The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-02-09

Of the regular session of 1882
Amendment to the Articles of the
State Debt Ordinance of the Con-
stitution of 1879.
AMENDMENT MOL.
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
the State of Louisiana, be, and is
hereby fixed at two per centum per
snnum for five years, from the first
day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (lSS0) and four
per centum per annum thereafter,
payable semi-annually; and there
Shall be levied an annual tax sufff-
cient for the full payment of said in
terest, not excee ding three mills, the
limit OF State Tax for all purposes be-
ing hereby fixed at six mills, and
said bonds and coupons shall be du-
ly stamped: "Interest reduced to two
per annum for five years, from JAN
urry lst, one thousand eight hundred
and eight, and four centum per an
mum there after"
Art. 2. "That the holders of the
Consolidated Bouds may, at any time,
in order that the coupons may be
paid present their bonds to the Trea-
surer of the State, or to agents to be
appointed 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 reduc-
ed to two per centum per annum for
five years from January LIST, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty
(lSSO) and four per centum thercaf-
ter" and said Treasurer or agent
shall indorse or stamp on said cou-
pons the following words: "1nterest
to two per centum per annum, or
"Interest reduced to four per centum
per annum," as the case may be.
ACT NO. ll3.
OF the regular session of 1882.
Amendment to Article l46 of the
Constitution of the State Relative
to Fees and Charges, to be Paid by
Stamps in the Parish of Orleans.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Article l46. GAIL 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 Par
ish, shall enure to the State, and all
| sums realized therefrom shall be sci
aside and held as a special fund, out
of which shall be paid, by prefer.
ence, the expenses of the Clerk OF
the Clerk of the Civil District Court
the Clerks of the City Courts, the
Register of Conveyances and the Re-
corder of Mortgages of the Parish o.
Orleans; provided, that the State
shall never nike any payment to any
Sheriff, Clerk, Register OF Conveyan
ces or Recorder of Mortgages of thu
Parish of Orleans, or any of thei1
deputies, for salary or other expen
| ses of their respective offices, excep
from the special fund provided fo1
by this Article, and any appropria
ton made contrary to this provision
shall be null and void"
ACT NO. 1875.
Of the regular Session of 1882
Amendment to Article 81 of tn
| Constitution of the State, Relativ
to the Jurisdiction of the Suprem
! Court.
AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Art. 81. "The Supreme Court, ex
cept in cases hereinafter provided
shall have jurisdiction only, whicl
Jurisdiction shall extend to all case
when the matter in dispute, or tn
fund to be distributed, whatever ma
be the amount therein claimed, shall
exceed two thousand dollars, exclu
sive of interest; to suit for divorc
and separation from bed and board
to suits for nnllity of marriage;
suits for Introduction and to all case
in which the constitionality or legal
| ity of any tax, toll or impost what
ever, or of any fine, forfeiture c
or penalty imposed by municipa
corporation shallbe in condensation
whatever may be the amount theree
and in such cases the appeal on tn
law and the facts shall be directl
from the Court in which the cas-
originated to the Supreme Court
and to criminal cases on questions
law alone, whenever the punishmer
of death or Imprisonment at hard IL