New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-16


! not less than three nor more than six months.
Licenses under this section may be revoked for
cause, and no person shall be licensed under this
section who is not of good moral character and
| citizen of the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Brusle the fifth section was
amended by striking out in the fifteenth and thir
ty-frst lines the word commissioners and in
sorting in lieu thereof the words chief of hu-
reau, land to strike out in the fifteenth and thirty
second lines the word their and insert in lieu
| thereof the word his" and the fifth section was
| adopted as amended. 81,
| Sections sixth and seventh were read and
| adopted.
| SEC. s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That the
commissioners of emigration shall annually make
| and return to the legislature. with their annual
report, affidavit in and by which they snail re-
spectively swear or affirm each for himself TO the
correctness of such report and that ne hath not
directly or indirectly been interested IN the busl-
ness of boarding emigrants, in the transportation
| of any emigrant passengers through any portion
of the interior of this country, or had made or re-
ceiyed directly or indirectly, any gain, profit or
1 advantage, by or through the purchase of sup
plies, the granting of any contract or contracts
herein, or license, privilege or privileges, or the
employment of any officer, servant or agent, me-
chanic, laborer or other person in the business
under the control of said commissioners.
| On motion OF Mr.. Brusle, the eighth section was
amended by striking out in the second line the
word Commissioner " and inserting in lieu
thereof the words chief of bureau" in the fourth
line to strike out the word their y and insert the
word " his in the fifth line to strike out the word
they and insert in lieu thereof the word g he,'
and IN the fifth and sixth lines to strike out the
words respectively" each for himself"
And the eighth section was adopted as
amended.
The ninth section was read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson, the rules were sus
pended, this bill underwent its second and third
readings, it was concurred in as amended and on
further motion of the same Senator, the Secre
tary was directed to inform the House thereof
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
On motion Of Mr.. Gibson, the rules were sus
pended, and the Senate proceeded to the consider
alton of Senate joint resolution proposing amend
ments to the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana,
Which were taken up on their second reading
Mr. Gordon moved to divide the bill, which mo.
ton prevailed.
article first at its second reading, which article
reads as follows, to- wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The judges of the Supreme Court
and of the inferior courts shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, and the judges of the Supreme Court
shall hold their Offices for term of ten years, and
the judges of the inferior courts for term of eight
years. The appointments shall be made immedi-
off eban hoo
adopted and ratified by the people. And in,order
that the Supreme Judges shall not go out of office
all at the same time, the associate justices first ap-
pointed shall be appointed only for five years, but
their successors shall be appointed for the full term
And on the adoption of the first article Mr..
Kavanagh called for the yeas and nays, they
were ordered and being taken resulted as follows,
to-wit:
Yeas-Hon. Victor Burthe in the Chair, and
Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Barrow, Bruse,
Campbell, Coco, Duvigneaud, Ellis, Gibson, Gordon,
Hough. Kenner, Lapeyre, Lott Munday, Newton
of jackson, Nelson, Palfrey, Poche, Taylor and
Welch-22 Senators.
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Cooley Fellowes, Foute,
Kavanagh, NOLAN, Newton of Morehouse, and
Purcell-S Senators.
So the first article was adopted at its second
reading.
The question being on the adoption of title fif-
teenth reported by the Committee on the Judiciary
Of the Senate, which reads as follows, viz
TITLE 15 That all judicial, public and official
civil acts, and all contracts or obligations which
have been done, passed and entered into in the
State of Louisiana since the 18th day of January,
1861 under the then existing laws of the State,
and which are not inconsistent or in conflict with
GU.
and laws of the United States, and which are not
void for any legal cause, are hereby ratified and
declared valid.
Mr.. Duyigneaud moved to amend the substitute
reported by the committee, by striking out in the
second line thereof the words "and all contracts
or obligations which have been done, passed or
entered into in the State of Louisiana" and by in
sorting in lieu thereof the following words: "per-
formed by the officers of the State.''
Mr.. Gordon offered the following substitute for
both:
TITLE Is. That all acts of the General Assembly
passed at the sessions held in Baton Rouge in the
years 1861 and 49, are hereby and confirmed,
and re-enacted in far the same are not incon-
sistent with or contrary to the laws and Constitu
ton of the State, subsequently adopted or the
laws ana Constitution of the United States.
And Mr. Lott offered the following as substi-
tute for title fifteenth:
TITLE Is. That all ministerial and judicial acts and
proceedings which have been held and done in this
State, since the adoption of the Ordinance of Sc
cesson by any civil officer, holding or exercising
the functions of their offices after the adoption of
the Ordinance Of Secession and previous to the
adoption Of the present Constitution, which are
not in conflict with the Constitution of the State,
or the Constitution and laws of the United States,
be and the same are hereby ratified.
On the adoption of Mr.. Lofts substitute,
Mr.. Kavanagh called for the yeas and nays, they
were ordered, and being taken, resulted as follows
to-wit:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Barrow,
Campbell, Coco, Duvigneaud, Ellis, Fellowes,
Gibson, Hough, Lott, Munday, Newton of Jack
son, Newton of Morehouse, Nelson, Palfrey,
Taylor and Welch--lS Senators. .m...
Nays-Hon. Victor Burthe, in the Chair, and
Messrs. Bell, Brusle, Cooley, Gordon, Kavanagh,
Kenner, Lapeyre, NOLAN, Poehe and Purcell--ll
Senator's.
So Mr.. Lofts substitute was adopted as the ff.
teenth title of the bill, at its second reading.
Mr.. Kenner moved to suspend the rules, with
the view of adopting these joint resolutions at their
third reading on that motion Mr.. Bell called for