The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-04-09
ALTON.
Proposed Amendments to the
e. institution of the State of
louisiana by the General
Assembly i'm 1880.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Office of the Secretary of State :


In pursuance of the provisions of Nhe
Constitution. publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors of the
State of Louisiana of the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this State,
which have been colFurred in by two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house of the General Assembly of this
State, mt the regular session thereof, held
at the City Of Baton Rouge i'll the year
1890, and which are required to be pub
lishea for the information of the electors
of this State for three months preceding
the next election for Representatives, and
which proposed amendments more fully
appear in the Joint Resolutions Nos. 10
and 154. which aTe hereinafter officially
published fuE The information of the quail
iiied electors of this State, and which will
be Submitted to them for their approval
or rejection, ut the next general election
which will he held OH Tuesday the 10th
day of April, 1852. lit being the Tuesday
next following the third Monday of said
month"; in such manner and form that the
qualified electors may vote for OF against
each amendment separately; and 1t % ma
jority of the qualified electors, voting at
said election, shall approve and ratify all
or either of said proposed amendments,
then such proposed amendments, or either
of them. SO approved and ratified, shall
bccone part Of the Constitution of this
State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110-AMEND-
MENT NO. ].
( Pro posing an amendment to the Con-
stitution providing for the funding of
the bonded debt of the city of New
Orleans, other than Premium Bonds,
into four per cent bonds; providing q
special tax of one per cent. to pay the
bonded debt of the city, and exempt
ing the said four per cent. bonds from
Il h = 7, h,,
said city to assume and pay such un-
paid claims of the Board of School
Directors of said city and parish which
it may find to be equltably due by said
board"
SEcTloN ]. Be II resolved By the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State of
Z L0aisiaaa ttro-ihifds of all the members cleo
ted to each house c0ncHTing, That the fol-
lowing amendments to the Constitution
of the State be submitted to the electors
of the State at the next election for Rep
Tesentatives 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 retire judgments now or hereafter
rendered against the city on floating debt
claims prior to 1879. entitled to be funded
under act No. 81 1884, the said city of New
Orleans is hereby authorized and directed,
on and after the adoption of this amend
ment. to issue through the Board OF Liqqi-
dation of the City Debt bonds to be
known az the Constitutional Bonds OF the
City of New Orleans. not exceeding ten
millions of dollars. at fifty years, bearing
four per cent. per annum interest, to bear
date and be in the form prescribed by the
Legislature. The said bonds shall be APP
piled by the said board to the retirement ,,
Of said outstanding bonds and Judgments,