The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-02-14
Official.
Amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

ton of the State of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I |
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. : |
In pursuance of Article 256 of the Constitu- |
IL ton 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, eoncurred in by twOthirds 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 DO published |
in two newspapers published in the parish of |
Orleans and i'll one paper in each other parish
of the State in which newspaper is publish
ed for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives, at which time
the said amendments shall be submitted to
the Electors for their approval or rejection;
said amendments appear more fully in Acts
Nos. rs, li3 and Us of the regular session of
the General Assembly held in 1889, 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, fit being the Tues
day next following tho third Monday in April
in such manner and form that the Electors
may vote tor or against each amendment,
separately and if u 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 approved and ratified shall become part
| of the Constitution.
ACT NO. rs
| Of the Regular Session of observation-disclosures
to the Articles of the State Debt Ordinance
| of the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment No. /.
STATE DEBT
| ARTICLE l. "Be it ordained by the people of
| the state of Louisiana as proUided by lQtv 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, one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty, 1880 and four per centum
per annum thereafter, payable semi annually;
| and there shall be levied an annual tax auffl-
cient 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 Interest reduced to two per centum
per annum for five years, from January LIST,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and
four per centum per annum thereafter"
| ARTICLE 2 "That the holders of the Con
solidated Bonds may, at any time, in order
| that the coupons may be paid present til ir
bonds to the Treasurer of the State, or to
agents TO be appointed by the Governor, one in
tne Guy Oh ne" ora anu e1e oIhef III the Guy
or agents, as the case may be, shall indorse OF
stamp thereon the words: Interest reduced
70 IVY per oeui iut per aunutl l?r llTe Year.
and eighty 1880 and four per centum pei
annum thereafter" and said Treasurer OF
agent shall indorse or stamp on said coupons
the following words Interest reduced t.
Two pefcehtuin per annuil, or interest," re
ease1 n 40 hour be per 0eAt0n per ann"n as 'h'
ACT NO. lib
Of the Reoular Session of ISS2-Amendmeu
to Article las ofthe Constitution of the Stat
Relative to Fees and CHARGES. to be Paid b,
Stamns in the Parish of Orleans
Amendment NO. Ss
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rasnactie otfc COS nxoent from he sneciaI En-
provided for by this article and any appropr
atiun nia'le op1r'rJ W VniS ProFiSioh Shall
nun anu WIN
} A. w 20 %,
to Article 81 of the Constitution of the Stat
~ Relative to the Jurisdiction of the Supren
Court.
q u,ay1duooy,t No Q
Az
"a. ARTICLE 81. 1.-THE Supreme Court, exec
in cases hereinafter provided, shall ha
IS, appellate jurisdiction only, which Jurisdicti,
shall oxtend to all cases when the matter
ever NAV be the amount therein claimed, sh;
ar | exceed two thousand dollars, exclusive
interest; to suits for divorce and separate
from bed ana board; to SUITS 10 tho n9l hty
homesteads; to snits for Introduction; and
all cases IN which the eonstitutionality
legality of any tax toll or impost whatever,
of any fine forfeiture or penalty imposed BY
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