The St. Landry whig., 1844-10-03

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the several provisions of the laws it may enact pssay
sec. l2. The Judges Of all courts within this
shall, as often as it may be possible so to do n 49, -
defntive Judgment, refer to the particular law IL yissSds
OF which such Judgment may havs been ron3esaS II
in cases adduce the reasons on which their iudg,rsssa
is founded. s5s
Concerning impeachment.
sec. /. The power of impeachment shall Be vo.,.s
in the house Of representatives alone.
sec. 9 All impeachments shall be tried IN t.
senate. When sitting for that purpose, the senato,s
shall be upon oath or affirmation, and no person Ann
be convicted without the concurrence of two.thirda n
the members present.
sec. 3 The governor and all the civil oficers sbsaS
be liable TO impeachment for any misdemeanoT in oH6ee
but judgment, in such cases, shall not extend furtbsff
than to removal from office and disqualification to ho6
any Office of honor, trust or profit under this state /. bnl a
the parties convicted shall nevertheless be liable aa5
subject to indictment, trial and punishment, accordins
to law.
ARTICLE vi.
General provisions.
sec. /. Members of the general assembly, and I'll
officers executive and judicial, before they enter upon
the execution of their respective Offices, shall take tha
following oath or affirmation: 81 A. b. do solemnly
swear Tor affirm that / will faithfully and impartiaIy Il
discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on ms
las according to the best Of nv
abilities and understanding, ~agreeably to the rules md
regulations of the constitution, and the laws ofthe state.
so help me God /"
sec. 9. Treason against the state shall consist oniy
in levying war against it or in adiering to its enemies,
giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be con.
victcd of treason, unless OIL the testimony Of two viii
ncsscs to the same overt act, or his own contessionip h
open court.
sec 3. Every person shall be disqualified from SEW
ing as governor, senator or representative, for the tern
for which he shall have been elected, who shall haze
been convicted of having given or offered any bribs
procure his election.
sec. a. Laws shall be made to exclude from ofics
and from suffrage those who shall thereafter he conyiss
ted of bribery, perjury, forgery or other high crineAs
misdemeauors: the privilege of free suffrage shall h J
supported by laws regulating elections, and ~prollbang,
under adequate penalties, all undue influence thereon
from power, bribery, tunult, or other improper practical
sec. 5. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but
lin pursuance of appropriations made by law, nor shsM
any appropriation of money for the support of an army
be made for a longer term than one year and a regular
statement and account of the receipts and expenditure
of all public money, shall he published annually.
sec. 6. IL shall be the duty Of the general assembly
to pass such laws as may be necessary and proper s
decide differences by abtrators, to be appointed by th
parties who may choose that summary mode Of adjust
ment.
sec. I. All civil officers for the state at large shall re-
side within the state, and all district or county officers
within tlicr respective districts or counties, and shall
keep their respective offices at such places therein as
may be required by law.
sec. g. The Legislature shall determine the time OF
duration OF tho several public offices when such time
shall not have been fixed by this constitution, and all
civil officers except the governor, and Judges of the su-
lpcrior and inferior courts shall be removable by an adj
dress of two thirds of the members of both houses, cx-
lcept those, the removal of whom has been otherwise
provided (orby this constitution.
sec 3. Absence on the business of this state or Of
the United States, shall not forfeit a residence once OBJ
tanned, so as to deprive any one OF the right Of suffrage,
or of being elected or appointed to any Office under this
state, under the exceptions contained i'll this constitution.
sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of tho general assembly
to regulate by law IN what cases, and what deduction
from the salaries of public officers shall be made for ne
glect of duty in their official capacity.
sec. IL. Returns OF all elections for the members of
the general assembly, shall be made to the secretary oil
state for the time being.
sec. u. The Legislature shall point out the manner
in which 4 man coming into tho country shall declare
his residence.
sec. 10. In all elections by the people, and also by the
senate and house of representatives jointly or separately,
the vote shall be given by ballot.
sec. IA. No member of congress nor person holding
or exercising any office of trust or profit under the Unit
ed States, or either of them, or under any foreign powers
shall be eligible as a member of the general assembly of
this state, or hold or exercise any Office Of trust or profit
under the same.
sec. Is. An laws that may be passed BY the legisla-
llatrre, and the public records of this state, and the iu-
dicial and Legislative written proceedings of the same,
shall be promulgated, preserved and conducted in The
language in which the constitution Of the United States
is written.
sec. is. The general assembly shall direct by law
how persons who are now or may hereafter become se-
curitiss for public officers, may be relieved or discharged
on account ofsuch securitiship.
Sec. u. No power of suspending the laws Of this
state shall be exercised, unless by the Legislature or It's
%authority.
sec. IS. In criminal prosecutions, the accused has
the right of being heard by himself or counsel, of deInan-
ding the nature and cause of the accusation against
him, of meeting the witnesses face to face, of HAVING
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,
and prosecutions by indictment or Information a speedy
public trial by an impartial jury of the vicinages nor
shall he be compelled to give evidence against himself
sec. 10 All prisoners shall be held bailablc by smh-
lcient securities, unless for capital offences, where tic
proofis evident or presumption great, and the privilega
of the writ of ha6cds corpus shall not be suspended, En
less when in cases Of rebellion or invasion the puhit
safety may require it.
sec. 30. No er post facto law nor any law impaiiring
the obligation of contracts shall be passed.
sec. II. Printing presses shall be freeto every person
who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the leg
lslatnre, or any branch of the government, and no law
shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. The
Tree communications of Thoughts and opinions is oneof
the invaluable rights of man, and every citizen may
freely speak, write and print on any subject, being res
ponsible for the abuse fthat liberty.
sec. %. Emigration from the state shall not be pro-
thibited. 5
sec. %. The citizens of the town Of New Orleans
shall have the right of appointing the several public Off
GERS necessary for the administration and the police Of
the said city, pursuant to the mode of election which
shall be prescribed by the legislature provided that the
mayor and recorder be ineligible to a seat in tho general
ASSEMBLY.
sec. "a. The seat of government shall continue e.
New Orleans until removed by law.
sec. rs. All laws contrary to this constitution shall
be null and void.
ARTICLE VII.
Mode Of revising the constitution
sec l. When experience shall point out the necessity
u amending this constitution, and a majority of all. the
members elected to each house Of the general assemble
shall within the first twenty days of their stated annual
session, concur in passing a law, specifying the altera-
lions intended to be made, for taking the sense of the
good people ofthis state, as to the necessity and expedi-
ency Of caling a convention, it shall be the duty of the
several returning officers, at the next general election
which shall be held for representatives after the passage
of such law, TO omen n DoN for. and make 4 ret,,r, = 4he