The Opelousas courier., 1888-04-14
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
A OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

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PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
virtue of the authority in me vested by
law, and in accordance with the procia-
nation Of His Excellency S. d. McEnery,
Governor of the aforesaid State, an election IS
hereby ordered to be held by the qualified cleo
tors Of st. Landry parish, in the said parish. on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of April, A. d.
1882 =
between the hours of seven in the morning and
six in the afternoon, fs- the purpose OF electsng
the hereinafter named officers, tor the term OF
four years each, to-Yit:
A Governor, a Lieutenant-Go%vernor a Sc
cretary of State, an Attorney General, a State
Treasurer, an Auditor Of Public Accounts and
a SUPERINTENDENT of Public Education, aud
| voting on the following amendments to the
| Constitution of Louisiana 20
Act No. AZ of the Regular Session OF 1854.
Amendment No. /.
TULANE UNIVERSITY AMENDMENT.
The terms of Act No. 43, of the Regular ses-
sion of 1884, adopted at the session OF the Leg,
| stature in the year 1884, are hereby ratified
/ and approved; and all provisions of the Con.
1 ~stitution of 1879 lepugnant thereto, or in any
way impairing the passage thereof, are hereby
j repealed. so far as the operations OF said act are
concerned.
Joint Resolution No. 112 of the Regular Ses
o61664.
Amendment No. 2.
"The General Assembly may divide thu
State into leyee districts and provide for tn
appointment or election Of Levee Commission
ers in said districts, who shall in the method o
manner to be provided by law, have supervi
sion of the erection, repair and maintenance Q
the levees in said districts to that effect th
Leyee Commissioners may levee a tax not t
exceed ten mills on the taxable property. sitt
ated within the alluvial portions of said distrit
; subject to overflow; provided that, in case
: necessity. TO raise additional funds for the pu
nose of constructing, preserving and repairin
am leyees protecting the lands of the alstric
thae rate of taxatioa, herein limited, ma be il
Creased when the rate ofsuch increase and Il
necessity and purpose for which it is lnfend'
! sball have h,>eTa submitted to a vote of prope
fv tax.nayers in such district, paying taxes
: himself or i'm any representative capaeit
) whether resident or non resident. on proper
s;tnated in the an, gvial portion Of said dlsfrI
s,,h;ect 10 overflow. and a majority OF those
nmmher and value. voting at such eiectie
i shall have voted therefor.
{ Joint Resolution No. 2S OF the Regular oessi
:, of Is S6.
Amendment t No.3.
: IN those districts comp Osed Of one pan
lr there shall be moi less than SIX tef'as o
District Court each year a
I'm all other districts, there. sasli DC ~ .
! parish not less than four terms OF sne l z -
% Court each year, except in the 4fisfes % Il :.
eron, Franklin and Vernon, in: Wntcn NJ: -
3 shall not be less than Two ermss u the ps'
Court each year.
s.Until provided by law, the !, Ims OF
+. District Court in each parish shall I've hxed
a rule of said court, which shall not pe cna
ed without notice by publication at least tn
days prior to sach change !.
10 'sThere shall be in each parish not less :
! two jury terms each year, at which : 81
Jury shall be empannelIed, except IN the !
It. ishes Of Cameron, franklin and Vernon.
il, which there shall not be less than one ]
term each year, at which Q grand jury shal
g empannelled."
AT ether jury terms the General Assem-