New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-16

House bill No. 50, "Relative to the Mis-
sissippi Valley Levee Company, and pro-
vidiDg 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-Quarter
of an hour.
On motion of MIR. 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 bill on its second
reading and ordering its engrossment,
| were re-considered.
The bill was then taken up section by
section. (The bill standing on second
readiug).
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" 4" fourth" and fifth" and
inserting in lieu thereof, the words
"fourth,' "ffth" 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, efourth, fifth and sixth"
Adopted, and the Section as amended
adopted.
Section seven was read.
MIR. 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 we're then read and
adopted.
The bill was then adopted as amended
and ordered eDgrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time and
finally adopted with its title.
Under suspension of the rules,
Mr.. Wittgenstein 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 a four.fifths affirmative vote,
the Blk 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 |. 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. |
sembly, 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 |
cldtc sudli 10 5uDulLteu 10 IuC Qudilucu
voters of the State for their ratification or |
rejection, in the manner following, to wit: |
Each voter shall have printed or written on |
ticket the words "abrogate and stricken
out article fifty of the constitution or the |
words "retain article fifty of the constitu- |
tion;" upon the closing of the polls the |
tickets shall be counted, the returns made |
and the result declared in the manner and |
form of returning the elections for State |
officers, prescribed by the general laws rela
tive to elections.
SEC. 8. Be it further resolved, etc, That
that this joint resolution shall take effect
from and after it's passage.
And adopted by the following vote, two
thirds of the members present voting in
the affirmative:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares,
Blackmsn, Campbell, Coupland, Darrall.
Foute, Futch, jerks, Jewell. KeIso, Lynch.
Offutt O'Hars, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pol
ney, Wilcox. Williams, Wittgenstein-27.
Nays: Packard-l.
The title was then odopted.
MI. Pinchback, under suspension of the
rules, called up House bill No. 2S2, 'to
authorize the sale of the stock in the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad Company held by the State OF
Louisiana and the city of New Orleans"
Which was read its first time.
The Senate refused to suspend the con-
stituticnal rules Ito put the bill on its
second reading by the following vote
four-ffths not voting in the affirmative:
Yeas. Antoinp Rpares CamDbell Coup