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ask that the committee be discharged from
further consideration of the subject.
~ ", Il5AKE,

port embDHying his views In which he said
The object for which thecommittee was formed
was defeated by the release OF Mr.. Il. a. Pal
| frey. The evidence taken ha 1 III "a published
| " the papers, and be wfs willing Il let the
| ps ople form the. own olclusions as to the
Ii ath Of the charges. He also asked that the
COMMITTEES be discharg /.
The Committee on Printing submitted a
report recommending the payment OF certain
bills, which was referred to the Committee on
Schedule.
SCHEDULE.
| Tho report Of the Committee on Schedule
was taken up on LIS second reading and adopt
ARTICLE /. The constitution OF this State,
adopted In eighteen hundred and sixty eight
and all amendments thereto, Is declared o. TO pc
carry the same into effect, 1t s hereby declared
and ordained Il, az follows: ,,.,,aa ,ra,,a,4,aus
claims and contracts, as we'll Of individuals ID
Of bodies corporate, and oil laws IN force at the
time Of the adoption Of this constitution and I
| the said constitution lad not been adopted: but
| the monopoly features of any corporation now
existing In the state, save such as may be In the
1 charter OF railroad companies. 10 hereby ahol-
Il iBhed.
Arm B. In order that no inconvience may re-
of this constitution no office shall be super
seeded thereby. but the laws OF the State relative
to the duties Of Tho several officers executive {,t tive,
| tion, and the several duties shall be performed
BY tbs Respective otlieera Of the State according
| 70 thb existing laws until the organization OF
! tho government under this constitution and the
entering Into office OF the new officers TO 20 ~,
pointed Or elected under said government. anu
ART. i. Appointments to Office by the E3ecu
/ tive under this constitution, shall be made by
the Governor to be elected under It's authority,
| ART. 8. All causes In which appeals have been
Or may be hereafter taken OF now pending ~
the Supreme, Court under the constitution ol
/ 1868, and OF which jurisdiction hns baen vested
| by this. constitution i'll the courts ct appeaI
transferred for trial to liz court Of appeal IT
the circuit from which the appeal has been or
may be taken.
Supreme Court, under the constitution OF 1868,
shall be transferred to the supreme coult
created by this constitution as soon as 1t shall
Ali causes Tint may DO pending III oil other
courts under the constitution Of 1903, upon the
| adoption Of this constitution and the organiza-
ton Of the courts created by this constitution,
shall be transferred to the courts respectively
having Jurisdiction thereof under this consti-
| tuition.
ART. g. immediately after the adjournment Of
this Convention the Governor shall issue his
proclamation. directing the several officers of
| for members 81 the General Assembly, TO open
and hold poll in every parish IN the State at
! Tuesday In the month Of December next. 1872
for the purpose of taking the sense of the good
people of this State In regard to the adoption or
/
| this duty of said officers to receive the votes Of
al persons entitled to vote under the constitu-
1 ton of 1868
| Each voter shall express his opinion BY de-
posting In the hallot-box d ticket wherein shall
| be written or printed. For the constitution" Or
| Against the constitution, or some such words
as will distinctly convey the intention Of the
Ii shall also be the duty of the Governor In
his said proclamation to direct the said officers
! authorized by law to hold elections to open and
hold poll at the above stated time and place
ernor. members Of the General Assembly, Sec
| retary Of State, Attorney General, State Auditor
and etintendent OF Public Education. and Of
all other officers whose election by the people is
provided for In this const tution; aud the names
| of the. persons voted for shall be written or
printed on tho same ticket and deposited In tho
same box MS the votes For or against the con-
| stitutlOn.'
| And Tie said election for The adoption or re-
cars shall be conducted and the returns thereof
made In conformity with existing laws upon
the subject of State elections
/ Upon the receipt OF the said returns. or on
the last Monday in December, 1879, If the re-
turns be not sooner received, it shall be the
the Secretary Of State ana tho Attorney Con.
eral. in the presence, Of all such personsa7
ch9se tn n o be tGe yoes
rejection Of this constitution. ard If It shall ap.
pear from said returns that majority of all
and r rel ton Of the INST Is for raynR
this cons ftutiun. then it shall be the duty Of
| the Governor to make Immediate proclamation
shall be ordained established as the constitution
OF tho State OF Louisiana. and ths General As
sembly eleetedin 1879 shall ther,aupon bs dis
Governor to cause. to be published, in Inc on
polls, showing the number Of, votes cast in each
parish for and against the said constitution.
II the constitution be ratified it shall be the
compile the return and publish the result Of the
election Of officers herein ordained. In the
manner on p lr1 by . EXISTING lays. .
under this constitution shall convene IN the city
Ct New Orleans upon the second, Monday of
aovernSor ne and Iientennu mt doyernor a eeeted
shall be duly installed In office during the first
week Of the session and before i shall be com;
with the transaction Of business beyond their
ART. !. The State Auditor. Attorney General
| Secretary of State and superintendent of Pub
lie Educution. elected at the first election here
| In provided for. shall enter into the discharge
second Monday OF january. $780, after comply
ing with the requisites Of existing laws: and
| all other officers whose election or appointment
Is herein provided for shall enter upon the
discharge Of the duties OF their respective
offices on the first Monday Of April. 1880. after
complying with the requirements of existing
constitution of 1863 shall receive the pay and
emoluments provided for under said constitu.
ton D1Otldfn InaE GU9 0Iu1PTS eleEteu unuer
this constitution shall not be entitled to any
salary until they are inducted into office: end
prorideI. the State Treasurer elected In No
vembcr, 1878. shall continue ID office, rs IL
elected at the election to be held % the first
Tuesday IN December. 1879; and prorided, that
the salary of said office shall be US established
by this Convention from aud after the second
Monday of January, 1880,
ART. .. The tlme of service of all officers
chosen BY the people ut the first election under
this constitution shall terminate g. though the
election had been holden on the first Tuesday
after the tlJst Monday in April. 1880.
ART. 70; The Judges Of tho courts Of appeal.
coroner. clerks OF courts. sheriffs. recorder, Of
mortgages aud recorders of conyeyances. all of
whose election aud appointment are provided
for by this constitution in the parish Of Orleans.
shall only enter. on The discharge Of the duties
Of their respective Offices on the Ill st Monday
August, 1880. The present incumhents shall
continue Until then II the norformansa of the
ment ct the emoluments thereof. as now pre-
Eeribed by law.
ART. IL The General Assembly is required to
make provision for paying }. II. Cosgroye.