New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-18

| Wicklitfe, Williams, Wilson'S yeas.
Nays: Barrett, Belden, Bertonneau,
Bonseigneur, Bonnefoi, Brown,
Cooley, Crawford, Deslonde P. g.,
Duplessis, Fuller, Ferguson, Guichard,
Harper, Hiestand, Ludeling, Massicot,
Mcmillan, Myers, Packard, Pinch
back, Poindexter, Reese, Riard, Smith,
Snaer, Steele, Thibaut, Tinchant,
Twitchell, Underwood, Vandergriff,
Waples-33.
BY Mr.. e. Tinchant:
WHEREAS, By the late ordinance
passed by this convention on the 9TH
instant an additional tax is levied up
on the taxpayers who will fail to cem-
ply within a certain number of day
with the provisions of the tax ordi-
nance issued by this convention; and
Whereas, The majority of the peo-
pie of this city and state seem inclined
to refuse the payment of said tax,
being under the impression that the
major general commanding this district
will not cause the ordinances issued by
this convention to be enforced; and
Whereas, This convention will by
all means prevent the taxpayers from
being overburdened by extra taxation;
thefUre be it
Resolved, That committee of five
| (5) be appointed by the chair to wait
on General Hancock. with the object
of inviting him to issue an order in
dorsing the various tax ordinances
adopted by this convention.
Lies over.
By Mr.. r. l. Cromwell;
All persons born or naturalized in
the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of this
state, excepting those persons who
shall have taken an oath to support
and defend the government and consti-
tuition of the so-called confederate
states of America. Every male in
habitant, being twenty-one years of
age and a citizen of the United States,
and a resident sixty days in the parish
months next preceding an election,
shall be deemed an elector. No per-
son DISTINGUISHED by this article shall
be allowed to vote until after the first
of January, 1873, all those persons
disqualified from voting or holding any
office by the third section of the four
teenth article of the amendment to
the constitution of the United States.
But the general assembly may by q
two-thirds vote of each house remove
such disability.
Provided, That such disability shall
not be done until after January first,
1888.
Resolved. That this article shall
be an article in the constitution of the
state of Louisiana.
Lies over.
Mr.. Belden moved to suspend the
rules to take up the order of the day.
Adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. Underwood moved to adopt
article twenty-five of the majority re-
PORT as article twenty eight of the
constitution.
Mr.. Crane moved to take up from
the table the motion to reconsider
article twenty-three.
Mr.. Crawford called for the previous
question.
Mr.. Packard raised the point of
order that the motion of Mr.. Under
wood had precedence, and the motion
of Mr.. Crane was not in order.
The chair decided that the previous
question on Mr.. Cranes motion to re-
consider was in order.
The demand for the previous ques-
tion was seconded by majority of the
delegates.
And the motion to take up from the
table the motion to reconsider was
lost.
Mr.. Isabelle moved to adopt article
twenty-five of the majority report as
article twenty-eight of the constitu-
tion, reading as follows:
ART. %. The general assembly
shall divide the state into senatorial
districts whenever it apportions rep
resentation in the house Of represen-
tatives.
And it was adopted,
Mr.. Underwood moved to adopt
article tweHty-six of the majority re-
port as article twenty-nine of the
constitution.
Mr.. r. H. Isabelle moved to amend
by striking out the words electoral
vote" and inserting the words 'total
population
Adopted.
And the article, as amended, and
reading as follows
ART. %. No parish shall be divided
/ in the formation of a senatorial dis
trict. the parish Of Orleans excepted;
and whenever new parish is cIeated,
it shall be attached to the senatorial
district from which most of its terri
tory is taken, or to another contiguous
district. at the discretion Of the Iegis-
lature, but shall not be attached to
more than one district. The number
Of senators shall be thirty-six, and
they shall be appprtioned among the
senatorial districts according to the
total population Of said districts,
| Was adopted
Mr.. Underwood moved to adopt ar
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