The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-02-12

Amendment to the Articles of the
State Debt Ordinance of the Con-
stitution of 1879.
AMENDM ENT NO. l..
STATE DEBT.
Article |. .'Be it ordained by The
people of the State of Louisiana, MS
provided by law, 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 centum per
gnnum for five years, from the first
day of january, 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 sut1i-
cient for the full payment of said i'll
terest, not exec, ding three mills, the
limit OF State Tax for all purposes be-
ing hereby fixed at six mills, and
said bonds and coupons shall be du-
ly stamped: "Interest reduced to two
per annum for five years, from Jan
urry lst, one thousand eight hundred
and eight, and four centum per an
mum there after"
Art. 9. "That the holders of the
Consolidated Bouds may, at any time,
in order that the coupons may be
paid present their bonds to the Trea-
surer of the State, or to agents to be
appointed by the Governor, one in
tie City of New York, and the other
in the City of London, England, and
the said Treasurer or agents, as the
case may be, shall indorse or stamp
thereon the words: ''Interest reduc-
ed to two per centum per annum for
five wears from January LIST, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty
(lSSO) and tour per centum thercaf-
ter" and said Treasurer or agent
shall indorse or stamp on said cou-
pons the following words: "Interest
to two per centum per annum, or
"Interest reduced to four per centun
per annum," as the case may be.
ACT NO. ll3.
Of the regular session OF 1882.
Amendment 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. 2.
Article l46. "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 Mortgages of said Par
| ish, shall enure to the State, and all
sums realized therefrom shall be sci
| aside and held as a special fund, out
of which shall be paid, by prefer.
ence, the expenses Of the Clerk OF
the Clerk of the Civil District Court
the Clerks of the City Courts, the
Register of Conveyances and the Re
corder of Mortgages Of the Parish OF
Orleans; provided, that the Stats
shall never nike any payment to any
Sheriff, Clerk, Register OF Conveyan
ces or Recorder of Mortgages of thu
Parish of Orleans, or any OF theiI
deputies, for salary or other expen
ses of their respective offices, excep
from the special fund provided To-
by this Article, and any approprla
| ton made contrary to this provision
shall be null and void"
ACT NO. 1875.
OF the regular Session of 1852 =
| Amendment to Article 81 OF tn
Constitution of the State, Relativ
TO the Jurisdiction of the Suprem
Court.
Art. 81. 'The Supreme Court, e5
cent in cases hereinafter provided
shall have jurisdiction only. who
Jurisdiction shall extend to all case
when the matter in dispute, or tn
fund to be distributed, whatever ma
be the amount therein claimed, sha
exceed two thousand dollars, exclu
sive of interest; to suit for diVorc
and separation from bed and board
to suits for nnllity of marriage;
suits for introduction; and to all case
in which the constitionallty or lega
ity of any tax, toll or impost VIVA
ever, or of any fine, forfeiture
or penalty imposed by a munieip;
corporation shall be in conteslatloi
whatever may be the amount theret
and in such cases the appeal on tn
law and the facts shall be directl
from the Court in which the cai
originated to the Supreme Court
and to criminal cases on questions
law alone, whenever the punishmel