The Van Buren press., 1868-01-17
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NO.32
and moved that he I've Sworn in Alec,

and moved that he be sworn in also. ftsl
Mr. Hoge objected, as his credentials
were not regular, and it was proper that
the member from Benton should be sworn
in so as 10 be allowed vote on all quea.
tions which may come before the Conven
ton =, =, ,,',, I 80, =, g.. =, ~. ~
On motion Of Mr. Snyder, the Preai-
dent wss authorized, 10 administer thc
oath 10 members. t1's,id tl.'in az sli hi =
Messrs Reynolds, and Mallory. Of JEFF.
ferson. were sworn in. ssis - b.'Ia't ~ BE-
Mr.. CAN'T moved to refer Mr.. Toney's
credentials 10 a select committee ofthree
Mr., Hodges, OF Pulaski, moved as sub
stitute that they bc referred to the stand.
ing Committee ON Elections. Substitute
adopted. 'i -ls .'a'
MIR. Mcclure, from Finance Committee
reported the following ordinaRec y,
lie IL ordained hy ihe people II fke Sfdfs n
dykaHsds. IL Uo~sessios assessbissI.' That there
i hereby levied upon the taxable property VI
said State one half ot one Isf cent fOr the
purpose of defrayng the expenses injured
under the provisions of an Act off ong grsss en-
titled" An Act topro,he for the more efficient
Government Of the rebel States passed March
second. eighteen h,lydrcd and sixty -scyen."
and Acts of C"neress supplemental and
amcndatory thereto. aud that the officers HOW
provided by law, for the collection of taxes,
shall collect and pay the sans. into the Treas
ury of the State on or beior. tire iirst day of
June, eighteen hundred anil siXty-eigllt.
And be IL farthcr orddise,i That the Auditor
of said Stale, j. hereby directed tD isslp his
warrant upon the Treasurer of said State. for
such amounts a. the Presidents and SECRETARY
of the Convention may certityft to bc due, to
any person or persons for expenses or services
incurred under the provisions 0f the aforesaid
Act. Upon the receipt efthe sNf rraut afore-
said. the Treasurer viii issue his warrant pay-
able on the iirst day of ,J,inc. one thousand
eight hundred and sixty eight fm. the sr,ounu
thai mag b. d'ie siish ir rspl or persona, An
collectors VI taxes shall receive the. warrant
Of the Treasurer Of ,iii Statr. .issned as aforc.
said, In payment oftlie tax levitd by ti,is Or
dinancc, or ior any taxes due TO- sai,l state.
That the amount 10 be leyicJ hy the pro,is,
ions Of this ordinance shall l,c placed upon
the tax books f6r tie year eighteen hundred
and slxty-seccligby the officers now desig gna-'
ted by law, and Il Is hereby in,ple the duiy of
the Auditor of State 70 Dlake, The, apportion-,
ment among the dlticr,ut .counties Of the
State In proportion toth valuation or taxable
property In said countics.3dT .Wo1di1yFo ga
Mr.. Cypert moved to inakc the cohsid.
Grafton Of the ordinance the special orler.
for Mond;ip next and that the ordinance
reprinted 9s- trdf 1slsas-ss.Ila has D.,
Mr. Hodges, RADICAL Of Pulaski, said
the demand for money was urgent 1.-The
Secretary mills own responsibility had
supplied the desks of members. q nd his.
credit was about exhausted. lie wantd
the ordinance considered ut an early iay,
rs money must be forthcoming. Mr..
Brooks sai.i he Thought all co,Ad wait. ~
MIR. Mcclure said that a tax of one per
GGltaatal be,m Gyiel in 1866, and in'sG7i
now only $1,000 in inoa,sy ili the, State
Treasury and 5000 was being paid ont
quarterly to meet the expenses Of the
State Government There had been Sl0O-
600 of the, State funds, invested in l0,I0
bonds which were yon deposit With tue,
Secretary of the TreasuryaI What, funds
were now im the Treasury would DC paid,
out in.inine, months fOr the expenses, Of
the. State. From the Auditors b00ks
he estimated the, entire taxable, property,
ofthe State at s4a,OOO, 900 and a Tax, Of
one half per cent, would yield S2lb,VQO.,
lie was satisfied that it was out 0fthe,
power of the Conyenti N to take, y cent
out of the Treasury. ia nsm siidv sdi bns
Mr.. Cypcrt only asked tune ~, inyesti,
gate the matter more Thoroughly, and it
could not be done before Monday, ,s...,,,.,
The motion to postpone and print prs,
vailed. .,..., ,..., ,tf,.,,, No., ,,l..,r .,