The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
OFFICIAL JOURNAL .
OR THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
riftY-.eyenth Day,s ProceedlnEs

FIffy-sevemth Days PFOceeatHSs.
New ORLEANS, Wednesday, June 20, 1919,
The Convention met at 10 o'clock Q. 20
present, the Hon. Il. A. Wiltz President an
I31 members.
Absent Gla.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. j.. L. DB
wilson, of Claiborne.
The journal Of June "a was corrected an
approved.
Mr.. Poche, on behalf Of the Committee Q
Public Educatl0n, presented d report on ORD
nances Nos. BIO and 314.
The reading Of the report was DISPENSE
with, and under suspension Of the rules J
was ordered that the report be printed In bill
form, and that The consideration thereof .
made the special order Of the day for Satur
day next, June 49, Immediately after tn
reading Of the journal.
Mr.. Sutherin presented the views OF TIL
minority of said COMMITTEES, which were
ordered to be printed with the report OF thu
committee and considered Herewith on Sat
urday next. ~,
ORDINANCE NO. 396.
il On the motion OF MIR. Moore, Of Lafourche
the rules we're suspended In order TO take up
articles 4. 5, Y and 20 OF the original Ordl'
nance No. 1886, with the substitute therefor
offered by Mr.. Mcaloin May 10, amended
May "a, and then postponed
Also, article Of the said original Ordinance
No. 33G. which was referred to the Committee
on Taxation, Equalization and Exemptions
NAV ID. and reported back to the Convention
favorably, with an amendment, May ~, Dy
said committee, the said report to be taken
up with said articles.
The substitute for articles a. 8, and 20 was
first taken tip on its second reading. A
pending amendment thereto was adopted.
The substitute was adopted as amended On
its second reading.
Under O further suspension Of the rules the
said substitute was read third time, and
the previous question being moved and sec.
ended. the substitute wns finally passed by
the following vote:
ham, Bienvenu, Blanchard, Bobte,< Bour-
geois, Breen. Brian, Burton, Byrne, CAREY,
Jaher ChatTe, Chiapella, Claiborne, Collins,
Colvin, Cunningham, Davenport, Davidson OF
Claiborne, Davidson Of lbervllle., DAVIS,
Elan, EsfnpnaI, Faux. Favrot, Fontelieu,
Forman. Gardner, Gaskins, Glrard, Covers,
Grimes, Gueringer, Havard, Henry q Cam
eron, Henry of Natchitoches HERON, Hough,
Howell, Jastremski, Joffrion, Kelly. Kennedy
Ianallx, Land, Leake, LeGerdeur Jr, Loan
Long, Lott. Luekett, Lyons, Marks, Marshall
Mentz, Moreland, Moore Of LafOurche Moore
on st Landry. Mnnday, Mcdonnell. Mcdloin,
Noguez, Mutt, Ogden, Olivier, Pardee, p 81
ardson. Rivet, 1soach Robertson, Self
Semmes, Simon, Smith Of jackson, Smith o.
81. Mary, stagg, Stevenson, Stewart Stille
Stone, strlngfellow., strovich,,, suthsrlin,
Ihompsop Vance Warn9th, Webb Wells
bonnie, Young Of Concordia, Young OF East
NayasMessrs. Breaux, Carey, George
Jenkins, Todd Watkins.
Absent Messrs BabcocE, Bolton aa,a Bri Read
{ King, Landry, Matthews. Willard, OFT
Phelps, Stamps, steele-17.
Substitute for articles 4, 8, and 20 Of Ordi-
nance No. 53b:
Arr. -. The funds, credit, property ,o1
things of value of the State, or OF any polit-
ical corporation thereof, shall not DC loaned,
pledged or granted to or Tor any person OIL
persons, association Or corporation. pu9iiicI Of
corporation, purchase Or subscribe TO the
capital or stock of any corporation or asso-
ciation whatever or for any private enter.
prise. Nor shall the State, nor any political
corporation thereof, assume the liabilities OF
any political, municipal, parochial, private Or
other corporation or association whatsoever
nor shall the State undertake to carry on the
business Of any such corporation or asspeia-
tion, or become D part owner therein !; Ir0paaed
the State, through it's Legislature. shall have
public lands to any railroad or canal
Mr.. Sutherlin moved toreconsider the vote
just taken.
by rising vote Of IL yeas to 81 nays the
Convention refused to reconsider.
Article Of Ordinance No. 336 was taken uI
and read
The report of the Commute on Taxation
Equalization and Exemption was read.
Mr.. Cunningham moved that the further
consideration OF the said article and the re-
port thereon be postponed until the report o
the Committee on Taxation, Equalization anc
Exemption shall be taken up and considered
Mr. Moore, of Lafourche, moved that thu
motion to postpone be laid upon the table,
BY q rising vote Of 80 yeas to 81 nays thu
motion to lay upon the table was carried.
Mr.. Forman moved that the further con
sideration of article and the report be post
poned until Saturday next, and be made tn
special order OF the day Immediately ate
the reading Of the journal.
On the motion OF Mr.. Moore, Of Lafourche
the motion to postpone, by rising vote OF 8
yeas to 40 nays, was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Lyons moved to amend as follows:
Add the words land that all costs, penal
ties and fees which may have been incurret
for non payment OF taxes to January 1. 1873
may be RENTED"
Mr. Forman offered as substitute for tn
amendment of Mr.. Lyons the following:
Insert after the word obligations tn
words Except taxes or assessments, cost
and penalties"
Mr.. Blanchard moved to postpone article
and all amendments and the substitute re
ported by the Committee on Taxation unit
Monday Immediately after the reading OF tn
journal and to be considered ut that tim
along with the ordinance reported by tn
Committee on Taxation for relief OF delin
quent taxpayers.
Mr.. Ogden moved that the motion to post
pone be laid upon the table.
BY rising vote Of 16 yeas to u nays tbs