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On this amendment the yeas and nays were
called for. resulting as follows:

Yeas Messra. Babooek. Blanchard, Bolton,
Brian, Brcaux. Bulger, Caffrey, Carey, Chaffe,
Chiapella, Claiborne. Collins. Colvin, Cunning
Easterly, Edwards, Faulk, Tavrot. Fonteiieu,,
| Gardner. 9asklns, Girard, Gla Grimes, Hem
| ~ Of NatehltOcheH, Heron, Howell, Joffrion,
Kemp. Kidd. Knoblock, Lagan Lanaux, Ian
| dry, Leake, LeGardeur Jr., Loan. Long. Lott
| Willard, Moore Of Lafonrche,. Moore of ST.
Landry, Munday. Mcconnell, MEG oin, Mutt
| Ogden, Olivier Phelps, pinchhack, Poche
Rlvet, Richardson. Roach, Self, Semmes.
Simon. Smith Of ST. Mary, Stagg. Stevenson,
Stewart, Stone, strovlch, sutherlin, Ihomp-
| Nays-Messrs. Allain, Baskin. Bridger, Blu
low, Burton, Byrne, Davidson OF Claiborne,
billiard, Elan, Forman. Henry OF Cameron,
Kirkman, Land, Moreland, Pardee, parlanEe,
Reid, Robertson. Stamps, Webb. Young OF
Absent Messrs. Bell, Benham. Bienvenu,
Bobie. Bourgeois, Breen, Cahsn, Da-
wilson Of Ibervllle, Davis Denis. ~ Estm9plna,
Jastremski, Jenkins, Kelly, Kennedy, herno-
i chan King, Marks, Noguez. Ott. Ponder,
Smith Of jackson, Steele, Stringfellow. War
moth, Watkins, White, Williams OF Grant,
i Young Of COneordth-34.
Mr.. Caffrey's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Bolton offered the following amend
ment:
Amend by adding at the end Of the article
the words "prorided, that no deduction shall
be made on the amount due by any delln-
| tempted to enforce payment BY law anu
| failed to do so, OF where he has been pre-
vented by legal process from collecting the
1 taxes due
4 MIR. Stone In the chair.
1 Mr., Heron offered as an amendment to
the amendment Of Mr.. Bolton the following
Add at the end the words, "or when he
can show, after good cause why he has not
made collection
| by d rising vote of d yeas to Do nays, The
amendment Of Mr.. Heron WAS adopted.
by rising vote Of 55 yeas to 20 nays, MI,
Bottoms amendment, as amended, was
adopted.
Mr.. Wells offered the following amend
ment;
At the end Of line Is, add the words: "Ifo-
/ rideI That he shall not be discharged as tax
| collector until he makes proof that he has ex-
hausted the legal remedies to collect the
| taxes and strike out all the balance"
BY rising vote Of Al yeas to 36 nays. the
amendment Of Mr.. Wells was adopted.
Mr.. Lyons moved to strike out all after the
word 'tover" In line Is, the balance Of the SOC
ton, including amendments
The motion was lost by d rising vote Of Be
yeas To 30 nays
Article 40. as amended, was adopted by 9
rising vote Of VI yeas to 10 nays.
Messrs Robertson, Burton, Bridger. Suth-
erin voted no.
Mr. Matthews moved to reconsider the vote
just taken
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Cunningham offered the following
amendment:
Insert after the word parrish IN line z
the words, land service Of process or the per
Torrance Of any duty beyond the limits q
his own parish.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Blanchard offered the following amend.
ment
Amend article 40 az follows: Strike out
i lines \. y. 10 and Il and the word to- at enc
i off line q. and insert In lieu thereof the follow.
ing. LESS than three hundred dollars moi
more than fifteen hundred dollars
i On this amendment the yeas and nays were
called for, resulting as follows:
! Yeas-Messrs. Allan. Babcock, Blaneh-
ard, Breaux, Bnlger, Cahen. Carey, ghiapella
Of Claiborne, Davidson Of lberville, Demas
i Dickerson. Gardner, Gaskins. ella. Henry u
I Natchitochea Heron, Hough Howell La
naux. Landry LeGardeurI, r.. Loan Long
back, Richardson, Roach, Self, Simon, Smith
of st. Mary, Stewart, Stroyich, Sutherlin-45
Nays-Messrs. Baskin, Bolton, Bridgsr
Brian. Butow. Burton Byrne, Catfrey, Chaffe
Claiborne, Colyin, Denis, billiard, ,Eastelly
Edwards, Elam, Faulk, Favrot, Fontelieu
Forman, Girard Henry Of Cameron, Jof1lion
Kemp, krknan, Knoblock. Lagan, Land
Leake, I,uckett Lyons, Marshall, Millar 81
Landry, Munday, Parlange, poche. Reid
Riyet, Robertson, Stage, Stamps, Stevenson {,
Stone, Thompson, Todd. Vance, Webb, Wells
Young Of East Baton Rouge-53.
Absent esBrs. Bell, Benham, Blenven1
Bobie, Bourgeois, Breen, Davis. Estoptnal
, George, Covers, Grimes. Gueringer, Hazard
Jastremski Jenkins, Kelly, Kennedy, Kerno
chan, Kidd, King, Marks Mentz, OFT, Ponder
Semmes. Smith Of jackson, Steele, Stringfel
low WarmOth, Watkins, White, Williams o
Grant, Williams OF Terrebonne Young .
Concordla-4
Mr. Blanchard's amendment was lost.
Mr.. Sutherlin moved to strike out the wore
three" In lines, and insert the word five
Bya rising vote Of 40 yeas TO 40 nays tn
amendment was adopted. Messrs. ParlaDg
and ELAN voting mo"
Mr.. Forman moved to strike out the word
estate or, IN line 2.
BY q rising vote Of 20 yeas to So nays til
motion was lost
Article 40 was adopted as amended.
On the motion Of Mr.. Phelps the fnrthe
consideration Of Ordinance No. AL was post
poned for few minutes to enable him t
move that the report of the Committee o.
; Taxation, Equalization and Exemption b
taken up.
The motion prevailing, on his further me
tion the said report was fixed as the specia
order Of the day Immediately after the dis
. posal of Ordinance No 400.
On the motion Of Mr.. Robertson, at hal
past 10 o'clock the Convention adjourned unit
o'clock a. N. tomorrow
VIM. Ell. HARRIS,
Secretary Of the Convention.
:, seventy-fOurth Days Proceedings