The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-03

resolution Of Representative Blllu. HethouRht
b committee should be appointed to give the
m some further discussion ensued. pending
which Representative Billiu Withdrew bis reso-
tuition, and the resolution OF MIR. Farmer was
' REPRESENTATIVE Young asked suspension Of
the rules In order to introduce resolution In
sss sbcr rom s eavna he hall until liz reply q
tho Mayor was received. and the mater de-
Ths MSass refused ts 2 sssDond the rules
instructing TIE Committee on Constitutional
Lgsaon 70 report Sn e M n9p ana nasse S
order to carry tho constitution Into eject.
~NoD' INTRODUCTION Or BILLS.
Road Xn act providing for the appointment. Of
8 superintendent OF the New Basin Canal, Its
management, etc.
SENATE BILLS on THIRD READING.
An act TO facilitate the trial Of causes on the
Sssss 81 E U PASSED lss mai reading
"a a st Drsserlblns the manner q changing
parish lines and removing parish seats passed
h aOr Il to be
1ievsd from further service On me COMMITTEES isee
N certain miner children Who were Interested
THE REVENUE BILL.
IAN net to provide revenue for the State. y
0tO came up as the special order. The House
resolved itself into committee Of the whole.
Representative Billiu Ia the chair. to consider
ths bill. which Was taken up section by section:
Sections 1, and s. after some discussion and
q number Of amendmente, were adopted by the
committees and afterwards reported back and
sdSp,sa y hs Ho sssa 1 s s.ea assem-
blv OF ths State oJ Loudsiana That Tor the ealen:
dWr year, Ammo Domini 1880. and fof zach aud
81 1 lsyiea annual taxes. amounting Ia The az
9regate to Wig mills on. the dollar Of the o..
0oesed valuation. hereafter TO &c made Oh az
Ana. except such as y expressly exempted from
taxation By the constitution.
HnC. 2. BS Il further enacted etc.. That the
property named In article 207 OF the cOnstitu.
Mon. and no other. shall be exempt from taxa
ton. and such exemption shall DO allowed only
th sS II sSe ~ sa
sOrs throughout the State to place upon the as
sessment lists all property subject to taxation
Al. .he a1 en
knowingly. OF through gross negligence. omit
any taxable property from the assessment list.
and Ills sureties n solido shall DO liable on tis
ofilcial bond for tho full amount Of the taxes
due on the property 80 omitted from the lists.
thereon from the maturity q said taxes. 10 per
cent attorneys fee on the amount Of the judg..
Iment recovered against him. and all costs 81
meaning 81 this section is. that. all crops,
whether growing or gathered. shall be consid.
cred " being attached Y the realty While IT y
possession Of the producer or his agent. n
assessed nnasr this sss &c pad n
amount. under the laws Of the United States,
but bond warrant Or ether de9t q
the State. shall be received IN payment or com.
Densation 81 any tax. interest or costs.
IA IN MN thereof provoked
0 Sso a b u J.s1tssr enacted sso.. That tho
sd snnus! trHes are LEVIED for the following
/. Three mills on the dollar, interest tax is
levied i2r w. q paying ana sna be
oongolidated bonds Of the State Of Louisiana
6 fixed by the constitution, In the ordinance
cn e ssae 81 bonds
changed for said consolidated bonds. under
said ordinance: and second. X any part
State treasury, at any time between January
and June 1. In any year after paying all of the
Interest coupons on the Aforesaid consolidated
matnred and been presented, and. after re-
serving IN the treasury sum sufficient to pay
all such coupons matnred. outstanding aaa di,a
raeerving In the treasury sum sui;
fall dne on Or before the rss gay OF june
s'interest tax'' may remain In the treasury over
and above the amounts 80 paid and so reserved.
e % 81
tached. for the State. from any persons Offering
70 cell same at the lowest. prices. at public auc-
person. at the door OF nis office. after pubiea-
fion once week for five weeks In one daily
Newspaper, to be selected BY the treasurer,
New Orleans and New York: and the cost OF
ssld publication shall be paid out OF said
To this section Representative Henry offered
the following amendment:
lkbtrike out all after the word .ordinance" and
j, tax a. ow ony
immediately upon the pronunciation Of this
law the Governor shall iesue his proclamation
she 5bam q the
eSons N q this State 50 their bonds
rectad On the first day Of July Of each ysar
the Governor shall cause to be made an add
ton OF all the assessment rolls to ascertain the
this total. after deducting per cent thereof as
nom productive the shall calculate what fraction
II any, OF three mills tax thereon will produce
on said consolidated bonds as so stamped or
under his aforesaid proclamation
np to that date. and leaving out OF the caleu-
lAtion all bonds not 80 stamped or EXCHANGED.
"Thereupon he shall issue his proclamation
to the tax collectors. requiring them to collect
the whole OF said three mills. II necessary In
his opinion to the payment OF said interest. or
such fraction thereof as he may calculate 70 be
thereto, setting forth the amount OF
said interest 1t being the true intent hereof
that the Governor shall not authorize the col
lection of more than Is absolutely necessary to
said purpose. and shall especially guard against
any surplus that might remain as sinking |
fund"
For this amendment Representative Cosgroye |
offered the following substitute:
4. At the end Of the section insert: Provided |
that no part Of the said interest remain I
Ing In the treasury as aforesaid shall be
reserved for the payment OF the interest
or interest coupons on consolidated bonds |
on which suit has been brought or, any
legal proceeding resorted to to compel the
hat fixed In the ordinance relative to State debt
md no provision shall be made for the purchase
81 any Of such bonds as provided for In this
Jet: provided further. that IN the event Of the
.endersd thereon. the holders Of the said bonds
lpon which suit may have been entered for the
purposes "a aforesaid shall have all the rights
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