The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-16
THE nICossrRUCrIox CONVENTION
rHIRTY-SISrH DAY.
WEDNESDAY. January Is,

WEDNESDAY. January Is, 1868.
The convention met at IL A. NJ, Judge Taliaferro
presiding; eighty-one delegates present.
Prayer was offered by Mr.. Josiah Fiske, OF
Texas.
1he rules being suspended, a resolution by Tin
chant, (colored) Of Orleans, sppropristiug $1,000
for publication Of copies Of the official journal 10
the French language, was taken up for discussion
and was laid on the table.
petition from r. II. Mcmillan. asking permits
sion TO photograph the convention, while In SEES
sion, was read and granted.
A resolution, by Mcmillan. Of Carroll, appoint.
ing committee Of three to take steps toward
the collection Of the taxes imposed by the con.
(colored) and Vidal were appointed the commit
tee in question:
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Article u, previously adopted. was reconsidered
and so amended as to strike out the clause prOvid-
ing that the present Supreme Court judges shalt
remain in office until the unexpired terms of their
respective commissions.
The convention then took a recess until two P.
NJ, pending the report of the special committee
appointed to take steps for enforcing the collec-
At the reassembling Of the convention, the COM
mittee not yet having returned, the following was
adopted as article rs Of the Constitution:
ART. &c. The Supreme Court shall hold its ses-
sions in the city OF sew Orleans from the first
Monday in the month Of November to the end of
the month of May. The legislature shall have
power to ix the sessions elsewhere during the rest
Of the year, until otherwise provided, the sessions
shall be held as heretofore.
The special committee then reported as follows:
"To the President aud Members Of the Constitutional Con
"Your committee appointed to report what fur
ther action, il any. is necessary 10 secure the
speedy collection Of the tax levied under the or
dinance passed December "a, 1867 and to confer
with the officers authorized TO collect the same.
and with the major general commanding fifth
military district, beg leave to submit the follow
in compliance with the resolution adopted this
day your committee called at the Office of the
auditor and treasurer OF state bat failed to fnd
either Of those officials in their Office; from their
clerks they learned that the tax-col!ecors OF this
city had reported that but small amount (some
S30) had been collected, but as no reports from
the collectors were on Gle in the auditors Office
the reasons alleged by the collectors for their fail
ure to collect the tax could not be sscertsned to-
day.
Your committee next visited Maj Gen. Han
cock, and were informed by him that the failure
to collect the special tax had been officially pre-
scented 20 him by the auditor OF State day before
Yesterday; that he had the subject under con-
alteration, and would present his views ia writing
without unnecessary delay, and recommended
that no further action be taken until his reply to
the communication of the auditor of State be
made which your committed were informed would
cover this whole subjectlnow under consideration.
ain compliance with this suggestion Of Gen.
Hancock, we respectfully recommend the con-
yenton TO allow the matter to remain IN statu quo
a reasonable time IN order to give the general
commanding opportunity to act Your committee
DESIRE however to state that the general de ,lined
TO inform them verbally what that action would
be. but said expressly that he would communicate
with them In writing.
'(sisned) ncMlLLES,
~. H. iHGRAHAM.p
ART. ~. The Supreme Court, and each Of the
Judges thereof, shall have power to issue writs of
habeas corpus, at the instance OF all persons In
actual custody, 10 all cases, when they may have
appellate jurisdiction.
Art. rs. No judgment shall be rendered By the
Supreme Court, without the concurrence OF a ma
joTiiy Of the judges composing the court. When
ever the majority cannot concur, In consequence
Of the recusation of any member of the court, the
Judges not Reused shall have the power to eau
upon any Judge OF judges Of the district courts,
whose duty il shall be, when so called upon, TO
preside in place of the judge or judges recused,
and TO aid in determining the case.
Art TO- All judges by virtue OF their office,
shall be conservators Of the peace, throughout
the State The style OF all process shall be THE
State of louisiana" All prosecutions shall be
carried on In the name and by the authority OF
"The State Of Louisiana and conclude az sinst
the peace and dignity of the same"
Arr. so. The judges Of all courts whenever
practicable, shall refer TO the law, In virtue Of
which every defnitive judgment is rendered; bat
in all cases they shall adduce the reasons on which
their Judgment is founded.
ART. 81. The judges Of all courts shall be liable
TO impeachment for crimes and misdemeanor
For any reasonable cause the governor shall re.
move any Of them, on the address OF two thirds
of the members elected to each house of the Gen
eral Assembly. In every such case the cause or
causes for which such removal may be required
shall be stated at length in the address, and in-
serted in the journal Of each house.
ART. 50. No duties or functions shall ever be
attached by law TO the supreme or district courts
or the several iudges thereof. but such as are
judicial; and the said judges are prohibited from
receiving any fees OF office, or other compensa-
ton. than their salaries, for any official duties
performed by them.
Pending debate upon the succeeding article,
the convention adjourned to Thursday, the 10th
inst, at HAN.
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