The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-29
AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 1R
OF the Regular Session of 1889 -AmendmsRt,
TO Articles of the State Debt 0rdiRaneet of
the Constitution Of 1872 $500
STATE DEBT.

ARTICLE lube 1t ordained by The
people Of the State of Louisiana, as
provided by IGw, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended SO 40 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 (ls8O) and four
per centum per annum thereafter,
payable semi-annuslly 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: "Ip-
terest reduced TO two per centum per
annum for five years, from January
LIST, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty, and four per cepturn per an
nun thereafter" .fm
Art. 3. "That the holders Of the
Consolidated Bonds may ct any time,
In order that the coupons may be
paid, present their bondS 70 the Treas.
urer of the State, or to agents 70 be
appoisted by the Governor, one in the
city of New York, and the other in
the city of London, England, and the
Raid Treasurer or agents, ss the case
may be, shall indOrse or stamp thereon
the words: Interest reduced to two
per centum per snRum for five years
from January LIST, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (lsS0) and four
per eentum per HnRum thereafter"
and said Treasurer OF agent shall in.
dorse or stamp ON said coupons the
following words: Interest reduced
TO two per centum per Gnnum," or.
Interest reduced TO fonr per centum
per apnum," AS the case may be.
ACT NO. ll3.
OF the Regular Session of s82-Amsndmsnt
to Article I46 Of the Constitution Of the
State Relative TO Fees and Charges, to be
Paid. by Stamps In the Parish of Orleans.
AMeAd@eRG Nc. ..
ART. l46. "AIl fees and charges
fred by law for the VSriOas CIyii
Courts Of the parish Of Orleans, and the
Register of COnVsySnces and Recorder
of Mortgages of sSid parish, shall
enure to the State, and all sulns real
lied thersfroH shall BIO set aside and
held as q special fuRd, 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 ConVeyauces
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, asd any appropriation made
contrary to this provision shall be null
and void"
ACT NO. 1875.
OF the Regular Session of l682-AnendmeRt
to Article 81 OF the Constitution Of the
State, Relative TO the JuriSdictiOn Of the
Supreme Court
Amendment Ne. ..
ART. 81. "The Supreme Court, e.
cept in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction only,
which Jurisdiction shall extend to sll
cases when the matter in dispute, or
the fund to be distributed, whatever
may be the amount therein claimed,
ahall exceed two thousand dollars, ex-
elusive of interest; to suits for d.
vOros sHd separation from bed and
board ( to suits for nudity of mar
riage; to suits involving tho rights to
hoHestesds; TO suits for Introduction
and to all cases 10 which the constitu-
tiOnality or legality Of any tag, toll or
impost Whatever, or of any 6ne, for
fsitnEO or penalty imposed by mu-
nieipsl corporation sltsll be iR con-
teststiOn, WhsteEeE may be the amount
thereof, aud In such eases the appeal
on the law and the facts shall be d.
rsotIy from the Court in which the
case originated to the Supreme COSrt;
and 10 criminal cases on questions of
law alone, Whenever the punishment
of death or imprisonment at hard Ia.
boz may be inflicted, or ine exceed
ing Three Hundred Dollars $4,000 is
actually imposed.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IS. |
OF the Consultation Of the State Relstiye to
the Jurisdiction Of Courts Of Appeals
rf AMasndReRI No. 4.
ART. 95. "The Courts of Appeal,
except in cases bsrsinsfter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction ORly,
which Jurisdiction shall extend 10 al
cases, civil or probate, when the mat
ter N dispute OF the funds to be dis
IFibntsd shall exceed one hundred dol
lsEl, exclusive Of interest, and shall
not exceed tive Thousand dollars, sT-
elusive of iIteTsst." .s.u
AMENDMENT TO ARTICE lOl.
u the Constitution Of the State Relative 70
Tidal Of CaSes IN Courts OF Appeal when
Judges " dissgTse."
A1sShdRAeRt Ne. 8. Ed.
AET. l0l. p" Whenever the Judges
the Courts Of Appeal shall
,OneEr, their judgement shall be FINAL.
Whepbspr there shall be 3 disagree.
neut, the two Judges shall sppOist .
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