The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-30
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 80, 1863.
THE nl nlooAsTKuoTION CONVENTION.
FIFTY FIRST DAY.
WEDNESDAY. January 30

presiding; sixty.twO delegates present.
Packard, of Algiers, moved the appointment Of
a committee of three 10 visit upon Gen. Hancock
and ascertain whether he will sustain the conven-
ton in ordering election for State OH sim
ultaneously with the vote for or against the Con-
stituton Il being understood that the command
ing general il Of the opinion that such an eleo
tion should be held subsequent 20 the adoption
of the Constitution, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the reconstruction act.
Judge Cooley tn ought that Gen. Hancock's re-
cent order prohibiting the election Of recorder
for the Second District, was a sufficient indica.
tion that any such resolution would be unne-
cessary.
The resolution was discussed at some length,
and was finally lost by vote of23 to 20.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
MI 'fs pviess free eSaf,5Hb sufiaSeH Hsbsii be
supported by laws regulating elections, and pro
hibliing, under adequate penalties all undne in
h1ence thereon from power, bribery, tumult or
other improper practice.
ART. lO5. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury but in pursuance of specific appronri,
uons made by law; a statement and account of
receipts and expenditures Of all public moneys
snail be made annually in such manner as shall be
prescribed by law, and the first legislature con.
veniDg under this Constitution shall make A soe.
clal appropriation to hquidate whatever portion
OF the debt Of this convention may at that time
remain unpaid or unprovded for.
ART. lO4. All civil officers of the State at
STATE and all district or parish officers shall re-
side within their respective districts or parishes
and snail keep their Offices at such place therein
as may be required by law.
ART. los. All civil officers shall be removahIa
by an address Of two thirds Of the members elect
70 each House Of the General Assembly. exceot
inose whose removal is otherwise provided for by
this Constitution.
ART. lC6. In all elections bv the naomi. tho
vote shall be taken by ballot; and in all elections
by the Senate and House of Representatives
Jointly or separately, the vote shall be given UiUd
ART. lO7. None but citizens of the rnited s.a,os
and OF this State shall be appointed 10 any Office
OF trust or profit n this State
:, Ant. lOS. The laws, public records and the in.
G,clal ana legislative written proceedings OF the
state shall be promulgated, preserved and con
Quoted in the English language
AIT. lO9 No power Of suspending the laws Of
TINS state shall be exercised except by the Gen.
eral Assembly.
ART. ITO. No ex-post facto or retroactive law
nor any law impairiDg the obligation Of contracts'
thsl De passed; nor vested rights be dvested.
unless TOT purposes OF public utility and for ade
quate compensation previously made.
ART. Ill Whenever the General Assembly shall
contract debt exceeding in amount the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars unless in case Of
war 10 repel invasion or suppress nsurrestion IL
shall IN the law creating the debt provide al.
quste way and means for the payment of the cur
rent interest and OF the principal when the same
sbali become due. and the said law shall be ire.
pealable unless principal and interest be fully
paid, or unless the repeating Law contains some
adequate provision for the payment of the prinoi.
pal and interest o. the debt.
Ant. ll2. The General Assembly shall nrovi5a
py law Tor all change of venue in civil aud Grim
n"ss 40. ovuvraI Assembly nav enact
general laws regulating the adoption OF Children |
OF minors and the granting OF al |
yorees; but no special law shall be passed relat |
ing TO particular or individual cases
ART. ia. Every law passed by the General As |
semh,y snail embrace but one object, and that |
shall be expressed in the title.
Ant. ll5. No law shall be revived or amended |
by reference to it's title but in such case the re-
Viyed or mended section shall be re-euacted and
published at length. @A'
ART. ll6. The General Assembly shall never
suupl any system or code Of laws by general re.
ference TO such system or code of laws. bnt in
all cases shall specify the several provisions of the
aw It may enact. Vi 'ne
ART III. No person shall hold or exeroisa n,
ne same TIME, more than one Office Of trust or
proht except that Of justice Of the peace or no.
AIRY public. ~ ~
ART lis. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
NJ nrOuehOut The state; all property shall be taxed
n ~ P.oIOruoh 10 It's value, TO be ascertaned as
lHected by law; the General Assemble shaU
lave power 10 exempt from taxation nTons,tv
equally used for church, school or cbaritabie
purposes. The General Assembly mav lew an
hGome I tax upon all persons pursuing any occupa.
ION, trade, or calling, and Ali sncb nars6rs |
hail obtsin license as provided bv law AiItaynS |
uvVme shAll oe pro rata on the amount of income |
business done, and all deeds OF sales male bv |
Ihat may be made by collectors of taxes. shall
g ieceEed by courts in evidence as prims facie |
ana al sales. The General Assembly shall lew a
OIL tax on all male inhabitants OF this state owe,
"enty one years old. for school and cbaritsbla
urposes. which tax shall never exceed one Sol.
II and fifty cents per annum. ~O'
Under suspension of the rules, the following
solution was offered: NV 'O'iO"Ns
hesotred, That . committee OF three he an.
ointed to inquire in what manner t30OO ~ t5a
sfrsnts issued 10 members OF this Convention "a
er diem came into the hands Of Thomas AskeT
ave ave tax collector of First District Of New Or
ans, and paid TO the auditor by him this day.
1he resolution was adopted. The chair sp. |