The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-01-30
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of 4 lSlALs
Amendments to the Constitution Of TIL
State Of Louisiana.
State Of Louisiana-Ofice Of the Secre
tuy Of State.
Tn pursuance nf Article 256 Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
Publication is hereby given TO tl''
Electors of the State Of the propose.
anne ndments to the Constitution of tn.
State, concurred in by two-thirds o
all the members elected to each House
of the General Assembly of this State
at ifs regular session he'd in the City
of Baton Rcuge in 1882, and which arc
required to he published in two news
papers published in the Parish of Or
leans, and in one paper in each other
Parish of the State in which news
paper is puhlishcd,. for three months
preceding the next election for Repre-
srntatiyps, q. which time the said
amendments shall be submitted to the
Electors for their approval or rejec
ton; said amendments appear more
fully in Acts No. rs. l3 and i25 of the
regular session of the General Assem-.
bly, held in 1882, which are officially
published for the information of the
Electors. and which will he submitted
to them for their approval or rejection
at the next general election, to be held
on Tuesday, the 22d day of April, A.
D.. 1884, Git being the Tuesday nex'
following the third Monday in April,
in snch u manner and form that the
Electols may vote for or against eacl
amendment. senarately; and ifa ma
iority of the Electors, voting at said
election, shall approve anal ratify al
nr either % said amendments. ther
such amendment or amendments or I'll
Their Of them so approved ana ratified
sdall become a part of the C0nstitu-
tim.
ACT NO. rs.
OF the regular session of 1899 - Amend.
ment to the Articles of the State
Debt Ordnance uf the Constitution
of 1879.
AMENDMENT NO. l.
State Debt.
Article |. "Re it ordained by the
people of the State of Louisiana, rs
provided toy law. That the State Deb,
Ordinance he amended so rs to read
rs tollows: That the interest to he
paid on he Consolidated Bonds of the
Stale at Louisiana. hr, and is hereby
liked at two per ccntnm per annnm
tor five Years. from the first day -
January. an" thousand eight hnu,ired
and eighty (l530) and fonr per centun
;,"r aa"n'n thereafter, payable semi
annually aud ti,e,c shall br lrviet
Al annual tax sufficient Tor The. fnl
pay nent Of sad interest, NOT exceed
ing three mills, the Init OF State TaS
fn: Ill rnrpnses being hereby fixed at
xix mills. and SAID bonds aud coupons
st.nll III. duly stamped "Intcrrs, yc
tinrrd to twu.per cpntum per anEnn
Tor five years. rom January lst, on.
lhn"sand eight bundled aud eighty
and t"nr centum per auuum there
utle,." -
AIT. 2. "TI,at thc holders of the
! Consolidated Bonds may, at any time
in-nrder tnat the cnnr"ns may be pail
present their bonds to the treasure
| of the State, or to agents to lie pp
pointed ny the Governor. ohe in The
tGisy ri New York. and the ether il
iin. city of L"ndon, England, aud TIT
sad Treasurer or agents, as tie cas-.
may be, shaliinhorse or stamp Thereon
the worlds Interest: reduced to tw'
per centRm per annum for five year
from January lst,s one thousand e'gh
hundred andarighty (iSG06 and fou
per ccnt,n, tl,e,eafter.' and said Trea
surrr or ngent shall in,lnrse M stan,]
on said coupons the following words
"lDterest reduced tn two per eentun
per annum.' or "interest rednced's
fnnr per eentnm per annum," us til
ease may be. Z #5Sa5
*,a. . ACT NO. ll3
| of the Regular Session Of 1882. Amend
nent to Article LAG of the Constitn
| ton of the State Relative to Fee
aud Charges, to tie Paid by Stamp
il the Parish ot Orleans.
AMENDMENT NO.2.
Article l46. "All fees aud charge
Fixed by law for The various Civ
Courts Of The Parish OF Orleans, an
for the Register Of Conveyhnces M
Recorder of Mortgages of sand Parish
shall ennre to the State, and all sun
,ealized therefrom shall be set asid
aud held as a, special, fund, ant qfrw hic
shall be paid. by. preferences the es
penses of the Clerk of the Civil Di:
sttriets Court. 1.-The Clerks of tho Cit
Courts, the Register of Conveyance
aud the Recorder of Mortgages Of tn
| Parish IF Orleans pravided, that tn
State shall never make any paymer
to any Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Cor
| veyances nr Recorder Of Mortgages {
the Parish of Orleans, or any of the
deputies, for salary or other expense
of their respective offices, except frol
the special fund provided for by til
Article, and any appropriation mad
contrary to this provision shall be I'd
and void.'
ACT NO. l25.
OF the Regular Session of 1882
Amendment to Article 81 of the Coz
stitution Of the State, Relative
the Jurisdiction of the Supren
| Court.