New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-16

the present Legislature elected under the old Con
stfution, to be dissolved, and directing the severe!
officers of the State authorized by law to hold elec.
tons for members of the General Assembly, 70 bod
election the places de igaaed by law, upon the
fourth Monday Of December next, for Governor Lieu
tenant Governor, members Of the General Assembly,
Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer and
Superintendent Of Public Education. And the said
election shall be conducted and the returns thereof
made IN conformity with existing laws upon the sub
jeet Of State, elections.
4 Arr. 1j3 The General A sssrnbly elected under
this Constitution shall convene at ;he State House,
Baton Rouge, upon the third Monday of january
next 1853,j after the elections; and the Goyernor
and Lieutenant Governor elected at the time
shall be installed in office during the first week OF
this session. and before it shall be compeentfo for The
said General Assembly to proceed with the tsanase-
ton OF business.
ART. 154. All the publications herein ordered
shall be made in the Official Journal OF the Conven-
ton
ARE. los. This Constitution shall be published in
French and English in the Official Journal Of the
Convention, from the period Of its adjournment until
the first Tuesday of November, Q3523 one thou
sand eight hundred and fity-two.
On motion Of Mr. Benjamin the Constitution, as
rolled ordered be read article by article which
having been done, was, motion Of the delegate
adopted by yeas and nays, follows as
Honorable D. Kenner, President of the Convention,
and Messrs Akenhead Avery Andrews Anderson Of Car
r5ll, Arman Bradford Benjamin, Bernard. Beae Beard
Penvenu, Brother Boyer Bulard Buisson, Byrne Cas-
tellano Carter Campbell Cotton, Conney, Conrad Dal-
ferss Decny Douglass, Duour, Dugue. Dus Edwsrdsof
crieana Edwards Of Washington Eggleston Eustis Gar
dete, Guion Hatch, Harris Hargs HERON, Hernandez,
Hough Hodges Hunt, Jennings. Jourdan. Jones, Key,
rs Of ST. Landry Lapeyrs Leefe. Leeds. Leblanc Lob
dell, I.5e, McIhenpy .McMihsn. Mathews Of Orleans,
Mathews Of ?eint Coupee, Marrero Martin, YoDge,
Nichols, Parham, fasrey, Paxton, Patterson Preaax,
Du.na n Duh n
man, Ronqullo ST. Paul, sss-s, swazey Shaw, Scar
borough. Shelton Smith Of West Pesiana Sblsy Simrns
Stewart Tatnan Talbot, TaIaferrot Thompson, Todd,
Toulouse, yanWfpkle, Viere, WaddlI Williams Whit
tington and Wileoxon-es yeas. re- 54t4
+ Messrs Farmer. Isaacks King of Jackson, Pierce,
Richardson of Ouachits sandidge smart and Smith Of
Wins nays n'
Consequently the Constitution adopted and
proclaimed by the President Of the Convention.
Mr. Smart submitted the following his for the
vote given by him tia final adoption Of the Consttu
ton and asked leave that the should be spread
| the journal, which was granted. ~ n @'a
vote because, my opinion the total popnla-
ton established in this Constitution places the African
and the white lsvei representation
the General Assembly d concerned which principle
never sanction - fSigned1 j. q SMART
| State House, Baton Rouges Juiy 81, 1859 ~ t+
Mr. Parha presented the csrti6 cates of Mr Nm Fer
ns Representative Delegate elected from Parish
Madison, in place Of Nj A, Snyder resigned easas-s
The following named delegates presented the following
their for the given by them respectively
On the final adoption fthe Constitution to-wit t
Lvote yes not because like the Constitution in
a Of its details but beoause like it better than the Con-
sttution Of 1S45- 1[signedl %, R. A.. HARGIss.rs
desire that entirely opposed to Of
the provisions of the Constitution but nasmneh it has
be submitted the people for adoption rejection
aud 'inasmnch also, as the provision for amendment
affords facility for alteration change than the
existing Constitution vote yes on its adoption 1'
[ s ESigred.l u.' ssst DELos9.1'
Mr.. Preeux offered the following resolution which being
rad. motion, adopted s- ,y,t.s. ,-.4.,
Resolved That the thanks Of this Convention be ~,
tspectully rendered the reverend gentlemen who daily
attended this Convention, with their prayers and who
hive invoked the blessings of the Almighty God upon the
labors of this Convention .A7s:
Mr. Heron offered the following resplu ton which beilg
read was. motion, ,-adoptedi - .,t;sss fg{t seJ
Resolved That the members of this Convention who are
absent may sign the Constitution any time within
three months from this date.
Mr. Richardson, ofouachita offered the following
LUTON which, being read was, motion, unanimously
adopted: . ,-t.a \ DIM t5 .stq~6 y4p
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are
hereby rendered to Col j. B Walton Secretary of this
Convention for the able efficient manner in which he
has discharged his duties, 4t asAt@'F7 I
On motion of Mr. Carter Secretary was ordered to
call the delegates alphabetically sgu the Constitution
and the following delegates a xed their signatures
same, to-wit: a,,,. ST.
Hon. Duncan r. Kenner, Senatorial Delegate of St
John the Baptist ana Ascension President the Conyen-
ton Akenhead, of st Landry Avery. Andrews Of Or
leans Anderson of Carroll Armant of ST. James Adj
olson, of Livingston Bradford of Orleans Bartett of
Natchitoches Benjamin, of Orleans, Senatorial Dele
sate) Bernard, Of Lafourche Interior Beae of East
Baton Rouge Beard of Cetahoua Bienvenu, of Plaque
mnes St Bernard and Orleans fright bapk} Brother. of
orleans Dendousaue Of ST. John the Baptist Boyer,
Avoyellesi Bullsrd Of Natchoches mad Winn tsena.o
rial Deegate Buisson Byrne, Gasteanos, of Orleans ,
Carter, Of East Feiciana CampbeL Of Nachtoches
Coilens,o Of Orleans Gotten, of Jefferson conneIy Of
rerrebonne Conrad of East Baton Rouge Daferes of
Assumption Delony Of East Feliciana; Douglass, of
caddo Dufour, of Orleans Senatorial Delegate)
j Dugue of Jefferson and St. Charles Dutfel, of As
| ,ension Edwards, Of Orleans; Edwards Of Wash
| ington Eggiestoh, Eustis. of Orleans Farmer, of
union Gardere OF Jefferson and ST. Charles Guion OF
Assumption Lafourehe Interior and Terrebonne Hatch
Of St Helena Hayes of Orleans; Harris Hargis OF Clai
borne Herron Of East Baton Rouge and Livingston
lebert, of Ibervle; Hernandez of Orleans Hough. of
Caldwell Hodges of Boser; Hunt, of Orleans, (sena-
toral Delegae) lsaacks, of Rapdesi Jennings of Or
leans Jourdan of Jefferson Jones, Of St. Tammany
Key Of Lafourche Interior King. of St. Landry King,
jackson Lapeyre Leefe Leeds OF orleans Leblanc. vi
Ascension; Lobde Of West Baton Rouge; Lyle Ibervie
and West Baton Rouge; McEhenDy. uf Orleans MeMan,
ol Desoo Mathews, OF orleans Mathews. of PointCon
peel Marrero, of St Bernard Martin, Of st. Landry
Mather of st, james; Monge Nichols, of ST Martin;
parham of Madison and Carroll Palfrey, of St. Mary
| Paxton, of Lafayette Patterson Of East Felciana;
pfeaux, Price of Orleans Phillips, Of West Felciana
PIgh Of Assumption Reeves OF Tsnsas Richardson. of
Ouaehita Morehouse, Union and jackson; Richardson
Of St Mary Rxner of St Charles Risk, Roseus, Of Orr
leans. Senatorial Deegate) Roman. OF St. John the
Baptist St James and Ascension Ronquio, of Plaque
mines Sandidge of Claiborne, Bosser and Benvie, St
Paul Stues of Orleans Smart of Sabine Swazey Of St.
Landry Shaw Of Ceneorda Scarborough Of Ouaohitai
Shelton of Franklin Smith, OF West Felcisna Smith,
of Wnn Sbley, of Avoyeles and Rapdes sinms, OF
Point Coupsci Stewart Of Ibersille and West Baton
Rouge Perkins OF Madison Tatman, of St Landry and
Calcasieu Talbot Of Ibervle Thompson OF St. Helena,
Washington and ST. Tammany Todd. Of Morehouse;
Toulouse of Lafayette Vau Winckle. of Point Coupee
vllere of Plaauemnes Waddil!, of Rapides and Avoy
ees Williams. of Lafourche Interior Wilmington OF
Rapdes; and Wilcoxon of yermini ion-llS p 5iN
Mr. Hunt moved that the Convention anourn sine de
whereupon the President before proceeding TO put the
Question for the last time, said ~
ALLOW gentlemen to address youa few words OF con-
graduation and thanks congratulate you this hap
py termination of your labors You have been emphat