St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-08
fOFFICIAL.l
Amendments to the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,


OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. !
In pursuance of Art. 256 of the Con-
stitution 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 Stats, con-
Cured in by two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House of the Gen.
eral Assembly of this State, at its regu-
lar session held in the city of Baton
Rouge in 1882, and which are required
to be published in two newspapers pub
lished in the parish or Orleans, and IL
one paper in each other parish in 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 sub
mitted to the Electors for their approval
or rejection; sale amendments appear
more fully in Acts Nos. 76, 113 and 125
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 rejection
at the next general election, to be held
on Tuesday. the 22d day of April, A. d.
1884, at being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday in ApriD in such
a manner and form that the Electors
may vote for or against each amend
ment, separately; and if o majority of
the Electors, voting ut said election,
shall approve and ratify all or either OF
said amendments, then such amendment
or amendments or either of them so ap-
proved and ratified shall become part
of the Constitution.
ACTIN 76
Ofthe Regular Session of l8S2-Amend-
ment to the Articles If the State Debt
Ordinance of the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment No. 1.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE l. BE it orda ned by the peo-
pie of the State Of Louisiana, as proridei
by id,o, That the State Debt Ordinance
be amended so as to read as follows:
That the interest to be paid on the Con-
solidated bonds of the State of Louisi-
ana, be, and is hereby fixed at two per
centum per annum for five years, from
the first day of Js nuary, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty QSS0,) and
four per centum per annum thereafter,
payable semi-annually; and there shall
be levied an annual tax sufficient for the
full payment of said interest. not ex-
ceeding 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 ar mum for five
years, from January LIST, one thousand
eight hundred aud eighty, and four per
eentum per annum thereafter"
Art. 2. ''That the holders of the Con-
solidated bonds may ut any time. in Or
der that the coupons may be paid, pre-
sent their bonds to the Treasurer of the
State. or to agents to be appointed by
the Governor, one in the city Of New
York, and the other in the city of Lon
don. England, and the said Treasurer
or agents, rs the case may be, shall in
dorse or stamp thereon the words: SIN
terest reduced to two per centum per
annum for five years from January LIST,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
(lSs0) and four per centum per annum
thereafter" and said Treasurer or agent
shall indorse or stamp Oh said coupons
the following words: "Interess reduced
to two per centum per annum," or, ..In-
terest reduced to four per centum per
as the case may be.
ACT NO. l13
OF the Regular Session of 1SS2-Amend-
ment to Article 146 of the Constitution
of the State, Relative to Fees and
Charges, to be Paid by Stamps in the
Parish of Orleans.
Amendment No. 3.
ART. LAG. "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 Mort
cages 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 which shall be paid. by
preference, the expenses of the Clerk OF
the Civil District Court, the Clerks of
the City Courts. the Register of Convey
ances and the Recorder of Mortgages of
the parish of Orleans; prouided, that the
State shall never make any payment to
any Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Convey
ances or Recorder of Mortgages of the
parish of Orleans, or any of their depu-
ties. for salary or other expenses Of their
offices, except from the spe-
cial fund provided for by this article.
and any appropriation made contrary to
this provision shall be null and void"
ACT NO. 1875
Of the Regular Session of ISS2-Amend-
ment to Article 81 of the Constitution
of the State, Rels tive to the Jurisdic-