The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-18

Semmes was amended by inserting utter the
word "Orleans" the words FOR the term OF
four years.
Article 10 was adopted as amended.
| Articles II and " were successfully read
and adopted as printed.
| Article 70 was read.
| Mr.. Robertson offered the following amend
/ ment:
/ Isoyided, that the state shall never make
/ any payment to any sheriff, clerk, register OF
i egIlysyances or recorder OF mortgages of the
parish of Orleans, or any OIL their deputies,
/ for salary or other expenses OF their respec-
/ tive offices, except from the special tuna pro-
vided for by this article, and any appToppIlla ~
! ton made contrary to this provision snail pc
null and void.
/ Mr.. Kelly moved that the amendment be
j laid upon the table, on which motion the yeas
and nays were called, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bell, Bienvenn, Bourgeois,
! Byrne, Carey, Estopinal, Gueringer, Henry o.
Natehitoehees, Kelly, Lananx, Leeardeur,
Nays-Messrs.. Allain, Babcock, Baskln,
/ Bridger, Brian, BuloW, Burton, Ca{frey, Cahen,
! Chaffe. Claiborne, Colvin, Cunningham, Daven-
port, davidson Of Iberyille, Demas. Dieksrson,
i billiard, -Easterly, Edwards, Elan, Famulk,
Hazard Henry Of Cameron, Heron, Hough,
/ Howell, Jastremski, Jenkins, Joffr1on, Kemp,
l.Kernochan, Kidd, Kirkman, knoblock, Land,
Landry Leake h9s Lh MaraIsn dybM er as
Lafourche, Moore Of St Landry, Munday,
M cConneIl, MeGloin, Noguez Mutt, Ogden,
Olivier, OFT Parlange, Phelps, P I, al9ae
Poche Reid, Richardson, Koaeh, R e. on
Stage, Stevenson, Stewart, stringfelow,
/ Stfovich, Suther!fn, Thompson, Vance, Wat
i kins, Webb, Wells, Williams OF TerrebOnne
Young Of Concordia, Young Of East Baton
i Rouge-95.
Absent Messrs. Benham, Bulger, Chia-
pella, Collins, Davidson of Claiborne, Davis,
i Denis ella, Kennedy, King, Lagan. Long, Mar
shall, PaIdee, Ponder, Rivet Smith q JaG ;l
i Stamps, Steele, Stone, Todd, Warmoth, White,
j Williams Of Grant-M.
The melton to lay upon the table was lost.
[Mr. Knoblock in the chair
/ Mr. Robertsons amendment was adopted.
| On motion Of Mr.. Stone article 70 was
further amended by striking out all after the
word "Orleans," In line IL, down to and In
Guiding estate" in line IS.
| Article 70 was adopted as amended.
Mr.. Lott moved to reconsider the vote just
taken.
On motion Of Mr.. Semmes the motion to re-
consider was laid upon the table.
Article "a was read.
| Mr.. Blanchard moved to amend article "a,
In line 8, by striking out five thousand dol
Iars,, and inserting the words four thou
sand dollars"
| Mr.. Pardee offered the following amend
ment:
/ Add at the end of article "a: HE may ap-
point an assistant having the same legal
qualifications as HIMSELF at q salary not ex.
ceeding $4,000 per anDum. The salaries OF
both coroner and his assistants to be paid by
the parish ofOrleans.'
Mr.. Byrne moved that article IA be stricken
out.
The previous question being moved and
seconded, Mr.. Blanchard's amendment was
lost by a rising vote Of 43 yeas to So nays.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Pardee, by
rising vote OF 10 yeas to 26 nays, was
adopted.
The motion OF Mr.. Byrne to strike out artt-
Gle "a was lost.
Article "a was adopted as amended.
Article rs was read.
Mr.. Stevenson moved to amend by adding
the words. "and the cost Of their maintenance
shall be farmed out to the lowest responsible
bidder after public advertisement as directed
| by law"
| On the motion of MIR. Mcconnell the mo-
| ton to amend was laid upon the table.
Article Is was adopted as printed.
| Mr.. Favrot moved to reconsider the vote by
which article SO was adopted.
On the motion OF Mr.. semmes, by o rising
vote Of Go yeas to IS nays, the motion to re-
consider was laid upon the table.
/ On the motion of Mr.. McGloin the add-
| rla R+oo
the judiciary, introduced July a and passed
to its second reading on that day, was taken
up and read, as follows:
!. ART. No judge of any court Of the State
shaIl be affected In his term Of Office, salary,
or Jurisdiction as to territory or am cunt DUR
ing the term OF period for which he was
elected or appointed. Any legislation 50 af-
fecting any judge or court shall take effect
only at the end OF the term of office of the
Judge or judges, incumbents Of the court or
courts to which such legislation may apply,
at the time OF its enactment This article
shall not affect the provisions OF this consti-
tuition relative to impeachment or removal
from office.
Mr.. Robertson moved to strike out the arti-
Gle just read, and moved the previous ques-
tion, which was seconded by the Convention
The motion to strike out was lost.
The article was adopted as read
Mr.. Favrot moved to reconsider the vote by
{. which article 48 was adopted.
i The motion to reconsider was laid upon the
table.
8 1.-THE President In the chair.I
Mr.. Henry, of Cameron, moved to recon.
slider the vote by which article SO was adopted
which motion, by rising vote Of rs yeas to 4
nays, was carried.
i Mr.. Henry, of Cameron offered the follow
ing amendment:
Add at the.end Of line the words, Except
in the parish OF Cameron, In which there shall
not be less than two terms of the District
Court each year" Add at the end of line Ie
the words, Except in the parish Of Cameron
In which there shall not be less than one jury
term in each year, at which grand jury shall
be impaneled.'
The amendment was adopted, and article %
was adopted as amended.
On the motion of Mr.. Lyons the vote by
which article Is was adopted WIS reconsid-