St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19
COvrIC1AL-1
PrOmulgaelon.
Proposed Amendments to The Con
stitutiOu Ut the State Of L0uisi.
ana. Adopted By the Gers.
eral Assembly in 1880.
STATx ~ LOUISIANA,
Once Of the Secretary q Seaoe.

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In pursuance Of the peovisioas q TIE
Constitution, publication y hsssAy
made and given to the qualified elseteGs
Of the State Of L0uiaiaaa a The peo.
posed amendments to the C0oGeiaU1ioo
Of this State, which hove bee0 CO.
Cured In by two-thirds Of al TIE ne0-
bers elected to each hose a TIE Gen.
eral Assembly Of this State, q The Fog-
ular session thereof, held q The City q
BATON Rouge In 1850, and which ase Re.
quired to be published for the lnlosna-
ton Of the qualified elections q this
State for three months preceding the
next election for Representatives, and
which proposed amendments more lully
appear I'm Joint Resolutions Nos. 10
and l5&, which are hereinafter ol1cially
published for the information Of the
qualified electors Of this State, and
which will he submitted to them for
their approval or rejection, q the next
general election which will be held o.
Tuesday, the 18th day of April. ina,
Git being the Tuesday next l0ll0wing
the third Monday Of said noath,) =
such manner and form that the (uallAed
electors may vote for o. aeaiaGe saeA
amendment separately; aad u . naioe.
ity of the qualified eleetoEs, voting -
said election, shall approve ~ Sotlly
all or either Of said proposed anso6.
ments, then sueh peop0eed o0e06.
ments, or either q them, % appeovod
and ratified, shall become . Pert q ~
Constitution Of this State.
JOINT REVOLUTION Nd. 10
AMENDMENT M. I.
s'PrOposing an amendment to the Cos
stitutiOn providing for the fandlaa
of the bonded debt Of the city 81
New Orleans, other than Premium
Bonds, into four per cent. b0ads ;
providing . special tau Of one per
cent. to pay the bonded debt Of the
city, and exe,nptinx the sald four
per cent. bonds from TAXATION, and
further authorizing the said city tn
assume and nav such unpaid claim
Of the BOarvi Of School Director Of
said city and parish which Il may
lind to be equitabay due by aaid
Board"
SECTION I. he It resolved By the Zen.
ate and House Of Representatives a the
state of Louisiana, twO.shirds Oe ~
the members elected 70 each hoose e00-
curing, That the lolloWin4 a0oud.
ments to the C0astitutloa q the Stoes
he submitted to The eDeetoes a the
State at the next electi0o 0oe nepsO.
sentatives for the Geoefal Assembly d
ls9s, for the purpose q retiSinR TIE
now existing valid Outstandlng 6OoAs
Of the city Of New Orleans, iacludlae
the bOni certificates OF boads iasue6
under the act Of the Lexislaturs No. -
Of 1851, and to retire iudgments BOW q
hereafter rendered against the city q
floating debt claims prior to lH70, eael.
tied to be funded under oct No. 81 NJ
1854, the said City Of New Orleans n
hereby authorized and directed, o. snA
after the adoption ri this amendmeot,
to issue through the Board VI I.iQuids.
ton of the City Debt, boadls 70 he
known ~ the Constitutional Roads u
the City of New Orleans, not exceedlnx
ten millions Of dollars, at Afty yeoea,
bearing four per cent. per ana1m Inter.
est, to hear date and he IN the form pee.
scribetl by the Legislature. Tie aald
bonds shall be applied BY ths sa5d
BOarl to the retiremeat a aold Oue.
standing l,0nele and judxmeaes, b. tie
sale Of said Constltstloaal bod, -
application Of The ps0ceeds q aale b.
the Board Of Liquidation, to pay o.
purchase said outstaadlnE ho0ds cd
Judgments, o. By exchang1ng tho so36
Constitutional DOais fee hoods, o. IL
terms and n The node prescribed b
the Legislature. Roe Tie payneae q
the interest and pglncipal q 1oeusiey.
Of said C0sstitutloaal Doa1s, cd oehse
outstanding h0adls mt retired under
this amendment, and loe TIE payment
Of the annual all0tments and prenlums
Of the Premium Roads u aald city. ths
said city is hereby authorised aad d.
rected to levy aaasally, end Qntil ~
full payment Of said h0adln, . special
tax Of one per cont. On al tie real and
personal property Of the city, Gold tax
to be part Of and not h addllIOa 70 IT,
tax Of twenty mills assl two-teaahs q Q
mill ON the dollar Of valuatjUa uow
levied for IN puvposes ~ The CITY q