The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-01-09
PRONUNCIATION.
or THE
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitution Of the State of
Louisiana,
ADOPTED EY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, IN 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.


OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. |
In pursuance of tho provisions of the consti-
tuition publication il hereby made and given to
the qaulifod electors of the State Of Louisiana |
of the proposed amendments To the Cunetitu- |
ton or this Sth;r, whiti have teen conrurred i'll !
by two-hirds of all the members elected to each |
house of the ,icn-ral Assembly of this State, at
the regular session thereof, held at the Iity CT
Baton Rons,c in the year 1857. and which re-
quired to be published for the Information of
tho qualified electors Of tAis State Tor three !
months preceding the next election for Repre-
sen,ati:cs, and which proposed amendments
nlorc fully appear in Joint Resolutions Nos. 40
and IL. which are hereinafter officially publish
ed for utc information Of the qualified electors
OF thi. State. and which will be- subpitted to
them for their approval or Rejection, at the next
general election which wiil TO- hrll on Tuesday
the lgih day Of April, 1872, iii being the Tuesday
u"at following tho ;hiri Monday al said month
IN such MANNER AID .ora that the q'inl;:rd
electors may vot"f oE -ic,ust each amendment
sepcra:Hiy; ard il majority of the qualified
electors. vot:u AZ r.i.d ei,ciina, shall Approve
and rtiiy al either Of said proposed amend
Iu":.ts, then sEch proposed amendments, or
e;ttc- %. them, - approved and ratified, shall
become n pat uf the Constitution OF this State
.joIyr RESOLUTION No. 10 AMENDMENT 40. l.
Progressing an amendment - the Constitution
PROVIDING for the funGing OF The bonded dept of
the city pf New Orleans. other thsn Premium
BONDS. into four i'"r cent bonds; providing Il
speciri tax Of one per cent. 10 pay the bonded
debt 81 III" city, and cXenptins the said four per
cent. bonds from taxation, and further auihori-
zinG the said city To and pay such
paid claims of the Board of School Directors of
said city and parish which it may find To be
cxquit5bly due 10y said board.
SECTION I. BE il resolved by tho Senate aud
Huur,, of Representations OF the STATE of Louis
lana two-thiId- 81 nil the members elected 10
each housc cuncurring, That the following,
dnlcndmcLts to the Constitution al the Stat" b"
submitted to tho electors of the State at the
next election for e.! resentativcs for ;hr Geuc-
raj Assembly il thc year iSg2 for the purno:" of
retiring tho now existing valid outstanding
bonds OF the city OF New Orlcan., inciudins; the
bonds cert llcater or bonds ISSUED under the
act of the Legislature No. - of l'S2 and To retire
Judgments now or hereafter rendered a;ains,
tho city on hoatini; debt claims prior to 1919
entitled TO bn funded under Get No. 6. Of 1S5l
| the said city of New Orleans il hereby author-
! lied and directed. on and after the adoption az
! this amendment, To issue through the Board Of
| Liuui laiion of the City Debt, bombs ~ le
| known as tho Constitutional Honds oil Re cit;
| of New Orleans, not exceeding ten millions q!
! dollars AZ fifty years. bearing four per cent.
per anuun interest. To- bear date and ~ in tl,.
! form prescribed by the Legislature. The saii
/ bonds ehaii ia applied by She said hcnrl e. tie
retirement % said outstanding bond, and iuds-
ments, h. the sale Of .aId constitutional Bonds,
and ii pl;cction @. the pro,,e of ra.ir by the
Boa II q iicutatio-. T.. fay - pufchaa saiI
outstanding bonds e1d Judgements, or u o.
chaBgin; the said Constitutional Bonds for
! bonds on thu terms IND H. the nod" pre-, cribed
| by the l.rGislaturc. For the payment Of ,hr III
| t"!e-t aid principal =. matcr,y, OF Sold Consti-
tut,onal BorJa, and oii.er o,.tr'an,;inl: bonds
| not retired Under ia" anGEdI1en' and for the
! payment of Tho annual allot.cnts and pro-
miuIns of the Premiums Bo.ids Of sail ri'y, the
-uid city is hereby authorized and directed to
levy annually, and until the full payment of
! said bonds. special 'av of oue per cent. on all
tho u;l and Personal nro"rty of the city. raid
tax to bc rlrt OF. and not in addition to the tax
Of twenty mills aud ty-c-t, ntl= of mill on the
dollar OF valuation ii"y levied fof al purpose-
by tho rity If New Orleans, and the said tax
shall i- yqI over ue colicrted 10, .rd 10 lu-
piled b. the Board of liquidation, t. ia" pay
mert of the interest an1 principal at maturity
of said Constitutional Donds, and outstanding
bonds not retired. and to the payment Of the
alio;mertS Of Premium Bonds and premiums
eE'.int, i. the hands OF holders
said tax il hereby declares, To he tEe contract
right of he hodcrs Of all ,aid hontis; and the OK
empiion OF said Constitutional Bonds from all
taxation bS The City of View Orleans and State
Of Louisiana is hereby rcrogaized ard declared
and after ,ay,nart Of all the annual interest on
| said constitutional Bords and bonds not retired
and the payment of the .aid annual aliotments
Of Premium Bends and premiums extant in the
hands Of holders. and after making provisions
for 4 thinking furd at such time and of such an
amount as the Legislature prescribcs, Tia sur
plus of raid one per cent, shall be disposed OF
~ prescribed by tho LoSslature.
| The at passed st the present session NJ. .,
entitled AN act to carry into effect the Conrti-
,u,ional amendment lar-rd at the present res-
sion relative to the bond bebt of the City of
New Orleans" etc. be and is hereby approved
and confirmed in all its pats as contrast be-
tween the City Of New Orleap, and the bolders
Of said Constitutional Dorus. Premium Bonds
and OF tho bond' outstanding not retired as
| Aforesaid.
! SEcTIoN2. r. il further resolved, etc, That
the city "f New Orleans be and is hereby author
lied and empowered 10 examine into and as
suIne tta payment of tic claims or obligations
Of thu Board Of School Directors for the city and
parish OF Orleans due for the years 1890, 1851
ISL, 1883, and 1851. now in the hands of original
owners who have in nowire parted with their
| right of ownership or pledged the same. az may
be found To be equitably due by said board FOL