The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05

the State. whether he votes for or
against the said amendment:
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
THOMAS G.. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
AVIS sr1s S0p = HEBERr.
Secretary of State.
ACT no. $50.
House Bill No. ESQ. BY Mr. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1877
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to the filling of
vacancies in offices the Parish of
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all members elect
ed to each house concurring, That Artf-
Gle 157 of the Constitution of the State
as follows:
from any cause in any of the judicial
offices of the Parish of Orleans or the
City of New Orleans or In any elective
office in the Parish of Orleans where
Rod than one year. shall be filled by
special election to be called by the
proper legal authority and held within
sixty (6o) days of the occurrence OF
laws of this State Where the unex-
pired portion of the term is less than
one year the vacancy shall be filled for
the remainder of the term by the Low
ernor with the advice and consent OF
the Senate.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors of tae
State at the next election for Repre-
sentatives in Congress to be holden on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
ficial ballots to be used at said election
shall be placed the words For the pro-
posed amendment to Article 157 of tae
Constitution of the State of Louisiana"
and the words Against the proposed
amendment to article 151 of the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisiana; and
each elector shall indicate. as provided
In the general election laws of the
State, which Of the propositions, .for'
L. E. THOMAS
Speaker of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES,
THOMAS c.. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
Approved: July 18th. 1917.
Governor Of the state of Louisiana.
ALVIN NE Z. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
ACT no. ao3.
House Bill No 4ss. BY Mr.. Fontenot.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Com
stitution Of the State of Louisiana, !.
amending Article 46 OF the Constitu-
ton of 1898. as amended by Act No.
303 Of the Acts Of 1910, ratified by
the people at the November election
OF 1910. 80 as to authorize the Beard
issue new bonds to retire or refund
the State Bonded Indebtedness duo
January LIST. 1914; to provide for q
on said bonds and a sinking fund to
retire the same; to provide for the
payment out OF the said sinking funu
Of an indebtedness due by the State to
the United States. and of certain other
claims against the State
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of all the members elected to-
ment to Article 46 of the Constitution
OF the State OF Louisiana of 1893 an
amended by Act No. 500 Of the Acts of
the General Assembly. of the State of
Louisiana at it's session held in the year
1910. ratified by the people at the Mo-
vember election Of 1910. be submitted
70 the qualified electors of the State for
their approval or rejection at the con-
gressional election to be held on the
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November OF 1912, said pro-
posed amendment to read as follows:
Article 46. The General Assembly
shall have no power to contract or to
authorize the contracting of any debt
or liability. on behalf of the State. or
to issue bonds or other evidences of
Indebtedness thereof, except for the
purpose of repelling invasion or for the
suppression of instruction. Provided,
that for the purpose of retiring. liq-
uidating or refunding the present State
Bonded Indebtedness of Eleven Mil
lion, One Hundred and Eight Thousand.
Three Hundred Dollars. maturing JAM
uary LIST. 1914 and bearing four per
centum per annum interest. the Board
of Liquidation of the State Debt OF
Louisiana il given authority to issue
Eleven Thousand. One Hundred and
Eight new coupon bonds of the State
Of Louisiana Of One Thousand Dollars
each. to be numbered No. L to No.
11.10S. bearing q rate of interest not
exceeding four per centum per an
mum. payable semi-annually and to bo
due and paid in fifty years from Jam
uary LIST, 1914. The form OF said bonds
shall be prescribed by the Board of
Liquidation Of the State Debt and they
shall be signed by the Governor. the
Auditor and the Treasurer OF the State.
Said bonds shall be sold to the highest
bidder at not less than par after three
months Of advertisement by the Board
of Liquidation Of the State Debt in
New Orleans. Chicago and New York;