New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-15

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sissippi Valley Levee Company, and pro,
viding for the construction, repair and
maintenance of certain levees by said
company, and for compensation therefor
by tolls on lands protected by said levees,
and the crops of said lands.
The bill was ordered read section by
| section.
The bill was postponed for one-Quartel
of an hour.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the fol
| lowing votes on Senate bill No. 81, Sub.
stitute.) "To establish an additional
District Court for the Parish of Orleans
to define the jurisdiction thereof, and to
| re-organize and determine the jurisdiction
of the existing seven District Courts for
the Parish of Orleans viz:
The vote adopting the title thereof.
The vote finally adopting said bill.
The vote adopting the bin on its second
reading and ordering its engrossment,
were re-co nsidered.
The bill was then taken up section by
section. (The bill standing on second
reading).
Sections one and two were read and
adopted.
Section three was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to amend by striking
out in lines "ten" and "eleven" the
words third" " fourth" and e fifth" and
inserting in lieu thereof, the words
"fourth, - "fifth' and sixth"
Adopted, and the section as amended
adopted.
Sections four and FIVE were read and
adopted.
Section six was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out in lines two
and twelve the words, "third, fourth and
fifth" and inserting in lieu thereof the
words, ''fourth, fifth and sixth
Adopted and the Section as amended
adopted.
Section seven was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out the word
sixth" in line two, and insert in lieu
thereof the word, ''third, and after the
word, jurisdiction" in line seven, strike
out the balance Of the Section.
Adopted, and the Section as amended
adopted.
Sections nine and ten were then read and
adopted.
The bill was then adopted as amended
and ordered engrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fiths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time and
finally adopted with its title.
Under a suspension of the rules,
Mr. Wittgensteiu introduced Joint
resolution submitting an amendment OF
the constitution of the State, to the effect
that article fifty Of the constitution shall
be abrogated and stricken out"
Which was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read the second time and ordered
engrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote, and the
Joint resolution read its third and last
time, being as follows:
Joint Resolution submitting an Amendment
to the Constitution of the State, to the
effect that Article Fifty, of the Constitu-
ton, shall be Abrogated and Striker Out.
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
two-thirds of the members elected to each
House agreeing thereto, That at the general
election for members to the General AS.
semby, which will take place in November,
eighteen hundred and seventy, an amend
ment to the constitution of the State shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of the
| State for their ratification or rejection in
| the words following:
Article fifty of the constitution, which
reads as follows: THE Governor shall be in
| eligible for the succeeding four years after
the expiration of the time for which he
| shall have been elected shall be abrogated
and stricken out Of the constitution OF the
| State"
SEC 2. Be it further resolved, ETC., That
at the said general election the said pro-
posed amendment to the constitution OF the
|
(. voters of the State for their ratification or
rejection, in the manner following, to wit;
| Each voter shall have printed or written on
a ticket the words "abrogate and stricken
| out article fifty Of the constitution" or the
words ''retain article fifty of the constitu-
tioh;' upon the closing of the polls the
| tickets shall be counted, the returns made
and the result declared in the manner ane
| form of returning the elections for State
| DfficnTS 1rpcrrihpd nv fhp general Ia yys raia,
tive to elections.
SEC. 3. Be it further resolved, ETC., Tha'
that this joint resolution shall take effec
from and after its passage.
And adopted by the following vote, two
thirds of the members present voting il
the affirmative:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares
Blackman, Campbell, CoHpland. Darrall
Foute, Futch, jerks, Jewell Kelso, Lynch
Offutt. O'Hara, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pol
lard, Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd, Whit
ney, Wilcox. Williams, Wlttgenstein-N.
Nays: Packard-l.
The title was then odopted.
Mr.. Piuchbacll, under suspension Of III
rules, called up House bill No. 282, st
authorize the sale of the stock in the Ney
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad Company held by the State {
Louisiana. and the city of New Orleans.
Which was read its first time.
The Senate refused to suspend the cor
stitutional rules to put the bill on it
second reading by the following vote
four-ffths not voting in the affirmative:
, Yeas: Antoine. Beares. Campbell, Comp