The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-13

bonds issued in paYrrcht 81 outstanding war
rants sn&i! nave first been redeemed or paid;
Al disbursements from said fund for station.
cry shall be made upon the requlsition OF the
officers requiring same; SAID reGuisition to be
approved by the mayor of the CITY Of New Or
leans and IN all cases such Disbursements and
all salaries shall be paid by the Treasurer Of
the City OF New Orleans upon warrants drawn
against said fund by the Comptroller of said city,
approved, so far as this Civil District Court is con.
cerned by the presiding Judge thereof, for the
o.hce CT Register of Couveyances, by the Mayor
OF the ity OF New Orleans ard 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 payment of all said bonds ard
certificates ereinbefore provided for the salaries
of the employees OF the various offices hereinafter
namep shall remain as now fixed by law, and
there shall be no increase in the number Of en-
ployees now authorized by law for the Offices of
recorder of mortgages or register of conyeyances,
uuless otherwise ordered by the Civil District
Court sitting en- banc; and the number of en-
IPloyers of the Civil District Court shall be as
determined by a majority of the judges thereof.
The Clerks of the first and second city courts,
until the organization of the city courts hereinbe.
fore provided for, may each appoint with the
approval of the judges thereof, an additional dep
uty clerk at fifty dollars per month, but no other
employers, nor larger salaries than those now
liked by law, shall be allowed to the city courts
The said Board of Liquidation hereinbefore
named shall have the right to raject any and
all bids made for the redemption of bonds
issued as hereinabove provided, and should
there be no bids, or none accepted, then said
Board of Liquidation, on the second Tuesday
in FEBRUARY and August of each year. with
whatever amount has been pa d to said board
by the treasurer as herein provided shall, after
paying, the interest pay said bonds in numeri-
cal order. After the payment of all of said
bonds, the twenty per cert reserve herein pro
vided and any surplus of the remaining eighty
per cent, shall be used by the City Treasurer
IN paying the certificates herein provided for.
j any, in the order of their issue. When said
Judicial expense fund bonds and comptroller
certificates, if any of the latter shall be issued
shall have been retired and cancelled, the sala-
rieS and expenses of the various officers effected
by this article and the revenue of said officers
shall be regulated and disposed of as may be
determined by the General Assembly. This arti-
Gle shall take effect from the last day OF the
current month III which this constitution is adop-
TED andsall amounts arising rom the judicial
expense fund, which shall remain in the hands
o. the tate Treasurer en- thHt date, shall be paid
by him to the Board of Liquidation of the CITY
Debt, and be used by said board as part of the
funds herein above referred to
tSigfed) J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker o. the House OF Representatives
(Si9ned) ALBERT ESTOPlNAl..
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate
Approved July 10th, a D 1902
W. w. HEARD,
Governor of the state of louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN 1. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.