St. Landry democrat., 1888-01-28
Joint Resolution No. 112 of the Regular Session
of 1881
Amendment No. 2.

OF 1881.
! Amendment No. 2.
| "The Genenal Assembly may divide the State
| into leVee districts and provide for the appoint
ment or election of Levee Commissioners in
said districts, who shall in the method or man.
ner to be provided by law, have supervision of
the erection, repair and maintenance of the
leveeS in said districts TO that effect the Levee
Commissioners may levee Il tax not to exceed
ten mills on the taxable property, situated
within the auvial portions OF said district sub
ject to overflow provided that, in case of ne
cessity, to raise additional funds for the pur-
pose of constructing, preserving and repairing
any lcvees protecting the lands of the district.
the rate of taxation, | rein limited NAV be
increased when the rate of such increase aud
the necessity and purpose for which it Is in
tended shall have been submitted to vote Of the
property taxpayers i'll such district, paying
taxes for himself, or i'll any representative ca
pacity, whether resident nonresident, on
property situated in the alluvial portion of said
district subject to overflow, and Il majority of
those i'll number and Yalue, voting at such cleo
tiOn shall have voted therefor.
Joint Resolution No. % of the Regular Session
of 1886.
Amendment No. 9.
''In those districts composed or one parish,
there shall be not less titan six terms of the
District Court each year.
s'In all other districts. there shall be in each
parish not less than four TENS of the District
Court each year. except IN the parishes OF Cam
cFolly FfdHkll anu VERNON, III WHICH lnefG snail
not be less than two terms of the District Court
each year.
Until provided by law, the terms Of the Dis
trict Court in each parish shall be fixed by rule
of said court which shall not be changed with
out notice by publication at least thirty days
prior to such change.
There shall be in each parish not less than
two jury terms each year, at which a grand
jury shall be empannelled, except in the par
ishcs of Cameron, Franklin and Vernon, in
which there shall not be less than one jury
term each year, at which grand jury shall be
empannelled,"
i:At other jury terms the General Assembly
shall provide for special luries, when necessa-
~ for the trial of criminal cases."
Joint Resolution No. rs, of the Regular Session
OF 1885,
Amendment No.a.
Article 18e-''The New Basin Canal and s.o,n
Road and their appurtenauces sh:aiIiI ot t-L L
leased nor alienated.' NV w
Joint Resolution No. SO, of the Regular Session
of 1886.
Amendment No, s,
Article 9n-'.That IN the event of the death or
froIa whatever cause tho office of Lieutenant
Governor shall become vacant, then. and in
that event the President pro tenaDore of the
Senate shall fill the office Of Lieutenant Cover
nor, performing all the duties incident to the
Office and receiving its emoluments,"
Joint Resolution No 90, of the Regular Session
of 1886.
Amendment No. 6.
Article 207-"The following property shall be
exempt from taxation, and no other, viz: All
public property. places of religious worship or
burial, all charitable institutions, all buildings
aud property used exclusively for colleges or
other school purposes. the real and personal
estate of any public library. and that of any
other literary association used by or connected
with such library; all books and philosophi-
cal apparatus, and all paintings and statuary
of any company or association kent in q public
hall provided, the property so eSemptcd be
not used or leased for purposes of private or
corporate profit or INCOME. There shall also
be exempt from taxation household property
to the value of five hundred dollars; there shall
also be exempt from taxation and license for q
period of twenty years from the adoption of
the Constitution Of 1870, the capital machinery
and ether property employed in the manufac-
ture of textile fabrics, leather, shoes, harness,
sadiilery, hats, -four, machinery, agricultural
implements, manufacture of ice, fertilizers and
chemicals and furniture and other articles of
wood, marble, or stone, soap, stationery, ink
and paper, boat building and chocoilte pro-
vided that not less than five hands are en-
ployed in any one factory
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
affixed my signature and attached thereto the
se, OF ting State 1T Louisiana at the city Of
Baton Rouge this 18Th dry OF January, A o.,
1885. s -. ss - u = : OSCAR ARROYO,
ian 81 Secretary of Stats.