The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-03
THE CON v ENTION.
Further Consideration of the Re-
port Of the Committee OH
General Provisions.
Passage of the Article licensing Lot
teries After Heated Debate.

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Passage of the Article Licensing Lot
teries After Heated Debate.
The Convention met ut 10 o'clock, President
Witt lii the chair and d quorum present.
Delegate Claiborne, under suspension Of
the rules. presented an ordinance providing
for the payment Of the free school, the semin-
airy and mechanical and agricultural funds
The ordinance was ordered printed, and made
the special order for next Tuesday.
Delegate Demas asked for unanious consent
To take UP the report of the Committee Oh
Finance. Objections were made and the re-
port Was not taken up.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
The report Of the Committee on General
Provisions was taken UP, the pending article
being article 8, which was adopted as read:
Arr. 8. Treason against the State shall con-
sist only 10 leyFing war against II. or ,adhartng
No person shall Be convicted Of treason except
on the testimony OF two Witnesses to the same
4 overt act, or on his confession In open court.
Article was adopted as read:
Arr All civil officers shall By removable, BY
to each house Of the General Assembly. except
those whose removal Is otherwise provided for
by this constitution.
Article 5 was stricken out having already
been adopted In the report OF the Committee
On Elective Franchise
Article was adopted as read.
AHT. q No member Of Congress nor person
pnf under a. he United n Bt ase 81 q ebr
Eibie d j member u fhe General Assembly. Or
der the State.
Adopted.
Article was read:
AR. Z. The laws. public records and the Judi
cial and Legislative written proceedings of the
da'sa am IL tie Rneh anu 'on
Delegate Sutherlin moved to amend by ad-
ding after the words English language the
word "only.o Adopted.
The article. as amended, was then adopted
Article was read:
Arr. No et post tucto law. nor any law. Inn
pairing the obligations OF contracts shall be
passed. nor vested rights be Invested. unless for
purposes of public utility and tor adequate
compensation male.
Delegate Moore, Of Lafourche, moved to
amend by inserting after the word ''compen-
sation," the word previously" Adopted
Delegate Watkins moved to amend by In
sorting the words nOr retroactive, after the
words zee post fdcto.n
Delegate Todd opposed the amendment as
surplusage and moved TO lay it on the table.
Laid ON the table--yeas 40, nays 35.
IL
Article Q was adopted as read:
ART O. Private property shall not be taken
Or damaged for bublie purposes without Just
and adequate compensation being first paid.
Article 10 was adopted as read:
AnT 70. Ne power Of s,nspending Il, the !, lays Of
eral Assembly or Its authority.
Article III was adopted as read:
Art. ii, The General Assembly shall provide
by law for change OF venue In civil and crimt-
nal cases.
Article IL was read:
Arr. 10. No person shall hold Or exercise. at
Z the same time. more than one Office OF trust or
profit, except that OF Justice Of the peace or no.
Gary public.
Delegate Parlange moved to amend by
adding: This provision shall apply TO paro-
established BY this constitution"
Delegate White moved to amend by adding
after the word except" the words that such
officer be-
Delegate Caffrey opposed the amendments.
two or more little parish offices. It was fire.
4uently q matter OF great public convenience
for this to be- done.
Delegate Sutherlin moved to amend the
t'oflices established by this constitution" and
insert the words estate Offices Lost.
The amendment Of Delegate Parlange was
then voted doWn-yeas IA, nays 81.
Article Is was adopted as read.
ART IL. The General Assembly may deter
mine the mode Of filling vacancies Ia all offices
for which provision is d ot made In this consti
tuition.
Article IL was adopted as read:
ART. Ia. All officers shall continue to dis
charge the duties Of their, offices until their
successors shall have been indicted into office,
except In case Of impeachment or suspension.
Article Is was adopted as read:
Arr. is. The military shall be IL .subordina
@ to the p L.
out the consent OF The owner.
Article 16 was read
Arr. 1s. The General Assembly shall make
1t obligatory upon each parish to support all
paupeis residing within It's limits.
Delegate Parlange moved to amend BY pro-
yiding that the General Assembly should
delegate to the parishes the power to provide
for the paupers within their limits.
Delegate Todd moved to lay the amend
ment Oh the table. Adopted-yeas 66, nays 26.
the word ..alI' the words "infirm, sick and
disabled Adopted.
Delegate Warmoth moved to strike out the
entire article.
Delegate Cunningham supported the mo-
ton to strike out.
i Delegate Caffrey opposed the motion to
strike out. He thought 1t was necessary to
compel parishes to support their paupers,
which OLleIWlS6 WUuAA NO RAOfAuCu ~ OA1y
by individual charity.
Delegates Blanchard and Marshall favored
the motion to strike out the article.
Delegate Todd urged the adoption OF the
article as reported.
The yeas and nays were then demanded on
the motion to strike out, resulting-yeas 81,
nays 6S.
The article was then adopted-yeas So,
nays 81.
Delegate Young moved reconsideration Of
the vote by which the article was adopted,
which motion prevailed-yeas 46, nays 80.
Delegate Caffrey moved to amend by pro-
yiding that municipal corporations, over
which police juries had no control for pur-
noses OF taxation, should support their own
Sick, intirm and disabled paupers. Adopted.
Delegate Young moved to strike out the
word sick" Lost-yeas 50, nays Ga.
Delegate Robertson moved to recommit the
Delegate Demas moved to lay the motion
on the table. Adopted-yeas 66, nays "a.