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and revised only In pursuance Of the provi-
sions OF this article.
Section was adopted, as follows:

fSGCLlOu Wills ttIbpl6us tt5 lolfoNSt
sEo, .. Propositions for the amendment Of this
constitution may Do made by the General AS
semhIy ut any session thereof. hnq II tWo-lnlrua
Of all the members elected to each house sDh,I
cone,lr therein, after such proposed nmend-
msnts have been read In aueh respective houses
Tor three separate days. such, pronosed amend-
ment or amendments; together with 4 the yeas
and nays thereon shall BE- entered on the Jour
nal and the Secretary OF State shall ca,ls . Inc
same to be published In two newspapers pub
ished In the parish Of Orleans. and In one pa-
per In eaoh other parish Of tho State In which q
news paper Is published for three months pre-.
cedipg the next election for Representative at
shall be submitted to the electors Tor their az
provnl or rejection; aud II Q majority voting on
said amendment Or amendments shall IMPROVE
and ratify the same. then such amendme On OF
amendments so approved aud ratified shall be-
come part of the constitution, a,,au -
no a haa sa pne s nee shall be so
submitted az to enable the electors to vote on
each amendment separately.
Section 3 was stricken out:
SEQ g. The General Assembly may, ut any
time by vote of two-thirds Of the members
eleeted to each house, recommend to the cleo
tors Of the State vote at the next general cleo
ton for or against convention TO revise alter
| and amend this constitution, and IL majority
| Of those voting on the question shall DECLARE IN
| favor Of calling such convention. the General
| Assembly shall ut it's next session. provide Tor
The number Of members to the Convention
shall be twice the number Of Senators. and they
/
The The General Assembly shall. Ia the net call
| Ing the Convention, designate the day, honr
and the place Of Its nesting, fix the pay q ita
members and provide for tho payment q the
same and all the necessary expenses OF tho
The qualifications of members shall be the
! same MS that of members Of the General Assem-.
bly,. aud vacancies shall BIO flied III the same
General Assembly. The election shall be con-
Quoted underline general election laws Of the
State, and the Convention shnl be 9 the Judge OF
The Convention shall meet ut such time and
place as may be- provided by the act conyoking
The same. and prepare such alterations. re-
Visions and amendments to this constitution as
may be deemed necessary, which shall be sub
mitted to the electors Of the State for their rat-
the Convention for that purpose. ana when 20
submitted III tho constitution so revised. altered
and amended by the Convention shall be ap-
proved and ratified BY, q majority Of electors
voting ut said election. the same shall become
the constitution OF the State. Tue result ct such
election shall, within thirty days thereafter be
aud eaid revised constitution shall take efee
and be enforced from and after the date OF said
proclamation.
Delegate Jastremski moved to reconsider
the vote by which the article was stricken out,
i Laid ON tho table
The rules were suspended and the ordi-
nance passed its third reading by o vote Of
| yeas 81, nays l. .
The ordinance providing for the establish
msnt OF a bureau OF agriculture was taken up
on its third reading and adopted-yeas ~
nays 6.
il REVENUE AND TAXATION.
The ordinances on revenue and taxation was
taken llp on It's third reading
Delegate Blanchard moved to reconsider
the vote BY which article 6 was adopted on
It's second reading, with view Of exemptina
STEAMBOATS, from taxation.
The motion to reconsider prevailed and the
amendment was adopted.
Pending further consideration OF the ordi-
nance the Convention adjourned until to
morrow morning at 9 O'Clock.