New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-16

ell. a committee of which engaged suitable apart
ments for him at the ST Louis Hotel, and ten
dered to him, during his stay, all the facilities
and conveniences for visiting the city and it's
environs. Governor Kossuth expressed to me.
personally, the pleasure he derived from his
visit to NewOrleans, and 1 am happy to be the
medium of transmitting his acknowledgements
to your Honorable Body.
have the honor to be- very respectfully r.
Your obediens servant,
A. d. CRossMAN, Mayor
NEwoRLEANs, April /. 1852
Hon. a. d. CrossB,dn:
DEAR SIR: Allow me to return to you my sin
cerest acknowledgements for the very kind and
hbspitable manner in which myself and suite
have been entertained in New0rleans
In my name you will please express to the
City Council my warmest thanks for the honor
it has bestowed on me in behalf of my cause.
Believe me, dear sir, with the highest consd-
GRAFTON and respect,
Your most obedient servant.
(signeD L. Kossu1H
On motion of Mr. Clark:
RESOLVED, That the above letter of Mr. Kos
suth be spread on the minutes and preserved on
| the archieves.
| The following message from the Mayor was
read: 1l-5u. .
| EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
MAYORALrY NEwORLEAys. April II, 1852
NJ
| dem ! OF lie City Of Neg ORLEANS:
| misunderstanding to have the benefit OF
ripe experience and knowledge in the important
and responsible task of organizing the Police
Department of TIE City, as devolved on the
Mayor by the 25th section of the Act ss To Con-
solicate the City of NewOrleans and provide for
| the government and administration of its af-
fairs approved 2Gd February, 1852, beg to
nominate, by and with the advice and consent
| of the Doard of Aldermen, John Youennes as
| High Constable of the City of NewOrleans
| have the honor to be. with great respect,
your obedient servant,
| A. d. CRossMAN Mayor.
| Mr. w. C. c. Claiborne took the chair.
| On motion to Mr.. Lugenbuhl, the above mes
| sage was laid ON the table subject to call
| Mr.. Claiborne, chairman of the comihitte ap-
| pointed to report rules to guide the action of
the Council, offered the following report:
Rules 10 Regulate Me Proceedings in the
| Board Of .4tdernrn Of .Ve,c Orleans.
| ]. The regular sttiugs of the Board shall be
held every 1st and Sd Tuesday of each month,
| at 6 o'clock, P. NJ.
2. The President having taken the chair, the
Secretary shall call the roll of members al
phabetically. and if quorum be present, he
| shall read from his Journal tte proceedings of
the last meeting, to the end of correcting any
errors that may have been made in the record.
| 3. The President shall enforce the rules and
maintain order and decorum; he shall have the
| general direction O.. the chamber, and may name
any member to perform temporarily the duties
of the chair. lie may also cause the lobby or
place assigned to the public to be cleared by the
Sergeant at Arms. in case of disorder or i'm
proper disturbance therein. Beyond the lobby,
none shall have admittance, but the officers and
members Of the Common Council, the chief Of
| fcers of the different departments of the city
government, the Governor Of the State, and such
others as may be occasionally invited by the
Board Or its President
4. The acts and joint resolutions of the Com
mon Council shall be signed by the President,
and all writs and subpunas that may be issued
by order of tie Board shall be under his hand
and seal. attested by the Secretary
| D. The President after stating the question
shall put it to the vote, by calling for the yeas
and nays upon tht motion made, or if there lie
doubt as to the majority by calling upon the
yeas to rise from their seats. and then upon t. e
nays, provided, however, that any member may
require the yeas and nays to be called by the
Secretary, and The names of members voting
yea or nay to be inscribed upon the Journal
The President shall announce the result of the
vote upon every question. He shall decide ques-
tons OF order, and may speak thereon before
any other member, but any two members may
appeal from his decisions to the Board In the
absence OF the President the duties and prerog-
atives of the Chair shall appertain to the Presi-
dent pro tenn. or Chairman appointed ty the
| Board.
6. The President shall not be called upon to
vote, except in cases of balloting and when the
other members of the Board shall be equally di-
vided, or when by voting with the minority
his vote may produce an equal division, in which
case the question will be lost. When the Presi-
dent desires to participate in debate, he shall
leave the Chair and invite another member to
perform its duties.
Z. All ordinances, resolutions and propositions
appertaining to the Common Council before they
can be debated or adopted, shall be read twice
and at two different sittings. between which
there shall be an interval of at least three days
they shall become the order of the day to be act
ed upon when they shall have been read ~ second
time, and according 20 the order in which they
may have been presented.
8. All Committees shall be appointed by the
President, unless otherwise ordained by the
Board, and the Committee of Finance, and other
Standing Committees, shall be appointed each
year on the second Monday of April, or as early
| thereafter as practicable
8. The order of business in the Board after
the reading of the Journal, shall be as follows:
The Mayors Message, Petitions and Memorials
received and disposed of, Reports of Committees,
Resolutions and Ordinances presented and read
order Of the day.
l0. In the order of the day, business shall
have precedence as follows unfinished business
at the last preceding adjournment reports OF
Committees of Conference between the two
Boards; first reading Of ordinances or yesoll-