The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-13
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Considerable discussion ensued 90 ,st mo ,soa
to strike out tne a. tlcle, "h1o'i '.'o
~ r tss yeas and nays were demanded On the M
nassapa OF the article, resnltlng-yste o.
nays 81. and the artlcle was Votea aoWh.
Article 10 was read:
Arr ~ All private corporations are as w H.,
zed 70 mortgage and pledge any or al o. onn -,
np0r,erty to enahe such rorpOratiohs. ~ yara
nlish the purposes for which they Wefe
formed. ..;a,o
On motion OF Delegate Mcoonlioia ing - ~
was stricken out
Article 10 was read:
Anr 10 No state office shall b. contfnue.n or
created In any parish, city. town or h..pa,,
ity for hs inspee ion. meas % ol -
ntion of any merchant SO, man uf.ctlre ~ oo.nI
mOdity or for the inspection 81 WelsHls ~
measures: but such parisn ely, o nv General
nielpalty may, WIN autnorlAsu w 0A0A"'
law. appoint ,ch officers. :,
DeIepate Lyons moved to strike OUT al,
after the words weights and measures.
Lost. ~,
Delegate Cunningham moved to amend by
skk out bad the t We word fsn nw Lost ~
fhe article was then adopted.
Article 20 was adopted as read.
Act. 20. General laws shall be enacted pro-
wiling for the creation Of prlva'e CORPORA lons,
and s6al herein ovde fully for the adsg nate
projection Of the public and Of the Individual
stockholders.
Article 81 was read:
ART. 81. The police jnries of the several par
tshes and the constituted authorities 81 atI III
eorpornted municipalities OF the State snhli
alone havs the power OF regulating the slanR
tering OF catt Q and other live STOCK Within thslr
respective limits prouted, the o orhina sha1
obtain the concurrent approval OF me Board OF
Health or other sanitary organization.
Delegate Forman moved to amend by add.
Ing: "Provided no monopoly or exclusive sls,e
business be restricted to the lands or houses
OF any Individual or corporation
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
amendment, and 1t was adopted--yeas ~,
nays 10. 49,. \. :, a,a., ,uas 4nan adonted
Article 20 was read.
ART %. The General Assembly shall from
time to time, enact lays to compel all Insurance
and barking companies doing business Z, u . Inis
W ise to deposit reasonable securities win the
Treasurer Of the state. 70 saeure the people
against loss BY h., operations ,. o. sa e eop
under proper penalties, to make correct semi I'll
annual reports to the Governor and print the
same aL. their own expense Tor the 1ntoTmatlon
and pr0eetion Of the people.
Delegate Chaffe moved to strike out the
article, which motion prevailed yeas 40, nays
80.
On motion of Delegate Caffrey, the report
of the State Debt COMMITTEES was made the
special order for Tuesday next
Delegate Olivier moved to reconsider the
vote by which the first article was adopted,
with view to Offering an amendment strik-
ing out all the existing monopolies. The
amendment Of Delegate Formnn had struck
down the Slaughter House monopoly, and
he proposed to strike down the gas monopoly.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
Delegate Olivier moved to amend the arti-
Gle by adding: "But the monopoly features
of any corporation now existing In the State,
other than such as may be contained in the
charters Of railroad companies Is hereby
abolished"
Delegate Matthews moved that the Con-
vention do now adjourn.
On this motion no quorum voted, and q call
OF the house was ordered.
The call developing the fact that only fifty
eight members were present, the Convention
adjourned until Monday morning at 8 o'clock.