St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-30
oFrlCIAL.
PrOlllul CATION.
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitutiOu of the State of Louisi.
ana. Adopted by the Gen.
eral Assembly in 1896.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
Office of the Secretary of SeafA

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Once OF the Secretary of State.
In pursuance of the provisions of the
Constitution, publication Ia hereby
made and given to the qualified electors
OF the State of Louisiana of the pro
posed amendments to the Constitution
OF this State. which have been cen.
CURED in by two-thirds of all the men,
bers elected to each house of the Gen.
eral Assembly of this State. at the reg
ular session thereof. held ut the CITY OF
Baton Rouge in 1890. and which are re.
9uired TO be 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 in Joint Resolutions Nos. ITO
and lJi. 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 10Th day Of April, 1892,
(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
separately; and II a major.
ity OF the qualified electors, voting 1t
said election. shall approve and rstify
all or either of said proposed amend
ments, then such proposed amend.
ments, or either of them, SO approved
and ratified. shall become part Of the
of this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10
AMENDMENT no. /.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn 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 Der
cent. to pay the bonded debt of 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 it NAV
find to he equitably due by said
Board"
SECTION l. BE it resolved by the Sen.
tic and House of Representatives of the
tate OF Louisiana, twO-thirds of all
he members elected to each house con-
urring, That the following amend.
lents to the Constitution of the State
e submitted to the electors of the '
tate at the next election for Repre-
entatiyes for the General Assembly In
s?2, for the purpose of retiring the
ow existing valid outstanding bonds
I the city of New Orleans, INCLUDING
ie bond certificates or bonds issued
nder the act of the Legislature No. ~
lss2, and to retire judgments now or
ereaiier rendered against the city ON
Dating debt claims prior to 1879, enti-
ed to be funded under act No. 81 of
'si, the said City of New Orleans is
ereby authorized and directed, ON and ,
ter the adoption If this amendment.
issue through the Board Of Liouitla.
on Of the City Debt. bonds to ~
lown as the constitutional Bonds of ..
'e City OF New Orleans, not exceeding
n millions OF dollars, at fifty years, I
'aring Tour per cent. per annum inter.
., to bear date and be in the form pre-
ribbed by the Legislature, The sai.l
'nds shall be applied by the said
oard to the retirement If said ont
.ndins bonds and judgments, BY the ]
lie Of said Constitutional Bonds. and
plicaticn Of the proceeds Of sale by
Board Of Liquidation, to nav or
rchase said outstanding bonds and
dgments, or BY exchanging the said
Bonds for bonds. ON the
ms and in the mode prescribed bv
Legislature. For the payment OF q
interest and principal nj maturity. I
said Constitutional Bonds, and other G
tstanding bonds not retired under IL
: amendment, and fer the payment Fti
the alnUa! aliotments AMI premiums sal
the Premium Bonds of said city. the .,
d city IS hereby authorized and di. ..
.tedt To levy annually, and until the !.
] payment OF said bonds, a speci.I =
OF one per cent. on all the real and
'sonal property of the city, said tar
be part of and not in addition To fh..
OF twenty mills and twc-tentls of =
I en- the dollar of valuation now
led Tor all purposes by the City Of u