The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01

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and If a majority Of the electors, vot-
ing al SAID election, shall approve and
ralifY all or either OF said amend
m.nlt, then such amendment or
au,"riHrni- at either IT them so np-
Ir.ny1i and Ratified shall become II
pert al the Consultation.
ACT NO. 10.
or the Regular Session of SS2-Amendment
to Articles of the State Debt Ordinance OF
the Constitution of 1879.
Amendment NO, I.
STATE DEBT.
ARTICLE /. " Be it ordained b. the
people Of. Tie State Of Louisiana, as
provided By tar, That the State Debt
Ordnance 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 centum per
annum for five years, from the first
day of january, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty assoc and four
per centum per annum thereafter,
payable senii-annnally; and there shall
be levied an annual tax sufficient 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 'tIn-
terest reduced to two per centum per
annum for five years, from January
LIST, one Thousand eight hundred and
eighty, and four per eentum per an
mum thereafter"
ART. 2. THAT the holders of the
Consolidated Bonds may at any time,
in order that the coupons may be
paid, present their bonds to the Treas
urer 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, Eng gland, and the
SAID Treasurer or agents, AZ the case
NAV be, shall indorse or stamp thereon
the words :" Interest reduced to two
per eenlum per anmum for five wears
from January LIST, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty (l88O) and four
per centum per annum thereafter
and said Treasurer or agent shall in
dorsc or stamp on said coupons the
following words: Interest reduced
to two per centum per annum," or,
Interest reduced to four per centum
per annum,' as the case may be.
ACT NO. ll3.
or the Regular Session of observation-disclosures
10 Article l46 OF the Constitution of the
State Relative to Fees and Charges, to be
Paid by Stamps In the. Parish Of Orleans.
Amendment No. y.
ART. LAC. "AII fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civil
Courts Of the parish of Orleans, and the
Register of COnVeyances and Recorder
of Mortgages of said parish, shall
enure to the State, and all sums real
lied therefrom shall be set aside and
held as special fund, out OF which
shall be paid, by preference, the ex-
penses of the Clerk Of the Civil Dis
trict Court, the Clerks of the city
Courts, the Register Of Conveyances
md the Recorder of Mortgages of the
parish of Orleans provided, that the
State shall never make any payment
to any Sheriff, Clerk, Register of Con
veyxnces or Recorder Of Mortgages of
the parish Of Orleans, or any of their
deputies. for salary or other. expenses
of their respective offices, except from
the special fund provided for by this
article, and any appropriation made
contrary TO this provision shall be null
and void"
IT,. ACT NO. lbs.
OF the Regular Session of 1S82-Amendment
TO Article 81 OF the Constitution of the
State, Relative to the Jurisdiction Of the
Supreme Court ..sH ..a..
Amendment No. q.
ART. 81. "The Supreme Court, ex-
cept in cases hereinafter provided,
shall have appellate jurisdiction only,
which Jurisdiction shall extend to all
cases when the mstier in dispute, or
the fund to be, distributed, whatever
NAV be the amount therein claimed,
shall exceed two thousand dollars, ex-
elusive of interest; to suits for di-
Vorce and separation from bed and
board; to snits for nnllity of mar
rage 10 suits involving the rights to
homesteads to suits fol- interdiction II
and TO ali cases in which the constitu-
or legality of any tax, toll or
inpost whatsoever, or Of any fine, for
feiture or penalty imposed by mu-
nicipal corporation shall be in con
whatever may be the amount
thereof, and in such eases the appeal
IN Tie law and the facts shall be di.
reet.y from the CoaFt in which the
case originated to the Supreme Court;
and to criminal eases on questions of
Iam alone, whenever the punishment |
II death Of imprisonment at hard la
Dor may be inflicted, or q fine exceed
NJ Three Hundred DollaFs 5000 is
actually imposed. i
AAiENDafERT TO ARTICLE 95.
" a. constitution, 81 the state Relative TO.
IN Iarsadietion 0f Courts Of Appeal.T
AnaamslnAesst No. a.
AR. e5. THE Courts of appeal,
'Eeant III eases hereinafter provided,
l.alI lseye appellate Jurisdiction only,
silich iusisiiiietipn shall extend ID ~
sses. eis on probate, sghen the mat
n n "a ispnte at The funds 10 be dia- f
go q ~ ~ 80 -. H.ts.1 4sss1 f14ia 4