The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-02-07
Amendment No. !
STATE DEBT.

ARTICLE |. "Be 1t ordained By the people of
the State Of Louisiana, as pr0Utded by tulo, 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 annum for five years, from the
first day of January, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty, 1880 and four per centum
per annum thereafter, payable semiannually;
and there shall be levied an annual tax aufh
Gent for the full payment of said interest, not
exceeding 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 reduced to two per centum
per annum for five years, from January lst
one Thousand eight hundred and eighty, and
four per centum per annum thereafter"
ARTICLE ,. THAT the holders of the Con
solidated Bonds may, at any time, in order
that the coupons may be paid, present tn
bonds to tho Treasurer of the State, or to
agents to be appointed by the Governor, one in
the city of New York, and the other i'll 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 annuln for five years
from January LIST, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty (lSS0l and four per centum per
annum thereafter" and said Treasurer or
agent shall indorse or stamp on said coupons
the following words: Interest reduced to
two percentum per annum," or, Interest re-
case may be.
ACT NO. 113
OF the Regular Session of I862-Amendment
to Article l46 ofthe Constitution ofthe State
Relative to Fees and Charges, to be Paid by
Stamps in the Parish Of Orleans.
Amendment No. 9.
ARTICLE lac. 'All fees and charges fixed by
| law for the various Civil Courts of the parish
| ORLEANS fapf ba IN nf
ances aRd Recorder of Mortgages of said
| parish, shall enure to the State, and all sums
] realized therefrom shall be set aside and held
| as special fund, out of which shall be paid,
| by preference, the expenses of the Clerk of
| the Civil District Court, the Clerks of the city
| Courts, the Register of Conveyances and the
| Recorder of Mortgages of the parish of Or
! leans, provided that the State shall never
! make any payment to any Sheriff, Clerk, Reg
/ lister of Conveyances or Recorder of Mortgages
| OF the parish Of Orleans, or any Of their depu-
| ties, for salary or other expenses of their
respective offices, except from the special fund
| provided for by this article, ami any appr0pri-
alton made contrary to this provision shall be
| null and void"
ACT NO. 1875
OF the Regular Session of 1S82-Amendment
to Article 81 of the Constitution of the State
Relative to the Jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court.
Amendment No. s.
ARTTcLESl. THE Supreme Court, except
in cases hereinafter provided, shall have
appellate jurisdiction only, which Jurisdiction
shall extend TO all cases when the matter il
dispute, or the fund to be distributed, what
ever may be the amount therein claimed, shall
exceed two Thousand dollars, exclusive o
interest; to suits for divorce and separation
from bed and board; to suits for nullity O.
marriage; to suits involving the rights tt
homesteads; to snits for Introduction; and t.
all cases in which the constitutionality o.
legality OF any tax, toll or ilnpost whatever, o.
of any fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by
municipal corporation shall be in condensation
whatever may be the amount thereof; and il
such cases the appeal on the law and the fact
shall be directly from the Court in which tn
case originated to the Supreme Court; and t.
criminal cases questions of law alone
whenever the punishment of death or impris
onment at hard labor may be inflicted, or q fin
exceeding Three Hundred Dollars $4,000
actually imposed.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLT 95
OF the Constitution of the State Relative t
the Jurisdiction of Courts of Appeal.