Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-01
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Fet falling tho eznaa Ct The good f3orbt of thta
State AZ 10 the neeena'ly and etpodtenry
Of calling sC5hge'tb9n 10 smopI tha
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&tc1iot l. ts il etafted byf1f ,yrnaf~ nnI
H7n7r If Representative NJ he Statr n lam
iHiana IN Ge'lnft ts7e'abtg e6nrenrd, That
Tho eenHf Of tho people Of the Stale b. taken
AT the next ectfht4l election 40 ~ Tho mecca.
arly and espoJIency Of cnlling 4 convention 10
anie0d he constitution by incorporating h 9
the following princ,pl1a and pro tqjong,
Let, Tim, eighth ssetion Of thj 4econl AT
tjele Of the tougtilDtioi he ailbndad 20 40 10
fix and determine IN Il more apecife manner
the qualifications Of all persons nhotetsing tic
right Of aailfage.
"a. That Il more equal and Jus. evstsfi 81
Representation both N the Seiit.te and Hou te
Of Representatives., be adopted 50 that zach
Parish and every seellon Of tbe htats may be
more equally represented in proportion seth
the ieapectiva population of each,
ID. That tho Governor DO elected By tho
people alone, without the intervention Of the
Legislature, whenever he ghalI have had 81,
ahaolnte majority Of tho whole vote given
oh That tho second and third ,~scctieun n
article ith Of tho Constitution be- amended no
aa to enable tho Legislature, If they deem
proper, 10 enlarge the Jurisdiction OF the St.
pfeme Court. by comforting on it a general al,
perviaofy control over inferior courts, aud
making it 4 Court Of EffagB III clyil and erin.
inal cnaca.
9th That the third action Of said article
Ath Of the Constitution be amended No II 10
authorize other places beuldes those mentioned
in said aeetion for holding the ~fcsaions Of the
Supreme Court.
9Th, That the preamble Of The Constitution
be amended 60 as To include the Florida eec.
ton u :ae State III the formerly prescribed
ll.hlSa q the State of l.ouiBiana.
Sac ! BE itfutthrr enacted, .fe, That in
all wftta 81 olect,ona issued by the Governor
and IN al notices Of advertisements by pariaIl
Judges. aud others officers for the next Gene
raj Election, 1t shall he announced and pro-
claimed That 'ho 4otea cl the people arc 10 be
taken to TIM espbdiftcy Of calling a Cnnven.
tloh 10 amend the Conetitption and It shall
be The duty Of ID, ipdgee 8! elnctiohh and The
Skarllf, or othcs ~otlicera attending them, 10
to make it Known to the voter re at the time Of
voting.
SIC }. Ii itfurthcr ~snGttce, f., f4lst At
the nezt general election, every vote, ahall
express in tho vote he gives fc; 'sepreeep.ae
tive or Other officers, hie opinion f-r CT against
a Convention : ane i asfall be iii, drtr Of the
Of elections and the ~GevYr4' astGrnfng
otiee.s at tie said s~lection, ts oprn q noll for,
and make a return 10 tho Secretary ii State
fos he tim beng Of 10 nance of I'll those
entitled 10 a vote for Representative, WHO have
voted f'r calling a Co4gention, md Of those
who yo'ad egtiast it. with tha+nrrrfaer of votes
for and against it &rd d;rihg the frat week
nt the next susctsGing session Of the General
Assembly, the number of votaa thus taken
and returned, shall be received and counted
by tho Preside ri Of tie Senate, and Speaker
Of tho House of Representations, in presence
of both Houses. assembled in joint session,
and tho result Of the votes as to calling a Con.
ascertained. proclaimed and recorded
in the journals Of both Houses, in the Same
manner as the vote for Governor.
Approved January 20lh, 1871.