Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-07-09

THF CONFERENCE.-The present is Ii TIME
the amendments to ba made In tbs Gans4tfHs
ton Ia case Of d Convention, will tts generally
read. The public mind Is thoroughly wa
IanaH Is The subject, and any information now
published will probably remain long ID the
public recollection BY this law It will be
observed. limits ere prescribed 10 The powers
Of lits ten yelttan. beyond these. il cannot
sat A Convention can touch only what Is
htte specified.
mo. A.
: AN ACT for taking the sense If lie good
people Of this state - to ttla necessity and
eEpedisnty If calling u Convention 10
amend tie Constitution.
settiaH |, HtH enacted bV he sauate and
Hsttst If Representatives. pfHH Sfdff II Letffsfns
M III E6aa.ai ABafmbtv eetttsaed, That The
sense Of he people IF This state be taieen 1T
Tie hFft general election is to the necessity
aud expectancy Of calling Il convention 10
amend HE constitution hY Incorporating iii il
ths following principles aud provisions
Isl. That he eighth section Of lbs second
article of the constitution be amended 80 az IN
fs aud determine in d more specific manner
Ills qualifications III all persons exercising
the fight Of suffrage
70. That a more equal and Just system Of
Representation beth il The 8etFate and House
Of Representatives. be adopted 50 that each pa
tish and every seftion Of tbs Htals may he
taofe equally represented in proportion with
The respective population Of eaBit
81, That fife Governor be elected by The
people alone. without the intervention If the
Legislature, whenever lie shall hive had an
absolute majority IT the whole Ypte given,
Alb. That he second. aud third sections Of
article Alb If tEe constitution be amended So
rs to enable The Legislature. II HEY deem
proper, 10 enlarge The Jurisdiction 6f the Eta
pfema Court. by comforting on II n general sttz
petFisbfY control over inferior courts, and
making it a Court et Errors In fifii aid efifnis
nal eases.
9th. That the third section Of said article
atli Of the constitution hn amended So as In
| atithefifa other places besides those men
iiuttfd in said ssttian for holding The sessions
Of the Supreme ttatft.
Atlis That the preamble If The constitution
ba amended SO IA To include tbs Florida set=
ton Of lhr E4tafs IN The formerly prescribed
limits u the @taia 1T Louisiana.
FIR. sd III II ftttha etaefed r.. Tbat ii
all wrtts If e~ifeiiohs issued by The tiatafnat,
UNA ~ Fft : - aA n = = go
Judges. aud other ~uffleefs for the nett General
election, II shall lie announced and proclaimed
Thai tue votes n the paople hfa Ia be tHkHh a.
To thn rEpedtehey IF calling Il convention IL
amend the constitution / and It shall be Tho
duty IF The Judges IF elections and the fshhftffa,
OF other officers attending them, 70 tnaks It
known Ia The voters al tbe tins Ut voting.
t&ee. III. De il fpfta. faaefea. IL. That at
ihe next ftsnetai election. eyety voter shall
express Ia The vhte he gives fF Representa-
ttYHs nf other o~tiratE. his opinion for or
against a convention and II shall be the duty
Of the Judges Of D section aud the several re-
turning officers 1T The sai1 election open 4
poll for. and maize a return tn tte Secretary Of
etate ftf The t.tas being. Of the names If all
those aititled tn Il vote for Representative.
who iiHva voted for calling Il convention
and Of those who voted against II. with
tho ntttnhrf Of votes for and against it.
and during the first week nj The nt4t succeed
ing aeBsian Of the General Assembly, the hnms
faf ef votes thus taken and returned, shall br
received and counted by the President of The
henale and Speaker Of the HonHe ot Repre-.
EentBtiVes, in presence Of both Houses, fgs
senlbled in joint session. aud the result If the
votes ag To calling II convention aettftained.
proclaimed and recorded in The journals of
both Houses. IN The Eatle manner III the vote
for Governor.
tBtghed) WIN DtETFS.
.gpeahsr 81 The Hottse # Representative
~(3tRnaj) FELIX GARCIA,
Pyesiaspt 9ffhs Senate.
Approved January 5oth. iBd1.
t5lened) n Il. ROMAN,
Go,t57tm # The sfats Of Loaistana.