The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-04

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favored the substitute of Delegate Pardee.
Delegate Stone favored the motion to strike
out.
The motion Of Delegate sutherlin was then
voted down and the substitute OF Delegate
Pardee was adopted.
The article as amended was then adopted.
Article % was read
ART. %. The General Assembly. shall define
same.
Delegate Lyons moved to amend by adding
the words: "After trial with or without q
jury Lost-yeas SO, nays AZ.
Delegate Watkins moved to strike out the
article. Adopted.
Article "a was read:
ART. a. No person. while he continues to OK
ercise the functions OF o Clergyman priest or
teacher Of religious persuasion. society or
Delegate Demas requested that preachers
In the Convention be not required TO vote on
the article
Delegates Young, Wells, Caffrey and Simon
opposed the article.
amend by inserting lawyers and specula-
| tors.
Delegate Simon moved to strike out the
article.
out, and urged the adoption of the article, on
| the ground that ministers should be kept out
Of and above the mire OF politics.
| The motion to strike out then prevailed
| yeas 49, nays q.
| Article % was read:
ART %. All civil officers of the State at large
all be electors of and reside within the State:
| And all district, parish or ward officers shall
reside within their respective DISTRICTS. parishes
places therein as may be- required by lay.
No mere declaration of domicile shall entitle
any. person to, become an elsctor In district e
| reside.
The article was stricken out, similar pro-
vision having already been adopted under
the head Of elective franchise.
Article rs was adopted as read:
ART 49, No officer whose salary Is fixed By
the constitution shall be allowed any fees Or per-
uusites Of Office except where otherwise pro-
| vtded for by this constitution.
| Article ~ was read:
ART 81. at Its first session after the adoption
4 of this constitution the General Assembly shall
confer on the parochial authorities the right to
make the proper, regulations 20 enforce the OBJ
hibit the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, and to
close all theatres billiard saloons, race courses
| and 8 miar places on that day; provided that
where towns or cities containing five thousand
Inhabitants or more may be situated In par
| ish. that such parochtal regulations cannot BE-
enforced within the limits Of the. same except
with the concurrence of the municipal author
| tiles of such town or city.
| Delegate Wells offered substitute pro-
viding that the sale Of alcoholic and malt
| liquors shall be prohibited on Sunday and the
ment OF any violation Of this provision.
| Delegate Demas favored the adoption Of the
| substitute.
Delegate Blanchard moved to amend the
original article by striking out the words
land to prohibit and insert "by prohibting.'
| Adopted-yeas A. nays rs.
| Delegate Caffreyamoved to amend by pro-
viding that the General Assembly may au-
thorize police juries to prohibit the sale Of in
tOxicating liquors on Sundays In the parishes,
4 hn mr. i'm inenrnnrQfaf inhahi-
| tants unless with the consent OF the authors
ties thereof. Lost-yeas 10, nays 60.
| Delegate Mcconnell moved to amend the
substitute by providing that liquors might be
sold on Sunday In case OF sickness or for
medical purposes. Adopted
| The question then required on the adoption
OF the substitute, and on this the yeas and
nays were demanded, resulting yeas 60, nays
Delegates Poche and McGlofn gave notice
that they would at future day move re-
consideration Of the vote Just taken.
On motion OF Delegate Caffrey. two addi-
vestigating Committee. The President ap-
pointed as such additional members Dele
gates Marshall and Fontelieu.
4 Delegate Robertson moved that the Con
| ventiOn take q recess until 80 .. m.
On this motion. the yeas and nays were
demanded, resulting 63, nays 36, and
the motion Tor recess prevailed.
Evening Session. ."..@
i The Convention was called to order at &c
o'clock b. M. President Witt In the chair
and q quorum present.
The consideration Of the ordinance reported
by the Committee on General Provisions was
resumed.
Article % was read:
ART. o. No person who, at any time may
have been 9 collector OF taxes. whether State
wise intrusted with public money. and who
shall retain the same contrary to law. shall be
office Of honor. profit Or trust under the State
government until he shall have obtained dis
charge for the amount Of such collections anC
for all public moneys with which he may have
been intrusted.
Il Delegate Hough moved to amend by strik
ing out the words, land who shall return tht
same contrary to law"
Delegate Robertson moved to table the
amendment Adopted-yeas A, nays &c.
Delegate Poche moved to amend by insert
ing after the word "same," the words "or any
portion thereof" Adopted.
Delegate Vance moved to amend by Insert
ing after the words Estate government The
words .'or any parish or municipality there
Of" Adopted.
4 Delegate Mcconnell moved to reconsider
the vote by which Delegate Houghs amend
ment was lost. Adopted.
The amendment was then adopted by a vott
of-yeas 80, nays H..
, Article 20 was read:
ART. %. 1t shall be the duty of the Genera
Assembly to provide by law for deductions fro u
the salaries of public officers who may b.
guilty Of neglect OF duty or fail refuse to per
} form any OF the duties incumbent upon then
, us public officers.
Delegate Cunningham moved to strike on
the article.
Delegate Todd moved to refer the article tt
the Committee on Impeachments and Re
!, movals from Office. Adopted.
Article 80 was read:
ART. 80 The General Assembly, at its frs
session after the adoption OF this constitution
shall enact suitable laws for the suppression Q
gambling and gambling houses throughout tn
State and prohibit. under suitable penalties. al
banking games and other gambling game
whether they consist Of betting at cards Q
| otherwise and shall provide for the prosecu
| tion and punishment of all violators Of sue
laws.
, Delegate Todd urged the adoption Of tn
| article.
J Delegate Robertson moved to strike out tn
entire article
| Delegate White opposed the amendment
and moved the adoption Of the article.
Delegate CIT moved to amend by striking