St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-01-19
TOFFICIAL.]

TOFFICIAL.]
Amendments to the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Il
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
In pursuance of Art. 256 of the Con-
s,itution of the State of Louisiana, pub
LEGATION is hereby given to the Electors OF
the State of the proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the State, con-
cured in by two-thirds of all the men,
| beers elected to each House of the Cen
eral Assembly of this State, Mt its regn-
| lar session held in the city OF Baton
Roupe in 1882, and which nre required
to be Published in two newspapers pub
lished in the parish Or Orleans, and III
one paper in each other parish IN tue
State in which a newspaper Is publish
.d, for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives,, at which
/ time the said amendments shall he SUD.
mitted to the Electors for their npproSai
or rejection; sale amendments appear
more fully in Ac.s Nos. 16, ll3 and 40
of the regular session of the General As
sembly held in 1882. which are officially
published for the information of the
Electors, and which will be submitted
to them for their approval or re]ection
at the next general election, to be held
on Tuesday, til. 22i day OF April. A. u.
1854, lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday in ApriD in such
IL manner and form that the Electors
may vote for or against each amend
ment, separately; and if a 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 80 APP
proved and ratified shall become part
of the Constitution.
. ACTING. &c
Ofthe Regular Session of lSS2-Amend-
ment to the Articles If the State Debt
Ordinance OF the Constitution of 1879.
: Amemdnl ent No. 1.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE /. BE IL Or,ta ned By the peo
ple of the Ndie Of Louisiana, Us procide,
: by idu, That the State Debt Ordinance
1 he amended SD as to read As follows
That the interest to he paid on the ION
Z s,lidnted bonds OF the state OF Louisi
: ana, be, and Is hereby fixed at two PEI
!, centum per annum TOR five years, from
the first day OF J. nuary, one Thousand
eight hundn d AID eighty (lSSO,) ant
four per centum per unnunr thereafter
payable semi-anuually; aud there sinai
4 be levied an annual tax sufficient for tn
full payment OF said interest. not ex
:eedIng three mills, the limit Of Stat
lax for all purposes being hereby txe,
at six mills. ana said bonds and coupon
shall be duly stamped: Interest reduces
to two per ccntum per NJ mum for nv,
years, from January LIST, one THOUSAND
y eight hundred and eighty, and four Pc
Il cenlum per annum thereafter.
1T ART. =. THAT the holders OF the Con
,e solidatel bonds may ut any time. in OIL
ri der that the coupons may be paid, pre-
1, sent their bonds II the Treasurer of tn
State, or to agents to be appointed b.
D. the Governor, one In the city OF Me-
lie York, and the other in the city of Lon
lie don. England, and the said Treasure
&c or agents, as the case may be, shall IN
r dorse or stamp thereon the words: IN
&c terest reduced to two per centum pc
amman for five years from January Is
to one thousand eight hundred and eight
thereafter" and said Treasurer or agen
shall inlorse or stamp on said coupon
~ the following words: "lnteres: reduce
to two per centum per annum," or, I'll
r. terest reduced to four per centum 2t
= unnum," AS the case may be.
ACT NO. l13
OF the Regular Session of l6S2-Ament
ment to article lag of the Cunstitutio
of the State, Relative to Fees an
to Cllurges, to be Paid by Stamps in Il
Mt Parish of Orleans.
al Amendme mt No. 3.
ART. lag. "All fees and charges fxt
= b, law for the various Civil Courts of u
parlsi. OF Orleans, und for the Regist
!; of Conveyances and Recorder of Aiol
, cages of sail parish, shall enure to Il
state, AMI all sums realized therefru
r. shall he set aside and held as II speci
~. fund, ont of which shall be paid,
90 preference, the expenses of the Clerk
h. the Civil District Court, the Clerks
n the CITY Courts the Register of Conve
i, ..nces and the Recorder of Mortgages
no the parish oil Orleans; prorided. that 4
nt State shall never make any payment
lie any Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Conve
ances or Recorder Of Mortgages of t
h. parish of Orleans, or any of their dep
\. ties. for salary OF other expenses of th.
ISL respective offices, except from the 81
IN cial fund provided for by this articl
RI, and any appropriation made contrary
this provision shall be null and void
or ACT No. 125
he Of the Regular Session of 1SS2-Amen
'oi ment to Article 81 of the Constitute
ny of the State, Relstive to the Jurisd
ss- ton OF the Supreme Court.
Amend ent No. 3.
ART. 81. 1.-The Supreme Court, exec
in cases hereinafter provided, shall Ia,
appellate jurisdiction only. which Jur
. diction shall extend to all cases VIII
matter in dispute, or the fund to be Il
u ,ributei, whatever may be the amou
therein claimed, shall exceed two tho
sand dollars, exclusive of interest;
s. suits for divorce and separation fro
- bed and board; to suits for nullity
IS marriage; to suits involving the risl
to homesteads; to suits for interdictio
and to all cases in which the constit
. tionality or legality of any tax, toll
III. impost whatever, or of any fine, forte
ure or penalty imposed by a municil
q. corporation shall be in contestatio