St. Landry democrat., 1892-02-13
OFFICIAL.
PRONUNCIATION
Proposed Amendments to tho
Constitution OF the State
OF Louisiana,
OF FaCElAEl.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IN 1890.


! tutl0n publication is hereby made and Civ, II
to the qualified electors of the State of Loulsi-
ana OF the proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition OF tins State, which have been cOncurrcd
III by two thirds of all the members elected to
each house OF the General Assembly of thi;
state at the regular session thereof, held at
the City Of Baton Rouge i'll the year 1890, and
which are required 20 be published for the in
formation of the qualified electors of this State
for three months preceding the next election
for Representatives., and which proposed
amendments more fully appear III Joint Reso-
lutions Nos. ITO and 154, which are hereinafter
officially published for the information Of the
qualified electors OF this state, and which will
ne submitted 10 them tor their approval re-
lection, at the next general election which will
ne held Oh Tuesday, the 10Th day of April. 1892,
ct being the Tuesday next following tie third
Monday or sad muntll III such manner ana
FORM that the qualified electors may vote for or
AGAINST cacl alltn,lIlrnt separately; and il a
l"aloIty OF tile qualified electors. voting AT
sillu ttcton shall approve and ratIfy all or eth
tf or Saiu proposed amendments. then such
proposed amendments. or either of them, so
approved aId ratified, shall become part of the
Constitution Of this State
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. O.1lO-AMENDMENT
NO.
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 Il special tax of one per cent to
pay the bonded debt of the city, and cx-
cmntng the sad four per cent. bonds from
taXat!On, 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 tind to be equlu-
bly, due by said board"
SECTION /. Er it Tesoirtd b., tie Senate ind
HOWSe u Representatives Of the Statc of L0,tisi-
Hir trothirds Of at tie H,cHlbeiS ficcicd 10 ca rh
h0ttSe cOtc0Tiny, That the following amend
Inents to the Constitution Of the State be sub.
nlttcd TO the electors OF the State at the next
election for Representatives for the General
\ q r.
re rIng the now existing valid outstanding
ooudS of the city OF New Orleans, including
the bond certificates or bonds issued unGcr thV
act OF the Legislature No. IS of 1882 and to re-
tirc Judgments now or hereafter rendered
against the city on floating debt claims prior
% 1879 entitled to be funded under act No, 67
Of 1884, the said city OF New Orleans is hereby
authorized and directed, on and after the adCp-
ZION of this amendment, to Issue through tho
board OF Liquidation OF the City Debt, bonds
TO be Known aS the Constitutional Bonds OF the
tity OF New Orleans, not exceeding ten miiiOns
of dollars, at fifty years, bearing tour per cent
ger anIlim interest, 10 bear date and be III the
.Orm prescribed by the Legislature. Tie
SAID bonds shall he applied by the said board
10 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
sad outstanding bonds and judgments, or by
exchanging the said Constitutional Bonds for
bonds, Oh the terms and i'll the mode pres
cribcd 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
aud directed to levy annually, and until
the full payment of said bonds, Il special
tax of one per cent on all the real and
personal property OF the city, said tax to be
part Of and not III addition to The tax OF twenty
mills aud tWOtcntlS OF Il mill on the dollar OF
valuation. now levied for all purposes by the
city Of New Orleans. and tie said tax shall be
paid over as collected to, and be applied by the
Board of Liquidation, to the pay lucnt of the i'll
tutional Bonds, and outstanding bonds not re-
n1cd, and to the payment Of the al0tmcuts Of
Premium Bonds ana 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 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 bonds
not retired and the payment tf the said annual
allotmentS OF premium Bonds and pre-
miuns cxtamt, in the hands of holders,
and after making provisions Tor IL sukv
as the Legislature rrcscrhes, the surplus of
said one per cent. shall be disposed of as pres
crbed by the Legislature.
The act passed 1T the present session No. SO
entitled - An act to carry into effect the Con-
,titutional amendment passed at the present
session relative to the bond debt of the City of
NtW OflcallS, etc, be ana is hereby approved
and confirmed i'll all its parts It's IL contract be-
tween the City of New Orleans and the holders
of said Constitutional Bonds, Premium Bonds
and Of the bonds outstanding not retired as
aforesaid.
SECTION o BE il furihcr resolved, etc. That
the city OF New Orleans be and is hereby au-
thorlZed and empowered to examine into and
assume the payment Of the claims or obiga-
tons of the Board of School Directors for the
city and parish of Orleans due for the years
$50, 1881, 1852, 1888 and 1884, now in the hands
Of rl,,N
with their right OF ownership or pledged the
same, as may be found to he equitably due by
said board or services rendered, labor perform
ed or materials furnished by authority of said
board.
SECTION 3. BE ii .fnrthcr rcSolred, etc., That
all electors voting ut said election for said
amendment shall place upon their ballots the
words For the City OF New Orleans debt
and all electors voting at said
election against said amendment shall place
Dn their ballots the words, Against the City
Of New Orleans debt amendment"
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 154-AMENDMENr
NO..
|" Proposing to submit to the electors of this
State an amendment to article two hundred
and twenty-nine (229) of the Constitution OF
1879, relative to Public Education"
SECTION1. BE ii rcsOired by He General As.
sembiy Of the state Of Louisiuna. two-ihlds Of
tie members etected to cach house coHcurring
therein, That article two hundred and twenty
nine of the Constitution OF eighteen hundred
and sevcnty-nine, be amended and reenacted
so as to read as follows, VIZ:
Article 22D-Ihe school funds of this State
shall consist of: l. The proceeds of taxation
for school purposes as provided in this Consti-
tuition; .. The interest on the proceeds Of all
public lands heretofore granted by the United
states for the Use aud support of the publ;
schools 3, OF lands and other property which
may hereafter be bequeathed granted or do
naed to the state or generally for school pur-
poses i, All funds or property (other than un-
lands), bcuucathed or granted to the
state, not designated for other purposes; s,
The proceeds OF vacant estates falling under
the laws of the State of Louisiana. The Legis-
atlre may appropriate to the same funds tho
proceeds, i'll whole or i'll part, OF public lands
not designated for o1hcr purpose, and shall pro-
vide that every parish, or every school ward in
Zach parish, may levy a tax for the public
schools therein, which shall not exceed five t5}
mills on the dollar, the vote on such tax to be
decided by majority Of the property tax pay
3rs Of each parish, or each school ward or mu-
ncipality i'll each par. sh, i'll value and i'll num-
Der voting at said eicction-and all moneys
collected to be expended in the school ward
where levied. "AIl elections under this act
shall be ordered by the Police Jury III the par
sh in which the tax is proposed to be levled.''
"SECTIOS .. BE il further resolsed, That tho
above amendment to article two hundred and
tWenty-nlne (22J) he submitted to the citizens
Of this State at the next general election for
their approval or rejection, and that upon all
ballots cast at that election for State or parish
officers there shall be printed these words:
For amendment to article 229 of the Constitu-
ton Against amendment to article 229 of the
Com titutiOn.'"
Witness my signature aud the seal Of the
state of Louisiana at the City OF Baton Rouge,
~ this Goth day Of November, 1891.
LIS. l.. f. MASON,
f~~) ccIetary Of State.
FOR SALE.
WILL sell for cash or On easy terms the fol