Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-10-12
PROCLAMATION.
OFF1cE OF THE SECRETARY OF SrATE,

Whereas Art. 40 Of the Constitution
of this State makes it the duty ofthe Se-
cretary ofState to cause to be published,
three months before the next general
election, in at least one newspaper in
French and in English, in every Parish
in the State ia which a newspaper shall
be published, any proposed amendment
or amendments to said Constitution, viii.
ch shall! have been agreed to by three
ifths of the members elected to the
Senate and House of Representatives,
and approved by the Governor:
Now, be it known that, |, Charles Ga.
yarre, Secretary Of State, do, by these
presents, make known and cause TO be
published the following proposed amend
ments to the Constitution Of this State,
which we're approved and adopted BY
both houses and approved by The Cover
nor on the 10th Of March 1850.
AMENDMENTS 70 The Constitution.
article |. The Chief Justice and
Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court
shall be elected BY the Electors qualified
to vote for the Representatives 10 the
General Assembly either by general
ticket or by District, as may be deter
mined by law.
ART 9. The Chief Justice and .Asso-
ciate Justices Of the Supreme Court shall
be elected for 4 term Of four wears and
at the first meeting Of the Supreme Court
after this amendment takes effect, the
Associate Justices shall be divided by lot
into two classes, the seats of two of the
Associate Justices shall Be vacated at the
expiration o. t~o years, and the seat Of
the Chief Justice and of the third Asso-
ciate Justice at the expiration of fonr
years, so that a rotation thereby be kept
up perpetually.
ART. 3. The Judges IF the District
Courts shall be elected in their respecti-
We Districts, by the Electors therein qua.
lifted TO vote for Representatives, to the
General Assembly.
ART. 4. The Judges Of the District
Court shall be elected for the term of
four years.
ART. 5. The District Attorneys shall
be elected in their respective Districs for
a term of two years, by the Electors
therein qualified to vote for Reprcsen
t~atives to the General Assembly.
ART. 6. An Attorney General shall
be elected for the term Of two years, by.
the Electors qualified to vote for Repre-
seh!atives 10. the General Assembly
throughout the State.
TRT. Z. A Secretary Of State shall
be elected for the term oftwo years, by
the Electors qualified to vote for Repre-
sentatiycs to the General Assembly
throughout the State.
ART. s. A State Treasurer shall be
elected for a term Of two years, by the
;iAEIectors qualified to vote for Represcn-
~tatiyes to the General Assembly throu-
ghout the State.
Afr. 9. A State Superintendent Of
Public Education shall be elected for Il
term Of two years, by the Electors bua-
lifted TO vote for Representatives TO the
General Assembly throughout the State.
ART. 10. lin the election of Chief
Justice, Associate Justices Of the Suprc-
ME Court, Judges of the District Court,
Attorney General, District Attorney, Sc
cretary of State, State Treasurer, and
State Superintendent Of Public Educa-
ton, two or more persots shall be equal
and highest in the humber Of votes pol
led for any of the above named Offices;
it shall be the duty Of the Governor, by
proclamation, so to declare il, and imme-
diately to select between the two or
more persons having equal and highest
number of votes polled, and commission
him to GIL the Office for which he shall
be thus chosen.
ART. IL. The Chef Justice and As
sociate Juices Of the Supreme Court,
and Judgeslof the District Courts, shall
each receive a salary to be fixed by law,
with shall not be increased OF dismini.
shed during their term Of Office.
ART.l2. In all elections BY the peo-
pie every free white male who has been
one year a, citizen ofthe United States,
: who has attained the age Of twenty one
. years, and resided in the State one year
next preceding the election, and the last
six months thereof in the Parish 4 viii
I Oh he offers TO vote, shall have the rihgt
Of voting. 3'9
ART Is. The General Assembly shall
have the right to create among the IBIS
. trict Judges an interchange system, ior
t trail ofrecused cases only. asffaa nj
, Given, at Baton-Rouge under my
5 hand and the neal of the State, on the
lst day Of July, in the. year of Our Lord