Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-07

General Hancock has appointed Charles o.
Duee Judge Of the Second Judicial District
Court of Leuisiana vice A. Casabat, declined,
not being able to take the oath prescribed in the
reconstruction bill, which General Hancock re-
quires.
On the convention resolution fixing the COM
pensation of members. colored member said
they had been slaves long enough. and now
wanted to enjoy some Of the Injuries OF free
donnie wanted all the money that could be
got. The resolution was adopted-ayes 60.
nays %.
The following article was introduced and re-
ferred TO committee:
R,solpsd. That the faith of the State shall
never again be pledged TO protect the ianuel
monopoly Of the Mississippi bottom, by tne
erSction of levees or otherwise; but the state
NAV assist in redeeming said lands from inun.
dation whenever such system OF agricultural
economy shan be adopted as will secure to the
real tillers OF the soil the Just and legitimate
fruits of his labor, Ny an equitable distrlhutlon
Of the right Of ownership in homestead farms.
series of articles for incorporation in the
Constitution were offered and referred of which
the following are extracts:
The system Of laws heretofore in use IN thls
State. and known as the civil law system. to-
eether with all statutes enacted by previous
Miniatures in accordance Herewith, together
with the revised statutes, clvll code ana code
of practice, are hereby abolished, and the COM
mon law OF England is adopted as the law oil
Jouisiana and all statutes of general nature,
and not local to that hngdom, passed PRIOR 10
fhe fourth year Of the reiRn OF King James, are
also adopted as the laws OF this state. until
repealed by future legislation; except me com
mon law statutes and PROVISIONS LOT I'M
prisonment for debt; provided tnat no per,
son shall ever be arrested or lmprlsohed
for debt in this State; that the eommon
law, as hereby adopted, shall go iLto operation
and be in force within six months from the
late Of the FORMULATION of this constitution
that the laws, public records and all records o.
iudicial and legislative proceedings oil thus
State shall be promulgated and preserved N
the English language only; al puonseatal IONS o.
prohibited: all legal papers, ,proceeolnss OF
contracts drawn or preserved in any other
Language than the English, stter the common
law goes into operation, shall De nun aun Nelo'
Capital puni.hmen in this State is hereby for
ever abolished
Resolred, That no company or corporation
now exist ng, or hereafter created. IN this
State, shall make any distinction OF race or
color in its rules or regulations.
The Committee on Bill Of Rights reported
Article I, section u Of which provides that no
publie funds shall be bestowed upon any
charitable or pubic institution in this State
that makes any distinction among the citizens
thereof. Section 2 Of the same article provides
that the military shall be in strict subordina-
ton to The civil power. Section % Of this
ariicls is as folloEE;
To guard aFsinFt the transression OF the
high powers which we have delegated, We de-
clare that ereTyihirg 10 this article IL excepted
ont O. the general powers Of government and
shall forever remain inElslate.