The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-11

! NEW ORLEANS DEMOe1
square miles, nor shall the territory OF any
parish be reduced below that area, nor shall
the parish lines Of any one parish run with
| Iii twelve miles Of the parish seat OF any 9TH
i er parish.
| On the motion Of MI. Richardson, by ris-
ing vote of AZ yeas to 81 nays, the substitute
was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Parlange offered the following amend
ment:
Add at the end the words, Except with the
consent Of two-thirtls Of the voters OF the par
ish to be divided"
by a rising vote Of "a yeas to % nays, the
motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. Moore, Of st. Landry, moved to amend
| BY adding after the word "area," the follow
Ing words, nor shall any parish contain less
population than twelve Thousand inhabit-
ants"
| Mr.. Pardee offered the following amend
ment:
| In line 8, after the word miles" add the
words, nor less than ten thousand inhabit-
ants" and add at, the erd Of the article the
words, or number Of inhabitants"
Mr.. Lyons moved as an amendment to the
amendment OF Mr.. Pardee, that the word
ten" be stricken out, and insert "seven" In
lieu thereof.
| Mr.. Richardson moved to lay the amend
ment upon the table.
BY rising vote Of SO yeas to 50 nays the
motion to lay upon the table was lost.
The amendment OF Mr.. Lyons to the sub
stitute offered by Mr.. Pardee was adopted, by
d rising vote Of 53Iyeas to 81 nays.
The substitute was adopted as amended.
I Mr.. Parlange offered the following amend
ment:
At the end OF article add: "Ffoa-ided, this
shall not apply to the parish Of Pointe Cou-
pee, In which two-thirds OF the electors may
decide to divide said parish
The amendment was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to amend by strfk-
! Ing out ell after the word Flaw" In line S.
: The motion was lost.
Mr.. Parlange moved to amend by striking
out all after the word "shall," In line 6, and
inserting the words, "be formed except on
recommendation Of two-thirds Of the electors
OF the parishes from which the new parish is
to be formed.
The motion to amend was laid upon the
table,
7 The previous question being moved and sec
J onded, the article was adopted as amended.
Mr.. ParlaDge voting In the negative, de-
| sired his vote to be recorded.
[Mr. McGloin in the chair.
Article was read, as follows:
ART. Q. All laws changing parish lines or
, removing parish seats shall, before taking
effect, be submitted to the electors Of the
! parish or parishes to be affected thereby, at
a special election held for that purpose, and
be adopted by majority Of such electors.
| Mr.. Kidd offered the following amendment:
In lines and strike out the words "chang-
ing parish lines or, and In line 8 strike out
the words ''or parishes"
!, Mr.. Todd moved that the motion to amend
be laid upon the table.
, By a rising vote of 81 yeas to 80 nays the
motion to lay upon the table was lost
Mr.. Kidd moved the previous question on
his motion, which, being seconded, the
amendment was lost by rising vote Of 40
yeas to 46 nays.
On the motion Of Mr.. Vance, the article
was amended as follows: Strike out In line s,
..such election" and insert Votes OF each
parish cast.at such election"
Mr.. Cunningham moved to amend by strik-
ing out Ia line 8, the words "a majority" and
; inserting in lieu thereof "two-thirds."
On the motion OF Mr.. Ogden, the motion Of
! Mr.. Cunningha am was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Blanchard offered the following as a
substitute for the article as amended:
ART. -. Parish lines shall not be changed,
nor shall parish seats be moved unless the
: proposed change or removal be submitted TO
the qualified electors OF the parish or parishes
to b. affected thereby, at q special election
4 held for that purpose, and be adopted Dy
majority OF the electors OF each parish voting
: at said election.
9 On the motion of Mr.. George. by a rising
! vote Of So yeas to IS nays, the substitute was
D laid upon the table.
i Mr.. Todd offered to amend by adding az
: follows:
Provided, That an ordinance OF the police
. jury OF parish, In relation TO the removal Of
+ the parish seat, shall be deemed q law In the
meaning OF this article.
D On the motion of Mr.. Richardson the amend.
ment was laid upon the table.
: Article was adopted as amended.
J Mr.. Kidd gave notice that he would, at some
future day, move to reconsider the vote by
= which his motion to amend article was lost
i Article was read.
e Mr.. Cunningham moved that 1t be stricken
3 out.
= The motion to strike out was laid upon the
o table.
c Mr.. Simon offered the following amend
!, ment:
! After the word "by,'' In line g. strike out al
3 the words down to word lat, in line 5, and in
a sert "two-tbirds vote OF the qualified voters
! OF said parishes"
d Mr.. Smith, Of Jackson, offered as a substi
Z tute for the amendment of Mr.. Simon, thu
q following:
d In line 3, between the words "a" and ''vote,
q insert the words "tWO-thirds.
9 On the motion Of Mr. Cunningham, tn,
3 amendment and substitute we're laid upor
Il the table.
q Mr.. Blanchard offered the following substi
! tute for articles
q Any parish may be dissolved and merged
, by the General Assembly, into contiguous
& parish or parishes, thirds Of the qualified
a electors Of the parish proposed obe dissolved
voting In favor thereof at an election held fol
: that purpose; provided, that each of TIT
| marshes into which the dissolved parrish DrO.