St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-01-26
rOFFICIAL.1
Amendments to tho Constitution Of
tho State of Louisians.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

osus AoA VI INC OGAte OF LOUISIANA, pub
lication is hereby given to the Electors o
the State OF the proposed amendment
TO the Constitution of the Stats. DON
Cured in by two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House of tho Gen
eral Assembly of this State. at its regu
lar session held in the city of Baton
Rouge in 1882, and which are required
to be Published in two newspapers pub.
iished in the parish or Orleans, and in
one paper in each other parish in the
State IN which newspaper is publish.
ed, Tor three months preceding the next
election for Representatives., at whic b
time the said amendments shall he sub
mitted to the Electors for their approval
or rejection; sale amendments appear
more fully in Acts Nos. 76. 113 and 1875
OF the regular session of the General As
sembly held in 1882. which are officially
published for the information of the
| Electors, and which will be 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.
1854, ut being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday in ApriD in such
manner and form that the Electors
may vote for or against each amend
ment. separately; and if a majority Of
the Electors, voting at said election.
shall approve and ratify all or eithe, of
said amendments, then such amendment
or amendments or either of them so ap-
proved end ratified shall become part
OF the Constitution.
AcTNo. IS
Ofthe Regular Session of l8SfAmend.
ment to the Articles Of the State Debt
Ordinance OF the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment No. 1.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE !. BE 1 orda ned by The peo-
PIE Of the State Of Louisiana, as proridsi
by tdn, That the State Debt Ordinance
be amended SO rs to read MS follows:
That the interest to lie paid on tn. Con-
solldated bonds of the State of Louisi-
ana, be, and is hereby fixed at two per
centum per annum for five years, from
the first day of Js nuary, one thousand
eight hundred aid eighty ussOD and
four per centum per una um thereafter.
payable semi.annual!y; AMI there shall
be levied an annual tax sufficient for the
full payment of said interest, not ex-
ceeding three mills, the limit of State
lax tor all purposes being hereby fixed
az SIX mills. and said bonds and coupons |
shall be duly stamped: Interest reduced
TO two per ceDtum per ar.num for five
years, from January LIST, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty, and four per
centum per annum thereafter"
ART. 2. THAT the holders of the Con-
soiidated bonds may Mt any time. in or
Ter that the coupons may be paid, pre-
sent their bonds to the Treasurer of the
State, or to agents to be appointed BY
he Governor, one in the city of New
York, and the other in the city of Lon
ION. England, and the said Treasurer
u agents, as the case may be, shall in
iorse or stamp thereon the words: I'm
crest reduced to two per centum per
'nnum for five years from january ist.
me thousand eight hundred and eighty
ioeo) and four per centum per annnm
hereafter, and said Treasurer or agent
hall indorss or stamp Oh said COUPONS
he following words: 'Interest reduced ,
o two per centum per annum," or. ..In-
crest reduced to four per centum Der
mum, rs the case may be.
ACT NO. ll3
" the Regular Session of lSs2-Amend.
ment to Article lag of the Constitution {
OF the State, Relative to Fees and I
Charges, to be Paid by Stamps in the j
Parish of Orleans. I
Amendment No. 2.
ART. LAG. .'All fees and charges fixed +.
y law for the various Civil Courts of the
arlsL OF Orleans, and for the Register i
Conveyances and Recorder of Mort
lges of said parish, shall enure to the :,
ate, and all sums realized therefrom =
lall be set aside and held as special :,
nd, out of which shall be paid, by ;.
reference, the expenses of the Clerk of :;
e Civil District Court, the Clerks of =
Z City Courts. the Register OF Convey :
ices and the Recorder OF Mortgages of =
e parish of Orleans; proeiled. that the :;
ate shall never make any payment to -
y Sheriff, Clerk. Register of Convey :. :,
ces or Recorder of Mortgages of thei'.
IRISH of Orleans, or any of their depu- =.
s. for salary or other expenses of their =. &c
'pective Offices, except from the she. :.
i fund provided for by This article. :.
Il any appropriation made contrary to 40
IS provision shall be null and void. !" as
ACT NO. l25 an
the Regular Session of lSS2-Amend- 70
nent to Article 81 of the Constitution of
# the State, Relative to the Jurisdic- sh
ion of the Supreme Court. fir,
Anendmen t No. 3. II!
lRr. 81. 1.-The Supreme Court except =" 80
cases hereinafter provided, shall have ",
,eliate jurisdiction only. which Jaris- in,
ton shall extend to all cases when av
tier IN dispute, or the fund to be dis go
,uted, whatever may be the amount co
rein claimed, shall exceed two thou bo
d dollars, exclusive of interest: to mr.,
IS for divorce and separation from 81.
and board: to suits for nullity of co;
rriage; to suits involving the rights sn,
to suits for Introduction; nv,
to all cases in which the constitu- inr
lality or legality of any tax, toll or soi
'ost whatever, or of any fine. forfeit on.
or penalty imposed by municipal sip
Doration shall be in condensation,
tever may be the amount thereof.
in such cases the appeal on the law VI
the facts shall be directly from the L
1T in which the case originated to the
RENE court; and to criminal cases on
stions of law alone, whenever the
ishment of death or Imprisonment -
ard labor may be inflicted, or a fine La
eding three hundred dollars (S:OO)
'tually imposed. \
TO ARTICLE o. ing