The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23

Strf1nygfellow, sfrovich, Wells, White, Williams
of Terrebonne. Young Of Concordia-64. =, ~
Absent-M esSrS. Benham, Blenvenne, Cl0l-
borne Davis Denis, Estopinal, Faux For
man, George Harvard, Henry OF Cameron,
Kennedy, Kernochan, Kidd, King, Kirkman,
Knoblock, Lagan, Lanaux, Landry, d beake.
Olivier, Parlange, Phelps, Ponder, Reid,
Semmes, Smith Of Jackson, Steele, Thomp-
son, Todd, Vance, Warmoth. Webb, Williams
OF Grant, Young oil East Baton Rouge-4l.
The motion to lay upon the table was lost
By rising vote OF IS yeas to 81 nays, MI.
Brian's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Leake offered the following amendment
to be inserted Immediately after the amend
ment Of Mr.. Brian:
Add the words eand the obligations Of the
public charitable institutions OF the State
given for the purchase OF necessary supplies
Of food, clothing, medicine and hire OF en-
ployes."
The amendment was adopted and the see
ton was adopted as amended.
Section 8, beginning with line 95, was read.
MIR. Breaux offered the following amend
ment:
At the end of line 1o2 after the word valid,
insert as follows:
"said warrants, when SO indorsed, may DO
surrendered to said officers and by them reg.
istered and Cancelled, and In lieu thereof said
Auditor ard Treasurer shall issue certificates
in sums OF five, ten, twenty or fifty dollars as
may be desired by the holder Of said Warrants
which shall be receivable for all taxes and
licenses due the State prior to January |, 1871,
| except the taxes due the interest fund and
| levee fund"
| The amendment was adopted.
/ Mr.. Blanchard offered the following end
ment:
After '.taxes," in line SO, insert the words
or funding, and IN line 1Ol strike out the first
and and after the word Treasurer insert
the words and Attorney General" e
The amendment was adopted, and the seer
ton was adopted as amended.
Section was adopted as printed
/ Ordinance No. 426 was adopted, as a whole,
on second reading.
In accordance with the order of the Con-
vention, the report Of the Committee on
Taxation, Equalization and Exemption, sub
mitted May %, on an article reported by the
Committee on Limitations, and referred To
the first named com mittee, was taken up, and
the article reported back to the Convention,
with the recommendation that it be adopted
and Incorporated into the body of the new
constitution under the head of limitations oil
powers OF governments, was taken up and
read, as follows: 4
An. -. LILO St1HeIot AoS6IUDly snail haV6%
no power to release or extinguish, or to au-
tnOrlze the releasing or extingushing, In
whole or In part the indebtedness, liability
J or obligation OF any corporation or individual
TO this State, or TO any parish or municipal
} corporation therein; proyiaed the heirs to-
confiscated property may be released OF all
! taxes due therein at the date Of Its reyersion
|, to Them
Me-. orman offered the following amend
ment:
After therein" In line 9, of the article as
printed, insert tne words Except taxes, pen
/ alties and costs Il
On the motion Of Nj Blanchard the amend
ment was laid upon the table, and on his further
motion the article as printed was adopted
on second reading.
On the motion of Mr.. Phelps the ordinance
as amended, and the separate article, were
, ordered to be printed in bill form.
On the motion Of Mr.. Blanchard, Ordinance
No. 426, and the separate article, were made
the special order Of the day. after the State debt
ordinance shall have been disposed Of finally.
On the motion Of Mr. Blanchard, the Conven-
!, ton adjourned until O'Clock on Monday
: morning next.
il VIM. 81. HARRIS,
. Secretary Of the Convention.
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