New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-15

ihs members answered to their names:
resident j. G. Taliaferro, Messrs. Antoine,
= Fl, Barrett, Belden, Bertonneau, Black
b. o., Blandin, Bonseigneur, Bonnefol,
Bi cl, Butler, Cooley, Crane, Crawford,
Oh, nwel, Quincy, bearing Demarest, De-
ra, i,au. p G.. Desloude, j. Deslonds, Do
ma. Douglass, G. Duparte, U. Dupart,
Dun essis, Esnard, Francois, Fuller, Fer
guaon, Gair, GuIchard, Harper, Harris,
Hempstead, Hestand, Ingraham, X. H..
Hsabelle, Thomas Isabelle, jackson, Jones,
NHels }, Landers, Lange, Leroy, j. B. Lewis,
IN, Lewis, Ludeling, Marie, Masscot, Mead
dts, Mcmillan, Morris, Moses, Murrel,
Mlkhaway, Myers, Newsham, Oliver. Pack
ard Pierce, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard,
Re an, Reese, Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez,
81 r, Scott, Snider, Steele, Thibsut, Tin
cla t, Twitchell, Underwood, Yandergrif,
w. es, Wickliffe, Williams, Wilson'S,
rraIer by the Rev. Josiah Fisk.
fle flinutes were read and adopted.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
f'y Mr.. Cooley, of Pointe Coupec:
d it ordained by the Constitutional
g, ention of Louisiana, The sheriffs
rrf ak collectors of the state, except of
10 ity of New Orleans, Orleans right
-tsl.sk, and parish of Jefferson, shall
give notice to the taxpayers of their
respective parishes to pay the tax of
one mill per cent levied by ordinance
of the Oath of December, 1867, by this
convention, and thirty days after
service of said notice those who shall
not have paid the tax due by them
shall be considered in default, and the
sheriffs and tax collectors shall exact
an additional tax from such persons Of
twenty-five per cent upon the sum due
by them for the first default, and an
additional tax of ten per cent, to be
computed on the original tax, for
every subsequent thirty days said per-
sons shall continue to be in default, up
to the date of the final settlement.
Be it further ordained, The sheriffs
and collectors Of the city of New Or
leans, 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
Oath 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 publ
cation of the above required notice,
shall pay an additional tax of twenty
five per cent on the original tax, and
an additional tax of two and a half
per cent on the original tax Of one mill
per cent for every subsequent ten
days said persons shall continue to be
in default.
Be it further ordained, Immediately
after the taxpayers shall have been
put in default by the expiration Of
thirty or ten days, as the case may be,
given in the notice required by the
first and second sections of this ordi-
nance, the sheriffs and tax collectors
throughout the state shall proceed to
seize and sell, after ten days notice,
property Of the delinquent taxpayers,
movable or immovable, sufficient to
pay the original tax, all additional
taxes herein levied, and costs.
Mr.. Cooley moved to suspend the
rules to put the ordinance on its final
passage.
Adopted.
The ordinance was read a second
time, and on motion of Mr.. Cooley,
was adopted unanimously.
BY Mr.. Crawford, of Caldwell:
Resolved, That the committee ON
contingent expenses be and they are
hereby directed to report to this con-
vention q specific and detailed account
of all the expenses incurred by them
for the contingent expenses of the con-
vention, setting forth specific bill of
items showing che quantity and price
of each and gerry article purchased
by them. arg from whom purchased.
Lies ovef
By Mr.. Poindexter:
Resolved, That no member shall be
allowed to speak more than ten minutes
upon any subject, except by leave Of
two-thirds Of the members present.
Mr.. Lewis moved to suspend the
rules 70 put it on its final passage.
Adopted.
Mr.. Belden moved to amend by in
serting twenty minutes instead Of
ten"
The amendment was accepted.
The question was put upon the
adoption Of the resolution as amended.
and il was adopted.
BY nar. J. II. Landers:
Resolved. That tho Mississippi A..
ricultuFal. Educational, and hfannFaS.
turing Aid society is hereby leeaIized
III the etate Of Louisiana with hi thn
powers and franchises granted them
BY their charter. And that said 40
ciety is hereby granted speoiaI
privileges, and is authorized to beein
and carry on their business il f6is
state until the meeting Of the frsl
iegislaEnre assembled under tic CON.
stitutle9 that may be adopted bv this
conversion; and that Il shall be tho
duty ne tae legislature to enact such
laws as aAal enable said society "a
carry onk The objects Of the associa.
llon, ard Nressct dis interests Of aIl
me citizoHg e Looiz.aha.
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