The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-02-25

como part or tho Constitution Of this state.
Act No. 43 Of the Regular Session OF 1884.
Amendment No. /.
TULANE UNIV ERsITY AMENDMENT.
Tho terms of Act No. ~, of tho Regular
Session Of 1884, adopted at tho session OF tho
and approved; and all provisions
Of tho Constitution of 1870 repugnant there
TO, or IN any way impairing Tho passage
thereof, are hereby repealed, SO far ~ the
operations of said act are concerned.
Joint Resolution No. 1l2 of tho Regular
Session of 1881.
Amendment No. 2.
''Tho General Assembly may divide tho
State into leveo districts and provide for
tho appointments or election Of Lovcc Com-
missioners in said districts, who shall In
tho method or manner to BIO provided by
law, have supervision OF tho erection, re-
districts; to that effect the Levee Commits.
sioncrs may levy tax not to exceed ton
mills on the taxable property, situated
within tho aiiuvial PORTIONS of said district
of necessity, to raise additional funds for
the purpose ofconstructlnE, preserving and
repairing any levees protecting the lands Of
limited, may DO increased when the ratio Of
such increase and tho necessity and purpose
for which 1t is intended shall have been
submitted to- vote Go, Of the property Tax.
himself or In any representative capacity,
whether resident or Nonresident, on prop
erty situated in the atfuviat portion OF said
district subject TO overflow, and majority
OF those in number and value, voting 1t
such election shall have voted therefor"
Joint Resolution No. 2s of the Regular Ses-
sion OF 1856.
Amendment No. 9.
In those districts composed of ono par
ish, there shall not DO less than six terms
of the District Court oach year."
'ln all Other districts, there shall be In
ench parish not less than four forms OF tho
ishes of Cameron, Franklin and Vernon, In
which there shall not DO loss than Two
terms OF the District Court zach year."
49,, Until provided by law, tho terms =, Of the
by rule of said court, which shall not be
changed without notice by publication 1t
ichs. thirty days prior to such change.
"Thore shall DO In each parish not less
two jury terms each year, at which grand
jury shall DO empannelled, except In the
parishes of Cameron, Franklin and Vernon,
term zach year, at which grnud jury shall
DO cnpannelled."
"At other Jury terms tho General Assorn-
bly, shall provide for special juries, when
necessary for tho trial of criminal cnses."
sion OF 1886.
Amendment No. 4.
Article 1S0-''1he Now Basin Canal and
Sholl Road and their nppnrionances shall
not DO leased or alienatod."
Joint Resolution No. IS of tho Regular Scs-
sion of 1896.
Amendment No. 8.
Article G2-"That in tho event OF tho
death, or from whatever cause tho Office OF
Lieutenant Governor shall become vacant,
then, and In that event tho President pro
Lieutenant Governor, performing oil tho
duties incident to tho office and receiving
its cm oumcnts."
Join. Resolution No. ~ OF tho Regular Sos
sion OF 1886.
Amendment No. O.
Article 2d7-"Ihe following pi opert y shall
DO exempt from taxation, and no other, viz:
worship or burial. al charitable Institu-
tons, all buildings and property used OK
clusvcly for colleges or other school pur-
public library, and that of any other liter
AIRY association used by or connected with
such library; all books and philosophical
apparatus, and all paintings and statuary
OF any company or association kept In u
public hall :; prOUidcd, tho property so OK
emptcd be not used or leased for purposes
| of private or corporate profit or income.
household property to the value OF five
! hundred dollars; there shall also be exempt
| from taxation and license for q period OF
| twenty years from the adoption OF the Con-
| sttution of 1879, the capital, the machinery
| and other property employed in the manu-
facture Of textile fabrics, leather, shoes, har'
ness. saddlery, hats, flour, machinery, ag-
| ricufturaf implements, manufacture or ice
| fertilizers and chemicals and furniture and
other articles of wood, marble, or stone
soap. stationery, ink and paper. boat build