New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-08
The motion Of Mr.. Crane pre-

ART. 1872. The seat Of government
shall be established at the city Of New
Orleans, and shall not be removed
without the consent of two-thirds of
the members of both houses Of the
general assembly.
Mr.. Lange moved TO reconsider the
last vote.
Mr.. Blandin moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Underwood moved to take
from the table the motion to recon-
slider.
The chair decided the motion not in
order.
Mr.. Underwood appealed.
The chair was sustained.
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to adopt the
following as an article of the con-
stitution
| ART. -. ALI lands cold in pur-
suance of DEGREES of courts shall be
divided into tracts of from ten to fifty
acres. No individual, company, or
corporation shall be allowed to pur-
chase more than one hundred and fifty
acres at such sale.
Mr.. NAPLES asked that the question
be divided so as to take the vote upon
the first and second clauses of the
proposed article separately.
The first clause, as follows, was
adopted:
ART. -. All land sold in pursuance
| of DEGREES of court shall be divided
into tracts of from ten to Fifty acres.
Yeas AZ, nays IL, as follows:
Yeas: Antoine, BertenneaU, Blandin
Burrel, Butler, Cooley, Crane, Cromwell
Quincy, Depasseau, p. g. Deslonde, G. Du.
parte, U. Dupart, Duplessis, Esnard, Harris
Ingraham, r. H. Isabelle, jackson, Jones
LANCE, Martin, McLeran, Morris, Moses
Myers, Oliver, Packard, Pierce, Pinchback
Poindexter, Pollard, Riard, Smith, Snaer
Thibaut Valfroit, Vandergrif, Vidal, Wa
pies, Wicklife, Williams, Wilson-A2 yeas
Nays: Bonnefoi, Crawford, bearing
Thomas Isabelle, Kelso, Leroy, Richard
Lewis, Reese, Snider, Steele, Twitehell-
II nays.
The second clause was rejected, as
follows:
No individual company or corpora
ton shall be allowed to purchase NOR,
than one hundred and fifty acres a
such sale.
Yeas IG, nays 80, as follows:
Yeas: Antoine, Cromwell, Quincy
FRANCOIS, Harris, jackson, Landers
Lango, Newsham, Oliver, Pierce
Poindexter, Pollard, Reese, Wick
life, Williams-16 yeas.
Nays: Bertonneau, Blandin, Bon
nefoi, Burrel, Butler, Cooley, Crane
, Crawford, bearing, Depasseau, Des
londe z. g., Duparte Gn Dupart U.
Duplessis, Esnard, Ingraham, Isabel,
r, H, Isabelle Thomas, Jones, Kel
so, Leroy, Lewis R., McLeren, Nor
ris, Moses, Myers, Packard, Pinch.
back, Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez, Smith
Snaer, Steele, Thibaut, Twitchell
Yandergriff. NAPLES, Wilson - 8!
! nays.
Mr.. Noses moved to reconsider th'
! last vote.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Crawford moved to adopt tn,
= following as an additional article of tn,
/ constitution:
q ART. -. No member Of this con
: vention shall be eligible to any Office Q
n profit or honor in this state for On
year after the constitution shall go int
: effect.
q Laid on the table.
Mr.. Cooley moved to adopt the fol
4 lowing article, recommended by tn
d committee, as an additional article 9
i the constitution:
: ART. =. No Judicial powers sha
J be exercised by clerks Of courts.
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to amend b
d adding except in inc parish Of On
II leans
Q The amendment was rejected. an
the article as proposed was adopted.
J. Mr.. Isabelle moved to adopt the 70
y lowing as an additional article to ii
e constitution:
= ART. -. No soldier, sailor,
e marine in the military or naval servic
u of the United States shall hereaftt
acquire residence in this state b
reason of being stationed or dOir
= duty in the same.
Il 1t was adopted.
rs Title VI. was adopted as whole.
Q. Mr.. Packard was called to the chat
~ Mr.. Crane moved to adopt the 70
N lowing recommendation:
5 We recommend TO strike cut tit
I'd VII, and article 1873.
Is J. G.. TALIAFERR0,
W R. NAPLES,
w. r. CRANE,
A. w. H. COOLEY,
=, P. B. s. PINCKBACK.
IN Laid on the table.
The following recommendations
the committee we're adopted:
L. Article 1871 the article is ad0ptt
rs we recommend to strike out, ten
line, the words ''the same repo
upon,'' and tenth line, the words 50
Us progress;'' it viii then read, sshs shI
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