The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-13

office for the same period OF time as members
OF the Legislatures; they shal1 give q sufficient
faithful performance Of their duties and shall
give to each registered telector q certificate Of
registration.
The substitute was lest.
EThe President In the ehair.I
Mr.. Cunningham moved tflaB article be
stricken out.
On the motion OF MIR. Mcdonnell the motion
to strike out was laid on the table.
Mr.. Heron offered the following amend
ment:
the words, land the General Assembly may
provide for the registration OF voters In the
other parishes
The amendment was adopteda
Mr.. Watkins offered the following snbsti-
tute tor article 8:
The Legislature shall provide for the regis
tration Of voters throughout the State. The
Governor shall appoint for four years SUI
peryisor OF registration foE New Orleans.
The substitute was lost.
Article was adopted as amended.
Mr. Stevenson gave notice OF q motion to
reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr.. Henry, OF Cameron. voted against the
adoption Of article 3.
Article 8 was read.
Mr.. Matthews moved to amend the article
by striking out all after the word @on," In line
and inserting the words. aOn the FIRST Tues
day after the first Monday OF November,
$780,"
Mr.. Smith, OF jackson, offered the following
as substitute for the amendment Of Mr.. Mat
thews:
Strike out the first clause OF article to the
sixth ne ns strike a cut the end Of the
end insert Tuesday after the first Monday In
November" insert after "and," In the ninth
line, seventy mine, and add 1.-THE second gem
eral State election shall be held on Tuesday
after the first Monday In November, 1889, and
on the same day every fourth year thereafter.
On the motion of Mr. Robertson, by q
rising vote Of 62 yeas to 90 nays, the amend
rnent and substitute were laid upon the table.
Mr.. Robertson moved the previous question
on the adoption OF article eight, which notion
BY rising vote Of ~ yeas to AZ nays, was Sec
onded by the Convention.
On the adoption OF article 8, the yeas
and nays were called for, with the following
result:
Yeas-M essrs. Bienventl, Blanchard, Breaux,
Bulow. Burton, Byrne, Chiapella, Claiborne
Collins. Cunningham, Davenport, Denis, Fa-
vrot. George, Girard, Covers, Gueringer,
toehes, Heron, Howell, Jastremski, Jenkins,
Joffrion, Kelly, .Kernoehan, Kirkman, Knob
lock, Iananx, Land, Leake, LeHardeur, Jr,
Long, Lyons, Willard, Moore OF Lafourche,
Moore OF st. Landry, Munday, Mcconnell.
Phelps. Poehe, Hsld, Rivet, Robertson,
Semmes, Stevenson, Stone, Stringfellow,
Sntherlin, Thompson, Todd, Vance, Watkins,
Webb, Young Of East Baton Rouge-61.
Nays - Messrs. Allan. Babcock, Baskin,
Colvin, Davidson OF Claiborne, Davidson Of
Iberville, Davis Demas, Dickerson, billiard,
Easterly, Edwards, Elan, EstopinaI, Faux,
Fontelleu, Forman, Ola, Grimes, Hough
kk efet ms1 hlsa h aps h Mo h9i
Noguez, OFT, Pardee, Pinchback, Richardson,
Self Simon, Smith Of jackson, Smith OF st.
Mary, strovich. Wells, White, Williams OF
Terrebonne, Young Of Coneordia-49.
Bulger, Caffrey, Cahen, Chaffe Gardner,
Gaskins, Kidd, King, Marks, Mentz Ponder,
Roach, Stage, Stamps, Steele Stewart, War
moth, Williams Of Grant-22.
Article was adopted dis printed.
Article 8 was read.
Mr.. Leake moved to amend article by
striking out the words land municipal, - In
line 4, and the words Except In the city OF
New Orleans" In line 2.
Mr.. Olivier moved to amend the amend
ment Of Mr.. Leake by adding after the word
aparoehial," the words land all elections in
the city of New Orleans, and strike out all
after the word years" in line 6.
Mr.. Leake offered the following as substi-
tute for the amendment Of Mr.. Olivier and for
his own amendment:
Insert the word "the' between the words
"and' and municipal" In line of article 8.
Strike out the word Except, " in line 2; After
"Orleans,' In line 3, Insert the words 'and
Shreveport" Strike out all after the word
years" In line 6.
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. Sutherlin moved to amend by striking
out in lines 5 and the words land not oftener
than once In four years"
On the motion Of Mr.. Mcconnell the motion
OF Mr. Sutherlin was laid upon the table.
Article was adopted as amended.
On the motion of Mr.. Poche it was ordered
that the Ordinance No. 413 be printed In bill
form as adopted on second reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 434, ON Hos1EsTEADs.
Ordinance No. 434, On ho1nesteads and other
exemptions, being the special order OF the
day, was taken up on Its second reading.
Mr.. Poche moved that the ordinance be con-
sidered article by article.
Mr. Stringfellow moved that the motion OF
Mr.. Poche be laid upon the table,
The motion to lay upon the table, by a ris-
ing vote Of 35 yeas to "A nays was lost, and
the motion Of Mr.. Poche prevailed.
Article was read.
Mr.. Stringfellow offered, as substitute for
article /, the first article OF the ordinance
recommended by a minority of the Commit
tee on Homesteads and Other Exemptions, as
follows:
ARTICLE /. The General Assembly shall
pass liberal and equitable homestead and ex-
emption laws. In addition to the personal
property, rights and credits now exempt from
seizure and sale under article 644 Of Revised
Code Of Practice, there shall also be exempted
except as hereinafter excepted, Of the i'm
movable property, rural or urban, Of every
head Of family or person having mother