St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-28
STATE OF LouisIANA,
Office of the Secretary of state. {

OAASC VI shC VI OsUSce
In pursuance Of the provisions Of the
constitution. publication is hereby
made and given to the qualified electors
OF the State Of Louisiana Of the pro-
pos, Il amendments to the con stitu ,iou
~ this State. which hare been concur
in by .wo-tlir,ls of all the members
elected to each house Of the GENERAL
Assembly III this State. ut the regular
sessions thereof, held ut the city Of
Bat0n Rouge. in the years 1874 and
1856. and which are required to be pub
lished for the information Of the quail
lied electors Of this State for three
months next preceding the general cleo
ton for Representatives., and which
proposed amendments more fully ap-
pear in Act No. A3 and Joint Resolution
No. liz OF the regular session of 1854,
and in Joint Resolutions Nos. 70, as,
" and " Of the regular session of 1856,
which are hereinafter officially publish
Ell for the information of the qualified
electors of this State, aud which will be
submitted to them for their approval or
their rejection, st the mex, general cleo
ton, which will be held on Tuesday,
the 18th day Of April. A. ID. 1858, (it
being the Tuesday next following the
third Monday Of said monthly in sach
| manner and form that the qualified
electors NAV vote for or against each
amendment separately; and il ma jor-
ity of the qualified electors voting At
said election shall approve and ratify
all or either Of said proposed amend
ments. then snch proposed amendment
or ameDdm ents, or elther Of them, NO
approved and ratified, shall become
part Of the Constitution Of this State.
Act No. 43 of the Regular session of
1854.
Amendment No. l..
TULANE UNIVERSITY AMENDMEyr.
Thu terms Of Act No. 81, Of the regu-
lar session Of 1884, adopted ut the hes-
sion of the Legislature in the year 1884,
nre hereby ratified and approved; and
all provisions Of the Constitution Of
1873 repuSnant thereto, or in any way
impairing the passage thereof, are uere-
by repeats |. SO far rs the ope ratious OF
said act are concerned.
Joint Resolution No. liz of the Regular
session of 1854.
Amendment No. Z.
.'The General Assembly may divide
The State into levee districts and pro-
vide for the appointment or election of
Levee Co missioners in said Districts,
who shall in the method or manner to
be provided by law have supervision
of the erection, repair and maintenance
ofthe ;evees in said districts; to tn It
effect the Leyee Commissioner may
levee tax not TO exceed ton mills on
the taxable property situated within
the alluvial portions OF said district
subject IA overh ow; provided that, in
case OF necessity, to mise additional
funds tor the purpose OF constructing,
preserving and repairing any leve6s
protecting the Lands Of tie 1,strict, the
rate of taxation, herein limited. may be
increased when the rate Of such in
crease and the necessity snd. purpose
for whirh it Is intended shall have been
tn a vote Of the property tax.
payers in sach district. paying taxes
t,r Aimse:f or IN INV 'fepfesentatlve
capacity, whether resident or non-resi- |
dent. ON property situated ia the allu-
vial portion Of sail district subject To |
overflow. nnd q majority Of those in |
number and value. voting ut such cleo
ton, shall have voted therefor"
Joint Resolution No. % Of the Regular
session of 1900.
Amendment No. 8.
I'm those districts composed OF one |
Parish, there shall not Le less than six |
terms Of the District court each year"
''ln al other districts there shall be |
in each parish not less ti.an four terms
of the District court each year. except |
in the parishes of Cam erCn, Frsnkliu /
AMI Vernon. in which there sha Ii net |
b' less than two terms OF the ID istrict \
court each YEAR"
Until provided by law. the terms Of
the District court In zach parish shall
be iixei by rale Of said court. which
shall not be changed without notice BY
publication mt least thirty days prior to
such change"
There shall be in each parish not
less than two jury tsrms each year. Al
which grand jury shall he EN- panuel-
led. except in the parishes Of Cameron.
Franklin and Vernon, in which there
shall not la less than one Jury term
each year. Mt which grand Jury shall
be cmpannelled."
At other jury terms the General As
semhly shall provide for special juries,
W hen necessary for the trial of criminal
Cases."