The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-02-23

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amendments, Or either of them SO ap-
proved and ratified shall become a
part of the Constitution.
ACT NO. 10.
OF the Regular sassionrof 1Ss2--Amendmsnt
to Articles of the State Debt Ordinance of
the ConstitUtien of 1859.
Amendment No, i.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE /. :" Be it orIaissed By the
people of The State Of L0aisiGsaa, as
provided by lar, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended SO, as 10 read
as follows: That the interest to be
paid on the Consolidated Bonds of
the State of Louisiana, be, and Is
hereby fixed at two per .eentnEn per
annam for five years, from the frat
day of January, one Thousand eight
hundred and eighty 1850 and four
per scsntRm per aRndm thereafter,
payable semi-annually and there shall
be levied an annual tax sufficient 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 said bonds and
coupons shall be duly stamped "In-
terest reduced to two per centum per
annnm for five years, from January
lst, one Thousand eight hundred and
eighty, aud four per centum per an
mum 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 TO the Treas
urer 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 reduced to two
per centum per annnm for five years
from January LIST, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty lss0) and four
per eentum per snnum thereafter,"
and said Treasurer or agent shall in
dorse or stamp Oh said coupons the
following words: Interest reduced
to two per centum per annum," or,
Interest reduced to four per eentum
per annum," as the ease may be.
ACT NO. 1l3.
OF the Regular Session of observation-disclosures
to Article, LAG of the Constitution of the
stats Relative to Fees and Charges, to be
Paid by Stamps in the. Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. -.
ART. rl46. "All fees and charges
fixed BY law for the various Civil
Courts2f the parish of Orleans, and the
Register of Conyeyances and Recorder
of Mortgages of said parish, shall
ennre to the State, and all sums real
lied therefrom shall be set aside and
held as . 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 -ConveyaBces
and the Reeorderof Mortgages of the
parish of 0rleans; provided, that the
State shall never make any payment
to any Sheriff, CLERK, Register Of Com
.yeyances Or Recorder Of Mortgages of
the parish of Orleans, or any Of their
deputies, for salary or other axpenses
of their respective offices, except from
the .specialffnnd ,pregided for by tthis
article, and any appropriation made.
contrary to this PROFESSIONALISM be null
and void" ...,s asc, ..sa.-.
ACT NO. las. ,....a
OF the Regular Session Of 1883 Amendment
10 AFtiele 81 Of the Constitution 81 the
statH RsIaSiye % Tie Jgiris5iction Of the
Supreme Ceurt
AsnansAHaemG Ne. .. a 4
Arr. 81. 4sI'he Supreme Court, ex-
eept in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction only,
which Jurisdiction shall extend 10 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, ex
elusive of interest; TO suits for d.
vorce and separation from bed and
board; 10 suits for snuliity of mar
riage ; 10 suits involving the rights to
homestaads; 10 suits for Introduction
and to sall cases III which the eonasitn-
sionality or legality Of any tan, toll Or
impost whatever, Of of any fine, for
feiture OF penalty imposed by rnu-
nicipal corporation shall be in CON
testation, Whatever may be the amount
thereof, and IN snch eases The appeal
81 the law ard the facts shall Be di-
rectly from the Court in which the
ease originated 10 the Supreme Court;
and 10 criminal eases on questions Of
Law alone, whenever the punishment
OF death OF imprisonment At bard Is
Dor may BE- inEIiessd. of q fine exceed
ing Three HnndEed Dollars $500 is
AclnaIls supposed.
Az AFT 10 AII LIZ as.
Df tae Csnssssntiun 81 the Stale Relative ID
the Iu4ssa ietA0n Of Courts Of Appeal,I
ANM@nsa aAsaas re. &.
Aav. 81. 1.-The Courts of Appeal,
sxceg Ill eases herainAfter provided,
Ilssll have appellate inEi8dieslon only
#a,seh ;uasaa lotion shall extend III III