The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

/ Ordinance No 326,
Concerning mechanical industry In ehari
table institution receiving State aid.
To the Committee on Limitations.
Ordinance No. 327,
Concerning abridgng and simplifying the
civil and criminal law and simplifying the
rules Of practice.
To the Committee On General Provisions
Ordinance No. 32s, @-"y
Concerning cremation
To the Com mittee on Health, Quarantine
and State Medicine.
Ordinance No. $40,
Concerning penalty for introducing paupers
into the State.
To the Committee on General Provisions
Ordinance No. $50,
Concerning justices OF the peace.
no the Committee on the Judiciary
| Ordinance No. 331, =s5
Concerning the rights Of suffrage.
TO the Committee on Elective Franchise.
Ordinance No. 332,
Concerning mechanics and laborers' lien.
I the Committee on General Provisions.
| Ordinance No. 1913,
| Concerning life Insurance OF husband.
! TO the Committee on General Provisions.
| Ordinance No. 334,
| Concerning liability Of the State for trust
fund received for the Louisiana Seminary OF
Learning and for the Mechanical and Agri-
cultural College Of Louisiana.
To the COMMITTEES on the judiciary.
| Ordinance No. 1856,
Concerning quarterly settlement Of taxes.
TO the Committee on Taxation, Equaliza-
ton and Exemption.
Ordinance No 336, presented by Mr.. /. D.
Moore, Of Lafourche, chairman OF the Com
mittee on Limitations, was taken UP on Its
second reading, and the following amend
ments were offered:
AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE NO. 1856.
By Mr.. Land, Of Caddo-
Amendments to the ordinances reported by
the Committee on Limitations as separate ar
ticles
ARTICLE - That the limitations contained
In this constitution on the powers of the Cen
eral Assembly, and OF parochlal and munich
pal authorities, to levy and collect taxes above
specified number Of mills on the dollar, on
the assessed value Of property, shall cease
and be imperative In all matters OF Internal
improvements In this State whenever ma
jority In number and amount Of the taxpay-
ers in the State or In any parish, city or In
corporated town. shall at an election held for
the purpose consent and authorize the Gem
eral Assembly, or the parochial authorities
Of any parish, OF the municipal authorities
collect higher rate of taxes to aid In the
construction OF any railroad or other work of
internal improvement Ia this State, and the
General Assembly, or the parochial authori-
ties or the municipal authorities. rs the case
may be, shall have power to levy and collect
the taxes authorized by vote Of the taxpay--
ers, to aid in the construction OF ans railroad
or other work Of internal improvement in
this State.
Arr That In the cases OF special author
ization to levy and collect taxes, in aid Of in
ternal improvements in this State, provided
for in the preceding article, the rate OF taxes,
the number of years for which they shall be
levied and the amount that shall be collected
the taxpayers at the election. and at the time
the authorization shall be given; and the
taxpayers may authorize, by their vote, the
General Assembly or the parochial authorf-
case may be, to pledge the taxes levied
to secure o loan In aid Of the work of
internal improvement to be constructed or
com pleted ON the bonds OF the company on
such terms and coneitions. and on such Sc
ourities as the General Assembly, the paro-
ehal or municipal authorities shall prescribe
by law or by ordinance.
BY Mr.. Steele
Amendment to Article q:
Add the words "Nor shall any appropria-
tiOn to pay members of the General Assem-
bly, become law until it shall appear by the
certificate Of the Auditor and Treasurer that
all other appropriations by. said General AS
sembly have been fully paid, or that sufficient
money actually In the treasury has been set
apart for that purpose
BY Mr.. Steele
Amendment to Article 26:
Add these words: "Unless such tax In en-
cess of ten mills shall have been authorized
by q vote Of q majority in number and value
OF the taxpayers Of such parish
BY Mr. Steele #M. 5.@@ d
Amendment to Article 81:
Add these words "The Legislature shall
have no authority to remit any tax or penal
ty becoming delinquent after January |, 1880,
or to make any change in the manner of pay
Ing such tax after becoming delinquent"
BY Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas-
Add after the word war" in line is, section
g. as follows: IS. For levee purposes
Add after the word charities" in line 6,
section 30, as follows: "And for leves pur-
poses
by Mr.. Parlange, Of Pointe Coupee-
In article g. line d. after Invasion" insert
"of the State and In line %, after "insurrec-
tion,' add Gin the State
performed in whole or in part"
TO article % add, 'but this shall not be
construed to apply to temporary imprison-
ment for the purpose OF securing the body Of
an absconding debtor
Mr.. Blanchard moved to POSTPONE until
Thursday at 2 o'clock p. IN.
Mr.. Robertson moved to print amendments
in the journal.
Carried.
Mr.. Demas called for the previous question
on MT. Blanchard's motion, which was
adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Blanchard, chairman of the Committee
on Federal Relations, presented the following
report:
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Constitutional Convention OF Louisi-
ana:
Your committee, to whom was referred the
resolution Of Mr.. Noguez, of AvoyelIes me-