New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-11


winter or printers, shall be receivable
IN payment Of all taxes ana hcenses
dine to the state Of Louisiana; ana
when paid in the treasury OF the state
ON account of any state tax or license
the same shall be placed by the treas
nrer of the state to the debit OF the
convention fund.- on his books, and
shall be paid out of said fund.- fer the
benefit of the general fund OF the
state. :,
Be it further ordained, That all
country members of this convention,
who have caused the warrants issued
in their favor to be recorded and regis
tered in the Office of the auditor OF
public accounts. shall cause the sald
registry to be cancelled, and OBTAIN
from said auditor certificate to the
effect that they have no warrant regis
tered in his Office for payment, in
order to obtain payment for their per
diem from the sheriffs of their re-
speotive parishes, and without said
certificate from the auditor it shall
not be lawful for the sheriffs of the
respective parishes to pay any of their
warrants.
Mr.. Packard moved to amend by
striking out 8 April first" and insert
ing in lieu thereof " March twenty"
Accepted by the mover.
The ordinance, as amended, was
adopted as follows:
Be it ordained by the constitutional con-
vention Of the state of Louisiana, That
collection of the penalty imposed by or
dinance of this convention Of date of Jan
uary 4. 1868, is hereby extended to
the twentieth March next, and the
same shall not be exacted by the
different tax collectors of the city of New
Orleans, Orleans right bank, aud parish Of
Jefferson until the said March 20, 1868.
1t is further ordained, That the warrants
issued by authority Of this convention for
the payment Of the per diem and mileage
of delegates and the pay of its officers, ex-
cept the official printer, or printers, shall
be received in payment OF all taxes and
licenses due to the state Of Louisiana; and
when paid into the treasury of the state on
account of any state tax or license, the same
shall be placed by the treasurer Of the
state to the debit of the convention fund
on his books, and shall be paid out of said
fund for the benefit of the general fund Of
the state.
Be it further ordained, That all country
members of this convention who have
caused the warrants issued in their favor to
be recorded and registered in the office
of the auditor of public accounts
shall cause the said registry to be Cancelled
and obtain from said auditor certificate
to the effect that they have no warrant
registered in his office for payment, in order
to obtain payment for their per diem IRON
the sheriffs of their respective parishes; and
without said certificate from the auditor il
shall not be lawful for the sheriffs of the
respective parishes to pay any of their war
rants.
Yeas 46, nays Is, as follows;
Yeas: Bertonneau, Blandin, Bon
seieneur, Bonnefoi, Brown, Barrel,
Cooley, Crane, Crawford, bearing,
Depasseau, Donate. Douglass, G. Du-
parte, Duplessis, Esnard, FRANCOIS,
| Gardiner, Guichard, Harper, Harri-
son, Hampstead, R. H. Isabelle, Thos.
Isabelle, r. Lewis, Marie, Martin,
Massicot, Morris. Myers, Packard,
Pierce, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pol
lard, Reagan, Reese, Riard, Roberts,
Rodriguez, Schwab, Thibaut, Twitch-
ell, Valfroit, NAPLES, Wickliffe, Will
son, Williams-46 yeas.
Nays: Blackburn, Quincy, Dem
Arrest, P. G.. Deslonde, U. Dupart
Ferguson, Harris, Lange, Leroy,
Meadows. Moses, Murrel, Steele, I'm
derwood, Vidal-15 nays.
Mr.. William Murrel registered his
vote yes on the adoption of the consti-
tuition as a whole, because it embOdies
the highest principles of justice, hu.
manity, and equality before the law
Mr.. Brown moved to reconsider the
vote just taken.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table.
| Adopted.
The convention, pending the enroll,
ment of the constitution, adjourned
until Thursday at l2 NJ.
A true copy:
VIM. VIGERS,