The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-02

next following the sd Monday In April
in such a name and form that tn
Electors may vote for or against eacl
amendment, separately and if a ma
jerity of the Electors, voting at sait
election, shall approve and ratify al
or either of said amendments, then sucl
amendment or amendments or eithe
of them so approved and ratified shall
become a part of the Constitution.
ACT NO. 76
Of the Regular Session of 1882
amendment to the articles of tn
State Debt Ordinance Of the Constitu
ton of 1879.
Amendment NO. I.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE l. "Be 1T ordained by TIL
people of the State of Louisiana, a,
provided by Mv, That the State Deb
Ordinance be amended so as to read al
follows That the interest to be pait
on the Consolidated Bonds of the State
of Louisiana, be. aud is hereby fixed a
two per centum per annum for five
years, from the first day of January
one thousand eight hundred ant
eighty. I880) and four per cent pei
annum thereafter, payable semi.a an
nually; and there shall be levied al
annualtax sufficient for the full a
ment of said interest, not exceeding
three mills, the limit of State Tax fol
all purposes being hereby fixed at six
mills, and said bonds and coupons
shall be duly stamped: Interest re
duced to two per centum per annum
for five years, from January LIST, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty,
and four per cent per amman there,
AFTER
ART. 2 THAT the holders of the
Consolidated Bonds may, at any time.
in order that the coupons may be
paid, present their bonds to the Treas
nrer 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 lst, ope thousand
eight hundred and eighty (1S80) and
four per centum per annum thereafter, .
and said Treasurer or agent shall
indorse or stamp on said cou-
pons the following words "In-
terest reduced to two per eentum
per annum," or. Interest reduced to
four per centum per annum,' as the
case may be.
ACT NO. ll3
Of tie Regular Session Of 1882
amendment to Article l46 Of the Con-
stitutiion Of the State Relative to Fees
and Charges to be Paid by Stamps IN
the Parish Of Orleans.
Amendment NO q.
ART. lag. Gall fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civil
Courts of the parish of Orleans, and
for the Register of Conveyances and
Recorder of Mortgages of said parish,
shall enure to the State, and all sums
realized therefrom shall be set aside
and held as a special fund, out of
which shall be paid, by preference,
the expenses of the Clerk of the Civil
District Court, the Clerks of the city
Courts, the Register of Conveyanees
and Recorder of Mortgages Of the par
ish 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 1852
amendment to Article 81 of the Con
sttution of the State, Relative to the
Jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court.
Amendment NO. ..
ART. 81. 1.-THE Supreme Court, ex-
in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction only,
Jurisdiction shall extend to ali
cases when the matter in dispute, or
the fund to be distributed, whatever
may be the amount therein claimed,
shall exceed two thousand dol
lars, exclusive of interest !; to suits
for divorce and separation from bed
and board to suits for nnllity of
marriage; to suits involving the rights
10 homesteads ; to suits for interdic-
ion ; and to all cases in which the
,onstitntionality or legality of any
,ax, toll OF impost whatever, or of any
inc, forfeiture OF penalty imposed by
j municipal corporation shall be in
;ontestation, whatever may be the
amount thereof, and in such cases the
on the law and the facts shall
De directly from the Court in which
he case originated to the Supreme
Court; and to criminal cases on ques-
ions of law alone, whenever the pun.
shment of death or imprisonment at
lard labor may be inflicted, or a finel
exceeding Three Hundred Dollars
5000 ii actually imposed.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 95
DE- the Constitution of the State ReEatige
to the Jurisdiction of Courts of Ap-
peal,
Amendment NO q
ART. 95. s'Tl.e Courts Of Appeal,
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