The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-05
THE RECONSTRUCTION CONVENTION
THIRTY-FIRsT DAY.

SATURDAY, Jan. 4. 1865.
Convention met at III A. NJ. Mr. Taliaferro pre-.
siding; eighty three delegates present.
Judge Cooley rose TO ask suspension of the
rules, for the introduction OF an ordinance sun.
Elementary to the tax ordinance. The rumor he
SAID had gone abroad that the collection of this
tax was all a humbug. He desired Ito be known
that the tax would be collected by all means,
even, n necessary, at the point of the bayonet.
The rules were then suspended, and the ord-
nance adopted. as follows
i. The sherfs and tax collectors in the State
except those Of the city of New Orleans Orleans
right bank, and parish of Jefferson shall give
TO the tax payers of their respective parishes no.
tice TO psy The tax levied by the ordinance of the
24ih December, 1867, and all those who have not
paid Their taxes thirty days after the date of the
above notice, shall be considered in default aad
an additional tax Of % per cent. shall be added
TO the original tax; and an additional tax of 10
per cent. 10 original tax to be collected for every
subs6 quent thirty days. Parties are ia default M
TO date of final settlement.
2. Same principle as to New Orleans, Jefferson
and Orleans, right bank, except that sheriff. and
tax collectors are TO give notice 10 newspapers
and default TO he IN ten days after date of notice
and subsequent additional tax is two and hall
per cent on original tax for default after the
first.
3. Tax collectors, etc., ordered 20 proceed bv
seizure and sale of movable and immoyeable
property, TO collect the taxes herein, and before
levied, in oil cases where parties are ia default,
oy expiration oil the ten or thirty days mentioned
in first and second sections
A resolution, limiting members to twenty
minutes in speaking upon any subject, unless per.
mltted to speak longer by consent of tgo-thirds
OF the house, was adopted.
resolution by Marie, of Terrebonne, providing
Tor an increased taxation OF the advertising reVe-
nues of newspapers. was read and referred.
IL assumes that newspapers are not taxed in
proportion to the lucrative revenues of the pro.
prieors, and directs the next to impose
tax OF not less than five or more than ten cents
per square Of ten lines agate. or equivalent shall
be levied on those parts of any ne wspaper de.
voted To the publication of advertisements cards
or notices published in every issue official publi-
cations excepted.
resolution by McMen, of Carroll, providing
for proper decorum and regard for the rules of
the house on the part Of guests invited within the
bar, was adopted.
Judge Cooley called the attention of the conyen.
ton TO the report offered by the committee on
contingent expenses. A detailed report of ex.
penses bad, he said, been requested from the com.
mittee, but he found that the report was only
general ore, containing. here and there the word
"eic.," which, in mercantile terms, means
lie moved hat the report be re-committed for
amoIe specinc and detailed statement. Carried.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Constitution framing was resumed Crane. of
Orleans, offered an article to be inserted in The
bill OF rights providing for the punishment of
oihcal corr upton and eXtOrtion. A motion 20 |
PRINT one hundred copies was tabled and the
article was laid over.
substitute offered by Reagan, of Baton Rouge.
as NE fourteenth art Gle of the Constitution was
laid upon the table.
Article twelfth Of the majority report was then
adopted as The thirteenth article of the Constitu-
ton uncer she title Of ill OF rights, viz:
ARr IA. The rights enumerated in this title shall
not be cOrttrued 70 limit or abfiice other fright,
OF the people not herein expressed.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
Packard, Of Orleans (R b. moved that the |
Thirteenth article OF the majority report be |
adopted as the fifteenth Of the Constitution
lpgfabam (colored) OF Cadio, moved that the \
twenty third article Of The minority report be |
adopted as the fifteenth Of the Constitution.
Tending the discussion, CromWell, (colureD of
Orleans, obtained the floor, moved that the e,n.
Nenunh ADJOURN, aud thata committee OF i've be
appointed To draft a memorial to Congress re.
presenting that the adjournment had been rem.
dered necessary by failure TO procure funds.
The motion was lost, and the discussion OF the
fifteenth article was resumed.
The consideration Of Ingrahams substitute was
indefinitely postponed.
The following was then adopted as article az.
teen Of the Constitution. viz:
Art. is. The legislative power Of the State
shall be vested IN two dis'iact branches. The one
70 be styled " the House Of Representatives the
other " the Senate = and both "the General A..
semhly Of the state OF Louisiana
Art. l6. The meaibers Of the House of Repra. |
shall continue In Office for two wears
from the day OF the closing Of the general eec.
tons.
. AIT "a. representatives shall be chosen on the |
hrst Monday in November every two wears and |
he election shall be completed in one day. The
GENERAL Asst mby shall meet annually on the FIRST
Monoay IN January, unlsss different day ba an.
pointed by law, and their sessions shall be held At
the seat Of government.
AET. Is. Every elector, under this Constitution.
shsll be eligible 10 seat in the House of Rspre !
sentatiyes; and every e'ector who has reached
me age OF twenty-five years, shall be eligible 70
me senate; PTUr,ded, That no person saall be a
representative or senator. unless az the time OF
bis election he be qualified elecor of the repre-.
sentative or senatorial district from which he is
elected.
The france committee reported that their Efforts
o negotiate loan had been unsuccessfu, snd re.
uested to be relieved from further duty ia this
Erection.
Cromwell (coloredl, OF Orleans. then renewal
is resolution that the convention adjourn. ana |
hat committee Of hye be appointed to drafta ,
memorial 20 Congress relative to the lack of funds
without action upon the matter the convention
'journed to Monday, the 9Th inst, at IL A. NJ