St. Landry democrat., 1892-01-23
PRONUNCIATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of the State
of Louisiana,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IN 1890

ana of the proposed amendments to the Cons
tuition OF this State, which have been concurr'
III by twothirds Of all the members elected
each house of the General Assembly of th
State, at the regular session thereof, held
the City of Baton Rouge in the year. 1890, an
formation of the qualified electors of this sta
for three months preceding the next electiO
for Representatives, and which propose
lutions Nos 11O and l51, which are hereinafte
officially published for the information of tn
qualified electors of this State, and which wi
be submitted TO them for their approval or r.
lection, at the next general election which wi
be held OH Tuesday, the 10th day Of April, 1885,
| lit being the Tuesday next following the thir
| Monday of said tmOnth) in such manner AM
form that the qualified electors may vote for O
| against each amendment separately; and if
majority of the qualified electors, voting a
said election, shall approve and ratify all or eth
| er of said proposed amendments, then sucl
proposed amendments, CT either of them, s,
| approved and ratified, shall become part of til,
| Constitution of this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO 1lo-AN1ENDMENI
MOL.
| 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 a special tax of one per cent. tC
| pay the bonded debt of the city, and ex
| empting the sad 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
and parish which it may find to be e1uita-
bly, due by said board
SECTION L. BE IL res0lred ty lie Senate u,tti
House Of Representatives Of the State Of LouiSi-
0na, tco-fhiids Of al The members elcctcd 10 each
house c0ncui7'iNg, That the following amend
ments to the Constitution of the State be sub.
mitted 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 act OF the legislature No IS of 1882 and to re-
tire judgments now or hereafter rendered
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 adop-
ton of this amendment, to issue through the
Board of Liquidation of the City Debt, bonds
to be known as the Constitutional Bonds OF the
OF dollars, at fifty years, bearing four per cent
per annun 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 Liquidation, to pay or purchase
said outstanding bonds and judgments, or by
exchanging the said Constitutional Bonds for
bonds, on the terms and i'll the mode pres
crlbed by the Legislature: For the payment of
the interest aud principal at maturity, of said
Constitutional Bonds, and other outstanding
bonds not retired under this amendment, and
for the payment of the annual allotments and
premiums 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, II special
personal property of the city, said tax to be
part of, and not III addition to the tax of twenty
mills and tWo-tcnths of mill on the dollar of
valuation now levied for all purposes by the
city of New Orleans, and the said tax shall be
paid over as collected to- and be applied by the
Board Of Liquidation, to the payment OF the in
terest and principal at maturity of said consti
tutonal Bonds, and outstanding bonds not re-
tired, and to the payment of the allotments of
Premium Bonds and premiums extant, 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 or said Constitutional Bonds from
az taxation by the City OF New Orleans and
state OF Louisiana is hereby recognized and
interest on said Constitutional Bonds and bonds
not retired and the payment If the said annual
allotments of Premium Bonds and pre-
mlums extant in the hands of holders
and after making provisions for sink
ing fund, at such time and of such an amount
as the Legislature ,prescribes, the surplus OF
said @ one per cent: shall be disposed of as PIES
cribed by the Legislature.
Ine act passed at the present session No. sc
entltled All act to carry into effect the Con-
stitutional amendment passed at the present
session relative to the bond debt of the City of
New Orleans" ETC., be and is hereby approx ed
in all its parts as contract ne
tWtol " City Of New Orleans and the holders
and of the bonds outstanding not retired as
aforesaid
SECTION 2. Be II further 7esolced, etc.. Thai
me city OF New Orleans be and is hereby au-
thOrized and empowered to examine into and
assume the payment Of the claims or Obliga-
tons of the Board Of School Directors for the |
,ity and parish of Orleans due for the years
1880, 1881, 1882, 1888 and 1884, now in the hands
If original owners, who have in noWise parted !
With their right of ownership or pledged the |
same, as may be found to be equitably due ny |
said board or services rendered, labor perform
I'd or materials furnished by authority of said |
BOARD.
SECTION 8. Be ii further resolced, etc., That |
III electors voting at said election for said |
words, "For the City OF New Orleans debt |
and all electors voting at said |
lection against said amendment shall place
N their ballots the words, against the City |
# New Orleans debt amendment"
OINT RESOLUTION NO. 54-AMENDMENT
no. 9.
Proposing to submit to the electors Of this
State an amendment to article two hundred
and twenty-nine t229) of the Constitution of
1879, relative to Public Education
SECTION l. Be it resolred By The General As
emb'y Of the state Of Louisiana, ter0-thirdS of |
tc members ctected to each house c0ncurring
herein, That article two hundred and twenty
inc of the Constitution of eighteen hundred
nd seventy-nne, be amended and re-enacted
0 as to read as follows, viz
Article 229-The school funds of this State
hall consist of: l. The proceeds Of taxation
ltion; 2. The interest on the proceeds of all
ublic lands heretofore granted by the United
tates for the rse and support of the public
;hoGls; 3 or or lands an ana other property which
ated to the State or generally for school pur-
oses; 4, All funds or property (other than un-
improved landsl, beG1eathed or granted to the
tate, not designated for other purposes; 5,
he proceeds of vacant estates falling undnr |