The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-05
The CONSTITUTIONAL Convention
Articles adopted since our last

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property for pon-payment of taxes
That at the expiration of the year il
which they are due the collector
shah, after giving notice to the de-
iinquent in the manner provided
by law, (which shall not be by pub
iication except in case of unknown
owner) advertise for sale the prop
erty on which the tax is doe, in the
manner provided for judicial sales,
and the day of sale he shall sell
such portion of the property as the
debtor shall point out. and in cnse
the debtor shall not point out SUI
ficient property the collector shall
at once und without further delay
sell the least quantity of property
which any bidder will buy for the
amount of the taxes, interest and
costs. The sale shall be without
appraisement, and the property
sold shall be rpdeemable within
one year byrefunding the purchase
price and twenty-five per cent, in
terest. No property shall be sold
for non-paymeut of State, 1evee,
district, parochial or municipaltax-
rs without suit. A deed of sale of
property sold for non-payment OF
taxes shall be p'9nla tacie evidence
of ownership of such property.
The tax shall he designated BY
the year in which it is collectibie,
and the tax on movable property
shall be collected in tue year in
which the assessment is made.
The General Assembly shall pass
no law postponing the payment of
taxes except in case of overflow.
general confagration, or in dis
tricts where there has been ID gen
eral failure of crops, or some great
public calamity.
The General Assembly is hereby
instructed to exempt from taxation
the capital, machinery: and other
property employed in the maou-
facture In this State of textile IA
brics, machinery, agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS, articles made from wood |
aud metal, leather, shoes, hats,
fomiug mills, harness and sad
dl-ry, skins, hides or hair, paiuts,
varlrishes, cards, inks, stationery
aud paper stock of all kinds, ny
'icles OF glass, crockery, china,
porcelain, pottery, bone, horn,
ivory, canned goods, furniture and
other articles Of wood, marble and
stone, soap, boat building aud cho
colate; prouade'i, that eaw-miIls are
not included in these exemptions.
ELECTIONS.
In all elections by the people
the electors shat! vote by ballot.
and III all elections by persons in
representative capacity the vote
shall be eliza uoce.
The following persons shall not
be permitted to register, vote, or
hold any Office or appointment,
OF honor, profit or trust in this
State, to wit: those who shall have
been convicted of treason, embez-
Element of public funds, malfeas.
ance IN office, larceny, bribery
illegal voting, or other crime pun
ishabIe by hard labor, or impris-
opment In the Peniteptiary, idiots
and insane persons.
No qualification of any kind for
suffrage or Office, nor restraint
upon the same, on account of race,
color or previous condition, shall
he made by law.
Electors shall in all cases, ex-
cept Tor treason, felony or breach
OF the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their ATTENDANCE GU
elections, and in going to aud no.
tnrning from the same.
The General Assembly shall by
law forbid the sale or giving away /
of Intoxicating drinks within one
mile of election precincts at ali
elections held within this State
For the purpose of voting no
person shall be deemed to have
gained . residence by reason Of u
hls presence, or lost it by reason
OF hls absence, while employed 10
the service, civil or military. of
this State, or the United States;
nor while engaged in the naviea-
ton OF the waters of the State, or
Of the United Suites, or Of the
high seas, nor whsle a student OF