The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-10-30

1913 ani the bonds OF The sta z hereto.
f, re is-uod, belonging to SAID fund and
sold under act of the G neral Assembly.
No 81 Of 1872, ar hereby declared null
aud void. and tho General Assembly
shall m k no provision for their pay,
ment, end may cause them to be DESTROY
I'd.
Th, debt dHe by the State to the SEM
mary fund is hereby deel red to be one
hundred and thirty-.ix IbOusl ud dollars,
I beng the pr..ce"Cs of the s1los Of land 4
f. l' retofDr~ urln'et by th' United st ties
90 mis- Safe for the use Of Il seminary OF
tyaiGing ant said auOun = all b9 plaC
ID IL tfe credit Of s i'll tuud On the
book uI tie Au Tor and IRE esIrer of
Tn" State us Il perpetual an. and the
State shall paT aa annual interest of
four per cent on said amount from Jan
tS srOa ~ practicable
uary 1, 1880. for the use OF aid SEM
mary of LEAVING and the consO-
lIdated bonds OF tue State now held Tor
use Of said fund snail be null and void
after the first day OF January, 1880, and
the General Assembly shall never make
any provision Tor their payment, and
they stalI be destro, ed in such manner
as the General Assembly ma direct.
The debt due 10y tbs S ate to the Agri-
cultural aud Iachan cal jolleg fund is
hereby declaI ed to be thu sum Of one
hundred and eighty-two thou and three
hundtfd aud thirteen and 3 100 dollars,
being the proceeds of the sales OF lands
mt laud scrip het etotore grtnted by thu
United States To this State for She use
of q college tor the benefit of aRrICu lure
aud the me- aniG aTt-; said amounts shall
be placed 20 the credit of salt fund on
he books of t5e Auditor and Treasurer
OF the safe as q Ferpetu+l loan, and the
State s"dlL pay N annual interest of five
per cent On said amount from January |.
1880, Ior The use OF sad Agricultural aud
Mechanical College,; the consolidated
bonds Of the State now held by h. State
fer the use of said fund shall be null ard
void sfer Ihe first day Of J Gnuary, 1880
and the reaeTal Assembly shall never
make any provision tor tneir payment.
and they shall be dest Dyed in such man
ner as tue q ner | As emily may direct
Tie ~interest provided for By this arti
ole shall be paid out OF any tax that may |
be Levied an collected for the general
pur poses OF puoiIc educ ,tion
% EuhAlIV . AND RIGHTS, |
Art 23l. Iae denerai Assembly shall
not remit IA f0rtri ure of the char
Ter of any Corporate now existing. nor
renew, alter or amend the same, nor pass
general or special law Tor the benefit
+ Euch corpor tou, except upon the
mat such curpo atlou shall
ihreatter hold Is charter su jet to the
PROVISIONS Of this constitution
Art. 235 The exercise OF the polio
,ower of this state shall never be
.brIdged nor so Coz strue1 as to permit
Operations to conduct their business in
UGH manner as to infringe The equal
ights ct ind vidua S or the General well
'eing of the State.
Art 236. No flreign corporation shalt
o any business in the State without
avIng n or more known places q
usiness II an authorized agent OF
gents in the State upon whom process
be served.
Art. 237. No corporation shall engage
/ any business other than that expressly
10 its charter or incidental
hereto, nor shall it take or hold anv real
for a logger period t1an ten years.
such as may be necessary and
.oper for its legitimate business or pur-
1ses.
art. 238 No corporation shall i.sue
ock nor bonds, except for labor done
money or property actna ly received
I'd all fictitious ISIS 'es of stock shall b. L
Did, and any corporation issuing such c
,titious stock shall forfeit its charter.
Art. 239 The stock shall not be in {
eased, except in pursuance Of general
nor without consent of peisons :
'ldiDg the larger amount in value of the
Ock, first obtained at "a moeting of
ock-holders to be held alter thirty DAYS
'tlce given IN pursuance of law.
Art. 240 The term corporation. as ]
II this constitution, shall be COLI
ruced to include all joint sto5k colnpan.
) or associations having any power or
evil ges not pos essed by individuals II
partnerships. @,
Art. PAL. 1t shall be- q crime. the
and punishment of which shall
prescribed by law for any president.
rector, m mayer. cashier Or other officer l.
owner OF any private or puulie bank u
banking institution to ass MT TO the lie
sept On OF deposits, or the creation of
bts by such banking Institution after
shall nave mad knowle ige Of tine fact r
1t ID iLsolvtnt Or n falling circum- =
any sueh officer, agent or mana
! shall be lndiyid ally responsible for
"a depos Is SO received and all sueh
bus 50 created with his assent.
Art. AZ. The General Assembly shall 10
We power 10 eaaot general laws auIao.
Ing the parGehial or municipal anthor- eS
,s of the State, under eeltalp eircum.
noes, by a vote of the majority OF the ~
'pertF tGxpay tfs il numbers and in it'
.ue 70 levy special take In aid OF pub ~
Improvements or ailway enterprises: n.
0ededt thht such tax shall not exceed VI
iate of five mills per annun nor ex.
q ~ a laugeF period than ten Years ses
III. 245. ANY railroad corporation OF
oetatIon organized Tor the purpose
nave the II bit to eonstrct aud opgr.
. railroad between an points within
otats, and onntc az the State line ~
Il railroads OF olher States Every ,
company shall have the rigb i
. 4ls ROAD " intersect, connect with or
IS any other railroad, aud shall re-
. ana transport each the others pas.
gers. tonnage and cars. 10 tded or
ny, without delay Or discrimination
H. Z44. haIlwa heretofore oonstrI1r
OF mat may hereafter be constructed
llS state, are hereby deelased publiJ
lwsys, and railroad eompanies com
carriers. {
y. ga. Every railroad or other cor.
tlon, organized or doing business IN
osate under the laws or authorize
cot, shall have and maintain 4 nnblc
; OF place In this State for tbe tranas
~ OF It's business, where transfers ~
snail oe made, and where shall M -
ioE pubic inspection books in which III
De recorded lie amount of capitaI
saos erlbed, the names of owners Of
sns amounts owned by them res. Z
Yely, the amount Of stock paid, and Ii
nom, the transfers Of said stoek. with
late Oh traTlaie, the amount If us
anu liabilities, and tse names and
: VI Residence Of It. officers. WE
To Be Continued
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