St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-23
lOTrIcIAL.
PrOmlulgaGi0n.
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitutiOu Ut the State Of LOuisi.
ana, Adopted by the Cen
eral Assembly in 1890,
STAT. OF LOCIslkNA,
Office Of the Secretary Of state.


In pursuance of the prOvisiouS Of the
Constitution, publication n 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 cor
CURED In by twO-thirsls Of oil the menu
bers elected to each house of the Gen
eral Assembly of this State, 1t ihr reg
ular session thereof, held 1t the City Of
Baton Rouge I'm 1890, aud which are re.
quired 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 I'm Joint Resolutions Nos. 10
and l54, which are hereinafter Oflicially
published for the information Of the
qualified electors of this State, and
which will be submitted to them for
their approval or rejection, ct the next
general election which will be held On
Tuesday, the 18th day Of April, lse9,
Ut being the Tuesday next following
the third Monday Of said month"; In
such manner and form that the quall1ed
electors may vote for or against. each
amendment separately; and II 9 major.
ity Of the qualified electors, voting at
said election, shall approve and ratiiy
al or either of said proposed amend.
ments, then such proposed :: s0end.
ments, or either of them, 70 sprroved
and ratified, shall become part u the
Constitution of this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. no
AMENDMENT No. l.:
"rrOp0sing 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. b0nds;
providing . special tax Of Que per
cent. to pay the bonded dei,t Of the
city, and exempting the sali four
further authorizing the said city to
assume and pay such unpaad claims
of the Board Of School Dirccf0ns Of
said city and parish which may
find to be equltably due said
Board"
SECTION !. Be II resolved by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives Of the
State of Louisiana, twO-th1rtis Of oil
the members elected to each hOuxe cos
curing, That the following smentl.
ments to the Constitution Of the State
be submitted to the electOrs Of the
state at the next election for Repre-.
sentatives for the General Assembly n
la93, 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. -
Of lsse, and to retire judgments NOW or
hereafter rendered against the city o.
floating debt claims prior to 1878, emil.
tied to be funded under act ND. 81 Of
1854, the said City of New Orleans n
hereby authorized and directed, On and
after the adoption If this amcntlment,
to issue through the Board Of I.1qui(la-
tiOn of the City Debt, bombs. 10 Be
known - the Constitutional l3ondls Of
the City Of New Orleans, not Sxceedlnx
ten millions Of dollars, at AAy years,
bearing four per cent. per annam inter.
est, to hear date and be In the form pre.
scrjbetl by the Legislature. Tie said
bonds shall he applied by the sold
Board to the retirement u salll Oot-
bonds and jud9meats, by the
sale Of said Constitutional Bonds, and
Of the proceeds Of sale By
The BOARD Of Liquidation, to pay "
purchase said outstanding b0nds and
Judgments, or by exchanging the said
constitutional Bonds for bOnsls, o. the |
terms and In the mode prescribed By |
the Legislature. For the payment Of |
he interest and principal ~ maturity, J
Df said Constitutional Bonds, and other
bonds not retired under
this amendment, and for the payment
Df the annual allOtmen,s and premiums
Df the Premium Bonds Of said city, the
aid city Is hereby authorized and d. |
Fected to levy annually, and until the
Iull payment Of said bonds, . special
AZ Of one per cent. ON all the real and
property Of the city, said tax
% be part Of and not In addition to the
AZ Of twenty mills and tw0-ten4hs u . |
nlll ON the dollar Of valuations now
ev1ed for all DurDOoeS nv IT, CITY n