The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-12-22
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

OFFICIAL
Amendments to the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana.
Orricr or SxcRErARY OF STATE,
ht STATE OF LOUISIANA. J
In puranance Of Art. 256 of the Consti-
tution of the State of Louisiana, publica-
ton is hereby given to the Electors OF the
State of the proposed amendments to the |
Constitution Of the Stats, concurred III by |
tv,-thirds of all-the members elected t0 |
each House Of. the General Assembly VI |
this State, at its regular session held IN the
city Of Baton Rouge in 1852, and which |
are required to be published in two news
papers published IN the parish OF Orleans.
and in one paper in each other parish o.
the State in which = newspaper is publish
ed. for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives, ut which
| time the said amendments shall be submit
| ted to the Electors for their approval or
| rejection: said amendments appear more
| fully in Acts Nos. as, lib and lz5 OF the
! regular session of the General Assembly
I 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. ID 1884, Ut being the
Tuesday next following the third Monday
in Aprll) in such manner and form that
the Electors may vote for or against each
amendment, separately; and If y majority
of the Electors, voting at said election.
ehall approve and rstify all or either VI
| said amendments. then such amendment
or amendments or either OF them 80 APP
| proval aud ratified shall become part oil
the Constitution.
of tho Regular Session of l5s2-Amend-
i meut 70 the Articles of the State Debt
Ordinance Of the Constitutions vi 1879.
Il Amendment No. l.
Il jo STATE DEBT.
Anr1cIx 1. ssBsd ordained BY The people
! Of tie STATE Of Loxisiana, as provided By laso
, That the state Debt Ordinance BIZ amended
. 40 as 70 read AZ follows: That the interest,"
TO be paid ON tho Consolidated Bonds o.
the state of Louisiana, be. and Is hereby
| fixed at two per centum per annnm To-
five years from the first day Of January
one thousand eight hundred aud eighty
(lSSO) and -four per centuan per annuu
thereafter, payable semi-aunuliy aud Their
shall be levied an annual tax sufficient to
the full payments Of raid interest, not TX
e ceeding three mills, the limit Of State Ia
y for all purposes Icing hereby hxesi at 81
e mills. and said bonds aud coupons shall
duly stamped: "Interest reduced Z" tw
par centum per snnum tor live years, fror
January LIST, one thousand eight hundre
and eighty. and four per ccntum pvr al
nun thereafter
Art. Z. That the holders of the Coz
solidated Bonds may, at any time, in orii'
that the coupons may be paid, P'eee'
d their bonds to the lfea,irer,f The Stat
N or to nsents TO he appointed Is the Go
ernor, Que in the city Of New York. al
n the other In the city Of London, Bingham
and the said Treasurer or agents. As d
case may lie, shall indcrsa or stamp theE
on the words: 'Intercst reduced t. tv
be per centrum per annum for five years fro
January LIST, ore Thousand eight hundr
~, and eighty (lSSO) and four per ceiitum p
w. annum thereafter, and snid Treasurer
- agent shall indorse or stamp on said co
1'' pons the following words: "lnterest !
ac- duced to two per centum per annum,"
I'd "Interest reduced to four per ccntum
aunum. as the case may be.
ACT NO. l13
Of the Regular Session of 1882 Amer
ed ment to Article LAG of the CONSTITUTE
ma of the State Relative to Fees and Oh
GEES, to be Paid by stamps in the Pari
'A Of Orleans
ta- Amendment No. 3
90 ART. l46. "All fees and charges fl
nv law for the various Civil Courts Of
ray parish of Orleans, and for the Register
ms Conveyances and Recorder Of Mortgages
said parish. shall euure to the State, q
'at- al sums realized therefiom shall he
as aside and held as . special fund, oui
ON. which shall be paid. isy preference, the