The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-03
ORSc6GT.
Amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

ton Of the State Of Louisiana.
STATE oE LOUISIANA, !
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. I
In pursuance of Article 256 of the Constisu-
4 ton OF the State of Louisiana, publication
is hereby given TO the Electors of the State of
the proposed amendments to the Constitution
of the State, coRourred in by two-thirds of all
the members elected to each House of the
General Assembly of this State, at its regular
session held in the city of Baton Rouge in
1882, 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 newspaper ispublish-
ed, 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, 113 and IDS of the regular session of
the General Assembly held IN 1882, which are
officially published for the information of the
Electors, and which viii be submitted to them
for their approval or rejection at the next
general election, to be held on Tuesday, the
22d day of April, A. D. 1884, lit being the Tues
day next following tho third Monday in April
in such manner and form that the Electors
may vote for or against each amendment
separately; and if D majority of the Electors,
voting at said election, shall approve and ratify
all or either of said amendments, then snch
amendment or amendments or either of them
so approved and ratified shall become part
of the Constitution.
ACT NO. rs
OF the Regular Session of 882-Amendnent
to the Articles of the State Debt Ordinance
of the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment No. /.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE /. "Be it ordained 5y tie people OF
the State of Louisiana, as provided by LosC, That
the State Debt Ordinance be amended so as to
read as fellows That the interest TO be paid
On the Consolidated Bonds of the State of
Louisiana, be, and is hereby fixed at two per
centum per annum for five years, from the
first day of January, one thousand eight hun.
bred and eighty, $780, and four per eentum
per annum thereafter, payable semi-annually;
and there shall be levied an annual tax auffi.
Gent for the full payment of said interest not
exceeding three mills, the limit of State Tax
for all purposes being hereby fixed at six mills,
and Efgid bonds and coupons shall be duly
stamped: Interest reduced TO two per centum
per annum for five years, from january lst,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and
four per centum per annum thereafter"
ARTICLE Q. THAT the holders of the Con.
soiidated Bonds may, at any time, in order
that the coupons may be paid, present then
bonds to the Treasurer OF the State, or tc
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 OF
stamp thereon the words: Interest reduced
to two per centum per annum for five years
from January lst, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty 1880 and four per centum pei
annum thereafter" and said Treasurer Oh
agent shall indorse or stamp on said coupons
the following words: Interest reduced tG
two percentum per annum," or, Interest re
dnced to four per centum per annum," as tbs
case may be.
Of the Regular Session of I882-Amendmen
to Article lag of the Constitution of the STATE
Relative to Fees and Charges, to be Paid by
Stamps in the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. q.
ARTICLE l46 "All fees and charges fixed b.
law for the various Civil Courts of the parish
| of Orleans, and for the Register of Convey
| ances and Recorder of Mortgages of sale
| parish, shall enure to the State, and all SUM
realized therefr0m shall be set aside and hel6
as special fund, out of which shall be paid
| By preference, the expenses of the Clerk o
| the Civil District Court, thu Clerks Of the eity
Courts, the Register of COnveyances and tn
| Recorder of Mortgages of the parish Of Or
leans provided, that the State shall neve
make any payment to any Sheriff, Clerk, Reg
| lister Of Conveyanees or Recorder Of Mortgage
of the parish of Orleans, or any of their depu
ties, for salary or other expenses Of theI
respective offices, except from the special funs
provided for by this article, and any appropri
alton made contrary to this provision shall b
| null and void
ACT NO. I25
/ Of the Regular Session of 882-Amendmen
| to Article 81 of the Constitution of the State
| Relative to the Jurisdiction of the Suprem
| Court.
Amendment; No. 8.
/ ARTICLE 81. 1.-THE Supreme Court, excep
/ in cases hereinafter provided shall hav
| appellate jurisdiction only, which Jurisdiction
| shall extend to all cases when the matter i
/ dispute, or the fund to be- distributed, wha1
ever may be the amount therein claimed, sha
| exceed two Thousand. dollars, exclusive Q
| interest; to suits for divorce and separatio
| from bed and board; to suits for nuIlity @
marriage; to suits involving the rights t
homesteads; to snits for Introduction; and t
all cases In which the constitutionality Q
legality of any tax, toll or impost whatever, O
of any fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by
municipal corporation shall be in condensation
| whatever may be the amount thereof; and i
such cases the appeal on the law and the fact
shall be directly from the Court in which til
case originated to the supreme Court and {
/ cEAtuluaI csastS on quesblOnS OF law 3loni
whenever the punishment-of death or impri
onment at hard labor may be inflicted, or fin
exceeding Three Hundred Dollars l$300l
actually imposed.
| AMENDMENT TO ARTICLT e5
Of the Constitution of the State Relative
the Jurisdiction Of Courts of Appeal.
Amendment No. 4.
| ARTICLE 95. tSrhe Courts of Annual exee,
IN cases hereinafter provided, shall ha1