St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-21
Joint Resolution No. 112 of the Regular Session
of 1881,
Amendment No. 2.

Amendment No. 2.
"The Genenal Assembly may div de the State
juto levee districts aud provide for the appo! ut
ment or election OF Levee Commits: oners in
said districts, who shall ~ the method or man
ner TO be provided by law, have supe, vision of
the erection. repair and maintenance of the
leveeS in said districts; TO that effect the Leyee
Commissioners may levee a tax not to exceed
ten mills on the taxable property, situated
within the alluV.al portions of said district sub
ject to ovel flow; prov idcd that. in case of n
cesSity, to raise additional funds for the pur-
pose o. conStl ucting, preserving and repairing
any levees protecting the lands of the district,
the rate OF taxation, herein Fmited, 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 vote of the
property Taxpayers i'll such district, paying
taxes for himself, or in any representative ca
pac,uV, whether resident or nonresident, OIL
property situated in the aliuvial portion CT said
district subject 10 overflow, and majority of
those in number and value, vot ng at such cleo
ton. sha' have voted therefor.
Joint Resolution No % OF the Regular Session
of 1886.
Amendment No. 8.
an those districts composed of one PAL ish,
there shall be not less than six terms of tile
District Court each year..
I'm all olher 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, 10 which there shall
not he less than two tie, ms OF the District Court
each year.
"Until provided by law, the terms Of the Dis
trict Court in each parish shall be f xed by rule
OF said court, which shall not be changed with
out notice by publication at least thirty days
prior TO such change.
There shall be in each parish not less than
two jury terms each year, at which a grand
jury shall be empannelled, except in the par
ishes of Cameron, Franklin and Vernon, in
which there shat not be less than one Jury
term each year, at which grand july shall be
empannelled."
AT other, jury terms the General Assembly
shall provide for special ju,ies, when necessa-
ry Tor the trial of Grim nal cases.
Joint Resolution No. Is, OF the Regular Session
of 1856,
Amendment NOT.
Aro.ele 1se.-"The New Easn Canal and Shell
Poad and their anpurtenances shall not be
leased nor al enated.''
JOINT Eesolu ION No. So, of the Regular Session
of 1856.
Amendment No. g.
Article 62-'Thatin the event of the death, or
from whatever cause the office OF Lieutenant
Governor shall become vacant then and in
Serate shall fl the Office OF Lieutenant Cover
nor, performing all the duties Incident to the
Office aud receiving its emolunents,''
Joint Resolution No. 90, of the Res,'ar Session
OF 1886.
Amendment No. 6.
Article 2O7-"The follow ng properly 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 personal
estate Of any public library, and that of any
other literary association nsed by or connected
W tn such library, all books and philosophi-
cal apparatus, and al paintings and statrary
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 profis or income. There shall also
be exempt from taxation household property
to the value of fiVo hundred dollars; there shall
also be eyemps from taxation and license for q
eriod Of twenty years from the adoption of
the Constitution OF 1879, the capita. machinery
aud other propel ty employed in the manufac-
ture Of textile fabrics, leather, shoes, harness,
sad6lerv, hats, flour, machinery, agricultural
implements, manufacture of ice, fertilizers and
chemicals and lprniture and other articles of
wood, marble, or stone, soap, stationery, ink
and paper, boat building and chocolate pro-
vided, that not lees than five hands are en-
ployed in any one faetocy.p
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
affixed my signature and attached thereto the
seal OF the State of Louisiana at tho city OF
Baton Rouge, this 18th day of January, A. D.,
1885,: OSCAR ARROYO,
jan 81 Secretary of State.