The Bossier banner., 1892-02-04
PRONUNCIATION.
Proposed TO the Con-
stitutiOn of the State of Louisiana,
Adopted by the General Assembly
in 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Office of the Secretary of State.
pursuance of the provisions OF the Consti
L. tution, publication is hereby made and
given to the qualified electors of the State ot
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 raonthl in such
manner and form that the .. Lifted electors
may vote for or against eacn 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. 1I0-AMEND-
MENT MOI.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
providing 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 debt of the city, and exempt
ing the said four per cent bonds from taxa
ton, and further authorizing the said city to
assume aud pay such unpaid claims of the
Board os School Directors of said city and
parish which it may find to be equitably due
by said bOard.''
SECTION l. Be 1t resotred By The Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of LOui-
siaHa, t,eo-utirds of all tie members elected to
each house cOneurring, 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 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 5S of 1889
ana to retire judgments now or hereafter rep-
dered against the city ON floating debt claims
prior to 1879, entitled to be funded under act
No. 81 of 1884, the said city of New Orleans ia
hera5y authorized and directed, on and after
the adoption of this amendment, to issue
through the Board of Liquidation of the CITY
DeDt, bonds to be known as the Constitutional
Bonds of the City of New Orleans. not ex-
ceeding ten millions of dollars, at fifty wears.
bearing four per cent per annum interest. to
pear date and be in the form prescribed by the
Legislature. The said bonds shall be apDlied
by the said board to the retirement of said
outstanding bonds and judgments, by the sale
OF said Constitutional Bonds, and application
OF the proceeds of sale by the Board of Lioui-
datlon, to pay or purchase said outstanding
ponds and Judgments, or by exchanging the
said Constitutional Bonds for bonds, on the
Terms and IN the mode prescribed by the
For the payment OF the interest
q Id principal at maturity, of said CoDstitu
tlonal Bonds, and other outstanding bonds not
r5tlred under this amendment, and for the
payment OF the annual allotments and prem
lums of the Premium Bonds of said city. the
SAID city Is hereby authorized and directed to
levy annually, and until the full PAYMENT of
SAID bonds, special tax of one per cent on all
the real and personal property of the city, said
tax TO he part of, and not in addition to the fax
OF twenty mills and two-tenths of mill on the
uollar OF valuation now levied for all purposes
by the city of New Orleans, and the said tax
shall be paid over as collected to, and be an
pied by the Board of Liquidation, to the nav
ment OF the interest and principal at maturity
OF said Constitutional Bonds, and outstani
ing bonds not retired, and to the payment of
the allotments of Premium 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
an taxation by the City of New Orleans and
state OF Louisiana is hereby recognized and
leciared' ana alter payment of all the annual
interest on said Constitutional Bonds and
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 q sinking fund. at
such time and of such an amount as the Legis-
azure preserlbes, the surplus of said one Der
AfNE
Legislature y O
Inc act passed at the present session No. sc
'ntitied = An act TO carry into effect the Con
'titutiOnal amendment passed at the present
session relative to the bond debt of the CITY of
New Orleans" etc, be and is hereby approved
ihu confirmed IN all its parts as a contract
between the City of New Orleans and tbc
1olders of said Constitutional Bonds. Preminm
6onds and of the bonds outstanding NOT re.
;ired as aforesaid. Nv
SECTIoN2. Be II further resolred, etc., That
ne city OF New Orleans be and is hereby an.
uorlZea ana empowered to examine into and
assume the payment of the claims or ohlioa-
ions of the Board of School Directors for the
'1ty and parish of Orleans due for the wears
ooO, 1851, 1882, 1883 and 1884, now in the hands
u original owners, who have in nowise parted
Win their right of ownership or pledged the
anne; as may be found to be equitably due bv
aid board for services rendered. labor nor
ormed or materials furnished by antboritV y ~
aid board. IVY vi
SECTION g. Belt further resolped, etc.. That
vi electors voting at said election for said |
'mendme mt shall place upon their ballots the
words, "FOr the city of New Orleans debt
and all electors veting at said
lection against said amendment shall place
n p H shelr ballots the words, Against the City
4 New Orleans debt amendment"
O1NT RESOLUTION NO. I54-AMEND-
MENT NO. g
Proposing to submit to the electors of th;s
state an amendment to article two hundred |
and twenty-nine t229) of the Constitution of |
iioI9, relative to Public Education.
SECTION l. Be 1t resolced by he General |
.sSenaofy OF The State of Louisiana, ssCo-thirs
a.e members elected to each house concuyring