St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-19
PRONUNCIATION
Proposed Amendments 20 The
Constitution OF the State
of Louisiana,
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IN 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

| iltlon OF TINS state, which have been C0nClrrct
! i'll by twothIrdS of all the members elected Il
each house of the General Assembly of thi
state at the regular session thereof, held It
the City of Baton Rouge III the year 1899. ant
winch are required to be published for the i'll
formation OF the qualified electors of this Stat,
Tor three months preceding the next election
Tor representatives, and which proposed
amendments more fully appear IN Joint RcsO
lutons Nos. 1l0 aud la, which are hereinafter
officially published for the information Of tht
qualified electors Of this State. and which vii
be submitted to them for their approval or re
lection, at TIE next general election which vii
be held on Tuesday, the 10Th day of April 1892
ut being the 'lurSday next following the third
Monday o. said month"; i'll such manner and
/ form that the qualified electors may vote for OF
against each amendment separately and if Il
majority OF tie qualified electors, voting at
sitid election, shall approve aud ratify all or eth
CT OF said proposed amendments, then such
proposed amendments, or either OF them, SO
approved and ratified, shall become part OF the
! Constitution of this state.
. JOINT RESOLUTION NO. O.1lo-AIENUMENT
NO. J.
! 81 rop0sin- IN amendment t. iiie Constitution
providing for the funding of the bonded
dtbt nf the city of New CIeduh, other than
IfcmnIn Bonds, iGto tour per cent bonds !;
. providing a special tax Of one per cent. to
pay the bUntcH debt Of the ciiy, and ex-
c1nptlnG the SAID tour per cent. bonds from
taxation, ana further authorizing the said
city TO assume and pay s!ch unpaid claims
Of the Board of School Directors OF said city
and parish Which it may tind t. be cquita-
lily due by said boald.'
SACT!DN /. BE It tcsoIrcd b, tbs Se,aute t,,i
Honse Of Representatives. cf tie STATE Of Louisi-
n{n tr0 thiIdS ot al the WeMbeFS clecied ~ 6u cb
h0u&c c0ncHITtHy, That the following aluend-
TtHtS to the Constitution of the State DC snb
II iteti TO TIE electors of The State at the next
election for Representatives for the General
Assembly Ill the year 1892, for the purpose Of
re lrnG the how existing valid outstanding
bonds OF the city of New Orleans, including
the boad certificates or bonds issued under the
act or the LEGISLATURE No IS of 1890 and n q
tire Judgments now or hereafter rendered
against the city on floating debt claims prior
to 1879, ciitIted to be funded under act No 81
CT 1854, the said city of New Orleans is hereby
authorized and directed, on and after the adUp-
ti0n Of this amendment, to Issue through ths
Board IF 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 tour per cent.
per annnm interest to bear date and be in the
form prescribed by the Legislature. The
said bonds shall ia applied by the said board
to the retirement OF said outstanding bonds and
judgments, by the sale OF said Constitutional
Bonds, and application OF tile proceeds Of sale
by the Board OF LGuIhatiOu, to pay Or purchase
sad outstanding bonds and Judgments, or by
exchanging the said Constitutional Bonds for
bonds, on the terms and in the mode pres
cribed hy the Legislature. For the payment of
the interest and principal at maturity, Of said
Constitutiohat Bonds, and other outstanding
bonds not retired under this amendment, and
for the payment of the annual allotments and
premiums Of the Premium Bonds of said ,
olty, the said city is hereby authorized !
the full payment OF SAID bonds, !, special
tax Of One per cent. on all tho real and !
personal property OF the city, said tax TO be |
part Of and not Ill addition to the tax of twenty !
mills and two-toIths Of mill on the dollar of |
valuation now levied for all purposes BIZ the .
city OF New Orleans, and TIE saiti tax shall he |
pad over as collected to, and he applied by the !
Boafd q lAqnidatLon, to the payment OF tie in |
terest and principal at maturity of said consti- |
tutional Bonds, and outstanding bonds not re- i
Urea, and to the payment of the ailotments of |
hands of holders
Said tax is hereby declared to be the contract |
right OF the holders of all said bonds; and the
al taxation by the City of New Orleans and /
state OF Louisiana is hereby recognized and
declared, and after payment of all the annual
lnterast Oh said Constitutional Bonds and bonds
not retlred and the payment f the said annual
allotmentS OF Premium Bonds and pre-
miums eStant in the hands of holders,
and after making provisions for a sink
ing fund at such time and of such an amount
as the Legislature .prescribes, the surplus of
said one per cent. shall bo disposed of as pres
eribed by the legislature
The act passed at the present session No SO
entitled IAN act to carry into effect the Con-
stltutionat amendment passed at the present
session relative to the bond debt of the City of
New orleans. etc, be and is hereby approved
and confirmed Ill all its parts as a contract be-
tween the City Of New Orleans and the holders
Of said Constitutional Bonds, Premium Bonds
aforesaid.
SECTION 2. Be IL further yesolred, etc., That
the city Of New Orleans be and is hereby au
fhorlzed and empowered to examine into and
assume the payment Of the claims or oblga-
tons of the Board of School Directors for the |
city and parish of Orleans due for the years
1880, 1881, 1882 1888 and 1854, now in the hands
)f original owners, who have III noyise parted |
with their right of ownership or pledged the
salne as may be found to be equitably due hv
said board Tor services rendered. labor perform
I'd or materials furnished by authority of said
BOARD
SECTION 3. Be 1t FURTHER resolred, etc. That
all electors voting at said election for said
,mendment n,dt M shall place upon their ballots the
amendment" and all electors voting at said
election against said amendment shall place
IN their ballots the words, Against the City
'f New Orleans debt amendment"
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 154-AMENDMENT
NO. q
Proposing to submit to the electors of this
State an amendment to article two hundred
and twenty nine (229) of the Constitution OF
1879, relative to Public Education"
SECTION l. Be it res0'ced by the General As
emby Of The State Of Louisiana, taro-thirds of
he members elected 10 each house co,.cu,7fnG
herein, That article two hundred and twenty
line OF the Constitution Of eighteen hundred
md seventy-nine, be amended and re-enacted
Article 229-The school funds of this State
hall consist of: 1. The proceeds of taxation
Or schOOl purposes as provided in this COnst-
utlon; 2. The interest on the proceeds of all
public lands heretofore granted by the United
tates for the use and support Of the public
ehoOs; 8, OF lands and other property which
nay hereafter be be1ueathed, granted or do
lated to the State or generally for school pur-
'oses; 4, All funds or property {Other than un-
lands). bequeathed or granted to the
tate, not designated for other purposes; S.
The proceeds of vacant estates falling under
he laws of the State of louisiana The Legis
ature may appropriate to the same funds the
proceeds, 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 public
chOols therein, which shall not exceed five t5l |
1ills on tho 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 nit
icipality in each parish in value and in num-
er voting at said electiOn-and all MONEYS SO
objected to be expended in the school ward
7here 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 it further resolref, That the
bove amendment to article two hundred and
wenty nine f229) be submitted to the citizens
this state at the next general election for
allots cast at that election for State or parish
ftfcers there shall be printed these words:
For amendment to article 229 Of the Constitu-
lOn,' Against amendment to article 229 of the
'O,ls titution.'"
witness my signature and the seal of the
tate OF Louisiana at the City of Baton Rouge
- this 26sh day OF November. 1891.
LIS. L. F. MASON.
~ Secretary OF Stafe