New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-09

the puDhc interest," OF the STATE may
require, and shall perform such other |
duties as may DO prescribed by law.
His salary shall be Eve thousand |
dollars per annum, until otherwise pro-
vided by law. The mode of election, |
number, and salary Of his assistants,
shall bo fixed by law. Tbs state en-
gineer and assistants shall give bonds
for the performance of their duties as
shall be prescribed by law.
The general assembly may create
internal improvement districts, com
posed of one or more parishes, and
may grant right to the citizens
thereof to tax themselves for their
improvements. Said internal improve
ment districts, when created, shall
have the right to select commission
ers, shall have the power to appoint
officers, fix their pay and regulate all
matters relative TO the improvements
Of their districts, provided such inn
provements will not conflict with the
general laws of the state.
The general assembly may grant
aid to said districts out Of the funds
arising from tho swamp and over
flowed lands granted to the state by
the United States for that purpose or
otherwise.
The general assembly shall have
the right of abolishing the office of
state engineer, by a majority vote of
all the members elected to each branch,
and of substituting board Of public
works in lieu thereof, should they
deem it necessary,
Was adopted.
1 Mr.. Steele voted in the majority, and
gayc notice that he would move to
reconsider.
| Dir. Blackburn recorded the follow
ing reasons for his vote;
vote against the proposition to
| provide for the organization of a board
of-public works by constitutional pro-
vision, for the reason, namely: that
every landowner, whether in the Mis-
sissippi bottoms or on the bayous in
the hill region Of the state, should be
left to protect his own property from
waste and inundation; and for the
further reason, that the entire leveC
system in Louisiana has heretofori
proven sublime humbug, and a CRANE
swindle upon the people of the state
at large, and there has not been, mo-
can there be any good reason adj
vanced why it should not prove th'
same in the future, even to greatel
extent.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.
Mr.. Belden recorded the following
reasons for his vote;
am in favor of the appointment o
a state engineer, but shall vote agains
the amendment, as flavor the creation
of a board of public works by consfi
tutional provision, which the amend
ment destroys.
The geographical position Of thi
state, the largo amount of alluvia
, lands subject to inundation, and th,
+ present desolated condition o
} Louisiana, from inundation all de
mand that an efficient board of Inter
, nal Improvement be elected t,
secure to as relief from ruin and de
vastation. This great end think eal
not be speedily and permanently Sc
cured by the amendment as by th
creation of board Of commissioner
/, representing all parts Of the state.
s. BELDEN,
: of Orleans.
Mr.. Wilson moved to adopt a
a article 1874, the following;
, TITLE YuI-EDUcATIoE
! The legislature shall establish FIRE
public schools throughout tho state
. and shall provide for their support b
taxation or otherwise. Ali children Z
this state between the ages of six (6
and eighteen tl8i shall be admitted t
! tho public schools in common, witheu
distinction of race, color, or preTiou
condition. There shall be no sepu
rate schools established for any o.
elusive race by the state Of Louisian'
al Laid on the table.
z by Mr.. Ingraham;
! Article las, minority report, as 70
lows
: ART. 1874. The legislature shall Ell
{ tablish at least one free public sehoo
s in every parish throughout the stat
Q and shall provide for their support b
i taxation or otherwise. All childre
& Of this state between the ages Of 81
' t6) and twenty-one (2Il shall be ad
mitted to the public schools Or othe
Q institutions Of learning sustained Q
: established By the state, in eomrnol
a without distinction Of race, color, Q
!, previous condition. There shall }
: no separate schools or institutions ,
It Learning established for any exolusiv
Q race by the state Of Louisiana.
Y Mr.. Blandin moved to amend b
] striking out '.tweuty-one" and inser
!, ing eighteen
Il Mr.. Gair moved to lay the amend
e ment on the table.
/. Adopted.
y Mr.. Hampstead moved to amend /
d striking out six and insertir
10 .four.e
n Mr.. Jones moved to lay Che amen
msnt Oh the table.
Il Adopted.
10 The e44icle was adVpted.--yeas Q
y nays ~ Is follows
q Yeas. Tuiiafbrro, ANTOINE, Belde
q Bert0nneau, blandin, BBnnefoi, "a
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