The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-26
Mr.. Mcconnell offered the following substi-

ssthe property sold may be redeemed by re
Y funding the price paid, with hfty per cen
] per annum within such period as may be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly"
Mr.. Forman offered as an amendment x
the substitute Of Mr.. Mcconnell to strike ou
fifty per cent damages"
On motion Of Mr.. Blanchard, the amend
ment OF MI. Forman and the substitute O
Mr.. Mcconnell were laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr.. Simon, the amend
}. ment Of Mr., Moore, Of Lafourche, was laid or
g the table.
Mr.. Forman moved to strike out ~ ana
t insert $40 per cent interest" In the amend
ment Of Mr.. Carey.
. On the motion Of Mr.. Phelps. the amend
] ment Of Mr.. Forman was laid on the table.
The question recurring upon the amend
l ment OF Mr. Carey, Mr.. Phelps moved TO lay
it upon the table, and his motion was lost by
3 rising vote Of 50 yeas to so nays, the Chair
voting mo"
Mr.. Pardee offered the following substitute
for the amendment Of Mr.. Carey:
Insert after irredeemable, In line q, latter
one year." and add at end OF article 1.-THE
n General Assembly shall provide Tor the en-
forcement of this article
On the motion of Mr.. Phelps the substitute
Of Mr.. Pardee was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Phelps now demanded the previous
question on the amendment Of Mr.. Carey,
which was seconded by the Convention, and
the amendment Of Mr., Carey was adopted by
rising vote Of GO yeas to So nays.
Mr.. Knoblock offered the following amend
ment to the article:
In line ?. after taxes, insert Estate, parochial
In line s, after 'shall," insert without suit
| and"
In line i strike out 'tax Is" and insert
Mr.. Lott offered the following amend
ment to the amendment Of Mr.. Knoblock:
After state insert .'levee district"
The amendment was accepted and the de-
mand BY Mr. Blanchard for the previous
question on the amendments being seconded
by the Convention, the amendment Of Mr..
Knoblock, as amended by Mr.. Lott, was adop-
ted.
Mr.. Cunningham offered the following
amendment:
Strike out all OF the article after "irredeem-
able" In line "a.
ment Of Mr.. Cunningham was laid on the
table.
Mr.. Moore, Of Lafourche, offered the fol-
lowing amendment:
Add at end OF the article ''all deeds Of sale
made, or that may be made, by collectors of
taxes shall be received by courts In evidence
AZ Drina tacie valid sales"
II The demand Of Mr.. Blanchard for the pre-
vious question On the amendment OF Mr..
Moore, Of Lafourche being seconded by the
Convention, 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Luckett, chairman OF the Committee
on Health, Quarantine and State Medicine,
asked and obtained leave to take up at this
time Ordinance No. ali, which was the special
order for this hour, viz: 2 o'clock p. M, with
the view OF fixing day for Its considera-
ton.
On motion Of Mr.. Luckett the consideration
OF the ordinance was postponed, and it was
made the special order Of the day on Wednes-
day, after the reading Of the journal.
The Convention renewed the consideration
of Ordinance No. 49, and the demand Of Mr..
Phelps for the previous question being sec
onded by the Convention, article 9, as
amended, was adopted, reading ais follows
ART. 9. There shall be no forfeiture OF prop
erty tor the non-payment Of taxes, State,
ievee district, parochlal or municipal, but, at
due, the collector shall, without suit, and
after giving notice to the delinquent In the
manner tobe provided by law, (Which shall not
be by publication, except in case Of unknown
which the taxes are due in the manner pro-
v1ded for Judicial sales and on the day OF sale
he shall sell such portion of the property as the
debtor shall point out, and In case the debtor
shall not point out sufficient 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 sales shall be
without appraisement and the property sold
~ payna tRe pree
twenty per cent and costs added No sale Of
property for taxes shall be annulled for
any 1nformality In the proceedings until the
price paid, with ten per cent interest. be ten
All deeds OF sale made, or that may be made
by collectors OF taxes, shall be received by
courts In evidence as prima facse valid sales.
Mr.. Gaskins, by request, was recorded as
voting no on Its adoption.
Article 10 was read and, on motion Of Mr..
Phelps, adopted.
Article 11was read, and on motion of Mr..
Phelps, Its consideration was postponed until
the report Of the Committee on Elective
Franchise Is taken up.
Article IL was read. .M@M.
Mr.. Todd offered the following amendment:
Strike out s'or, in line 4, and add after econ
Migration" general destruction OF the crops
or other public calamity"
The demand for the previous question by
Mr. Phelps being seconded by the Convention,
the amendment Of Mr.. Todd was adopted by
a rising vote of IS yeas to "a nays, and article
H. as amended, was adopted, reading as fol-
lows:
Art. u. The Legislature shall pass no law
postponing the payment Of taxes, except in
cases OF overflow, general cOnfagration gen
eral destruction OF crops, or other public ca
lamity.
Article 10 was read.
Mr.. Land moved to strike out article Is.
Mr.. Forman moved to amend py striking
out all after "State," in line 2.
On motion of Mr.. Pinchback the amendment |
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