The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-21
THE CONVENTION.
: ..art Of the Committee ON Limi.
tations Still Under Con-
sideration.
linn Of Number Of the Articles Be
-a4ed-Tbe Contested Election Case
Of Rivet VS.. Augustin.
TUESDAY, May 20

trhe Convention met HI IL O'CLOCK, FRESH
-. WIZ In the chair, and Ill members
present. ,p ~ po,,aor
rho ionrnals Of previous days were APP
poved ,,..,on !, tha o.sc !, pivot 20
.asnatln was postponed until Wednesday.
r. rsIepate Poche, 81 1t. James, moved the
continent Of an additional member Of the
srram!ttee On Education. Adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
ordinance No 33G, al ordinance relative 70
mutations III the powers u government,
Fss taken Hp.
delegate Moore, ~ Lafourehe, moved 70
nreyious question On the adoption ~ Mtlcle
Z the motion being that under CONSIDERATION
when Tho Convention adjourned on Nohehy
rhe treylous question was ordered, ana the
4rucle adopted.
rt;ola III was then read, ~ follows:
III q GENERAL Assembly shall not indirectly
III aItnh special Or local laws by Inc PAL
snas repeal III general law, but laws repeal
1 w. ioral or special laws may be passed
M. Kidd, Of Jackson, moved TO strike out
/ ~ seord "such," and the article, as amend
/ n was adopted.
article ~ "sa f'eaia ~ shai H. passed nm
i - nntine III the intention to apply therefor
i ~ An have been published In tne locality
i Vhets W." .ahlch notice ahali state the sub
Il be sltuats ,,,n,Iat ed Law and ehaIi no
ssg ,.t y, at least thirty DAYS prior to the
/ pHlisetu; n' into the General Assembly of
tHoounss't,l I'D in the manner IL, he provlded
i hg law.
| lh s sxte shaI1 ha erhihited in the General
| paeisi,JIa., hefnra such art shall he passed,
Assehlttp ~ y,ttine sball no recifad i'm fine act
and w. h ~ 10 fan',r
se ea,aa,e Il George of Webster moved rs an
p sakt the ineertiou III the words
sne holaeen let To ~ the STATE after the word
a'NfI lsnee
'pnbllsne.a. u,,,, - verntllion offered n sub-
ipsas.ar tha a2tic1e which was. on motion
s aMr Moore Of Lafourehe, tabled.
. psies 20. tha whole article
aI na,a ua Gearae of Wehster. smoke against
4. sans,in,, In strike ont.
TIE momoa " w s..1n5 If pIaaemines sun-
peaastha ,nntian saving thai he considered
KiNs. n a nnt enttrlIy unnecessary. but ppr-
tilt a. III ~ harm He thought that
naIe pn.tia discrnttan ahm,Id he allowed the
sol a'.,a n.,,n ei0s'
Lss sasaa1ata Moro ri Iafonrche. opuosed the
,.atinns IT, strike ont. and moved to table the
l myign = 9sl',>9
u XIV rootinn tf table was lost
NJ H. = ntinn ~ strike fIlt was lost.
lnb a.V aake If West FelIeiana moved
Dples &C. ,,r.a,t III tba article IT, strike a,it
n ~ W. ~ tha word anassed.
y nalaaata I,vana RI Fast EeIjeiana. moved
dssaend,nant I. tba ! rnandrnaut r. insert
~ a - III raards r. H. strinkeu a,t aand
70 eu Y, ~ ~ wos anal, I, enntain racta that
WIZ VIVA h ba heen given ~
wv bdanata Moore RI Lafpurche. moved to
.slla nj ~ the neY,dinp amendments.
The motion was lost Nv d standing vote OF
NJ raaa vi HI NAYS
Rssgata WAITING nf Webster. moved an
.nsrdsnant similar la thai, offered be Dele
| nv Iaake
mn Nh amendrn ent offered by Delegate Lyons
| ~ adontad.
| rim amendment offered by Delegate Wat
nm wae lost by d standing vote Oh " yeas to
eanava
i,slegate Todd, Of Morehouse, moved to In
/ srt alter the word passed con any other sub
4 I'll not enumerated In article OF this consti-
t1tion.t'
The words mine" and "other' In the
amendment were stricken out.
The amendment was adopted
Deleoata pardee. of Orleans. moved to
! amepd tha nrintinO clause so ass to read Sin
tbe same manner provided by law" The
smendment was adopted by q standing vote
ii 90 yeas to 20 NAYS.
i nfInGttDn vi.
| nnan n call of the veas and nays the Article
M adonted' veaa q, NAYS az.
| trtieIe 10 was read as follows.
Art ~ EveTv neInIer of the Generaf AZ
| arnhlv who sbalI he found guilty by the
hmse If which he 10 a member. or by any
| idiriaI tribunal If the State. of having So
| Melted dom landed nr received or of having
ensehtad tn receive firactIv or Indirectly.
In himself ar for another from any com pany,
eorroratian or nerse,n any money. office.
apt0ntmnnt emniovfneut. Testimonial. re-
Vsra thine ~ va,,a or eniovIaent. or of per-
sonaI ADVANTAGE or nromlse thereof. for his
Eotem official influences. or for withholding
The same or with an understanding ex-
pressed ar imnlipd that his vote or
Official action snail be in any way in
faeneed thereby. or of having solicited or
demanded any such money or other adyan-
hge, matter or thing aforesaid for another,
Il the consideration IF his vote or official in
ss 10 90 r., ,pa Halle,ik '.a sun, " ~
! nee, in consideration of the payment or
Hgmise Of such money advantages. matter
n thing to another, shall be deemed guilty Of
bfibery, and shall be disqualified from hold
mg any office OF honor, trust or profit In this
State, whether State, parochial OF municipal !.
Foftded, honfrer, that this shall not be 50
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