The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-02-09
OFEIICIAT.
Amendments IN aEag A1sgRA-s
stitgHtiOn Of the state.
of HaOaaisiaRa.
State of Iorlisiana.

State, coneurreduia hyaatWo -thirassof
all the members elected to eaehsIloglae
of the General Assembly Of this State,
at its regnlarssessien heials In tAegeity
Iof Baton RUlgclintl $50, and switch
arc required To he published IN two
newspapers pabliahed in tic PARISH of
Orleans, and in zone papeF ID each
other sparishsof the State IN which
newspaper Is published, for Three
months preceding the next election
for Representatives, at which. time the
said amendments shall be submitted
TO the electors for their approval, or.
rejection; said amendments appear
more fully in Acts Nos. 76, ll3 and
1875 Of the regular session 5of the Gen
eral Assembly held in 1882, which are
officially published for the.iuformation
Of the electors, and which will he sub,
mitted ITO them ffsFsthsifsappnnvsl orr
rejssbiemvsi tlas next geasfaiaeleetion,S
to be held Oh Tuesday, the ED day. Of
April, A. D. 1884, lit being the Tues
day next following the third Monday
in April in such avmanper and form
that the electors may vote for or
against each amendment, separately;
and If majority Of the electors, yot-
ing al SAID election, shall approve and
ratify al or either, Of said antend4
ments, then such amendment or
amendments or either of them SO APP
proved and ratified shall become
part of the Constellation.
AOTsNO. H.. -. .~a
OF the Regular Session OF Amendment
to- AFaaelessaf khaaState Debt laslinanee of
the Constitution OF 1879.
Amendment No. I.
STATE DEBT. -
ARTICLE l. BE it ordained dU tie
peopbe oFf3hse Stdte Of EaaiiSiaad, sas
proVided By lar, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended So Is to read
as follows :. That the interest to ee.
paid aon lhe Oensaiis4ated IssaEls al
theastase VI BeuisianA be- ana w.
hereby fixed at two per centum per
annum for five years, from the first
day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty ll8s0) AND four
per centum per annum thereafter,
payable semi-snnually; and there shall
be levied an annual tax sufficient flor
the full payment OF said iRterest, uot
exceeding three mills, the limit 81.
State Tax for all purposes being hereby
fixed at six mills, and said bonds and
coupons shall be dull stamped Ia
terest reduced to two per eentum per
annum for five years, from January
LIST, one thousand eight hundred and
/, eighty, and four per centum per an
num thereafter.
ART. 2. That the holders of the
Consolidated Bonds may at any time,
in order that the coupons may be
paid, present their bonds 10 the Treas
urer of the Stale, sor TO agents to be
appointed by the Governor, one in the
CITY of New Nork, and the other in
the city of London, England, and the
said Treasurer or agents, AS the case
may be, shsIbindorse OF stamp thereon
the words Interest reduced to two
per centum per annum for five years
from January LIST, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty Il880) and four
per centum per aHnum thereafter"
and said Treasurer OF agent shall in
dorse or stamp OF said coupons the
following words: Interest reduced
TO two per centum per annum, Or,
p" Interest reduced 10 four per centrum
per annum," as the case may be.
ACT NO. '1r3.
or the Regular Session of sS2-Amendment
TO Article l46 OF the Constitution of the
Stats Relative to Fees and Charges, TO be
Paid by Stamps in the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. 2.
Art. l46. CAL fees and charges
fixed Ag, law fpE the various CIVIL
Courts Of the parish of Orleans, and the
Register of ConVeyanees and Recorder
of Mortgages of said parish, shall
eBure to the Stale, and all sums. real
lied therefrom shall be set aside and
held AS a special fund, out OF which
shall be paid, by preference, the ex-
penses of the Clerk Of the Civil Dis
trict Court, the Clerks Of the city
Courts, the Register of aConveyances
and the Recorder of Mortgages of the
parish of Orleans; provided, that the
Estate shall never make any payment
to any Sheriff, Clerk, Register Of Con
ysyaBces or Recorder of Mortgages of
fthe parish of Orleans, or any of their
Edeputies, for salary or other expenses
Eof their respective offices, except from
the special fund provided for by this
ARTICLE, and any appropriation made
CONTRARY to this provision shall be null
4 and void"
ACT NO. l25.
/ OF the Regular Session Of 1SS2-tAmendment
4 to Article 81 of the Constitution of the
,Igs-state, Relstive 10 the Jurisdietion Of the
Supreme Court p"
Il Amendment Ns.ss.
| fAEF. 81. The Supreme Court, ex,
fcspt in cases hereinafter provided
shall have appellate jurisdiction only
which iasisdtction halIssatspd tnJall
cases when the matter in dispute, OIL
1.-THE fund to be distributed, .whateEel
4 may be the amofnt therein CLAIMED
4 shall exceed twDs Thousand dollars, ex
elusive of interest; to suits for di
vorce and separation from bed and
board; to suits for nnliity of mar
,riage to suits involving the rights tc
homesteads;tto suits for'interdiction
and to all cases in which tho constitn
tionality or legality of any tax, toll ol
impost whatssef or of any fine, for
lfeiture or penalty imposed by a mu
nicipaI corporation shall be in con
testation, whatsoever may beltbe amour
lthereof, and lin such cases the -appea
i an the law and the facts shall be di