The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-25
Senate Bill No. 81
Act No. 1927
JOINT RESOLUTION

n lUobuiEB a'ttLiS lou u INC AOIStt
tuition Of the State ct Louisiana.
Be it erac,c1 BY the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Louisiana, q ma
iority OF both Houses concucrinf;
That at the next general election fol
Congress to lie held in this State
on tho Grst Tuesday in the month OF
November, 1892, that there shall be
subm tilted to the qua flied electors OF
this State, IN amendment to Article
l56 OF the Constitution Of this state,
20 that the same shall read US follows,
to-wit:
Article l56. All val i warrants is.
sued for ea!aries and authorized ex.
penses Of the Offices of the clerks OF
the Civil District Court, Register OF
Ccnveyances and Recorder OF Mort
ages for the parish of Orleans, OF tbs
Clerks Of the City Courts Of the city
of New Oilcane, and for salaries O!
The Clerks Of tho Court Of Appeal.
hich are payable ont OF tho specini
judicial expense fund provided for by
Article JAG Of he Constitution Of 1879,
as amended, aid which shall be out.
standing and unpaid a. the date OF the
adoption of this Constitution, or which
shall be issued for the current month
in which this Constitution is adopted,
are hereby dcclured to be valid and
subssting Claims against the reycnuee
OF the respective Offices upon which
said fund was mado dependent.
TIE 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 to be issued;
and the city OF New Orleans is re.
qnired, within three months from the
adoption Of this Cons.itu ion, to pro.
vide for said Warrants or claims, hy
the issuance OF bonds in the sum OF
Two hundred and twenty five .hous.
and dollars, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary; said bonds shall be
tor the face v,Iue Of said warrants, in
such denominations Is the said Board
Of Liquidation shall recommend, and
shall be dated July LIST, 1893, and
made payable twenty-five years alto,
date, or earlier, at the option Of snid
Board, aud shall bear four Per cent
per annum interest payable semi-an.
auslly, und represented by interest
coupons ut ached thereto, tho first OF
said coupons payable January LIST.
1899; said bonds tn DO known as Ju.
dicial Expense Fund Bonds, and to be
signed by the Mayor and Comptroller !
Of the CITY of Now Orleans, and do.
l4vcred to the Board Of Liquidation o!
he City Debt and shall be counter.
signed by the President and s, cretary
If said Board aud issued by said j
board to the holders of said Narrants !
upon surrender of same. Ne,'ber the i
State of Louisiana npr the City OF
New Orleans shall ever lie liable fox |
he payment OF said bonds nor the ia.
crest thereon, except from The spec.
ol fund herein provided for, and any
or o her provision there
Or made by the State or city
hall bo mill and void. there sauil |
% stamped across The flce If said |;
ponds tho words: "Issred in accord.
nee with Article lJ6 VI the Guuss.tl.
ion Of Louisiana d 1885," The
Jerk of the Civil District Cosrt, Reg.
ster OF Convcyanc.:s and kocor,ler Vi
Mortgages for the Parish Of Orleans,
nd the Clerks Of the City Courts o3
Jew Orleans, shall keep accurate aud
etai!ed accounts in books to be useu
xclu lively for that purpose uf all fees
nd cuarges collected III their Offices,
and they shall furnish,
ally to the City Comptroller, tran
cripts Of snil accounts daily certified
y them or by their authority, and
aid officers shall also daily pay int
ue Treasury Of The Cily OF New O.
cans the whole amount Of fees and
hurgcs SO collected. From the
mounts thus paid into the City
the Treasurer shall set apart
nd reserve twcuty per cont OUT Of
Ihich shall first be paid the expenses
eceSsasy for the preparation and ex.
cutlon Of the aforesaid bonds, and
hereafter the .ame shall be used
ole y and exclusively TO retire the
onds issued in payment Of SAID in.
iciHl Expense Fund warrants aud in.
crest thor con, and the certificates OF
he Comptroller hcreina!ter author.