New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-26
FORTY FOURTH DAY.

I
adjournment, and was called to order
by the president at 10 A. NJ.
The roll was called, and the follow
ing members answered to their names
j. G. Taliaferro, president; Messrs.
Barrett, Blandin, Bonseigneur, Bonne-
fol, Brown, Burrel, Butler, Cooley,
Crane, Cromwell, bearing, Depasseau,
Deslonde P. g., Douglass, Duparte G.,
Dupart u, Duplessis, Edwards, Fran
cois, Fuller, Ferguson, Gair, Gardiner,
Guiehard, Harper, Harris, Hampstead,
Ingraham, Isabelle R. H., Jones, KEEL
so, Landers, Lange, Leroy, Lewis J.
B., Lewis R., Ludeling, Marie, Mar
tin, Massicot, Meadows, McLeran,
Morris, Moses, Mushaway, Myers,
Newsham, Oliver, Packard, Pierce,
Poindexter, Pollard, Reagan, Reese,
Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez, Smith, Scott,
Snider, Twitchell, Underwood, Val
froit, Vandergriff, NAPLES, Wickliffe,
Williams, Wilson-69 members pres
| ent.
The minutes were read and adopted.
Mr.. Cromwell called up his resolu-
ton lying over from January 90, as
follows;
WHEREAS, This convention is as
sembled to form a constitutional and
state government to be ratified by the
qualified electors of Louisiana there
fore,
Be it ordained by the people of Lou
isiana in convention assembled, That
no municipal election for the city of
New Orleans shall be held on the same
day as that of the ratification of the
constitution for the state of Louisiana.
The general assembly, at its first
session, shall provide by law for mu-
nicipal elections under the city charter
of Orleans.
Mr.. Blandin moved to lay it on the
table.
Adopted.
MIR. Ludeling moved to reconsider
the vote.
Adopted.
Mr.. Gair moved to lay on the table
Adopted.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Cooley:
Be it ordained by the constitutions
convention of the state of Louisiana
That the penalty of twenty-five pc
cent as an additional tax upon the ia.
of one mill, levied by this convention
by the ordinance of January 4
1868, and the additional spenalty
of two and one-half per cent men
toned in said ordinance, shall no
| be exacted until the 18th of Feb
| ruary, 1868, when the tax collectors
t of the city of New Orleans, RICH
, bank, and parish of Jefferson, shall
l exact the first penalty of twenty-fv,
3 per cent on the original tax levied AM
1 for every ten days after said 18th 0
9 February, they shall exact furthe
penalty of two and half per cent o.
: said original tax of one mill. Blu
g nothing in this ordinance shall b
9 construed to repeal the last section G
!, said ordinance of the 4tb January
S 1868, indicating the summary manne
: of collecting the tax of one mill.
Lies over.
Mr.. Ingraham moved that the gu
; ditor of accounts is hereby requisite
to inform this convention, officially, {
the amount Of tax received by him fo
the benefit of this convention, and I
- whom he has paid any portion of sal
tax.
Adopted. .
q REPORTS Or STANDING COMMITTEES.
y Committee on nrinting--No repor
The committee on contingent ez
r. penses presented bill from the ga
g company, which, on motion, was rC
); ferred to a special committee to t
b appointed by the chair.
y A communication from Mr.. Made
was ordered to be returned to HIM.
q UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
of The amendment of Mr.. Crane W.
"a laid on the table.
Article eighty-fve, majority repor
r reading as follows:
le ART. 81. The parish courts sht
II have concurrent jurisdiction with Il
justices of the peace in all cases whit
the amount in controversy is mo
e. than twenty five dollars, and less thu
ne one hundred dollars, exclusive of i
he terest. They shall have exclusi
original jurisdiction, in ordinary sui
in all cases when the amount in di
pute exceeds one hundred dollars al
does not exceed FIVE hundred dollar
IT, subject to an appeal to the distri
# court in all cases when the amount
condensation exceeds one hundred d,
lars, exclusive of interest. In pl
&c bate matters they shall have eoncu
OF rent jurisdiction with district coul
~ in all cases when there exists a &C
nv hesitation or suit and the amount in d
al | pute exceeds FIVE hundred dollars.
,u- all other cases they shall have excl
nd i've original jurisdiction in prob
for matters. In criminal matters the p,
Of ish court shall have jurisdiction in
cases when the penalty is not necesl
as rily Imprisonment at hard labor,
death, and when the accused sh
ne, waive trial by jury. They shall a
Du- have the power of a committing mag
air, trate, and such other jurisdiction
mp may be conferred on them by Ia
on, There shall be no trial by jury befS
~, the parish courts,