Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-01-16
LEGISLATURE.

SExArs-S Hiriart, Esq, the President, isav-
ing declined being a candidate. + Garcia, Esq,
was duly elected President, and Mr. Hosatio Da-
viz. Secretary.
mr. Downs presented the following bill, which
underwent It's FIRST reading, the ru'ss being dis.
psnsed with.
An &C. for taking the sense of the good people
Of this state % 10 The necessity and expectancy
of calling . convention TO amend the constitu-
ton.
Dc il enacted that the sense Of the people Of
this state BE- taken ct Abe next general election, as
TO the necessity snd e1pcdiency Of calling a
| convention to amend the constitution by incor-
perating In il the following principles and pro-
~visions;
lM.-Thst all judges shall be appointed for
. limited period Of years, and not for life.
ID. That svery free white mals citizen of the
U States. above the sge Of twenty one years, and
who shall have resided one year 10 the state, and
sig months In the parish in which he may offer his
sots. shall bdAllowed to vote for representatives and
senators 10 the state Legislature, representatives
in congress. snd for all other officers to be elect.
u by she people.
Sd. That . more equal and just system Of rep
sesentatioo both in tae sensse and house Of repre-
senss.ises be adopted, increasing tho number of
both senators and representatives, 90 that each
parish shslIhave . just representation in the SEN
ate; snd as least one representative and above
shss number. according 10 its population.
9Th. That shesiAs, clerks, coroness, and other
parish officers b elected by the people.
9Th. That the governor be elected by the peo-
pis alone, without the Intervention of the lsgisIa-
snre.
See. Id. Be il further enacted, tha, in all
writs of election issued by ths governor and in
oil notices or advertisements by parish judges or
other officers for the next general election, it shall
BE- announced and proclaimed that the votes of
che people are to be taken as TO the expediency
Of calling . convention to amend the constitution,
snd il shah be the duty Of the judges Of elections
sad the sheri6s, or other officers attending them,
10 make il known to the voters at the time of vot-
ing.
Sec 3. Be il further enacted, that at the next
vote he gives for representative, or other officers,
his opinion for or against Z conventions; and il,
shall be the duty Of the judges of election, and
the several returning officers at the said election,
to open . poll for,snd make . return to,the Secrc-
tary Of State for the time being, of the names Of
oil those entitled 10 vote for representative, who
have voted for calling q convention, and of those
who vote against il. with the number Of votes for
and against il; aud during the first week of the
next succeeding session Of the General Assembly,
the number of votes thus taken and returned,
shall be received ard counted by the President OF
the Senate and speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, in presence Of both houses assembled
in joint session, and The result of the vote as to
calling q convention ascer.ained, proclaimed and
recorded in the journals Of both houses, in The
same manner as the votes for Governor.
Mr. Scott, (of Baton Rouge presented a reso-
luton which was adopted, making it the duty of
tho State Treasurer to report 10 the Senate the
number and amount of bonds issued by The Slate
and delivered to the New Orleans and Nashville
Rail Road Company, and also the amount. Of in-
,eress paid by him on said bonds.