New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-19
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT
ALDERMEN

OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT
ALDERMEN.
THURSDAY, April Is, 1852.
The Board of Assistant Aldermen met this
day pursuant to an adjournment.
Present-Dr. Alpuente, President; Messrs.
Bailey, Dolhonde, Eustis, Hermann, Leeds,
Place, Stetson, Sykes, Watkins and Winston--11
members present.
There being noquorum, on motion OF Mr. Heer-
mann, the Board took recess Of fifteen minutes
The Board having reassembled, and the roll
being called, the members present were DR..
Alpuente, President; Messrs. Bailey, Burthe,
Derbes, Dolhonde, Eustis, Forbes, Hermann,
Lanata, Leeds, Lusto, Mackey, Nixon, Philbrick,
Place, Relf, Shaw, Siewerssen, Stetson, Summers,
Sykes, Watkins, Wilson and Winston.
On motion of Mr.. Watkins the reading of
the journal be dispensed with-which was lost.
On motion of Mr. Hermann, the journal was
ordered to be read
On motion of Messrs Forbes, Nixon and Sykes,
the journal was amended and approved.
On motion of Messrs. Derbes and Winston, the
members of the Legislature and Aldermen and
ex Aldermen, were invited to take seats inside
the Bar.
A message from the Board of Aldermen was
announced, and the Secretary of that body
asked for the concurrence of the Board of As
sistant Aldermen in the following ssrdinances
and resolutions
An ordinance relating to commissioners to
take census.
An ordinance relating to the City Attorney.
An ordinance relating to Assistant Attorney.
An act defining the duties of Street Commits
soner
| Resolution relating to School Directors.
| An act defining the duties of Treasurer.
| An act defining the duties of Comptroller.
| An ordinance relating to the Surveyor.
| Resolution receiving assets
| Resolution on the subject of Mrs. Amanda P
Harris, an insane person in INDECENT circum-
| stances.
| On motion, the ordinance relating to commits
sioners appointed to take the census, was read.
Mr. Shaw moved to amend the third section,
by substituting the 18th September for 18th
June.
Mr. Forbes moved to amend the motion by
substituting the lst July.
| Mr.. Lanata moved the previous question,
which was carried on a division.
| Mr. Lanata then moved the adoption of the
section as it originally stood, and the question
| of order was raised.
The President finally decided that messages
from the Board of Aldermen had precedence
over all other business, and that the ordinances
and resolutions just received from that body.
could be only read for the first time, unless by
a dispensation of the rules
The ordinances and resolutions of the Board
of Aldermen were then read for the first time
and were laid over under the rule.
On motion of Mr.. Sykes, the report of the
| Committee on Rules. presented at the last meet
ing, was taken up, and having been read, Sec
ton by section, was amended and adopted, as
follows:
Rules for conducting business in the Board
of assistant .7ldermen of the city of .Neu
| Orleans.
Article l. The Board of Assistant Aldermen
shall meet on Tuesday Of each week, at 6 o'clock
P. NJ; at the stated hour of meeting, the Presi-
dent shall take the Chair, and there being q
quorum present, the Board shall proceed to bust
ness majority Of the members shall consti
tute quorum, but smaller number may ad
journ from day to day, and may compel thu
attendance of absent members.
Art. 2. Whenever the Board shall deem
necessary they may adjourn to any other da,
Of the week, als1 to. any y-othor heur; and Ii
case of such adjournment, it shall be the duty O
the Secretary to give written notice thereof tn
members who were not present when the sam
was voted for, and the said notice shall be served
on each of said members, at the latest, on tn,
day Immediately preceding the extraordinary
sitting.
Art. 3. The President shall preserve order
and decorum; may speak to points Of order
in preference to other members, rising from
his seat for that purpose and shall decide cues
tions OF order, subject to an appeal to the Board
by any two members: on which appeal there
shall be no discussion.
Art. 4. In case of the absence of the Presi
dent, there shall be appointed, by a majority o
the members present, President pro te7np0re
and his functions in said capacity shall cease OF
!, the rising Of the sitting for which he was ap
pointed
Art S. The President shall cause the pro
ceedings of the preceding day to be read to tn
shall have been made. After the reading of tn
! Journal, the order of business shall be as fol
, lows:
( First-Communications from the Mayor.
Sec0nd-Communicatio from the officers Q
the city on public business
1 Ihird-Communications from the Board c
Aldermen.
Fourth--Petitions.
. FIfM---Reports from standing committees
y Sirh---Reports from special committees.
:; Serenth Uun6nished business of last meet
i ing.
t Eighth-Order of the day.
r Art. g. The President shall rise, to put til
: question; but he may state it sitting I'll
d question shall be put, distinctly, in the follow
q ing words, to wit:
n Gas many of you as are of opinion that
d the question mag be-s say Ayr
&c And, when the votes have been taken for tt
% affirmative
As many Of you as are of contrary op
nion, say NayF' l.-
n Should the President have any doubt,
n should any one more members desire div
:. sion, the Board shall divide Those member
. who vote in favor of the question shall rise first
r. and after they are seated, those shall rise WI
voted against it. The President shall then dt
clare the result of the division
Art 7. In all cases of election, the Preside1
shall vote: in other cases he shall not vote, vi
less the Board be equally divided, or unless
r. ;. vote, if given to the minority, will make the
vision equal and, in case of such equal division
= the question shall be lost
. Art. 8. When any memberis about to spea1
e he shall rise from his seat, and respectfully at
y dress himself to the President, shall conf1
= himself to the subject under debate, and avo
le personality No member must be alluded to |
.o to name, but only as the Alderman or Memb
20 from the Ward he represents.
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