The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-09-18

+, the deficit among those entitled to pay
ment, and shall issue certificates therefor
! in sums not less than ten dollars, which
shall bear interest at the rate of four per
cent. per annum from date, and said In
terest shall be paid annually, but the
principal of said certificates shall be paid
! from the funds herein set apart and re-
served only after all the bonds issued in
payment of outstanding warrants shall
| have first been redeemed or paid
All disbursements from said fund for
stationery shall be made upon the
requisition of the officers requiring
same; said requisition to be approved
by the mayor Of the City of New Or
leans; and in all cases such disburse-1
ments and all salaries shall be paid BY
the Treasurer of the City of New Orr
leans npon warrants drawn against
said fund by the Comptroller OF said
city, approved, SO far as the Civil Disc
trict Court Is concerned, by the PREF
siding judge thereof, for the office of
Recorder of Mortgages and the office
OF Register of Conyeyences, by the.
Mayor OF the City of New Orleans, and
for the Offices Of the respective CITY
courts by the Judge or judges thereof,
and for the offices of the Court of Ap-
peal by one of the judges thereof. Un-
til the full and final payment of all said
bonds and certificates hereotbefore
provided for the salaries of the en-
ployes Of the various offices herein
after named shall remain as now fixed
by law, and there shall be no increase
in the number OF employees now au-
thorized by law for the offices Of res
corder Of mortgages or register of
conveyances, unless otherwise ordered
by the Civil District Court sitting en-
banc; and the number of employees Of
the Civil District Court shall be as
determined by a majority of the judges
thereof. The clerks Of the first and
second city courts, until the oragniza-
ton OF the city courts hereinbefore pro-
vided for, may each appoint, with the
approval OF the judges thereof, an addi-
tlonal deputy clerk at fifty dollars per
month, but no other employees, nor larger
salaries than those now fixed by law
shall DO allowed to the city courts. The,
said Board of Liquidation hereinbefore
named shall have the right to reject anv
and all bids made for the redemption Of
bonds issued as hereinbefore provided
and should there be no bids or none
accepted, then said Board of LIQUIDATION,
on the second Tuesday in February and
August of each year, with whatever
amount has been paid to said Board by
the Treasurer, as herein provided, shall,
after paying the interest, paw said bonds
in numerical order After the payment
OF all of said bonds, the twenty per cent.
reserve herein provided, any surplus Of
the remaining per cent. shall be used by
the City Treasurer in paying the certifi-
Gates herein provided for, il any, in the
order of their issue. When said JudiciaF
Expense Fund bonds and comptrellef'
certificates, if any of the latter shall be-
issued, shall have been retired and cam
celed, the salaries and expenses of the
various officers effected by this article
and the revenue of said officers shall be-
regulated and disposed of as may be;
determined by the General Assembly,
This article shall take effect from the
last day Of the current month in which
this Constitution is adopted, and aK
amounts arising from the Judicial Ex-
pense Fund which shall remain in the
hands of the State Treasurer on that
date, shall be paid by him to the Board
OF Liquidation of the City Debt, and be-
used by said Board as part of the funds
herein above referred to.
(Signed) ]. Y. SANDERS.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
lSigned) ALBERT ESTOPINAL, :.
Lieutenant-G Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th, A.. D. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN F.. MICHEL,
Secretary of Statee