Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-07-19

Justice of the Supreme Courts hall be elected b
Inc Electors qualified to vote for the Representa-
yves to the General Assembly, either by genera
law. y
ART. 2. The Chief Justice and Associate jus
llces OF the Supreme Court shall be elected for
Term OF four years; and at the first meeting of thu
supreme Court, after this amendment takes efec
the Associate Justices shall be divided hv lot int
two classes, the seats of two of the Associate JUS.
ice Shall be vacanted at the expiration oftwo wears
ana the seat of the Chief Justice and of the third
Associate Justice at the expiration of four years,
so that a rotation thereby be kept up perpetuallv.
ART. 3. The Judges of the District Courts
shall be elected in their respective Districts BY the
Electors therein qualified to vote for Representa-
ives to the General Assembly.
ART. 4. The judges of the District Courts shall
be elected for the term of four years.
ART: 5. The District Attorneys shall be cleo.
ted IN their respective Districts for 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 elected
lor the term OF two Years. BY the Electors quail.
lieu 70 vote tor Representatives to the General As
semoiy throughout the State.
ART. 7. A Secretary of State shall be elected
tor the term of two years, by the Electors quail
he'd to vote for Representatives to the General AS
sembly throughout the State.
ART. 8. A State Treasurer shall be elected for
aterm of two years, by the Electors qualified to
vo'. for Representatives 10 the General Assembly
lhrous,out the State.
ART, State Superintendent of Public Ed
az sndi be elected for a term of two years. by
the Electors qualified to vote for Representatives
10 ,ie "eneial .ssembly throughout the State.
ART. III; IL Il the election of Chief Justice.
tssoc I sue ~ the Supreme Court, Judges
a Att IN nls Sacre suu of ftttorney General District,
a .. oe..es 81 =. Ipptte. State Treasurer and
State superintendent OF ruiz Education, two or
n n,ur1 pe Of vote s'' noIye ID for Sq1 any I'd { highest in the
ed offices; it shall be the duty of t. Co.".,a ,ra1 H.
proclamation so to declare it, and imsS oI;.,aln; ~
select between the two or more persc ~
equal and highest number OF votes poi,'D 'n5
commission him to fill the Office for which he a lm
be thus chosen.
ART. II. The Chief Justice and Associate Jus!
tees of the Supreme Court, and Judges OF the
District Courts shall receive a salary to be liked by
| law. which shall not be increased or diminished
| during their term of office.
Aer. II. In all ~electians by the people. 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 in which he offers to vote,
| shall have the right of voting.
ART. l3. The General Assembly shall have
the right to create among the District Judges an in
terchange system, for the trial Of recused cases on
ly.
Given at Baton Rouge, under my hand and the
seal of the State, on the 1st day of July, in the year
of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one. and of the independence of the United States;
the seventy fifth.
CHARLES GAYARRE,
Secretary of State