The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-02-14

knew he was Ineligible when he per
united bimseli 10 be nominated iOr q
seat in the House; that he came H. r
with bis eyes open, and that u would
be improper to charge the State with
his expenses. The mileage and peI
diem asked for WAS, therefore rt1as-
Ell. Young has misrerresented L'"'
isiana f,r years In her legtslat ve
halls. It is safe to say that he Will
n-ver d. 30 again.
The House also disposed OF the
contested case from Assumption,
wherein Dupaty and Duxas, Demo-
Gratis, claimed the seats occupied BY
Bulow and Gardner, Republican,
The only point In the casa was. t6s'
on election day there was doing
and intimidation at the Napoleon
vile poll. whereby white aud colorod
Democrats we're prevented from cast
ing their votes. II this poll VA
thrown out Dupaty and Duget
would be elected. and they asked. On
the grounds stated, for seats IN the
House. The case did not require
much consideration. Assumption Il
one OF the parishes In which the
races are almost equally divided. and,
q, Mr.. KayapouKh. OF g.. Landry,
said In the debate. II 400 white
men permit themselves or Demo-
cratic negroes to be hulldOzed by 90
equal number OF Republican No.
groee, they deserve to be bulldozed:
The House seems to have accepted
thia view OF the matter, for the claim
Of Dupatv and Dugsa WAS Get aside.
and Bulow and Gardner confirmed
In their seats.
In Jefferson parish on the nigh,
succeeding the election two ballot
boxes we're destroyed. and the Score
tary OF State was unable to certify az
to who vas elected. The Commit
tee on Elections took the case undef
consideration. Mr.. Gardere, the
Dem ,cratic candidate, testified that
in the other boxes OF the parish,
Roach, the colored Republican can
date, had received q majority Of ovpl
$40, and that he believed. healso had
\ mai ,rity In the two boxes destroy
ed. Roach was consequently sworn
in as q member Of the House yester-
dav.
The contested election case OF Luce
Va. Brian, from the Vim Senatorial
District, will come up In the Senate
on Monday. The other cases have
not been set for q hearing.
TIE REVENUE ACT.
Mr.. Farmer, Of Ouachita. Chair
man Of the Committee on Ways aud
Means, has introduced into the
House an act to provide q revenue
for the State government which will
come up for discussion next week,
aud the main features OF which will
be adopted. 1t is too long to publish
In full, but its importance justifies q
synopsis Of the more important sec.
tons:
Section ! provides for the levying
for the calendar year 1850, and for
each succeeding year. annual taxes
amounting In the aggregate to eix
mills on the dollar OF assessed yalu.
alton Of all property 10 the State,
except such az Is expressly exempted
from taxation-the term property
being defined to include all real 20.
tate. with buildings and other I'm.
prOvements thereon or thereto 1T.
tached; all improvements upon pub.
lie lands or other uDtaxed !ands; oil
ships, vessels, boats aud other water
crafts; all railroad and other roade,
canals aud other ways Of communi.
cation, travel or transportation: Ill
locomotives and other motive pow.
ers; all engines, boilers and other
apparatus, appurtenances, appt an
ces and attachments for steam; cleo.
'ric and other engines; all machines
and machinery; all cars. carriagee,
wagons and other vehicles; all pat.
eEts, copy rights, trade marks priv.
ileges, charters aud franchises; all
RATS. logs, lumber, brick and other
building materials; all live animals
all movable property and cbatte!s
all personal property; oil goods.
wares and merchandise; oil Alec.
holic, vinous and malt liquors; oil
diamonds, pearls and other precious
stones. whether real or imitation :
all watches, clocks and other time
pieces: all gold, silver and other
plate OF plated ware; all household,
kitchen and other furniture aud fur
nishinR goods; all guns. pistols, dre'
arms and WeAp0ns; oil sts'uAIy,
paintings, chromoe, engrsvings and
other works OF art; oil jewels and
jeWelry, whether OF gold OF other
metals or composition; oil judg.
ments, suits and causes In action,
rights, credits, promies0fy notes and
other obligations; oil moneys and
coins, United States and foreign,
whether current or uncurrent; oil
currenctes, hank notes and other pa.
per moneys; oil shares Of stock and
all other articles and things posses.
sing money value.
Section z specifies that three mills
(interest taxi OF said tax y levied 70
pay az the interest on the consolida.
ted bonds OF tho State and on the
new Issue OF State bonds TO be q.
changed for said consolidated bonds ;
that one mill (tevee tax) 70 to be
levied to maintain aud repair levoeo:
that one mill public education taxi
10 levied to pay interest on tho free
school fund, on tho seminary fund.
on the Agricultural and Mechanical
College fund, to pay 3l0, 900 annually
for the support Of the State Univer.
sity, to pay $4,000 annually for the
support OF the Louisiana State Uni.
versity and Agricultural COLLEGE. 70
pay 80. 600 annually for the support
OF the university for the education
OF c0lored persons, the remainder to
be applied to the support Of free
public schools throughout tho STATE !:
that one mill on the dollar (gonerai
fund taxi 10 levied to carry on ana
maintain the government OF the
State and the public institutions
thereof. to suppress insurreotion, 70.