The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-01-09
ALEXANDRIA, La. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9 1884,
AMENDNEN
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
Amendments to the Constitution of th
State of Louisiana.
State Of Louisiana-OHce Of the Secrt
tuy Of State.
Tn pursuance of Article 256 of til
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
publication is hereby given to TIL
Electors of the State of the proposes
anne ndments to the Constitution of til
State, concnrred in by two-thirds q
all the members elected to each HOus
of the General Assembly of this State
at its regular session held in the Cit
of Baton Rouge in 1892, and which al
required to be published in two news
papers published in the Parish of Or
leans, and in one paper in each otlIe
Parish of the State in which news
paper is published, for three month
preceding the next election for Repre-
sentatives, at which time the sail
shall be submitted to tn
Electors for their approval or rejec
ton; said amendments appear NOR
fully in Acts No. Is, il3 aud l25 of tn
regular session of the General Assem-
bly, held in 1882, which are off'ciall,
published for the information of tn
Electors, and which will he submitted
to them for their approval or rejection
at the next general election, to be hell
on Tuesday, the 22'l day Of April, A
D. 1884, lit being the Tuesday mex
following the third Monday in April
in snch q manner and form that tn
Electors may vote for or against eacI
separately; and if ma
jority of the Electors, voting at salt
election, shall approve and ratify al
or either of said amendments, the
such amendment or amendments or I'll
ther of them so approved and ratified
sdall become part of the Constitu
ton.
ACT NO. IS.
Of the regular session of 1882 Amend
ment to the Articles of the Stat
Debt Ordinance Of the Constitution
of 1879.
AMENDMENT NO. /.
State Debt.
Article |. "Be it ordained by til,
people Of the State of Louisiana, a
provided hv law, That the State Deb
Ordinance be amended so as to real
as follows: That the interest to b.
paid on the Consolidated Bonds of tn
State Of Louisiana, he, and is hereb!
fixed at twn per centnm per aunun
tor five years, from the first day o
January. one thousand eight hnndre.
aud eighty (1SSW and four per centun
per annum thereafter, payable semi
annually; and there shall be leviet
an ANIMAL tax sufficient for the full
payment of said interest, not exceed
ing three mills, the limit of State ia!
for all purposes being hereby fixed a
six mills, and SAID bonds and coupons
shall he duly stamped "Intertst re
dncpd to two per centnm per annun
tor fyc years. from January LIST, on,
Thousand eight hundred and eighty
aud four centum per annum there
after"
Art. Q. "That the holders of tn,
Consolidated Bonds may, at any time
in order that the coupons may b. pait
present their bonds to the Treasure
of the State, or to agents to be ap
pointed by the Governor, one in til,
City of New York, and the other il
the city of London, England, and thu
said Treasurer or agents, as the cas-,
may be, shall indorse or stamp thereon
the words "Iuterest reduced to tw,
per centnm per annum for five year
from January lst, one thousand eigh
hundred and eighty (l8SO) and fou
per centum thereafter" aud said Trea
surer or agent shall indorse or STAMP
on said coupons the following words
Interest reduced t., two per ceutun
per annum," or Tnterest reduced t,
four per centum per anuum," as thu
case may be.
ACT NO. ll3
Of the Regular Session of 1882, Amend
ment to Article l46 of the Constitu
ton of the State Relative to Fee
and Charges, to he Paid by Stamps
III the Parish of Orleans.
AMENDMENT. NOE.
Article Jag. "All fees and charges
fixed by law for the varions Civi
Courts of the Parish OF Orleans, ant
for the Register uf Conveyancts ant
Recorder of Mortgages of sand Parish
shall enure to the State, ana ali SUM
realized therefrom shall be set asih,
and heldas special fund, out of whicl
shall be paid. by preference. the tx
penses of the Clerk of the Civil Dis
trict Court, the Clerks of the Cit,
Conrts, the Register of Conveyance,
md the Recorder of Mortgages of tn,
Parish of Orleans; provided, that til,
State shall never make any paymen
to any Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Con
or Recorder of Mortgages o
the Parish of Orleans, or any of thei
for salary or other expense
Of their respective "f'i.es, except frou
the special fund provided for by thi
and any appropriation made
contrary to this provision shall be nal
and void"
ACT NO. l25.
OF the Regular Session of 1882
Amendment to Article 81 of the Con
situation of the State, Relative t.
the Jurisdiction of the Supreme