New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-04
having been read we're, on motions severaly adopted

having been read wsre motions, severaly adopted
1 without amendment. D..
Mr.. wsddl offered the following article, which having
been read was, motion, laid the table, towit @
The Legislature shall provide by law for Interchange
circuit system between the Judges Of the inferior
Courts Of the highest original jurisdiction.
Mr. Olivier Of st. Mary, offered the following additional
articles, which read as follows to-wit:
Article - The first Legislature assembled under this
Constitution shall divide the State Judicial Districts
which shall remain unchanged for eight years and be
subject to reorganization every eighth year thereafter
The number Of Districts shall not exceed twelve For
each District Judge shall be elected But in the Dis
trct in which the City Neworleans situated the Le
gislature shall have power establish many District
Courts as the public interest may require ,6,s
Art Each of the said Judges shall receive. at stated
times salary to be fixed by law. which shall not be
diminished during his of office, and which shah not
be less than three thousand dollars per annum,
i Art - The Judges Of the District Courts shall hold
their Offices the Of eight years The Judges first
elected shall be divided into classes and the term Of
office of each class determined in the mode prescribed in
article 81 of this Constitution.
Art - The District Courts shall have original jurs
dction in all civil cases. when the amount in dispute
ceeds dollars, exclusive of Interest In all criminal
cases their Jurisdiction shall be unlimited and the Legs
lature may provide for their jurisdiction in all matters
connected with SUGGESTIONS IS -
On the first of the aboye articles being taken up and
| read Mr.. Lobdell moved to strike out the following
words tsthe number Of Districts shall not exceed
| twelve" TA*=- +of= Ae w. j.
On motion the article and amendment were laid on the
table 49, n..
Mr. Olivier Of st. Mary then Withdrew the other three
articles
On motion Of Mr Guion the Convention took up for
consideration the report the majority of the Com
mtee the Legislative Department paragraph BY par
! agraph, to-wit: LIST paragraph: .. p. fs.... ..q =
Article s. Representation in the House of Representa-
tves shall be equal and uniform, and shall be regulated
asceraned by the total population Of each Of the
parishes of the State Each parish sha have at
least Representative No parish shall be created
with territory less than six hundred and twenty
square miles, with population less than the full
number emitting it to Representative, when the
creation of such parish would leave other parish
without the said extent Of territory and amount of popu
:, lation -.Ie
Mr. simms moved to strike out in the above paragraph
" the words six hundred and twenty and to inser
in lieu thereof the words 8 four hundred.' ..
Mr.. Heron offered the following substitute:
Article g. Representation in the House of Representa-
tves shall be equal and uniform, and shall be regulated
and ascertaned by the number of the qualified electors
Each parish shall have at least Representative. M
= parish shall have than onefourth of all the Repre-
sentatives No parish shall be created with terri
tory less than six hundred and twenty-five square miles
with number of electors less than the full numbe
emitting it Representative when the creation
such parish would leave any other parish without tn
- sad extent of territory and number of electors.
Mr. Todd moved to postpone the further consideration
= Of the above report. - 80 +".->
Mr.. Swazey moved to lay said motion on the tab,
rs which motion prevailed. g
. Mr. Swazey then moved to lay the substitute and tn
amendment on the table, which motion was lost.
Mr. Simms then renewed his motion. '.--
nv, MIR. swazey moved to lay the same on the table,
On said motion, Mr.. Smms called for the yeas an
- nays. which resulted as follows: ..-.s1t
Messrs Anderson of st Landry. Akenhead, Avery Al
drews, Anderson of Carroll Armant, Addison, Bradfor
Bartlett Benjamin Beale Bienyenu. Boudousquie Boye
Bullard Castellanos Carter, Campbell, Coehs Conra
Dalferes, Deony, Declouet Dufour, Dugue, DuHel e.
wards of Orleans Edwards of Point Coupee, Eggksto
Eustis, Gardere, Guon, Hayes Harris Hargis Hefnal
dez Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks Jourdan, Jones, Key kin
of st Landry Leee, Leeds, Leblanc Lobde!l LylA NJ
nhenny Mathews of Orleans Martin, Monge. Nthol
Olivier of st Martin, Olivier OF st Mary, Parham. Part
Paxton Patterson Preaux, Price, Pierce, Person Pu
Pugh Reeves, Richardson Of st Mary, Rxner Risk, h
4, selus Roman Ronqujno, Robinson, Sandidge st Pa
staes. Swazey Shaw. Smith of West Feciana, Smith
~. Winn sibley Stewart, viere, Wadd.l and Williams
yeas.
And Messrs. Besancon. Beard Cotton, Conney, Dosst
Farmer Hatch. Heron Hebert, ough King of Jackst
y cMilen Mathews Of Point Coupee, Richardson Of OF
ef- cha Roysden Smart, Scarborough, Shelton Simms II
man, Talbot Talaferro, thompson, TODD, van WICK
loi- Wilmington and Wilcoxon-27 nays.
Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amen
h'e ment was laid on the table
Mr.. Hough then moved to strike out six hundred al
twenty fve' and to insert five hundred which mott
waslost =
Mr. Scarborough to strike out allafter the wor
at least Representatives. to the end Of the PAL
graph and to insert the following words that the Ge
era Assembly shall have power to create parishes
sort On to1 ve
and nays were called for and resulted as follows:
o Messrs. Anderson Of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery
drews Anderson of Carroll Armant, Bradford, Bartle
benjamin, Beard Bienvenu, Boudousque, Boyer, Bulla
ny Casteanos, Carter, Campbell Collens Conrad Dafer
c Decouet, Dufour Dugue Dufe Edwards of Orleans,
en gleston, Eusts Gardere Guion, Hayes Harris Harg
Hebert, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt Isaacks, JONES' H
King of St. Landry, Leefe Leeds Leblanc, Lobdel Ly
McIlhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Mather, Mon
Nichols Olivier of st. Martin, Olivier of st. Mary Parha
Paxton Palfey Patterson Preaux PIERCE Person Pu
was Reeves Richardson Of st. Mary, Rixner Risk, Rosel
Roman Roysden, Ronquillo Robinson, Ssnddge, St. Pa
ace Staes Swazey Shaw, Smith of West Feicana, Sbl
ii'i Smms Stewart, Tatman, Thompson, Vilere, Wadd
Williams and Whittington-s5 yeas and
h Messrs Addison, Besancon, Beae. Cotton, Oonnely
oh- lony Dosson Edwards of Washington. Farmer Hat
Heron Hough, King of Jackson, McIllen, Mathews
Point Coupce Price, Pujo Richardson Of Ouachita Sms
'op Scarborough Shelton, Smith of Vim, Talbot Taafer
L "a Todd, Van Wcke and Wilco4on-27 nays.
Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amcndm,
lien was laid on the table F''
Mr.. Todd moved to insert after the words ga popu
'lti- tion less than,o the words g o-thirds.'
ne Mr. Reeves moved to lay the amendment on the tai
On said motion Mr. Smart called for the yeas and
or which resulted as follows $50
IL Oh Messrs Anderson of ST. Landry Akenhead Avery
drews, Armant Bradford BARTLETT Benjamin Bienve
Boudousquie, Boyer Bulard: Castellanos, Campbell
lens Conrad Dalferes. Decouet Dufour Dugue, Du
Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington Eggles
Eustis Gardere, Guion, Hayes Harris, Hargis, Hcrn
dez, Hodges, Jourdan Jones, Key, King Of ST. Lane
Leefe, Leeds, Leblanc, Lobdel Lyle, McIhenny Math
o"S' of Orleans Martin, Mather. MoDge, Nichols Olivier
St. Martin Olivier of St Mary, Palfrey, Paxton Pat
.he son. Preaux Price Person Pugh, Reeves Richardson
ss' st. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronqu
Robinson sandidge St. Paul staes Swazey, Shaw, sm
of West Feliciana, sibley. smms Stewart Tatnan
''f'- villere-75 yeas. - .
And Messrs. Anderson. of Carroll, Besancon, Be
able Beard Carter Cotton Conney, Delony Dosson Farm
Hatch Heron, Hebert, Hough Isaacks, King of jacks
the Mcien Mathews of Point Coupee, Parham, Pujo Ri
ardson of Ouachita, Roysden, Smart, Scarborough s.
20 III ton Smith of Vim, Talbot Taaferro, Thompson, Te
Time vanWickle, Waddill and Wilcoxon-3a nays.
neral Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendm
was laid on the table.
'bs Mr. Avery moved to strike out the following word
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