The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-12

DElTRhtG bAuEl AtDSSl VI HHlbBu ny
striking out the words land not oftener than
once In four years Laid ON the table.
the article as amended vas adopted.
This concluded the report OF the COMMITTEES,
which was ordered to be printed as a whole In
bill form
Delegate Blanchard submitted q report
from the Committee on Finance, returning
certain ordinances improperly referred.
THE HOMESTEAD ORDINANCE.
The report of the Committee on Homesteads
| was then taken up, and after long discussion
over the majority and minority ordinances,
and the Offering Ut a number OF amendments,
none Of which were adopted, the whole sub
iect-matter was recommitted, with instruc-
lions to report back to the Convention by
Monday next
Delegate Grimes moved to reconsider the
| vote BY which the ordinance reported by the
Committee On Internal improvements was In
definitely postponed. Laid on the table.
| Delegate Caffrey moved to make the ordi-
nance on State debt the special order for
Monday next, but objection was made
REVOLUTIONS.
By Delegate Benham-R elativeto the COM
pletlon Of the iettles; providing for a day OF
thanksgiving, and requesting the Governor
to order the firing Of 100 guns In honor OF the
event. Laid over.
BY Delegate Carey -Instructing the Com
mittee on City Debt and Drainage to report
BY the fifteenth Instant. Laid over.
| BY Delegate Vance Providing for the ap-
poIritnent Of d special committee to deter
mine and report whether yellow fever exists
in the city Of New Orleans Laid over ~.
pay Of the Minute Clerk shall be increased to
$G a day from the commencement OF the ses-
sion. Laid over
THE STATE LAND OFFICE. .m"
The report of the Committee on State
Bonds was taken up. 1t provided for the
adjustment Of the Office OF the Register OF
a+r RI rrCT1 YYnn n
| recorders Of deeds for the respective parishes
| the powers and duties now conferred by law
upon the Register Of the State Land Office:
Delegate Cunningham moved the indefinite
postponement Of the ordinance. Adopted.
Delegate Stone moved 9 reconsideration OF
the vote just taken. Laid on the table,
The ordinance introduced by Delegate For
man prohibiting the assessment or collection
Of special tax when the amount Of tax ex-
ceeds the value Of improvements on the prop
erty caused thereby, was taken up.
A motion to refer the ordinance to the Com
mtttee on Taxation was voted down and the
ordinance was adopted-yeas 50, nays a.
number of ordinances previously intro
dueed were appropriately referred. ".."
THIRD READING OF ORDINANCES.
The ordinance reported by the Committee
on Parochal Affairs and Boundaries was
taken up on Its third reading and adopted
yeas 81, nays2. The ordinance ts as follows: .
ARTICLE /. The General Assembly may estab-
lish and organize new parishes which shall be
bodies corpora @, with such powers as may be
prescribed by law but no new parish shall con-
tain less than s25 square miles nor less than
1000 inhabitants; nor shall any parish be re-
duced below that area or number Of Inhabitants.
ART. 2. All laws changing parish lines or re-
mevng parish seats shall, before taking effect
be submitted to the electors Of the parish or the
tion held for that purpose. and be adopted by q
majority of votes Of each pa-ish cast at such
ART. q; Any parish, may be dissolved and
uous parish or parishes, two thirds ct the quail
solved voting In favor thereof at an election
held for that purpase; provided that each OF
the parishes into which the dissolved parish
thereto by = majority OF Its or their qualified
ARr.4 Whenever 9 parish shall be enlarged
or created from territory contiguous! thereto, 1t
snail be entitled to just proportion Of the
property and assets aud liable tor q just pro
parish or parishes from which such territory
shall be taken.
The report Of the Committee on Taxation
came up on Its second reading, and on motion
of Delegate Phelps was laid over subject to
call.
The report OF the Committee on Public
Education was taken up on Its third reading,
and after slight amendment was adopted
yeas II, nays9 1t Is as follows:
ARTICLE z There shall be free public schools
out the State for the education Of all the chill
dren of the State between the ages Of six and
eighteen years. and the General Assembly
tenance and support BY xation or otherwise,
And all moneys 50 raised. except the poll tax.
shall be distIbnted t, eaeh per ls IN propor
OF six and eighteen years.
ART .. There shall be elected. by. the qualified
Education who shall hold his office for the term
81 four years, and until his successor Ia quail
fled. His duties shall be prescribed by law, and
ner annum. The aggregate expenses of his
sum Of three thousand dollars per annum. The
boards In each Of the parishes.
The parish boards may appoint parish su-
I've parishes. Who 4hall be- *. officlo secretary
Of the parish board, and whose salary for his
double functions shall not exceed two hundred
Orleans the salary OF the parish snperintend-
ent shall be fixed by the General Assembly. to
be paid out Of the public school fund accruing
to each parish respectively.
ART; 3. The, general exercises In the. public
schools shall b. conducted In the English Ian
than aha t hat tbora
branches may also be- taught In the French
language In those parishes in the State or local.
ities in said parishes where the French lan-
Ruage predominates. without mourning addi-
tiOnal expense
Arr l. The funds derived from the collection
the maintenance of the public schools rs organ
tied under this constitution, and shall BE- ap-
piled exclusively to tho support Of the pubi.
schools In the parish ia which the same shall
be collected. and shall be accounted for and
paid by the collecting officers directly ~ the
competent school authorities OF each parish.
[Article five was postponed until the re-
port OF the State Debt Committee Is again
considered
ART 6. No funds raised for the support OF the
public hoos OF this State shall be appropriated
to or used for the support of any sectarian
schools.
AN UNFoUNDED RUMoR CORRECTED.
The following communication was sent up
to the clerks desk and read:
HALL OF CONSTITUTIONAL. CONVENTION.
New Orleans. July II, 1879. ]
Drs. Geo. X. Pratt aud A. B. Miles. Home Sur
geons, Charity Hospital:
Dear sirs-A rumor has been spread on this
floor that there are now two cases Of yellow
fever In the Charity Hospital. The truth or
fnlsitv of such rumnr Is anlicltad.