The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-22

favor y the original artieIe. he Moved 10
lay We motion TO strike out on the table.
manded, resulting yeas 10, nays 25, and the
motion TO table prevailed.
DeIegate Carey moved To amend BY strfk-
lMR GUT the word 'frredeemabIe," and insert
upon refunding the price paid, costs, and
20 per cent added"
Delegate Moore, Of Lafourehe. moved to
amend the amendment by inserting .six
months. n place Ct .one year,
providing that property sold for taxes may be
redeemed within one year, with 10 per cent
interest, and 30 per cent damages added to
the purchase price.
DeleRate forman moved TO amend the sub
stitute by striking out fifty per cent dam
ages.
Delegate Blanchard moved to lay the sub
stitute and all the amendments thereto on
the table. Adopted.
Delegate Simon moved to lay on the table
y Deiegate Forman moved TO strike out
CaTeys amendment. Laid on the table.
Delegate Phelps moved to lay ON the table
yeas 10. nays 30, the President voting In the
negative.
Delegate Pardee moved as a substitute that
property sold for taxes may be redeemed
within one year, and that the manner Of r..
Assembly. Laid on the table.
The. question then required on Delegate
Cafey's amendment. Delegates George and
Stevenson spoke against Its adoption.
The amendment was then adopted. Yeas
Delegate KobIock moved to amend the
article by making the provision concerning
forfeiture apply to parochfal, levee and NUM-
clpal % well as State taxes. and that delin-
quent taxes shall be collected without suit.
Delegate Semmes favored the amendment,
which was adopted without division.
Delegate Cunningham moved to amend the
article BY striking out that portion relating To
informality ~ the proceedings. Laid On the
Delegate Moore. Of Lafourche, moved to
amend by providing that all deeds Of sale
made by collectors Of taxes shall be received
by courts az prinsa tacse evidence OF title
Adopted.
The article as amended was then adopted
without division.
Article 10 was adopted as read:
Act. 10 The tax shall be designated BY thu
year IN which II is collectiDie. and the tax OF
properly s bs eoiIseted In the
On motion OF Delegate Phelps, the further
consideration Of article 4 was postponed m
TIL the report Of the Committee on Elective
Franchise fs considered. Adopted.
Article IL WAS read:
Art u The Legislature shall pass no law
postpouing the payment Of taxes. except In cast
Of overflow or general condensation.
Delegate Todd moved to amend by adding
after the word "eOnffagration," the words
general destruction OF crops or other puolit
calamity" Adopted. yeas 81 nays a.
The article as amended was then adopted.
| Article Is was read:
Art. 10. a levee system shall be maintainef
I in the State. aud q tax not to exceed ono mil
may BE- levied AZ nually On all property subJec
70 taxation. and shall be applied exclusively t
| the mainte nance and repairs OF levees.
| Delegate Forman moved to amend by strik
| ing out all after the word "State.o
I Delegate Benham moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Adopted-yeas 81, nays n
| Delegate Ogden moved to amend by str1k
ing out the word .levees. and insert TIE WORDS
Delegate Mcconnell opposed the amend
ment, which was laid on the table,
! Delegate Watkins moved to amend By pro
viding that the general tax for levees shall
not be collected after the year 1884. Laid OF
/ the table. -..x-..7... .=.-....
Delegate Benham moved to amend BY pro
yiding that a tax of one mill shall be levief
annually.
Delegates Kernochan and Stevenson favore'
the amendment.
Delegate Blanchard moved to lay tn
| amendment On the table. Adopted.
/ Delegate Lyons moved to amend by provid
ing that the levee tax shall be limited TO one
half mill.
Delegate Moore, OF Lafourche, moved u
lay the amendment on the table.
/ On the motion the yeas and nays were de
manded, resulting yeas As, nays 55-and ia
Convention refused to table: 49,. roon
ton do now adjourn until 10 O'Clock on MOI
n day morning Adopted-yeas 81, nays %
and the Convention then adjourned.