Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-05
senate Bill No. "a.
Act No. 1927
JOINT RESOLUTION

tuition OF the state OF Louisinns'
Be il enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana, ma
jority of both Houses concurrine'
That at the next general election fof
Congressman to be held In this stats
on the first Tuesday in the month o.
November, 1902, that there shall be
subm itted to the qualified electors Of
this State, an amendment to Article
15e of the Constitution Of this State
70 that the same shall read az follows
to-wit:
Article 15e. All valid warrants L.
sued for salaries and authorized ex'
penses of the offices Of the clerks o.
the Civil District Court, Register o.
Conveyances and Recorder OF Mort
cages for the parish Of Orleans, OF the
Clerks of the City Courts Of the city
Of New Orleans, and for salaries o.
the Clerks of the Court of Appeal,
, hich are payable out Of the special
Judicial expense fund provided for BY
Article 146 Of the Constitution of 1879.
as amended, and which shall be out
standing and unpaid at the date OF the
adoption Of this constitution. or which
shall e-issued for the current month
in which this Constitutions adopted.
are hereby declared to be valid aud
subsisting clsims against the revcnues
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
hereinafter authorized 10 be issuedl
and the city of New Orleans is re-
quired, within three months from the
adoption of this Constitution, to pro.
vide for said warrants or claims, by
the issuance of bonds in the sum Of
Two hundred and twenty-five thous-
and dollars, or so much thereof %
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, 1893, and
made payable twenty-five years after
date, or earlier, at the option Of said
Board, and shall bear four per cent
per aunum interest. payable ssmi-an-
nually, and represented by interest
coupons at ached thereto, the first Of
said coupons payable January LIST.
1899; said bonds to be known a. Ju-
dicial Expense Fund Bonds. and to be
signed by the Mayor and Comptroller
of the City of New Orleans, and de.
livered to the Beard Of Liquidation Of
the City Debt and shall be counter.
signed 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 fos
the payment Of said bonds nor the In
terest thereon, except from the spec
ial fund herein provided for, and any
appropriation or her provision there
for made by the State or city
shall be null and void. there shall
be stamped across the face of said
bonds the words: " Issued in accord.
ance with Article 156 Of the Constitu-
ton of Louisiana OF 1S05." The
Clerk of the Civil Disiric: Court, Reg.
lister of Conveyances and Recorder Of
Mortgages for the Parish Of Orleans,
and the Clerks Of the City Courts Of
New Orleans, shall keep accurate and
detailed accounts in books 10 be used
exclusively for thst purpose Of all fses
and charges collected in their offices,
respectively, and they shall furnish,
daily to the City Comptroller, tran.
; scripts Of said accounts duly certified
by them or by their authority, and
said officers shall also daily pay into
J the Treasury of The City Of New Or
: leans the whole amount OF fees and
charges so collected. From the
: amounts thus paid into the CITY
s Treasury the Treasurer shall set spsr,
: and reserve twenty per cent ou. Of
which shall first be paid the expe ense,
: necessary for the preparation aud ex.
l ecution Of the aforesaid bonds. and
r thereafter the same shall be used
o solely and exclusively to retire the
o bonds issued in payment Of said Ju.
!, dicial Expense Fund warrants and In.
: forest thereon, and the certificates O,
}, the Comptroller hereinafter author.
i ized; and upon the second Tuesday in
J, December and june Of evsry YEA,
Q the said Treasurer shall paw ssid
amounts SO reserved, and also th.
amounts received from the Civil Sber