The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-20
PROMULG ALTON.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Of 11le State of
Louisiana by tRae General
Assembly i'm 1880.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Office of the Secretary of State {
In pursuance of the provisions OF tho
Constitution, publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors of the
State Of Louisiana of the proposed amend
merts to the Constitution of this State,
which have been concurred in by two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house of the General Assembly Of this
State, at the regular session thereof held
at the City of Baton Rouge in the year
1S91, and which are required TO be pub
lished for the information of the electors
of this State for three months preceding
henext election for Representatives and
which proposed amendments more fully
appear in the joint Resolutions Nos. 10
and 15i, which are hereinafter officially
published for the information of the quail
flied electors Of this State, and which will
be submitted to them for their approval
or rejection, at the next general election
which will be held an Ttlesdayathe 18th
day of April, 1892, lit being the Tuesday
next following the third Monday of said
month"; in such manner and form that the
qualified electors may vote for or against
each amendment separately; and ii q MAJ
jority of the qualified electors. voting at
said election, shall approve and Tatify all
or either of said proposed amendments,
then such proposed amendments, or either
Of them, so approved and ratified, shall
become a part of the Constitution of this
State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11o-AMEND-
MEaI NJ. !.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitation 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 exempt
ing the said four per cent. bonds from
taxation. and further authorizing the
said city to assume and pay such un-
maid claims of the Board of School
Directors Of said city and parish which
it NAV find to be eqnltably due by said
board.D
SECT1oN /. Be ii resoEred by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana far0-fhirds ef all the members cleo
ted 10 each house c0ncurriga. 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
resentatiyes for the General Assembly in |
the wear 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. 5S of 1882 |
and to retire judgments now or hereafter
rendered against the city on floating debt |
claims nrior 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 Liqui- |
dation Of The CITY Debt, bonds to be /
known as the Constitutional Bonds of the |
CITY Of New Orleans not exceeding ten
millions of dollars. ait fifty years. bearing /
four per cent. per annum interest, to bear |
date and be in the fern prescribed by the |
Legislature. The said bonds shall be ap- |
Piled bv the said board to the retirement
of said outstanding bonds and judgments, !,