New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-22
DEBATES or 1.Hs SENATE.


1 DEBATES or T1Is SENATE.
/ ii. EveninG Sessisn.
MONDAY, March IA, 1870.
The Mississippi Valley Levee bill wa
taken up as unfinished business. The ques
ton pending was the adoption of an amend
added to the end Of the ninth section.
Mr.. Blackman: Mr.. President, wish to
offer an amendment. My idea is that, il
order to facilitate the collection of the
taxes, the planters should have the right to
| send notice to the tax collector or the com
pany, and it shall then be the duty Of the
tax assessor or the company to send some
body to weigh the cotton or produce raised
and upon his return of the measurement
the product shall be assessed. This Is sug
gested by planters interested in this mat
ter. will read what propose
| Mr.. Campbell: That may be included in
the amendment which offered. will ask
what amendment is pending.
| The secretary read the pending amend,
ment: ;.
Provided that any owner or producer Of
crops, subject to the assessment under this
act, shall have the liberty of removing OF
selling One-half of the gross amount Of the
same, without any restriction, subject to the
| approval of the tax collector
Mr.. Campbell: Now. l will send this fol
lowing amendment to be added to this
proviso:
Provided, further, That upon notifica-
| ton of any such owner or producer, it shall
be the duty of the tax collector, within ten
days thereafter, to go or send an authorized
agent to the plantation or place where the
crop or crops are stored, and assess such
crops without charge for such assessment
Ia <o~- nDy1a n,rfIn
planter Or producer himself to weigh or
measure his crops, and his affidavit as to the
quantity of such crops, shall be sufficient
voucher to the tax collector to release said
crops
Mr. jerks, tell you planters can not
well wait that long. You had better make
it five days, instead Of ten; they may want
to get their crop to market within certain
time.
Mr. Campbell: Well, 1 accept that amend
ment.
The amendment was adopted, and the
section adopted as amended.
Mr.. Campbell: From section eleven to
fourteen are only matters Of detail. move
that they be read together.
Mr.. Poindexter: Before that is done, l
wish to offer this amendment as an addi-
tional section: ,Yr-I .t-
Sec. -. Be it enacted, ETC., That the said
CUulDduy sldIl uldkS us UttWceu
March first and August first of each year.
and shall construct its levees within such
time, except contracts necessary to be made
and executed for the stOppage Of crevasses.
Mr.. Campbell: Well, accept that-there
is no objection to that. Adopted.
Sections eleven, twelve, thirteen and four
teen were read to be sections thirteen, four
teen, fifteen and sixteen.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. President. in section
fourteen of the printed bill, in line twenty
nine, l move to strike out ''thirty years"
and insert twenty one years" Adopted.
Mr.. Blackman Mr.. Prcsident-I will say
this, that section eleven, as it stands here,
strikes me as being in violation Of law and
the constitution, when it provides that the
District Judge shall appoint the tax collec-
tor. This is comforting power on the District
Judge not belonging to him. Under the
constitution certain powers are delegated to
him, and no other power can be allowed
him. You had better strike all that out.
Mr.. Campbell: No, not ALL will move to
strike out the words 'Judge Of the District
Court Of the parish" in lines twenty eight
and Twenty-Five, and insert 1.-The Cover
nor"
Mr. Blackman: The law as it stands now,
gives the Governor the power to remove tax
collectors.
Mr.. Campbell: Very we'll, 1 move now to
strike out the words Judge, etc." and in
sert ''the Governor"
Mr.. Blackman You had better provide
that, ON application to the Governor by the
he shall appoint
Mr.. Campbell: ! move in lines twenty
eight and twenty nine to strike out the
words Judge of the District Court of the
parish" and insert the Governor"
~
Mr.. Blackman Mr. President, in section
twelve of the printed bill, in regard to the
tax collector selling the land, yon provided
that he shall sell without any advertise
ment. You must remember that large
Number of people own land not cultivated. |
md heretofore party has had ten years in |
which to redeem his land; and here you
provide that the tax collector shall sell |
without any adve1 tisement. Read that sec
ion.
Mr. Campbell: No; he shall give notice
~ advertisement. 1t says
MI BIackman: That refers to the crop to |
'e sold within ten days. offer this amend
nent, to come in line sixteen, after the |
word "costs': That after advertisement for |
fifteen days, in any newspaper published in |
he parish, the tax collector shall proceed /
o sell said crops under seizure, which shall \
ring twO-th;rds Of its appraised value, and
t it will not sell at its first offering for this
mount, then it shall be reotfered in ten
lays, and sold to the highest bidder for \
What it will bring.
Mr.. Campbel: I do not object to that.
ADOPTED.
Mr. Blackman: Now, 1 offer to amend by
triking out the words ''from the door Of
he courthouse" etc. This is in conflict
With the other provisions of the bill.
Mr.. Campbell: No. As I understand it,
hey can go on and sell.
Mr.. Blackman: Well, strike out " for ten
lays" l move to strike out the words s. for
en- days" in line twenty. Adopted
Mr.. Blackman: Now, also, offer this
mendment: To strike out the words with
office for thirty days in a newspaper pub
shed in the. parish where the land is stu
ted, giving the name OF the delinquent and
he amount of the taxes due on said lands,
nd :" and to strike out, in line thirty five.
he word "April and insert the word
june" There are great many, not resi-
cnts of the State, who own land.
Mr.. Campbell: 1t is the duty of every
UGH nonresident to have an agent there.
Mr.. Blackman: Yes but l want them to
ave notice through the newspapers pub
'ho own land in louisiana live right on the
ther side of the river in Mississippi, and
ley look to the newspaper OF the parish
II Information.
Mr. Packard: Suppose there is no news
aper published in the parish?
Mr Blackman: You need not be scared
bout that.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Blackman: On page twenty-nine of
ne printed bill, in the same section, l move
strike out the words 1.-TWO years" and in
,rt -four years."
MIR. Campbell: Well, 1 think two years
ing enough, and move to lay that amend
tent on the table.
The amendment was tabled.
Mr.. Blackpan: Now, wish to strike out
fifty uer cent, and insert .ttXnntY"