The St. Landry whig., 1845-06-05
CONSTITUTION
STATE 81 LOUISIANA.
Adopted in Coauentioa, May 10th, ls45.

Adopted in Contention. MAJ 10TH. 1845.
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we lhe feoPie OF the STATE OF LOUISIANA 90
oFdains and establish this Constitution:
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art. me PoWess OF se government Oh the slate
q louisiana shaii pe oiVldea INTO three distinct depart
siehts, anu each OF them De conhded TO q separate
oooy OF maglstracy 10 wit; those which are Legislative
70 one; those winch are executive to another; and
those wnich are judicial TO another:
ATt.@. NO one O. these departments, nor any person
hoiding once IN one OF them, shall exercise, power
properly Delonglng to either OF the others; except IN
- s.ahse heEehaHere expressly directed or permitted
TITLE III.
Leaisldtiuet DeDnrtspenf.
Arfs 8. Tha leNialat;ve newersor tha atsfa ahail, he
vested in two distinct branches. The one to he STYLED
the House of Representatives. the other the SENATE.
and both "tlle General Assemble ~ tbe S.ata ~ + ~
;siana."
Art. a. Tie members OF the house Of rcpreaenta.
t;yes shall continue in service for fhe fern, ofiwo yaars
from the day of the closing of The general elections.
Art. s. Representatives shall he chosen on Tho fret
Monday in November. eyerv two years. and the selec.
ton shall be completed in one aav5 Tbe GENERAL
Assemble shall meet every second year IN tha th;rd
Monday in January next ensu;no the election unlese
a different day be appointed by law. and their sessions
shall be held at the sent Of poyernne,d.
Art g.. No person shall be ! fenresentat;ve Who. AZ
the time Of his election is not j free vtite male. and has
mot hnnn fnr three UanTd "a Nptr1aI I'll T1ntfaI ~
mn, has moi attained the aoes AZ tu.en,y.ona ,eara ana
resided n The state for Me three years ~ nrese5;ng the
sIectinn and the last ycar fhereof In the n.r;sb for yb;cb
NJ nav he chosen. s
81 Iri'7. Elections, for renrescntat;ves fny Inc eevs.
a,.I nar;sbea5 or renresentat;ve d;str;ct. shall 10 MA 3
th 4 sevarnl elect;an nrac;pcts es,ahl;sbe AZ ~ I IL Y netT H. s
legislatpre NAV, delegate The mower Of cst.bI;sh;no alec-
t;on precincts To the narocbial ar nIn;c;nal antbor;t;es
a. s, Renresentat;on II he hone of renresen,a
tives, shall be equal and uniform. and sball he Tegnla.
tcd and aacertained bv- TIT. n,Imher az o,,aEfed alec
tors. Each parish shall have at least one represen-
fahve no new parish. shall he created with a terr;torv
lass than sr hundred and tuentv.6ve sonare niles nor
With n number nj. eiectora tose than The frlI 1,nber N
sizing II 10 n renresentat;y / wben tbs creat;on Il
such new parish would leave any other narish without
,he said extent of territory and number of electors
The frat ennu,nerat;on n he mode Nv the STATE ~.
tborities under this constitution shall be made in the
wear le47, the second in the wear 1855: and The sub.
semnept ennneyationa anal be mad ey.rv tartb 49,
tbercafter. in such manner "a abalt he nrescr;hej hn.
law. for The pirnose Of ascertain;ng ,be to,al nonplet;osa
and the number of qualified electors IN each par;sb and
election district.
Al The first regular session or fbe legislature aher
the making Of each enumeration. The LEGISLATURE shall
apportion the concentration AMONGST \ sever,l Il nai
FISHES aud election districts on the basil. Of anal;EEed
electora "a aforesaid, A representative nn,nher shall
he sred. md each n.r,sh and election dis,,;ct s ~ 5 Iaaa
ms MANY representative n thea gqregafenn,,ba ~ IL
electors viii entitIe Ito. and an additionsI Tenrcsentss
tive for any fraction exceeding one.haif The represen-
.,t;ve number The number Of representatives sbau
not be more than one hundred nor less than SEVENTH.
That part Of the parish of Orleans situated on the left
bank Of the Mississippi, shall be divided into nine re-
preventative districts as follows, viz:
lst. FIRST district to extend from the line of The ma
fish of Jefferson to the middle of BENJAMIN, Estelle and
Thalia streets.
Cd. Second district to extend from tile last men.
toned limits 10 the middle Of Julia, street, until il strikes
the New Orleans canal, thence down said canal to the
lake. EEa
Sd. Third district to comprise the residue of the se.
cond municipality.
4th. Fourth district to extend from the middle of
Canal street to 4 the middle of St, Louis street, until it
reaches the Metairie road, thence along said road to the
New Orleans canal.
5th. Fifth district to extend from the last mentioned
limits to the middle of st. Phillip street. thence down
said street until its intersection with the BAYOU 81. John.
thence along the middle of said bayou until it inter.
sects the Meta:rie road, thence along said road until II
reaches st. Louis street.
9th. Sixth district to be composed of the residue of
the first municipality.
7th. Seventh district from the middle of Esplanade
street to the middle of Champs Elysees street.
9Th. Eighth district from the middle Of. Champs
EIysees street to the middle of Enghien street and
LAFAYETTE avenue.
9th. Ninth district from the middle Of Enphien
street and Lafayette avenue to the lower limits of the
parish. @g
Art. 9. The house OF representatives shall choosc its
speaker and other officers.
Art. 10. In all elections by the peonle every free
white male who has been two years a citizen of the
United States, who has attained the age of twenty-one
years, and resided in the state two consecutive years
next preceding the election, and the last wear thereof
in the parish in which he offers to vote, shall have the
right of voting Proptded, that no person shall be depri-
we'd of the right of voting who at the time of the adop.
ton of this constitution was entitled to that right under
the constitution of 1912. Electors shall. in an cases
except treason, felony, breach or surety Of The. peace
be privileged from arrest during their attendance ~
going to, or returning from elections.
art. IL. Absence from the State for more thar
ninety consecutive DAYS. shall interrupt the acon;s;t;or
of the residence required in the preceding section n.
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