The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-20
One Dollar "a Year.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 1902.

ne It enacted by the General Assembly of the
state of Louisiana a majority of both houses con
curing, That at the next general election tor
congressman to be held in this state on the first
Tuesday in the month of >~ovember, 1922, that
there shall be submitted to the qualified electors
of this state, an amendment to Article $50 ct the
constitution of this state SO that the same shaIl
read a fylows, to,wit:
Article ISo. ALL valid warrants issued for
salaries and authorized expenses of the offices OF
the clerks of the Civil District Court, Register OF
Conyevances and Recorder of Mortgages tor the
parish of Orleans, of the Clerks of the City Courts
of the ity of New Orleans, and for salaries Of
the Clerks of the Court OF .Ppeal, which are
PAYABLE out Of the special judicial expense fund
provided for by article I46 of the Constitution OF
1870, as amended and which shall be outstanding
and unpaid at the date of adoption OF this on
~stitution or which shall be issued for the current
month in which this Constitution is adopted,
ara hereby declared to be valid and subsisting
claims against the revenues OF the respective
offices upon which said fund was MADE depend
ent.
The holders of said warrants may present them
within six months after the adoption of this Con
stitution to the Board of Liquidation of the city
Debt, and receive therefor the bonds hereinafter
authorized to be issued; and the City Of Sew
Orleans is required, within three months from
the adoption of this onstitution, to provide tor
said warrants or claims by the issuance OF
bends in the sum of Two hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars, or SO much thereof as
NAV be necessary; said bonds shall be tor the
face value Of said warrants. in such denomina-
tions as the said Board of Liquidation shall rec
ommend, and shall be dated July Ist, 1893 and
made payable twenty-five years after date, or
earlier, at the option of said Board. and small
bear four per cent per annum interest, payable
semi.annually and represented BY interest cou-
pons attached thereto, the first OF said coupons
payable January Ist, 1899; said bond to be known
as Judicial Expense FUND Bonds and to be
signed by the Mayor and Comptroller OF the City
of New Orleans, and delivered to the Board OF
Liquidation of the 18th Debt ana snail ne coun,
t~ersisned ny the President and ecretary OF said
Beard and issued by said Board to the holders OF
said warrants upon surrender of same Neither
the ; ate of Louisiana nor the City OF New Or,
leans shall ever be liable for the payment OF said
bonds nor the interest thereon, except from the
special fund herein provided for, and any apRro
priation or other proyisi n therefor made by the
State or city shall be null and void, mere shaii
be sta ped across the face of said bonds the
words: issued in accordance with Article $50 OF
the Constit ton of Louisiana OF 1893" the
ERIK of the Civil District Court, Register OF
Conveyances and Recorder of Mortgages tor the
Parish Of Orleans, and the Clerks of the City
ourts of New rleans, shall keep accurate and
detailed accounts in books to be used exclusively
for that purpose of all fees and charges collected
in their offices respectively, and they shall fur;
uish, daily, to the City comptroller. transcripts OF
said accounts duly certified by them or by their
authority, and said officers sha also daily pay
into the Treasury of the City OF New Orleans the
whole amount of fees and charges SO COLLECTED.
From, the amounts thus paid into the City Treas
urv the Treasurer shall set apart ana reserve
twenty per cent out of which shall first be pad
the expenses necessary for the preparation and
execution of the aforesaid bonds. and thereafter
the same shall be used solely and exclusively 70
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
lrer shall paw said amounts so reserved, and also
thc amounts received from the Civil Sheriff, to
the~Board of Liquidation of the City Deb, until
II all the bonds herein authorized have been retired
or paid and on the second Tuesday IN FEBRUARY