support OF
| public schools. ever exceed twelve and
| half mills on the dollar of tae assessed vaia.
| alton of the real and personal property il
the State. except'in case of war or INVASION
| No. 3.-The revenue o. each year derived
from taxation upon real. personal and mixed
! property, or from licenses. shall be devoted
| solely to the expenses of the said year Tor
| which it shall be raised. excepting any sur.
| plus remain. which shall be directed to
sinking the public debt. Ali appropriations
| and claims in excess OF revenue shal! be
null! and void. and the State shall! in no
| manner provide for their payment.
| iSigned) CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Represen .atives.
lSignedl C.. C. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
/ Approved January 81. 1874.
tSigned) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
p. G. DEsLoSoE. Secretary Of Stats.
| No. Ca;
| An act proposing an amendment to the con.
| stitutiOn of the State of Louisiana. chang.
| ting the day for holding the general election.
SECTION !. BE j: enacted by the Senate
| ana House Of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in Genera; Assembly con.
vened itwo.thirds of the members elected
| to each house agreeing theretol. Tia. the
| following amendment to the constitution OF
| the State Of Louisiana shall be submitted to
| the qualified electors OF the State at the next
| general election for Representatives of the
| General Assembly: That the wOrda !" first
| Monday" in article seventeen Of the consti.
| tuition. he stricken out. and the words first
| Tuesday after the first Monday" be substitu.
| ted in lieu thereof. and if approved by :na.
| iority of the voters at said election the same
shall become part OF said article seventeen.
SEC. .. Be it further enacted. ere. That this
act shalt take effect from and after its pass
age.
!Signed, CHARLES W. LOWELL.
Speaker CT :he House of REPRESENTATIVES..
tSigned C. c. ANTOINE.\
Lieutenant Governor and PVes:de.i: ot che
Senate.
Approved March u. 1871
is!gned, WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
I, S.,t %
A true copy: Y
PC. DEstosoE. Secretary of State.
No. %!
Joint resolution submitting an amendment
to the constitution of the State to limit
the debt of New Orleans, and the Issue Of
warrants by the officers: and prescribing
certain penalties.
SECTION |. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
vened (two-thirds of the members elected
to each House agreeing theteto). That at
the general election for members of the
General Assembly, which will take place in
November, 1874, an amendment to the cOnsti.
tuition OF the State shall be submitted TO the
qualified electors Of the State for their ratiti
cation or rejection in the words following:
Article =. The city of New Orleans shall
not hereafter increase her debt, in any
manner or form. or under any pretext. Al
ter the first day of January, 1875, no evil
dence Of Indebtedness or warrant for pay.
ment of money shall be issued by any Q fl
Ger of said city, except against cash actually
in the treasury; but this shall not be so con-
strUed as to prevent renewal Of matured
bonds al par, or the issue of new bonds in ex-
change for other bonds; provided the city
debt be not thereby increased, nor to pre-
vent the issue Of drainage warrants to the
transferee of contract. under act No. so of