New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-05
LOCIsEANA CONsTITUTIONAI. CON
VENTION.
ThIrty-First Days Proceeding.


Mr.. Marie, of Terrebonne, presented a
resolution instructing the next legislature
to levy tax on newspapers, not less than
five cents, nor more than ten cents for each
agate square Of advertising. Referred to
committee on general provisions.
Resolution of Mr.. Poindexter, granting
no more than twenty minutes to each
member to speak on any subject under dis
cussien, was passed.
The report Of the committee on contiA-
gent expenses was returned for correction.
Mr.. Cooley, uader suspension of the
rules, presented the following ordinance,
which was adopted:
Be 1t ordained by the constitutional con-
vention of the state of Louisiana, The sher-
ills and tax collectors of the city of New
Orleans, and Orleans right bank, and parish
OF jefferson, shall give notice to the tax
payers of their respective parishes to pay
the tax Of one mill per cent levied by ordi-
nance Of the oath December, 1867, by this
convention; and thirty days after sery-
ice OF said notice those who shall not have
paid the tax due by them shall be consid-
cred in default, and the sheriffs and tax col
lectors shall exact an additional tax from
such persons of twenty-five per cent of the
sum due by them for the first default, and
an additional tax of ten per cent to be COM
puted on the original tax for every subse-
quent thirty days said persons shall con-
| tinue to be in default, up to the date of the
final settlement.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. ETC.. The
sheriffs and tax collectors Of the city of New
| Orleans, Orleans right bank, and parish of
Jefferson, shall by public notice in one
newspaper published in their parish, call
upon all taxpayers to pay the tax levied
\ by the ordinance of the 24th December
above mentioned; and all persons who
shall not have paid the amounts due by
them on account Of said tax ten days after
the publication Of the aboveregured no
tice, shall pay an additional tax of twenty.
Eve per cent on the original tax, and an
| additional tax of two and half per cent on
the original tax of one mill per cent fol
| every subsequent ten days said persons
shall continue to be in default.
| SEC 3. Be it further ordained, etc, I'm.
mediately after the taxpayers shall have
been put in default by the expiration of the
thirty or the ten days, as the case may be
| given in the notice required by the first and
second sections of this ordinance, the sher-
ifs and tax collectors throughout the state
shall proceed to seize and sell, after the ter
days notice, property of the delinquent
taxpayers, movable or immovable. sufficient
10 pay the original tax, all additional taxes
herein levied, and costs.
The order of the day was called up, ant
the following articles were adopted as ar
ticles IA, 10, l6, II, and 49, of the conven
ton, as follows :
ARTICLE II. The rights enumerated ir
this title shall not be construed to limit O.
| nh nfb 81 thn l.. l.,
in expressed.
TITLE II.-LEG1sLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 10. The legislative power of thi
state shall be vested in two distinc
branches. The one to be styled 'the hous
of representatives" )" the other "the senate
and both "the general assembly of the stat
of, louisiana
ART. lG. The members of the house o
representatives shall continue in office 70
two years from the day Of the closing of tn
general elections.
ART, II. Representatives shall be chosel
on the lirst Monday in November ever
two years, and the election shall be com
pleted in one day The general assembl
shall meet annually on the first Monday i
January, unless different day be appoint
ed by law, and their sessions shall be hel
at the seat of government.
ART. Is. Every elector under this const
tuition shall be eligible to seat in th
: hoHse of representatives, and every electC
who has reached the age of twenty-fv
years shall be eligible TO the senate; Pr,
vided, That no person shall be a repr
, sentative or senator unless at the time
t his election he be qualified elector of Ii
] representative or senator rial district fro
7 which ne is elected.
2 The convention then adjourned unit
2 Monday at eleven O'Clock A. NJ.