New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-19
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
TH1RTY-FIFTH DAY.

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The convention met pursuant to adj
journment.
The president called the convention
10 order at IL A. III.
The roll was called, and the follow
inc members answered to their names:
President ]. G. Taliaferro, Messrs. AA-
,oina Baker, Barrett, Belden, Bertonnesu,
HIaudin, Bonseigneur, Bonnefoi, Brown,
Rnrrel, Cooley, Crane, Crawford, Crom-
veil. bearing. Demarest, Depasseau, Do
rate Douglass, c. Duparte, Duplessis,
Fsnard, FRANCOIS, Fuller, Ferguson, Gair,
CouId, Guichard, Harper, Harris, Hemp
stead. Hiestand Ingraham, K. II. Isabelle,
Tbos. Isabelle, Jones, Kelso, Landers,
LANCE, Leroy, R. Lewis, Ludeling, Dyncn,
Marie. Meadows, McLeran, Morris, Moses,
Nushaway, Myers, Oliver, Packard, Pierce,
Pinchback, Pollard, Reagan, Reese, Riard,
Riggs, Rodriguez, Schwab, Smith, Snaer,
Snider, Thibaut, Twitchell, Underwood,
Vsndergriff, Vidal, NAPLES, Wicklife, VIII
Iiams, Wilson.
The minutes were read.
Mr.. NAPLES desired to have his sec
ond motion to amend stated correctly,
as "thirty-6ve " instead of thirty"
The minutes as amended were
adopted.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Underwood:
Resolved, That for the purpose of
properly enrolling the proceedings of
This convention the committee on en-
rollment is hereby authorized to en-
ploy such clerks as they may need for
that purpose.
Lies ever.
On motion Of MIR. Crawford the rules
we're suspended to take up the unfn-
ished business of the preceding day.
Mr.. Underwood moved to adopt ar
ticle forty-eight of the majority re-
port as article fifty Of the constitution.
The article reading as follows:
ART. so. The governor shall be in :.
eligible for the succeeding four years
after the expiration of the time for
which he shall have been elected,
Was adopted.
By Mr.. Blandin:
Article forty-nine, majority report,
reading as follows;
ART. 81. The governor shall enter
ON the discharge Of his duties on the
second Monday in january next ensu-
ing his election, and shall continue in
Office until the Monday next succeed
ing the day that his successor shall be
declared duly elected, and shall have
taken the oath or affirmation required
by the constitution.
Which was adopted,
By Mr.. Blandin:
Article fifty, majority report, read
ing as follows:
ART. SO. No memoer Of congress
or any person holding Office under thI
United States government, shall b,
eligible to the Office of governor Oh
lieutenant governor.
Which was adopted.
BY Mr.. Hampstead:
Article fifty-one, majority report
reading as follows;
ART. 50. In case of impeachment o
the governor, his removal from Office
death, refusal, OF inability to qualify
or to discharge the powers and dutie
Of his Office, resignation, OF absenc
from the state, the powers and dutie
Of the office shall deFOlve upon tn
lieutenant governor for the residue Q
the term, or until the governor, absen
Or impeaohed, shall return or be &C
quilted, or the disability be removed
The general assembly may provide b,
law for the case Of removal, impeach
ment, death, resignation, disability, Q
refusal to qualify, of both the gOvernO
and the lieutenant governor, declarin
y what officer shall act as governor an
such officer shall act accordingly unit
the disability be removed, or for th
remainder of the term.
Which was adopted.
By Mr.. Poindexter:
Article iity-two, majority repor
reading as follows;
ART. 81. The lieutenant governor,
officer discharging the duties of COVE
nor, shall, during his administrator
receive the same compensation
which the governor would have bee
entitled had he continued in Office.
Which was adopted.
By Mr.. Underwood;
Article ifty-three, majority repol
reading as follows
ART. IS. The lieutenant govern
shall, by virtue of his office, be pres
dent of the senate, but shall only yo
when the senate is equally divide
II Whenever he shall administer the 60
ernment, OF shall be unable to attic
as president of the senate, the sen
tors shall elect one of their own mel
bers as president Of the senate for I
time being.
Which WAS adopted.
BY Mr.. Hampstead:
: Article fifty-fOur, majority repo
Mr.. Underwood moved to anne
By striking out "eight" and inserti
81 s'six.
Il ar. Hampstead moved 70 anne
I BY striking out ''eight'' and inserti
.. As