St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-30

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III sucn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the s;l4,. ..v...u y.
Liquidation snail recoliA4eHu. ;.lIu s,,a.4 Lt
dated july list, 1898. i..u nIa.c .. ..u.e
twenty i've Years alirr tate, OF eaI..>., III
the option OIL said I,o;lu, ana s.... y, az
lout per cent. per aiIL,Ili interest Layabt4
semi annually, AID REPRESENTED W inter-. 5,
coupons attached lllc.,l, "a. last Of s,..u
coupons payable JahuaIy lst, 1875.
bonds TO be known dis JuulciuI r.ApeL,e
fund BONDS, anu TO Le sighed ny the
Mayor and Comptroller OF Tie City vi New
orleans ana delivered to tne l,oard oi
Liquidation of the City Debt anu snail yv
countersigned by the PRESIDENT anu Seclr-
tary or SAID Doaru ana ISSUED by SAD
board TO the holders OF said warrants upo.l
Louisiana nor the City OF New Orleans
snail ever be liable Ioi the payment ut
SAID bends nor the interest thereon eActDt
from the special 1und herein provided lur.
ana any appropriation or other Ir,visi, II
therefor maze by the State or tlty sl;,.. y.
null and void. There shall be s..IIlIr,u
across the face of said bonds the wulus
Issued Ill accordance with Article l..u Ut
the Constitution OF Louisiana OF $685.
The Clerk OF the Civil District Court,
Register of Conveyances ana ltecorder o1
Mortgages for the Parish OF UrIeals ana
the Cler ks of the City Court OF New Or
leans. shall keep accurate and detailed az
counts in books to- be used exclusively lor
mat purpose of all ices and charges col
lected IN their offices, respectively, AID they
shall furnish, daily, to the Gay Comp
trOller, transcripts of said accounts uUly
certified by them or by 1nclr authority, ;nu
Treasury OF the City OF New Orleans the
whole amount of fees and charges 50 co.,
lected: From the amounts thus rau into
the City Treasury the Treasurer snail sci
apart and reserve twenty per cent out ,f
which shall first be paid the expenses
necessary, for the preparation and execu-
t tion or the aforesaid Donds, and thereafter
the same shall be used solely and exclusive
~ to retire the bonds issued in payment CT
said Judicial Expense und warrants ana
interest thereon, ana the certilcates of TIE
comptroller hereinafter authorized; and
upon the second Tuesday in December aud
June Of every year the said Treasurer 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 OF paid and on the second
tuesday in February and August of every
year, said Board of Liquidation, in accoru-
ance with rules to be adopted ard m.,ue
public by it. shall after paying the SEMI
annual interest on said boi,.s. purchase or
redeem with such money t:.uS set apart as
may nave accumulated. and with the sur
plus OF the remaining eighty per cent.
hereinafter provided, as many Of said bonos
as said money will buy redeem. prefer
ence being given to holders Offering at the
lowest rate; and all such bonds so pur-
chased or redeemed shall be by said Board
record made thereof. From the remaining
eighty per cent. of said fund there shall be
paid monthly the 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
Appeals, as now constituted and until the
above provided, together with such author
lied expenses of said offices as are not re-
CURED to be paid by the City Of New Or
leans; and the surplus of said eighty per
to the said Board of Liquidation. ana shall
be used to redeem or pay said bonds and
certificates as hcreinbelore and hereinafter
provided: But if said eighty per cent,
during the six months ending July 31st. or
January 31st of any year,. should prove in
adequate to pay said salaries and expenses.
Tic AOHlptlD1eE Sldll pIOTdle tue uellcll
among those entitled to payment. and shall
issue certificates therefor in sums not less
than ten dollars, which shall bear inter-
est at the rate of four per cent; per annum
annually but the principal of said ccrtiti-
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 or
paid.
All disbursements from said fund for sta
tiOnery shall be made upon the re4uisit:on
of the officers requiring same: said requ,-
stion to be approved by the Mayor of the
City of New Orleans: and in all cases such
disbursements and all salaries shall be paid
by the Treasurer of, the City of New Or
leans upon warrants drawn against said
fund by the Comptroller of said city. APP
proved, so far as the Civil District Court is
for the office of Recorder of Mortgages and
the Office of Register Of Conveyances. by the
Mayor Of the City of New Orleans. and FOX
the Judge - or judges thereof and fol
the offices of the Court of Appeals
BY one of of the Judges thereof. In ~
fore provided for the salaries of the EN-
ployes Of the various offices hereinafter
named shall remain as now fixed by law,
and there shall be no increase in the num-
Der of employees now authorized by law for
the Offices of Recorder of Mortgages or
Register of Conveyances. unless otherwise
OrueTeu DI the NlNll DlSlTlCt Nouil SlltluS
en- banc; and the number OF employees OF
the Civil District Court shall be as deter
mined by a majority of the judges thereof
The Clerks of the First and Second CITY
Courts, until the organization of the City
Courts herenbefore provided TOR, may each
appoint, with the approval of the judges
thereof, additional Deputy Clerk at nifty
dollars per month, but no other employees;
nor larger salaries than those now fixed
by law. shall be allowed to the City Courts.
The said Board of Liquidation herelnbefore
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and all bids made for the redemption OF
bonds issued as hereinabove provided. ana
should there be no bids. or none accepted.
then SAID Ead and on Augnst
of each year, with whatever amount mas
been paid to said Board by the treasurer,
as herein provided. shall. after paving me
interest. pay said bonds in numerical order:
After the payment of all Of said bonds: the
twenty per cent. reserve. herein PROVIDED.
and any surplus Of the remaining eighty
rer in paying the certificates herein pro-
vided for. if any, in the order of their issue;
When said judicial expense fund bonds anu
comptroller certificateS II any Oh ,nr and
cancelled. the salaries and expenses or the
various officers affected by this nftlc'e a.,u
the revenue Of said officers shali De resm'
lated and disposed of as may he deter
mined by the General Assembly. This article
shall take effect from the last day of the
current month in which this CONSTITUTION
the judicial expense fund, which shall re,
main in the hands OF the state Treasurer t + On
that date, shall be paid by him 70 inc
Roard of Liquidation of the City Debt ana
be used by said board as part OF the iuhas
herein above referred to- .,,nc
snaaker Of the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
ISi%ned, ALBERT ESTOPINAL:
,entenant Governor and President of the
a,nroyed July 10th A. D. 1902.
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