New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-02

law SauctiOung tnujfecty
the aupeUsen Of specie pssments By any person sssoc
alton or corporation Issuing bank notes Of anydescrIp-
ton,
Art ia In case Of insolvency Of sn7 bans banking
association the b holders thereof shall be
ference payment over all other creditors oe such bank
or association.
Art 12 The Legislature shall hare power to pass suc
it may deem ezpedent for the relief revival G
the Citizens Bank Of Louisiana and the acts already
ed for hssapis purpose ratified and confirmed.
' TITLE VII.
/ INTERNAL IaPRovEaEsTs.
Art There shall be Board Of Public Works, to
sist Of four Commissioners The State shall be divided in
Districts. containing nearly may be- equal
punber OF voters and Commissioner shall be elected
each District for the term Of four years but Of the frs,
elected two designated by lot shall remain in Office
0 for two years only.
Art The General Assembly at Its first session after
the adoption Of this Constitution shail provide for the
election and compensation Of the Commissioners Of the
ganizaton If the Board The Commissioners FIRST cleo
ted shall assemble day be appointed By law,
decide by lot the order in wh-h their terms Of servics
4 shall expire
Art - The Commissioners phall exercise dgent ant
faithful supervision all public works in which the Stat
may be interested They shall communicate to the Gen
eral Assembly, from time to time their views concerning
the and recommend such they may deem
uscessary in order TO employ to the best advantage
the purpose f3r S they granted. the swamp
and ovaraowed lands conveyed by the United States tt
this STATE They shall appoint all officers engaged tn
public works and shall perform such other duties ma
: heproscribed by law.
Art The Commissioners may be removed By tn
concurrent Of majority of all the members electe,
each House Of the General Assembly but the
removal shall be entered the journal Of each house
8 Art. The General Assembly shall have power. by
Of three Of the members elected each house
abolish said Board whenever, in their opinion Boar
e of Public Works shall no longer be necessary.
The several resolutions and articles referred in rea
ton free persons of color and slaves have been
uad with attention. and in the opinion Of majority
the Committee the public interest does not require tha
any article relating those subjects should be inserted
e the Constitution.
G (signrd) A. B. ROMAN, Chairman.
C On motion Of Mr. Sandidge five hundred copies of tn
report ordered be printed and tn
special order of tie day for Thursday the 22d inst
Mr. Richardson of st Mary, offered the following
e luton:
Reso,ued That from and after this date in addition
ts morning sessions this Convention will hold evenin
= sessions. commencing at O'Clock p. NJ.
Mr. Caelanos moved to lay the resolution the table
Or said motion Mr. Richardson of St. Mary called 70
i. the yeas and nays which resulted as follows
Messrs. Besancon Beae Beard, Boyer Buard, BuissoI
casteanos Carter, Campbell Cotton Connely, Conrad
Douglass Dufel Hatch Harris, Heron Hebert Hodges
Jenniug King Of jackson, Leeds, Lyle, McIlhenny Ma
tewa Of Point Coupee, Moss Monge Olivier Of St Mary
Puo Ronqullo Smart, swazey. Scarborough. simms To
bert, Todd, Waddin and Whittingtop-Ss yeas
Aud Measra. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead AverJ
Anderson Of Carroll Armsnt, Addison. Bernard Bienye
Brother, Boudosaue, Byrne. Collens, Dalferes D.
clouet Dorsey Leee Leblanc Lcbde McMillen Martir
it Nichols Olivier of st. Martin Parha palfrey paxtor
Prea,iz Pierce Reeves Richardson of o. Richardson
st Mary, Rizner, Dossou, Dugue Edwards of Washing
tou Iygestop Eustis, Farmer. Gariere, Guiop uougl
e Isaaes Jourdan Jones, Key, King of st Landry La
peyre, Risk, Roman. RoysdeD Robinson sandidge, S
Paul Shelton Smith of Vim, sibey Stewart Tatrnau
Taliaero Thibodaux Thompson Van Wickle and viller
r So uays.
IT Consequently the motion lost and On furtht
,r motion the resolution adopted.
ct Mr.. Risk offered the following resolution:
Reove That the Printer this Convention is herei
lie authorized to print copies ofthe Journals and
agreeable the conditions already imposed by
Convention.
r. one thousand
I'd Mr. Heron moved to amend the motion by nsertii
So tls number two thousand in the above blank
I'd Mr King Of st Landry moved lay the resolution
the table subject the call of the Convention which INT
le tion prevailed
n ORDER Of THE pAY-uNFINrsHEp BUSINESS.
The Convention resumed the consideration of artc
" 6S feporteu py t3e minority OF the COMMITTEE on Ele
tive Franchise, which under considerations with til
amendment offered by Mr. Collsns at the moment of
l. iournmens Friday, the 10th inst
The question being the motion Of Mr. Smart to la
IS the amendment offered by Mr. Colens the table,
Mr. Cotton called for the yeas and nays on the sam
d which resulted as follows
w Messrs Addison, Besancon, Beale. Beard, Biepyen,
Boyer Bullard Byrne Castellano Carter Cotton Col
nelly Dalteres, Dosson Dugue Eustis Farmer, Garder
= H,tn Harris Tahu
d Jouran. Key, Leefa Leeds, Leblanc. Mcllhenpy Nc
re Men Matthews of Point Coupee, Mosp Monge NcholI
lie Olivier of st Martin Parham, Paxton Pierce. Pu
Reeves, Richardson Of st Mary Risk, Roysden Ron1u
is Robinson. sandidge Smart Shelton Smith of Win,
y Smms Stewart Tatman Tolbert, Taatero, Thibodaul
st Todd. villere. Wsddill and Whittngton--6l yeas
And Messrs Anderson Of St Landry, Akenhead Avery
Anderson Of Carroll Armant Bernard Brother Boudou
" que Buisson, Campbell Coens, Conrad, Decouet. Du
sey, Douglass Due Edwards of Washington Egglesto
uion Hodges, Jones' King Of St Landry Lapeyre Loi
dell Lyle, Martin, Olivier of St. Mary Palfrey, Preau
n- Rixner Roman st Paul, Swazty Scarborough, sibI
to Thompson and WicoSon-37 nays.
Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendme1
e. was laid the table.
re Mr.. Colens then moved to strike out the follown
words And who shall be citizen Of the United States
and usert in lieu thereof the following words VII
Bh all have been siuce at least citizen of tt
ii United States'
,s Pending the consideration of the above notion NJ
Jennings moved to postpone the consideration IL
whole subject until the Convention should take into
m sdertton article contained in the report of the mao
of ity of the Committee Electoral Franchise
Id Tho Convention then took up article of the maior
O. report which reads follows, to wit;
Article g. The Legislature shall provide by law for Il
s registry of the and residence Of M qualified vote
he the City Of New0rleans and may also provide for
registry of the qualified voters in any parish or
rt wherein said registry shall be found necessary.
be MIR Jennings moved the word Orleans
h. the following words At least five days preceding
of eleetion.''
dy r Presu1 moved to postpone the whole subject matt
and to make it the special order of the day for Wedn.
day the 2st inst to be taken up at the evening sesso
Pending Mir Benvenu called for the previous questio
,es which carried.
Mr. Eustis having voted in the majority on the call
previous question moved for reconsideration of tt
same, which was granted.
he The same delegate then offered the following provso
provided, that the registry of the shall be FRI
te of cost to the eleotor."
lie hr Besancon moved to lay the whole subject IL
table.
On said motion Mr. Cotton called for the yeas nay
which resulted US follows
ere Mess8. Addison, Besancon, Beaie Beard, Bienven
Boyer Bulard Byrne Carter, Cotton, Dossun Farme
he Latch Herron liehert Hougb Tsaacks King Jackso
te McMlen Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss Parhalu Pa
ton Pierce Reeves Richardson of 0uacha, Risk Rob-
SON. Rou0ujlo, Saujtdte Smart. Shelton Smith Of Win