St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12
state Debt shall have power to set

lions hereinafter provided, the fol
lowing claims of Indebtedness made
by various persons against the State
to-wit:
l. The outstanding bonds known
as Baby Bonds excluding all Baby
Bonds fraudently issued by any Of
fetal of the State"
2. Auditors Warrents issued
for school certificates OF Indebtedness
| under Act 1875 of 1880.
3. Certificates issued under Act
80 of 1880 for costs and fees due &c
the officers of the State.
4. Warrants drawn prior to 1880
and fundable but not funded into
Baby Bonds.
5. Warrants drawn after Janu'
airy of 1880 against 1873 and pre-
vious years.
Provided, however, that the own
ers or the duly authorized trustees
of the owners of said claims may
prior to January 1, 1916, but not
thereafter, proceed against the Board
of Liquidation of the State Debt by
rule, solely and exclusively in the
district court of the parish OF East
Baton Rouge, to have the said claims
examined and their validity and the
Indebtedness due thereon determin-
ed, which court is hereby given 1ur1s-
diction for that purpose.
This Jurisdiction shall extend not
only to the determination of the
mere legal liability of the State or
any of said claims, but also to the
determination of any equitable liza
bility of the State thereon and the
extent of such equitable liability.
Appeal shall lie in all cases, irrespec-
tive of the amounts involved, on the
original record. to the Supreme Court
of the State of Louisiana. The de-
finitive DEGREES ct said courts shall
not have the effect OF judgments
against the State or the Board OF
Liquidation of the State Debt. Tho
Board of Liquidation Of the state
Debt shall have the exclusive power
q settle the claims, thus approved Dy
tho courts of the State. out OF the
sinking fund above provided for as
funds are available. but they shal'
not be paid otherwise or out Oh any
other fund. ,
Nothing in this amendment snail
be construed as a recognition py the
state Of any liability, whether iegai
or equitable, to the owners or the
holders Of any of the said ABOVE
designated bonds, warrants or claims
and the burden of proof shall rest
throughout on each of such claim
anita to show such liability.
Ont of the first surplus accrulng
in the sinking fund, there shall be
paid in full the amount OF princlpal
and interest due on the bonds OF the
state. the face values of which ag-
rrexate Thirty Seven Thousand Dol
lars. and which are held by the
United States as trustee for certain
Indian funds.
..This article. as amended, shall be
deemed to be self-acting and directly
to confer the power and, aushorlty
herein grained without an enabling
act of the General Assembly.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
nv the General Assembly of the state
Of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the
members elected to each house con-
curing. That the official ballot to be
used at said election shall have
printed have thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment &c
Article 46 of the Constitution of t.le
State of Louisiana, relative to the
refunding and settlement of the in,
debtedness of the State.
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment
to Article &c of the Constitution o.
the State of Louisiana, relative to the
refunding and settlement of the in.
debtedness of the State
And each elector shall Indicate en-
said ballot, as provided in the Gen.
eral Election law of the State, whetll.
er he votes for or against the pro
posed amendment.
l.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and. President
of the Senate.
Approved July II, 1912.
l.. E. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.