The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-01-02

OFFICIAL.

Amendments to the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana.
state Of Lo'tisiana-Ofce Of the Secre-
ta'y Of State.
| In pursuance of Article 256 of the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana,
publication is hereby given to the
Electors of the State of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution of the
State, c"ncurred 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, and which are
required to he published in two news
papers published in the Parish of Or
leans, and in one paper in each other
Parish of the State in which news
paper is published, for three months
preceding the next election for Repre-
sentatives, at which time the said
amendments shall be submitted to the
Electors for their approval or reiec
ton; said amendments appear more
fully in Acts No. rs. ll3 and l25 of the
regular session of the General Assem-
bly, held in 1882, which are officially
published for the information of the
Electors, and which will he submitted
t" them for their approval or rejection
at the next general election, to be held
on Tuesday, the 22l day Of April, A.
D. 1884, (it being the Tuesday next
following the tt irl Monday in April)
in snch u manle o. and form that the
Electors may vote for or against each
amendment, separately; and if q ma.
jority of the Electors, voting at said
election, shall approve and ratify all
or either of said amendments, then
such amendment or amendments or eli.
Tier of them so approved and ratified
sdall become a part of the Constitu-
ton.
ACT NO. Is.
OF the regular session of Amend
ment to the Articles of the State
Debt Ordinance of the Constitution
of 1879.
AMENDMENT NO. l.
State Debt.
| Article l. "Be it ordained nv the
people Of the State of Louisiana, as
provided 10y law, That the State Debt
Ordinance he amended 80 as to read
as follows: That the interest to be
paid on the Consolidated Bonds of the
State of Louisiana, I've, and is hereby
fixed at two per centum per annum
for five years, from the first day of
January, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty l5S0) and four per centnm
per annum thereafter, payable semi.
annually; and tlle'c shall be levied
an annual tax sufficient for the full
payment of SAID interest, not exceed
ing three mills, the limit Of State Tax
for all purposes being hereby fixed at
six mills, aud SAID bonds aud coupons
shall he duly stamped "1nterest re-
duced to two per centnm per annum
tor five years, from January Ist, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty,
aud four ceutum per amman there
after"
Art g. "That the holders of the
Consolidated Bonds may, at any time,
in order tnat the coupons may be paid
present their bonds to the Treasurer
of the State, or to agents to he ap-
pointed Ivy the Governor, orc 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, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (l8S0) and four
per centum thereafter" aud said Trea.
surer OF agent shall indorse or stamp
on said coupons the following words
"1nterest reduced to two per centum
per annum," or "Interest reduced to
four per centum per annum," as the
case may be.
ACT NO. l13
Of the Regular Session of 1882, Amend
ment to Article LAG of the Constitu-i
ton of the State Relative to Fees
and Charges, to be Paid by Stamps
in the Parish of Orleans.
AMENDMENT NO.2.
Article 146. "All fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civil
Courts Of the Parish Of Orleans, and
for the Register of Conveyances and
Recorder of Mortgages of said Parish,
shall enure to the State, and all sums
realized therefrom shall be set aside
and held as a special fund, out of " hich
shall be paid. by preference. the ex-
penses of the Clerk of the Civil Dis
trict Court, the Clerks of the City
Conrts, 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-
veyauces or Recorder of Mortgages of
the Parish of Orleans, or any of thei,
deputies, for salary or other expenses
of their respective offices. except from
the special fund provided for by this
Article, and auy appropriation made
contrary to this provision shall be nall
and void"
ACT NO. rs.
OF the Regular Session of 1882
Amendment to Article 81 Of the Con-
stitution of the State, Relative to
the Jurisdiction of the Supreme
| Court.
AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Art. 81. "The Supreme Court, ex-
cept in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate Jurisdiction only,
which Jurisdictian shall extend to ali