The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-01-09
PROMULGATION .
Proposed Amendment TO The
Constitution Of tIle State Of
louisiana by tIae General
Assembly i'm 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Office of the Secretary of State


In pursuance of the provisions of the
Constitution, publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors Of the
State Of Louisiana of the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this State,
which have bees concurred in by two
thirds of all the members elected 80 each
house of the General Assembly of this
State, at the regular session thereof, held
Ut the City yof Baton Rouge In the year
$780, and which are required to be pub
lshed for the information of the electors
of this State fof three months preceding
the next election for Representatives, and
which proposed amendments more fully
appear in The Joint Resolutions Nos. ITO
aud Isl, which are hereinafter officially
published for the in formation of the quail
fled electors Of this State, and which viii
be submitted to them for their approval
or rejection, st the ne16 general election
which will be held on Tuesday the fath
day of April, 1892, (it being the Tuesday
next following the third Monday of said
MOUTH in such manner and form that the
qualified electors may vote for or against
each amendment separately; and if a ma
jority Of the qualified electors voting at
said election, shall approve and Fatify all
or either Of said proposed amendments,
then such proposed amendments. or either
Of them, SO approved ard ratified. shall
become part OF the Constitutions of this
State
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1I0-AMEND-
MENT NO. /.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
the bonded debt az the CITY Of New
Orleans, other than Premium Bonds.
into fo1ir ner. cent hoids. nrOviding., !,
snecial tar If one ner cent II nav fla
bonded dehf of the cify. and exennf-
ing the said four per cent, bonds from
taxation, and further authorizing the
paid claims Of the Board of school
Directors of said city and parish which
IT ma,v And tn he eaiI,iably due by said
hoard y
SECTloN /. Be II reseIred by The Senate
and House Of REPRESENTATIVES of the State OF
Louisiana. t,co-thirds OF all the members cleo
ted to each house coneuay;,a. That the fol
lowing amendments To the Constitution
of the State be submitted to the electors
OF tile State al the next election for Rep-
resentatiyps for fine General Assembly In
the wear 1899 for the uurnose of retiring
the now existing valid outstanding bonds
of the CITY of New Orleans. Including the
bond certificates or bonds issued under
the act of the Legislature No. So of 1882
and to retire judgments now or hereafter
rendered against the city on floating debt
claims prior 10 1879. entitled to be funded
under act No. az 1884 the said city of New
Orleans is hereby authorized and directed,
on and after the adontion Of this amend
ment to issue through tiie Board of Liqni-
dation Of the City Debt. bonds to be
known as the Constitutional Bonds of the
CITY of New Orleans not exceeding ten
millions of dollars. at fifty wears. bearing
four per cent. ner annum interest. to bear
date and he in the form prescribed by the
Legislature. The said bonds shall be ap-
Piled hv the said hoard to the retirement
of said outstanding bonds and judgments,