St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-09-07

b holden ON the first TuesdaSsafter
the first Monday in November, 1912,
and on the official ballots to be used
4 said election shall be placed the
words For the proposed amendment
70 Article 157 of the Constitution of
the State of louisiana" and the
words Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 157 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana =
and each elector shall indicate, az
provided in the general election laws
Of the State, which of the PROPOSE
tions. "for" or against" he votes.
l.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate. 4.
Approved July II, 1912.
. F.k l.. E.. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 2O3.
House Bill No. 433. 49,.
BY Mr.. Fontenot.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
Istitution of the State of Louisi-
ana, amending Article 46 of the
ana, amanding Article 46 of the
Constitution of 1898, as amended
by Act No. 3O3 of the Acts of 1910,
ratified by the people at the No
.vember election of 1910, SO as to
authorize the Board of Liquids
ton of the State Debt to issue
new bonds to retire or refund the
State Bonded Indebtedness due
January l, 1914; to provide for
q tax for the payment of the in.
terest ON said bonds and sinking
fund to retire the same; to pro-
vide for the payment out of the
said sinking fund Of an indebted
nOes due by the State to the United
States, and of certain other claims
against the State.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the men,
beers elected to each House concurr-
INK. That an amendment to Article
Is of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana of 1898, as amended by
Act No. 800 of the Acts of the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana at its session held in the year
1910, ratified by the people at the
November election of 1910, be sub
mitted to the qualified electors O.!
the State for their approval or re-
lection at the Congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday in No
vember of 1912, said proposed
amendment to read as follows:
article as. The General Assem-
bly, shall have no power to contract
or to authorize the contracting of
any debt or liability, on behalf of
tho 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, lfquidating or re-
funding the present State Bonded
Indebtedness of Eleven Million, One
Hundred and Eight Thousand, Three
Hundred Dollars, maturing January
I. 1914, and bearing four per centum
per annum interest, the Board Of
Liquidation of the State Debt of Lou
isiana Is given authority to issue
Eleven Thousand One Hundred and
Eight new coupon bonds of the State
Of Louisiana of $1,000 each to be
numbered No. l. to No. II ,1O8,'
bearing q rate Of interest not exceed.
Ing per centum per annum, pay
able semi-annually, and to be due
and paid in so years from January
1, 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
ct 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; and in case said bonds
cannot be sold they, may be exchang
ed ut par by the Board of Liquida-
ton of the State Debt for the bonds
due January 1, 1914. The excess of
Three Hundred Dollarssof the bonds
due January 1, 1914, over the bonds
authorized by this article, shall be
paid in cash out of the current in
terest funds of the State. The cost
Of engraving and advertising sale
bonds shall also be paid out of the
said fund.
I'm oil other respects not herein
specified, the Board of Liquidation OF
the State Debt Is hereby given full
power and authority to carry out the
provisions of this amendment
beginning with January l, 1914
there shall be and there is hereby
levied on all property on which gen.
eral State taxes are levied an annual
tax of one and twO-tenths mills, the
net proceeds of which shall be devot
ed to the payment of the interest dut
on said bonds, to the payment of the
interest due on the Indebtedness o.
the State % the Free School Fund
to Seminary Find and the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College Fund
to the payment Of the proper ex
penses of the Board Of Liquidation
Of the state Debt. and the residue Il
the constitution of a sinking fund
to be applied annually except % here
matter provided. to the purchase O.
said bonds by said Board at . pric.
not to exceed One Hundred and
Three and accrued interest. /
bonds cannot be purchased rs afore
said, the sinking fund shall be In
vested by the Board Of Liquidation
Of the State Debt in sound. interes
bearing securities, producing not les
than four per centum per annum In
terest on the amount so Invested, o
deposited in solvent banks furnishing
adonuato aocurifv 70 the State to h