The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-02-21
AMENDMF Nr NO. |.
STATE DEBT


AMENDMENT NO. l.
STATE DEBr
Article |. BE il ordained by .iIc
people of the Stat- 1T Louisiana. :,s
provided by law. That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended so rs to read
its follows: That the interest t" BE-
pail on the Consolidated Bonds ct
the State of Louisiana. b.. aud il
hereby fixed IA two per crntum per
Hnnun for five years. from thu tirsI
day 1T January. one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (lSSW and f"nr
per csntnm ("r aDnum thrrrAjt.
payable srmi-aAnnalIy; and there
Shall be levied an annual tax Smili
cient for the full payment of said in
terest, not exec ding three mills. the
limit OF State Tax Tor all purposes be-
ing hereby fixed at six mills. AMI
said bonds and coupons shall be tln-
" stamped: "in,-rrst reduced to tw"
per annum for tiv" years. from Jan
urry LIST. one thousand eight hundred
and eight, aud tour centum per an
nun there after"
Art. 2. THAT the holders Of the
Consolidated Bnuds may. at any time,
in order that the coupons may h.
paid present their bonds 10 the Trea-
surer IF the State, or to agents to he
appointed by the Governor, our in
the City Of New York. and the other
in the City Of London, England, and
the said Treasurer or agents. rs the
case may be-, shall indnrse or stamp
thereon the words: ''lnterest redur.
ed to tw" per rentnm per ai,hum for
five years from January LIST, OIL"
thousand eight hundred and eighty
(lSS0) and Tour per centum tiirrraf.
ter" and sail Treasurrer or agent
shall indorSe or stamp on said cou-
pons the following words: Interest
to two per ctntnm per annum, or
"Interts, reduced to tour pc, crntu,n
per annum,' as the ease may be.
ACT NO. 1l3.
! OF the regular session ct 1882.
Amendmrnt to Article 146 Of the
Constitution Of the State Relative
/ to PEGS aud Charges. to he Paid by
Stamps lit the Parish of Orleans.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Article TAG. "Ali;fees aud charges
| fixed by law for the vari0Hs Civil
| Courts of the Parish of Orleans, aud
for the Register of Convryancea and
Recorder OF Mortgages Of said Par
ish, shall enurr to the State, amd all
sums realized thereirom shall be- SET
aside and held as u special fund. ont
of which shall he 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 ana the Re-
cOrIer Of Mortgages of the Parish OF
Orleans; provided, that the STATE
shall never nike any payment to any
Sheriff, Clerk, Register OF Gonveyan-
rps or Recorder Of Mortgages of the
! Parish Of Orleans, or any OF th"il
drpulips for salary or other expel'
SEES OF their respective offices, except
from the special fund provided fo'
BY this Article ami any appropria'
ton made contrary to this provision
shall be null aud void "
ACT NO. l25.
OF the regular Session, of 1882 -
Amendment to Article 81 IF thu
Constitution ofthe State. Relative
to thr Jurisdiction OF the Supreme
Court.
| AMENDMENT NO 3.
| Art. 81. "rhe Supreme Court, ex
cent in eases hereinafter provided
shall have jurisdiction only wh'c'
jurisdiction STALL extent tn allcas'
when the matter in dispute. Or thu
fund to he distributed, what, YER ma!
he the amount therein claimed. shall
exceed two thousand dollars, cxclu
sive of interest; to snit for divorce
ana separation from bed and board
to suits for n'.lli:y Of marriage; t
suits for introduction and toals case
in which the ronstitinnality or legal
ity Of any tax. toll or imp"st what
ever, or of any fine, forfeiture "
or penalty imposed by a municipal
corporation shall he in condensation
whatever may he the amount there"
and in sncl, cases the appeal on tn
law and the facts shall be 'iirertt
from the Court in which the cas-
originated to the Supreme Court
and to criminal cases on questions Il
law alone, whenever the punishment
of death or imprisonment ut hard tai
Dor may be inflicted. or a fin" ex
ceeding Three Hundred Dollar (30t
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