The St. Landry whig., 1845-06-05

ST. Charles one; st. Mary two;
st. John the Baptist one; 81. Martin throe;
ST. James two; VerIFilion one;
Ascension two; Lafayette two;
Assumption three; st. Landry five;
Lafourche Interior three; Calcasieu one,
.Terrebonne two; Avoyeles two;
Iberville two; Rapides three;
West Baton Rouge one; Natchitoches three;
East Baton Rouge three; Sabine two;
West Feliciana two; Caddo one;
East Feliciana three; De Soto one;
st. Helena one; Quachita one;
Washington one; Morehouae one;
Livingston one; Union one;
ST. Tammany one; Jackson one;
Point Couple one; Caldwell one;
ConGordia one; Catahoula two;
Tenaas one; Claiborne two;
Madison one; BoRsler one.
AR Total, ninety eight.
And the state shall be divided into the following sen.
atorial districts
All that portion of the parish Of Orleans lying on The
east side Of the Mississippi river shall compose one
senatorial district, and shall elect four senators.
The parishes of Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and tina,
part of the parish Of Orleans on the right bank Of the
river, shall compose one district, with one senator.
The parish of Jefferson shall compose one diatFies
with one senator.
The parishes of st. Charles and 81. John the Baptist
shall compose one district, with one senator.
The parish of st. James shall compose one district,
with Sne senator. s
The parish of Ascension shall compose one district,
with one senator.
The parishes OF Assumption, Lafourche Interior, and
Terrebonne shall compose one district, with two senators.
The parishes of Ibervile and West Baton Rouge shall
compose one district, with one senator.
The parish Of East Baton Rouge shall compose one
district, with one senator.
The parish of Point Coupee shall compose one dis.
trict, with one senator.
The parish of Ayoyelles shall compose one district,
with one senator.
The parish of st. Mary shall compose one district,
The parish of st. Martin shall compose one district
with. one senator.
The parishes of Lafayette and vcrnilion shall COM
pose one district, with Que senator.
The parishes Of 81. Landry and CaicaBieu shall COM
pose one district, with two senators.
The parish of West Feliciana shall compose one dis
trict, with one senator.
The parish of East Feliciana shall compose one dis
The parishes of St. Helena and Livingston shall com
pose one district, with one senator.
The parishes of Washington and ST. TaRmany shall
compose one district, with one senator.
The parishes OF Concordia and TenBas shall COM
pose one district, with one senator.
The Parishes Of Carroll and Madison shall compose
one district with one senator.
The parishes of jackson Union, Morehouse, and
Ouachita shalt compose one district, with one senator.
The parishes of Caldwell, Franklin and Catahoula
shall compose one district with one senator.
The parish of Rapides shall compose one district with
one senator.
The parishes of Bossier and Claiborne shall compose
one district with one senator.
The parish of Natchitoches shall compose one dis
trct, with one senator.
The parishes of Sabine, Desoto and Caddo shall
compose one district, with one senator.
art. 144. In order that no Inconvenience may result
to the public service from the taking effect of this cons
stitutien, no office shall be superseded thereby, but the
laws of the state relative to the duties of the federaiof-
fcers, executive, judiciary, and military, shall remain
in full force, though the same be contrary to this cons
stilution, and the federal duties shall be performed by
the respective officers of the state, according 10 the ex-
listing laws, until the organization of the government
under this constitution, and the entering into Office of
the new officers, TO be appointed under said government,
and no longer
art. l45. Appointments TO Office by the executive
under this constitution, shall be made by the governor
to be elected under its authority.
Art. LAG. The provisions of article %, concerning the
inability of members of the Legislature TO hold certain
Offices therein mentioned, shall not be held to apply to
the members of the first legislature elected under this
constitution.
Art. lat. The time of service of all officers chosen
by the people, at the first election under this constitutional
shall terminate as though the election had been holden
on the first Monday of November, l845, and they had
entered on the discharge of their duties at the time de-
signatcd therein.
Art. 14s. The Legislature shall provide for the reno.
val of all causes now pending in the supreme or other
courts of the state under the constitution of 1912, to
courts created by this constitution.
ART. 149. Appeals to the supreme court from the par.
isles of Jackson, Union, Morehouse, Catahoula, Cald.
well, Ouachita, Franklin, Carroll, Madison, Tensas,
f and Concordia, shall, until otherwise provided for, be-
returnable to New Orleans.
TITLE x.
Ordinance.
, Art. $50. Immediately after the adjournment Of the