The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04

From the amounts thus paid into the City Treas
ury the Treasurer shall set apart and reserve
twenty per cent out Of which shall first be paid
the expenses necessary for the preparation and
execution of the aforesaid bonds, and thereafter
the same shall be used solely and exclusively 10
retire the bonds issued in payment of said Judi,
cial Expense Fund warrants and interest thereon,
and the certificates of the Comptroller hereinafter
authorized; and upon the second Tuesday in
December and June OF every year the said Treas
urer shall pay said amounts so reserved, and also
the amounts received from the Civil Sheriff, to
the Board of Liquidation of the City Debt, until
all the bonds herein authorized have been retired
or paid and on the second Tuesday in February
and August of every year, said Board OF Liqulda.
ton, in accordance with rules to be adopted and
made public by it, shall, after paying the semi
annual interest on said bonds purchase or re
deem with such money thus set apart as may
! have accumulated, and with the surplus OF the
remaining eighty per cent as hereinafter provided,
as many of said bonds as said money will buy or
redeem, preference being given to holders offering
at the lowest rate and all such bonds so purchas
ed or redeemed shall be by said Board of Liqui
dation Immediately Cancelled, and a record made
thereof. From the remaining eighty per cent OF
said fund there shall be paid monthly the current
salaries and expenses of the offices from which
the same is derived, including the salary OF 1.-THE
docket and minute clerks of the Court OF Appeal,
as now constituted and until the election OF the
clerk {. the said court, as above provided TO
gether with such authorized expenses or sald
offices as are not required to be paid by the Iity
of New Orleans; and the surplus OF SAID eighty
per cent, if any shall be paid by the Treasurer
to the said Board of Liquidation, and shall be
used to redeem or pay said bonds ana certlneateS
as hereinbcfore and hereafter provided. But II
said eighty per cent during the six months end
ing July 3Ist or January SYST OF any year, Shouia
prove inadequate to pay said salaries and eXpen.
ses, the comptroller shall pTorate ne aeneit
among those entitled to payment and shall issue
certificates therefor in sums not less than ten aol-
lars, which shall bear interest at the rate OF lour
per cent per annum from date, ana saio ih.etest
Shall be paid annually, but the principal OF
said certificates shall be paid nom the iuhdS
herein set apart and reserved only after all the
bonds issued IN payment OF Outstanding wat
rants shall have first been redeemed or PAD.
All d;shprsements from said fund ior station
ery shall be made upon the reqnisitlon OF the
officers requiring same; said requisltion 10 pc
approved bv the mayor OF the .ity OF Ne" y,
leans: and in all eases such disbursements anu
all salaries shall he paid by the treasurer OF
the CITY of New Orleans upon warrants drawn
against said fund by the Oomptroilcr OF saiu Guy
aSnroyed so far as the Civil District Court IS con
cerned bv the presiding Judge thereof, tor the
Office of Register of Conveyances,, oy the mayor
OF the 'ity OF New Orleans ard tor the ohces
of the respective city courts by the }udge or
i,;dyes thereof and for the officers OF the court
of Appeal by one of the Judges thereof. onti
the full and final payment OF All said oohas ana
certificates hereinbefore provided tor the salaries
Of the EMPLOYEES of the various offices hereinafter
namep shall remain as now fxea oS law, aha
there Shall be no increase in the NUMBER oi ehc
ployees now authorized by law tor the othces OF
recorder of mortgages or register of conveyances
unless otherwise ordered by the Civil District
Court sitting en- ba C; and the number o. EN-
Move s of the Jlvli DlSlIiCt ' VII SH
BY A majority OF The Judges thereof.
The { Jerks of the first and second city courts,
until the organization of the city courts herelnDe-
fore provided for, may each appoint Win the-
of the Judges thereof, an addltlonai ueP
utv clerk at fifty dollars per month. but no othef
EMPLOYERS nor larger salaries than those no"
fixed by law, shall be allowed to the city courts.
The said Board of Liquidation hereinnetore
named shall have the right to rsJect any ana
ali bids made for the redemption OF ponds.
issued AS hereinabove provided, and shouia
there be no bids, or none accepted, then sala
Board of Liquidation. on the second uesuat
in FEBRUARY and August OF each year Win
amount has been pa TO said poara
by the treasurer as herein provided shali: aller
paving the interest pay said bonds IN nunefi
order. After the payment OF al OF sara
bonds. the twenty per cent reserve herein pr
and any surplus OF the rem ming easnty
per cent. shall be used by the CITY treasurer
in paving the certificates herein pr0yiuea %
if any. in the order OF their ISSUE. Hheh salu
iudicial expense fund bonds and coHptroiiet
certificates. If any OF the latter shali ne issuGu
shan have been retired and Cancelled, the sara,
and expenses of the various offleerS enceteut
by this article and the evenue 81 sala ohieIis'
shall be regulated and disposed OF as miy DC
determined BY the General Assembly. Inns aIi
~ shall take effect from the last day OF inc
current month in which this constitution Is aaop
ted and MI amounts arising from the JuulciaA
expense fund, which shall remain IN the hAnus
Of the tate treasurer on t1at date. sialipe pan
bv him to the 30 frd Of Liquidation OF the IIy
ISabt .,nd he ,,srd by said board as part OF inc