St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-24


islature in the year 1884. are hereby ratified
and approved and all provisions OF the Con
stitution OF 1879 repugnant thereto, OF III ay
way impairinS the passage thereon, are nefepy
repeated so far as The Operations VI edio oe9
are concerned.
Joint Resolution No 10 of the Regular Session
of 1881.
Amendment No. 2.
1.-THE Genenal Assembly may divide the State
into levee districts and provide for the appoint
1nent or election of Lcvee Commissioners III
said districts, who shall i'll the method or man
ner to he provided by law, have supervision OF
the erection, repair and maintenance OF the
levees in said districts; TO that effect tue LeVce
Commissioners may levee a tan not to exceed
ten mills on the taxable property, situated
within the alluvial portions OF SAID district sub
ject to overflow; provided that; IN case OF ne
cessity to raise additional funds for the pur-
pose of cons ructing, preserving and repairing
any levees protecting the lands OF the district.
the rate of taxation, herein limited, may he
increased when the rate OF such increase ana
the necessity and purpose for which 1t Is in
tended shall have been submitted to a vote OF the
property taxpayers i'll such district, paying
taxes for himself, or IN any represelita,dvt Ca.
pacity, whether resident or NONRESIDENT, on
property situated i'll the alluvial portion OF said
district subject to overflow, and majority OF
those in number and value, voting at such eiec-
ton, shall have voted therefor.
JOINT Resolution No. % of the Regular Session
of 1886.
Amendment No. 8.
"In those districts composed of one parish
there shall be not less than SIX terms OF the
District Court each year
SIN 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 aud Vernon, in which theresha
not be less than two terms of the District Court
each year"
Until provided hy law, the terms of the Dis
trct court i'll each parish shall be fixed ny rule
of said court, which shall not be changed VIII :,
ont notice by publication ut least thirty days
prior to such change.
..There shall be in each parish not less than
two Jury terms each year, at which {; grand
jury shall be empanneed except i'll 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
empannciled."
'.At other jury terms the General Assembly
shall provide for special juries, when necesSa-
ny for the trial of criminal cases."
Joint Resolution No. rs, of the Regular Session
of 1886,
Amendment No.4.
Article 1s0-"The New Basin Canal and Shell
Road and their appnrtenances shall not be
leased nor alienated.'
Joint Resolution No. So, of the Regular Session
of 1886.
Amendment No. 5.
Article 62-"That in the event of the death, or
from whatever cause the office of Lieutenant
Governor shall become vacant then, and in
that event the President pro tempore 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 80. of the Regular Session
of 1886.
Amendment No. 6.
Mi al oa7-sTha falln1r1no nrnpartv shall hn
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 personal
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 kept in public
hall; provided, the property SO exempted 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 Tor a
period of twenty years from the adoption of
the Constitution OF 1879, the capital machinery
and other property employed i'll the laanufac-
ture of textile fabrics leather, shoes, harness,
saddlery, hats flour, machinery, agricultural
implements, manufacture Office fertilizers and
chemicals and furniture and other articles of
wood, marble, or stone, soap, stationery, ink
and paper, boat building aud chocol tie pro
vided, that not less than five hands are en-
ployed in any one factory
In testimony whereof, [ 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 January, A. D.,
1885, OSCAR ARROYO,
Jan 81 Secretary of State.