The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-31
aSEcr1os5. Nopersonshall be deprived
of voting at :eny election because OF non,
OF any tax that may be imposed

payment ok Oily gdA sn8sstasos
bylaw. !. -,
.ssssEorrov 6. No voter. during the time
Of holding any election at which ne ID en-
titled to vote, shall be compelled 20 per.
form military services except IN tlIae - y.
war or public danger; to work upon 1n ls
public roads; or to attend any court =
snitor. Juror, or witness. And no voter
shall be subject to arrest under any clvil
process during his attendance at eiec J,
or in going to or returning from them"
Oath of Office. ..
GAIL persons, before entering upon 'n =.
discharge of any function IS oncers ~
this State. must take and subscribe the
following oath or affirmation -. &C.
al. $500. do solemnly swear lor al
firm) that will support and maln.a s .ns
Constitution and laws OF the Uniteo S.as 49,
and the Constitution and laws Oh Tue o1a..
of Virgins; that I recognize ana accep,
the civil and political equality OF an e ln1D
before the law; and that l will 1altnlaii :,
perform the duty of - to the oeS' "
nv ability. So help me God
Mr.. MADDOX offered minority report
as substitute for the one submitted py
the Committee. The report and substitute
were laid on the table to be printed.
TAXATION.
The morning hour having expired, tne
Convention took up the fourth sectlon OF
the report of the Committee on flnaice
and Taxation, as follows
"SEcrIoN 4. The General Assembly
may levy poll-tax not exceeding S5oo as
sessment on each male citizen who has at
tanned the age Of twenty lone years, which
shall be applied exclusively in aid OF the
public school fund.-"
Mr.. CuRT1ss offered the following as an
amendment:
&c Propided, That corporations and coun-
ties are hereby prohibited from laying any
Doll or capitation tax whatever" Lost
Ayes, 81 noes, 81. -,
BAYNE offered the following as substi-
tute:
"The General Assembly shall levy q
polI-tax, not exceeding $3.50, on every
male citizen who has attained the age OF
twenty-one years, except upon persons OF
mental ,unsoundness, idiocy, or insanity,
or bodily infirmity. Two-thirds Of said
tax upon persons shall be applied to pur-
poses of education and free schools; the
remainder to be applied to the defraylng
of expenses of the counties, towns, or COR
porated cities.
Corporations end counties are hereby
prohibited from levying any other poll. or
capitation tax whatever"
MIR. SNEAD offered the following amend
ment:
"The General Assembly shall lay a
capitation tax not exceeding that i'm
posed-S2OO in value of lands-to be de-
voted exclusively to free schools; and the
counties and corporations shall have power
to levy capitation taxes for county and
corporation purposes, subject to the limi-
tation. Each shall have power to exempt
polls for bodily inirmities."
After considerable discussion, a call for
the previous question was seconded and
su stained. The vote upon Mr.. SNEAD's
am endment resulted: Ayes, AZ; noes, 49,.
On BAYNE's: Ayes, %; noes, So. And on
the original proposition: Ayes, Is; noes,
u.
The Convention then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at 4
o'clock.
Inc nftn article was reaQ.
Mr.. H1NE moved to amend by striking
out the word "tenth -; which was lost.
Mr.. L1GGATT moved to strike out zone
dollar" and insert twenty-five cents"
and adding to the article the words "nor
more than twenty dollars"
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved to amend by stri-
king out the word thereafter %; which
was accepted by Mr.. LIGGATT.
Mr.. BowDEN offered the following amend
ment, which, after some discussion, was
adopted:
"Strike out after the word sassess-
ment,' and insert mo land shall be as
sessed above or below its value.'"
Mr.. CURTIss offered substitute which
was lost.
Mr.. NICKERsoN moved to amend by
striking out "tenth" and inserting fifth"
The question recurring to the original
section as amended, it was adopted, as fol-
lows:
"SEcr1oN S. The General Assembly
shall provide for reassessment of the real
estate of this State in the year 1869, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, and on
every fifth year thereafter provided, in
making such assessment, no land shall be
assessed above or below its value"
The sixth article was then taken up.
Mr.. CURTIss offered an amendment
which was lost with ayes and messages,
Z; noes, 80.
The article was then adopted, as fol-
lows:
"ART1CLE VI. No debt shall be con-
tracted by this State except to meet casual
deficits in the revenue to redeem pre-
vious liability of the State, to suppress in
surrection, repel invasion, or defend the
State in time of war;" Ayes, So ; noes, "a.
The seventh article was then taken up,
and adopted, as follows:
ARTICLE VII. The General Assembly
shall provide by law sinking fund to be
applied solely to the payment and extin-
punishment of the principal Of the State
debt, which sinking fund shall be continued
until the extinguishment of such State
debt; and every law hereafter enacted by
the General Assembly creating debt or
authorizing loan shall provide sinking
fund for the payment of the same"
The eighth article was then adopted, as
follows:
6 ARTICLE VIII. The unfunded debt
shall not be funded or redeemed at value
exceeding that established by law at the
time said debt was contracted, nor shall
any discrimination hereafter be made in
paying the interest on State bonds, which
shall give higher actual value TO bonds
held in foreign countries over the same
class of bonds held in this country"
To the ninth section Mr.. HINE offered
the following as "substitoot -; which
was adopted. Ayes, Sc; noes, ~.
"SEoTIoN 8. And no appropriation shall
ever he made for the payment of any debit