The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-15
STATE DEBT.


STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE l. " Be IL ordained BIZ tie
people Of the State Of Louisiana, as
oro0ided By lar, 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, ono Thousand eight
hundred and eighty (l88O) and four
per centum per annum thereafter,
payable semi.annually; and there shall
be lowed 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: "In-
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 an
mum thereafter"
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
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, aR the case
may be, shall indorsc or stamp thereon
the words: "Interest reduced to two
per cenLum per annum for five years
from January LIST, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (l88O) and four
per centum per annum thereafter"
and said Treasurer or agent shall IN
dorsc or stamp on said coupons the
following words " Interest reduced
to two per centum per annum," or,
" Interest reduced to four per ccntum
per annum," as the case may be.
ACT NO. l13.
or the Regular Session of ISs2-Ameudment
State Relative to Fees and Charges, to be
Paid. by Stamps in the Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. =.
ART. lac. ".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
ennre to the State, and all sums real
lied therefrom shall be set aside and
held as a special fund, ont OF which |
shall be paid, by preference, the ex-
penscs Of the Clerk Of the Civil Dis
triet Court, the Clerks of the city
Courts, the Register of Conveyances
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 IsS2-Amendment
10 Article 81 of the Constitution Of the
State, Relative TO the Jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court
Amendment No. 8.
ART. 81. "The Supreme Court, ex-
sept in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction only,
which jurisdiction shall extend to all
eases when the matter in dispute, or
the fund to be distributed, whatever
may be tine amount therein claimed,
shall exceed two Thousand dollars, ex.
slusive Of interest; to suits for di-
porce and separation from bed and
board to suits for nullity of mar
rage ITO suits involving the rights to
homesteads; to suits for introduction +;
and to all cases in which the eonstitu-
.ionality or legality of any tax, toll or {
mpost whatever, or Of any fine, for
ieiture or penalty imposed by mu- {
licipal corporation shall be in CON
whatever may be the amount .
hereof, and in such cases the appeal
N the law and the facts shall be di.
.oetly from the Court in which the
,ase originated TO the Supreme Court;
md to criminal cases on questions OF
aw alone, whenever the punishment
i death or Imprisonment at hard la
,og may he inflicted, or fine exceed
ng Three Hundred Dollars $1,000 is
lctnaily imposed.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 95.
II The Consultation Of the State Relative 10
The jurisdiction Cf Courts Of Appeal.I
AhlsesAssmnent NO. a.
ART, g5. .sThe Courts Of Appeal,
xeept III CASES heaeinafter provided,
bali have appellate jurisdiction only,
illieb Jurisdiction shall extend in all i
asses, civil OF probate, when the mat q
j. IN dispute Or the funds 10 be dis c
iibuted shall exceed one hundred dol.