The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-19

OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana.
State Of Louisiana-Q&ce Of the Secre-
tvy Of State.

! State Of L0uisiaaa-OBice Of the Seer
tuy Of State.
In pursuance of Article 256 of til
/ Constitution of the State of Louisiana
e publication is hereby given to til
h Electors of the State Of the proposes
amendments to the Constitution of til
: State, concurred in by two-thirds 0
e all the members elected to each Hous
of the General Assembly of this State
at its regular session held in the Cit,
of Baton Rouge in 1882, and which ar,
required to be published in two news
papers published in the Parish of Or
leans, and in one paper in each othe1
Parish of the State in which a news
} paper is published, for three month!
preceding the next election for Repre-
sentatives, at which time the SAID
: amendments shall be submitted to the
; Electors for their approval or rejec
ton; said amendments appear more
fully in Acts No. rs, ll3 and 125 of the
regular session of the General Assem-
oily held in 1882, which are officially
published for the information of the
Electors, and which will be submitted
to them for their approval or rejection
at the next general election, to be held
on Tuesday, the 22d day of April, A.
D: 1884, tit being the Tuesday next
following the third Monday in April)
in such manner and form that the
Electors may vote for or against each
amendment, separately; and if a ma
jority of the Electors, voting at said
election, shall approve and ratify all
or either of said amendments, then
such amendment or amendments or Ell
Their of them SO approved and ratified
sdall become part of the Constitu-
ton.
ACT NO. rs.
Of the regular session of ls82-Amend-
ment to the Articles of the State
Debt Ordinance of the Constitution
of 1879.
AMENDMENT NO. l.
y State Debt.
Article l. "Be it ordained by the
people of the State of Louisiana, as
provided by law, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended SO as to read
as follows: That the interest to be
paid on the Consolidated Bonds of tile
State of Louisiana, be, and is hereby
liked at two per centum per annum
tor five years, from the first day of
January, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty 1e5O and four per centum
per annum thereafter, payable semi
annually; and there shah be levied
an annual tax sufficient for the full
payment of said interest, not exceed
ing three mills, the limit of State Tax
for all purposes being hereby fixed at
six mills, and SAID bonds and coupons
shall be duly stamped "Interest re.
duced to two per centum per annum
tor i've years, from January lst, one
Thousand eight hundred and eli hty,
and four centum per annum there
after"
Art. 2. "That the holders OF the
Consolidated Bonds may, at any time.
in order tnat the coupons NAV be paid
present their bonds to the Treasurer
OF the State, or to agents to be ap-
pointed by the Governor, one in the
City of New York, and the other in
the city of London, England, and the
said treasurer or agents, as the case
may be, shall indorse or stamp thereon
The words: "Interest reduced to two
per centum per annum for five years
from January lst, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (ls8O) and four
per centum thereafter" aud said Trea-
'urer or agent shall indorse or stamp
IN said coupons the following words
Interest reduced to two per centum
Der annum," or "Interest reduced to
our per centum per annum," as the
;ase may he.
ACT NO. l13
il the Regular Session of 1882, Amend ;!
ment to Article LAG of the Constitu- )
ton of the State Relative to Fees :
and Charges, to be Paid by Stamps a
in the Parish of Orleans. +
AMENDMENT NO.2. +
Article l46. "All fees and CHARGES 7
xed By law for the various Civil f
curtis of the Parish of Orleans, and Y
" the Register vf Conveyances and II
ecorder of Mortgages of said Parish. e
1aii enure to the State, and all sums il
'a'zed therefrom shall be set aside 81
nd heldas special fund, out of which p
1all be paid. by preference, the ex- 81
enses OF the Clerk of the Civil Dis. y,
let Court, the Clerks of the CITY a,
onrts, the Register of Conveyances d.
nd the Recorder of Mortgages of the q,
arlsh OF Orleans; provided, that the G
tate shall never make any payment W
any Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Con- ty
eyances or Recorder of Mortgages of es
e Parish of Orleans, or any of thei, 81
'pufies, for salary or other expense. ar
their respective offices, except from ri
e special fund provided for by this Pc
Ftlcle, and any appropriation made IN III
ntrary to this provision shall be null 81!
ID void" 81
ACT NO. 125. be
tue heguIaf session OF 1882 III
Amendment to Article 81 of the Con- or OF,
stItution of the State, Relative to 81 81
the Jurisdiction of the Supreme ia ia
Court. 10
AMENDMENT NO. 3. cr
Art. 81. "The Supreme Court, ex- Gu
ot in cases hereinafter provided eq
~! have appellate jurisdiction only ge
'lch Jurlsdlctian shall extend to ali a.'
'es when the matter in dispute, or e cs'
} fund to be distributed, whatever c CO,
y, 90 the amount therein claimed. ca,
III exceed two thousand dollars, ex. del
slVe OF interest to suits for d. q
rec and separation from bed and iE
ara; to suits for nulity of marriage:
suits involving the ights to home. "
ads; to snits for interiliction. ana Ger