Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-18

many excellent points anu he would IL
troduce them as memorial, the journal
of the Convention to show this fact On
of the resolutions to the effect that no on
shall be eligible for the Office of Governo
until he has arrived at the age of 50 years
and that there shall be an election fo
, Lieutenant-G Governor, were laid on tn
Z table, the Committee on Executiv
having already reported. Proposition
in regard to the organization of tn
Legislature, and in regard to the organ
izati3n of the Judiciary, were referred
COMMON SCHOOLS.
BY Mr.. Gibson:
A tax of 25 cents on every taxable poll
and % cents on every one hundred dol
lars worth of taxable property in thi
State is hereby levied for each and every
year forever, and shall be collected eacl
year in the same manner, at the same anC
by the same officers as and by whom the
State taxes are collected, and shall BIZ
collected each year in the same manner
at the same time and by the same officer:
as and by whom the State taxes are col.
lected, and shall be by such officer depos-
tied with the State Treasurer, who shall
pay over the same to the several counties
of the State in proportion to their respec.
tive populations below the age of
eighteen years. The money thus col
lected and deposited shall never be ap-
piled or used for any purpose other
than the maintenance and support of free
schools, and the Legislature is hereby
commanded to pass all necessary laws to
effectGate the objects of this section. But
should the Legislature fail or refuse so to
act as commanded, then the said revenue
officers shall collect and deposit the said
taxes, as aforesaid, and the State Treas
urer shall apportion said money thus col
lected and deposited among the several
counties, as aforesaid, and shall, without
unnecessary delay, pay over said appor-
tionments to such person or persons
as have general charge of the finan-
| cial interests of such counties,
to be by them discussed in the main
tainance of free schools in their respect
i've counties: Provided, That in making
his appointment the State Treasurer shall
be governed by the last reliable enumera-
ton of the scholastic population in each
county. And provided further, That each
of said officers, whose duty is, under this
section, 10 collect, deposit, pay over, or
disburse said money, or any part thereof,
| shall be and hereby made liable in their
respective official bonds, for any failure,
| default, delay or malfeasance in dis
charging the duties herein and hereby i'm
posed, and may be proceeded against
summarily by motion of any citi-
zen in any court of original juris-
diction in the county where such de-
fault, delay or malfeasant may have Oc-
CURED, and such summary proceedings
shall be held and decided by the court
upon its merits without a jury, and no
other form shall be necessary than five
days notice in writing; and provided still
further, that nothing in this OF any other
section of this Constitution shall be so con-
strued as to prohibit or prevent the Legis-
lature or any county from levying an ad-
ditional tax or taxes for the support and
maintenance of free schools and acade-
mics.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
By Mr.. Kirkpatrick:
Resolved, That the General Assembly
shall have no power at any time to call
into question the validity of the public
debt of the State.
VOTING VIVA yOCE.
BY Mr.. Matt. Martin:
Resolved, That article ", section +, be
amended to read as follows: Section +.
Electors shall in elections vote UiUG UOce,
and the General Assembly shall enact all
necessary laws carrying this provision into
effect. In all elections made by the Gen
eral Assembly, or either House thereof,
the votes of the several members voting
shall be entered on the journal.
Mr.. Martin said he thought the above
the most feasible and effective plan of
attaining the end sought.
ELECTIONS.
BY Mr. McNabb:
Resolved, That no county seat in any
county in the State of Tennessee shall be
moved, only by vote of the people quail
flied to vote, and that majority of the
votes polled shall carry. =
JURIEs.
By Mr.. Sample:
Resolved, That the Secretary may by
law empower the County Courts to have
grand and traverse juries, and to have
power to try all cases of petit larceny, as
saults and battery, petit larceny to extend
TO S25, but no higher; and the Legislature
shall by law prescribe the penalty of those
crimes, and the Court have power to in
f1ict it; said Court to consist of at least
three Magistrates.
| Mr.. Sample said the Courts were long
time behind on the dockets, and the above
was to expedite business.
| By Mr.. Thompson, of Davidson:
| Be it resolved, That the following pro-
| vision be inserted in the bill of rights:
"Any prescribed class of citizens in the
community is contrary to the genius of
free government. No citizen CT this
State shall ever be disfranchised of any
| civil or political right except by impeaCh-
ment or conviction of infamous crime in
a court of record"
| RAILROADS.
| BY Mr.. Warren:
| Resolved, That the Committee ON In
ternal Improvements inquire as to
| what railroads are in default, and what
| disposition this Convention shall make Of
the defaulting railroads.
FINANCES.
| By Mr.. Warner: ~-
| Resolved, That the Committee on Fl
nance inquire into, and report what bonds
of the State are bona tide, and what
| ones are not, and that the State be re-
quired to pay only such bonds as are just
and bona tide.
| NEW COUNTIES.
By Mr. McNabb:
| Resolved, That in the formation OF new
counties in the State of Tennessee, no
part of any old county shall be stricken
off, unless by the consent of the qualified
voters of said old county or counties.
And that majority of the votes pollcd
in such election shall carry.
BILL OF RIGHTS.
| Mr.. Brown, of Davidson-Mr. Presi-
dent, having passed through the roll call,
do not see why we might not take up
the report submitted the other day from
the Committee on the Bill of Rights.
Unless the Chairman of that committee
objects, move that it be taken up.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. KEY move that the report be
considered and disposed of section by
| section.
Mr.. Dromgoole-I desire and give no.
tice that at the proper time shall pro-
pose to amend this report by inserting a
provision to this effect: ''No power can
iegitimately prevent the people of this
State from defining the qualifications OF
their own electors"
The President-The Secretary will read
the first portion of the report.
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