The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-24
THE CON VENTI0N.
Further Consideration OF the He
port Of the Committee
on Taxation.
4efrha Ordinance Disposed of on It's
Second Reading The Ordinance
Relative to the New Basin
Canal Finally Adopted.
MONDAY, June 23. 1879.

MONDAY, June 40, 1879
The Convention was called TO order OF 10
x,,clock. President Witt In the chair. No
quorum being present tho sergeant-at-Arms
was sent after absent members. Shortly
therenfter quorum was secured.
Prayer Was offered by Rev. Mr.. Davidson
The journal Of Saturday was approved.
s8 Delegate Forman rose toa question Of priv
ilege. He said:
H.. Iresitient-T rise to aqueation OF privilege:
n4rel Ws the aa sa e. s q %
saw lit on yesterday to make perannai attaoK
Il fipun mo which Ia unjust ind nnealled Tor. and
a, ny9 that hs mat,er viii right TO- morrow
morning / therefore refrain from any further
uliusion to The matter ut this time.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5
The report OF tho Committee on Taxation
was taken up as unfinished business. the
pending question being on article 10. as fol-
lows:
Arr. ID. A Ievee system shall DO maintained In
the state, and tax not to exceed one mill may
taxation. and shall be applied exclusively 70 the
maintenance and r pairs OF leveea.
Delegate Demas moved To postpone the
further consideration Of the article until
"Wednesday next.
Delegate Lyons moved to lay the motion to
postpone on the table.
Cd this motion the yeas and nays were de-
fnanded, resulting yeas 65, nays 40, and the
motion To table prevailed.
Delegate Lyons moved to amend by provid-
h fr1R that the Ievee tax shall not exceed one
4 haIf mill.
On this motion the yeas and nays were de-
1nanded, and resulted-yeas AZ, nays GO, and
\ the amendment was lost.
Delegate Land moved to strike out the en-
h tire article.
Oh this motion the yeas and nays were de-
tnandsd, resulting yeas 40, nays W, ana the
motion to strike out was lost.
The yeas and nays were then demanded on
the passage Of the original article, result
ing--yea 90, nays 4s, and the article was
Delegate Lyons gave notice that he would
ut d future day move reconsideration Of the
vote just taken.
Article IA was read:
Ant. a. The General Assembly may divide
now D esisinx may may provide Tor the eroeop
pairs and maintenance Of the 1eyees In said dis
trlcts; 70 that effect II may levee tax not 20
exceed i've mills On the taxable property within
the limits oil said districts.
Delegate Lott offered substitute provid-
ing that this i've mill tax shall be levied on
the alluvial lands Of the levee districts, and
from the district In which they reside.
Delegate ParlAnge moved to amend the
i've mills. X
! tute BIZ inserting after the words "alluvial
& iHnds" the words ''subiect to overflow" which
was accepted by Delegate Lott.
Delegate Land moved To amend by provld-
The ievee districts Id which Il IL collected.
The question required Oh the amendment
offered BY Delegate Parlange, which was
lost yeas 25, nays 81.
Delegate Lands amendment was then
voted down yeas 81, nays 49,
The substitute was then adopted -yeas 65,
Article Is was adopted as read:
Arr. H.. The provisions Of the above two arti-
ascles shall oeass to have effect whenever tho
Federal government, shall assume permanent
control and provide the ways and means for the
I maintenance 81 levees IN this State.
Article 16 was read:
ART 10. Corporations. companies or associa-
q tionB organized or dOmlciled out OF this State,
but doing business herein, may be taxed and
licensed by mode different from that provided
aenP maae u a4en ss
u form 10 to all such corporations. companies or
associations that transact the Same kind OF
y syusineBs.
Delegate Blanchard urged the adoption
q lot the article.
Delegate Elam moved to amend by pro-
viding that foreign companies shall BE- sued
IN the State, which amendment was referred
1 III the Committee on Corporations.
Delegates Stamps, Davidson, Of Claiborne,
and Semmes opposed the article.
Delegate Semmes moved to amend by pro-
viding that foreign corporations may be re-
quired to pay q license tax different from
~ that imposed upon home companies, which
license tax shall be uniform upon all such
corporations
Delegate Blanchard moved to amend the
nnytls, hxYv hat
Upon foreign companies shall be graduated,
which was adopted.
The amendment, as amended, was then
] adopted.
Delegate Stamps moved to strike out the
*af1tire article. Lost yeas 26, nays CD.
The article as amended was then adopted.
Delegate Robertson gave notice that he
h should, at q future time, move o reconsider
alton OF the vote just taken.
Delegate George offered the following ad-
1 ditional article:
Ant. =. Ali the articles and provisions OF
Y this ordinance regulating and relating TO the
collecton Of state axes and tax saes. shall also
Y regulate and relate TO the collection OF parish
municipal taxes.
Delegate Forman moved to amend by pro-
viding that munipical and other corporations
shall not be permitted to levy any tax upon
objects excluded Ill the constitution from
State taxation. Laid on the table-yeas As,
mays AL.
The article was then adopted.
DeleKaVe i5Tehu4 oueTeu Jno following au-
saitional article:
Arr. =. No license. from and after December
31, 1856 shall be levied by the State or any par
tsh or municipal corporation on any profession.
trade. business. man ufactory or calling, except
n upon har-rooms. beer-saloons or other places
i IN which spirituous or malt liquors are sold.
Il Inv wholesale or retail. Junk dealers. pawn
Z hops. theaters, concert saloons fortune tellers
Y sairYoyants. billiard saloons. bowling alleys
iii 5Istol or rifle galleries, public ball rooms ve-
tcles,; Or such other callings as are the subject
police regulations.
AIN levyinR q license tax upon callings and
businesses subject to police regulations the
<egislature shall provide. by law. for licenses
On different classes OF ,tame-graduating the
81 sme9nnt OF the tax according to the amount q
sSgevying the license proportionately; and shall
kaspIovide for the summary trial of judicial ques.
n Lions " may arise In the levying and enforce
il mene 81 laws imposing licenses.
ne Convention refused to suspend the rules
Y ana the article went over.
lnlelegate McGloin offered the. following adj
sa&x1ltiOnaf artiala. . "