The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-17

lit being the Tuesday next following the
thir'l Monday Of t said IN, month"; N such man
may vote for or against each amendment
separately; and if majority OF the quail,
fed electors voting, at said election, shall
approve and ratify all or either Of said pro-
posed amendments, then such proposed
or amendments or either of
them. so approved and ratified, shall be-
Act No. 43 of the Regular Session of 1884,
Amendment No. l.
TULANE UNIVERSITY AMENDMENT.
Tho terms OF Act Nc. 43, of the Regular
Session Of 1854, adopted at the session of the
Legislature in the year 1884, and hereby
and 81
TO, or in any way impairing The passage
thereof, are hereby repealed, so far as the
operations OF said act are concerned.
Joint Resolution No. 112 of the Regular
Session OF 1881.
Amendment No. 2.
'"The General Assembly may divide the
State into 1evee districts and provide for
the appointment or election of Levee Com
missioners in said districts, who shall in
the method or manner to be provided by
law, have supervision of the erection, re-
pair aud maintenance of the levees in said
districts; to that effect the Levee Coinmis
sioners may levy tax not to exceed ton
mills on the taxable property, situated
within the alluvial portions of said district
subject to overflow; provided that, in case
of necessity, to raise additional funds for
the purpose Of constructing. preserving ard
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 tho necessity and purpose
for which it is intended shall have been
submitted to a vote of the property tax
payers III such district, paying taxes Tor
himself, or in any representative capacity,
whether resident or nonresident, OH prop
erty situated ia the alluvial portion OF said
district subject to overflow, and majority
OF those i'll number and value, voting at
such election shall have voted therefor"
Joint Resolution No. Is Of tho Regular Ses-
sion of 1856.
Amendment No. 3.
SIN those districts composed Of one par
ish, there shall not be less than six terms
of tho District Court each year"
''In all other districts, there shall be in
each parish not less than four terms of the
District Court each year, except in the par
which there shall not be less than TWO
terms of the District Court each year,
"Until provided by law, the terms of the
District Court in each parish shall be fixed
by rule of said court, which shall not be
changed without notice by publication at
least thirty days prior to such change.
''There shall be il each parish not less
two jury terms each year. at which grand
jury shall be emparnelled, except in the
parishes of Cameron, franklin and Vernon,
where there shall not be less than one jury
term each year, at which Il graud jury shall
be empannelled."
cat other jury terms the General Assem-
bly, shall provide for special juries, when
necessary for tho trial OF criminal cases"
Joint Resolution No. rs of the Regular Ses-
sion of 1856.
Amendment No. 4.
Article 1S0.-''The Now Basin Canal and
Shell Road and their appurtonauces shall
not be leased or alienateu."
Joint Resolution No. IS of the Regular Ses-
sion of 1885,
Amendment No. 5.
Article G2-'That in the event of tho
death, or from whatever cause the office of
Lieutenant Governor shall become vacant,
then, and in that event the President pro
teWpOTc of the Senate shall fill the Office OF
Lieute nant Governor, performing all the
duties incident to the office and receiving
its euolumentS."
Joint Resolution No. 81 OF the Regular ses-
sion of 1886.
Amendment No. 6.
Article 2o7-'TEc following property shall
be exempt from taxation, and no other, viz:
All public property, places CT religious
worship or burial, ali charitable institu=
tons, all buildings and property used ex-
clusively for colleges or other school pur-
poses, the real ana personal eSta.e OF any
public library, and that of any other liter
AIRY association usetfby or connected with
such library; all books and philosophical
apparatus, and all paintings and statuary
OF any company or ASSOCIATION kept in a
public hall ; provided, the property so ex-
emp.ed be not used or leased for purposes
of private or corporate profit or income.
There shall also DO exempt from taxation
household property to the value of five
hundred dollars; there shall also be exempt
from taxation and license for period of
twenty years from the adoption oi the Con-
stitutfon of 1879, the capital, the machinery
and other property employed i'll the manu-
facture of textile fabrics, leather. shoes, har-
ness. saddlery. hats, Hour, machinery, ag-
ricultural implements, manufacture OF ice,
fertilizers and chemicals and furniture and
other articles of wood, marble. or stone,
soap, stationery. ink and paper, boat build
ing and chocolate; provided, that not less
than five hands are employed i'll any ona
factory"
In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto
affixed my signature and attached thereto
the seal of the State of Louisiana at the
city OF Baton Rouge, this 18th day of Janue
airy, a. D., 1888.
OSCAR ARROYO,
Secretary of State.