St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-09-20

OF the Constitution of 1870, a. amended
ana which snail be outstanding ana un-
paid at the date OF the adoption OF this
Constitution, or which shall Ne issued for
the current month In winch the Constitu.
ton IL adopted. are hereby declared to b.
v vasaa anu suDslsting claims against the
which said fund was maze dependent.
The holders OF sald warrants may pre-.
sent them within six months after Tie auup.
tlon OF this Constitution TO tue Board Vt
Liquidation OF the City Debt. and receive
therefor the bonds hereinafter authorized to
be issued /; and the City OF New Orleans IL
required, within three months from the
adoption Of this Constitution, to provide
1or said warrants or claims, by the issu-
ance OF bonds i'll the sum OF two hundred
ana twenty-five thousand dollars,or So much
shall be for the tace value OF saIu warrants
IN SUCH denominations AS the said board OF
Liquidation shall recommend, and snail he
dated July LIST, 1898, and maze payable
the option OF said Board and sual bear
Tour per cent. per annum interest payable
coupons attached thereto, the first ot SAID
coupons payable January LIST, 1899; said
bonds to be known as judicial Expense
Fund Fund Bonds. and 70 be signed by the
Orleans. and delivered to the board OF
Liquidation Of the City Debt and shall be
eouI by the President and secrs::
Board to the holders Of said warrants upon
surrender Of same. Neither the state Of
Louisiana nor the, City Of New orleans
eaid bonds nor the interest thereon. except
from the special fund herein provided for,
and .Ss any appropriation Or other provision
across the face Of said bonds the words
lis In accordance with Article 15S q
IT, eierf q the civil ''i Sistriet cou1t.
Register Of C0nveyances and Recorder OF
Mortgages for the Parish of Orleans. and
the the Clerks Is, Of the City Court Of New Or.
counts In books to be used exclusively tor
that purpose of all fees and charges COL
lected In their Offices, respectively. and they
trol!er, transcripts of said accounts duly
certmed by them or by their authority, and
said said officers snail also daily pay into the
whs& amount Of fees and charges SO col
lected. From the amounts thus paid Into
the City Treasury the Treasurer shall set
which shall first be paid the expenses
necessary for the preparation and execu-
tlOn of the aforesaid bonds, and thereafter
" to retire the bonds issued in payment Of
said judicial 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 Treasurer shall
pay said amounts so reserved, and also the
amounts received from the civil Sheriff. to
until all the bonds herein authorized have
been retired or paid; and on the second
Tuesday In February and August of every
ance with rules to be adopted and made
public. by 1t, shall after paying the SEMI
annual interest on said bonus, purchase or
may have accumulated. and with the sur
Hereinafter provided. as many q said bonds
es Seas yen S To ssy %
lowest rate; and all such bonds so pur.
chased or redeemed shall be by said Board
OF Liquidation Immediately Cancelled. and
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
election of the clerk of the said court, as
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
the a FAY bsaad Of and shs
certificates as hereinbefore and hereinafter
during the six months ending July 31st. or
January 31st OF any year, should prove In
adequate to pay said salaries and expenses.
issue certificates therefor in sums not less
than ten dollars, which shall bear inter-
from date. and said interest shall! be paid
annually, but the principal of said certin-
Gates shall be paid from the funds herein
ss5 ps and only asf all the
warrants shall have first been redeemed or
paid.
All disbursements from said fund for Sta
tionery shall be made upon the requisition
Of the officers requiring same: said requt-
sition to be approved by the Mayor of the
City of New orleans: and in al! cases such
by the Treasurer of the City of New Or.
leans upon warrants drawn against said
fund BY the Comptroller Of said city. mp
for the office Of Recorder Of Mortgages and
the office of Register of Conyeyances, by the
Mayor the y e ST cy na ~
the offices Of the Court Of Appeals
~ ns s of a sns nae' pay hsrsf of
fore provided for the salaries Of the EN-.
ployes Of the various offices hereinafter
and there shall be no increase In the num-
Der Of employees now authorized by law for
the Offices Of Recorder Of Mortgages ., Of
ordered by the Civil District Court sitting
en- bonc; and the number Of employees OF
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 for. may each
thereof, an additional Deputy Clerk at fifty
dollars per month. but NO other employees:
nor larger salaries than those now fixed
BY law shall be allowed to the Gty GH%rIn;
named shall have the right to reject any
and md all bids made for the redemption Of
bonds issued as hereinabove provided ana
should there be no bids. or none accepted ed,
then said Board of Liquidation. on the
second Tuesdays in February and August
of each year, with whatever amount mas
as ash herein provided. shall. after paving the
interest pay said bonds In numerical oroer.
After the payment Of all of said bonds; thc
twenty per cent. reserve, herein prov,i nn.,;
per cent, shall be used by the City Ireas'l-
rrer in paying the certificates herein pro-
vided for. If any, in the order OF their Issue;
comptroller certificates. II any of the latter
shall be issued. shall have been retired ana
cancelled, the salaries and expenses OF the
various officers aested by 'n shoi nf1 he ree
1 'atc Te oed disposed Of as may deter
mined by the General Assembly. This article .,ie
shall take effect from ,d the t last
is adopted. and all amounts arising from
the judicial expense fund which shall re.
main in the hands Of the state bm tn t S
tsst d at snn the CT? ana
be used by said board as part of the FUNDS
herein above referred to s.xnrns
Speaker Of the AI 1TSs Il EsTorINAE
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Approval Ssed': July 10Th " A. u T; 1872.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.