The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-23
The Constitutional Convention
[Continued From Last Week


property for the non-payment of
taxes, State, levee district, paro-
chiai or municipal, but at the ex-
piration of the year in which they
are due the collector shall, with
out suit, and after giving notice to
the delinquent in the manner 70
be provided by law (which shall
not be by publication except in
case OF unknown owner advertise
for sale the property on which the
taxes are due in the manner pro-
vided for judicial sales, and on the
day of sale he shall sell such por-
ton of the property as the debtor
shall point out, and in case the
debtor shall not point out sufiici-
ent property, the collector shall at
once and without further delay
sell the least quantity of property
which any bidder will buy for the
amount of the taxes, interest and
costs. The sale shall be without
appraisement, and the property
sold shall be redeemable at any
time for the space of one year, by
paying the price given, with twen-
ty per cent and costs added. No
sale of property for taxes shall be
annnIled for any informality in
the proceedings until the price
paid, with 10 per cent interest,
be rendered TO the purchaser. All
deeds of sale made. or that may be
made, by collectors of taxes shall
be received by courts in evidence
as prima facie valid sales.
The tax shall be designated by
the year in which it is collectible,
and the tax on movable property
shall be collected in the year in
whish the assessment is made.
The Legislature shall pass no
law postponing the payment of
taxes, except in cases of overflow.
general confagration, general des-
truction of the crops, or other
public calamity.
A ievee system shall be main
tanned in the State, and tax not
to exceed one mill may be levied
annually on all property subject
to taxation, and shall be applied
exclusively to the maintenance
and repairs of leyees.
The General Assembly may
divide the State into leyee dis
tricts and provide for the appoint
nent or election Of leyee commits
sioners 10 said districts, who shall,
in the method and manner to be
provided by law, have supervision
OF the erection, repairs and main
tenance of the leyees 10 said dis
tricts; to that effect it may levy a
tax not to exceed FIVE mills on the
taxable property situated within
the alluyial portions OF said dis.
tficts subject to overflow.
The provisions of the above two
articles shall cease to have effect
whenever the Federal government
shall assume permanent control
and provide the ways and means
for the maintenance of ieyees In
this State. The Federal govern
ment is authorized to make such
geological, typographical, hydro
graphical and hydrometrieal sur
yeys and investigations within the
State as may be necessary to car
ny into effect the act OF Congress
to provide the appointment of q
Mississippi River Commission for
the improvement of said river. from
the head of the Passes near its
mouth to the headwaters, and to
construct and protect such public
works and Improvements as may
be ordered by Congress under the
provisions of said act.
Corporations. companies or as
sociations organized or domiciled
out of this State, bat doing bust
ness herein, may be licensed by a
mode different from that provided
fro home corporations or COM
panies; provided, said different
mode Of license shall be uniform,
upon a graduated system. as to all
such corporations, companies or
associations that transact the |
same kind of business,
All the articles and provisions
of this ordinance regulating and
relating to the collector of State
taxes and tax sales shall also ap-