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

no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to
| lay on the table, to postpone to o certain day,
TO commit or amend, to adopt or reject; which
several motions shall have precedence in the or
der in which they are named, but the motion to
adjourn or lay on the table, shall be decided
without debate
~ Every member shall have the right to
can for division of the question when it is ca
paoie OF being divided, but motion to strike
eHt and insert shall be deemed indivisible J.
10. In filling up blanks, the largest sum and
iongest term proposed, shall be first put to the
IA. When question has been debated and
amendments have been proposed, 4 motion far
the previous question shall be decided without
debate, and, if carried, shall preclude further
amendments and debate
Is Every motion must be seconded bv at
least one member, and when a motion has been
| decided in the affirmative or negative, it SHAH
be in order for any member who has voted with
| the majority thereon, to make, in the same sit
ting at latest, motion for a reconsideration of
the question; then the question shall be consid-
ered as being the order of the day for the next
| situng, and shall lie on the table; but no mo-
tion for reconsideration shall be received more
than once on the same question.
10. Every member who presents petition or
memorial to the Board, shall, at the time, make
brief statement of its object. before It he
read by the Secretary; but the reading of anv
paper may be dispensed with, if so determined
BY the Board, and motion to that effect shall
| be decided without debate. 'f.-> -'D@'.
! ~ Messages from the Mayor or Board Of As
sistant Aldermen, may be introduced at any
stage OF the proceedings, except when aues-
ton IS being taken, and they shall be received
at the table by the Secretary, who shall read
them in their proper order. 8.
~. Whenever the President or any member
shall inform the Board that he is about to Law
before them communication which he thinks
ought to remain secret, the public shall be re-
qulred to withdraw, and the Sergeant tat Arms
shall close the doors until such communication
IS laid before the Board who shall decide whether
said communication ought to remain secret and
be acted on with closed doors. 44
~. when acting upon appointments to office
made by the Mayor or other chief officers Of the
C1ty Government, the Board shall sit with closed
doors, and the President, on such occasions.
Snail order the lobby to be cleared All re-
marks and debates concerning nominations to
OUNCE OF the quahhcations Of persons nominated,
shall be kept secret, and the proceedings of the
Board, when they actin their executive capacity.
shall be kept in separate book. m
~. In voting upon nominations for office the
majority shall decide, and no motion shall be
received for reconsideration of any decision of
the Board in its executive capacity
Il. The above rules may be dispensed with
a FotC VI tNU-luiIuS VI U0G members present.
and they shall be interpreted and enforced in
accordance with the principle laid down in JEFF
ferson's Manual 1. ss rs
secretary and Serge0nt-dt-.aynss.-- 1t shall
be the duty Of the Secretary to write down and
keep correct record Of the proceedings of the
Board upon his jonrnal or minutesbo book and to
make such translations from English into French.
or pice rersG, as the. Board may require. Every
vote of the Board shall be entered on the Jour-
nal with a concise statement of the question and
brief statement of the objects of each petition,
memorial or paper presented to the Board shall
be also inserted. The Secretary shall furnish
to the City Printer, the Mayor, and Board Of
Assistant Aldermen, the necessary copies Of the
proceedings of the Board, and shall carry it's
messages to the other Board. He shall be re-
sponsible to the Board for the accuracy Of the
journal and the keeping of its records and
papers, as well as the faithful execution of such
other duties as may be assigned to him.
Sergeant-at-arms shall be appointed, to
hold his Office during the pleasure Of the Board.
It shall be his duty to attend the Board at each
sitting, and to execute its commands to take
care of its chamber, to announce messages from
the other Ecard, and in the performance of these
duties, and of such others as may be assigned
him, he shall be under the control and direction
| of the Secretary. 5
| On motion of Mr. Harris, the. rules we're
| adopted, and one hundred copies were ordered
| to be printed. IN pamphlet form. tliE'
Mr.. Burke moved for dispensation of the
rules in order to offer resolution instructine
| the Secretary to inform the Board of Assistant
Aldermen that the Board OF Aldermen was pre-
pared to 60 into joint session to elect printer
and other officers -7tIs4-5
The motion was lost.
committee, composed of Messrs Mackey,
ummers, and Sykes, from the Board of Assist
| ant Aldermen, were admitted, and informed the
Nrdf fh0& fI,arrV IT,
election of q Printer, Attorney, Assistant At
torney, Recorders pro tem., and Census Com
! missioners, and had been deputed to invite the
| Board to meet the Assistant Aldermen in Joint
convention, for the purpose of electing the above
| named officers.
| Mr.. Burke moved that the invitation be ac-
cepted, and that the Board roeeed forthwith to
| the other Chamber to go into the election.
! Mr.. Harris moved as amendment that the
Secretary inform the Assistant Aldermen that
| this Board was ready to go into the election of
MI the officers mentioned, with the exception of
Printer.
| The resolution and amendment were adopted:
Ye0s-Messrs. Gasquet, Harris, Labatut,
| Lugenbuhl, Sewell and Claiborne
.N1ys-Messrs. Burke, Clark, Converse, Gil
| auel and Stockton.
The Secretary left the Chamber and informed
the other Board of the above resolution
A petition from E. II. Burton, on the subject
of the Lafayette Market-house, on motion was
| referred to the Committee on Finance.
A petition from Valentn Ritmeyer, on the
subject of the transfer of coffee house license,
was referred to the Finance Committee.
A communication from Mr. Hugh Grant, Sur
veyor of Second Municipality, On the subject Of
various contracts, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee. -- +.
A communication from the Fire Department of
this city was read, and on motion referred to the
| Fire Committee with instructions to report as
soon as practicable. . a
| A letter from the Secretary Of the city of La
| fayette, accompanying a veto from the Mayor,
| was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
| A letter from Mr.. Felix Robin, with recon-
mendations annexed, offering himself as can
didate for the Office of Keeper of the Powder
Magazine, was on motion laid on the table.
A letter from Messrs Ricardo Soria, offer
ing themselves as candidates for the office Of
Notary of this Board, was laid on the table.
A letter from Mr.. Jh. Cuyillier, candidate for
the office of Notary, was on motion laid OF the
table.
A letter from A. Mazureau, candidate for the
office of Notary of the Board, was on motion
laid on the table.
| letter from L. H. Pile, City Surveyor, offer
| ing as his securities Messrs A. Brusle, John
| Communy and A. Dueatel, was referred to the