St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-12-26
PRONUNCIATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution OF the State
of Louisiana,
ADOPTED By THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IN 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

ana of the proposed amendments to the Const
tuition OF this State, which have been cOncurre
in by two thirds of all the members elected t
each house OF the General Assembly OF thi
State at the regular session thereof, held a
the City OF Baton Rouge in the year 1890, ant
which are required to be published for the in
formation of the qualified electors of this Stat
for three months preceding the next election
for Representatives. and which PROPOSED
amendments more fully appear IN Joint Reso
lutions Nos. 10 and 154, Which are hereinafter
officially published for the information Of The
qualified electors of this State, ard which viii
be submitted to them for their approval or re
lection, at the next general election which vii
be held on Tuesday, the 18th day Of April, 1892
ut be in@ the Tuesday next following the thirC
Monday OF said month"; i'll such manner anC
| form that the qualified electors may vote for OF
| against each amendment separately; and ii q
majority of the qualified electors, voting al
said election, shall approve and ratfy all or eth
er OF said proposed amendments, then such
proposed amendments, or either of them, sc
approved and ratified shall become part of the
Constitution OF this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110--AMEN DMENT
mol.
"Prop0sinG al amendment to the Constitution
| providing for the funding OF the bonded
debt OF the city of New Orleans, other than
Premium Bonds, into four per cent bonds
! providing special tax OF one per cent. to
pay the bonded debt OF the city, and cX-
cnptlnS the sad four per cent. bonds from
| taNaton and further authorizing the said
cIty to assume aud pay. such unpaid claims
and parish which it may find to be cQuta-
| bly, due by said board
| SECTION l. BE ii rcs0lred bJ the Senate 02td
House Of Representatives. Of Tie T0te Of LOuisi-
ara, tWOtttidS Of az tie members elected 10 ca ch
h0Hse cOncHrjHy, That the following amend
ments to the Constitution of the State be sub
n!ltted to the electors Of the State at the next
election for Representatives for the General
Assembly in the year 1892, for the purpose Of
retiring the now existing valid outstanding
bonds of the city OF New Orleans, including
the bond certificates or bonds issued under the
act of the Legislature No SO of 1882 and to re
tire judgments now or hereafter rendered
against the city on floating debt claims prior
to 1879, entitled to he funded under act No. G.
OF 1884, the said city of New Orleans is hereby
authorized and directed on and after the adOp
ton Of this amendment, to Issue through the
Board OF Liquidation OF the City Debt, bonds
to be known as the Constitutional Bonds of the
City OF New Orleans, not exceeding ten millions
OF dollars, at fifty years, bearing four per cent
per annllm interest, to bear date and be in the
form prescribed by the Legislature The
said bonds Shall be applied by the said board
to the retirement OF said outstanding bonds and
judgments, by tie sale OF said Constitutional
Bonds, and application of the proceeds Of sale
by the Board OF Liquidation, to pay or purchase
sad outstanding bonds and judgments, or by
exchanging the said Constitutional Bonds for
bonds, on the terms and i'll the mode pres
cribed by the Legislature: For the payment of
the interest and principal at maturity, Of said
Constitutional Bonds, and other outstanding
bonds not retired under this amendment, and
for the payment of the annual alotmenta and
premiums Of the Premium Bonds of said
city, TIE said city is hereby authorized
the full payment of said bonds, a special
tax Of one per cent. on all the real and
personal property OF the city, said tax to be
part of, and not III addition to the tax Of twenty
mills ana twOtenths of 4 mill on the dollar OF |
valuation now levied for all purposes by the |
city OF New Orleans, and the said tax shall be |
paid over as collected to, and be applied by the |
Board of Liquidation, to the payment Of the ill., |
terest and principal at maturity of said consti-
tutlonal Bonds. and Outst tanding bonds not re- |
tired. and to the payment of the allotments of |
Premium Bonds and premiums eXtant, in the |
hands of holders.
Said tax is hereby declared to be the contract |
right OF the holders M of all said bonds; and the
all taxation by the City Of New Orleans and |
state of Louisiana is hereby recognized and |
declared, and after payment of all the annual |
interest on said Constitutional Bonds and bonds
not retired and the payment tf the said annual |
allOtments OF Premium Bonds and pre-
niums extant in the hands OF holders,
and, after making provisions for d sink
ing fund, at such time and of such an amount
as the Legislature prescfibes, the surplus OF
said one per cent. shall be disposed of as pres
cribed by the Legislature
The act passed at the present session No. &c
entitled can act to carry into effect the Con-
,titutional amendment passed at the present
session relative to the bond debt of the City of
and confirmed in all its parts as a contract be-
tween the City of New Orleans and the holders
Of said Constitutional Bonds, Premium Bonds
and OF the bonds outstanding not retired as
aforesaid.
SECTION 2. BE il further resolret1, etc., That
ne city OF AeW Orleans be and is hereby au-
thorlzed and empowered to examine into and |
assume the payment of the claims or oblga-
lions of the Board OF School Directors for the
'lty and parish of Orleans due for the years
1880, 1881, 1882, 1888 and 1884, now in the hands
with their right of ownership or pledged the
same, as may be found to be equitably due by
said board Tor services rendered, labor perform
I'd or materials furnished by authority of said
board.
SECTION g. Be il further rcsolrcd, etc., That
Ill electors voting at said election for said
amendment 9 shall place upon their ballots the
and all electors voting at said
election against said amendment shall place
N their ballots the words, against the City
II New Orleans debt amendment"
Joint RESOLUTION NO. 154-AMENDMENT
NO.2.
Proposing to submit to the electors of this
state an amendment to article two hundred
and tWcnty-nine (229l Of the Constitution of |
1879, relative to Public Education"
SECTION l. Be it resolred BY The General As
he members elected to cach house concstrri1g
herein, That article two hundred and twenty.
line OF the constitution OF eighteen hundred |
nd seventy nine, be amended and re-enacted
@ as to read as follows, viz
Article 229-The school funds Of this State
hall consist of: /. The proceeds of taxation
or school purposes as provided in this Consti-
uton; 2. The interest on the proceeds of all
'ublic lands heretofore granted by the United
tates for the use and support of the publi,
chOOls; 3, OF lands and other property which
nay hereafter be bequeathed, granted or do
ated to the State or generally for school pur-
oses; 1, All funds or property tother than un-
lands), belueathed or granted to the |
tate, not designated for other purposes: s |
he proceeds of vacant estates falling under
he laws of the State of Louisiana. The Leeis-
ature may appropriate to the same funds the
rOceeds in whole or in part, of public lands |
ot designated for other purpose, and shall pro- |
ide that every parish, or every school ward in |
ach parish, may levy tax for the pubIjc
choOls therein, which shall not exceed five ~
nils on the dollar, the vote on such tax to be |
ecided by majority of the property tax pay
rs of each parish or each school ward or MN
icipality in each parish, in value and in num-
er voting at said electlon-and all moneys so
objected to be expended in the school ward
there levied. "All elections under this act
hall be ordered by the Police Jury in the par
III in which the tax is proposed to be levied"
SECTION 2. Be ii further resoEred, That the |
bOve amendment to article two hundred and |
wenty nine (229) be submitted to the citizens
this State at the next general election for
heir approval Or rejection, and that upon all !
allots cast at that election fer State or parish
fiiccrs there shall be printed these words: {
For amendment to article 229 of the Constitu. :
on' Against amendment to article 22s of the ,,
ont titution.'"
Witness my signature and the seal of the
tate of Louisiana at the City of Baton Rouge,
- this goth day of November, 1891.
LIS. L.F. MASON,
Go or rs