The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-27

| ~ tho amount Of $650,000 IN l853i TO the
Vicksburg, Shreveport ana ~, texas ,,5a ha,.roaa
M Ratan Rouge and Gros Tete Railroad
/ 1nmnany To the amount Of S16D,O0D In 1863; "
| the Mexican Gulf Railroad Company to @ I'D
amount OF 100000, to the Citlzens' Ban OF
/ New Orleans, d private corporation char fss1ed
in 1888 to the amount OF "a, 2g7 ,333 30. and to
/ tha Consolidated Association OF Plp ,stara. d
/ private banking association, to the 4snount Of
81 $4,000. aggregatlng the sum OF s7,942'-
Resolped, That the Auditor of Public Ac.
counts be requested 10 report 10 the Conven-
! tion the amount of said b. ,t,sis yet oulstand-
! ing; whether the consld Grafton upon which
whether the State as any interest, lien or
mortgage upon any OF the property. assets
on incomes OF any Ut said banks On railroad
companies; and, II any, to what extent and
the estimated value thereof
| q. Whether any Of the bonds Issued TO the
said banks or railroad companies have ever
been paid or redeemed by any Of said banks
/ and railroad companies; and ifsO, how many
and To what amount.
deemed, paid or funded any Of said bonds
and II go. how many and to what amount
A. Whether the State has ever realized any
sum whatever upon dividends, sale 81 stock On
property of any bank or railroad to which
bonds have been Issued, and II So to what ex-
tent and what sum.
BY Delegate Bienvenv- Taxation shall be
uniform throughout the State. All property
shall be taxed according To its value as direct
cd by law for oil purposes. The rate OF taxa
| tiop shall not exceed five mills on the dollar
| Taxation in the city OF New. Orleans shall
also be uniform. and the rate OF taxation shall
j not exceed ten mills on the dollar. The Cen
eral Assembly shall have tile power to e.
empt from taxation all property used for
church or free public school purposes only.
By Delegate Moore-An ordinance relative
to the General Assembly.
/ BY Delegate Hough-An ordinance rela-
tive to eligibility for Office.
By Delegate Herron-An ordinance rela-
tive to elections by the General Assembly,
the term Of office, etc.
/ Wiling that no bill shall become a law unless
| 1t ID introduced five days before the adjourn
ment Il tho General Assembly.
| BY Delegate Breaux-An ordinance pro-
viding for the separation Of AlglerB from the
| city Of New Orleans.
i By Delegate Richardson 80 An ordinance
relative to insurance conpanies; providing
that all companies doing business In the State
shall deposit with the State Treasurer the
sum Of 100000 before being granted
/ IiC nEa.
| BY Delegate Blanchard An ordinance rati-
flying the boundaries OF the State; providing
| that the State shall have jurisdiction OF the
Mississippi river flowing through its borders,
| and concurrent Jurisdiction when one bank
only lies Ia this State; that the river shall
| always be Free ETC.
l
a lottery charter, and that all such charters
heretofore granted are hereby avoided and
annulled.
by Delegate Collins-An ordinance pro-
viding that no penalty shall be attached to
| dueliDg; but that any person convicted before
| competent court for carrying concealed
| weapons shall be disfranchsed.
| by Delegate Caiffey-An ordinance rela-
| tive to delinquent taxee, their payment, etc.
BY Delegate Brodie-An ordinance pruvld-
| ing that no act Of incorporation shall be-
granted to any town having less than 100
! voters.
by Delegate simon-An ordinance relative
| by BepgHte Jastremskf-Art ordinances rel
alive to free public schools In Incorporated
| towns.
by Delegate Estopinal-An ordinance pro
| viding that No person shall be elected tO tho
| he does not reside, and no mere dolDicile shall
constitute residence for this purpose.
/ By Delegate JoffIion-An ordinance pro-
vlding disqualification for Office
BY Delegate Moore-An ordinance provid-
Ing an oath for officers.
An ordinance relative to the judicial power.
An ordinance relative to the Jurisdiction Of
| the Supreme Court.
which laws shall be passed by the Legisla-
ture.
BY Delegate Smith--An ordinance provid-
Ing for the removal of parish seats.
II
| tive To the sale OF Intoxicating liquors on days
| of election.
BY Delegate Herron--An ordinance relative
| to the Incorporation OF towns aud cities.
BY Delegate Wells-An ordinance relative
| to indictments and trials by jury.
| BY Delegate Blanchard An ordinance rela-
| tive to the right of trial by jury; providing
| that in cases less than felony the whole num-
| Der shall not be required to form o verdict,
| etc.
| An ordinance relative to the power Of the
General Assembly over the creditof the State.
By Delegate Davidson-A preamble and bill
| Of rights.
| BY Delegate Stevenson-Ano ordinance rela-
| tive 70 the drawing Of the salaries Of judges
| OF courts of record.
BY Delegate Midlothian ordinance rela-
tive to the judiciary system.
BY Delegate Moreland-An ordinance pro-
vidng that no person shall hold office In any
parish OF the State who ID not a resident
thereof. or who cannot read writing.
An ordinance relative to the suffrage.
BY Delegate Poche-In all cases where the
faith Of the State has been pledged In aid OF
corporations the State shall not be liable for
the payment Of such aid, whether In bonds or
otherwise, unit! the PROPERTY mortgaged to
reimburse the State against loss shall first be
discussed and sold.
In the event of the State liquidating any
portions OF the obligati ms SO created In aid
81 any corporations, then. and ia that event,
the property mortgaged to secure the same
laws, as to the time Tor the reimbursement
and payment to the State for such liability,
exclusively In cash, az Ia now or may here
after be exigble on the books OF the State
Audit@r against such corporation or corpora
tioDs.
Delegate Benham called up the bill of rights
introduced yesterday, and moved that the
reading Of the document be dispensed with,
and that 1t be printed In the journal Of to-
morrow. Adopted.
On motion of Deepate Benham 5OO extra |
copies Of the journal Of tomorrow were or
dered to be printed.
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
The following ordinances were taken up on
ferred
By Delegate Land-Reative to appeals
from Caddn, Bossier and De Soto to Supreme
Court at Monroe.
BY Delegate Elam-Relative to government
and maintenance of public schools and appro-
priation of noll tax to same