St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-01-05

, IOFFlClAL.1
Amendments to the Constitution Q
the State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
In pursuance of Art 25s of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana. pub
LEGATION is hereby given to the Electors O
the State of the proposed amendment.
to the Constitution of the State, con
Cured in by two-tLirds o. all the mem.
becs elected TO each House OF the Gen.
eral Assembly of this State, IT its regu-
lar session held in the city of Baton
Rouge In 1882, and which are required
to be published in two newspapers pub
llshed IN the parish or Orleans, and in
one paper in each other parish in the
State in which newspaper is publish
ed, for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives. at which
time the said amendments shall be SUI :
mitted to the Electors for their approval
or rejection; sale amsn lmrnts appear
moro fully in Acss Nos. &c, 113 and la5
OF the regular session of tho General As
sembly 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 y day OF April, A. d.
1881. lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday in Apr.D in such
a manner and form mat the Electors
may vote for or against each amend
ment, separately; and if majority of
the Electors, voting at said election,
shall approve and ra,ify all or either OF
said amendments, then such amendment
or amendments or either of them so ap-
proved and ratified shall become part
of the Constitution.
ACTING. &c
Ofthe Regular Session of l832-Ameud-
ment TO the Articles If the State Debt
Ordinance OF the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment No. 1.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE ]. BE il or,la ned 5y the ne.
PIE or tie stae q Lolistu.a, as proctdetf
6y d,c, That the State Debt Oriiunnce
be amended So as 10 read as follows:
That the interest to be paid ON the ,on-
spildatsd bonds of the state of LOUISE
ana, be, and Is hereby fixed at two per
centum per annum for five wears, from
the hrst day of ia nuary. one thousand |
elsAt hundred AID eighty USSO.) and !!
Tour per centum per unaum thereafter. |
payable semi-anhaal y; and there Shall |
De levied al annual Tx sufficient fer the |
f"ii payment OF SAID interest, not ex-
;eeiing three mills, the limit of Stat.
Tax for al! purposes being hereby fixed
At SIX mills. ana said bon Is ana commons
shall be duly stamye |: Interest reduced;
10 two per erntum per n mum for five
Years, from JANUARY ist, one thousand
eight hundred aust eighty, and four per
,en,um per annum thereafter" i
AIR. z. ~ hat tie holders of the Con-
,olidated bon.is may Mt ny time. in o.
lei th'it the coupons may be paid, pre-
tent their bonsss u the treasurer OF the
,t.t", or to agents to b. appointed by
he Governor, one In the city OF New
FORK, and the other i'll the city of Lon
lou. England, and the SAID Treasurer ,
y agents, rs the case may be, Shall in
lorse or stamp thereon the words: ..In-
crest reduced to two per centum De,
mum for five years from January ist.
ne thousand eight hundred aud eighty
ieeO) and four per centum per annum
hereafter, and said Treasurer or AGENT
nall lndorss or stamp on said COUPONS
ne following words: "lnteres. reduced :
two per centnm per annum," or. SIN !,
crest reduced to four per centum per |
mum" as the case may be.
ACT NO. l13 !.
# the Regular Session of 1SS2-Amend- 1
ment to Article LAG of the Constitution C
OF the State, Relative to Fees and 4
Charges. to be laid by Stamps in the II
Parish of Orleans. Il
Amendment No. 9. y
ART. 146. "All fees AMI charges f;ed :.
} law for the various Civil Courts Of the -
arlsh OF Orleans, AMI for the Register Il
Gonveyansss and Recorder of Mort g
lges OF said parish, shall enure to the ;,
ate ana all sums realized therefrom o
laii he set aside and held as special "
md. out OF which shall be pail, by !.
the expenses of the Clerk Of 81
e civil District Court. the Clerks of .,
e Cliy Courts, the Register of Convey \.
Ices and the Recorder of Mortgages Of cl
e parish of Orleans; prorided, tina. the i
ate shall never make any payment to m
y Sherld, Clerk, iegister of Convey n,
ces or Recorder Of Mortgages of the ri
llsh ot Orleans, or any of their depu- /,
S. for salary or other expenses of their -,
'pective Offices, except from the spe. i,
Il fund provided for by this. article. ~
Il any appropriation made contrary &c sa
is provision shall lie null AMI void" as
ACT No. i25 an
the Regular Session of 1882 Amend 10
nent to Article 81 of the cnrSt;tp,;,, OF
II the State, RelStive to the Jurislic- sh
ION of the Supreme Court. if'
Amendment No. 3. NY
ART. 81. The Su pr-me Court, except co
eases hereinafter provided, shall have VIZ
RELATE jurisdiction only, which Juris- IN.
ton shall extend to all cases wheL ey,
tier In dispute, or the fund to be dis &c,
1uted, whatever may be the amount col
rein claimed, shall exceed two thou- ha
d dollars, exclusive of interest; to pr,
IS Tor divorce and separation from SD:
and board; to suits for nulli.y of sal
rriase; to suits involving the rights su,
to suits for Introduction: ovf
TO all cases in which the constitu. inc
iality or legality of any tax, toll or sal
lost whatever, or of any fine, forfeit en-.
or penalty imposed by municipal s;u
noration shall be in condensation.
.tever may be the amount Thereof.
In such cases the appeal on the law J
the facts shall be directly from the =
TT in which the case originated to the
RENE court. and tn cri ;p,I oaso. -,