The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-26
THF NFW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1879

Legislature shall provide, BY law, for licenses
on different classes Of graduating the
amount OF the tax according TO the amount
Of business done by each class or division
and levying the license proportionately; and
shall provide for the summary trial OF iu
dicial questions as may arise In the levyine
and enforcement OF laws imposing licenses
Mr.. Breaux moved to suspend the rules, ir
order to take up the article at this time, and
the Convention, by rising vote Of 48 yeas tc
20 nays, refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. McGloin offered the following add
tional article:
The limitations herein provided for shall
be held to apply to all manners OF taxation,
whether by fmpost, excise or other.
The rules were suspended, and, on motion
Of Mr.. Semmes, the article was taken up and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Todd offered the following additional
article to Ordinance No. 412:
ART. -. The General Assembly shall have
power, with the concurrence OF an adjacent
State or States, to create leyee districts COM
posed Of territory, partly In this State and
levee commissioner for the district or districts
shall possess all the powers provided by ar
tiele = Of this constitution.
On motion of Mr.. Todd, by rising vote Of
IA yeas to nays, the rules were suspended
and the article was taken up.
MIR. Lyons In the chair.l
The article offered by Mr.. Todd was
adopted.
Mr.. King now moved to reconsider the vote
whereby article 8 was adopted, and on the
motion OF Mr.. Blanchard the motion was laid
on the table.
The following additional article was offered
by Mr.. White:
ART. ~. There shall be an assessor OF State
and parishes taxes elected by the auaed
Orleans. In the parish Of Orleans there shall
be elected by the qualified electors of each
municipal district one assessor for such dis
trict, the several district assessors to COM
pose board Of assessors for State and city
assessments In and for the parish OF Orleans.
Assessors shall be commissioned by the Gov
ernor OF the State, and their duties and COM
pensation shall be prescribed by law.
The Convention refused to suspend the
rules in order to consider the article.
Mr.. Phelps now moved to print ordinance
No. 4f2 In bill form, and called for the pre-
vious question, which was seconded by the
printed in bill form.
Ordinance No. 1885, being 1.-THE special order
for this time, was taken up.
Mr.. Robertson asked and obtained leave to
suspend the special order for ten minutes for
the purpose Of allowing committees to re-
port.
Mr.. Todd, chairman Of Committee on Cen
eral Provisions, submitted the report OF the
committee and the views OF the minority.
On motion of Mr.. Todd the reading Of the
report was dispensed with, and the ordinance
accompanying was ordered printed in bill
form, together with the views of the minority.
The report Hes over.
Mr. Kidd, chairman OF Committee on State
Debt, offered the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Constitutional Conventions:
Your Committee on State Debt, to whom
was referred the ordinance relative to the out
standing floating indebtedness of the State,
report favorably upon said ordi-
nance by substitute herewith presented, and
which they recommend 90 pass; r1nn
Chairman Committee on s tate Debt.
The report lies over, and the ordinance was
ordered printed In bill form.
Mr.. Forman submitted his views as follows:
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Constitutional Convention:
The undersigned member Of your Commit
tee on State Debt dissents from the report OF
the committee recommending an ordinance
for funding the floating debt, warrants, etc.
1. Because the people OF the State cannot
afford, in their present impoverished condi-
tion, to carry any more nterestrbearing debt.
2. The interest is too high.
s. A sinking fund Is unwise and improper
IN any financial scheme, but whatever sum OF
money can be spared by the people In any
year to devote to pay the principal should be
used to purchase the bonds at the lowest
possible price, not exceeding par, and the
bonds destroyed.
B. X. FORMAN.
Leave OF absence was granted for few
lays, on account OF sickness, to Mr.. Favrot.
The Chair now resumed the consideration
Of the special order, Ordinance No. 1888.
Mr.. McGloin withdrew his amendment to
Mr.. Gaskins's amendment, pending since
June 10, and offered the following In lieu
shreof:
ART All capital and property necessary
% and employed in the State In any manufac-
,uring enterprise, for the manufacture Of any
voolen, cotton or other textile products; type.
shot or other articles Of metal or alloys; far
liture and other articles Of wood, marble or
stone; shoes, saddlery and other articles Of
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