New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-10


same time and place as herein pro
vided for.
ART. l56. 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 registrars shall inmedi-
ately forward one copy of said returns
to the chairman of the committee of
seven, appointed by this convention,
who shall, within ten days after the
last return has been received. make
proclamation of the result of said cleo
ton.
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to adopt the
following as an article of the constitu-
ton, in the place of article l57:
ART. l57, All civil officers thus
elected shall enter upon the discharge
of their duties on the second Monday
after the return of their election shall
have been officially promulgated, or as
soon as qualified according to law,
and shall continue in Office for the
terms of their respective Offices here
in prescribed, said terms to date from
the first Monday in November follow
ing the election.
Mr.. Cooley moved to amend by add
ing the words eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven'' after November, in the
last line, and striking out the words
following their election
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to lay the
amendment of Mr.. Cooley on the
table.
Adopted-yeas 30, nays 22-as fol-
lows:
Yeas: Baker, Blackburn, Blandin,
Burrel, Cromwell, Douglass, U. Du-
part, FRANCOIS, Gardiner, Harper,
Harris, Hampstead, Ingraham, Jones,
LANCE, Leroy, Marie, Massieot, Mead
ows, McLeran, Moses, Oliver, Pack
ard, Pierce, Pinchback, Poindexter,
Pollard, Reagan, Schwab, Thibaut,
Twitchell, Underwood, Vidal, Wick
life, Williams, Wilson'S yeas.
Nays: Belden Bertonneau, Bonnie
fol, Brown, Butler, Cooley, Crane,
Crawford, bearing, P. G. Deslonde,
G.. Duparte, Duplessis, Esnard, Fuller,
Ferguson, Harrison, r. ii. Isabelle,
Thomas Isabelle, Mushaway, Riard,
Riggs, Rodriguez-22 nays.
The substitute of Mr.. Wickliffe for
article 157 was adopted, as follows:
All civil officers thus elected shall
enter upon the discharge of their
duties on the second Monday after the
return of their election shall have been
officially promulgated, or as soon as
qualified according to law, and shall
continue in office for the terms of their
respective offices herein prescribed,
said terms to date from the first Mon
day in November following the cleo
ton.
Mr.. Crane moved to adopt the fol-
lowing recommendation:
Article I58-To strike out, second
line, the words ''Baton Rouge" and
insert the words ''New Orleans"
w. CRANE,
R. NAPLES.
Mr.. LANCE moved 10 lay the motion
on the table.
Lost.
The amendment was adopted.
The following recommendation was
adopted:
To strike out the words Baton
Rouge" and insert the words "New
Orleans"
Mr.. Cooley moved to adopt the fol-
lowing Recommendation by members
of the committee:
Article l59-To strike out all after
the word 1885," in sixth line.
R. NAPLES,
W. R. CRANE,
w H. COOLEY.
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to lay the mo-
ton on the table.
Adopted.
Article I5s, as amended, was adopt
ed as follows:
ART. I5s. 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 vote upon the adoption Of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States, proposed by
congress, and passed June IL, 1866.
Said Legislature shall not have power
to enact any laws relative te the per
diem Of members or any other subject
after organization until said constitu-
tional amendment shall have been
acted upon.
Mr.. NAPLES moved to amend article
l59 by striking out, in the sixthline, the
words ''hereinprovided for"
Adopted.
Article $50, as amended, was adopt
ed, as follows:
ART. 159. All registrars and com
missioners appointed under this con.
stitution shall, before entering upor
their duties, take and subscribe the oatI
Of Office prescribed by congress, ap
proved July 2, 1862, entitled ian &C
to prescribe an oath Of office;'' the sal,
oath Of office shall be administered t,
each registrar by the chairman Of tn,
committee of seven, and to each com
missioner by the registrar appointin,
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