The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-03-15
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
OFFICIAL
Amendments to the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana.
OTYucE OF SEcRETAnY OF STATE, I
STATE OF LOUISIANA. {

Ill pursuance Oh ATT. zoo u INC " OuStl-
tuition of the state of Louisiana, publica-
ton is Hereby given to the Electors If the
State Of the proposed amendments to the
Constitution of the State, concurred ia by
two-thirds Of all the members elected to
each House Of the General Assembly of
this State, ut its regular session held in the
city Of Baton Rouge in 1852, aud which
are required to be published in two news
papers published in the parish Of Orleans,
anu in one paper in each other perish OF
the State in which . newspaper is publish
I'd, for three months preceding tie next
election for Representatives, at which
time the said amendments shall he submit
led to the Electors for their approval or
rejection; said amendments appear more
fully in Acts Nos 10, 113 and lis of the
regular session Of the General Assembly
held in ls6l which are officially published
for the information OF the Electors. and
which will be submitted to them for their
approval or rejection Mt the next general
election. to be held on Tuesday, the I'D
day OF April. A. ID. 1885,, tit being the
Tuesday Lext following the third Monday
in Aprlll in such manner snd form thai
the Electors may vote fer or sgai.st each
amen ment. seraratcly; and if a maierlty
Of tbs Electors, voting al raid election,
shall approve and rstiiy all or either Of
said amendments, then such amendment
OF amendments or either OF them 70 APP
prevail aud rstified shall become . part OF
the Consultation.
' ACT NO. Is
OF the r. enlar Sesaion of lss2--Amend-
4 ment to the Articles Of tie State Dsbt
Ordinance of the Consultation Of 1879.
Amendment No. l.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE l. BE ordained By the people
Of the state Of Louisiana, as provided ~ taw,
That the State Debt Uidihance be amended
So rs to read az follows: That the interes.
TO be paid on tho Consolidated Bonds Of
tie STATE OF Louisiana, be-. and is hereby
liked ut two per centun per anuum tor
live years, from the first day of January,
oie thousand eight hundred and eigaty.
tlSS0l and four per centum per annunl
thereafter. ayabls semi-annuliy; aud there
shall be levied al annual tax sufficient for
the fnll psyment OF ,uid Interest, not ex-
ceeding three mills, the limit vi State Tax
for all purposes being hereby fixed ut six
mills aud aid bonds aud coupons snail be
duly stamped: "lnteivst reduced to two
per centnni per anlltm Tor five years, from
January st, one thousand eight hundred
ana eighty and four per cantum per an
mum thereafter"
ART.x. That the holders of the Con-
solid2tsd Bonds may, nj any time. ia order
that the coupons may be paid, present
their bonds to the. Treasurer If the State,
or to agents to be appointed by The Gov
ern r. Que it, the city of New York, aud
tho other in the city of London. England,
and the said Treasurer or agents. as the
case may he, shall indorse ar stamp there
on ito words: Interest reduced 10 two
per centum per annnm for five years from
January 1st one Thousand eight hundred
and eighty (lss0) aud four per centrum per
annum thereafter" and said Treasurer or
agent shall ibdoIse or stamp on said cou-
pons the following wcrfs: Interest re-
Iuced to two per centazn per annum," or
s'InteTest reduced to four per centum per
annum," As the Case may be.
ACT NO. lis
Of the Regular Session of les2-Amend-
nent to Article l46 of the Constitution
of the State Relative to Fees aud Char
yes. to be- Paid by stamps In tho Paris b
of Orleans.
Amendment No. 3
ART. l46 "All fees and charges fixed
by law for the various Civil CourIs of the
parish Of Orleans and for the Register Ut
COnveyances and Recorder of Mortgages Of
said parish, shall enure to the State, and
al. sums reaizcd thesef.om shall be set
aside and hold as special fand, ont OF
which shall be raid, by preference, the OK
l,snses Of the CLERK Of the Civil district
Court. the Clerk Of the city Courts, the
Register Of COuseyanees and the Recorde,
Of Mortgages Of the parish Of Orleans;
prnyisied that the SfnHa saaAll pavAr MAXI