The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-01-05
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to The COnstitu-
ton of the State of Lou
iSiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

xu YO10O0x1VO VI ~ u tu0 NOOov llOU
Of the State Of Louisiana, publication is hereby
given to the Electors Of the State Of the pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution of the
State. concnrred in by two thirds Of all the
members elected to each House of the Gene
raj Assembly of this State, a.its regular session
held il the city vi 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 a newspaper is published. for
three months preceding the next election for
Representatives, ut which time the said amend
ment shall be submitted to the Electors tor
their approval or rejection ; said amendments
appear more fully in Acts Nos. IS, lI3 and
Us OF the regular session Of til. General As
sembly held in 1882. which are officially pub
lished for the information Of the Electors,
and which will be ubmitted to them for their
approval or rejection at the next general cleo
ton, to be held Oh Tuesday. the 22d day Of
April IA. D.. 1884, lit being the Tuesday next
following the third Monday in April in such
q manner aud form that the Electors may
vote tor or against each amendment. separate
~ and II u majority OF the Electors. voting
at said election, shall approve and ratify all
ar either OF said amendments, then such
am endment or amendments or either of them
so approved and ratified shall become u part
Of the Constitution.
ACT NO. IS.
Ut the Regular Session of lSS2-Amendment
to the Articles Of the State Debt Ordinance
OF the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment No. /.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE |. BE it ordained bv the peop|e
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 to
be paid OH the Consolidated Bonds of the
State OF Louisiana, be, aud is hereby fixed at
fun YNnr foam a. ,,n,, - a.
from the first day Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty 1850, and four per
centum per annum thereafter, payab'e semi
annually and there shall he levied an annual
tax sufficient for the full payment of SAID in
tercst, not exceeding three mills, the limit of
State lax for all purposes being hereby fixed
at six mills, and said bonds and coupons shall
be duly stamped '.Intcrest reduced to two
per ceLtuln per annum for five years, from
january LIST, one thousand eight hundred aud
eighty. aud four per centum per annum there
after,
ART. 2. "That the holders of the Consol;.
dated Bonds may at any time. in order that
the coupons may be paid. present their bond
to the Treasurer of tlie State, or to agents to
be appointed by the Governor, one in the scitv
OF New York. and th,. other in the city of Lon
don, England, and the said Treasurer or
agents, Is the case may be, shall ind0rse or
stamp thereon the words "Interest reduced
to two per centnm per annum for five years
from January LIST. one thousand eight hun.
dred and eighty 1880 and four per eentum
per annum thereafter" and said Treasurer or
agent shall indorse or stamp on said coupons
the following words: Interest reduced to
Two per centum per annuin,' or, '.Iuteres. re
duced t. four per centum per annum," as the |
case may he.
ARTICLE NO. ll3
Of the Regular session of lSS2-Amopdmeut
to Article lag of the Constitution of the |
state relative to Fees and Charges, to be
Paid by Stamps in the Parish Of Orleans.