St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25
I the Constitution of 1870. as amended

OF the Constitution of 1870, as amended
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CONSTITUTION, VI which suu.I We isou.u ivr
Inc cufIeAL AoAln IA NAleA lac .-uAs.At u.
tlon Is adopted, are hereby uec.aI,u ue
tAil0 anu subeislihS ciAAhIS aAuiA.l the
REVENUES VI tAc respective vAAc.> Ep IA
which sAlu lunu Was muuv UcpcAueI.t.
The holders VI sa.u wurran.s n4. pre-
sent THEM Within hlA MOnluA ullcA lA~ .auvlI.
ton OF this CONSTITUTION ~ the l.varu III
Liquidation OF the Illy DeDt, AIM receive
therefor the bonus hereinafter au,AviAL.u ~
required, within three MONTHS IIulu lnr
adoption OF TINS .unstltution, ~ yxu,4uv
Ior SAID warrants Oh CLAIMS, by the As.u.
Ance OF bonds in the sum Vi lnu i.u..,. ~
ana twenty-five thousand uOIIArS,Ur SO MucA
thereof as may be Aecrss,ry saIu bonus
shall be Tor the face value uI sulu " al. uA,.,
IN such denominations as tue 4.v...u y.
Liquidation Shall recommend, .,Au suu.l Le
dated July LIST, 1898, ana L.;uc ,,.,, uu.e
twenty-five years AFTER GATE, VI eu1.4.., III
the option UI salu boa1u, ana sAan Dear
Iour per cent. per ahnulAA Interest payable
semi-annually, and represented " ln.crust
coupons attached lneAelu, tAe Ii ). vi s.Iu
coupons payable january Asst, 1871, salu
ponds to he known AS judicial AXpeuse
funO BONDS, and TO lie slgneu W lAe
Mayor and Comptroller OF Tie City VI New
Orleans, and Delivered to the I.oard OF
Liquidation OF the City Debt anu suaIl DC
countersigned by. the PRESIDENT aLu Secle-
tary OF said Board and issued " said
Board to the holuers OF saia warr;.i..s upo:l
surrender OF same. Neither the o.ate u
LOUISIANA nor the Guy OF New dreams
shall ever be liable Tor the payment vi
Eaid bonds nor the interest thereon, except
from the special fund herein proviucu 1or,
and any appropriation Or other prov.s.un
therefor maze by the State or city shi... u.
null and void. There shall be Stamped
across the face of said bonds the ~v1.s
lis In accordance with Art.c:e 4oo u
The Clerk of the Civil District Court,
Register of Conveyances ana I.c,order Vi
Mortgages for the Parish of Orleans, and
the Clerks Of the City Court OF New Or
leans, shall keep accurate and detalled ac-
counts in books to be used exclusively 1or
that purpose OF all fees and charges col-
lected in their offices, respectively, a4u they
troller, transcripts of said accounts GUY
certified by them or by their authority, and
said officers shall also daily pay into the
Treasury OF the City OF New orleans me
whole amount of fees and charges SO co.,
lected. From the amounts thus Lalu LILO
the City Treasury the Treasurer s.lall set
apart and reserve twenty per cent out Ut
which shall first be paid the expenses
necessary for the preparation and eAecu-
ton OF The aforesaid bonds, ara thereafter
the same shall be used solely and eAc.us., T.
said Judicial Expense tunu Warrants and
interest thereon, and the certificates vi Tue
Comptroller hereinafter authorized: and
upon the second Tuesday in UecemD.r AID
pay said amounts reserved, and also the
amounts received from the Civil Sheriff, IL
the Board of Liquidation Of the LIly Debt,
until all the bonds herein authorized hs.vs
been retired or paid and on the second
Tuesday In February and August of every
year, said Board OF Liquidation, in accor...
public by 1t, shall after payAus the sei.-
annual interest on said bouus. pun, n:.se or
redeem with such money THIS set apart al
hereinafter provided as many Vi saiu uu.:as
as said money will buy or redeem. prefer
ence being given, to holders oLe.lAs III Tue
lowest rate; and all such Dunus So rur-
chased or redeemed shall be by salu Dunrd
of Liquidation Immediately Cancelled. and IL
record made thereof. from the remaining
eighty per cent. OF said IuEd there Shall he
paid monthly the current salaries AMI ex-
penses of the Offices from which the same
Is derived, including tie salary OF the
docket and minute clerks OF Tie Court uf
Appeals, as now constituted, and u.itil the
election of the clerk OF the sad court, as
above provided, together with such author
CURED to be paid by the City OF New Or
leans; and the surplus of said eighty per
cent, 1t any, shall be paid by the Area suler
to the said Board OF Liquidation anG snail
certificates as hereinbe1ore and hereinafter
provided But If said eighty per cent,
during the six months ending july 31st, or
January 31st of any year, snuu.u prove In
adequate TO pay said salaries and expenses,
the Comptroller shall prorate the Ceticit
among those entitled to payment. and shall
than ten dollars, which shall bear inter-
est at the rate of four per cent per annun
from date, and said interest shall be paid
annually, but the principal Of said certifl-
Gates shall be paid from the funds herein
set apart and reserved only. after all the
bonds issued In payment of outstanding
warrants shall have first been redeemed OF
paid.
All disbursements from said fund for sta.
tionery shall be made upon the renuisit.on
of the officers requiring same said relui-
ston to be approved by the Mayor OF the
disbursements and all salaries shall be paid
by the Treasurer Of the City Of New or.
leans upon warrants drawn against said
proved SO far as the Civil District Court IS
concerned. by the presiding judge thereof,
for the office Of Recorder Of Mortgages and
Mayor Of the City Of New Orleans, anI FOX
the Offices Of the respective city courts BY
the Judge or judges thereof and ,ln, FL !.
tn the offices Of the Court OF
said bonds and certificates hereinbe.
fore provided for the salaries OF the EN-
named shall remain as now fixed by law.
and there shall be no increase In the mum
Der of employees now authorized by law for
the Offices of Recorder of Mortgages or
ordered BY the Civil District Court sitting
en- baMc; and the number OF employees VI
the Civil District Court shall be as deter
The Clerks of the First and Second CITY
Courts until the organization OF the CITY
Courts hereinbefore provided fcr. may eacn
theRreof an additional Deputy Clerk at d7ty
dollars per month, but no other employees:
nor larger salaries than those now fixed
y aT said s1 Boar Ds 81
named shall have the right TO re1eea any
and all bids made for the redemption OF
bonds issued as hereinabove provided. ana
should there be no bids, or none accepted
then said Board of Liquidation. on the
second Tuesdays in February and August
Of each year, with whatever amount %lnt mn mas
as herein provided. shall, after paving the
interest, pay said bonds In numerical oraer.
After the payment of all Of said bonds: the
twenty per cent pe re i've remainne eighty
per cent, shall be used by the City Ireasu-
rer in paying the certificates herein pro
vided for II any, In the order OF the1r lssu ,'i
comptroller certificates, If any OF the latter tel
shall he issued. shall have been retired and
Cancelled, the salaries and expenses OF tnG
various officers a afd ec by tn Shall be reen
lated and disposed of as may pc de eieIo
mined by the General Assembly. This article
sha take effect from %Rc the this ast
ia adopted. and all amounts arising from
tn .n 1 I'D ss saRsns & the
that date shalt Be- paid BY .+ him n.t to s tms
Board Of Lia9idstion Of TIE f'5k tie eot iunds
Herein above referred to. -
nef Tsiened1 j. 7. SANDERS.
speaker Of the House Of KepresperfMSaAtTIsss'
rientenant Governor and President OF tho
Annroyed July 10th. A. D: 1902.
Appfo'eu W. W. HEARD.
Governor of the state Of Louisiana.
A true copy