New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-02


this act shall take eject from and after its
passage.
House bill No. III, entitled an act levying
a special tax to provide for the payment Of
the past due interest on the bonds of the
State, outstanding warrants, certificates OF
Indebtedness, and convention warrants, was
placed on its third reading. .s. (
Mr.. Gartskamp moved to lay the bill on
the table.
Mr.. Leroy, Of Natchitoches, called for the
yeas and nays, which was ordered, result
ing as follows:
Yeas: Adolphe. Belot, Barbee, Bergeron,
Cuny, Dufresne, Dupart, Evans. Faulkner,
GaTstkamp, Hill, Hanlon, Hall, Heidenhatn.
noble, Page, Pearce, Rey, VIM. @. Williams,
Waters, Zoelly-26
Nays; Abbott, Alexander, Brewster, Bur
rel, Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Crawford,
devices, Guigonet, Gray, Holland, Leroy,
Lott, Landers, Morris, Morey, Morand,
Matthews, Pearce, Raymond, Reese, Ster-
rett, Tureaud, Umphreys. Walsh, Washing.
ION, wren, II; Williams, forke, ID. Young,
McMillen, Melvin, Murrel-34.
The bill being placed on its final passage
Mr.. McNillen, OF Carroll. called for the pre-
vious question, which was ordered.
Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, and Mr.. Morey,
of 0uachita, called for the yeas and nays on
the passage of the bill, which resulted as
follows:
Yeas: Abbott, Alexander, Brewster, Bur-
rel, Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Cuny, Crawford,
Devices, Esnard, Guigonet, Hill, Holland,
Isabelle, Lee, Leroy, Lott, Landers. Morris,
McAlillen, McVean, Melvin, Murrell, MOrey,
Morand, Mathews. Pearce. Page, Raymond,
Reese, Tureaud. Umphreys. Walsh, Wash
ington, Wren, H.williams, Yorke, D. Yoang.
Nays: Aaolphe, Belot; Barbee, BergerOn,
Duiresne, Dupart, Faulkner, Gartskamp,
Hanlon, Hall, Heidenhsin, Kent, L'Hoste,
Mansion, Noble, Pierce, Rey, Sterrett,
William c. Williams, Waters, ZoellY-2l.
The title of the bill wGs adopted, and the
bill ordered to be sent to the Senate for con.
currence.
The bill reads as follows:
An act levying special tax to provide for
the payment of the past due interest on
the bonds of the State, outstanding war
rants, certificates Of Indebtedness, and
Convention warrants.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
convened, That a special tax of one per
cent be and the same is hereby levied upon
the cash assessed value of the movable and
immovable property Of the State, according
to the assessment rolls for the year 1867, the
said tax, when collected, to be placed by the
Auditor and Treasurer to the credit OF an
account to be desil mated Redemption OF
State DEBIT and to be applied to the pay
ment OF the past due coupons on State
bonds. issued previous to the twenty-sixth
day Of March, 1867, outstanding warrants
issued against appropriations made
during the years 1866 1861 and
1868, and for the redemption of the
State certificates of Indebtedness issued
under act number five of 1866, ana TO the
payment of outstanding convention war
rants for mileage, per diem, and printing.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
said tax shall be collected Immediately, and
for that purpose it shall be the duty Of the
Auditor of Public Accounts to notify the
several State Tax Collectors throughout the
State to collect said tax in the same manner
as is now provided by law for the collection
Of other taxes.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc That
the State Tax Collectors are hereby author
lied to receive in payment of the tax levied
by the first section of this act, all past due
coupons OF int rest on State bonds matured
and to mature on the first day of January,
1868; on bonds issued before the twenty
sixth OF March, A. D. 1857; the outstanding
issued against appropriation,
made during the years 1866, 1867, and 1865;
issued under act number five of
1866, and the convention warrants of
1858, whether issued for mileage, per diem
OF members, pay of officers, printing, or
for contingent expenses
SEC. 4. Be Il further enacted, etc, That
whatever balance may remain in the State
Treasury to the credit of the convention
und, after paying all the outstanding obli-
cations against said convention fund, shah
be transferred to the credit of the general
fund of the treasury.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, ETC., That
his act take effect from and after its
passage.
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, submitted the re-
port of Committee of Conference on Regis.
ration recommending the passage of Senate
bill No. 81.
Report was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. McVean, of Caddo. the
House resolved itself into Committee of
he whole, to take into consideration House
Dill No. III, and other bills. 7l
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, was called to the
'Holt' AltSE lsHBtny ulsCusSl0U on sen
'te bill No. III, and House bill No. 172, and
Senate bill No. p, on motion of Mr.. Hanlon
'ose to report progress.
The Speaker resumed the chair. The
chairman reported that the committee had
lad under consideration the above named
bills, and that they recommended the pass
lge of Senate bin No. III, without amend.
nents; also, House bill No. I72, and recon-
nended the reference back to Committee on
Claims OF Senate bill No. 81.
The minutes of the fifty. fifth days session
were corrected so as to read that the mo.
hon to place Senate bill No. 80 on its third
reading by title and final passage, was
made by Mr.. MoVean, of Caddo, instead Of
Mr.. Demarest, of st. Mary.
On motion of Mr.. Hanlon, OF Orleans, the
House adjourned until tomorrow at twelve
o'clock n. ~
aF VIM. VIGERs,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.
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