The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-21
MI. Robertson offered the following amend

GRAFTON Of the article and amendments until
the day after tomorrow, and on motion Of
Mr.. Blanchard the motion to postpone was
laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr.. Phelps tho amend
ment Of Mr. Robertson was laid On the table.
Mr.. Wells moved to amend BY inserting ID
line 10 the word acash' between relative
and value"
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Pardee moved to amend by adding,
''nor be less than two-thirds Of It's actual
cash value at the end Of the article.
On motion Of Mr.. Cunning CHAM, the amend
msnt Of Mr.. Pardee was laid on the table.
Mr.. Olivier moved to amend the amend
ment OF Mr.. Patlange as follows:
Amend and add to the amendment OF Mr..
Parlange, "and, provided. further, that the
taxpayers shall always bnve the right Of
testing the correctness Of their assessment be-
fore The courts oil justice.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Cunningham demanded the previous
question on oil the pending amendments,
which was seconded by the Convention, md
the amendment Of Mr.. Olivier to the amend
ment OF Mr.. Parlange was adopted.
The amendment Of Mr.. Pariange was
adopted. #5D=
Mr.. Benham offered the following amend
ment:
Strike out oil Of article up to and includ-
Ing State" iii line ID, and insert, There
shall be q Board OF Equalization. consisting
Of one person from each Congressional dis
trict, to be selected once In four years at the
regular election for Governor. the Auditor Of
said board, who shall, once In four years,
eanalize the values Of real estate and annual
~ that Of all other property subject to taxa
ton, and the General Assembly shall provide
the necessary legislation therefor"
The amendment was lost j
Mr.. Byrne moved to amend as follows:
10 line 20, after 'state' add "taxes shall be
levied against the property ITSELF and not In
the name OF the owner thereof"
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Knoblock offered the following amend
ment:
Strike out, in lines q and A. the words
throughout the territorial limits Of the a,l-
thority levying the tax
Mr. Moore, OF Lafourehe, offered the follow
Ing substitute, which was accepted by MIR.
Knoblock:
After claw In line 4, insert: "Prouitted,
that political corporations throughout the
State may be authorized to levy d special tax
for drainage purposes on such portions OF
their territorial limits to be benefited there
by"
On motion Of Mr.. Stone, all the pending
amendments were laid on the table.
Mr.. Robertson In the chair.
Mr.. Stone moved to amend BY striking out
all the words from claw" id line 7, to "the'
In line Is.
On motion Of Mr.. Phelps the amendment
was laid on the table by rising vote OF 61
yeas to SO nays.
Mr.. Luckett moved to amend by striking
out In lines and 10 the words, "shall at its
first session. and inserting "may"
The amendment, on motion of Mr.. Phelps,
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Steele offered the following:
Amend by striking out the word always"
In Mr. DIVERS amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Phelps demanded the previous ques-
| tion which was seconded by the Convention,
and article as amended was adopted, read
ing as follows:
ART. Taxation shall be equal and uni
form throughout the territorial limits OF the
| authority levying the tax, and all property
shall be taxed In proportion to Its valna, to be
aseertained as directed by law; pr0yidetl, the
assessment of all property shall never exceed
| further, that the taxpayers shall have the
right Of conteStfng the correctness OF their as-
sessment before the courts OF justice. In or
der TO arrive ut this equality and uniformity
the General Assembly shall, at Its first ses-
| sion after the adoption OF this constitution,
provide system of equality and uniformity
/ in assessments, based upon the relative value
OF property In the different portions Of the
purposes Of State taxation shall be taken as
| the proper valuation for purposes OF local tax
alton In every subdivision OF the State.
Article was read. az follows:
| ART. 3. The taxing power shall be exercised
| only to carry on and maintain the govern
ment Of the State and the public institutions
thereof, to educate the children Of the State
In the elementary branches Of education, to
| pay the principal and interest OF the public
| debt, to suppress inSurrectton. repel invasion
or defend the State in time Of war, and for
levee purposes as hereinafter provided.
Mr. Leake offered the following amend
ment:
Strike out, In lines and 2, the words Sin
the elementary branches OF education"
Mr. Demas demanded the previous ques-
ton on the amendment Of Mr.. Leake, which
was seconded by the Convention, and the
amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Cunningham offered the following
amendment:
In line II, after .'war," insert ITO supply the
citizens Of this State who lost limb or
limbs In the military service OF the Gonfeder-
ate States with substantial artificial limbs
during life"
Mr.. Hough moved the adoption of the
amendment.
1.-THE President In the chafr.l
Mr.. Steele demanded the previous question
on the amendment Of Mr.. Cunning ham, which
was seconded by the Convention, and call
for the yeas and nays being seconded by the
Convention, the amendment OF Mr. Cunning
ham was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Messrs. Bell, Benham, Blanchard, ,
Bobie, Bolton, Breaux, Breen, Brian, Burton,
Cahen, Carey, Chaffe, Claiborne, Colvin, Cum
ningham, Davenport, Davidson of Claiborne.
billiard, Easterly, Edwards, ELAN, Estopinal,
Faux, Fontelieu, Gardner, Gaskfns, George,
Henry Of Cameron, Henry Of Natchitoeh lsa,
Heron, Hough, Howell, Jastremski, Jenkins,