The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-27


Constitutional Bonds for bonds, on the.
terms and IN the mode prescribed Nv
the Legislative. For the payment Of
tile interest and principal at maturity,
OF said Constitutional Bonds. ard
other outstanding bonds not retired
under tlfis amendment. and for the.
payment Of the annual all0tmente and
premiums Of the Premium Bonds OF
said city, the said city is hefpljy ai-
thorizted and directed tOlevy Annually,
and until The fn,l payment Of said
bonds, a'special tax of one per cent.
an all the real and personal properly
of the city. said tax to be part Of. and
1ntin addition N-SSa AK # twenty
mills and tive tsirths OF q mill on the
dollar of valuation Low levied for all
purposes by the city of New Orleanss
aud the SAID tax shall be- paid over Us
collected to, aud be- applied by the
by the Board of Liquidation, to tile.
payment of the@hfteriSt aud urineipal
ut maturity of said Constitutional
Bonds, aud outstanding bonds pot re-
tired, and 30 the payment of the allOt-
ments Of, Premium Bonds and preini
ums e&tdut, in the hlnds Of holders.
Said tax ia lfere'iy declared 10 he the
contract right or the holders of all said
bonds; and the exemption of said con
stitltioaal Bonds from all taxation by
the City Of New Orleans aHd State of
Louisiana is hereby recognized ard
declared, and after paymeT t of all the
ANIMAL interest On said Constitutional
Bonds and bonds not retired and the
payment of the said annual allntmcnts
of Premium Bonds aud premiums ex
tant in the haRttssof holders, and after
making provisions. ER0. sinking fund,
at such time aud OF such in amount as
the Legislature prescribes. the surplus
of said ole per cent shall be disposed
OF as prescribed by the Legislature.
The act passed al the present aes
sion No. 36 entitled Gan act to carry
into effect the Constitutional amend
ment passed Mt the present sosslum
relative to the bond debt of New Or
leans" etc, he aud is hereby approved
and confirmed in all its parts as II con-
tract between the City OF New Orleans
aud the holders Of said Constitutional
Bonds, Premium Bonds and Of the
bonds outstanding 0 retired as aforc-
said.
SECTION =. Be IL further resolved,
ETC., That the city of New Orleans be
and is hereby authorized and empOw-
cred To examine into and assume the
payment OF the claims on obligations
OF the Board of school Directors for
the city and parish of Orleans due tor
the years 1880. 1881. 1882, 1888 and
1884, now in the hands of original
owners. who have in n0wIse parted
with their right of ownership o.
pledged the same. AS may be found to
he equltably due by said hoard for ser
wees rendered. labor performed o.
materials furnished by authority OF
said board.
SECTION 3 BE it further resoICed,
etc, That all electors y0tipg ATT said
election for said amendment shall
place upon their ballots the words.
''FOr the city Of New Orleans debt
amendment" and AL electors vntiug
at said election, against said amend
ment shall place On their ballots the
words, Against the City OF New Or
leans debtamendment
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1874
AMENDMENT NO.
: Proposing to submit to the electors OF
this state an amendment to article
two hundred twenty nine (229l Of
the Constitution of 1879, relative "a
: Pnhlic Education"
SECTION l. Be it TeSolred by The
General assembly of the State of Louisi,
ana. too thirds Of the members elected to
eGck house c%0ncHrriRg therein, TlIaI
article two hundred. and twenty nine
of the Constitution Of eighteen hundred
and s~eventy-nine. be amended and4aa
enacted SO as to read af follows. vi
Article 229-Th+ scllOolfuGds 81 t,r
State s$lll consist Of /. The pSa neg
of taxation tor school purpose W.
videl in this Constitution; Gle
terest IN the proceeds OK eors am,
lands heretofore granted Ia s, ~ Ii
States for the. use and sutto- ~,
public schools; 8, OF laI
property which may hereaNF r ,g5,
quenthed, granted or dona
State or geuerally for school 5st ~
4. All funds or property u III
unimproved landsl, Aedleatlled
grantedk@ TIG StaIe, not designate
for other purposes; 5, The proceed
" Wv AdtlAuE uliNAV III
laws of the State Of L0nisianH. TIL,
Legislature may appropriate to til,
same funds the proceeds, in wLOle o
III part, of public lands mo- designated
for other purposes, and shall pT6vid
that every parish, brewery school war
in each parish, may levy a tax TO
the public schools therein, which shaI
: not exceed five (5) mills on the dollar
the vote on such tax to-. be decided b,
1T m%ainritS Of the property tax payet
of each parish, or eaclT school ward o
municipality in each parish, in valu
and IN number voting ut said election
and all moneys 60 collected TO b
: expended in the school ward wher,
levTed. IAN elections under this ac
shall he ordered by the Police Jury il
; the parish in which the tax is propose,
! TO be levied.n
SECTION 9. Be 1t 6arther resoteed
E.Fhat the above amendment to aIticl
FtwO hundred and twenty-nine (2@9) b
submitted to the citizens Of this Stat
! ut the next general election for tileI
! approval or rejection, and that apo
all ballots cast at that election Il
state Or parish officers there shall h
. printed these w0rds: For amend
! ment to article 229 OF the C0nstitutio,
Against amendment to article 22s
!, the constitutional
Witness my signature and the Sc
\ of the State of Louisiana al tue City
q Baton Rouge, this goth day OF Novel
! her, 1891.
- f L. F. MASON,
~ Secretary OF State,