Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-10-05
PROCLAMATION.
OrrIsR OF Tnn SECRETARY Of STATE

Whereas Art. l4O Of the Constitution
Of thin State makes it the duty ofth- &c.
cretary of Estate to cause to be published,
three months before the next general
election, in at least n newspaper in
French and in English, in every Parish
in the State iu which n newspaper shall
be published, any proposed amendment
or amendments to said Constitution, wh;.
CHI shall have been agreed to BY three
6fths of the members elected to the
Senate and House Of Representatives,
and approved by the Governor:
Now, be it known that, |, Charlie, Ga.
yarre, Secretary of State, do, by thes.
presents, make known and cau,e to be
published the following proposed amend.
nents to the Constitution Of thi, State.
which were approved and adopted BY
both houses and approved by the Cover.
nor on the 10Th Of March 1850.
AMENDMENTS TO rHa Contribution.
.AKrroLx |. The Chief Justice and
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
shall be elected by the Electors qualified
to vote for the Representatives 10 tn.
General Assembly either by general
ticket or by District, rs may be deter
mined by law.
ART. ,. The Chief Justice and .As,o-
ciate Justices Of the Supreme Court shall
be elected for I term Of four years and
at the first meeting Of the Supreme Court
after this amendment takes effect, tho
Associate Justices shall be divided BY lot
into two classes, the seats Of two of the
Associate Justices shall be vacated ut the
expiration oftwo years, and the scat of
the Chief Justice and of the third As.o-
ciate Justice at the expiration of fonr
years, so that a rotation thereby BE- kept
up perpetuaIly.
ART. 3. The Judges Of the District
Courts shall be elected in their r%especti-
We Districts, by the Electors therein qua.
lifted 10 vote for Representatives to the
General Assembly.
ART. 4. The Judge. Of the District
Court shaII 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 Represen
~tatives 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-
seniatives to the General Assembly
throughout the State.
TRr. I. a Secretary of State shall
be elected for the term oftwo vears, by
the Electors qualified to vote for Repre-
aentatives to the General Assembly
throughout the State.
ART. 8. A State Tre.urer shall b
elected for term Of two years, by the
Electors qualified to vote for Repre,ea-
~tatives to the General Assembly thrsu-
ghout the State.
Arr. 9. A State Superintendent Of
Public Education shall be elected for
term Of two years, by the Electors bsa-
lifted to vote for Representatives to the
General Assembly throughout the State.
ART. 10. lin the election Of Chief
Justice, Associate Justices ofths Supre-
me Court, Judges Of the District Court,
Attorney General. District Attorney, Sc
cretary Of State, State Treasurer, and
State Superintendent Of Public Educs-
ton, two or more persons shall be equal
and highest in the number 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 vote. polled, and commission
him to gill the Office for which he shall
be thus chosen. s.an -a 81
ART. IL. The Chef Justice and Al
~sociate Juices Of the Supreme Court,
and Judges Of The District Courts, shall
each receive a salary to be fixed by law,
with shall not be increased or dnmini.
shed during their term of Office.
ART IL. In all elections by the peo-
pie every free white male who has been
one year a citizen Of the 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 i, viii
oh be offers 10 vote, shall have the rihst
Of voting. ,aga5asssl b
ART. l3. The General assembly shall
have the right to create among the Dit
trict Judges an interchange system, for
trail Of Reused cases only.
Given, at Baton-R Rouge, under my
hand and the seal Of the State, on the