The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-10-16

of the Auditor and other members cor
in number to the congress
sional districts of the State, to the Gov
ernor. Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer,
ATTORNEY General and Secretary OF State,
one member from each congressional
district for the term OF four years, and
the General Assembly shall fix the COM
pensation Of said Board.
1Sipned) J.Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
(Signed) ALBERT ESTOPlNAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President Oh
the Senate.
Approved: July 9th, A. D. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a 't JOHN ny: 7. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.
Act No. 1927 Senate Bill No. 81. |
JOINT RESOLUTION
Amending Article 1856 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, a major
ity of both Houses concurring, That at
the next general election for Congress
men to be held in this State on the first
Tuesday in the month of November,
1902, there shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of this State an
amendment to Article 1856 of the Consti-
tuition of this State, so that the same
shall read as follows, to-w1t:
Article 156. All valid warrants issued
for salaries and authorized expenses OF
the Offices of the clerks of the Civil Dis
trict Court, Register of Conveyances and
Recorder of Mortgages for the parish OF
Orleans, of the Clerks of the City Courts
of City of New Orleans, and for salaries
Of the Clerks OF the Court OF Appeal,
which are payable out of the special
,, judicial expense fund provided TO. by
Article 146 of the Constitution OF 1873, as
| amended, and which shall be outstanding
| and unpaid at the date OF 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 claims
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 after the
adoption of this Constitution to the
Board of Liquidation OF the City Debt,
and receive therefor the bonds hereinar-
ter authorized to be issued; and the City
of New Orleans is required, within three
months from the adoption OF this Con-
stitution, to provide for said warrants or
claims, by the issuance of bonds in the
sum of two hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary; said bonds shall be
for the face value 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 per cent. per annum interest,
payable semi-annually, and represented
! by interest coupons attached thereto,
the first of said coupons payable January
list, 1899; said bonds 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 City
Debt and shall be countersigned by the
President and Secretary of said Board
and issued by said Board to the holders
; of said warrants upon surrender Of same
! Neither the State of Louisiana nor The
City of New Orleans shall ever be liable
; for the payment of said bonds nor the
! interest thereon, except ftom the specia
!, fund herein provided for, and any ap
: preparation or other provision thereto
) made by the State or city shall be null
; and void. There shall be stamped acros
the face Of said bonds the words: sIssu
> ed in accorcance with Articles 1856 of tn
Constitution of Louisiana of 1888" TIL,
I Clerk of the Civil District Court, Reg
9 lister of Conveyances and Recorder o
Y Mortgages for the Parish of Orleans ant
;, the Clerks of the City Courts of New Or
leans, shall keep accurate and detaile'
accounts in books to be used exclusivel,
;, for that purpose of all fees and charge
8 collected in their Offices, respectively
Q and they shall furnish, daily, to the Cit
9 Comptroller, transcripts OF said account
duly certified by them or by their au
I thority, and said officers shall alsy dali
u pay into the Treasury OF the City Of Ne
0 Orleans the whole amount of fees an
i charges 80 collected. From the amount
r thus paid into the City Treasury tn
II Treasurer shall set apart and resers
3 twenty per cent out of which shall fir.
II be paid the expences necessary for tn
preparation and execution of the afore
=, said bonds, and thereafter the same sha
g be used solely and exclusively to reti1
IL the bonds issued in payment of said u
II dicial Expense Fund warrants and il
terest thereon, and the certificate Of Il
:, Comptroller hereinafter authorized; an
n upon the second Tuesday in Decembe
2, and June of every year the said Treas
l. urer shall pay said Treasurer shall pa
g, said amonsts so reserved, and also Il
ID amounts received from the Civil Sherii
l. to the Board of Liquidation of the CT,
Debt, until all the bonds herein author
:, lied have been retired or paid; and {
'e the second Tuesday in FEBRUARY and A,
'e gust OF every year, said Board of Liqu
dalton, in accordance with rules to
adopted and made public by it, shal
$. after paying the semi-annual interest {
said bonds, purchase or redeem with sut
Oh money thus set apart as may have acc1
INFLATED, and with the surplus OF Il
remaining eighty per cent as hereinaft
provided, as many of said bonds as ga
a. money will buy or redeem, preferen
being given to holders offering at d
lowest rate; and all such bonds 50 pu
chased or redeemed shall be by said Boa