The Bossier banner., 1892-03-03
PRONUNCIATION.
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
Adopted by the General Assembly
in 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

n pursuance OIL the provisions OF the Constl-
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 N 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
his State foc three months preceding the next
election for Representatives, and which pro-
pCsed amendments more fully appear in Joint
Resolutions Nos. 10 and l54, which are here
matter officially published for the information
of TIE qualified electors of this State, and
which viii be submitted to them for their ap-
proval or rejection, at the next general election
which will be held on Tuesday the 10Th day of
April, 1892 tit being the Tuesday next fellow
ing the third Monday of said nonth) in sEcn
manner and form that the qualified electors
may vote for or against each amendment
separately; and it a majority Of the qualified
electors, voting at said election, shall approve
and ratify all or either of aidproposed amend
ments, then such proposed amendments, or
either Of them, so approved and ratified, shall
become part of the ConstitC ton oil this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110-AMEND-
MENT NO. /.
"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 4 special tax of one per cent. to
pay the bonded debt cf the city. end exempt
ing tne said four per cent bonds from taxa
tion, end further authorizing the said city to
assume and pay such unpaid claims OF the
Beard os School Directors cf seid city and
parish which t may find 10 be equitably due
by said board"
House o. Representatives 0f the State of Loui-
7iafzn, f,ro-ti"ds of oil the members clected to
| each horse corc.,r:-Ssy, That the following
amendments to the Constitution of the State
be subn':ttsd 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 issaed
undor the act Of the Legislature No So Of 1882
| and to retire judgments now or hereafter rem
| dered against tie city ON floating debt claims
| prior to 1879, entitled to be funded under act
No. 81 Of 1881, the said city of New Orleans is
hereby authorized and directed, on and after
! the adoption of this amendment, TO issue
! through the Board of Liquidation of the CITY
| Debt, bonds 80 be known as the Constitutional
| Bonds of the City of New Orleans, net ex-
| eeeding ten millions Cf dollars, at fifty years,
| bearing four per cent. per annnm interest, to
! bear date and be IN tie form prescribed by the
Legislature, The said bonds SHALL be applied
| by the said board to the retirement of said
i outstanding bonds and judgments, by the sale
| of said Constitutional Bonds, and application
| OF the proceeds of sale by the Board of Liaui-
| dation, TO pay or purchase said outstanding
| bonds end judgments, or by exchanging the
! said Constitutional Bonds for bonds, on the
| terms and in the mode prescribed by the
| Legislature. For the payment OF the interest
| and principal at maturity, of said Coustitu-
] tional Bonds and otEer outstanding bonds not
retired under this amendment, and for the
payment OF the annual allOtments and prem
iums CT 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 be part Of, and not in addition to the tax
| OF twenty mills and two tenths of mill on the
! dollar CT valuation DOW levied tor oil 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
| tho allotments of Premium Bonds and prem
inns extent, III 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
| decar !, and after payment Of all the annual
| Interest on said Constitutional Bonds and
| bonds not retired and the payment of the said
annual allotmeuts OF Premium Bonds and
| premiums extant in the hands of holders and
after making provisions for a sinking fund, at
i such time and of such an amount as the Legis-
| lature prescribes, the surplus of said one per
cent shall be disposed of as prescribed by the
| Legislature.
The act passed at the present session No. Sc
entitled AN act to carry into effect the Con-
| stltutlonal amendment passed at the present
session relative to the bond debt of the City of
/ New Orleans" ETC., be and is hereby approved
/ md nrNftr Md all
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 it further rcsoared etc, That
] the city of New Orleans be ard is hereby an
thorized and empowered to examine into and
| assume the payment of the claims or ob!iga-
| tlons of he Board of School Directors for the
| city and parish of Orleans due for the wears
| 1885, 1881, 1882, 1888 and 1884, now in the hands
OF original owners, who have in nowise parted
| with their right of ownership or pledged the
same, as may be found to be equitably due by
| said board for services rendered, labor per
formed OF materials furnished by authority of
| said board.
| SECTION 3. Belt further rcso1red, etc.. That
| all electors voting at said election for said
| amendme Mt shall place upon their ballots the
! words, For the city of New Orleans debt
amendment" and all electors voting at said
| election against said amendment shall place
on Gneir paiioUs Inc WORDS, "A ga1nSt the CITY
OF New Orleans debt amendment
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. l54-AMEND-
MENT NO. 2
Proposing to submit to the electors of this
State an amendment to article two hundred
and twenty-nine (229) of the Constitution of
1879, relative to Public Education"
| SECTION s. Be 1t resolred by the General
assembly Of The State of Louisiana tsoo-shirds
OF the members elected to each house concur7-ino
therein, That article two hundred and twenty
nine OF the Constitution of eighteen hundred
| and seventy-nine, be amended and re-enacted
| 80 as TO read as follows, viz:
| Article 229-The school funds of this State
shall consist Of |. The proceeds of to xation for
school purposes as provided in this Constitu-
ton; lheinteTest on the proceeds of all public