St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-05
TOFFICIAL.l
Amendments to the Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. {

In pursuance of Art. 25G of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana, pub.
ication is hereby given to the Electors of
the State of the proposed amendm ents
to the Constitution Of the Stats, con-
CURED in by two-thirds of all the MEM
bers elected to each House of the 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
lished in the parish or Orleans, and in
one paper in each other parish in the
State in which a newspaper is publish
ed, for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives, at which
time the said amendments shall be sub
mitted to the Electors for their approval
or rejection; sale amendments appear
more fully in Acts Nos. 76, 113 and l25
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.
1884, lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday in ApriD in such
q manner and form That the Electors
may vote for or against each amend
ment, separately; and if majority 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 APP
proved and ratified shall become part
of the Constitution.
ACTNO. 76
Ofthe Regular Session of 1SS2-Amend-
ment to the Articles IF the State Debt
Ordinance of the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment No. L.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE l. BE II ordained Jy tie pe0-
pie Of the State Of Louisiana, as proriciel
by h,r, That the State Debt Ordinance
be amended so as to read as follows:
That the interest to be paid on the Con-
solidated 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 USS0,) and |
four per centum per annum thereafter, |
payable semi-annually; and there shall |
be levied an annual tax sufficient for the !
full payment of said interest. not ex-
ceeding 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 reduced
to two per centum per M mum for five
years, from January 1st, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty. and four per
Gentum per annum thereafter"
ART. 9. THAT the holders of the Con-
solidated bonds may at any time. in or
der that the coupons may be paid, pre-
sent their bonds to the Treasurer 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 Lon
don. England, and the said Treasurer
or agents. as the case may be, shall in
dorse or stamp thereon the words: sIn-
terest reduced to two per centum per
annum for five years from January lst.
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
1850 and four per centnm per annum
thereafter, and said Treasurer or agent
shall indorse or stamp OH said coupons
the following words: 'Interest reduced
20 two per centum per annum," or, .sIu-
'erest reduced to four per centum per
as the case may be.
ACT NO. II3 |
)f the Regular Session of SS2-Amend-
ment to Article lag of the Constitution
of the State, Relative to Fees and
Charges, to be Paid by Stamps in the
Parish of Orleans.
Amendme nt No. ,.
ART LAG. ''All fees and charges fixed
" law for the various Civil Courts of the
,arish of Orleans, and for the Register
f Conveyances and Recorder of Mort
ages of said parish, shall enure to the
tate, and all sums realized therefrom a,
hall be set aside and held as special :,
ind. out of which shall be paid, 10y
reference, the expenses of the Clerk of
he Civil District Court, the Clerks OF
he City Courts. the Register of Convey {
he parish of Orleans; prorided. that the j
tate shall never make any payment to {
ny Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Convey {
nces or Recorder of Mortgages of the {
arish of Orleans, or any of their depu- I
es, for salary or other expenses of their
offices, except from the spe- S
al fund provided for by this article. $
nj any appropriation made contrary to S
lis provision shall be null and void" o
ACT NO. 125
+ the Regular Session of 1882 Amend :
ment to Article 81 of the Constitution :
of the State, Relative to the Jurisdic-
ton of the Supreme Court.
Amendm ent No. 3.
ART. 81. 1.-The Supreme Court, except
cases hereinafter provided, shall have |