Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-09-06
Amendments to the Constitution.

Article l. The Chief Justice and Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Courts hall be elected by
the Electors qualified to vote for the Representa-
tives to the Geueral Assembly. either by general
ticket OF by District, as may be determined BY
law.
ART. 2, The Chief Justice and Associate JUS
! tees of the Supreme Court shall be elected for a
| term Of four years and at the first meeting o! 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 JUS
tie shall be vaeanted al the expiration ottwo years,
and the seat of he Chief Justice and of the third
Associate Justice at the expiration of four years,
50 that a rotation thereby be kept up perpetually.
Arr. 3. The Judges of the District Courts
shall be elected in their respective Districts by the
Electors therein qualified to vote ior Representa-
tives 10 the General Assembly.
ART. 4. The judges OF The District Courts shall
be elected for the term Of four years.
ART. S. The District Attorneys shall be cleo
ted IN their respective Districts Ter a term OF two
years, by the Electors therein qualified to vote for
Representatives to the General Assembly.
ART. 6. An Attorney General shall be electeI
for the term of two years, by the Electors quail
fed to vote for Rel asentatives to the General As
sembly throughout the State.
ART. 7. A Secretary of State shall be elected
for the term of two rears, by he Electors quail
fed 10 vote for Representatives to the General As
sembiy throughout the State.
ART. 8. A State Treasurer shall be elected for
a term OF two years, by tie Electors qualified to
vote for Representatives to the General Assembly
throughout the State.
ART. 9. State Superintendent of Public Ed
~ucation. shall be elected for a term of two years, BY
the Electors qualified to vote for Representatives
to the General Assembly throughout the State.
ART. 10. If in the election of Chief Justice,
ASSDrIafn .!lISflrHS ut the S,pranp fnI-t JUIupS
of the District Court, Attorney General District,
Attorney, Secretary of State. State Treasurer and
State Superintendent OF Public Education, two or
more persons shall be equal and highest III the
number of votes ptlled for any of the above nam
ID Offices it shall be the duty of the Governor; by
proclamation so TO declare il, and Immediately to
select between the two or more persons having
equal and highest number of votes polled, and
commission him to fill the Office for which he shall
be thus chosen.
ART. II. The Chief Justice and Associate JUS
of the Supreme Court, and Judges of the
Courts shall receive a salary to be fixed by
aw, which shall not be increased OF diminished
Turing their term of Office.
ART. IL. In all elections by the people, every
rec white male who has been one year a citizen
If the United States, who has attained the age of
wenty one years. and resided in the State one year
preceding the election, and the last six months
hereof in the Parish in which he offers to vote,
hall have the right of voting.
ART. ID. The General Assembly shall have
he right to create among the District Judges an in
system, for the trial of recused cases on
y.
Given at Baton Rouge, under my hand and the
cal OF the State, ON the lst day of July, in the year
f Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
ne. and of the Independence Of the United States,
he seventy fifth.
CHARLES GAYARRE,
Secretary of State