The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-05-24
tVmEonM eaith constitutional Con.
ycAiiOn.
Reported by the Editor]

! Saturday, April ~, 1879.
The Convention was called IT, Of
der at II ~. by the President. Hon. L.
A. Wilt. in the chair. aud ll3 men,
bcrs present.
On motion the journal was correct.
I'll and adopted.
TIL. Chair announced the follow
ing additional standing committee:
On Health and Quarantine-Messrs.
Luckeu. Semmes, Lyons, liam Guel.
niger, Ki,kmau, Webb, Pardee, Da.
wilson "f IberviIle, Stewart and
Meptz.
On Elective Franchise-Messrs.
Poche, Mcconnell, Denis, Blanchard,
stringfellow, Ogden, Gaskins, Burton,
Long, Estopinal, Landry, Loan and
Pinchback.
| On Taxation, Equalization and Ex-
en- ption- Mcssrs. Phelps, Formao,
Blanchard, Chaffe, Ponder, Wells,
( Richardson, Young, Williams, Fav,ot,
Marshall, Stevenson, BeDha,n, StrO.
vick aud Stewart.
On Internal improvements -Messrs.
KcrnocLan, Chaffe, Henry Of Came.
ION, Williams, Stille, C"lvin, Faulk,
Jenkins, Burton, Dickinson, Allan,
Meutz aud Benham.
On Corporations and Corporate
Rights--Messrs. Mutt, Kelly Jxstren,.
ski. Marks, Watkins, Simon, Brian,
jenkins, Loan. Mathews aud Allain.
! Mr.. Matthews offered . resolution
amending and regulating the order Of
business. Laid over.
PETITloNs. MEMORIALS AND RES0LU-
| TONS LYING OVER.
By delegate Land-Tlat this Con-
ven,ion represents the people Of Lou
isiaDa: that its powers are only limit.
I'll by the constitution Of the United
States that 1t is not required I" sub
init the constitution it may frame to
II vote Of the people; that iis power
over the right Of suffrage is only con-
trolled by the fifteenth amendment /;
that it can fix q property, educational
or poll tax qualification upon the suf-
frage, etc. ...
BY Delegate Blanchard--A resolu-
ton enlarging the powers Of the Com.
n.ittee on the State debt.
BY Delegate Favrot-. That here.
after the Secretary shall state the
numbers present NJ r"ll-eall, and
shall only name absentees.
! by Delegate Catlrey-That every
ordinance "r proposition shall ~ read
three separate times before being snb-
mitted to its proper committee.
| by Delegate Lagan That taxation
shall Le uniform throughout the State,
etc. Ruled out vi order.
Delegate Claiborne called mp his
! resolution relating to the free school
fund, introduced GU Friday, with a
view t" reference. Referred to tho
! Committee on Finances.
by Delegate Lagan That the Pres.
ident te authorized to appoint spe-
cial committee of nine on railroads.
Laid over.
by Delegate Lagan--That the FL
nance Committee be- authorized a.
consider the feasibility vi borrowing
S6,OWOOO for the purpose vi paying
the present funded debt :" the Stats f.;
bonds tor said ann Of S6.OlW,OM to
be issued IN sums of y, aud upwards.
Laid over.
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances were in
tIOdnctd AMI went over under the
rule i:
Ry Delegate Cavey-An ordinance
relative t" manufactures providing
that manufacturers shall br exempt
from taxation f"r seven years.
BY Delegate Heron ordinance
providing that tue Governor shall NJ.
prove OF return without his signature
I'LL bills within ten days; il tho Leg
islature shall sdjsnrn within that ps.
Rod, 10 shall file his veto With the
Secretary Of State within thirty days,
or tho bill shall become . law.
An ordinance providing for the
signing Of bills.
An ordinance relative to the pay
mcnt III salaries.
BY Delegate ALBANIAN ordinance
providing that no educational u
property qualification upon suffrage
shall b. made by law.
That the lessees Of the Penitentiary
shall be prohibited from letting out
convicts for plantation labor.
by Delegate Blanchard Reafiirm.
ing the we'll established principle
that u sovereign cannot be implead-
ed 10 any court without bis consent.
| We declare that there 10 no judicial
power on earth competent tO enforce
an obligation against = State except
by Der special consent and authority,
OF 10 regulate tho a,snoer 10 which
sho shall exercise the sovereign DOW.
Or Of collecting and diebursing hcl
roveoues.
J, THE above ia designed for incos-
, poration In the bin Of rights.l
: BY Delegate McGloin--An ordi>
, nance providing that the tate Of STATE
taxation shall not exceed i've mills on
the dollar.
That no child shall DO admitted Il
tho free schools Of this State until ],
shall have cowplsled Fl ut years.
That no licenses TAX shall be lm-
posed except 90 coffee. chooses, o,
: places Of amuse,nents, except in cas,
!: Of wat.
An ordinance defining the effect o.
!. the constitution. .
? Mr.. McGlOiu also introduced . pyoje
: OF The subject of the elective fran
!. cLisc.
BY Delegate Claiborne--An ordi
nance providing t"r the ern,msn,
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