The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-01-09

! lana Is nercDy recognized and declared.
and after payment of all the annual inter
| est on said Constitutional Bonds and
bonds not retired and the payment of the
! said annual allotments Of Premium Bonds
| and premiums extant in the hands OF
holders, and after making provisions for
a sinking fund, at such time and of such
an amount as the Legislature preseribes,
| the surplus of said one per cent. shall be
| disposed OF as prescribed by the Legisla-
ture.
The act passed at the present session
NO. 80 entitled AN act to carry into effect
the Constitutional amendment passed at
the present session relative to the bond
nebt of the City of New Orleans, ETC., be
/ and is hereby approved and confirmed in
all its parts as contract between the
City Of New Orleans and the holders of
said Constitional Bonds and of the bonds
outstanding not retired as aforesaid.
SECTION. 2. BE 1t further res0lyed etc.,
That the city of New Orleans be and is
hereby authorized and empowered to ex-
anime into and assume the payment of the
claims or obligations of the Board of
SchoolDirectors for the city and parish of
Orleans due for the years 1880, 1881, 1882.
1888, and 1884, now III the hands of original
owners, who have in nowise parted with
their right OF ownership or pledged the
same as may be found 20 be equitablp due
by said board for services rendered, Iabori
performed or materials furnished by aiIs
thDrity of said board
SECTION 3. Be IL further q'esoBved etc.
That all electors voting at sa;dleieetion
for said amendment shall place llIlon their
ballots the words, "For the cfty8of New
Orleans debt amendment and the eIec-
tors voting at said election against said
amendment shall place on their ballots the
words, Against the City Of New Orleans
debt amendment
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. f54-A1iEND-
MENT NO, g
Proposing to submit to the electors of
this State an amendment to article
two hundred twenty-nine l229l of the
Constitution of 1879, relative of Pub
lie Edueation.R
SECTION /. Be it resoIyed by the General
assembly of the Stale OF Louisiana, fapo-tlstrds
OF the members elected to each house concur |
ring therein. That article two hunded and
twenty y-nine of the Constitution OF eigiI- |
teen hundred and seyenty-niue, be amends |
ed and fe-enacted so as to read as foI- /
fows, viz:
Article 229-The school funds of the |
State shall consist of: /. The proceeds of |
in this Constitution; 2. The interest on
the proceeds OF AL public lands heretofore
and support of the public schools 8, OF |
lands and other property which may here |
after be beqaeathed, granted or donated !
the State or generally pEseilaoi purposes;
I'LL IuiittS III Rf0RGlSf
proved lands. bequeatheel ol granted to /
5he State, Of Louisiana. The Legislature I
may appropriate to the same funds the +
III whole or IN part. of public +
lands not designated for other purpose,
and shall provide that every parish. or
every school ward in each parish, may
evy tax for the public schools therein, /
which shall not exceed five l5J mills on /
lie dollar the vote on such TAX to be
iecided by majority Of the property tax
Jayers of each parish; or each school ward 7
IL municipality in each parish, in value
md in number voting at said election
md all moneys SO collected to be expend- /
ii iii the school ward where levied. ''Ali
elections under this act shall be ordered
~ the Police Jury III the parish in which
he tax is proposed TO be levied
SECTION 2. Be it fWtLeg resolved, That
he above amendment TO article two hum
lred and twenty-nine I229l be submitted
% the citizens of this State at the next
general election for their approval or
aud that upon all ballotscast at
hat election for State or parish officers
here shall be printed these words: sFor
to article 800 Of the Constitu-
ion" Against amendment to article 229
If the Constitution
Witness my signature and the seal of
he State of Louisiana at the City of
Baton Rouge this Goth day of Nov. 1891.
L. F. MASON, Secretary of State.