St. Landry democrat., 1892-01-30
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Proposed Eiscss4ssaeaais TO Inc
Constitution OF the state
Of Louisiana.
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ADDPTLD NI THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
In lENN.


| III pursuance ct the provisions of the C0nsti-
tuition. publication is hereby nlaGc aud %iN II
to the Gnalifed electors of the state Of i."Ni~t-
| ana OF the proposed amru'lurntS to the trMsti-
tuition o1 this state, which have been cnnrnrrel
| i'll by two thirds of all the members rItcicI tn
| each h0Il~c of the General Assembly, If thi>.
| state, st the regular session thereof. held at
| the City Of Baton Rouge i'll The year 1850. ana
which are required to be published for the III
formation of the qualified electors OF this state
for three months preceding the next rl"cton
for Representatives, and which proposed
amendments more fully appear III Joint Peso
| utions Nos. 10 and 154. which are hereinafter
| officially published for the information y! tht1
| qualified electors of this state, and which viii
nr submitted TO them tor their approval or re
lection, at the next general election which VIII
| nc held on Tuesday, the 18th day of April, 1892,
Nt being the Tuesday next following the third
| Monday of said mouthl iii snrh manner and
form hat the qualified electors may vote for or
against each amendment Scparatcly and if ;h
| majority or the qualified electors, NuttnE at
sad election, shall approve and rallfN all or eth
cr Of said proposed ;tncuamentS then such
| proposed amendments. ar either of them, sh
| approved aEd ratified, shall become part the
Constitution OF this state.
JOINT RESOLUTION no. O.1l0-AAIENDNENT
| MOI
'I 'IropesnS an amendment 10 the Constitution
! providing for tie funding Of the bonded
NGbt of the city Of New Orleans, other than
| Premium Bonds, into tollr per cent bonds
| providing special tax of one per cc!tt. To-
| pay the bonded debt of TIE city, AMI eH-
| cmptinS the SAID four per cent. bonds from
|
| city to assume and pay such unpaid claims
! of the Board of School Directors OF said city
! dud parish which it may tind to be cquta-
hy due by said board.
| SECTION |. &c il 1cso}red b., thr senate ,iuk
| UDWsc Of Representatives Of the stat" nt LnWiSi--
0a, ftr0 tiIis Of ui he UcHtbris cicrctl 10 ca M
| house coHcmTjHY. That the following amend~
| mtntS to til" Constitution Of the State be sEn-
mitted 10 The electors OF the STATE ut the HcSt
| election for Representatives for the Grncral
| Assembly III the year 1892 for The purpose of
l q - =
! bonds Of tile city o! New Orlcaus, including
| the bond certificates or bonds issued under lh,
| act OF the Legislature No. IS Of 1882 and 10
| tire judgments now or hereafter rendered
! against the city on tloatin@ debt claims prior
| 10 1879, entitled to lie funded under act No. Ct
| Of 1884, the said city OF New Orleans is hereby
authorized and directed. on and after the adOp-
ton Of this amendment, to issue through tho
Board of Liquidation Of the. City Deh:, bonds
to be known as the Constitutional Bonds OF Tho.
tlty OF New Orleans, not exceeding ten mlilonA
OF dollars, at fifty years, bearing four per cert
per aunum interest, to bear date and be III thn
form prescribed by the Legislature. Tho
said bonds shall be applied by the said board
to the retirement OF saiu outstanding bonds and
Judgments, By the sale uf said Constitutional
Bonds, and application OF tho proceeds Of sale
by the Board "i L!Qutation, 10 pay or purchase
said outstanding bonds and judgments, Or by
exchanging the said Constitutional Bonds fol.
bonds, on the terms and il the mode pres
cribcd by tho legislature For he payment OF
the interest aud principal at maturity, Of salt
Constitutional Bonds, and other outstanding
bond, not retired under this amendment, anu
for the payment OF the annual allotmcnts and
premiums OF the Premium bonds Of said
city, the sail city Is hereby authorized
and directed 10 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, Raid tax to be
part Of and not iii addition to the, tax OF twenty
mi Is and two-tcntll5 OF II mill ON the dollar Of
valuations HOW levied Tor all purposes by tho
city Of New Orleans, and the said tax shall be
paid over as collected to, and he applied by the
Board Of Liquidation, 10 the pay hIent of the Ill
t,I.l Il
tutional Bonds. and outstanding honGs not re-
tired, aud to the payment Of the adomcnts of
Premium Bonds and premiums cXtant, III Tie
hands of holders.
said tax is hereby declared to be the contract
right Of the holders of alt said bonds; aud the
exemption of said Constitutional Bonds from
all taxation by the City of New Orleans AMI
state of Louisiana is hereby recognized and
declared, and after payment of all the annual
interest on said Constitutional Bonds and bonds
not retired and the payment ,t the said annual
allotments of Premium Bonds and pre-
miums eXtant in The hands of holders.
and after making provisions for IL sink
ing tund at such time und of such an amount
as the Legislature plescribr|, the surplus of
said one per cent. shall he disposed of as pres
ctlhcd by the Legislature.
lhc act passed at the present srs9 on No. 3ti
entitled An act 10 carry into etcct tho Con /,
session relative to the bond debt OF the City OF
New Orleans" etc, be ana is hereby approved
and confirmed i'll all its parts as contract he
tween the City of New Orleans and the holders
OF said Constitutional Bonds, Premium Bonds
and of the bonds outstanding not retired as
aforesaid.
SECTION ,. &c il rhIIhcr rcs0Ircd. rtc That
the city of New Orleans be and is hereby a,,-
thorzed and empowered to examine into and
assume the payment of the claims or obliga-
tiOnS Of the Board OF School Directors for lhc
city and parish Of Orleans due for the years
1880, 1851, 1882, 1883 and 1884, now in the hands
OF orig nal owners, who have i'll nowlse parted
with their ri ight of ownership or pledged th,.
same, as may be found to be cquitably due by
said board Tor services rendered, labor perform
ed or materials furnished by authority of said
board
SECTION 3. Be it t"1'Uer rcsoircd, etc.. That
all electors voting at said election for said
amendment 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 their ballots the words, Against the CITY
of New Orleans debt amendment"
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 154--AMENDMENT
NO.
" Proposing to submit to the electors of This
State an amendment to article two hundred
and twenty-nine (229l of the Constitution OF
1879, relative to Public Education"
sECrloN1. Be il rcsoircd by he Gcnc7w Is
scmbiy Of Wc M,tfc Of L0nisiU,tU, hrO-thiyds Of
the mcHtbcrS Cicctcd To cGch hOusc cournjyiUU
MneiH, That article two hundred and twenty
nine OF the Constitution OF eighteen hundred
and seventy yninc be amended and re-enactcd
SO as to read as follows, VIZ:
Article 229-Thc school funds of this State
shall consist of: l. The proceeds of taxation
tuition; >. The interest on tic proceeds of all
public lands heretofore granted by the United
states for the Use and support or the publ.
schools; ,, OF lands and other property which
may hereafter be bepucathcd, granted or do
mated to the State or generally for school pIlr-
poses; i, All funds or property (othcr than ult-
improved lands, hcGueathed or granted to the
state, not designated for other purposes; >
The proceeds of vacant estates falling under
the laws Of the state Of Louisiana. The Legis-
lature may appropriate 10 the same funds the
proceeds, in whole or III part, OF public lands
not designated Tor other purpose, and shall pro-
vide that every parish, or every school ward in
each parish, may levy tax for the public
schools therein, which shall not exceed five %
mills on the dollar the vote on such tax to be
decided by Il majority Of the property tax pay
FPS OF each parish, or zach school ward or mli-
niClpallty III each parish, i'll value and in mum
bcr voting at said clcct0n-and all moneys 81
collected to be expended i'll the school ward
where levied. "All elections under this act
shall be ordered by the Police Jury in the par
sh III which the tax is proposed to be levied"
"SECTION2. BE II fulthrr rcx0lrcd, That the
lhUve amendment to article two hundred and
WCnty nine f349l he submitted to the citizens
If this State 1T the next general election for
heir approval or rejection, and that upon all
ballots cast at that election for State parish
,iiiccrS there shall be printed these words:
For amendment to article 229 OF the Cunstitu-
ion, Against amendment to article 22J OF the
on. tltutiOn.''
Witness my signature aud the seal of the
state Of Louisiana at the CITY OF Baton Rouge
- this goth day Of November 1891.
Is. j.. +. MASON,
- Secretary of State.