The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-05
OFFICIAL.
AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitution Of The State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

In of Art. ESQ Of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
publicagion is hereby given to the
Electors of the State of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution OF the
State, concurred in by two-thirds OF
all the members elected to each House
of tile General Assembly of this State,
at it's regular session held in the city
of Baton Refuge in 1852, and which are
required to be published in two
newspapers published in the parish of
Orleans, and in one paper in each other
parish of the State in which a newspa-
per is published, for three months pre-
ceding the next election for Repre-
~sentatives, at which time the said
amendments shall be submitted to the
Electors for their approval or rejec
| ton ; said amendments appear mor
fully in Acts Nos. rs, I13 aud 125 of
the regular session of the General As
sembly held in 1882, which are official
ly published for the information of the
Electors, and which will be submitted
to them for their approval or rejec-
ton at the next general election, to be
held on Tuesday, the 22d day of April,
A. D., 1884, lit being the Tuesday
next following the Sd Monday in April)
in such Il manner and form that the
Electors-may vote for or against each
amendment, separately and if a ma.
iority of the Electors, voting at said
election, shall approve and ratify all
or either of said amendments, then such
amendment or amendments OIL either
of them so approved and ratified shall
become "a part of the Constitution.
ACT NO. 76
OF the Regular Session Of 1882
amendment to the articles of the
State Debt Ordnance of the Gonstitu-
ton Of 1879.
Amendment NO. I.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE /. BE it ordained By The
people of the State Of Louisiana, as
provided By tav, 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. aud is hereby fixed at
two per centum per annum for five
years, from the first day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and
eighty, (I5s0) and four per cent per
annum thereafter, payable semi-an-
nually aud there shall be levied an
annualtax sufficient for the full pay
ment of said interest, not exceeding
three mills, the limit of State Tax for
all purposes being hereby fixed at six
mills, aud said bonds and coupons
shall be duly stamped: Interest re
duced to two per centun per annum
for five years. from January lsts one
thousand eight hundred and eighty,
and four per cent per annum there
AFTER
Arr. THAT the holders of the
Consolidated Bonds may, at any time,
lin order that the coupons may be
paid, present their bonds TO the Treas
uref of the State. or to agents to be
appointed by the Governor. one in
the city of New York, and the other
iii 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 annum for i've
years from January lst, oDe thousand
eight hundred and eighty ll880) and
four per centnm per annum thereafter
and said Treasurer OF agent shall
indorse or stamp on said con-
pons the following words "In-
rerest reduced to two per eentum
per annam,'' or, Interest reduced to
fonr per centam per annum,a as the
case max be.