St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-16
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Prom ulSaGiOn.
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitutiOu Ut the State of LOuiSi.
ana, Adopted by the Gem
eral Assembly in 1890.
STATE ~ LOUISIANA,
ONCE of the Secretary Il State.

IN puISu3uCe Oh inc prOviSuVOS u tUc
Constitution, publication Il hereby
made and given u the qualified electors
of the State Of Louisiana IT the pro-
posed ames,dmeMty to the COnstitution
Of this State, Which have been con-
CURED I'm by twO-thirls Of all the menu
hers elected to each house Of the Gen
eral Assembly of this State, n the reg
ular session thereof, held at the City Of
Baton Rouge i'm 1890, and which are re-
quiretl to he published for the infOrma-
ton of the qualified electors Of this
State for three months preceding the
next election for Representatives, and
which proposed amendments more fully
appear i'm Joint Resolutions Nos. 40
and Isl. which are hereinafter officially
published for the, information OF the
qualified electors of this State. and
which will be submitted to them for
their approval or rejection, at the next
general election which will be held ON
Tuesday, the 18Th day of April, 1s9e,
(it being the Tuesday next following
the third Monday of said monthly In
such manner and form that the qualified
electors may vote for or against each
amendment separately: and II . major.
ity of the qualified electors, voting at
said election, shall approve aud ratify
all or either of said proposed amend
ments, then such proposed amend
ments, or either of them, so approved
and ratified. shalt become . part Of the
Constitution of this State.
JOINT DISSOLUTION NJ. 10
AMENDMENT No. i
.sPrOposing an amendment tp the Con-
stituti0n prov iding for the funding
of the bonded debt of the city of
New Orleans, other than Premium
Bonds, into four per cent. bonds;
providing . special tax of one per
cent. to pay the bonded dcOt Ut the
city, and exempting the said four
per cent. bonds from taxation. 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 Il may
find to he cquitably due by said
Board"
SEXTON I. Be Il resolved by the Sen.
ate and House Of Representative Of the
State of Louisiana, twO-thlrtss VI all
the members elected to each house con-
curing. That the following amend
mcnts to the Constitution Of the State
Ike submitted to the electors Of the
State at the next election foi Repre-
scntstives for the General Assembly In
1892. for the purpose Of retiring the
now existing valid Outstan,lin. bonds
of the city of New Orleans. Including
the bond certificates or bonds issued
under the act of the Legislature No. ~
of 1882. and to retire judgments now ar
hereafter rendered against the city ON
floating debt claims prior to 1879. cnti-
tied to he funded under act No. W OF
1884. the said City Of New Orleans u
hereby authorized and directed, on and
after the adoption "f this amendment.
To issue through the Beard Of Liquisla-
ton of the City Debt. bonds to be
known rs the Constitutional Bonds OF
the CITY of New Orleans. not exceeding
ten millions of dollars, at hfty years,
hearing four per cent. per annuin inter.
est. 70 hear date and b. In the form pre-.
scrjl,ed By the Legislature. The ss!d
bonds shall be applied by the said
n1,arl to the retirement Of said Out.
.f.n,IInv l,o,,ds and Judgments, BY the
ssI- ~ aid Constitutional H0ntls, and
application Of TIE proceeds II sale BY
the Board Of Liquidation, 20 pay os
purchase said outstanding bonds aeel
Judgments, or BY exchanging the sall
Constitutional BOafls for bonds, o. TIE !
terras and In the mode prescribed By
the Le9islsture. For the psyInent Of
the interest ard. 1rihcipal ~ maturity,
Of said Constitutional Bonds, and other
bond not retired under |.
this amendment, and for the p.yn,ese
II the annual aIlosments and rr:miams !
Df the Prep,Ium Bonds u said city, the !
said city Is hereby authorized and d.
1ectcd to ley annually. .snd until the
[ull payment Of said bonls, .specsa!
Ak Of one per cent. on al the real eed
'ersOnal prdperty of the city, sshl TAX t
AZ Of twenty = 1a.sad $40 tceths u :
nill on tie Il, =. Of Valuation Eow |:
evied II q r 49, by ~ cry g /.