New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-04

Stste and the lowest bids then made shall
III accepted to the extent of the money II
I lie treasury applicable to the purchase, ant
fhe bonds thus purchased shall be defacee
/ and Cancelled by the officials above named
/ and their proceedings reported to the Gen
! srai Assembly at its next session; provided
. Hnueyer. that no bids shall be accepted
Which demand more than the face of thu
/ bond and the interest accrued since the las
I preceding coupon.
SEo. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., THAI
the proceeds of the sale OF said bonds shall
X he paid into the treasury, and placed to tht
credit Of the general fund. 49,
SEC, T.. Be il further enacted, ETC., Thai
the sum of i've thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to defray the
eypenses of printing and issuing the bonds
y ,inder this act, be aud the same is hereby
\ annropriated, payable upon the warrant OF
the Governor out of any moneys in the state
i. treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC, s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
y this act shall take effect from and after its
n passage.
House bill No. Ill, entitled an act leyying
q special tax to provide for the payment of
the past due interest on the bonds of the
f state, outstanding warrants, certificates OF
Indebtedness, and convention warrants, was
RACED on its third reading.
Mr.. Garstkamp moved to lay the bill on
the table.
Klr. Leroy, of Natchitoches, called for the
yeas and nays, which were ordered, result
Nins as follows:
Yeas: Adolphe. Belot, Barbee, Bergeron,
hcuny, Dufresne, Dupart, Evans, Faulkner,
I Garstkamp, Hill, Hanlon, Hall, Heidenhain.
1 Isabelle, Kent, LHoste, Mahier Mansion,
Page, Pearce, Rey, VIM. G. Williams,
h waters, Zoelly-26.
Nays: Abbott, Alexander, Brewster, Bur-
,sI Collins, Calhoun, Carr Crawford,
/ Dewees, Guigonet Gray, Holland, Leroy,
n Lott, Landers, Morris, Morey, Morand,
4 Matthew's, Pearce, Raymond, Reese, Ster-
& TeA, Tureaud, Umphreys, Walsh, Washing
lon, Wren, H. Williams, Yorke, D. Young,
+ NcAlillen, Melvin, Murrel-a.
The bill being placed on its final passage,
Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, called for the pre-
4 yious question, which was ordered.
Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, aud Mr. Morey,
Of Ouachita, called for the yeas and nays on
the passage of the BILL which resulted as
Yeas: Abbott, Alexander, Brewster, Bur
rel Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Cuny, Crawford,
HDewees, Esnard, Guigonet, Hill, Holland,
Isabelle, Lee, Leroy. Lott. Landers, Morris,
7NcBIillen. McYean, Melvin, Murrell, Morey,
L Morand, Mathews, Pearce, Page, Raymond,
Reese, Tureaud. UmphreTs. Walsh, Wash
.isgton, Wren, H. Williams Yorke, D. Young,
Nays: Adolphe, Belot, Barbee. Bcrgeron,
NDufresne, Dupart, Faulkner, Garstkamp,
sEanlon, Hall, Heidenhain, Kent, L'Hoste,
I Eansion, Noble, Pierce, Rey, Sterrett,
NWilliam g. williams, Waters, Zoelly-2l.
The title of the bill was adopted, and the
Ntill ordered to be sent to the Senate for con
currence.
The hill reads as follows:
IAN act levying special tax to provide for
the payment of the past due interest on
the bonds of the State, outstanding war
rants, certificates of Indebtedness, and
Convention warrants.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
land House of Representatives of the
Estate of Louisiana in General Assembly
convened, That special tax of one per
kcent be and the same is hereby levied upon
the cash assessed value of the movable and
property OF the State, according
ITO the assessment rolls for the year 1867, the
said tax, when collected, to be placed by the
Auditor and Treasurer to the credit of an
account to be designated +" Redemption OF
State Debt,p and to be applied to the pay
Inent Of the past due coupons on State
bonds issued previous to the twenty-siXth
Adsy of March, 1867, outstanding warrants
Issued against appropriations made
during the years 1865, 1867, and
n1s69, and for the redemption OF the
lkfate certificates of indebtedness issued
uader act number tive OF 1866, and to the
kayment of outstanding convention war
kants for mileage, per diem, and printing.
A. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
Ahaid tax shall be collected Immediately, and
atior that purpose it shall be the duty of the
sNkuditor of Public Accounts to notify the
teyeraI State Tax Collectors throughout the
yfState to collect said tax in the same manner
H. is now provided by law for the collection
hi other taxes.
Il SIC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
Ithe State Tax Collectors are hereby author
to receive in payment of the tax levied
l1by the first section Of this act, all past due
Slcoupons of interest on State bonds matured
Iand to mature on the first day of January,
a1s69; on bonds issued before the twenty
Nelth OF March, A. D. 1867; the outstanding
warrants issued against appropriation,
made during the years 1866, 1867, and 1868;
Niue State certificates of Indebtedness
Issued under act number hVe OF
1855, and the convention warrants of
lses whether issued for mileage, per diem
of members, pay of officers, printing, or
Tor contingent expenses.
HEc.4 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
whateTer balance may remain in the State
Treasury to the credit of the convention
fund, after paying all the outstanding obi
cations against said convention fund, shall
Be transferred to the credit of the general
nnd of the treasury.
SIC. s. Be IL further enacted, etc. That
his act take effect from and after its
passage.
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, submitted the re-
Mort OF Committee of Conference on Regis.
|istion recommending the passage of Senate
ll No. 81.
Report was accepted. 81
n On motion of Mr.. McYean, of Caddo, the
House resolved itself into Committee of
HE whole, to take into consideration House
Vii No. III, and other bills.
/ Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, was called to the
hair. After lengthy discussion on Sen
He bill No, III, and House bill No. 172, Senate
8iil No. II, and education bill, on motion of
III. Hanlon the committee rose to report
progress.
4 The Speaker resumed the chair. The
chairman reported that the committee had
bad under consideration the above named
bills and that they recommended the pass
bee of Senate bill No. III, with amend
Ilnenss; also, House bill No. 172, and recon-
mended the reference back to Committee on
claims OF Senate bill No. 81, and permission
y sit again.
The minutes of the ffty.ffth days session
Vere corrected SO as to read that the mo-
tloh to place Senate bill No. 80 on its third
Heading by title and final passage, was
nade by Mr.. Mcvean, Of Csddo, instead of
NJ. Demarest, ofst. Mary.
n On motion Of Mr.. Hanlon, OF Orleans, the
House adjourned until tomorrow at twelve
o'clock NJ.