The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-15

in such Il manner ana FORM tHat tue
Electors may vote for or against each
amendment, separately and If Il ma
jority of the Electors, voting at SAID
election, shall approve and ratify all
or either ofsaid amendments, then such
amendment OF amendments OF either
of them so approved and ratified shall
become a part of the Constitution.
ACT NO. 76
Of the Regular Session Of 1852
amendment to the articles Of the
State Debt Ordinance of the Constitu-
ton of 1879,
Amendment Mo. j.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE /. "Be it ordained by the
people Of the State Of Louisiana, as
provided by lac, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended SO as t" ead 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, (l680) and four per cent pc,
annum thereafter, payable seminar
nnally; and 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 centum per annum
for five years, from January LIST, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty
and four per cent per amman there
after"
ART. 2. THAT the holders of the
| Consolidated Bonds may, at any time.
in order that the coupons may be
tpaid. present their bonds to tue Treas
nrer of the State, or to agents to be
appointed by the Governor, n in
tile city of New York, and the other
lin 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 nnum for five
years from January lst, o thousand
eight hundred and eighty (l88O) and
four per eentnm per annum thereafter, :
and said Treasurer or agent shall
indorse or stamp on said cou.
pons the following words "In-
terest reduced TO two per centun
per annnm,n or, Interest reduced t.
four per centum per annum,' as the
case may be.
ACT NO. ll3
of the Regular Session of 1882
amendment to article lao of the Con
stitutioR of the State RelatiUe to Fee
aud Charges to be Paid by Stamps 4,
the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment MO q.
ART. LAG. "All fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civi
Courts of the parish of Orleans, anG
for the Register of 'Conveyances ani
Recorder of Mortgages of said parish
shall enure to the State, and all sum
realized therefrom shall be set aside
and held as a special fund, out o
which shall be paid, by preference
the expenses of the Clerk of the Civi
District Court. the Clerks of the city
Courts, the Register of Conveyance;
and Recorder of Mortgages of the par
ish of Orleans provided that thu
State shall never make any paymen
to any Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Con
veyances or Recorder of Mortgages o
the parish of Orleans, or any of thei
deputies, for salary o other expense
of their respective offices, except from
the special fund provided for by thi
article, and any appropriation mad
contrary to this provision shall be null
and void
ACT NO. 1875
Of the Regular Session of 1882
amendment to Article 81 of the Con
stitution of the State. Relative to tn
Jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court.
Amendment NO. ..
ART. 81. tThe Supreme Court, ex
cept in cases hereinafter provided
shall have appellate jurisdiction only
which jurisdictions shall extend to al
cases when the matter in dispute, o
the fund to be distributed, whateve
may be the amount therein claimed
shall exceed two thousand dol
lars, exclusive of interest; to suit
for divorce and separation from be
and board; to suits for nullity O
marriage; to suits involving the right
to homesteads to suits for interdic
ton and to all cases in which th
constitutionality or legality of an
tax, toll or impost whatever, or of an.
fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed b
a municipal corporation shall be ]
condensation, whatever may be th
amount thereof, and in such cases tn
appeal ON the law and the facts sha,
be directly from the Court in whic
. the case originated to the Suprem
/ Court; and to criminal cases on ques
tions Of law alone, whenever the pun
ishment of death or imprisonment q
! hard labor may be inflicted, or a fin
J exceeding Three Hundred Dollar
($300) is actually imposed.
. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IS
OF the Constitution Of the State Rehtia
to the Jurisdiction Of Courts Of Ar
peal
! Amendment
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