The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-04-12
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
OFFICIAL
Amendments to the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana.
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Amendments to the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, !
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
In pursuance of Art 256 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana publica-
ton is hereby given to the Electors of the
State of the proposed amendments to the
Constitu ton of the State, concurred in by
tw0-thirds of all the members elected to
each House of the General Assembly of
this State, at it's regular session held in the
city of Baton Rouge in 1882, and which
are required to be published in two news
papers published in the parish of Orleans,
an d in one paper in each other parish of
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. rs, 113 and l25 of the
regular session of the General Assembly
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 I'D
day of April, A. d 1884, tit being the
Tuesday next following the third Monday
in April in such q manner and form that
the Electors nay vote for or against each
amendment, separately; and if n majority
of the Electors, voting at said election,
shall approve and rstify all or either of
said amendments, then such amendment
OF amend ments or either Of them so APP
prevail and ratified shall become part Of
the Constitution.
~ ~k.
OF the Regular Session Of 1Ss2-Amend-
ment to the Articles of tie State Debt
Ordinance of the Constitution OF 1879.
Amendment No. l.
sTATR DEBT,
Article l. BE il ordained By the people
Of the State Of Louisiana, az pr0rided By la,r,
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, be, an d is hereby
fixed at two per centrum per annum for
five years. from the first day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty,
(ls80l and four per cengum per annum
thereafter, payable semi-arnnlly; aud there
shall be levied an annual tax sufficient for
the full payment of said interest, not ex-
ceeding three mills, the limit Of State Tax
mills, and Raid bonds and coupons shall be
duly stamped: Interest reduced to two
per centum per annum tor tive years. from
January lst, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty. and four per ccntum per an
mum thereafter"
ART. Y. That the holders of the Con-
solidated Bonds may, at any time, in order
that the coupons may be paid, present
their bonds To the Treasurer of the State,
OF to agents to be appointed by the Gov
erncr, one in the city of New York, and
the OF her in the city OF London, England
and the said Treasurer or agents. as The
case may be, shall indorse or stamp there
on the words: Interest reduced to two
per centum per annum for five years from
January LIST, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty (lSSO) and four per centum per
annum thereafter and said Treasurer or
agent shall indorse or stamp on said cou-
pons the following words: ''Interest re-
duced to two per centum per xnnuin," or
Interest reduced to four per centum per
annum," ~ the case may be-
ACT-NO. ll3
OF the Regular Session of leo2-Amend-
meut to Article LAG of the Constitution
Of the State Relative to Fees and Char
ges, to be Paid by Stamps in the Paris b
of Orleans.
Amendment No. 2
ART. 146. "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 lie set
aside and held as . special fund. ont of
which shall be paid, by preference, the OK
penses of the Clerk of the Civil District
Court, the Clerk of the city Courts, the
Register of Conyeyances and the Recorder
Of Mortgages of the parish of Orleans;
provided, that the State SHALL never make
any payment to any Sheriff, Clerk. Regis
ter of Conveyances or Recorder Of Mort
cages of the parish Of O,leans, or any of
their deputies, tor salary or other expenses
of their respective Offices, except from the
special fund provided for 10y this article,
and any appropriation made contrsu to
this provision shall bc null and void.v
ACT NO. 1875
OF the Regular Session of 1ss2-Amend-
mcnt to Article 81 of the Constitution of
the State. Relative to the Jnrisdictiou
Of the Supreme Court.
Amendment No. g.
AR. III. The Supreme Court, except
IN cases hereinafter provided, shall have
appellate Jurisdiction only, which Juris-
diction shall extend to all cases when the
matter in dispute, or the fund to be dis
tributed. Whatever may be the amount
therein claimed, shall exceed two thousand
dollars, exclusive Of interest; TO suits for
divorce and separation from bed aud board;
70 sults for nullity Of marriage; to suits in
vclv'ng the rights to hcmssteads; tolsuits
for IN terdlction; and TO all cases in which
sne enthusiastically on legality Of any