The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-03-15
Ele Glibadanx Stntintl,
SATURDAY, MARCH. 10, 1884.
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the COnstitu-
ton of the State of Lou.
iSiana.
STATEO OF LOUISIANA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

IN pursuance OF Art. 40 OI the CONCENTRATION
> 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. concurred in by twO.thirds of all the
members elected to each House Of the Gene
raj. Assembly ct this State, Il. 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 "f Orleans
and in ore paper in each other parish Of the
State III which q newspaper is published. for
three months preceding the next election for
Representatives.. at which time tho said amend
ment shall be submitted to the Electors tor
their approval or rejection ; said amendments
appear more fully in Acts Nos. 7h, lib and
l25 Of the regular session Of the General As
senbly held in 1882. which are officially pub
lisbed for the information of the Electors,
and which will be submitted to them for their
approval or rejection 1T the next general cleo
ton, to be held Oh Tuesday, the I'D day of
April AID. 1881, lit being the Tuesday next
following the third Monday in April i'll such
o manner and form that the Electors may
vote tor or against each amendment. separate
ly and if a majority of the Electors. voting
at said election. shall approve land ratify all
or either of said amendments. then such
amendment or amendments or either of them
SO approved and ratified shall become u part
OF the Constitution. i
ACT NO. e.
OF the Regular Session Of lSS2-Amendment
i to the Articles Of the State Debt Ordinance
of the Constitution Of 1879.
No /.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE l. "Be it ordained BY tho people
of the State of Louisiana. as provided by law
That the State Debt Ordinance be amended
SO as to read MS fellows that the interest to
be paid on the Consolidated Bonds Of the
State Of Louisiana, be, and is hereby fixed ut
fWn NOR EaNfnnt annnm fnr five oars
from the first day OF January. one thousand
eight hundred aud eighty 1850, and toar per
centnn per annum thereafter, payable semi
annually and there shall be levied an annual
tax sufficient for the full payment of SAID in
tercst, not exceeding three mills. the limit of
State Tax for all purposes being hereby tixed
ut six mills, and said bonds and coupons shall
be duly stamped Interest reduced to two
per ceLtum per annum for five years. from
January LIST, one thousand eight hundred aud
eighty. aud four per centum per annum there
after,
Arts g. 'That the holders of the Consnli-
dated Bonds may at any time. III order that
the coupons may be paid, present their bond
to the Treasurer Of the State, or to agents to
sbe appointed by the Governor, one in tue .city
Of New York. and the other in the city OF Lon
de- England, and the said Treasurer or
agents, rs the case may be, shall indorSc or j
stamp thereon the words 'lHtcresc reduced
to two per centun per annnm for live years
from January LIST, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty tiSSD) ami four per aertum
per annum thereafter and said Treasurer or
agent shall indorse or stamp on said coupons
the following words: Interest reduced to
two per centnm per annum," or. "Interes. re
duced to four per centum per annam,' as the
case may lie. |
ARTICLE NO. lib
OF the Regular session of lse2-Amondmcnt
to Article lac OF the Constitution Of the
State relative to Fees and Charges, to DO
Paid by Stamps in the Parish Of Orleans.