St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-30

q New Orleans, and the said tax shall b
4 paid over - collected to, and be ap
piled BY the Board Of Liquidation, &
4 the payment Of the interest and princi
q pal ~ maturity Of said Constitutions
II Bonds. and outstanding bonds not re
i tired, and to the payment Of the allot
i ments Of Premium Bonds and premium!
= extant, In the hands Of holders.
n Said tax II hereby declared to be thu
contract right Of the holders of all SAID
bonds; and the exemption of said Con
gtitutional Bonds from all taxation BY
the City Of New Orleans and State Of
! Louisiana h hereby recognized and de-
dared, and after payment of all the an
hual interest on said Constitutional
bonds and bonds not retired and the
payment Of the said annual al10tments
tA0t n The hands Of holders, and after
making provisions for . sinking fund,
at such time and Of such amount as the
Legislature prescnbes. the surplus Of
said one per cent. shall be disposed Of
las prescribed by the Legislature.
The act passed at the present session
4
kfsct the Constitutional amendment pass
led ut the present session relative to the
bond debt Of the city If New Orleans"
etc.: be and is hereby approved AMI
CONFIRMED in all its parts as q contract
between the city Of New Orleans and the
holders Of said Constitutional Bonds,
Premium Bonds and of the bonds out.
I'standing not retired a. aforesaid.
SHr-TTnN RI - fnp
That the :ity Of New Orleans be and is
hereby authorized and empowered TO
examine into and assume the PAYMENT
OF the claims or OBLIGATIONS Of the Board
o. School Directors for the city and par
ftsh 81 Orleans due for the years 1880.
1881, 1851, 1855 and 1854, now in The
hands Of original owners, who have in |
No wise parted with their ORIGINAL own.
ership o. pledged the same, ~ may be
to1nd 70 be equitably due by said board
Tor services rendered, labor performed /
or materials furnished by authority Of
said board.
SECTION 3. Be il further resolved, etc,
That all electors voting at said election
ior said amendment shall place upon
tkeir ballots the words, For the city of
New Orlea0s debt amendment" and all
electors voting at said election against
said amendment shall place ON their
ballots tie worcs. against the city of
New Orleans debt amendment"
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. l54- |;
AMENDMENT NO. 2. |.
Proposing 70 submit 70 the electors of ,
this State An amendment to article I
two hundred ami twenty.nine (129) ,
of the Constitution of 1879, relative G
to Public Education" In
SEcrox I. Be il enacted by the Gen.
eraI Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
Iwothirds Of the members elected to II
Zach house concurriDg therein, That ar y
licle two hundred and twenty.nine OIL
he Consultation of eighteen hundred =
md seventy mine, be amended and re- q
Enacted, 80 as TO read ~ follows, viz: q
Article 229-The school funds of this e
state shall consist of: /. The proceeds q
II taxation for school purposes as pro-
'ided in this Constitution; q The in a.
crest ON the proceeds of ali publ;c land Il
heretofore granted by tine United States al
or thu use and support of the rublic 81
chools; 3. Of lands and other proper Il
y which may hereafter be be0ueathed te
.nnted or donated to the State or gen. Il
rally for school purposes; 4. All funds til
Z property (other than unim proved N
ands.) bequeathed or granted 10 the til
tate. not designated for other pur. Al
'oses; ). The proceeds OF vacant estates OF
alling under the laws Of the State of BIZ
souisiana. The Legislature NAV ap- si
roPriate TO the same funds the pro- pC
eeds. in whole or in part, of public "a
snds cot designated for other purposes, hi
nd shall provide that every parish, o. re
very school ward in each parish. NAV Az
IVY tax for the public schools there In
>, which shall not exceed i've (5) mills of
the dollar, the vote on such tax 20 be en-
e"ided BY majority Of the property or
'x-Paycn Of sesh parish, or each school I.t
ard or municipality In each parish. in mi
Asus aad !. ssnbef voting u said cleo do
ell moneys % collected 20 be he
Epsnded u the SCHOOL ward where n,
WED. ''AIl elections under this act ~
hall bc ordered BY the Police jury in 81
10 parish in which the tax il proposed ~
} be levied" 20
SECTION 2. Be il further resolved, =. 10
lat the above amendment to article -
70 hundred and twenty mine (229l be .s
admitted to the citizens of this State
the next general election for their ap- ~ ~
oval or rejection, and that upon all -
lllots cast ut that election for State or pa
irish officers there shall be printed al
ese words: '.Eor amendment to article Gu
. Of the Constitution" against an
cendment to article 229 of the Consti. e
tion." u
Witness my hand and the seal 10 10
xALl' Of the State of Louisiana, at -,
the city Of BATON Rouge. this 10th - -.
day Of November, 1891. ~.
L. +. MASON, -
Secretary Of State.