The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-25
THE CONVENTION.

Synopsis Of Proce cdiugs-Continued
from Last Week.
CorOncrs are to bo licensed physi-
clans, provided they will accept the
office.
| The clerks of district courts will be
ex-offlcio clerks of the courts of appeal,
and ex-ofiiciO parish recorders Of con.
veyances, mortgages and other acts,
and notarfcs public. They will receive
no compensation from the State OF
parishes for services in criminal mat.
tiers. The clerks and shcrihs will re-
ceive salaries, in lieu of fees, to he fixed
by the legislature.
There will be district attorney fol
each, district, with salary of 81 600
IIc will be elected every four years.
Justices of tho peace and constables
will be elected for four years.
The remainder of the report concern.
ing the Judiciary applies specially to
New Orleans, and is pretcrmitted as OF
no particular interest to the general
reader. On Its final passage tho report
was changed SO as to pay judges In the
country parishes $4,000 instead of $500.
AS thus amended the report was
adopted as whole by SO ayes to II
nays.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
The ordinance for tho relief of dclin-
quent taxpayers was adopted on it's
second reading.
All interest, costs and fees on taxes
due from January l, 1873, and yet un-
paid, are RENTED.
All taxes duo the State prior to
January 1, 1873, can he paid thus:
| To the general fund, In outstanding
Auditors warrants, except those issued
prior to January !, 1874, and those be.
tween that date and January 1, 1875,
issued for other purposes than for con-
stitutional officers and for charitable
Institutions.
To the interest fund, in matured
interest coupons.
To the lovee fund, in valid warrants
issued by the Louisiana Levec Com
SSANA AAuOAoCu ny SAAO &AuUASoAs
All taxes due any parish or munici-
pal corporation prior to January l.,
1873, may be paid In any of tho floating
Indebtedness thereof, except Judgments.
SUFFRAGE.
Art. 2. Every male citizen of the
United States, and every male person
of foreign birth, who has been natural
lied, or who may have legally de-
clared his intention to become q citizen
of tho United States before he offers to
vote, who Is twenty-onc years old or
ificatiOns, shall be an elector, and shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
tho people, as herein provided.
I. He shall be an actual resident OF
the parish in which he offers to vote Mt
least six months preceding the election.
2. He shall be an actual resident Of
the ward or precinct in which no offers
to vote ut least thirty days next pro-
ceding the election.
Art. ). The General Assembly shall
provide by law for the proper enforce
ment OF tho provisions of tho foregoing
articles, provided that no registration
of voters shall be required in any par
ish of the State, tho parish of Orleans
excepted.
In the parish of Orleans there shall
DO a supervisor of registration who shall
be appointed by the Governor by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, whose term of Office shall be
for the period of four years, and whose
qualifications, salary and duties shall
10 prescribed by law, and tho General
Assembly may provide for the regis
tration OF voters in tho other parishes.
The State debt was finally disposed
Of on Monday last, by II ayes to Al
nays. The face of the debt is un-
changed. The interest due January .
1880, is forfeited. Thereafter it will be
per cent. for five years, per cent for
fifteen years, and 4 per cent until paid .
The ordinance will be submitted sepa-
rately from tho Constitution for ratiti-
cation or rejection. Mr.. Luckett's
resolution to make tho contest between
a scale of SO per cent with 4 per cent
interest, or tho face of tho debt with 2,
3 and per cent interest, was tabled
subject to call.
We give the Debt ordinance in full,