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Arr. =. The Chief Justice and .Asso-
Gate Justices Of the Supreme Court shall
De elected for 4 term of four wears and
at The flrstmeeting of the Supreme Court
alter THIS amendment takes effect, The.
Associate Justices shall be divided bylot
Into7two classes, the seats of two of the
Associate Justices shall he yaeatcd ut the
expiration oftwo years. and the seat OF
the Chief Justice and of the third Asso-
ciate Justice at the expiration of fonr
years, so that "a r%olalion thereby be kept
up pnrpctnally. ss4gzs s
ART. 3. The Judges Of the District
Courts shall be elected in their rcspccti-
We Districts, by the Electors therein qua
hficdto 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 Di>t'ics for
a term Of two years, by the Electors
therein qualified to vote for Kcprcscn-
~tatiycs to the General Assembly.
g ART. 6. An Attorney General shall
be elected for the term oftwo years, by
the Electors gnalitied to vote for kcprr-
>%cntali,es to the General Assembly
throughout the State.
ART. +. A Secretary Of State shall
be elected for tn" term oftwo ycar=, by
the Electors qualified to vote for Repre-
Srutativcs to the General Assembly
throughout the State.
Arr. s. a State Treasurer shall be
elected for term Of two years, by til"
Electors qualified TO vote for Rrp'rScn-
%iativcs to the General Assembly throu-
ghouI the State.
Arr. 9. A State Superintendent Of
Public Education shall be elected for u
term Of two years, by the Electors qua
lifted to vote for Representatives to the
General Assembly throughout The State.
ART. 10. lin the election ofChicfl
Justice, Associate Justices of the Suprc-
me Court. Judges Of the District Court.
Attorney General. District Attorney, Sc
Of State, State Treasurer, and
Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton, two Or more persons shall! be equal
and highest in the number Of votes pol
ted for any Of the above named Offices;
il shall be the duty Of thc Governor, BY |
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to select between the two or
more persons having cqnal and highest
humber ofvotcs polled. and commission
him to fill the Office for which he shall
be thus chosen. .
ARE. IL. The Chef Justice and As
sociatc Juticcs Of the Supreme Court.
and Judges Of The District Courts, shall
each receive asalary to be fixed by law,
shall not be increased or dismini.
Sued during their term Of office.
Arr. -. In all elections by The poo
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, aud resided in the State one year
next preceding the election, and the last
six months thereof 10 the Parish il viii
n he offers TO vote, shall have the rihgt
ofvoting. sszsa 4a
Arr. Is. The General Assembly shall
have The right TO create among the Dis
.sict Judges an interchange system, for
rail Of reused cases only.
Given, at Baton-Rougc, under my
1and and The seal Of the State, OH the.
st day Of July, in the year. Of Our Lord
nc thousand eight hundred and fifty
nc, and OF the Independence Of the
United States, the seventy fifth.
CHARLES GAYARRE.
@ Secretary Of State,