The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
STATE DEBT.


ARTICLE l. "Be it ordained BY tie
people Of the State Of Louisiana, as
provided by lao, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended SO as TO read
as follows: That the interest to be
paid on the Consolidated Bonds of
the State of Louisiana, be, and Is
hereby fixed at two per centum per
annum for five years, from the first
day of January, one Thousand eight
hundred and eighty (lsS0) and foGr
per centum per amman thereafter,
payable semi annually and there. shall
be levied an annual tax sufficient for
the full payment of said interest, not
exceeding three mills, the limit Of
State Tax for all purposes being hereby
fixed at six mills, and said bonds and
coupons shall be duly stamped ON
terest reduced to two per centum per
annum for five years, from January
LIST, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty, and four per centum per az
mum thereafter"
ART. 9. THAT the holders Of the
Consolidated Bonds may ut any time,
10 order that the coupons may be
paid, present their bonds.to the Treas
urer of the State, or to agents to be
appointed by the Governor, one in the
city of New York, and the other in
the city of London, England, and the
said Treasurer or agents, as the case
may be, shall indorse or stamp thereon
the words: Interest reduced TO two
per centum per annum for FIVE years
from January LIST, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (iss0) and four
per centum per anHum thereafter"
and said Treasurer or agent shall in-
dorse or stamp on said coupons the
following words: Interest reduced
to two per centum per annum," or,
Interest reduced to four per centum
per annum," as the case may be.
ACT NO. ll3.
OF the Regular Session of 882-Amendment
to Article l46 of the Constitution of the
State Relative to Fees and Charges, to be
Paid. by Stamps In the Parish of OrlsanG.
Amendment No. ..
ART. I46. "All fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civil
Courts Of the parish of Orleans, and the
Register of COnVeyances and Recorder
of Mortgages of said parish, shall
enure to the State, and all sumo real
lied tIlersfrom shall be set aside and
held as a special fund, out OF which
shall be paid, by preference, the ex-
penses of the Clerk Of the Civil Dis
trict Court, the Clerks of the city
Courts, the Register of ConveyaHees
and the Recorder of Mortgages of the
parish of Orleans provided, that the
State shall never make any payment
to any Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Con
veyances or Recorder of Mortgages of
the parish of Orleans, or any of their
deputies, for salary or other expenses
of their respective offices, except from
the special fund provided for by this
article, and any appropriation made
contrary to this provision shall be null
and void"
ACT NO. 1875.
OF the Regular Session Of SS2-Amendment
to Article 81 of the Constitution of the
State, Relative to the Jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court
Amendment No. ..
ART. 81. 1.-THE Supreme Court, ex-
cept in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction only,
which Jurisdiction shall extend to all
cases when the matter 10 dispute, or
the fund to be distributed, whatever
may be the amount therein claimed,
shall exceed two thousand dollars, ex-
elusive of interest; to sRits for d.
vorce aRd separation from bed aud
board to suits for nullity of mar
rage to suits involving the rights to
homestesds; to suits for Introduction !;
and to all cases in which the constitu-
tionality or legality of any taz, toll or
impost whatever, or of any fine, for
fixture OF penalty imposed by mt
nicipal corporation shall be in con-
testation, whatever may be the amount
thereof, and in such cases the appeal
on the law and the facts shall be d.
reetly from the Court in which the
case originated to the Supreme Court;
and TO criminal cases on questions Of
law alone, whenever the punishment
of death or Imprisonment at hard la
Dor may be inflicted, or fine exceed
ing Three Hundred Dollars $4,000 is
actually imposed.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 90.
on the Consultation of the State Relative to
the Jurisdiction Of Courts Of APpeal.I
Amendment No. 4.
ART. 95. 1.-THE Courts of Appeal,
except in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction only.
which Jurisdiction shall extend in al
cases, civil or probate, when the mat
ter IN dispute or the funds to be dis.
tributed shall exceed one hundred dol.
lars, exclusive of interest, and shall
not exceed two Thousand dollars, ex-
elusive of interest"
AMENDMENT TO ARTICE lOI.
OF the Constitution of the State Relative to
Trial of Cases in Courts Of Appeal when
Judges Disagree"
Amendment No. ..
Art. l0I. Whenever the Judges
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