The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-01-17
official.
Amendments to the Constitu-
ton Of the State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, ,
rFTcE OF SECRETA2Y or GrArE

OLAlE OE LOUISIANA,
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, concurred in by two-thirds 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 be published
IN two newspapers published in the parish of
Orleans, and in 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 III Acts
Nos. 76, lib and l25 of the regular session of
the General Assembly 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
I'D day of April A. D. 1884, lit being the Tues.
day next following tho third Monday in April
| In such manner and form that the Electors
may vote for or against each amendment,
separately; and if % majority of the Electors
voting at said election, shall approve and ratify
all or either of said amendments, then such
| so approved and ratified shall become part
| OF the Constitution.
ACT NO. 76
Of the Regular Session of I882-Amendment
to the Articles of the State Debt Ordinance
OF the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment No. /.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE !. "Be 1t ordained by the people OF
the State of Louisiana, as prorided bg lao 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
| eentum per annum for five years, from the
first day of January, one Thousand eight hun
| bred and eighty, (l880l and four per centum
per annum thereafter, payable semi-annually;
and there shall be levied an annual tax auffl-
| Gent 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 q THAT the holders of the Con-
soiidated Bonds may, at any time, in order
that the coupons may be paid, present TIA .ir
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 London, England, and the said Treasurer
UT agents, as the case may De, shall lnd0rSe or
stamp thereon the words: Interest reduced
to two per centrum per annun for five years
| from january lst, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty 1880 and four per centum per
| annum thereafter" and said Treasurer OF
| agent shall indorse or stamp on said coupons
| the following words: "Interest reduced to
two per centum per annum," or, Interest re-
duced to four per eentum per annum," as the
| case may be.
ACT NO. lI3
Of the Regular Session of l8S2-Amendment
to Article l46 the Constitution of the State
Relative to Fees and Charges, to be Paid by