Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-19
Proposed : AMENDMENTS.
Continued from LIST pase-l


lated, and with the su plus of the re-
mainiig eighty per cent as hereinafter
provided, as many of said bonds az
said money will buy or redeem, pref
eiencs being given to holders offering
at the lowest rate; and all such bonds
so purchased or redeemed shall be by
said Board Of liquidation Immediate
~ cancelled. and asrecord made there
oil. From the remaining eighty per
cent OF said fund there shall be paid
monthly tia current salaries and ex-
penses OF the Offices from which the
same is derived, including the salary
OF the docket and minute clerks OF the |
Court OF Appeal, as now constituted |
and until the election of the clerk OF
the sail court, as above provided, to-
gether with such authorized expenses
OF said Offices as are not required to
be paid by the City of New Orleans;
aud The surplus OF said eighty per
cent, If any, shall be paid by the
Treasurer to the said Board of LIqui-
dation, and shall be used to redeem
lor pay said bonds and certificates as
hereinbefore and hereinafter provid-
ed. But if said eighty per cent dur
ing the Fix months ending July 3lst,
OF January 3lst of any year, should
prove inadequate TO pay said salaries
and expenses. the Comptroller shall
prorate the deficit among those emit
tied to payment, and shall issue GER
tlficates therefor in sums not less than
ten dollars, which shall bear interest
at the rate Of four per cent per annum
from date, and said interest shall be
paid annually, but the principal Of
said certificates shall be paid from the
funds herein set apart and reserved
only after all the bonds issued in pay
Inent OF outstanding warrants shall
have FIRST been redeemed or paid.
Ill disbursements from said fund
for stationery shall be made upon the
requisition of the officers requiring
same; said requisition to be approved
by the mayor of the City of New Or
leans, and in all cases such disburse-
m4nts and all salaries shall be paid by
the Treasurer of the City Of New Or
leans upon warrants drawn against
raid iund by the Comptroller Of said
city, approved, so far a. the Owl
District Court is concerned by the
presiding judge thereof. for the office
Of Recorder of Mortgages and the Office
of Register OF Convsyauces, by the
Mayor of the City of New Orleans,
aud for the Offices of the respective
city courts by the judge or judges
thereof and for the officers Of the
Court OF Appeal by one of The judges
thereof. Until the full and final pay
ment of all said bonds aud certificates
hereinbefore provided for the salaries
of the employees of the various offices
hereinafter named shall remain as
now fixed by law, and there shall be
40 increase in the number of en-
ployees now authorized by law for
the Offices of recorder of mortgages or
register Of conveyances, unless other
wise ordered by the Civil District
Court sitting en- banc; and the num-
be- of employees OF the Civil District
Court shall be as determined by ma
j,rty of the judges thereof. The
clerks of the first and second city courts
until the organization of the city
courts, hereinbefore provided for, may
elch appoint with the approval Of tbs
judges thereof, an additional deputy
clerk at City dollars per month, but
no other employees, nor larger sal.
arie, than those now fixed by law,
shall be allowed to the city courts.
The said Board of Liquidation here
inbefore named shall have the right
TO reject any and all bids made for the
redemption of bonds issued as herein
above provided, and should there be
no bids, or none accepted, then said
;,,ard Of Liquidation, on the SECOND
IN sday in February and August Of
each year, with whatever amount has
peen paid 10 said board by the treas
mrer as he elm provided, shall, after
paying the interest, pay said bonds
in numerical order. After the pay
meat cf all of said bonds, the twenty
per cent, reserve herein provided, anC
n surplus of the remaining eight,
per cent, shall be used by the City
treasurer in paying the certificates
Lorein provided for, If any, in tn,
otder Of their issue. When sale
indici.l expense fund bonds and com
~ ulier certificates, il any of the lat
ter shall be issued, shall have beer
retired and cancelled, The salaries ant
expf nses of the various officers effect
ed by this article and the revenue o
said officers. shall be regulated an,
disposs d of as may be determined b,
the General Assembly. This articl
shall take effect from the last day o
the current month in which this con
stitution is adopted, and all amount
arising from the Judicial expense fund
which shall remain in the hands Ct th
| State Treasurer on that date, shall b,
= paid by him to the Board of Liquida
, lion of the City Debt. and be used b.