The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-30
Senate Bill No. 81.
Act No. rs2.)
IoIkT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Amending Article $50 of the constitution of the
state OF Louisiana
Be.1t enacted by the General Assembly of the
state of Louisiana, a majority of both Houses con-
curing, That at the next general election for
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 $50 eff the
constitution of this state, so that the same shall
read a. follows, to-wit:
Article Is6. All valid warrants issued for
salaries and authorized expenses of the offices of
the clerks of the Civil District Court, Register of
ConveyaneeS and Recorder Of Mortgages for the
parish of Orleans, of the Clerks of the City Courts
of the city 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
1879, as amended and which shall be outstanding
and unpaid at the date of adoption of this I on
%Stitution or which shall be issued for the current
month in which this Constitution is adopted,
arc 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 ixmonths after the adoption Of this Con.
stitution to the Board of Liquidation of the city
Debt, and receive therefor the bonds herein after
authorized to be issued; and the City of New
Orleans is required, within three months from
the adoption of this Constitution, to provide for
said warrants or claims. by the issuance Of
bends in the sum OF Two hundred and twenty.
I'VE thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary said bonds shall be for the
face vaiue Of said warrants. In such danornino.
tions rs the said Board AZ If1,jdatio1 sEsfI roc
]oInnenc, ana shall be dated July Ist, 1905, and
made payable tUeatv-fvs wears after ista or
earlier, at the option of said BOARD ard shall
hear fGur unr cent mr. amman ;r,,-ae+ ,r-orIe
semi-annGslIy. and represente4 nv int-yasf con-
pons attached thereto, the first Of said counons
payaaie January list, 1890; said bond to be known
signed by the Navor and ConntroIer nf the civ
Of Orleans. and delivered rc tEe Road II
Liquidation Of the Eith Debt and shall he coun.
tersigncd by the President and Secretary af sid
Board and issued By said BOARD 10 thn holders ~
said warrants u9an surrender of same Ne;tbcr
the State of Louisiana nor the City Of New Or.
leans shall ever he liable for the payment of said
bonds nor the interest thereon. except fron, the
special fund herein provided for. ana any oa.,-o.
]priation or other provision therefor made bvi the
State or CITY shall be null and void There Shall
be sta ped across the face o; said bonds tbe
words: tIssued in accordance with Article Ir6 of
the Constitution Of Louisiana of ISoS." The
Clerk OF the Civil District Court Rr.rister ~
Conyeyances and Recorder Of Mortg.oes frr tie
Parish of Orleans. and the Clerks IF the civ
Courts of New t,ricans. shall keen accurate ana
detailed accounts i'm books to he used excI,siveiv
for that purpose of ali fees aud cbarges coIIe.tad
in their offices. Respectively and thew ebaII an.
uish, daily. to the Citv cor1ptroIler trsnseIintso f
said accounts duly certified by them or by their
authority, and said officers shall also dai1v nav
into the Treasury of the CITY of New Orleans the
whole amount OF fees and cbaro.s co roIJactnJ
From the amounts thus paid int9the City Treas.
ury the Treasurer shall get anart md r.eer,,e
twenty per cent out Of which shall first he Maid
the expenses necessary for the nrenaration and
execution OF the aforesaid bonds, and thereafter
the same shall be used solely and exctnsiveIv IN
retire the bonds issued in payment Of said judi,
cial Expense Fund warrants and interest thereon
and the certificates of the Conptroller hereinafter
authorized: and upon The s9ron1 TnrSdav n
December and June of every Tear the sssd Tye.s-
urer shall pay said amounts SO reserved. and also
the amounts received from the Owl Sbar;H 70
thcSBoard of Liquidation of the civ Dehti nnt;i