The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-11-04
..soxEKNaION PRoOKEDINss.
FoKTf-SISTH DAY.
Qouxeution met pursuant to adjournment

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Prayer by Rev. Dr. Dodge.
Cine was excused for four days.
| AF. FeFd presented \ petition of citizens
of Hida!go county on the subject OF allow
ing one man to hold two offices in counties
having less than two hundred and fifty vo-
tiers. Referred.
MIR, Fleming offered resolution that the
c smnittee on Public Lands and Land Office
be requ .sted. TO consider the proPriety of
setting apart five million acres of the public
domain for the purpose of building State
capitol, and to report by ordinance OF other
wise. Referred.
The article on revenue and taxation was
tak'n up.
Mr.. Martin Of Hunt offered the following
amendment to section four: THE power
20 tax all the property, real and personal.
Of corporations, shall never be surrendered
or suspended by act of the Legislature, but
the same shall always be taxed as other prop
erty." Laid on the table.
Mr.. Martin of Navarro moved to strike
out section for
Mr.. Crawford offered the following
am endment to the section: Strike out all
after the word Legislature, ;" in line 81,
and insert 'sby any contract or grant to
which the State shall be party"
Mr.. Martin withdrew his I'M endment to
strike out section four
-Blassingame offered the following as
an adIitionai section: ah2 -
'tAH property of all railroad companies,
of whatever description, lying or being
within the limits of any city or incorporated
town in this State. shall bear its proportion
ate share of municipal taxation; and if any
such property shall not have been hereto
for 4 a. of ~ Ia
town within which it lies shall have power
to require its rendition and collect the usual
muDjc pal tax thereon as on other property
lying within said municipality" Adopted.
MIR, Allison offered the following amend
ment The veterans of the Revolution of
1886 shall be exempt from poll-tax, and
shall be allowed exemption from taxation
on two hundred and fifty dollars worth of
property, under such regulations as may be
prescribed by law" Withdrawn.
Mr.. Wade offered to amend section four
by inserting after the word corporations"
the qWerds - Cities, counties, towns and
their.s Laid on table. - = = sssA
Mr.. Brown offered the following amend
ment: Add to section five the words tex
cept by the first Legislature assembled I'M
der this Constitution, which may make the
necessary appropriation to carry on the gov
suflUlf Il0F dSSoulUidS6~ Oh sLQe DIX
teenth Legislature" Adopted. T.
Mr. Mccormick offered the following sub
stitute for section six: 1.-THE Legislature
shall pass no law, borrowing, diverting, or
seeking to divert or change from its origi-I
nal purpose any money or thing of value
that may be or ought to be placed in the
State Treasury, to the credit of any special
State fund, and shall pass such general laws
as may be necessary to protect special coun-
ty funds, raised for any purpose, from being
deviatedS or changed from the purpose for
which such funds were raised. Withdra wn
by Mr.. cCormick, and re7offered by Mr.
Reagan. Lost.
Mr.. Ferris moved to strike out in section
two the words ''borrow, or in any manner. "
Lost. I'll 9
Mr.. ,Ballinger proposed to amend by strik-
ing out all after the word county" Lost
bysa vote of 81 to So.
MIR. Dohoney moved to strik out section
seven. Lost
Mr.. Stayton moved to amend section
seven, line 3d. by inserting county" be-
tween 'and"snd tax Adopted.
Mr.. Reagan offered the following amend
ment to section seven: Strike out the words
I" pro rata" and insert the words lin pro-
portion to the distance such road may run
eHiouSH SuCu COUNTY. ~ AIOpGeu
Mr.. Dohoney moved to amend section.
eight by adding 'sno higher rate of taxa
ton shall ever be levied by the authorities
of any county, town or city than the rate of
taxation for State purposes in force at the
time, except as may be herein otherwise
provided"
Mr.. DeMorse offered the following sub
stitute for section eight and the amendment:
'Ad 0aLOrem taxation for State uses shall
never exceed fifty cents on the one hundred
dollars value of property, nor shall general
county taxation Except for the support
the indigent) exceed one half of the general
State tax pT00ided, that all counties shall
have the right to levy tax for the payment
of Indebtedness already accrued, and for
the establishment of county poor farms,
first availing themselves of all convict labor,
which may Gbe, provided by the Constitu-
5ion." Laid on the table.
Mr.. Dohoney's amendment was adopted.
:, Convention adjourned to $50 p. N.