The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

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ordinance immediate relief ls given to the
people. / consider reduction OF 30 per cent
/ OF the present rate OF taxation as much relief
as the people can reasonably demand !! vote
Yes because the people have the option OF
voting. separately, for or against the adoption
- " A. EsTOpINAL.
| DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS.
| Ordinance No. 426,
| For the relief Of delinquent taxpayers, re-
hitting interest, penalties costs, etc, upon
delinquent taxes, and extending the time for
the redemption Of property forfeited or sold
to the State for non-payment OF taxes,
Was taken up on Its third reading.
The reading OF the ordinance In detail waa,
on motion, dispensed with.
| On the motion Of Mr. Blanchard the vote
by which the ordinance was adopted on SEQ
ond reading was reconsdered.
| Mr.. Forman moved to amend by striking
out all from line " to line 81.
| On the motion Of Mr.. Brian, by q rising
vote of 50 yeas to 90 nays, the motion to
amend was laid upon the table.
| On the motion Of Mr.. Blanchard the words
land licenses" were Inserted after the word
"taxes," wherever 1t occurs In the ordinance.
On the motion of Mr.. Robertson the blank
In line 80 was first filled by inserting the
words january and July
Upon reconsideration, on motion OF Mr..
Blanchard the blank In line 80 was filled with
the words February and August"
The ordinance as amended was adopted on
second reading. BY unanimous vote the rules
were suspended, and tho ordinance was passed
to Its third readlng,
On final passage Mr.. Lott moved that q
separate vote be taken on all that part OF the
ordinance from line SO to the end Of the ordi-
nance In line LIS. @"5.
BY O rising vote Of 25 yens to 81 nays, the
motion was lost.
On the final passage OF the ordinance the
yeas and nays were called for with the fol-
lowing result:
Yeas-M essrs Allain, Baskin, Bell, Blanch-
ard. Bobie, Bolton. Breaux, Breen, Bridger.
Brian, Bulger, Burton, Caifrey, Chaffee, OLAF
borne Collins coyln Ghnnnlnghnam payen If
iberville, Demas, Diekerson, billiard. Eas-
tery, Edwards, Elan, Estopinal, Fauk,
Gardner, George, GIrard,. ella, Grimes,
Hazard, Henry OF Natghitoehes HERON,
Knoblock, Lanaux, Land, Landry, LeGardeur.
Jr, Loan, Luckett, Marks, Matthews. Mentz,
Moreland, Moore Of Lafourche. Moore Of st.
Landry, Mcdonnell, Nognez. Mutt. Ogden,
OFT Paraes ParanKe hhe1ps s. plnchb aa1{
Semmes, Simon, Smith Of st. Mary, Stage
Stamps. Stevenson, Stewart, Stone, String,
fellow, Strovich, Sutherin, Todd, Watkins.
Wells, White, Williams Of Terrebonne, Young
of Concorda-S6.
Nays--Messrs. Bourgeois, Byrne, Carey
Chiapella. Forman, Covers Gueringer, Henry
Of Cameron, Howell, Joffrion, Kernochan,
Leake, Lott, Lyons, Munday, Olivier, Rivet,
IhompsOn--1s.
Fonteleu Gasltlns, Kennedy, Kidd, King,
Kirkman, Lagan, Long, Marshall. Willard,
MseGloin, Ponder, Reid Smith Of Of, Jackson.
Grant, Young of East Baton Rouge-2s.
Reasons for votes were given as follows
vote mo- on that part of the ordinance
from line 50 to end OF the article.
d. KEMP.
l.. 2. Covers voting "No" against that part
OF tho Ordinance No 426 embraced In Mr..
Brian's amendment
record my vote, NO" on that part of Or
dinance No. 426 authorizing the funding Of
the floating Indebtedness with three per cent
interest. j. j. EASTERL1.
Mr. Parlange records his vote against lines
GA to 165, providing for funding warrants.
Mr. Blanchard votes NO on that part of tho
ordinance forrelief of delinquent taxpayers,
which authorizes the funding OF outstanding
warrants at three per cent interest per an
mum.
q. LECARDEB, Jn.
More than majority of all the delegates
elected having voted In the affirmative, the
ordinance was finally passed.
On the motion of Mr.. Moore. OF Lafourche,
the following substitute for article Of Ordt-
nance No. 1886, reported by the Committee on
Taxation, Equaliz alton and Exemptions, was
taken UP and read:
ART. g. The General Assembly shall have
no power to release Or extinguish, Or to au y,
thorize the releasing or e1tinguiBhtng, In
whole or in part the Indebtedness, liability
or obligation Of any corporation or individual!
to this State, or to any parish OF municipal
corporation therein; provided, the heirs TO
contiscated property may be released OF all
taxes due thereon at the date Of its rever5ion
to them.
On the further motion OF Mr.. Moore, the
article was placed upon its third reading and
final passage, the yeas and nays resulting as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Baskin Bell,
Blanchard, Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois, Breaux,
Breen, Brian, Burton, Casrey Cahen, Chaffe,
Chiapella, Claiborne. Collins, Colvin, Daven-
port, Davidson Of Claiborne, Demas, Denis,
DlGkeTSOL, DllltIu Ld5utk ly IIuW hLSls1 LA11li,
Estopinal, Favrot, Fontelten, Gardner, George,
Girard, ella, Covers, Grimes. Hazard, Henry
Hough, Jastremski,- Jenkins, Jofrion, Kelly,
Kemp, Kennedy, hernoehan k n block. La
Loan, Lott, Luckett, Lyons, Matthews, Mentz,,
Willard, Moreland, Moore Of Iafourche, Moore %,
Of st. Landry, .Munday, Noguez Ogden, Oil
vier, OFT, Pardee, Farlange, Phelps, Finch
back, Poche, Reid, Richardson, Rivet, Roach,
Robertson, Self, semmes, Smith of ST. Mary.
Stage, Stamps, Stevenson, Stewart, Stone,
Strovich, Sutherlin, Thompson, Wells, White,
| Williams Of Terrebonne, Young OF Concor-
| dia-95.
Nays-Messrs. Byrne, Carey, Forman,
Howell, Simon, Todd, Watkins.
| Absent-Messrs. Benham, Blenvenu, Bridg-
err Bulger, Bulow, Cunningham, Davidson OF
IberyilIe Days, Faulk, Gaskins, Gue ri g,e
Marshall, Mcconnell, McGIoin, Mutt, Ponder,
Smith OF jackson, Steele, Stringfellow, Vance,
Webb, Warmoth, Williams Of Grant, Young OF
| East Baton Rouge-30.
| IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVALS.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM chairman on behalf OF