The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-19

Delegate Moore, OF LhlOuTCue, nDV6h HS ~
substitute for the amendment which was az
eepted BY Delegate Knoblock. providing that
political corporations should levy taxes for
levee and drainage purposes. ,,.
On motion Of Delegate Stone oil penang
amendments were laid on the table T., atr,,-
ing out all Of the article beginning with s. tne
words "In order to arrive ut this equality, Y
and ending with the words "the different
portions Of the State.
and moved to lay It Oh The table. Adopted
Deleaate Luckett moved to amend BY sub.
gtituting the word "may' for SHALL" Laid
Delegate Steele moved to strike out the
word always" III the proviso concerning the
rights III taxpayers to verify assessments In
the courts Adopted.
The article as amended was then adopted.
Article 8 was read:
only to carry on and maintain the government
Of the State and the public institutions thereof !;
Is educate the children OF the State In the ele-
principal ana Interest Of the public debt; to
suppress instruction. repel invasion or de-
lend the stae r. time ct var, and for levee
Delegate Leake moved to amend by strik-
ing out the words lin the elementary branch
es of education
Delegates Attain and Mcconnell supported
the amenement, which was adopted.
Delegate Cunningham offered an amend
who lost limbs II the Confederate army shall
be given artificial limbs at the expense Of the
State. He explained that he had Intended to
extend the provisions OF his amendment to all
citizens OF the State MANNED In war, but as
the United States had already provided for
the Union soldiers he had decided to limit 1t
as proposed.
Delegate Blanchard favored the object Of
tinn IA IN nn,atit,tinn III a thn,,nbt fhat
n,ia ,s,s,' th ar;e,atre tn make
tea WHd e,, e ID = frn The General
fund; .,..4
Delegate Stone opposed the amendment
He thought the people u The various sscti9ns
m n I'M soldiers. Their patriotism would
nj NJ contined fl the raising Of monuments
over Owe !. the h dead. Ills people, be- was certain,
msime d Confederate soldiers ii their midst :,
Union man and ' opposed the var var but he Be-.
State had Il right to Be proud Of IL was the
s Mn1va - a. ri~hfaoma ca,,aa NJ Ysvnrad
III sf 80 III 800, r. 1870
- Daianata Htaele said Ia was .. min ifnan andiar
and drew a small nansion from the poverT .
ment ri I'M iInitar States iii had se 81 nau-
larnefi f!nnfedarnta soldiers anmetima az Win
11a arm far yrhnm na nrouision whatauar
lad been made ma believed III was rirht ma
nrn a o that eomathi1,r shonld " IL dnrn far
them III Tie direction proposed. and he sin
cerely hoped the amendment would prevail.
The yeas and nays were demanded On the
10. The following was the vote:
Yeas Delegates Bell, Benham. Blanchard.
Bobie. Bolton. Breaux. Breen. Brian. Burton.
Cnffrey. Carey, Ohaffa, Claiborne. COlvin. Cum
ningham, Davenport, Dayidson Of Claiborne.
Faux, FontAlieu. Gardner. Gasktns. George.
dla, Covers, Crimes. dueTinRer, Hazard, Henry
ct Cameron. Henry OF Natchitoches. HERON.
Kelly. Kemp, Kennedy, Kernochan. King Kirk
deur, yr.. Lott: Luckett. Lyons. Marshall Mi.
st. Landry, Munday. Nice 1nnel. MeAlotn.
Mutt. Ogden. Olivier, Pardee, Parlange. Pinch
back, PoChe, Ponder, Richardson, R1vet. Roach
ssf ss r. simon Smith OF
saae sn " a. st;e ston strn
feIlow smtherltn. Thomnson 1. Vance, 1 Warmoti
Watkins White Williams 81 Grant Williams ~
Terrebonne, Young 81 Concordia, Young 81
East Baton Rouge.
Nags-Delegates Allan, Bourgeois. Collins,
Davidson OF lberville. pemas. Denis. Dlcker-
son. norman, Ianaux Wens.
Delegate Allan moved TO amend by pro
viding that the Legislature shall make pro
vision for the education OF the children OF the
State IN all d useful branches.
After some discussion, the amendment was
ial mh gu tn tfa' iap oe doa -, 4,a ,4.,
1 hlt,a aat.cle as aIaenueu was Inen aooptea.
Article was adopted aS read:
ART. 4. The power to tax corp ,rationg and
corporate property shall never be smspended
by act OF the General Assembly.
Article ( r,,os, ,aoa.
Arelcle WAS Ieaa.
ART. s. The General Assembly may levy q
license tax, and may graduate the amount d
such tax to be collected from the persons pur-
suing tn. several trades professions. yocations
and callings. All persons, associations Of per.
sons aud corporations pursuing any trade
profession. business or calling may be rendered
liable to such tax, except clerks, laborers
eergymen school. teachers. those engaged i'm
mechanical, agricultural. horticultural and
mining pursuits, and manufacturers. othsI
than those Of distilled. alcoholic or malt liquors
shall impose 9 greater license tax than Is I'M
posed BY the General Assembly or State pur-
poses.
Delegate Carey moved to amend by strik-
ing out the words "other than those of dis
titled, alcoholic Of malt liquors, tobacco and
and cigars" Lost.
Delegate Vance moved to amend by pro-
vtd1ng that license tax shall be imposed on