St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01
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Amendments to the Constitution of
the State of louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA

OFFICE OF TIE SEcEErtgY cF STATE
In pursuance of Art. 2j6 of the Con
| stitution of tire State OF Louisiana. pub.
location is hereby given Ia tue Electors ol
| the State of tue proposed amendments
| to the Constitution of the Stat. n
c1rred in by two-thirls of all the mem-
bers elected to each House of the Gen
! eral Assembly of this State, ut its regu-
/ lar session held in the city OF Baton
| Rogge i'll 1882, and which IRE required
tn be published III two newspapers pub
iished Ill the parish ar Orleans, and IL
one paper IN each other parish IN the
State In which u newspaper is publish
Ell. for three months presiding the next
election for representatives,. ut whit Ia
time the said amendments shall be sub
United To the Electors for their approval
ar rejection: saiC amen lmrnts appear
more fully in Ac.s Nos. 7G. lib ana l2o
OF the regular session of the tienertl As
sembly held in 1882. which are ofiicialiy
published for the information Of the
E'sctors, and which will be submitted
To them for their approval or rejection
nj the next general election. to he held
on Tuesday, the 22,i day OF April, A. ID.
1851, tit being the Tuesday next follow
Ing the third AIon lay in ApriD in such
II llanner AMI form mat the Electors
MAY vote for or against each amend
ment. separately; AMI If majo.ity of
the Electors, voting ut said election,
shnl! approve AMI Iatify all or either Of
said amendments. then such amendment
or amendments or either of chem 80 APP
proved and ratified shall become part
Of lhe Constitution.
ACTNo. &c
0fthe Regular Session of lSS2-Amenl-
ment to the Articles If the State Debt
Ordinance OF the Constitution OF 1879.
Amendment No. 1.
STATE DEBT
ARTICLE l. Be il o,tla ned By tie peo-
pc Of the .>.a;e q LOuisiaAt, rs preceded
by iato, That the State Debt Ordinance
be amended So ns 10 read as follows:
That the interest to he paid oa-the on
splidat.l bonds of the State of Louisi-
ana. be, and is hereby fxeI ut two per
centum per annun for H.: years, from
tile first day OF il nuary. one thousand
eight hundred aid eighty (lSSa.) ami
four per centnm per amman thereafter.
payable semi-annunl!y; ami there shal!
be levied an annual Tx sufficient for the
full payment of Sail interest. not ex-
:eeling three mills, the limit of State
lax for all purposes being hereby tixeI
ut six mills. and said bonds and coupons
shall be duly stamped: Interest reduced
TO TWO per crDtum per NJ nun for five
years, from January Ist, nne Thousand
eight hundred anu eighty, and four per
eenrum per annnm thereafter"
AIR. Z. That the holders of the Con-
solidated bombs may at any time. IN or
der that the ,nnons may be paid, pre-
sent their lonis 10 the treasurer Of the
State, or Ia agent, to BE- appointed b,
the Governor. one in the city of New
York, and the other in the city of Lon
don, England, and the said Treasurer
or agents, rs tue case my be, shall in
doris. or stamp thereon the words: In
terest reduced to two per centun per
annum for five years from january lst,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
/ $500 and four per centum per aunum
and said Treasurer or agent
shall iniorse or stamp on said coupons
the following words: '.Int.res. reduced
10 two per ceutum per annum." or. IN
terest reduced to four per centum per
annuni, rs the case may be.
ACT NO. l13
Of the Regular Session of lS52-Amend-
niefit 10 Article LAG of the Constitution
of the State, Relative to Fees and
charges, to be Paid by Stamps in the
Parish of Orleans.
AInendlN No. g.