New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-26

absent Mr. King Of 81. Landry waF requested L
take the Chair
The Rev. Mr.. chadburn opened the proceedings witt
prayer. 6 @ M
!. spscsent one hundred Delegates.
Mr. Hayes asked leave Of absence for Mr.. Price, on &C
|, count Of sickness, which granted.
On motion Of Mr. Guion. leave Of absence was grantee
Il to Mr. Key.
Mr. Richardson of onachita asked leave of absence 70
Mr. Lenatre Door Keeper of the Convention on accoun
II Of sicknessin his family. which granted
Dir Jannngs offered the following res olution which, OF
notion was referred to the Committee on Electoral Fran
II chise Z ,gss,s s. s-ls .s,s,0sr, Il. q 49,
Resolved That the General Assembly shall provide b,
law for the registration of all the qualified electors
siding in hi sState in the cities and towns whose white
population exceeds two thousand and which registration
shall be made out within thirty daysprecedng genera
4 election. r. 81 as8
Mr. Moss having voted in the majority on the adoption
of article "a of the Constitution moved for reconsera
ton of the same, which was granted
Article "a being then before the Convention Mr.. Par
ham moved to strike out the first pnr of the article and
to amend the other part that the article shall read
follows: ls N
The Senate shall vote the confirmation Of officers to
appointed by the Governor with the advice and
Senate by yeas nays and the of Senators
voting and against the appointments respectively shall
be entered journal to be kept for that purpose and
made public at the end of each session. or before.
| On motion Of Mr. Hunt, the amendment was adopted.
4 and on further motion. the article amended was
4 adopted fF -4
i Mr. Simns offered the following resolution which. on
laid the table subject to the cali of the
Convention sSB IA
Resolved That it is the of this Convention that
the result of its bors before going into effect should
submitted to the people of the State for their approval
rejection And. that all to whom the right of suffrage
shall be extended by the said Constitution as amended
changed shall be entitled to the right of voting on the
same And further that the Committee be directed to
report provision to that effect ~
Mr. Cotton offered the following resolution which was
read and On motion referred to the Committee on
Electoral Franchise; y t.art
Resolved That in all elections by the people or by the
Senate House Of Representatives the vote shall he
given rira
Mr. Isaacks offered the following resolution. which be
ing read motion referred to the Committee on
General Provisions:
Resolved That Article 3 of the Constitution of 1916
be referred to the Committee General Provisions and
that said committee be requested to report thereon
early day convenient after the said article shall have
been reached in its regular order.
Hon. D. +. Kenner. President of the Convention ap-
peared and took his seat r f
Mr. Smart having voted in the majority on the adoption
Of arcle13 of the Constitution for Reconsider.
alton Of the and called for the yeas and nays his
motion, which resulted as follows: -.e.e''' -.5.
Messrs Beard, Bulard Davidson Delony. Dosson Far
mer. Harris Iargis. Hough, Hodges, Jourdan McIlen
Moss, Parham Pierson Pujo, Roysden sandidge Smart
Scarborough Shelton, Smith of VIM, sibley, Talafero
Todd, Waddill and NYhittfngton-27 yeas and
Messrs. Anderson Of St. Landry, Anderson of Carroll
Arauh ead Avarv Apd
Bernard Beale, Benvenu, Boudousquie Boyer Buisson
Byrne Castelanos, Carter, Campbell Cotton Conney,
Conrad Dalfsres Declouet Dorsey Douglass, Dufour Ed
wards Edwards Enstis, Gardere, tufon, Hatch Hayes
Heron Hernandez Hunt Isaacks Jennings Jones' King
of st. Landry King of jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe Leeds
leblanc. Lobdel, Lyle, McIlhenny, Mathews of Point
Coupee Mrrero Martin, Monge, Nichols Olivier of st
Martin, palfrey, Paxton PIERCE Phillips Richardson
Richardson, Reeves Roseus Ronquiilo Robinson Staes
St Paul, Swazey, Shaw. Smms Stewart Tatman Talbot
Thibodaux. Thompson, Vilere and Nlliams-76 nays
Consequently the motion was lost
Mr. Lobdel offered the following resolution which was
laid over, under the rules -: /
Resolved, That Committee on Public Lands be ap-
pointed, to consist of - members. -at
Mr. Sanddge offered the following articles which being
read WERE motion referred the Committee on Gen
eral Provision. to wit: - |
Art =. The General Assembly shall never enancipate
d
vice rendered the State and being freed may reside in
the State at pleasure.
Art -. The emancipation of II slave in this State ex
cep as in the preceding article positively prohibited
unless the slave when freed H. within six months time
sent out Of the United States and returning this State
such freedom shall be forfeited and the slave become the
property Of the State.
Art No free person of color from any part Of the
world shall be allowed to enter into and reside in this
State without forfeiture Of their freedom to the State
The General Assembly shall pass laws declaring what will
constitute residence |
On motion OF pecnuet hundred and fifty copies
were ordered to be printed
Mr. Lyle offered the following articles which having
been read were, motion referred to the Committee on
General Provisions: st
Art No free colored person shall acquire real estate
either by inheritance purchase ~
Art. =. No person shall emancipate slave without
making provision for the immediate removal Of said slave
from the State. tiNu
Mr. Daeres moved that article 80 be made the order of
the day for Wednesday, the 14th inst which motion was
lost. s.9
Mr. Guion offered the following resolution and moved
its reference to the Committee on General Provisions
Resolved, That the Committee General Provisions
instructed to inquire into the necessity proprcty
u adopting an article prohibiting the introduction of
layes into this State rs merchandise
Mr.. Steward moved to lay the above resolution upon
he table, which was carried e-..
Mr. Moss offered the following resolution which was
cad and motion laid the table subject TO the
all of the Convention. ,s.
Resolved, That Committee on Style be appointed.
omposed of - members whose duty it shall be to exam
and correct if necessary the language of the articles
dopted by this Convention ..
Mr.. Delony offered the following to be numbered
Art. The Governor may appoint as an Executive