New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-12
DAILY CRESCENT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
THE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
OFFICIAL.
JOURNAL OF THE STATE CONVENTION.

prayer.
Present, Hon d +. Kenner President of the Ccnven
tion, in the Chair and ninety delegates.
The President laid before the Convention communca
on from Mr. j. s. Barrows and Others extending to this
Convention an invitation to attend whg ratification
meeting and barbecue in the vicinity Of the town of Ba
ton Rouge on Monday next, the I'd day Of August
On motion of Mr. Beae the invitation was accepted.
Mr. Paxton presented to the Convention the creden
tals of Mr. A. Toulouse member elect from the Parish Of
Lafayette.
Mr. Pugh offered the following resolution, which being
read was motion adopted:
Resolved, That the Postmaster of this Convention be
continued in office for the term of twenty days after
adjournment for the purpose of forwarding the papers
and letters to the address of members.
Mr. st. Paul offered the following additional article, tt
be inserted after article l3O Of the Constitution already
adopted, to-wit
Article - The Office of any State officer, member o
the General Assembly, of any other person holding Of
flee of profit or trust under this Constitution and the
laws made pursuance thereof shall be po o vacated
by the fact of any such person committing the offence
mentioned in article 13o and the Legislature shall pro
vide by law for the asceranng and declaration of such
forfeiture.
On motion the above article was adopted.
Mr. Richardson Of Ouachita offered the following
luton. which being read, motion adopted:
ReS0td Jnat te JOURNAL OF Debates OF JniS ConVen-
ton when printed shall be deposited in the State Libra
ry to be disposed of in the following One copy
to each member and officer of this Convention copy
each Parish in the State to be be delivered the order
of the Clerk of the District Court copy to each OF
the public libraries in the State copy to each State
in the Unionthe remainder to be disposed Of by the
State Librarian such terms the Legislature may d
rect.
Mr. Jennings offered the following resolutions, which
being read motion of the delegate, laid
the table subject to the call of the Convention:
Resolved That period not to exceed thirty days af
the adjournment of this Convention be allowed to the
Reporter of this House enable him complete the
ties devoving him, and the per diem compensation
therefor to be paid by the Treasurer upon his warrant
countersigned by the Secretary.
2 Resolved, That tie Secretary Assistant Secretary
and such other Clerks of the Convention the Secretary
may require be continued in their duties for period
to exceed days after the adjournment of this Con-
venon to complete the abors devoving upon them and
that the Secretary be directed supernend the printing
and distribution of the Debates and Constitution and
completion of the Journals and that the compensation
therefor paid by the Treasurer upon the of the
Secretary
Mr Benjamin having yesterday voted in the major
y the adoption of the additional article offered by
Mr. Phillips under the head of General Provisions and
adopted by this Convention moYedtor reconsideration
of the same, which was ordered.
The said article being then before the Convention,
Mr. Benjamin offered the following amendment, to be
inserted at the end thereof, to wit:
Or unless the repeating law contain other ade-
quate provision for the payment of the principal and
terest of the debt"
On motion. the amendment was adopted and on fur
ther motion, the article amended was re-adopted
ORDER OF THE DAY---uNFINlsHED BUSINESS
The Convention resumed the Consideration of the re.
report of the majority of the Committee General Pro-
visions.
The 7th title under the head of Internal Improvements
reported by said Committee being before the Conven
ton, and read as follows to wit:
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Article There shall be Board of Public Works tc
consist of four Commissioners, The State shall be div
ded into four Districts containing nearly may be
equal number of voters, and Commissioner shall be
elected in each District for the term of four years but
of the first elected to be designated by lot shall re.
main in office for two years only
Art The General Assembly at its first session after
the adoption of this Constitution shall provide for the
election and compensation Of the Commissioners and the
organization of the Board The Commissioners first
elected shall assemble day to be appointed by law
and decide by lot the order in which their terms of ser
vice shall expire.
Art. = Inc Commissioners shall exercise digent
and faithful supervision OF all public works IN which the
state may be Interested Ihey shall communicate to the
General Assembly from time to time their views concern
ing the same and recommend such measures as they may
deem necessary IN order to employ to the best advantage
and Tor the purposes Tor winch they We're granted the
sWamps and overhoWed lands conveyed by the United
States to this State They shall appoint all officers en-
gagged on te puphc WORKS. ana sha perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by law.
Art. -. Ihe Commissioners may be removed by the
concurrent vote OF majority OF all the members elected
to each House OF the General Assembly but the cause
of the removal shall be entered on the journal Of each
House
Art. Ihe 9eneral Assembly shall nave power, by
vote OF OF the members elected to each House
to abolish SAID Board whenever In her opinion Board
OF fuohc WORKS shail no longer oe necessary
r "iauis onereo the following SUBSTITUTE ior the ls
'n" - VI my aooe iepoA'; "nuei VIC e"u Vi liz
ternai Improvements to wit:
art. - Ihere snail De a poard OF internal improve
menus Inc "ehera Assembly small at lss nrst session al
Ter The ADOPTION OF TINS divide the state into
'lree Internal Improvement Dis.rees, anu one oommis
Siohef snail DC elected IN eac District lor TWO years
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