The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-08
THE REcoxsTRUCT,ox CONVENTION
THIRTY.THIRD DAY.
TUESDAY. January Z, 1868

TUESDAY, January Z, 1865.
The convention met at IL A. NJ, Judge Taliaferro
presiding; eighty.one delegates present.
Prayer was offered by Mr.. Josiah Fisks.
Oliver (colored), Of st. James, offered resolu-
ton providing that every registered voter may
vote in the parish where he may reside, whether
registered in that parish or not. o,.,
Judge Cooley offered an amendment, proylded
he be trooly l0i.'
Simon Jones, of Orleans, moved a further
amendment, "and provided be has served in the
United States army"
Judge Cooley further amended, I" and has not
been dismissed therefrom."
The whole matter was laid on the table subject
TO CALL
The committee appointed during the previous
session to report upon the ordinance offered by
Blackburn, Of Claiborne, relative to warrants
issued by the convention, presented majority
report signed by Messrs. Taliaferro and Cooley,
and minority report signed by Mr.. Blackburn,
Is follows:
MINORITY REPORT.
To the Hon. President and semters, etc
Having been appointed one of the committee
of three, to report this morning the matter of
the ordinance which had the honor to introduce
yesterday, together with the substitute thereto,
offered by the honorable member from Pointe
Coupee, Judge Cooley. Respectfully ask leave to
report on my own behalf in favor OF the ordinance
as first introduced, subject to any verbal changes
which ray be deemed necessary by the friends OF
isisnedi w. JASPER BLACKBURN.
MAJORITY REPORT.
constitutional Convention of the State OF Louisiana;
The undersigned, appointed special committee
by this honorable body, to consider and report
upon the ordinance introduced by the bon. W.
Jasper Blackburn, in relation to the warrants
issued by the convention for the pay Of members
and offceTs;W hch said ordinance proposes to make
This warrant receivable in payment Of all taxes
that is levied by this convention, the different
State taxes municipal and parochial taxes and
the purchase Of public lands; and also, the substi
tute offered TO said ordinance by the Hon. W.
Mosley, forcing the sherifs and tax colec'
tors throughout the State TO pay into
the State treasury only such funds
ss were actually received by them in payment of
the tax levied by the convention, and requiring
the aBditor of public accounts to exact evidence
from each tax collector or sheriff to the effect
that the funds or warrants offered to be paid into
the treasury by them in payment OF the tax re-
ferred to, beg leave 10 report as follows:
They are Of the opinion this convention has not
the power to make the warrants 1t issues for the
pay of members and officers receivable in pay
ment of any other tax than that levied for the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF this con-
vebtiOn.
Practically this convention cannot carry ont the
ordinances it passed on the l4th Of September,
leVying the mill tax, which they undoubtedly had
the power to pass, under the reconstruction laws.
The courts of the State would EMO that ordi
nance, but the committee, Though they are not
certain that he will do SOY hope and believe that
ordinance in question, and remove judges decid
ing against il, as impediments to reconstruction
The committee think the commanding general
will enforce the ordinance IL not hampered by the
clearly illegal provisions of the ordinance pro-
pose d by Mr.. Blackburn. They therefore report
unfavorably upon that measure, and in favor of
the proposition of Mr.. Cooley.
eigntd) ]. q: TALIAFERRO.
W. II. COOLEY.
After lengthy debate. upon motion of Judge
Cooley, the majority report was received, and the
substitute offered by the mover, requiring tax COL
lectoTs to pay in their cole ctions in the same cur
rency as collected, was adopted.
ORDER OF The DAY.
The following articles of the Constitution were
adopted;
ART. 20. The House Of Representatives shall
choose its speaker and other officers.
ART. "a. Electors, in all cases, except treason,
felony breach of the peace, shall be privileged
from arrest during their attendance on, going to
and returning from elections.
ART. Is. At its first session under this COnstitu
ton, the General Assembly SD al provide by law
that the names and residence of all qualified e'ec-
tors shall be registered 10 order to eatte them to
vote but the registry shall be free Of cost to the
elector.
Art. 26. No person shall be entitled to vote at
any election held in this State, exception the
parish of his residence and at the election pre-
cinct in which he is registered. Provided, that
no voter in removing from one parish to another
in this State shall lose the right Of voting in the
former, until he shall have acquired it in the
latter.
ART. q. The members of the Senate shall be
elected for the term OF two years, aud when as
sembled the Senate shall have power to choose its
own officers.
The convention then adjourned to Thursday,
the 9th inst, at IL O'Clock AN.