The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-01-02
PRONUNCIATION .
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution OF the State of
I,OtisiaRaa by ll1e General
Assembly ina 1899.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

Office of the Secretary of State :
In pursuance OF the provisions of the
Constitution. publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors Of the
State of Louisiana of the proposed amend
auents to the Constitution of this State
which have been concur9ed 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
ut the City Of Baton Rouge in the year
1890 and which are required to be pub
lishea for the information of the electors
cf this State for three months preceding
the next election for Representatives. and
which proposed amendments more fGIiy
appear in the Joint Resolutions Nos. 11o
aud 154, which ale hereinafter officially
published for tlie infprraafionto tine attTtl-
itied electors Of this State, ard which will
be submitted to them for their approval
ar rejection. at the next general election
which will be held en Tuesday the 10th
day of April, 1892. Ut being the Tuesday
nsxt following the third Monday of said
months III such manner and form that the
qualified electors may vote for or against
each amendment separately: and if u Dla-
jority Of the qualified electors, voting at
said election. shall approve and ratify all
OF either of said proposed amendments
then snch proposed amendments or either
af them, so approved and ratified, shall
become d part of the Constitution of this
State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110-AMESD-
MEST NO. j.
Proposing an amendment TO the Con-
stitution providing for the funding of
the bonded debts of the city of New
Orleans, other tiian Premium Bonds,
into four per cent bonds; providing a
special tax of one per cent. to pay the
bonded debt.of the city, and exempt
ing the said four per cent. bonds from
taxation, and further authorizing the
lIrAr Il -fat
paid claims of the Board OF School
Directors of said city and parish which
i may ind to be cqultably due by said
board"
SECTloN /. Be Il resolred by the Senate
and Hoase Of Representatives, Of the State Of
Louisiana, ttco-thirds OF all the 7aentbers eLec-
ted to each hOase caneaffiiig, That the fol
lowing amendments to the Constitution
of=the State be submitted to theEelectors
of the State ut the next election For Rep
resentatives 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, Inclnding the
bond certificates or bonds issued under
theact of the Legislature No. 5S Of 1882
and to retire judgments now or hereafter
rendered against the city on floating debt
claims prior to 1879. entitled to be funded
under act No. 81 1894, the said city of New
Orleans is hereby authorized and directed.
en- and after the adoption of this amend
RaeRt, to issue through the Board of Liqui-
dation of the City Debt, bonds. to be
known as the Constitutional Bonds OF the
City of New Orleans NOT exceeding ten
millions Of dollars. at fifty years bearing
four per cent. per annum interest, to bear
date and he i'll the form prescribed by the
Legislature, The said bonds shall be ap-
piled by the said board to the retirement
of said outstanding bonds and judgments
by the sale of said Constitutional Bends
and application of the proceeds OF sale by
the Board of Liquidation. to pay or pur-
chase said outstanding bonds and Judg-
ments. or by exchanging the said Constr
tutiond Bonds for bonds, on the terms
and in the mode prescribed by the Iegis- |
iature. For the payment of the interest
and principal Mt maturity. of said ConSti- |
tutlonat Bonds, and other outstanding |
bonds not retired under this amendment. |
and for payment Of the annual ailotnents |
and premiums of the Premium Bonds OF |
said city. the said city is hereby author |
lied and directed To levy annually. and |
until the full payment of said bonds, q t
special tax Of one per cent. oI! Al tae real /
and personal property of the city, said tax t
TO be part of, and not in addition TO the |
tax of twenty mills and two tenths of q I
mill on the dollar of valuation now levied [
Tor all purposes by the city of New Or I
leans. and the said tax shall be paid over |
Is collected to. and be applied by the I
board of Liquidation. 10 the payment Of I
Inc interest and principal vt maturity OF |
SAID Constitutional Bonds, and outstand- /
ing bonds not retired ard to the payment /
OF the aliotments of Premium Bonds and
premiums extant, in the hands of holders, I
SAID tax is hereby declared to he the I
contract right of the holders of all said |
oouds; and the eSeniptior of said '9nsfi- /
tatlonai Bonds from al taxation ny the I
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