New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-15

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election 10 bola the said election for
said civil officers and representatives
at the same time and places as herein
provided for.
Messrs. Cooley and Crane recorded
their vote sno'' ON the adoption Of Mr..
Wicklife's fifth article.
The sixth article, reading as follows,
was adopted:
ART. -. Returns shall be made in
duplicate, sworn to by the commits
sioners holding the election, and for
warded within three days thereafter
to the registrars of the parish or dis
trict. The registrar shall immediate
ly forward enc copy of said returns to
the chairman of the committee OF
seven appointed by this convention,
who shall, within ten days after the
last returns have been received, make
proclamation of the result of said
election.
The seventh article, reading as fol-
lows, was adopted:
ART. -. All civil officers thus
elected shall enter upon the discharge
Of their duties on the second Monday
after the official PRONUNCIATION of the
ratification of this constitution by the
qualified electors of the state, and
continue in Office until their legally
elected successors shall be duly in
Quoted to office.
Mr.. Oliver moved to adopt the
eighth article, as follows:
ART. =. The general assembly
elected under this constitution shall
hold its first session in the city of New
Orleans on the third Monday after the
official PRONUNCIATION aforesaid, and
proceed Immediately upon its organi-
cation to the adoption of the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, proposed by congress,
and passed June l3, 1866. Said
legislature shall not have power to
enact any laws relative to the per diem
of members or any other subject. after
organization, until said constitutional
amendment is adopted as required by
congress.
Mr.. Underwood moved to amend by
striking out '.New Orleans and in
sorting Baton Rouge"
Adopted.
Mr. NAPLES moved to amend by
adding after the word "to," in the
sixth line, the words "vote uponi"
and inserting in the last line after the
words " constitutional amendment, .
the words "shall have been acted
upon," in place of ''is adopted as re-
quired by congress-"
Mr.. WicklifFe moved to lay the
amendment ON the table.
Lost-yeas "a, nays 33-as follows:
Yeas: Crawford, P. g. Deslonde, G. Du-
parte, Glichard, Hampstead, r. H. Isabelle,
Jones, LANCE, Leroy, Marie, Morris, Moses.
Newsham, Oliver, Packard, Pierce, POin-
dexter. Riggs, Rodriguez, Underwood.
ValfrOit, Wicklife, Williams Wilson
yeas "a.
Nays: Bertonneau, .Blandin, Donnefoi
Durrel, Butler, Cooley, Crane, Cromwell,
bearing. Donate, Douglass, o. Dupart
Dupiessis, Esnard, FRANCOIS, Gair, Har
rison, Thos. Isabelle, j. L. Lewis, K
Lewis, Massicot, MurTel, Mushaway, Myers
Pjnebback, Reagan, Reese, Riard, Snider
Steele, TiAchaut, pwitchell, NAPLES
nays s3.
The amendment was adopted-yeaE
3f. NAYS 00--sa follows:
Yeas: Antoine. Baker, Belden, Berton,
ReAn, Blandin, Bonnefoi, Brown, Batter
Cooley, Crane, bearing, G. Dnparie, On.
plsssis, Esnard, Francois, GGir, Gould
Guichard, Harper, Harrison, uiestand
Mushaway, Myers, Pierce, Pinckback
Vidal, Waples--yeas IS.
| Nays: Burrel, Crawford, Z. G..
Deslonae, q. Dupart, r.. II. Isabelle,
Jones, Marie, Massicot, Moses, MUIR
rel, Oliver, Packard, Pollard, Riggs,
Rodriguez, Steele, Tinchant, Under.
wood, WieklifBe, WilsOn--2S.
The article, as amended, reading AZ
follows:
ART. -. The general assembly
elected under this constitution shall
hold its first session in the city O
Baton Rouge ON the third Monday
altar the Official PRONUNCIATION afore,
said, and proceed immediately upoI
It's organization to vote upon The
adoption Of the fourteenth ainendmonf
to the Consultation Of tho United
States, proposed by congress, anG
passed June 10, 1866. Said legisla,
snre shall not have power to enac
any laws relative TO the per diem o
members, or any other subject, aftei
organisation, until said constitutions
amendment shall have been actei
upon,
Was adopted-yens 44s nays l7---al
follows:
Yeas Antoine, Baker, Belden
Blandin, Bonnefoi, Brown, Butler
Cooley, Crane, Doarings Donate. g
/ Dnparte, y. Dupart. FRANCOIS, Fuller
Gairs Gaichard, Harper, Hiestand
jackson, Lange, Leroy, Maries Mas,
kices, Meadows, McTsaran, Mushaway
Myers, Packard, Pierce, Pinchback
PoEndexter, Pollard, Reagan, Reese
Rinrd, Er1ith, eniaer. Tiaohant. I'm
derwood, YalfroiE Vidal, Wicklife
aFilson---s4 yeas.
Nays Bertenneau, Barrol, craw.
| fords Enneys Dnplassis. Ferguson
Gould. Harrison, T Isabelle, Morris
.