The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-01-26
OFFICIAL.
Amendments to The COnstitu-
t ton of the State of Lou
.if+F isiana. s.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE

AL SOs~A - 4 WI NpS
OF the State OF Louisiana. publication is Hereby
given to the Electors of the State Of the pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution Of the
state. concurred in by two thirds of all the
embers elected to each House of the Gene
raj Assembly OF this State, sits regular session
held in the city Of Baton Rouge in 1872, and
which are required to be published in two
newspapers published in the parish Of Orleans
and in one paper in each other parish ct the
State III which a newspaper is published. for
three months preceding the next election for
Representatives. at which time the said amend
ment shall be submitted to the Electors ton
their approval or rejection ; said amendments
appear more fully in Acts Nos. a., ll3 and
lbs Of the regular session of the General As
sembly held in 1882. which are officially pub
lished for the information of the Electors.
and Which will be submitted to them for their
approval or rejection ut the next general elec
ton, to be hell! OH Tuesday. the 22d day of
April IA. ID. 1884. lit being the Tuesday next
following the third Monday in April in snch
. manner and form that the Electors may
vote tor or against each amendment. separate
~ and if "a majority of the Electors. voting
At sale. election. shall approve and ratify all
ar either of said amendments. then such
amendment or amendments Or either of them
so approved and ratified shall become IL part
Of the Constitution.
ACT NO. &c.
OF the Regular Session Of lSa2-Amcndment
to tie Articles OF the State Debt Ordinance
OF the Constitution Of 1879.
n NO. Z.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE l. BE it ordained by the people
of the State of Louisiana. as provided ly law
That the State Debt Ordinance be amended
SO as to read as follows that the ~iutercs: to
be paid on the Consolidated Bonds Of the
State of Louisiana, be, and is hereby fixed at
two per centum per annam for five years.
from the first day of January, one Thousand
eight hundred and eighty 1850, and four per
centnm per annnm thereafter, payable semi
annually and there shall he levied al annual
tax sufficient tor the full payment of SAID in
tercst, 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 ceLtum per annum for five years. from
January lst, one thousand eight hundred aud
eighty. and four per centum per annum there
after,
Art. 2. "That the holders of the COnsnli-
dated Bonds may at any time. IN order that
the coupons may be paid, present their bend
to the Treasurer of the State, or to a.elt Is to
be appointed Gy the Governor, one in the .rity
OF New York. and t',. ether in the city of Jnn
don, England, and the said Treasurer or
agents, I, $ the case may be, shall indorse or
stamp thereon the words Interest reduced
to two per centum per AMMAN for five years
from January LIST, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty t!SSoj and four per ocntum
per annum thereafter" and said Treasurer or
agent shall indorse or stamp on said coupons
the following words: Interest reduced to
two per centnm per annum, or, 'Iuterfst re
duced to four per centum per annum," as the
case may le..
ARTICLE NO. l13
OF the Regular session Of 1SS2-Aalondment
to Article li6 Of the Constitution of the
State relative to Fees and Charges, to be
Paid by Stamps in the Parish of Orleans.