Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-24
fNo. 51--hN ACT.
For taking tho senee Of the good people Of this
State as to the necessity and expediency
of calling a Convention to amend the
Constitution.

sIOIhlitlllDH.
SECTION l.. BE IL enacted ythe Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of The State Of Lou.
istana in General Assembly eonpened, That
the.sense of the people Of this State be taken
at the next general election as TO the neces-
sity and expediency ofealllng q convention 10
amend the constitution by Incorporating in it
the following principles and PROVISIONS
lst. That eighth section Of The second ar
ticle of the Constitution be amended so as 10
fix and determine in n more specific manner
the qualifications Of all persons exercising the
right of suffrage.
I'd. That a more equal and just system Of
re representation both in the Senate. aud House
of Representatives. be adopted 30 that each
Parish and every section OF the State may be
more equally represented in proportion with.
the respective population Of each.
Sd. That the Governor be elected by the
people alone, without the Intervention of the
Legislature, whenever he shall have had an
absolute majority Of the whole vote given.
18th That the second and third sections OF
article 18th Of the Constitution be amended SO
as to enable the Legislature, if they deem
properj to enlarge the Jurisdiction of the Su-
preme Court, by comforting on TIA general SUI
pervisorY control over inferior courts, and
making it q Court Of Errors in civil and ctitn-
inal cases.
Eth. That the third section Of said article
4th of the Constitution be amended SO as 10
authorize other places besides those mentioned
in said section for holding the sessions Of the
Supreme Court.
6th..T'hat the preamble of The Constitution
be amended SO BIS to include the Florida sec
ton of the State in the formerly prescribed
limits of the State OF Louisiana.
SEC. 2. Be Il further enacted, &c, That in
all writs of elections issued by the Governor,
and in all notices or advertisements by Parish
Judges, and others officers for the next Gene
raj Election, it shall be announced and pro-
claimed that the votes of the people are to be
taken to the expedieney of calling a Conven-
ton to amend the Constitution and it shall
be the duty of the judges of elections and the
| Sheritfs, vi other officers attending them, to
to make it known to the voters at the time OF
voting.
SEC. 8. Be il further enacted, dc, That at
the next general election, every voter shall
express nstie vote he gives for Representa-
tive or other officers, his opinion for or against
a Convention and it shall be the duty of the
Judges of elections and the several returning.
officers at the said election, 10 oPeg a poll for,
and make a return to the Secretary OF State
for the time being, of the names Of all those
entitled to q vote for Representative, who have
| voted for calling a Convention, and of those
who voted against it, with the number Of votes
for and against it and during the first week
OF the next succeeding session Of the General
Assembly, the number Of votsg thus taken
and returned, shall be received and %c5unted
BY the President of the Senate, and Speaker
of the House of Representatives, in presence
of both Houses, assembled in joint session,
and the resultof the votes as to calling a Con
vention ascertained, proclaimed and recorded
in the journals of both Houses, IN the same
manner as the vote for Governor.
Approved January 30th, l9fl.