The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-01-28
Act No. 43 of the Regular Session of 1884
Amendment No. l..


Amendment No. l.
TULANE UNIVERSITY AMENDMENT.
The terms of Act No. 43, of the Regular
Session of 1884, adopted at the session of the
in the year 1884. and hereby
IF 5 the institution Of 1879 repugnant there
20, 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thereof, are hereby repealed, SO far as the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 levee districts and provide for
the appointment or election of Levee Com
,nissioners in said districts, who shall in
no method or manner to be provided by
law, have supervision OF the erection, re-
pair and maintenance of the levees In said
sioners may levy tax not to exceed ten
mills on the taxable property, situated
within the alluvial portions of said district
subject TO overflow; provided ,,!i that, IN case ,
the purpose of constructing, preserving and
repairing any levees protecting tho lands OF
the district, tho rate OF taxation, herein
such increase and the necessity and purpose
for which it is intended shall have been
submitted to vote OF the property tax
payers in such district, paying taxes for
himself, or in any representative capacity,
whether resident or nonresident, on prop
erty situated in the alluvial portion Of said
district subject to overflow, and u majority
OF those in number and value, voting at
such election shall have voted therefor"
Joint Resolution No. 2s of the Regular Ses-
sion Of 1856.
Amendment No. 3.
"In those istricts composed Of one par
ish, there shall not be less than six terms
of the 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
ishes of Cameron, Franklin and Vernon, in
which thore shall not be less Than TWO
terms of the District Court each year."
District Court in each parish shall be liked
by rule of said court, which shall not he
changed without notice by publication at
least thirty days prior to such change.
"There shall be in each parish not less
two jury terms each year, at which u grand
jury shall be empannelled, except III the
where there shall not be less than one jury
term each year, at which graud jury shall
be empannelled.'
Sat other jury terms the General Assem-
bly, shall provide for special juries, when
necessary for tho trial of criminal cases."
| Joint Resolution No. 75 of the Regular Scs-
sion OF 1856.
Amendment No. 4.
Article 1SO---'The New Basin Canal and
| Shell Road anu their appurteIanceS Snaii
not be leased or alienated."
Joint Resolution No. IS of tho Regular SEES
| sion of 1856.
| Amendment No. s.
| Article 81 ''That in the event OF tho
death, or from whatever cause the Office of
| Lieutenant Governor shall become vacant,
I then, and in that event the President pro
| tcnporc of the Senate shall fill the Office OF
| Lieutenant Governor, performing all the
duties incident to the office ana recai"ihS
! its omOlumentS."
Joint Resolution No. 81 OF tho Regular Ses-
| sion Of 1856.
! Amendment No. 6.
Article 207-",The following p: operty sha all
be exempt from taxation, and no other, viz:
All public property, places CT religious
worship or burial, all charitable institu-
ciusively for colleges or other school pur-
poses, the real and personal estate Of any
public library. and that of any other liter
airy association used by or connected with
apparatus, and all paintings and staluary
OF any company or association kept in Il
public hall provided, the property so en-
empted be not used or leased for purposes
I of private or corporate profit or income
There sbal! also be exempt from taxation
/ household property to the value of five
hundred dol!ars there shall also be exempt
| from taxation and license for period oil
twenty years from tho adoption OF tho Con-
stitution of 1879 tho capital, the machinery
and other property employed in the manu-
, lacture OF textile fabrics, leather, Shoes har.
ness. sadalery, hats, flour, machinery, ag-
ricultural implements, mann facture OF ice
fertilizers and chemicals and furniture and
other articles of wood, marble. or stone
soap, Stationery, ink and paper, boat build
iug and chocolate; provided, that not less
than five hands arc employed in any on'
= factory"
= In testimony whereof, L have hereuntt
1 affixed my signature and attached thereto
. the seal of the State of Louisiana at tn
. city of Baton Rouge, this 18th day of Janu
!; AIRY, \. D., 1SsS.
OSCAR ARROYO,
J, Secretary of State.