St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-26

tie under the conditions and limita
lions hereinafter provided, the fol
lowing claims of Indebtedness mad
by various persons against the State
to-wit:
1. The outstanding bonds know
rs Baby Bonds excluding all Bah!
Bonds fraudently issued by any OF
fetal of the State"
2. Auditors Warrents ISSUED
for school certificates of Indebtedness
under Act 126 of 1880.
3. Certificates issued under Ac
80 of 1880 for costs and fees due t.
the officers Of tho State.
1. Warrants drawn prior to 1885,
and fundable but not funded int
Baby Bonds.
5. Warrants drawn after Janu
airy of 1880 against 1873 and pre-
uous years.
Provided. however. that the own
ers or the duly authorized trustees
of the owners of said claims may
prior to January l, 1915. but no
thereafter, proceed against the Boart
of Liquidation of the State Debt b!
rule, solely and exclusively in thu
district court of the parish OF Eas
Baton Rouge, to have the said claims
examined and their validity and thu
indebtedness due thereon determin
ed, which court is hereby given Jurls
diction for that purpose.
This jurisdiction shall extend MOI
only to the determination OF the
mere legal liability of the State OF
any of said claims, but also to The
determination Of any equitable liz
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
fin!tive DEGREES Of said courts shall
not have the effect of judgments
against the State or the Board OF
Liquidation of the State Debt. The
Board of Liquidation of the state
neht shall have the exclusive power
O settle the claims, thus approved ~
the courts of the State, out or tue
sinking fund above provided lot ~
funds are available, but they shai
not be paid otherwise or out OF any
other fund.
Nothing in this amendment shal'
he construed as a recognition by the
state of any liability. whether legal
or equitable, to the owners or tne
holders of any of the said ABOVE
DESIGNATED bonds, warrants or claims
and the burden of proof shall resi-
throughout ON each Of such claim
ants to show such liability.
Ont of the first surplus accruine
in the sinking fund. there shall DC
paid in full the amount OF principal
and interest due on the bonds OF the
State. the face values of which ag-
gregate 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 authority
herein grained without an enabling
act of the General Assembly"
Section 2. Be it further resolved
by 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 nave
printed have thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment to
Article 46 of the Constitution of the
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 46 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 on
said ballot, az provided in the Gen
eral Election law of the State, wheth-
er he votes for or against the pro
posed amendment.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
+ THOMAS C. BARRET,
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.