Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-24

Sec. q. Any member of either Hous
of the General Assembly shall have libert
to dissent from and protest against an
act or resolve which he may think iniuri
Gus to the public or toany Individual, ant
to have the reasons for his dissent entered
on the journals.
Sec. %. All property, real, personal O
mixed, shall be taxed, but the Legislator,
may except such as may be held by thu
State, by counties, cities or towns. anC
used exclusively for public or corporation
purposes, and such as may be held anG
used for purposes purely religious, CHAIR
table, scientific, literary or educational,
and shall except one thousand dollars
worth of personal property in the hands
OF each taxpayer, and the direct product
of the soil in the hands of the producer
and his immediate vendee. All property
shall be taxed according to its value, that
value to be ascertained in such manner
as the Legislature shall direct, SO
that taxes shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State. No one species of
property from which tax may be col
lected shall be taxed higher than any
other species of property of the same
value. But the Legislature shall have
power to tax merchants, peddlers and
| privileges in such manner as they may,
from time to time, direct The portion
OF merchants capital used in the purchase
of merchandise sold by him to nom
residents and sent beyond the State, shall
not faVnh az TO irho H. i
Valorem tax on property. The Legisla-
ture shall havethe power levy tax upon
incomes derived from stocks and bonds
that are not taxed ad valOrem. All male
citizens of this State, over the age
OF twenty-one years, except such persons
as may be exempted by law on account
of age or other infirmity, shall be liable
to a poll tax of not less than fifty cents
nor more than one dollar per annum. n or
shall any county or corporation levy a
poll tax exceeding the amount levied
by the State
Sec. 80. The General Assembly shall
have power to authorize the several cOun-
ties and incorporated towns in this State,
to impose taxes for county and corpora
ton purposes respectively, in such manner
as shall be prescribed by law; and all pro-
perry shall be taxed according to its value,
upon the principles established in regard
to State taxation. But the credit of no
county, city or town, shall be given
or loaned TO or in aid of any per-
son, company, association or cor
poration except upon an election to
be first held by the qualified voters of
such county, city or town, and the assent |
of three-fOurths of the votes cast at said |
election. Nor shall any county, city or
town, become Il stakeholder with others
in any company, association or corpora
ton, except upon a like election, and the |
assent of a like majority. Butthe counties |
of Granger, Hawkins, Hancock, Union, |
Scott, Morgan, Grundy, Sum-
ner, Smith, Fentrcss, Van Buren,, White, |
Putnam, OvertOn, jackson, Cumberland, |
Henderson, Wayne, Marshall, |
Cooke, Coffee, Macon and the new county
herein authorized to be established out |
Of fractions of Sumner, Macon and Smith |
counties, Marshall and ROane shall be ex-
cepted out of the provisions of this section
50 far that the assent of a majority of the
qualified voters Of either of said counties
voting on the question shall be sufficient
when the credit of such county is given or
loaned to any person, association or cor
DOratiOn: Provided, that the exception of
he counties above named shall not be
n force beyond the year one thousand
eight hundred and eighty, and after that
period they shall be subject to the three
tourths majority applicable to the other
counties of the State.
Sec. 80. No article manufactured of
he produce of this State shall be taxed
otherwise than 10 pay inspection fees.
Sec. 81. The credit of this State shall
not be hereafter loaned or given TO or in
aid of any person, association, company,
or municipality, nor shall
he State become the owner, in whole or
n, part of any bank, or a stakeholder
with others in any association, company,
or municipality.
Sec. 30. No Convention or General
Assembly of this State shall act upon any
amendment of the Constitution of the
United States proposed by Congress to the
several States; unless such Convention
II General Assembly shall have been
elected after such amendment is sub
nitted.
Sec. SO. No bonds Of the State shall be
ssucd TO any railroad company which, at
he time Of its application for the same,
hall be in default in paying the interest
Ipon the State bonds previously loaned to
t, or that shall hereafter and before such
application, sell or absolutely dispose of
my State bonds loaned 70 it for less than
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