The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-01-14
PRONUNCIATION.
Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stituti0n of the State of Louisiana,
Adopted by the General Assembly
in 1890.

SIS boSSN
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Office of the Secretary of State. !
In pursuance of the provisions of the CoDsti-
4 tuition, publication is hereby made and
given to the qualified electors of the State OF
Louisiana of the proposed amendments to the
Constitution of this State, which have been
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 at the City of Baton Rouge in the year
1890, and which are required to be published
for the information of the qualified electors OF
this State for three months preceding the next
election for Representatives., and which pro-
posed amendments more fully appear i'll Joint
Resolutions Nos. Ito and 154, which are here
matter officially published for the information
of the qualified electors OF this State, and
which will be submitted to them for their APP
prevail or rejection, at the next general election
which will be held on Tuesday the 18th day OF
April 1892 lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday of said month"; i'll such
manner and form that the qualified electors
may vote for or against each amendment
separately; and if majority of the qualified
electors, voting at said election, shall approve
and ratify all or either of said proposed amend
ment then such proposed amendments, OF
either of them, so approved and ratified, shall
become part of the Constitution Of this State.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1l0-AMEND-
MENT NO. /.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
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 per cent. tt
pay the bonded debt of the city, and exempt
ing the said four per cent bonds from taxa
ton, and further authorizing the said city to
assume and pay such unpaid claims OF the
Board Os School Directors of said city end
parish which it may find to be equitaby due
by said board"
SECTION /. Be it resoipcd by The Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State Of L0ui-
sia'lG teco- thirds of all the members elected to
each house eOncurring, That the following
amendments to the Constitution of the State
be submitted to the electors of the State al
the ne xt election for Representatives 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
including the bond certificates or bonds issued
under the act of the Legislature No. So of lSS>
and to retire judgments now or hereafter rem
dered against the city on floating debt claims
prior to 1879, entitled to be funded under act
No. 81 of 1894, the said city of New Orleans is
hereby authorized and directed, on and after
the adoption of this amendment, to issue
through the Board of Liquidation of the City
Debt, bonds to be known as the Constitutional
Bonds of the City of New Orleans, not ex-
ceeding ten millions of dollars, at fifty years,
bearing four per cent. per annum interest to
bear date and be in the form prescribed by the
Legislature. The said bonds shall be applied
by the said board to the retirement of said
outstanding bonds and judgments, by the sale
of said Constitutional Bonds, and application
| OF the proceeds of sale by the Board of Lilo ui-
| dalton, to pay or purchase said outstanding
bonds and judgments, or by exchanging the
| said Constitutional Bonds for bonds, on the
| terms and in the mode prescribed by the
| Legislature. For the payment of the interest
and principal at maturity, OF said Constitu-
| tlOnal Bonds, and other outstanding bonds not
| retired under this amendment, and for the
payment of the annual allotments and prem
| iums of the Premium Bonds of said city, the
| said city is hereby authorized and directed to
| 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, said
| tax to be part of, and not in addition to the tax
| OF twenty mills and two-tenths of mill on the
dollar of valuation pow levied tor all purposes
by the city of New Orleans, and the said tax
! shall be paid over as collected to, and be ap
piled by the Board of Liquidation, to the pay
ment OF the interest and principal at maturity
| of said Constitutional Bonds, and Outstand
ing bonds not retired, and to the payment Of
| the allotments of Premium Bonds and prem
inns extent, in the hands of holders.
Said tax is hereby declared to be the contract
right of the holders of all said bonds; and the
exemption of said Constitutional Bonds from
| all taxation by the City of New Orleans and
State of Louisiana is hereby recognized ana
| declared, and after payment of all the annua
| Interest on said Constitutional Bonds ant
bonds not retired and the payment of the sale
| annual allotments of Premium Bonds anC
premiums extant in the hands of holders, ant
| after making provisions for sinking fund a
such time and of such an amount as the Legis
| lature prescribes, the surplus of said one De
cent shall be disposed of as prescribed by th,
Legislature.
The act passed at the present session No 8
entitled AN act to carry into effect the Con
| stltutlonal amendment passed at the presen
session relative to the bond debt of the CITY o
New Orleans, etc., be and is hereby approve,
and confirmed in all its parts as cOntrae
between the City of New Orleans and tn
holders OF said Constitutional Bonds, Premium
Bonds and of the bonds outstanding not re
tired as aforesaid.
SECTION2. Be it further resolved, etc., Tha
the city of New Orleans be and is hereby au
thOrized and empowered to examine into an
assume the payment of the claims or obligs
lions of the Board of School Directors for tn
city and parish OF Orleans due for the year
1880, 1881, 1882, 1888 and 1884, now in the hand
OF original owners, who have in nowise parte
with their right of ownership or pledged tn
same, as may be found to be equitably due b
said board tor services rendered labor Del
formed or materials furnished by authority {
said board.
SECTION 3. Belt further resolred, etc., Ths
all electors voting at said election for sal
J amendmt Mt shall place upon their ballots til
words, ''For the city of New Orleans del
amendment" and all electors voting at sal
election against said amendment shall plac
on their ballots the words, Against the Cit
of New Orleans debt amendment"
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. l54-AMENI
MENT NO. 2.
Proposing to submit to the electors of TIL
, State an amendment to article two hui DIRE
and twenty-nine t229l of the Constitution ,
1879, relative TO Public Education"
SECTION 1. Be il resolued by the Gcnert
assembly of The State of Louisiana, tCo- hirt
: of the members elected to each house concurriY
} therein, That article two hundred and INVENT
; nine Of the Constitution of eighteen hundre