The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-13

OFF1CIA L.
FORMULATION Of Proposed Amendments
to the Constitution of III State CT
Louisiana, Adopted by the Gen.
sral Assembly in 1890.


Louisiana, Adopted by the Gen.
sral Assembly in 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. (
O1VICH or TEE sEosxr.ar or STATE.
In pm, suance of the provisions 81 Ia
| Constitution, palilics,ioi j. IA r by mad.
and given tn he qrsiIf-d eleet"fs o. the
Stale of ouisisna of the prop ssf saisrd
ments ~ tue Constitution ut .sis SIX.
| which have bssn svioirisl IN by tws-
thirds Of all the m M ers elected To ss.sh
house If the General Assembly II this
State. Ut the regular session thereof. b i,
at the city Of Baton Roag il IA year
isas', Ard which require - he pub
| 1.-The Tor the information Of - gu Iii Il
e.e,t IF this stat fes tire iaoDtas
preceding the next eiecton .ol As.,r. ~
| tative~. and w;.i' b proposed ,iie .''-'r
more fully appear Ia loi.-, s'cs,,n'lons ~.
10 Ani Isl. which are Aer in ..r-r ofii al
IL published for tire inf 'r-sa.i y rha
qu lifted electors # Has stai~. 80 nj Il,
will 10 submitted to them foI cis sI-
prevail OF rejection 81 ID. next - raj e.
tion, which will DO he'd oa in-sl !. tn
| 9th day "f April 1892. (ii i-ing ac ga -
, day next following the thin. son ay IL
aid monthly }. IN such ma',ner and e,rsn '',s
tho qualified electors NAV v'i- IL or
| against each amendment separately; an'
j. unaj iity If the qu ,liicd 81 c'D sss-
ing ut said election shall spprov'. a Il Pa l.
| ~ oil ~ either If said .,r.'t,ss d IA MI
n,.-nts. then such proposed s,aenas.st- r.
either Of them 40 slproved AID ratif d
shall become part Of the Constitution Ut
this st sts.
Jeiss Resolution No. no. imemdmsrf No. 1.
Proposing an amendment to b o's.sitn-
tiom, providing for the M ing Of the
bsnded debt Of the city of New orleans,
other than Premium b ,nsls. into & mr. per
cent tpnd.; providing . special tax III
one per cent. to pay tae bonded dent IF
the city. AMI exem pting tue SAID I ,r ter
cent b.snds from taxation aud fwr. her
anth rising the said city Ia assume and
pay snch unpaid claims Of th. 81, I'd OF
School Dirsci0.s Of ssid city and pr, i'll,
which Il may 6nd to be equi.a.iy ..us
by sad board.
RECrrox I. b Il resslred By tho Sesais and
Hesse Representatives o. tho S.atc Of foa
isiaas. trs thirds Of all the me~hers eie Ted to
suek Aexss eonexyriRg, That Tue - lowing
anne dn,euis ." tue Constitution of the
Stx:s b- submitted II the clcct'Is of tine
Stats 1t the next ei ctiou Tor Rr,,e seiis's-
tives for the General Assembly il, &, yea
is93 for the purpase Of rriiing tn n.s
existing valid outs anding buds 1 tn.
city Of New Orleans. including the In d
criti6cates or bonds issued under ACT
II thu Lrgi lAinre No. SIS of 1<se, an ~
r~tire iudgments now o. hereafter render
ell wRsinst tl,e city on floating debt claims
| priur to le79, entitled H. b. funded nnsl1r
act NJ, 81 4 1854. the s'.it cit ot Nes br-
leans 10 hereby authorized and d.rrctcsl. on
u, d after the adoption II this amendihe' t,
~ issue through the Board II Liqaidafi n
Of The City Debt, bouds To he Sn rs tue
Co stitationai Bonds IT the CRY Of >~w
Orleans. not overriding ten milli'ns OF = H.
arr. 1T fifty years hearing .cu' P-f cent
~ anHum interest, Ia besr date nsa ~ ~
tLs form pres sib.s. by the Legislature
The said sends sal. b- APT .iiesi b. -.
aid Hoard 'p the istirem-nl nf said ~
standing bpnds aud Judgments, ~ g. s''s
# said c,nsfitnti nxi bombs, aud i.piiiica-
| ton at the PRO. cells Of sale bv tn b,assl
| Of liquidation. to ply ar purchase sal o's,-
| standing honds and judgments, or by az
changing tie ssii constitutional bo'ais sor
| bo..ds On tie terms and ia the rued pee
| scrihed nv the Legislature. For the pay
lneut Of the in crest and principal ,n:-
maturity Of said conssifnti nli is,i'''s ~
other Out-tsn. ing bonds Eft retired a.'ies
I, this xuic dineBt. aud FOR the pawn IA II
| the annual all,tnents aud prrniu'asp ~
l.r~miun N,nd. II aid city. TIL; SID s.y
| 10 hereby author zed and directed 10 i.sv
annually, anil until the tuis pawn ut o.
| ~sd bouds. tax Of ou'. pei cent nu ais he
real aud p rs,'nal pr periy If I'll ely
said tsx { b. part of. ard n I in addition
10, the tax If twenty mills AID two =
Of mili on the dollar II sauatl9n now
levied for all purp 'srs by IN EFT. >-s
o. Ieans. q. d the said tax shall b. paid ..ge Z
~ cole It'd tn. and re applied bs. ta- r.
"f liquidation to tue payment 81 ~ -
teFest = d principal ut maturity f said
c.nsIitn'i MA, binds ard o'lisian lug 1e'is,
not irtired and 10 tn payment If ne
lOsm-nisni pr-lui m bonds aid prsessa 3
extxn: in the hands # holder.
| Ssid tax IL hr.eby decasel ~ b. rse
can't, act right # the no!iers 1 ali sd
| no III; AN: the exemption Of said e.t.ist.
tutioral 1~nds rom all taxation l.. nc
rity of New Jrl ans and state or Lou; +
ana 10 hereby r. egg .ixs.d ard dec,arei. ass
after Pr, m~nt If nj, tho annus; ia crest
ON said constitutional bond alit bssid "a i
rrtir d. AID the paysn nj of t'.s aaisi a'.-
nuxl xilutnents If premium bcutS - Il
giemiums exisn. IT, the hands ii ir,tlrs
and after making provisions fof y sinki X
| fuut, at suclh tame and oi such an '.:l.'a /
~ tie legislature ps..scribcs, the snrp,us "
ssid ono or cent shalt be- disposed Of ~
prescrIbrd by the Ieyisls.ur-.
| The act passed ut tie present session.
Nc IS, entitled An at to carry intr #
feet the c.snstituti nal su-ndauens paS~ i
ut the p'.seni session relative 10 the % q
debt If the city Of Nes pslrs,.~' e,c.. II
aud T. heieby approved ami canfirm q in
) al it, pirts ~ u c. .trsct between tuc ~ :
Of New Orleans and the h 'islers ~
en- sr,tntioi.si bcu'is, I, c.aium !, isda. as:l
Il the 'nds ont~ta~,ing not retired ~
afoFe~ id.
Sra Be- IL further resoired etc, That
{. the city f Ne~ t,rIc;ns ~ and 4 b RELY
authn lied ard empowered q, exn ,'iae. i'm