The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-03-13

VI the regular session or 1852
Amendment to the Articles of the
State Debt Ordinance of the Con.
stitution Of 1879.
AMENDMENT NO. !.
STATE DEBT.
Article L. BE 1t ordained by the
people of the State of Louisiana, as
provided by law, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended so as to read
as follows: That the interest tn be
paid on the Consolidated Bonds OF
the State Of Louisiana, be, and is
hereby fixed at two per centum per
Wnnum for five years, from the first
day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (lSs0) and four
per centum per annum thereafter,
payable semi-annually; and there
shall be levied an annual tax suffi-
cient for the full payment of said in
terest, not excet ding three mills, the
limit OF State Tax for all purposes be-
ing hereby fixed at six mills, and
said bonds and coupons shall be du-
ly stamped: "Interest reduced to two
per annum for five years, from JAN
urry LIST, one thousand eight hundred
and eight, and four centum per an
mum there AFTER"
Art. 2. "1'hat the holders Of the
Consolidated Bouds may, at any time,
in order that the coupons may be
paid present their bonds to the Trea-
surer of the State, or to agents to be
appointed by the Governor, one in
the City of New York, and the other
in the City of London, England, and
the said treasurer or agents, as the
case may be, shall indorse or stamp
thereon the words: "Interest reduc-
ed to two per centum per annum for
five years from January lst, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty
{1SSO) and tour per centum thercaf-
ter" and said Treasurer or agent
shall indorse or stamp on said cou-
pons the following words: "Interest
to two per centum per annum, or
"Interest reduced to four per centum
per annum," as the case may be.
ACT NO. ll3.
OF the regular session Of 1882.
Amendment to Article JAG of the
Constitution of the State Relative
to Fees and Charges. to be Paid by
Stamps in the Parish Of Orleans.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Article l46. "All fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civil
Courts of the Parish of Orleans, and
for the Register of Conveyances and
Recorder of Mortgages Of said Par
ish, shall enure to the State, and all
sums realized therefrom shall be set
aside and held as a special fund, out
of which shall be paid, by prefer
ence, the expenses OF the Clerk of
the Clerk Of the Civil District Court
the Clerks Of the City Courts, the
Register of Conveyances and the Re-
corder of Mortgages of the Parish of
Orleans; provided, that the State
shall never NIKE any payment to any
Sheriff, Clerk, Register OF Conveyan-
ces or Recorder Of Mortgages of the
Parish of Orleans, or any of their
deputies, for salary Or other expen-
ses of their respective Offices, except
from the special fund provided for
by this Article, and any appropria-
ton made contrary to this provision
shall be null and void"
ACT NO. 1875.
OF the regular Session Of 1882
Amendment TO Article 81 of the
Constitution of the State, Relative
to the Jurisdiction Of the Supreme
Court.
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Art. 81. "The Supreme Court, ex-
cept in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have jurisdiction only, which
Jurisdiction shall extend to all cases
when the matter in dispute, or the
fund to be distributed, whatever may
be the amount therein claimed, shall
exceed two thousand dollars, exclu-
sive of interest; to suit for divorce
and separation from bed and board;
to suits for nnllity of marriage; to
suits for introduction and to all cases
in which the constitionality or legal
ity of any tax, toll or impost what
ever, or of any fine, forfeiture of
or penalty imposed by municipal
corporation shall be in condensation,
whatever may be the amount thereof
and in such cases the appeal on the
law and the facts shall be directly
from the Court in which the case
originated to the Supreme Court;
and to criminal cases onquestions Of