The Opelousas courier., 1884-04-19
OFFICIAL.
TO III
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
In pursuance of Art. 256 of the Con-
~stitution of the State of Louisiana.
py 6lication is hereby given to the
Electors of the State of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution of the
State, concurred in by two-thirds OF
all the members elected to each House
of the General Assembly of this State,
at its regular session held in the city
of Baton Refuge in 1882, and which are
required to be published n two
newspapers published in the parish OF
Orleans, and in one paper in each other
parish of the State in which a Dewspa-
per is published, for three months pre-
ceding the next election for Repre-
sentatives, at which time the said
amendments shall be submitted to the
Electors for their approval or rejec-
ton said amendments appear more
fully in Acts Nos. 76, 1I3 aud 1875 of
the regular session of the General AS
sembly held in 1882, which are official
ly published for the information of the
Electors, and which will be submitted
to them for their approval or rejec-
ton at the next general election, to be
held on Tuesday, the 22d day of April,
A. D., 1884, lit being the Tuesday
next following tho Sd Monday in April)
in such n manner and form that the
Electors may vote for or against each
amendment, separately and if a ma
j0rity of the Electors, voting at said
election, shall approve and ratify all
or either of said amendments, then such
amendment or amendments or either
of them so approved and ratified shall
become a part of the Constitution.
ACT NO. rs
Of the Regular Session of 1882
amendment to the articles of the
State Debt Ordinance of the Comstitu-
lion Of 1879.
Amendment NO. I.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE /. BE it ordained by the
people of tie State of Louisiana, as
provided by Ian, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended 81 as to read as
follows That the interest to be paid
OF the Consolidated Bonds of the State
of Louisiana, be, aud is hereby fixed at
two per centum per mum for five
years, from the first day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and
eighty, (1s80l and four per cent per
aDnum thereafter, payable semi an.
nnally and there shall be levied an
annualt tax sufficient for tho full pay
ment 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: Interest re
duced to two per centum per annum
for five years, from January LIST, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty,
and fonr per cent per annnm there
after.n
ART. z. "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, as the
case may be, shall indorse or stamp
thereon the words Interest reduced
to two per eentum per annnm for five
years from January lst, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty u8a0l and
four per centnm per annum thereafter, =
and said Treasurer or agent shall
indorse or stamp on said o
pons the following words tn
terest reduced to two per centum
per annum,'' or, Interest reduced to
four per eentum per annnm,' as the
case may be.
ACT NO. lib
OF the Regular Session of 1882
amendment 10 Article 1860 the Con-
stitHfion of the State Relative to Fees
nnd nhna.neel 70 IL Phil In Qknannc IL