The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-25
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Delegate Forman moved to lay on the table
the motion to postpone. Adopted-yeas o.
nays 81.
the table-yeas SO, nays no..
Delegate Moore moved the adoption OF the
ordinance
a separate vote was demanded on article 4,
resulting yeas So, nays y, ana ne article
was adopted.
article 6, resulting 50, nays 10, and the
article was adopted.
The question then required on the adoption
of the entire ordinance. a call OF the yeas
and nays resuIted-yeas 86, nays Il, and the
ART. 60. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury except In pursuance Of specific ap-
preparation made BY law. Nor shall any ap-
preparation Of money. be made for longer
account Of receipts and expenditures Of all
public moneys shall .bs published quarterly. In
such manner NJ as shall be prescribed by lhw
power to contract or to. authorize the con-
racting Of any debt or liability on behalf OF the
State. or to issue bonds or other evidence OF In.
debtedness thereof, except for the purpose OF
repellinR invasion or for the suppression OF In
ART. The General Assembly shall have no
power to grant or to authorize any parish or
municipal authority to grant any extra COM
pensaton. fee or allowance to Q public ofhcer,
agent. servant or contractor, nor pay: Y. nor aSr
authorize the payment OF any CLAIM against Inc
State. or any parish or municipality OF t1e
State. under any agreement Or contract maze
without express authority OF law ana al sucn
unauthorized agreements or contracts snail De
ART. -. The General Assembly shal! not pass
any local or special laws on the following sDecl-
For the opening and conducting Of elections
Or fixing or changing the places OF voting.
Changing the names OF persons.
Chaneing the venue in civil or criminal cases.
Authorizing the laying out, opening. closing,
altering or maintaining, roads, highways,
Bridges Or INCORPORATING bridge or ferry COM
panies, except for bridges crossing streams
which are the boundaries between this and
Authorizing the adoption Or. legitimation Of
children or the emancipation Of minors.
CHANGING the law Of descent or succession.
under disabilities.
Remitting fines. penalties and forfetures, or
refunding moneys legally paid into the treas
Authorizing the construction Of street pas
senger railroads in any incorporated towns or
Regulating labor, trade. manufacturing or
Creating corporations. or amending. renew
Of; provided, that It shall not apply to the cor
pnration Of the city OF New Orleans. or to the
formation Of levee districts.
ilege or immunity.
Extending the ttmefor the assessment or col
lection of taxes for the relief Of any assessor
Of bis Official duties. or Of bis securities. from
sha s ga st Pc passed BY
Regulating the practice or jurisdiction OF any
court or changing the rules Of evidence In any
Judicial proceeding Or inquiry before courts, or
ton OF debts or the enforcement Of judgments
Of prescribing the effect Of judicial sales.
Fixing the rate OF interest
Exempting property from taxation.
Concerning any civil or criminal actions,
Giving effect to informal or invalid wills or
deeds Or any Illegal dispositions Of property;
the building or repairing OF schools houses
and the raising of money for. such purposes.
any eer servant or agent Of the State cor or 81 81
any parish or municipality thereof.
ART. 90. The General Assembly shall not. In
directly enact special pr local laws, By the par
local or special laws may be passed;
Art. -. No local or special law shall be passed
less notice Of the Intention to apply therefor
shall have been published Without cost to the
State in the locality where the matter or thing
g 81 sae he q e.
law, and shall be published at least thirty days
prior to the In reduction into the General AS
sembly of such bill. and In the same manner
provided by law for the advertisement of judi
cial sales.
The evidence OF such notice having been pub
lished shall be exhibited Iii the General Assem-
BY before such act shall be passed, and every
such act shall contain recital that this notice
has been given.
bly, who has personal or private interest In any
measure or bill proposed or pending before the
General Assembly. shall disc ose the fact to the
house, CT which he Is a member and shall not
Art. =. No law shall be raased fixing the
price Of manual labor.
the public treasury, directlyor indirectly In aid
of any church. sect or den omfnation Of religion.
or in aid OF any priest, preacher, minister or
shall ever be given TO. nor any discrimination
made against any church, sect or creed of relf-
gion. or any form OF religious faith or worship
vata charitable Or benevolent purposes to any
person or community; prouaded this shall not
apply to the State asylums for the insane and
and public charitable institutions conducted
under State authority.
Ar. The General Assembly shall have no
appointing ASSISTANT officials.
AIT. =. The general APPROPRIATION bill shall
embrace nothing but appropriations for the
on the public debt, public schools and public
charities. and such bill shall be itemized SO as
e show for what account each and every appro-
priation shall be made. All other aDpropria-
lions shall DC made BY separate bills. each ems
ART: -. Each appropriation shall pc Tor q
specific purpose and no appropriation shall be
made under the head or title of contingent; nor
shall any officer or department Of government
receive any amount from the treasury for con-
tingencies or for contingent fund.
Delegate Demas moved that the Conven-
ton do now adjourn as o mark OF regard for
the people OF st. John parish, this being st.
Johns Day.
The motion was Withdrawn ia order to
give Delegate Richardson an opportunity to
give notice that he would tomorrow move a
reconsideration Of the vote by which article 4
Of the ordinance submitted by the Committee
on Limitations was passed.
The Convention then adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
CUsTOM-HOUsE NOTES.
Notices to Mariners-Stag Of the
Rivers