The Bossier banner., 1892-02-18
PRONUNCIATION.
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn of the State of Louisiana,
Adopted by the General Assembly
in 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !

STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Office of the Secretary of State. (
In pursuance of the provisions OF the Consti-
l. tuition, publication is hereby made and
given to the qualified electors of the State OF
Louisiana of the proposed amendments to the
Constitution of this State, which have been
concurred in by twO-thirds of all the members
elected to each house of the General Assembly
of this State, at the regular session thereof,
held at the City of Baton Rouge in the year
1890, and which are required to be published
for the information of the qualified electors of
this State for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives, and which pro-
posed amendments more fully appear in Joint
Resolutions Nos. ITO and 154, which are here
matter officially published for the information
of the qualified electors of this State, and
which will be submitted to them for their ap-
proval or rejection, at the next general election
which will be held on Tuesday the 18th day of
April, 1892, lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday of said month) in such
manner and form that the qualified electors
may vote for or against each amendment
separately; and if a majority of the qualified
electors, voting at said election, shall approve
and ratify all or either of said proposed amend
mentS, then such proposed amendments, or
either of them, SO approved and ratified, shall
become part of the Constitution OF this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1lO-AMEND-
MENT NO. !.
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
providing for rhe 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. to
pay the bonded debt of the city, and exempt
ing the said four per cent bonds from ia xa-
tiOn, and further authorizing the said city to
assume and pay such unpaid claims of the
Board os School Directors of sand city and
parish which it may find to be equitably due
by said Eoard.''
SECTION 1. Be it resogvea By Lhc Seasatc and
House of Representatives of the State of LOt1-
sia,ea, t0o-tkirds of all the members elected to
each house concurri'lg, That the following
amendments to the Constitution of the State
be submitted 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 BOW 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 OF hereafter rem
dered against the city on floating debt claims
prior to 1879, entitled to be funded under act
No. 81 of 1894, the said city of New Orleans is
hereby authorized and diEected, on and after
the adoption of this amendment, to issue
| through the Board of Liquidation of the City
Debt bonds to be known as the Constitutional
Bonds of the City of New Orleans, not ex-
ceeding ten Millions of dollars at fifty years,
bearing four per cent. per annum interest, to
bear date and be in the fornl 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 applics tion
of the proceeds of sale by the Board of Liqui-
datiOn, to pay or purchase said outstanding
bonds and judgments, or by exchanging the
said Constitutional Bonds for bonds, on the
terms and in the mede prescribed by the
Legislature For tie payment OF the interest
and principal at maturity, of said COnstitu-
ti0nal Bonds, and other outstanding bonds not
tired under this amendment, and for the
payment of the annual allotments and prem.
iums of the Premium Bonds of said CITY the
said city is hereby authorized and directed to
levy aDnHalIy, and unsIf the full payment OF
said bonds, q spe i tax of one per cent. on all
the real anapersL ,,fOperty of the city, said
tax to bep part Of and not in addition to the tax
| of twenty mills and two-tenths of mill OH the
dollar of valuation now levied tor all purposes
by the city OF New Orleans, and the said tax
| shall be paid over as collected to- and be ap.
piled by the Board of Liquidation. to the pay.
| ment OF the interest and principal at maturity
of said Constitutional Bonds, and outstand
ing bonds not retired, and to the payment OF
the allOtments of Premiam Bonds and prem
inns extent, 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 ali the annual
Interest on said Constitutional Bonds anG
bonds not retired and the payment of the said
annual allOtments of Premium Bonds and
premiums extant in the hands of holders and
after making provisions for sinking fund, al
| such time and of such an amount as the Legis
lature prescribes, the surplus of said one pei
n no aaA ArNf .lDol - N
Legislature.
J The act passed at the present session No 81
entitled IAN act TO carry into effect the Con
| stltutiOnal amendment passed at the present
| session relative to the bond debt of the City O
| New Orleans" etc, be and is hereby approved
and confirmed in all its parts as q contract
| between the City of New Orleans and the
holders OF said Constitutional Bonds, Premium
| Bonds and of the bonds outstanding not re-
| tired as aforesaid.
| SECTIoN2- BE 1t further resolred, etc., THAI
the city of New Orleans be and is hereby an
| thorized and empowered to examine into ant
| assume the payment of the claims or Obliga
tions of the Board of School Directors for til,
! city and parish of Orleans due for the YEAR
1880, 1881, 1882, 1888 and 1884 now in the hand!
| OF original owners, who have in nowise partet
with their right Of ownership or pledged tn,
same, as may be found to be equitably dae b,
| said board for services rendered, labor Der
formed OF materials furnished by authority O
said board
SECTION B Belt further resossed, etc.. Tha
all electors voting at said election for sal,
amendme MT shall place upon their ballots th,
words, 'For the city of New Orleans deb
amendment" and al electors voting at sal,
election against said amendment shall plae
on their ballots the words, Against the Cit,
Of New Orleans debt amendment"
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. I54-AMEND
| MENT N0.2
Proposing to submit to the electors of thi
State an amendment to article two hundre,
and twenty-nine (229) of the Constitution a
1873, relative to Public Education"
SECTION /. Be it resolved by he Genera
assembly of the State of LouisiGsa, tsco-thirsl
OF the members elected to each house concurr;n
therein, That article two hundred and twenty
nine OF the Constitution of eighteen hundre,
and seventy-nine, be amended and re-enacte,
so as to read as follows, viz:
'Arsiele 229-The school funds of this Stat
shaleonsist Of: |. The proceeds of to xation fo
sclRSpnrposes as provided in this Constitu
tlOSM, i he interest on the Droeeeds of all Dnhl;