The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-13
PRONUNCIATION.
Proposed Amendments to the Con
%stitutIOn Ofthe state Of LOui-
siana, Adopted by the
General Assembly in

&hAAH8A A8NRAaNty AZ
1890.
STATE on LOUISIANA
OFFICE Oh THE SECRETARYo or STATE.
In pursuance Of che provisionso of the
ConstitntiOn, publication Is hereby
made and given to the qualified cleo
tors Of ile State Of Louisiana of the
proposed amendments tethe Constitu-
ton OF this State, which have been
%concurred ia by two-thirds of all tie
members elected to each house of the
General Assembly Of this State, at the
regular session tIefeuf held Mt the
City of Baton Rouge It'd the gear 1890,
and which are required tobe pnblished
for tie Information of the qualified
electors Of this State for three months
preceding the next election for Repre-
%sentatiyes, ahl which proposes ameGd-
ments more fully appear in Joint Reso
buttons Nos. ITO aud l54, which are
hereinafter officially pIhIlished for the
Information Of the qua lifted electors. of
this State, and which WILDE Submitted
to tienl for their a9pt oval or ReiectiOn,
nj the next general election which will
be held OH Tuesday the 10Th day OF
April, 1892, lit being the Tuesday next
following the third Monday of said
month"; in such name aud form that.
the Qualified electors may vote for or
agAinst each amendment separately /;
aud if a majority of the qualified cleo
tors, voting at said election, shall APP
prove and Iatlfy all or either of said
proposed amendments, then such pro-
l. 0fnaIH a r1nn An1utA q - afFhap sNf flvn.,,
80 approved and ratified, shall become
a part of the Constitution Of this
state.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. no.
AMENDMENT NO. l..
proposing an amendment To the Com
stitution providiDgf for the funding of
the bonded debt of the city OF New
&leahs, other than Premium Bonds.
into four per cent bonds; providing
special tax of one per cent to pay
tile bonded debt Of the city, and
oxcmpting the said four per cent.
bonds from taxation. and further
authorizing the said city to assume
and-pay such unpaid claims of the
Board of School Directors of said
city aud palish which it may find t
be cqHltabiy due IA said BOard."
SECTIOE 1 Be 6t res0lred bg the Sen
ate and House of Representatives. of the
State Of LouisiaRa. tT0 thirds of all
The members elected to each house con-
curing, Ihatth following amendment
to thu Capstittt ton of tie State be-
submitted 10 lie electors at the Stat,
AZ tlienext rlrctioH tUi representatives
tor the Geuersl Assembly ID flie year
1882 for the purpose If retlring the
NOW existing valid OHFstanding bonds
Of HE city u New Orleaus, including
the bond certificates or bOuds issued
aoder the act of the Legislature No,
So ot 1852 and TO ret. re- Judgments now
or her, after rendered against the CITY
Oh floating debit claims prior to 1879,
entitled to Ue funded under act No.
"a Of 1884, llesaid city OfNew Orleans
Is hereby authorized and directed, on
and after the adoption of this amend
meDt, to issue through the Board Of
LIquidatim Of The City Debt, bonds to
he known as tllt Constitutional Bonds
uf hes City Of New 0peans, n0texceed-
ing ten millions of dollars, at fifty
YEARS. beatin9 four per cent per annum
Interest, to bear date and he III the
f1Im prescribed BY the Legislature.
The said bonds shall be applied by the
said board to tho Retirement of said
outstanding bonds and judgments hA
the sale ct said Constitutional Bonds.
Rand application of the proceeds OF sale
ly the Board Of Liquidation, to pay or
purchase said outstanding bonds and
Judgments, OF by exchanging the said
Constitutional Bonds for bonds, ON the
terms aud in the mode prescribed by
the Legislutnlc. For tile payment Of
the interest aud principal at maturity
EOt said CONSTITUTIONS Bends, and
other outstanding buntls not retired
under this amendment. aud Tor the
pay nrut Of tie ai4Huul allptineniS ana
pIemmms Of the Premium Bonds at
said city, the said CITY is hereby au-
Ithufizcd and IIfecsed t0levy annually,
and until dle full ihayment of said
bonds, special tax bt u per enL
OH All the real and personal property
Of the CITY, said tax fO be plvt of, and
not in addition to the tax Y. twenty
mills and two tenths III a nil gu the
dollar II Valuation LOW levied iOT all
purposes hy the city af New Ugleanss
and the sAl, tax shall BE- raid over as
collected 10, aud he applied by the
by the Board of Liquidation, to the
: pay ment Of the interest and principal
at maturity of said Constitutional
Bonds, and outstanding bonds not re-
tired, aud TO the payment of the allot.
ments Of Premium Bonds and premi
ums axtant, in the hands Of holders.
Said tax is hereby declared Ia be the
contract right OF the holdersofall said
bonds; aud the exemption of said ton
stitatiOMal Bonds IRON all taxation by
tile City of New Ofleaus and State of
Louisiana is hereby recognized and
dtclaled, and after payment of all the
annual interest on said Constitutional
Bonds and bonds not retired and the
pay ment of the said anhtlal all9tMents
Of Premium Bonds and premiums ex
tant in the hands If holders, and after
making provisions for Il sinking fund,
at such time and OF such an amount as
the Legislature piesetibes. The surplus
ol safl one per cent shall be disposed
of as prescribed by the Legislature.
Pie act pissed al the present SEES
sier NJ. 36 cntitlsd Al siiet TO carry
lnt1effect the G0l,stillts Rlnnl amend
ment passed 1T the present session
relative to the hff1id debt 0l New Or
kahs,p etc.. We aud l. hereby approved
and ccniil med il ali It's parts as ii ron-
tract bel ween the & Hy olMew UllaaAs
and the holders OF SalKt C0"nsiitntlOuai