St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-02-02
rOEFICIAL.l
Amendments to tho Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

the State Of Louisians.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. !
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
In pursuance of Art. 2a6 of the Con.
stitution of the State of Louisiana. pub
LEGATION is hereby given to the Electors Of
the State of the proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the Stats, con-
c1rred in by two-thir,ls of all the MEN,
bers elected to ench House of the Cen
eral Assembly of this State, Mt its regu-
lar session held in the city of Baton
Rouge in 1882, AMI which are required
to DO pubiishel IN two newspapers pub
lished in the parish or Orleans, nnu III
one paper i'll each other parish III the
State iii which II newspaper Is PUBLISH
I'll. for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives,. at which
time the sail amen lmenis shall be sub
mittel to the Electors for their approval
ar rejection: saiL amen tmrnts appear
more fully in Ac.s Nos. as, lib and I2o
of the regular session of tiia General As
sembly held in 1852. which are officially
published for the Information of the
Electors, and which will he Submitted
to them for their approval or rejection
ut the next general election, to be held
on Tuesday, til. y day of April, A. ID.
1884, lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday in ApriD i'll such
IL manner and form ,hat the Electors
may vote for or against each nmen,l-
ment, separately; AMI if a majority oi
the Electors, voting at sail election,
shall approve AMI n.tify all ar eitlIet OF
Il IL IN I'M, mt
ar amendments &c eitrer of them >u APP
OF the Constitution.
AGrNn. &c
OF the Regular Session OF l832-Amenl-
msnt to the Articles If the State De"t
Ordinance OF the Constitution OF 1879.
Amendment No. L.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE /. BE Il orta ned By the peo-
pie Of the .>tdte II LpiisiAa.t. Us pfou.ieti
Uy Mto, That the ot.,tc Debt Ordinance
Uu aIlenLei SD AZ to re.Id as follows:
rIlat tile interest To he paid Oh the OH
snlIJ.,ted bombs oil the state OF I.ouI>i-
ana. be, and Is hureoy ixezt ut two per
centRlu per annum tor live wears, FROM
the nr,t day ct J, nnary. "ns Thousand
eIgnt hun.in d aLd elSnfy lisSu.l AMI
hour per centum per nnaum thereafter,
payable se:nI-annu.liy; unt there sntii
lie levied an aunu.,i Tax sufficient iur the
tail payment vi sail Interest. not rX-
tee,linS three mills, tne HINT Ut state
lax Tor all purpose, being nereb, fixed
at Six mii.s. and said hon IL and cuu i,uIis
small be duly STAN re !: Interest reduced
to two per c-uluui per ia nlm fof live
years, IiOnl DaIiuary LIST, ohe Thousand
eight hun.irc,i AN 1 eighty. ana tour per
centum per annnm thereafter"
AIR. z. - hat tue holders of the Con-
solidate.i bonds may at ANY time. III Or
,ief that the coupons may be pail, pre-
sent their bonds u the treasurer Of the
State, or to agents to bs appointed by
the Governor, one in the city of New
York. and the other in tho city of Lon
don. England, and the said Treasurer
or agents, AZ the case may be, shall in
dorse or stamp thereon the words: '.In-
terest reduced to two per centum per
annuni for five years from January lat,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
,lSSO) and four per centum per annum
thereafter" aud said Treasurer or agent
shall inaorse or stamp Oh said coupons
the following words: ''lnterest reduced
to two per centum per anhum," or. ..In-
terest reduced to four per centum per
annum," ~ the case may be.
ACT NO. ll3
OF the Regular Session of l882-Amend-
ment to Article lag of the Constitution
of the State, Relative to Fees and
Charges, to be Paid by Stamps in the
Parish of Orleans.
amendment No. 9.
ART. l46. "All fees and charges fixed
BY law for the various Civil Courts of the
parls.. OF Orleans, an for the Register
Of Cnnveyances and Recorder of mort
cages uf said parish, shall cnurs To the
.tate, AMI nll SUMS realized therefrnm
shall Ire set aside and held AS u special
fund. out OF whicl shall be paid, by
preference. the EXPENSES of the Clerk al
the ,iyii District Court. the Clerks oi
the City Courts. the Register of ouvey-
.nces and tue Recor Ter of Mortgages of
the 'arlsh ri Url,ans; prorided that til.
state shall never make any payment to
amy Sheriff, Clerk, iiesiSt.r of Canvr, =
ances or Recorder of Mortgages of the
pa, ISL OF Orieans. or any of their depu-
ties. for salary Oh other expenses of taeir
respective offices, except from tire sp,-
cial funi provided for by this article.
anL ANY appropriation made contrary Ia
this provision snail lie null and void.
ACT Nh. Us
Of the Regular Session of 1882 -Amend.
ment 10 Article 81 of the Constitution
of the State, kcls tive To the Jurls,iIc-
ton OF the Supreme Court.
AlaendsMc nt No. 3.
Art. 81. 1.-The supreme Cont, except
in cases hereinafter PROV lei, shall have
appellate jurisdiction only, which Juris-
.Iiction shall extend to all cases whel.
matter in dispute, or the fund to be dis
urihut-d, whatever may be the amount
therein claimed, shall exceel two thod.
sanI dollars, exclusive of interest; TO
suits for divorce and separation from
be.l and bmrI: To suits for nullity al
marriage; to snits involving the rights
To homeste.,,ls; to suits for Introduction
AMI to all eases in which the ronsiitu-
tionality or legality of any tax, toll or
impost Whatever, or of any fine, forfeit
IRE or penalty imposed by municipal
corporation shall be in condensation,
whatever may he the amaunt Thereof.
and in such cases the appeal on the law
and the facts snail be directly from the
eanrt in which the case originated to the
Suurrme court; an, tn criminal cases on