The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-26

Of the regular session of 1889 Amend.
ment tn the Articles of the State
Debt Ordinance If the Constitution
of 1879.
AMENDMENT NO. /.
STATE Debt.
Article l. "Be it ordained by the
people Of the State of Louisiana, as
provided hv 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 the
State of Louisiana, he, and is hereby
fixed at two per centnm Eer annum
tor five years, from the frat day Of
Jan"ary. one Thousand eight hundred
and eighty Q5SW and four per centum
rer annnm thereafter, payable semi
annually; aud there shall lie levied
an annual tax sufficient for the full
pay ment of sad interest, not exceed.
ing three mills, the limit of State Tax
for all purposes being hereby fixed at
six mills. and sa,l bonds and coupons
shall he duly stamped "Interest re-
dncrd to two per ccntnm per annum
Tor Ave Years, from January lst, one
thousand eight bundled and eighty,
and four centum per annum there
after"
Art. 2. "That the holders of the
Consolidated Bonds may, at any time,
in order that the coupons may be paid
present their binds to the Treasurer
Of the State, or to agents to be ap-
pointed by the Governor, ore 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 aud eighty (l8S0) and four
per centum thereafter" aud said Trea-
surer or agent shall indorse or stamp
on said coupons the following words {:
"1nterest reduced to two per centum
per annum," or "Interest reduced to
four per centum per annum," as the
case may be.
ACT NO. 113
Of the Regular Session of 1882, Amend
ment to Article l46 of the Constitu-
ton Of the State Relative to Fees
and Charges, to be Paid by Stamps
in the ParisI, of Orleans.
AMENDMENT NO.2.
Article LAG. "All fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civil
Courts of the Parish, of Orleans, and
for the Register Of Conveyances and
Recorder of Mortgages of said Parish,
shall enure to the State, and all sums
realized therefrom shall be set aside
and held as a special fund, ont of which
shall be paid, by preference. the ex-
penses of the Clerk of the Civil Dis.
trict Court, the Clerks of the City
Courts, the Register of Conveyances
and the Recorder of Mortgages of the
Parish of Orleans provided, that the
State shall never make any payment
to any Sheriff, Clerk; Register of Con-
veyances or Recorder of Mortgages of
the Parish Of Orleans, or any of thei,
deputies, for salary or other expenses
of their respective Offices. except from
the special fund provided for by this
Article, aud any appropriation made
contrary TO this provision shall be nall
and void"
ACT NO. lbs.
OF the Regular Session of 1882
Amendment to Article 81 of the Con-
stitution of the State, Relative to
the Jurisdiction Of the Supreme
Court.
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Art. 81. "The Supreme Court, ex-
ccpt in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction only
which Jurisdictian shall extend to all
cases when the matter in dispute, or
the fund to be distributed, whatever
may DO the amount therein claimed,
shall exceed two thousand dollars, ex-
elusive of interest to suits for di.
vorce and separation from bed and
board to suits for nullity of marriage;
to suits involving the rights to home
steads; to snits for Introduction; and
to all cases in which the constitution
atty or legality of ans tax, toll or i'm
post whatever. or of any fine, forfeit
ure or penalty imposed by muoici-
pal corporation shall be in contesta-
ton, whatever may be the amount
thereof, and in such cases the appeal
on the law and the facts shall be di-