The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-09-13
Senate Bill No. "a.
ACT No. 1927
JOINT RESOLUTION

tutlOu OF Cn0 Otat6 OF Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF the State OF Louisiana, a ma
iority Of both Houses concurring
That at the next general election TO
Congressman to be held in this Stat,
on the first Tuesday in the month O
November, 1902, that there shall b.
subm tilted to the qualified electors o.
this State, an amendment to Article
156 Of the Constitution of this State,
70 that the same shall read az follows,
to-wit:
Article 156. All valid warrants il.
sued for salaries and authorized ex.
penses of the Offices of the clerks OF
the Civil District Court, Register Of
Conveyances and Recorder of Mort.
cages for the parish of Orleans, of the
Clerks of the City Courts of the city
of New Orleans, and for salaries Of
the Clerks of the Court of Appeal,
hich are payable out of the special
judicial expense fund provided for by
Article LAG Of the Constitution of 1879,
as amended. and which shall be out
standing and unpaid at the date OF the
adoption Of this constitution, or which
shall be issued for the current month
in which this Constitution is adopted,
are hereby declared to be valid and
subsisting cleims against the revenues
OF the respective offices upon which
said fund was made dependent.
The holders of said warrants may
present them within six months afte,
the adoption of this Constitution to
the Board of Liquidation of the City
Debt, and receive therefor the bonds
authorized to be issued:
and the city of New Orleans is re-.
quired, within three months from the
adoption of this Constitution, to pro.
vide for said . warrants or claims, by
the issuance of bonds in the sum OF
Two hundred and twenty-five thous.
and dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary; said bonds shall be
for the face v1lue of said warrants, in
such denominations as the said Board
Of Liquidation shall recommend, and
shall be dated July 1st, 1898, and
made payable twenty-five years after
date, or earlier, at the option of said
Board, and shall bear four per cent
Der annum interest. payable semi-an.
lually, and represented by interest
coupons at aohed thereto, tho first OF
aid coupons payable January LIST,
500; said bonds to be known as Ju.
licial Expense Fund Bonds, and to be
igned by the Mayor and Comptroller
+ the CITY of New Orleans, and de.
ivered to the Board of Liquidation OF |
he City Debt and shall be counter.
igned by the President aud Secretary
+ said Board and issued by said
;oard to the holders of said warrants
pom surrender Of same. Neither the
tate of Loultiana nor the City OF
lew Orleans shall ever be liable for
he payment of said bonds nor the in.
crest thereon, except from the spec.
II fund herein provided for, and any
preparation or her provision there
'r made by the State or city
hall lie null aud void. there shall
Q stamped across the face of said
Dnds the words: Issued in accord.
ace with Article 156 of the Constitu.
on Of Louisiana OF 1898" The
Jerk of the Civil District Court, Reg.
ter of Conveyances aud Recorder OF
'ortgsges for the Parish of Orleans,
Id the Clerks Of the City Courts Of
CIV Orleans, shall keep accurate and
stalled accounts in books to be used
for that purpose of all fees
ID charges collected in tneir offices.
spectively, and they shall furnish,
lily to the City Comptroller, tran
ripts of said accounts duly certified
; them or by their authority, and
id officers shall also daily pay into
9 Treasury of the City of New Or.
ans the whole amount of fees and
argos so collected. From the
thus paid into the City
easury the Treasurer shall set apart
d reserve twenty per cent out OF
lich shall first be paid the expenses
cessary Tor the preparation and ex. r
ution of the aforesaid bonds, and e
the same shall be used
|eIy and exclusively to retire the 4
nds issued in payment of said Ju. t
,ial Expense Fund warrants and in $
est thereon, and the certificates OF
. Comptroller hereinafter author =
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