New Orleans Republican., 1868-01-28


convention of the state of Louisiana,
That the penalty Of twenty-five per
cent as an additional tax upon the tax
of one mill, levied by this convention
by the ordinance of January A, 1868,
and the additional penalty of two and
one-half per Fcent mentioned in said
ordinance, shall not be exacted until
the 18th of February, 1865, when the
tax collectors of the city of New Or
leans, right bank, and the parish Of
Jefferson, shall exact the first penalty
of twenty-five per cent on the origi-
nal tax levied, and for every ten days
after said 18th February they shall
ex1ot further penalty of two and a
half per cent on said original tax of
one mill.
But nothing in this ordinance shall
be construed to repeal the last section
of said ordinance of the 4th January,
1868, indicating the summary manner
of collecting the tax of one mill.
Be it further ordained, ETC., The
capital stock and other property,
movable or immovable. belonging to
the banks of the city of New Orleans,
by virtue of special charters from the
state of Louisiana, and which by pres
ent state laws are exempt from taxa
ton, shall be subject to the tax of one
mill per cent levied by ordinance of
the oath December, 1867, and to all the
additional taxes imposed as penalties
by subsequent ordinances of this con-
Yention; and the tax collectors of the
place where said banks carry on their
business, as authorized under existing
state laws, to call upon two freehold
ers, who with the said tax collector shall
constitute a board to ascertain the
actual market value of the capital
stock Of said banks, and the value of
all property held by them; and the
tax of one mill heretofore levied shall
be calculated on the value of said
capital stock and other property own
ed by said banks according to the ap-
praisement thereof made by the above
said board.
1t was adopted-yeas SO, nays 22-
as follows:
Yeas: Antoine, Baker, Barrett, Bel
den, Bertonneau, Blandin, Bonseig-
neur, Bonnefoi, Butler, Cooley, Crane,
Crawford, Dearing. Demarast, Doug
lass, G. Duparte, Duplessis, Esnard,
Fuller, Ferguson, Guichard, Ingra-
ham, 7. Isabelle, r. II. Isabelle, Jones,
Kelso, Leroy, Ludeling, Marie, Martin,
Massicot, Morris, Moses, Mushaway,
Myers, Oliver, Pinchback, Pollard,
Riggs, Roberts, Rodriguez, Schwab,
Smith, Snaer, Snider, Twitchell, I'm
derwood, Valfroit, Vidal, NAPLES,
Wickliffe, Williams, Wilson'S yeas.
Nays: Burrel, Cromwell, Cuney,
P. G.. Deslonde, U. Dupart, FRANCOIS,
Fuller, Gair, Gardiner, Harper, Har-
ris, Hampstead, Lange, Lewis, Mea-
dows, McLeran, Newsham, Packard,
Pierce, Poindexter, Reagan, Scott
% nays.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. WickliAfe's substitute being
under consideration,
Mr.. Wickliffe, with the consent of
the house, withdrew his original sub
stitute and moved to adopt the follow
ing in its place:
ART. 93. There shall be a sheriff
and coroner elected by the qualified
electors of each parish, except the
parish of Orleans. In the parish of
Orleans there shall be elected by the
qualified electors of the parish at large
one sheriff for the criminal court, who
shall be the executive officer of said
court, and shall have exclusive control
of the parish prison.
There shall also be elected by the
qualified electors of the parish at large
one sheriff, who shall be the executive
officer of the civil courts, and who shall
perform all other duties heretofore
devolving upon the sheriff of the parish
of Orleans. The qualified electors of
the city of New Orleans below Canal
street shall elect one coroner for that
district, and the qualified electors of
the city of New Orleans residing
above Canal street, together with those
residing in that part of the parish
known as Orleans right bank, shall
elect one coroner for that district. All
of said officers shall hold their Office
for two years and receive such fees Of
office as may be prescribed by law.
Which was adopted.
The original article as thus amended
was adopted-yeas 43; nays 24-as
fellows:
Yeas: Antoine, Baker, Belden, Ber-
tonneau, Blandin, Bonseigneur, But
Ter, Crane, Donate, G.. Duparte, U.
Duplessis, FRANCOIS, Gardi-
ner, Guichard, Ingraham, R. II. Isa-
belle, Thomas Isabelle, Jones, Lange.
Lewis, Meadows, McLeran, Morris,
Moses, Mushaway, Myers, Newsham,
Packard, Pierce, PinchbGck. Pollard,
Reagan. Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez,
Smith, Scott, Yalfroit, Vidal, Wickliffe,
Williams, Wilson'S yeas.
Nays: Barret, Bonnefoi, Cooley,
Crawford, Cuney, Dearing, Demarest,
Depasseau Esnard, Fuller, Ferguson,
Gair, Harper, Harris, Hampstead,
kelso, j. b. Lewis, Ludeling, Marie,
Oliver Poindexter, Twitchell. Under
wood, Waples-24.
BY Mr.. Blandin:
Article ninety-two, majority report,
as follows:
ART. "a. The power of impeacb-
ment shall be vested in the house Of
representatives.
Adonted