New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23
PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
NIHSUXsBtVeuIn UHY'E BebBIOn.
TUESDAY, October 20. 1863.

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back, Poindexter, Ray, Smith, Thompson,
Todd, Whitney, Wilcox and Wittgenstein
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Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr..
| Lynch, the unfinished business was taken up.
Senate resolution making an appropria-
tion to the clerks and employees of the
Senate was taken up. ...
Mr.. Ray: withdraw my motion to lay
the amendments on the table.
Mr.. Lynch: l move the adoption of the
/ amendments.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch: move to adopt the resolu-
tion as amended.
Adopted.
The special order of the day, House bill
No. 222, an act to provide revenue for the
| support of the State Government and the
manner of collecting the same, was taken
up.
| The bill was taken up section by section.
The first and second sections were
adopted.
The third section was read.
Mr.. Lynch: move that the section be
taken up item by item.
Adopted.
Items one, two, three, four, five and six
were read and adopted.
| Item seven was read and passed over in
formally.
Items eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve
were read and adopted.
The seventh item was read and adopted.
Sections four, five and six were read an
adopted.
A message from the Governor was re.
ceived.
Section seven was read.
Mr.. Lynch: Imove to strike out after the
word "ben in line three, the words zap.
pointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate,n and in
serting instead the words ''elected by the
qualified voters thereof"
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Section eight was read.
Mr. Lynch: move to strike out after the
word "be," in line five, the words tap
pointed by the Governor by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate" and to
insert the word "elected" after the word
'be" in the fifth line, and to insert the
words "by the qualified voters thereof after
the word assessor in line five.
Adopted.
Section eight was adopted as amended.
Mr.. Lynch: l move the adoption of the
following as section nine:
Be it further enacted, etc., That the elec.
ton of State Assessors of the city of New
Orleans, as provided for in the two preced-
ing sections, shall be held at the same
time and place as the election of members
of the General Assembly, and they shall
hold their office for two years.
Adopted.
Messages from the Governor were re-
ceived.
Sections ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen and sixteen were read and
adopted.
Section seventeen was read.
Mr.. Lynch: move to amend by inserting
after the word assessor" in line two, the
words 'elector or"
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Sections eighteen to forty inclusive were
read and adopted.
Section forty-one was read.
Mr.. Lynch; l move to insert the words
''elected orr after the word "person,n y in line |
two.
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The section was adopted as amended.
Sections forty-two, forty-three, forty-four |
and forty-fve were read and adopted.
Section forty-six was read.
Mr.. Lynch: I move the adoption of the |
following amendments: After the word COR |
leans" in line three, to strike out the words |
there shall be appointed by the Governor,
with the advice and consent of the Senate" |
and insert " the qualified voters of each dis
trict shall elect;" in line sixth, strike out
"and one collector for" and insert "the
qualified voters Off add after the word
" Mississippi" in line eighth, "shall elect
one tax collector at the same time with the
members Of the General Assembly, in the
thirteenth line, after the word "year,"
strike out "dating from the first day of
January, 1867 in the fourteenth line, after
the word "qualifed, strike out provided
that those elected at the last general cleo
tion shall hold their Offices until the first
day of January, ls7l.s
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Section forty-eight was read and adopted.
Section torty-nine was read.
Mr.. Lynch: l move to insert after the
word "their," in line six of section forty.
nine, the words elected orr tls
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Sections fifty to seventy-nine, inclusive,
were read and adopted.
Mr.. Day; move to reconsider the vote by
which was passed section three.
Adopted.
Mr. Day; move to amend item eleven of
the section by adding at the end: Except
the insurance companies and banks outside
oil the city of New Orleans, which shall pay
a tax of $780,
Mr. Ray; I move TO layt the amendment on
the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Futch: move the adoption of the
following proyiso to item ten Of the third
section; ......, s--'-..