The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-27

submitted to the electors for their approva
or rejection.
Sec. d. Be it further enacted. etc.
| That said election shall be held under tn,
| existing election laws of the State, and il
| Il ma jorty voting said amendments shall
| approx: and ratify the same, then such
| amendments approved and ratified shall
become part of the Constitution.
Sec. 5. BE it further enacted, etc.
That the result of such election shall be
made known ~ the proclamation of the
Governor.
(Signed.) J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed.) ALBERT ESrOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved July s, a. d. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
jo or NJ +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. $50.
Act No. I65.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendment to Article 2eo of
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana.
Section /. Be i: resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring. that the following shall
be submitted amendment in lieu of
Article 226 of the Constitution to the cleo
gressional election to he holden the
Tuesday next following the first Monday in
November, 1902, and it shall be the duty of
the officers charged with the conduct of said
election to promulgate and provide for said
election in accordance with Article S2I Of
the Constitutions:
Article 226. There shall be and is hereby
created State Board of Appraisers, whose
duty it shall be to assess the property be
longing to corporations, associations, and
individuals employed in railway, telegraph,
telephone, sleeping car and express business
I throughout the State of Louisiana, which
Board of Appraisers shall be composed of
the Auditor and other members correspond
ing in number to the Congressional Districts
of the State, to be elected by the Governor
Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Attorney
Der from each Congressional District, for
the term of four years, and the General AS
sembly shall fin the compensation of said
Board
(Signed.) y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed.) ALBERT ESTOPI\AL,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved July 9; y A. w D. H rH91;
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
- j oh S'f F. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
senate Bill No. 81
Act No. 1922
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Amending Article 1856 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly Of
the State Of louisiana. a majority of both
Houses concurring, That at the next general
election for Congressman to be held in this
State on the first Tuesday in the month of
November, 1902, that there shall be sub |
mittcd to the qualified electors of this State,
RI ArfIrl of =,
tuition of this State, that the same shall |
read follows, to-wit:
Article 1876. All valid warrants issued
for salaries and authorized expenses of the
offices of the clerks of the Civil District
Court, Register of Conveyances and Re
corder of Mortgages for th.: parish of Or |
leans. of the Clerks of the City Courts of
the City of New Orleans, and for salaries |
of the Clerks Of the Court of Appeal. which |
arc payable of the special judicial ex
pense fund provided for by Article I46 of
the Constitution of 1879, as amended, and |
which shall be outstanding and unpaid at
the date of the adoption of this constitution |
Dr. which shall be issued for the current |
month in which this Constitution is adopted |
are hereby declared to be valid and subsist- |
ing claims against the revenues of the re- |
spective offices upon which said fund was |
made dependent.
The holders of said warrants may present |
them within six months after the adoption |
Of this Constitution to the Board of Liquida |
the bonds hereinafter authorized to be is |
sued; and the City of New Orleans is
CURED, within three months from the adnp- !
ton of this Constitution, TO provide for said
warrants Or claims, by the issuance of bonds !
in the sum of Two hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars, SO much thereof as may
be necessary; said bonds shall be for the
face value OF said warrants. in such denomi-
nations the said Board of Liquidation |
shall recommend, and shall be dated July 1,
1898, and made payable twenty-five years
after date. or earlier, at the option OF said |
Board, and shall bear four per cent per an
mum interest, payable semi annually, anG |
represented by interest coupons attached |
thereto, the first of said coupons payable |
January 1, 1909; said bonds to be known as
judicial Expense Fund Bonds, and to be |
signed by the Mayor and Comptroller of the |
City of New Orleans, and delivered to the |
Board of Liquidation of the City Debt and
shall be countersigned by the President and |
of said Board and issued by said |
Board to the holders of said warrants upon
surrender of same. Neither the State of
Louisiana nor the City of New Orleans shall
ever be liable tor the payment of said
bonds nor the interest thereon, except from
the special fund herein provided for, and
for made by the State city shall be null
and void. There shall be stamped across
the face of said bonds the words: Issued |
in accordance with Article $50 of the Con
stitutiOn Of Louisiana of 1895 The Clerk |
of the Civil District Court, Register of Con- |
vey ances and Eecor der of Mortgages for the
Parish of Orleans, and the Clerks of the
City Courts of New Orleans, shall keep &C
curate and detailed accounts in books to be