New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-11


the New Canal and Basin,'' approved
March IA, 1867.
''An act to amend and re-enact the
l2lst section Of an act entitled An act
relative to crimes and offenses,'n APP
proved December 90, 1865.
san act for the punishment of per-
sens for tampering with, persuading
or enticing away, harboring, feeding,
or secreting laborers. servants, or
apprentices" approved December 81,
1865.
IAN act TO punish, in certain cases,
the employers of laborers and APP
prentices," approved December 81,
1865.
IAN act in relation to exemption
from state, parish, and city taxes for
the years 1862, 1868. 1861, and 1865,
in certain cases." certified 10th March,
1866.
IAN act granting ferry privileges to
G. X. Marshall, his heir or assigns"
approved March 10, 1866.
''An act to authorize the board of
leVae commissioners of the leyee dis
trict in the, parishes of Madison and
Carroll to issue boLis,r ETC., etc,
approved March 20, 1867.
Section third of s'An act to organize
the police of Now Orleans and to
create a police board therein" APP
proved 18th February, 1866.
Mr.. Jones moved to amend by
striking out all after the word
adopted" in the sixth line.
Mr.. Underwood moved to lay the
amendment on the table.
hr. Jones withdrew his amendment,
and moved to amend by striking cut
all after the word valid" in the
thirteeth line.
The amendment was lost--yeas A,
nays 56-as follows;
Yeas Cooley, U. Dupart, Harrison,
Jones-yeas 4.
Nays: Antoine, Belden, Berton-
neau, Blandin, Bonnefoi, Brown, Bur-
rel, Butler, Crane, Crawford, Crom-
well, bearing, Depasseau, Donate,
Douglass, G. Duparte, Edwards,
FRANCOIS, Fuller, Ferguson, Gair,
Gould. Guichard, Harris. r. II.
Isabelle, Thomas Isabelle, Kelso,
Landers, Lange, Mario, Mead
ows, McLeran, Morris, Moses,
Murrel, Musbaway, Myers, Oliver,
Packard, Pierce, Pinchback, Pollard,
Reagan, Riggs, Rodriguez, Scott,
Steele, Thibaut, Tinchant, Twitchell,
Underwood, Vidal, NAPLES, WickIiffe,
Williams, Wilson--nays So.
And the article was adopted as re-
ported.
Mr.. Jones explained his vote as fol-
lows:
Ivoto yes because the insertion of
these laws will cucumber the oonsti-
tuition, and will not go into effect by
their being placed in the constitution
any sooner than they would if left to the
Legislature, as congress will have %
adopt the constitution before these
laws can be annulled by the force of
this constitution, and that the legisla-
ture will meet, and will be able to ex-
punge those laws months before this
constitution can be placed in force by
the ratification of congress.
Mr.. Brown moved to reconsider the
vote last taken.
Laid on the table.
By Mr.. Gair:
Article LAG, majority report, as
follows:
ART. l49. The laws relative to the
duties of officers shall remain in force,
though contrary to this constitution,
and the several duties be performed
by the respective officers until the
Organization Of the government under
this constitution.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Oliver:
Article 147, majority report, as
follows:
ART. l50. The legislature shall pro-
vide for the removal Of causes now
pending in the courts af this state to
courts created by or under this con-
Adopted.
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to adopt the
following as an article of the consti-
tuition:
Art. =. The general assembly shan
provide for the Introduction Of the COM
mon law in lieu Of the present civil law
system, said system Of e0mmOns law to 20
into operation and effect on the first day
of January, 1871.
Mr., Waplss moved TO lay the motion Of
Mr. WickIitfe on the table.
Adopted yeas 81, NAYS 27--as follows:
Yeas: Belden, Bertonneau, Biandin. Bon
nefoi Butler, Cooley, Crane, Crawford,
Demarest, Depasseau Donate, G. Du-
parte, Ferguson, Gair, Guichard, r. d. !
Ihos. Isabelle, Jackson, Kelso, |
Marie, Meadows, Moses, Marrel, Muahaway, |
Myers, Pluchback, PoiHdexter, Reagan,
Reese, Rlard, Riggs, Rodriguez, snaer
Scott Steele, Tincbant, Vidal, Waples--3s. |
Nays; Antoine, Brown, Burrel, Crom- |
well, 2. G.. Deslonde, Douglass, q. Dupart,
Esnard, franosis, Gardiner, Harper, Har.
rison, jones, L.andefs, LRngo, MeLeran,
Morris, Oliver, Packard. Pierce, Pollard,
IWilchell, Underwood, Valfroit, Wickliffe. |
Williams, When
Mr. Brown moved tp adopt re following
Is an article Of the constitution;
ANT. =. Hereby repeats article lis, ap.
proved Nay Z, 1857, anihorizine tie issue
0f four milliona ef bends for lsvee pur-
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