The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-01
...s One Hundred

IN Ses " accrued interest; II
S,s ana purchased as afore-
.srrot De ,,,nd shall be Invest
dnking ~ a liquidation Of the
4. Boaro " interest bearing
"a prooaIsnn um interest on INC
,tsn per.stsd. or deposited IN
% ssy"Hrnishing adequate &c.
snkS , ..t to be approved by
Y ssrcsrd, at a rae sartn N per an
ti !. .sS shall be Levied UNI ra.
aId , tSXd shall have been re- re-
ID sonutIb The assessments Of the
s. sftsr 'D sum of six Hundred
rsth thS DnlIars. said tax shall
~ To- 10 one mill ana INC s 81 one mi mill |
.duc'HI Hundred Million Dollars
u one easements until the sala
q ID asssSuoed to slx-tenths OF
III 30 I'D tax shall constitute
n The -, S@ Mills Of taxation per-
. S s levied by the Co1S of taxa
J. ths present &c., SaForn ina said
6lD % az vn been paid, there shall
ball a nv, q tax sufficient to
nd sahuss um Of not less than
gross nd fifty Thousand Dol.
'' e,ss the place OF sag - ~ Va -.
:, tTo-tsnths mills anu ~
d ., Liquidation Of the
BosI .SsaIl have power to settie
DEBT s annSnd,tions and limitations
the divided, the following
y Indebtedness maae t py ~
o. against the state to-w WI, .
fsS S outstanding bonds known as !,
-; s. Ou sxcludlng all Baby Bonds
ssaaIs issued by any official OF
stis ,,,or,s warrants issued for
.nsrtifIcstes OF Indebtedness uh-
Y Initiates yc issued under Act 90 3
/, C, =, costs and fees due to the
~ GS1 q .ag drawn prior to 1880
nps sij but not funded into BABY
r.,r.n.s drawn after January
n .ainst 1878 and previous years,
however, that the owners
VET NV authorized trustees OF the
z aa! aid claims may prior to
~ ., :. io1b but not thereafter
n sealnst the Board OF Llqu dIaI,
he s State Debt by rule so!e!y
a.,ssiysly in the district court o.
esis Of East Baton Rouge, e
i ~. ssid claims examined ant
Y! .a,Ifv and the Indebtedness due
ANY, a,ayissrmined, which court /!
i OVEN jurisdiction for that pu'
n,,,d,ction shall extend no
n. determination of the mer
@s,sTity OF the State on any o
ssv Int also to the determine
u nv e0uitable liability of tn
tsereon and the extent OF sue.
IN. liability. Appeal shall lie !
s,,s irrespective of the amount
"a on the original record, to tn
~. Court Of the State of Lou1s,'
~ X. dsfInltive DEGREES Of sal
), .S,,, NOT have the effect Of judg
Y against the State or the BOAR saI,
isrIdstIon of the State Debt. IN
a n Iinuidation of the State Del
"a sye the exclusive power to Sc
4. !. siaIms, thus approved by tn
\. Il the State, out of the sinkln
:. nrovIdad For as funds al
ma but they shall not be pa
rrIss or out Of any other fund. ,
s.ihInr In this amendment shall
s,lss as a recognition by the sta
M liability, whether legal or ECU
I. h the owners or the holders
n Ihe said above designated bond
ma or claims, and the burden
4 shall rest throughout on each
claimants to show such liability.
81 the first surplus accruing
sT,kIng fund, there shall be paid
ma amount Of principal and int
d, on the bonds of the State, t
vulues Of which aggregate Thirt
IA thousand Dollars, and viii
kld by the United States as tru
4, certain indian funds.
] M article, as amended. shall
va TO be self-acting and direct
infer the power and authori
ID granted without an enabling {
As General Assembly"
kseon 3. Be 1t further resolv
{ 81 General Assembly Of the Sta
hulsiana, two-thirds of all
nArs elected to each house CT
hnr That the official ballot to
1t said election shall have print
gnn the words:
fw The proposed amendment to !
10 Of the Constitution of the St
louisiana, relative to the refundt
Nttlemsnt Of the Indebtedness
fate"
n A the words:
lulnst the proposed amendment
as 4S Of the Constitution Of
4 n Of Louisiana, relative to the
Dig and settlement Of the inde
< " Of the State"
Il A each elector shall indicate
ballot, as provided In the Gene
Mon Law OF the State. whether
for or against the proposed anne
L. E. THOMAS
4 allf sf the House Of Representati'
d THOMAS C. BARREl
q kllnant Governor and President
he Senate.
llgled: July 18th, 1919.
l. z. HALL
d0yspor Of the State Of Loulsis
Z I've copy.
] LVlN E. HEBERT,