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

sd section shall be re-enacted and
published at length.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ingrahan was called to the
chair.
By Mr.. Blandin:
Article lis, majority report, as fol-
lows:
ART. 116. The general assembly
shall never adopt any system or code
of laws by general reference to such
system or code of laws; but in all cases
shall specify the several provisions of
the law it may enact.
The article as reported was adopted.
By Mr.. Blandin:
Article 116, majority report, as fol-
lows:
ART. liz. No person shall hold or
exercise at the same time more than
one Office of trust or profit except
that of justice of the peace or notary
public.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Gair:
Article liz, majority report.
Mr.. Hiestand moved to strike out
after the word claw" in the fifth line,
all to the word purposes" inclusive
ly, and insert in lieu thereof, mo
property shall be exempt from taxa
tion, except such as is in the actual
necessary use for religious or charita-
bic purposes"
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Meadows moved to strike out
all after the word "dollar," ia the nine
teenth line.
Lost.
Mr.. Jones moved to inert after the
words Cuisines DONE, land all deeds
of sales made or that may be made by
collectors of taxes, shall be received
by courts in evidence as prima facic
valid sales.'
Adopted.
| Mr.. Cooley moved to amend by in
sorting in place of the foregoing the
following: All deeds of sales made by
the sherifs or tax collectors in the
state shall be received as primo facie
evidence of the observance by said
officers Of the formalities required by
law in sales for taxes.
| Lost.
The article, as amended, and reading
as follows:
ART. llS. Taxation shall be equal
and uniform throughout the state all
property shall be taxed in proportion
to its value, to be ascertained as di-
rected by law, the general assembly
shall have power TO exempt from taxa
ton property actually used for church,
school, or charitable purposes. The
general assembly may levy an income
tax upon all persons pursuing any
occupation, trade, or calling. And
all such persons shall obtain license
as provided by law. All tax on income
shall be pro rata on the amount Of in
come or business done. And all deeds
Of sales made or that may be made by
collectors Of taxes shall be received
by courts as prina fdcie valid sales.
The general assembly shall levy pol
) tax on all male inhabitants of this state
over twenty-one years old for schoo
and charitable purposes, which tai
shall never exceed one dollar and fifty
cents per annum,
Was adopted-yeas SO, nays 90
as follows;
Yeas-Barrett, Belden, Butler, Dem
Arrest, p. G.. Deslonde, u. Dupart
Ferguson, Gair, Gardiner, Harrison
Hampstead, r. H. Isabelle, Jones, LIE
roy, Ludeling, Marie, Meadows, Muir
rel, Myers, Poindexter, Pollard, Reese
Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez, Scott, Tin
: chant, Twitehell, Underwood, Val
: froit, Wiokliffe, Williams, Wilson's;
yeas.
Nays-Antoine, Baker, Bertonneau
Blandin, Bonnefoi, Cooley, Crane
Cromwell, Quincy, Dearing, Duplessis
Esnard, Francois, Gould, Ingraham
Thomas Isabelle, Landers, McLsran
Moses, Oliver, Pierce, Reagan, Roberts
: Schwab, Snaer, Steele, Thibaut, Wa
. ples-29 nays.
! Mr.. Hampstead moved to suspen,
the rules to adopt the following reso
luton:
Resolved, That committee Of tire,
be appointed by the chair to inquir,
: in what manner $1,000 dollars of tn
warrants issued to members of tn
/ convention as per diem came into tn
hands of Thomas Askew, state ia.
i collector for the first district of New
Orleans, and paid to the audito by hin
this day.
9 The rules were suspended, and til
5 resolution was adopted.
The chair appointed on the commit
tee Messrs. Hampstead, Antoine, an
i Reagan.
! Mr.. Underwood moved to suspen
8 the rules to adopt the following:
: Resolved, That any person who shal
offer to pay his tax with warrants is
sued by this convention for the pay Q
members, shall indorse said warrant
to that effect.
The rules were suspended and tn
resolution was adopted.
z Mr.. Wickliffe called up his resolu
ton lying over from january 6, an
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