The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-01-16

jnrity Of the Electors, voting at sale
election, shall approve and ratify al
or either of said amendments, thri
such amendment or amendments or ei
Their Of them so approved ana ratified
sdall became a part Of the Constitu
ton.
ACT NO. Is.
Of the regular session of 1882 Amend.
n1ent tn the Articles of the State
Drht Ordinance Of the Constitution
OF 1879.
AMENDMENT NO. l.
State Debt.
Article |. 'Be it ordained hy The
people of the State of Louisiana, as
provided by law, That the State Debl
Ordinance be amended 50 as to read
as fellows: That the interest to be
paid ON the Consolidated Bands Of the
State "f Louisiana. be, and is hereby
tixrd ut two per ccntum per anuum
Tor five yeats. irnm the first day oI
Jaruary. one thousand eight bundled
ard eighty ls5W and four per eent"m
per annnm thereafter, payable semi
annually and there shall be levied
an annual tax sufficient for the full
~, mrHt IT sad Interest, NOT exceed
ING tire" nii,ls, the lntit of State Tax
fn TIL rnfi"scs i,riug hereby fixed at
six mills. auh SAID bonds and coupons
>hal! b. dny Stamped 'Interst re-
'l"rrd to ,"n per rentnm per annnm
tor five Years. iron, January ISt. one
Thousand eight hundred and eighty,
am! four crntum Fer .annum there
attr,. ;"
Art 2. "That tic holders of tie
Consolidated Bonds may, at any time,
III order that the c"npn's may be paid
present. their bonds to the Treasurer
"f the State, or to agents to he ap-
pointed by the Governor, ore in the
City of Ntw York, and the other in
the city of London, England, and the
said Treasurer or agents, as the case
may be, shall indnrse or stamp thereon
the words "lnterest reduced to two
per centnm per annum for five years
from January lst, one thousand eight
hundred AID eighty {l9s0) aud four
per centam 'hereafter,' and said Trea-
surrr or agent shall indorSe or STAMP,
OH said coupons the following words :
"futeresf reduced to two per cenium
per annum," or "lnterest reduced TO
four per centnn per annum," us the
case MAY be.
ACT NO. l13
Of the Regular Session of 1882. Amend
ment to Article l46 of the Cnnstitu-
tim Of the State Relative to Fees
and Charges, TO be Paid by Stamps
in the Parish of Orleans.
AMENDMENT NO.2.
Article l46. "All fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civil
Courts of the Parish. OF Orleans, aud
for the Register uf Conveyances and
Recorder of Mortgages of said Parish,
shall enure to the State, and all sums
realized therefrom shall be set aside
and heldas 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
Courts, 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
veyances or Recorder of Mortgages of
the Parish of Orleans, or any of theft
deputies, for salary or other expenses
of their respective offices. except from
the special fund provided for by this
Article, and any appropriation made
contrary to this provision shall be nall
and void"
ACT NO. 125.
Of the Regular Session of 1882
Amendment to Article 81 of the Con-
sttution 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 all
cases when the matter in dispute, or
the innd to be distributed, whatever
may DO the amount therein claimed,
shall exceed two thousand dollars, cx.
elusive of interest; t" suits for dt
vorce and separation from bed and
board; to suits for nullity of marriage;
to suits involving the rights to home
steads; to snits for interdictinn: and
to all cases in which the constitution
ality or legality of any tax, toll OF i'm
post whatever, or of any fine, forfeit
ure or penalty imposed by munici-
pal corporation shall be in contesta-
ton, whatever mag be the amount