The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
senate Bill No. S..
Act so. 1917
JOINT RESOLUTION

amending Article is6 of the constitution of the
state of louisiana
Re 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 November, 1902, that
there shall be submitted to the qualified electors
of this state, an amendment to Article i56 ct the
constitution of this state so that the same shall
read a f flows, to wit:
Article 1s6. All valid warrants issued for
salaries and authorized expenses of the offices of
the clerks of the Civil District Court, Register of
Conveyances and Recorder of Mortgages for the
parish of Orleans, of the Clerks of the City courts
of the I 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 I4o of the Constitution of
1870. as amended and which shall be outstanding
and unpaid at the date of adoption of this on
stitut;on 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 depend
ent.
The holders of said warrants may present them
within sixmonths 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 New
Orleans is required, within three months from
the adoption of this constitution, to provide TOR
SAID W1fTAnI VI St1tttS iN L"~ "SNAA~ ~
bends in the sum of Two hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
NAV be necessary; said bonds shall be for the
face yaiue of said warrants. in such denomlna-
t;ons as the said Board of Liquidation shall rec
ommend. and shall be dated July Ist, 1898 and
made payable twenty five years after date, or
earlier. at the option of said Board, and shail
bear four per cent per annunl interest, payapie
semi annually and represented by interest cou-
Mons attached thereto, the first OF SAID coupons
pavabJe January Ist 1899; sail bond TO De known
rs judicial Expense Fund Bonds and to be
stoned bv the Mayor and Comptroller OF the City
ofNew Orleans. and delivered to the Board OF
7 iouidation of the it'll Debt and shall be coun
tersiuned nv the President and secretary OF SAID
Roard and issued BY said Board to the holders OF
said warrants upon surrender OF same Neither
he . ate Of Louisiana nor the City OF New Or.
leans shall ever be liable for the payment OF sald
bonds nor the interest thereon, except from the
snncial fund herein provided for, and any appro-
nriation or other provision therefor made ny the
State or CITY shall be null, and void, There snail
he Sta ned across the face of said bonds the
words. issued in accordance with Article $50 OF
The Constitution of Louisiana OF 1895" The
tYeyk Of the Civil District Court, Register OF
Conveyances and Recorder of Mortgages tor the
parish Of Orleans, and the Clerks of the City
f,o,rts of New ,rleans, shall keep accurate and
detailed accounts in books to be used exclusively
for that nurpose of all fees and charges collected
in their pffices respectively, and they shall fur:
nish. daily. to the City comptroller, transcripts
said accounts duly certified by them or by their
authority. and said officers sha ! also daily pay