New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-16

Art g. The Legislative powers of the State shall vested
in two distinct branches the to be styled the House
Of Representatives. the other 'he Senator and both
the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
Pending the consideration of thu above article
Mr.. Dnfour offered the following resolutions which
we're read. and on motion were adopted
J. Resoed That tho new Constitution shall he promu
| gated both III tho English and French languages
2 Eesoysd farther, That select committee OF five mem
hers be appointed By the President Of the Convention
TRANSLATION Of the now Constitution from English into
| French.
adopted
On the fourth article being read follows;
Art The members Of the House of Representatives
shall continue In SERVED for the term of years from
| the day Of the closing Of the general elections
Mr.. cutten moved to strike out two in the above
article
Mr. Heron moved to postpone the further consiera.
ton of slid article and to make 1t the special order The
day for Friday the 9th inst, which mation was lost
Mr. Cotton then renewed his motion W strike out.
On said motion the yeas and nays wee called fer and
resulted as follows.
Cotton, Delony Dnfcl Herron, Hebert Jourdan. Roys-
den Robinson Staes Scarborough Talbot, Talafero and
| Todd--1S voted in the affirmative
And Messrs. Anderson of Sc. Landry and Caseaseu An
dcrson Akenhead Avery Armant bradford Bartlett Ben
jamin bernard Benvcnu, Brother Boudousque, Boyer,
Bulard Buisson Byrne Oastellano Carter Campbell Col
Inns Goney Conrad Dalteres Davidson Decloet Dorsey,
Dosson Douglass Dufour Dugue Edwards of Orleans Ed
wards Of Washis gen Eggleston Eustis Farmer Gardere
Guen Hatch Hayes, Harris, Margis Hernandez IIough
Hodges Hunt 1saacks, Jennings Jones Key King of St
Landry King Of Jackson Lapsyre Lssie Leeds Leblanc,
Mathews Point Coupee, Marrero Martin Moss Mooge
Nichols Olivier of st Martin oliyerof Mary Parhan
Palfrey Paxton Patterson Preaux Price Pierce Pier
SON Phillips, Puo, pugh Reeves Richardson of ouachta
Morehouse. Union and jackson. Richardson ST. Mary
Rxner. Risk, Roselius Roman Ronquilo, Sapdidye St
Paul. Smart swazey Shaw, Shelton, Smith, Smith of
VIM, Sibley, Simnis, Stewart Gatinanf Thibodaux
Thompson, yanwcke, Where, Waddnl, williams whit
tington-105, voted in the negative
Consequently said motion was lost
| On motion the fourth article was adopted.
| On the fifth article being read as follows:
&yf 4 tatiy HA he rhn thr RrSt
Monday III November every two years. and the election
shall be completed in one day The General Assembly
shall meet every second year. the third Monday in
January next ensuing the election unless different day
be appointed by law and their session nl be held at the
| seat OF Government.
Mr. Jones offered the following substitute for the
| same
Art. s. Representatives shall be chosen the first
Monday In - every two years, and the election shall
be completed in one day. The General Assembly shal
meet year the third Monday in January unless
different day be appointed by Law: and their sessions
shall be held at the seat Of lsevernment.
| Pending the considerable Id substitute
Mr. Collins moved that Wen this Convention adjourn