Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-13

any one session exceed the sum of $3.50
which shall be in such funds as the Cole
tors of Revenue are authorized by law 4
receive in payment of State taxes. b
D no law increasing the compensation {
/ members shall take effect until the con
! mencement of the regular session aftt
t such law shall have been enacted.
By Mr.. Kennedy-the following:
Resolved, That the Senate shall
J elected for the term of four years, one
: third biennially. That the power of til
J Legislature to impose taxes ought to b
so limited as to prohibit the imposition i
taxes. either real or personal, or any othe
than an ad valorem tax, and that in ap
portioning this tax, either State or coun
ty, or FOR municipal purposes, real estat
and all the actual visible property of eacl
individual shall be valued and taxed at thi
value; provided, however, that household
furniture. to the value of $500, and farm
ing utensils to the valIfe of $500, shall b.
exempt from taxation
CHARTERING TOWNS.
By Mr.. Dibrell-
Resolved, That the Legislature shall
have no power to pass laws chartering
towns and cities or private companies,
unless the State of Tennessee shall be
stakeholder in said company; but may,
by appropriate legislation, give the va
rious courts of record of this State
power to grant such charters of incorpo-
| ration.
| LIMITING THE LEGISLATURE.
By Mr.. Sample
Resolved, That the Legislature be limi-
ted in their sessions to sixty days, and af-
ter that length of time, if they continue
longer, that they remain on their own ex-
pense. At called session, thirty days,
and not longer.
Resolved, That the first section of the
| ninth article be striker out entirely, and
the following be inserted in lieu thereof I:
That ministers of the gospel, if elected by
| the. qualified voters of their county or
| district in which they may reside, shall be
| admitted to take seat in either House of
| the Legislature as a member of the same
Resolved, That the following words be
added in the second section, ninth article ::
After the words, 'sNo person denying the
existence of God,n shall be added, cor
the divinity of Jesus Christ, ora future
state of rewards and punishments, +" etc.
| REGARDING JUDGES.
BY Mr.. BLIZZARD:
Resolved, That the Judges of the Su-
preme Court, and of the Circuit and
Chaucery Courts, and Attorney General
and Reporter for the State, and the Dis
trict Attorneys, and Clerks of the Chance
ry Courts shall, after the adoption of this
Constitution, be elected by the qualified
voters of the State of Tennessee in the fol-
| lowing manner:
l. The Judges of the Supreme Court
and the Attorney General, and Reporter
shall be elected by the qualified Voters of
the State at large.
2. The Judges Of the Circuit and Chan
Gerry Courts shall be elected by the quail
fed voters of their respective circuits and
districts or divisions.
8. The Clerks of the Circuit, and the
Clerks and Masters of the Chancery Courts
shall be elected by the qualified voters of
their respective counties.
4. That the Judges of the Superior
Court, and ChancellOrs and Circuit Judges
of this State shall hold their offices for ten
years from the date of their qualification,
and shall be ineligible TO the same office
for a second term.
ELECTION PRECINCTS.
By Mr.. House, of Williamson:
Resolved, That the General Assembly
shall have no power to make or change
| election precincts, nor to establish bridges
or ferries, nor to change names of legiti-
mate children; but it shall prescribe by
law the manner in which powers shall be
exercised by the courts.
COUPONS FOR TAXES,
BY Mr.. Thompson, of Davidson
Resolved, That it is eNpedent and for
| the honor of the State, that due and I'M
paid coupons of bonds of the State of
Tennessee, issued prior to May, 1861,
shall be receivable in payment of all State
taxes, and that due and unpaid coupons
of the bonds of any county of this State,
issued prior to the month of May, 1861,
shall be receivable in payment of all
county taxes of such county.
MIR. Thompson stated that his resolu-
ton was designed to retire as much of the
State debt as possible. He had fixed the
line of demarkation at 1861, because some
! line of demarkation was necessary.
| PASSING BILLS.
| By Mr.. Thompson, of Davidson:
Be it resolved, That section Is, of arti-
cleIX, should be amended by words to the
following effect: No bill shall embrace
more than one subject, which shall be
clearly expressed in the title; and no law
shall berevived or amended unless the new
act contain the act revived, or the sec.
ton or sections amended, and the section
or sections so amended shall be repealed.
If any subject shall he embraced in an
act, but not expressed in the title thereof,
such act shall be void only as to so much
of the subject matter thereof as is not
expressed in the title
Mr.. Thompson said that nearly all the
States recognized such law as this, and
it was necessary, as was shown by the
statute books of Tennessee, many import.
ant provisions relating to magistrates
being hid away where they could not be
found
STATE AS A STOCKHOLDERS.
by Mr. Dougherty:
Be it resolved, That the Constitution
be so amended that tAe State shall not be
a stakeholder in any enterprise with pri
vate persons or other corporations.
ELECTION OF SECRETARY OF STATE, ETC.
BY Mr.. Taylor:
Resolved, That the committee upon the
Executive Department of the Govern,
ment be instructed and requested to report
whether or not the Constitution should BIZ
so amended as to submit the election OF
Secretary of State, Treasurer and Comp
trdller to a vote of the people
sHERIFFs.
By Mr. Porter, of Haywood: Resolved
That a reference be had to the proper
committee to take in consideration anC
report upon the cxpedieGcy of requiring
the Sheriffs of the counties of Knox
Davidson and Shelby to collect and pay
over the State and county taxes.
THE FRANCHISE.
By Mr.. Brown, of Henry Resolved
That section / of article of the Consti
tuition of Tennessee be SO amended as e
read: 'EEvery free white man of TIT
age of twenty-One years, being either
of the United States and citizen of the
county wherein he may offer his vote sil
months next preceding the day of cleo
ton, shall be entitled TO vote for mem
bers Of the General Assembly and othe
civil officers for the county or district il
which he resides; provided, he has paiC
all poll taxes legally due from him for tn,
year next preceding that in which he shal
offer his vote.
THE JUDICIARY.
BY Mr.. Key