New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-05

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table.
Adopted.
The question recurring upon Mr..
Wickliffe's motion,
The article, reading asfollows:
ART. 1872. Sec. /. These shall be
appointed by the governor every
two years, by and with the advice and
consent of the senate, board ofhealth
for the parishes Of Orleans and Jeffer-
son, consisting of seven members,
whose qualifications and salaries shall
DO as provided by law.
Sec. 2. The said board of health
shall have power to regulate in said
parishes, in conformity with such laws
as may be passed by the legislature,
the matters Of quarantine, drainage,
the removal and deposit of offal and
filth. the location of stockyards
slaughtsrhouses,an nuisance Wharves,
and, in short, have general super
vision of all matters that affect
or pertain to the public health
in said parishes; Provided, That
no slaughterhouses or stockyards
shall be allowed within the corporate
limits of a city or town withinSsaid
parishes, and that no nuisance wharves
or dumping grounds shall be allowed
in said parishes above or within one
half mile below the present or any
other waterworks that may be con-
structed, so long as the cities of New
Orleans and Jefferson are supplied
with water from the Mississippi river;
and, Provided further, That all slaugh-
terhOuses and stock yards shall be To-
Gated below the corporate limits of the
city of New Orleans.
SEC. 3. No municipal corporation
shall pass any ordinance conflicting
with this article, nor upon the subject
matter thereof,
Was adopted-ycas "a, nays 81, as
follows:
Yeas: Antoine, Baker, Blackburn, Burrel,
Cromwell, Quincy, J. Deslonde, 6. Duparte,
u. Dupart, Francois, Guichard Harper,
Hiestand Ingraham, r. Il. Isabelle, Kelso,
Landers. Lange, Leroy, r. Lewis, Marie,
Massicot, Moses, MurreI Packard, Pinch
back, Poindexter, Pollard, Reese,
Riggs, Rodriguez, Tinchaut, Valfroit, Wick
life, Williams-34 yeas.
Nays: Barrett, Bertonneau, Blandin,
Crane, Crawford, bearing, Demarest, Depas-
seau, Douglass, Esnard, Fuller, Ferguson,
Gair, Gould, Harris, Harrison, T. Isabelle,
Labelling, Lynch, Martin, Mcmillan, Aush-
away, Myers, Oliver, Reagan, Riard, Rob,
erts, Steele, Underwood, Waples-Sl nays.
Mr.. Oliver recorded the following
reason for his vote:
Mr.. President and Mem bers of the Convention:
l do not think that the subject be-
longs to this convention. 1t is mat
ter of legislation, and as did not
come here to legislate, but to frame a
constitution, vote no.
By Mr.. Blandin:
Article 1870, majority report, and
reading as follows
ART. 1873. The seat of government
shall be established at the city OF
Baton Rouge, aud shall not be re-
moved without consent of two
thirds of both houses Of the general
assembly.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to amend by
striking out Baton Rouge" and in
sorting "New Orleans"
The amendment was lost-yeas 81,
nays 4I-as follows:
Yeas Belden, Bertonneau, Black
burn, Blandin, Burrel, Crane. Depas-
seau, Douglass, Duplessis, Ferguson,
Gould, Harris, Hampstead, Hiestand,
r. II. Isabelle, Thomas Isabelle, Jones,
Landers, Marie, Martin, Massicot,
Mushaway, Packard, Pollard, Riggs,
Rodriguez, Steele, NAPLES, Wickliffe,
Williams, Wilson--3l.
Nays: Antoine, Baker, Barrett
BOnnefoi, Crawford, Quincy, bearing
Demarest, P. G. Deslonde, U. Dupart,
FRANCOIS, Fuller, Gair, Harper, Har-
rison, Ingraham, Kelso, LANCE, Leroy
J. B. Lewis, Richard Lewis, Lude.
ling, Lynch, McLeran, Mcmillan
Moses, Murrel, Myers, Oliver, Pinch
back, Poindexter, Reagan, Reese
Riard, Schwab, Scott, Snider, Thibaut
Underwood, Yalfroit, Vandergriff-4l
The article as reported was adopted
Mr.. Gair moved to reconsider thc
vote just taken.
Lost.
Mr.. Underwood moved to adopt
article LAB, minority report.
!
Mr.. Packard having the floor
yielded it for a motion to adjourn, will
the consent of the convention that b,
should have the floor tomorrow.
The convention adjourned until to.
morrow at 10 O'Clock A. M.
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