New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-03
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the rules. On this motion the yeas and nays
were taken-yeas 65, nays Is.
The vote being reconsidered, the motion
to suspend the constitutional rule, in order
to put the police bill upon its passage, was
lost, by yeas 81, nays 15.
Mr.. McMillen stated that he had Just
learned that the Senate had not been in
formed of the adoption of the Constitutional
amendment yesterday by the House. That
body should have been notified.
| Mr.. Morey asked permission to introduce
bill for the payment of the per diem of
/ members and salaries of officers. Permis.
! sion was granted, and the bill was intro
duced. The rules were then suspended,
and the bill was passed on its several read.
/ ings, and sent to the Senate. This is the
| bill:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
| Representatives of the State of Louisiana
In General Assembly convened, That there
be aud is hereby appropriated the sum of
| one hundred and fifty thousand dollars out
I of any money now in the State treasury and
out OF the first money hereafter paid into
the State treasury, to be held and used tor
the sole purpose of paying the per diem of
sAC Vi tAlO l4cBlslhtuiG anu lnt bhA
& aries OF the several officers thereof, and such
other expenses, incidental aud otherwise,
! as may be incurred in holding the present
session of the Legislature.
Be it iurther enacted, ETC., That this act
take effect from and after the date of Its
passage
Mr.. McVean, of Caddo, offered resolu
tion extending the privileges of the floor to
members ofthe late Constitutional Conven.
tion who signed that instrument. The
resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. McMillen moved that the Clerk of the
House be instructed to employ competent
enrolling clerk. Carried.
Mr.. Carr offered bill in relation to the
manner OF disbursements from the treasury
of the State.
Laid over.
Mr.. Lee, of st. Bernard, asked leave to in
troduce the following bill
An act directing the Governor of the State
to enforce the third section of the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitu
tion of the United States and the pro
Visions of article ninety nine of the
Constitution of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and the House of Representatives of the
State of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
venpd, That the Governor of the State be
and he is hereby authorized and required
! to inquire into the qualifications of al per
sons holding or claiming to hold any office
or exercising or claiming to exercise the
functions of any office by appointment oi
the Governor or by virtue of any election
State, Judicial, or parochial, heretofore held
or which may be hereafter holden in this
State.
SEC, 2. Be it further enacted, That if the
Governor of the State shall ascertain that
! any person holding and exercising the
functions of any office or claiming the
right to exercise the functions of any
office in this State by virtue of ap
pointment or election as aforesaid is dis
! | qualified by the provisions of the third sec
ton of the proposed fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States ol
by the terms of article ninety nine of thu
constitution of Louisiana he shall withhold
the commission from such person required
by law to be issued to him by the Governor
of the State, and he shall moreover declare
such office vacant.
: SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That if AM
3 person shall have received commission
and in violation of said constitutional pro
visions shall have assumed the duties o
office; or if any person shall have, withou
g commission and in violation Of said con
3 stitutional provisions, assumed the duties o
any office by virtue of any appointment ol
election as aforesaid prior to the passage o
. this act, who may be disqualified as afore
| said, it shall be the duty of the Governo
! and he is hereby authorized and required Il
4 declare such Office vacant, and such ofiic,
shall SO be and remain vacant as if no sucl
/ disqualified person had ever been appointed
or elected thereto.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That when
! ever vacancy in any office is created b.
4 the nnnTAfiOn nf fhfa lRm and fba OF I'm
! ton does not provide for filling the same
it shall be the duty of the Governor, and h.
t is hereby authorized to appoint qualife,
: citizen thereto, who shall hold such ofic
7 until his successor is duly appointed o
+ | elected and qualified.
e SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That TIL
I provisions Of this act shall not be con
: strued SO as to prevent any person from
whom commission has been withheld a
F, aforesaid or who has been removed as afore
said from contesting before any competen
court with any person who may be ap
; pointed to such office his right thereto.
l SEC. 6. Be it further enacted That al
; laws or parts of laws conflicting with thi
, be and they are hereby repealed.
: SEC. z. Be it further enacted, That thi
law shall take effect from and after it
I, passage.
Mr.. Morey introduced resolution tina
s members of the House declared elected b,
General Buchanan be allowed to be sworl
: in, whether their seats are contested or not
BE wanted to teach Democrats lesson 9
liberality.
Laid on the table.
Nr. Pratt, of Claiborne, moved a recon
sderation of the vote whereby the resolu
ton was laid on the table.
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, supported the mo
tion to reconsider.
Mr. Murrell, of Lafourehe, opposed
reconsideration.
! Mn. Harper moved 20 lay the motion :
, reconsider on the table. Carried-yeas As
/ nays 81.
Mr.. McNillen asked permission to intro
duce bill to define the duties and fix tn
compensation of the State Printer. Pei
r mission was granted.
The bill was read.
Mr.. McVean moved that one hundred an
fifty copies of the bill be printed for the us
q of members, and that the Speaker be az
thorized to contract for printing the sam,
Adopted.
The Speaker announced the COmmitte
on Rules and Regulations as follows: Car
: of Orleans, Kavanaugh, of 81. Landry
Taylor, Of West Feliciana, Rey, of 0rlean
Harper, of st. Charles.
At five minutes before three O'Clock 3,
!, journed till twelve o'clock to-day.
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