The Opelousas courier., 1884-03-22
OFFICIAL.
TO H
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

A OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
In pursuance of Art. 2@6 of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
publication is hereby given to the
Electors IF 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 Rouge in 1882, aud which are
REQUIRED to be published in two
newspapers published in the parish OF
Orleans, and in one paper in each other
parish of the State in which a neWspa-
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 10 Acts Nos. rs, 1l3 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 tho next general election, to be
held on Tuesday, the 22d day of April,
A. D., 1884, tit being the Tuesday
next following tho Sd Monday in April)
in such IL manner and form that the
Electors may vote for OF against each
amendment, separately and if a ma
jority of the Electors, voting at said
election, shall approve and ratify all
or either ofsaid amendments, then such
amendment Or amendments Or either
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 the
State Debt Ordinance Of the Constitu-
ton Of 1879.
Amendment NO. !.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE |. BE 1T ordained by thu
people of the State Of Louisiana, as
provided by lao, That the State Debt
Ordinance be amended SO as to read is
follows: That the interest to be paid
on the Consolidated Bonds of the State
of Louisiana, be, aud is hereby fixed at
two per centum per annum for five
years, from the first day of January
one thousand eight hundred and
eighty, 1S80) and four per cent pei
annum thereafter, payable semi an,
nually and there shall be levied an
annualtax sufficient for the full pay
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 lst, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty,
and four per cent per annum 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
urer of the State, or to agents to be
appointed by the Governor, n 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 tlS80) and
four per centnm per annum thereafter, =
and said Treasurer or agent shall
indorse or stamp on said c"n-
pons the following words: 'In-
terest reduced to two per centum
per annum,'' or, Interest reduced tC
four per centum per annum,' as the
case may be.
ACT NO. ll3