The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-01-07
PRONUNCIATION.
PRONUNCIATION.
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
Adopted by the General Assembly
in 1880.
STATE OF I.nIrIsIANA J

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Office of the Secretary of State. )
In pursuance the provisions of the COnsti- |
Il tution, publication is hereby made and |
given to the qualified electors of the State OF |
Louisiana of the proposed amendments to the |
of this State, which have been
in by two-thirds of all the members
elected TO each honse of the General Assembly
of this State, at the regular session thereof, !
held at the City of Baton Rouge in the year
1890, and which are required to be published
for the information of the qualified electors of
this State for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives., and which pro-
posed amendments more fully appear in Joint
Resolutions Nos. 10 and 154, which arc here
matter officially published for the information
of the qualified electors of this State, aud
which will be submitted to them for their APP
proval or rejection, at the next general election
which will be held on Tuesday the 18th day of
April, 1892, lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday of said monthly in such
manner and form that the qualified electors
may vote for or against each amendment
separately; and if majority of the qualified
electors, voting at said election, shall approve
and ratify all or either of said proposed amend
either of them, SO approved and ratified, shall
become part a the Constitution OF this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1lO-AMEND-
MENT No. i.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
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 taxa
ton, and further authorizing the said city to
assume and pay such unpaid claims OF the
Board Os School Directors of said city and
parish which it may find to be equitabiy due
by said board"
SECTION L. Be ii rcSolred By The Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of Loui-
sianG, teCo-thirds of all the members elected to
each house eoncnrrieg. That the following
amendments to the Constitution of the State
be submitted to the electors of the State at
the next election for Representatives 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 l86.
dered against the city on floating debt claims
prior to 1879, entitled to be funded under act
No. 81 of 1884, the said city of New Orleans is
hereby authorized and directed, on and after
the adoption of this amendment, to issue
through the Board of Liquidation of the City
Debt, bonds to be known as the Constitutional
Bonds of the City of New Orleans, not ex-
| eeeding 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 applied
by the said board to the retirement of said
outstanding bonds and Judgments, by the sale
| of said Constitutional Bonds, and application
OF the proceeds of sale by the Board of Li0ui-
dation, to pay or purchase said outstanding
bonds and judgments, or by exchanging the
said Constitutional Bonds for bonds on the
terms and in the mode prescribed by the
Fanr nInk. Enu IL, ~
and principal at maturity, of said Constitu-
| tiOnal Bonds, and other outstanding bonds not
| retired under this amendment and for the
payment of the annual allOtments and prem
| lums OF the Premium Bonds of said city, the
| said city is hereby authorized and directed to
| levy annually, and until the full payment of
SAID bonds, special tax OF one per cent. on all
the real and personal property of the city, said
tax to be part of, and not in addition to the tax
OF twenty mills and twO-tenths of mill on the
dollar OF valuation DOW levied tor all purposes
by the city of New Orleans, and the said tax
snail De PAID over as COLLECTED to, and be APP
| Piled by the Board of Lilo hidation, to the nav
ment OF the interest and principal at maturity
| of said Constitutional Bonds, and outstand-
| ing bonds not retired, and to the payment of
the allotments of Premium Bonds and prem
inns extent, in the hands of holders
| Said tax is hereby declared to be the contract
| right OF the holders of all said bonds; and the
exemption of said Constitutional Bonds from
all taxation by the City of New Orleans and
State of Louisiana is hereby recognized and
declared, and after payment of all the annual
| Interest on said Constitutional Bonds and
ponds not retired and the payment OF the said
| annual allOtments of Premium Bonds and
premiums extant in the hands of holders. and
| alter making provisions for sinking fund, al
such time and o. such an amount as the Legis-
lature prescribes, the surplus of said one Del
cent shall be disposed of as prescribed by the
Legislature.
The act passed at the present session No. 81
entitled AN act to carry into effect the Con
stltut1onal 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 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 outstanding not re
tired as aforesaid.
SECTION Be it further resoLred, etc., That
the city OF New Orleans be and is hereby an
thorized and empowered to examine into anC
assume the payment of the claims or Obliga
lions of the Board of School Directors for tn,
city and parish of Orleans due for the year
1851, 1881, 1882, 1883 and 1884, now in the hand
OF original owners, who have in nowiss parte,
with their right of ownership or pledged tn,
same, as may be found to be eguitably due b,
SAID board tor services rendered, labor per
formed or materials furnished by authority O
said board.
SECTION g. Beit further resolved, etc.. Tha
all electors voting at said election for sal,
amendmen MT shall place upon their ballots tn
words, "FOr the city of New Orleans deb
amendment" and all electors voting at sai,
election against said amendment shall plac
on their ballots the words, Against the Cit,
OF New Orleans debt amendment"
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14-AMEND
MENT NO. 3
Proposing to submit to the electors of thi
State an amendment to article two hundre,
and Twenty-Five (229l of the Constitution O
1879, relative to Public Education"
SECTION l. BE 1t resolced by The Genera
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, s,oo-ttird
OF the members elected to each house concurria
therein, That article two hundred and twenty
nine OF the Constitution of eighteen hundre