Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-23
PROM ULG ALTON
Proposed Amendments TO the CoHShf1-
ton Of the State Of Louisiana,
Adopted b. the General is
Senbly IN 1890.
STATE FIOUISTASA.1
Ci,ice Of the Secretary of State. (


IN pursuance Of the provisions OF the
Constitution. publication is hereby
mad. and given to the qualified electors
o: of the Stale Of Louisiana of the pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution
Of this State. which have boau cotc:trr-
ed in by tHo-tSirds OF all the members
elected to each house Of the General
Assembly OF this State. ct the regular
session thereof. held ut the City Of Bat
OH Rouge il the year 1890. AMI which
are required to be published for the in
formation OF the qualified electors OF
this State for three months preceding
the next election tor Representatives.
fully appear i'll Joint Resolutions Nos.
40 and l54. which are hereinafter o.'i-
ci:lly published for the Information OF
the qualified electors of this State. and
which will be submitted to them for
their approval or rejection. at tho next
tuesday the 10Th day OF April, 1892. lit
being she Tuesday next following the
third Monday of said month"; in such
manner and form that the qualified ell
ectors may vote for or against each am
endment separately; and If a majority
| OF the qualified electors, voting at said
election. shall apI rove and ratify all OF
either OF said proposed amendments.
then such proposed amendments. or ci-
Their of them. SO approved and ratified.
shall become q part Of the Constitution
of this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110-AMEND-
MENT NO. l.
s:propOsing an amendment to tho Con-
stitmtion providing for the funding 81
the bonded debt of the city Of New Or
| leans. ether than Premium Rouds. into
four per cent bonds: providing Il spec
| iai tax of one per cent, to pay the bon
! dcd debt of the city. and eXcmpting the
| said fourper cent. bonds from taxation,
! and further authorizing the said city to
assume and pay such unpaid claims Of
| the Board f School DIRECTORS OF said
! city and parish which it may fluid to be
| e1t.itably due nv said Board
! SECTION |. !S2 i. resolved by the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives of the
! state of Louisiana, t;so-t thirds of all the
| members elected to each house concur
| ring, That the following amendments to
. tine Constitution OF the state be submit
| ted to the ectors of the state at the
| next election for Ec;,Iesentativesfo for the
| General Assembly in the year 1892. for
, the purpose of retiring the now existing
| valid sustaining bonds of :he city Of New
| Orleans, INCLUDING the bond certificates
or bonds issued UnIer the act of the
Legislature No Us OF 1882 and to retire
| against the city on floating debt claims
| prior TO 1879. entitled TO be funded un-
der act No. G. Of 1854, the said city of
! New Orleans is hereby authorized and
directed. on and after the adoption of
tbs amendment. to issue through the
Board of IIdtiitati88 OF the CITY Debt
| bonds to nc known as the Constitutional
I Bonds # The CITY Of New Orleans. not
| exceeding ten millions OF dollars. at fif-
ty years. bearing four per cent. per an
nunl Interest. 10 bear date and be in the
form prescribed by the Legislature. The
| said bonds shall be applied by the said
board to the retirement of said outstan-
ding bonds and judgements, by the sale
of said Constitutional Bonds. and appli-
cation of the proceeds OF sale by the
| Board of LiYuidatioa, to pay or purchase
said outstanding bonds aud Judgments,
I OF by exchanging the said Constitution
| III Bonds for bonds. on the terms and in
the mode prescribed by the Legislature.
| For the payment of The int'res and
| principal ut maturity. OF said Constitu-
| tional Bonds. and other outstanding
bonds not retired nnier this amendment
and for the payment of the annual aiot-
Is and premiums OF the Premium
! Bonds OF said city, the sai,! city is here
! by authorized and directed to levy an
nually, and until the full payment of
| said bonds. special tax of one per
cent. on all the real and personal prop
| erty of the city. said FAX to be part Of.
! and not in addition to the tax of twenty
mills and two-tc uths OF Il mill on the
dollar Of valuation now levied for all
purposes by the city OF New Orleans.
and the said tax ahafi b.. paid over a
collected to. and DC applied by the
| Board OF Liquida ion, 10 IHe payment of
the Interest and principai ii maturity of
said Constitutional Bonds. and autstan-
| ding bonds not retired. ard to the pay
ment OF the :illotmcnts of Premium
Bonds aud premiums extant, in the
hands OF holders.
Said tax Is he, eby declared to be the
contract right OF the holders OF all said
bonds. n nd tbe cSemption 90 cot, No.,