St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-04
Joint Resolution No. 112 of the Regular Session
Of 1881.

are concerned,
Joint Resolution No. 112 of the Regular Session
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 tax not to exceed
ten mills on the taxable property, situated
within the alluyial portions of said district sub
ieet to overflow provided that. in case of ne
cessity, to raise additional funds for the pur-
pose of constructing, preserving and repairing
any levees protecting the lands OF the district.
the rate of taxation, herein limited, may be
increased when the rate of such increase and
the necessity and purpose for which it is in
tended shall have been submitted to avOte OF the
property taxpayers IN such district, paying
taxes for himself, or in any representative ca
paeity, whether resident or nonresident, on
property situated in the alluvial portion OF said
those in number and value, voting at such cleo
ton, shall have voted therefor.
Joint Resolution No. IS of the Regular Session
of 1885,
Amendment No. 8.
tsIn these districts composed OF one parish,
there shall be not less than six terms of the
District Court each year.
ssIn 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
eron, Franklin and Vernon, In which there shall
not be less than two terms Of the District Court
each year.
"Until provided by law, the terms of the Dis.
triet 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.
.sThere shall be in each parish not less than
two jury terms each year, at which o grand
jury shall be empannelled, except in the par
isles OF Cameron, Franklin and Vernon, in
which there shall not be less than one jury
term each year, at which grand jury shall be
empanneled."
sat other jury terms the General Assembly
shall provide for special lurles, when neeessa-
Joint Resolution No. rs, Of tho Regular Session
OF 1888.
Amendment Nod.
Article 1So-.sThe New Basin Canal and Shell
Road and their anpurtenances shall not be
leased nor alienated.'
Joint Resolution No. IS, of the Regular Session
of 1856.
Amendment No, q,
Article 6a-...ri at in the event Of the death or
from whatever cause tile office of Lieutenant
Governor shall become vacant, then, and in
Senate shall fill the office of Lieutenant Cover
nor, performing al the duties incident to the
office and receiving its enaoinipents,"
Joint Resolution No. 90. of the Regular Session
of 1885.
Amendment No. 0.
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
and property used exclusively for colleges or
other school purposes. the real and Isersonal
estafe OF any public lifrafg. and that pf amy
otleri literary ASS ociatioif used by or connected
with such library; all books and phil0sephi-
cal apparatus, and all paintings and statnary
of any company or association kept In public
hall provided, the property SO exempted be
nor used or leased for purposes OF private or
corporate profit or income, There shall also
be exempt from taxation household property
10 tie yaIue of fiF6 hundred dollars there sifnll
also be exempt from taxation and license for o
period Of twenty years from the adoption of
the Constitution OF 1873, the capital machinery
and other property employed in the manufac-
fure Of title fabrics, leather, Shoes harness,
saddlcry, hats, -four, machinery, agricultural
implementg, map pfsetsrs of ICE, feptiliE and
Chemicals ard furniture and other articles of
who'd, marble, or stone, soap, stationery, ink
and paper, boat building and chocolate pro-
vided, that not less than five hands are EN-
Irlbyed In amy enc fact0ry.'s
iii testimony whereof, j have hnfeunt0
affixed my signature El,d attached thereto the
seal I'll tile state oz Louisiana sc tile city df
Baton ROpge fs lssh lag If Isasl, yI,x a p,
Jan a1 2f Secretary OF State.