The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-11
xc..d One Hundred

ttDB 80 to be applOEen u!
s,s,5, at a rate otetn OF NJ nsr an.
bsn wv sbsl! be levied until
IN taf sSall have been re-
eonu tbs assessments OF the
iftstt . 'I sum OF Six Hundred ID
D , ins Dollars. said tax sha"
y on ,wro-tsnths Of one mill
radce9ay nrndred Million Dollars
0ss Hua,ants until the SAID
!. D iisssTred to siS-tenths OF
b fs cid tax shall constitute
fbs saiu Ills Of taxation per
D, .sv III by the Constitution
y rn,rpsssnt system OF taxa,
ths yS,sUnged before the said
y .S Sa' been paid, there shall
D hs sTII A tax sufficient to
rhus.ASs ,,m Of not less than
u and Fifty Thousand s3 .,I D% ~
s.lv.o. ;sT mills and it's re-
:, liquidation Of the
safa i. II have power to settle
= ambitions ana li, M , r.Go's
snOroyided. the following
I.Stsdness made by yarl'
Y, against the STATE ,, LON II, ..
.nsS,standlng bonds known a. a,
aatrsriudIng all Baby HondS
III issued by any "'''''"' "'
.a,o,,, warrants issued for
lllIaIsstes of Indebtedness IN
y ,. o. tss' issued under Act 90
4 ,,ll ,osts and fees due to the
4 .l as s'I drawn prior to 1850
N. 5ut not funded into Baby
,,,. drawn after January
ME- w., Is7s and previous years.
i19 sovsver, that the owners
y. ssvU,horized trustees Of the
\ al claims may prior 10
Il isl5, but not thereafter
" ,,st the Board OF LiQuida-
\, st,ts Debt by rule. solely
y ss,Iy In the district court OF
East Baton Rouge, TO
I'D claims examined and
ss ~ and the Indebtedness due
sa..is.rmlped. which court Is
n. m. Jurisdiction for that pur-
s,sdlcsIon shall extend not
4, d,termination Of the mere
tgjty of the State on any Of
4, but also to the determine
y scu,tabls liability Of the
KIN and the extent OF such
ABILITY. Appeal shall lie in
Irrespective of the amounts
n he original record, to the
smrt Of the State of Louisi-
4 deilnitiye DEGREES of said
m not have the effect of judg.
.rIsst the State or the Board
s.,l9s Of the State Debt. The
Il1uIdatlon Of the State Debt
u tha exclusive power to set
.hins, thus approved by the
iihe State, out of the sinking
4, vpyided for as funds are
int they shall not be paid
!, out Of any other fund.
ii his amendment shall be
IA recognition by the state
hblity, whether legal or eQui-
a. owners or the holders of
n nId above designated bonds,
a claims, and the burden Of
ii rest throughout on each Of
raats to show such liability.
he first surplus accruing In
b. fund, there shall be paid in
.noaat Of principal and inter-
n he bonds Of the State, the
aof which aggregate Thirty
heasand Dollars, and which
" the United States az trus-
brain Indian funds.
iftlcle, as amended. shall be
b be self-actlng and directly
b the power and authority
rsntsd without an enabling act
insrsl Assembly"
1 Be 1t further resolved,
General Assembly Of the State
EltA two-thlrds OF all the
slscted to each house con-
iAlt the official ballot to be
Ala election shall have printed
b words:
b proposed amendment to Ar
atha Constitution of the State
lia relative to the refunding
:nsnt Of the indebtedness Of
i words:
y he proposed amendment TO
VI the Constitution of the
louisiana, relative to the re-
4 Il. : s.tas 2 Of the indebt-
70 eleetor shall indicate on
I as provided in the General
az Of the State. whether he
against the proposed amend
L. e. THOMAS.
he House Of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET.
GOVERNOR and President Of
luly iith, 1919.
l.. r. HALL,
H.
; HEBERT,
watary Of State.
ACT NO. aso.
No 1883. BY Mr.. Amacker.
NiE RESOLUTION
Al amendment to the Consti-