Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-09-20
Amendments to the Constitution.

Article /. The Chief Justice and Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Courts hall be elected by
the Electors qualified to vote Tor the representa-,
tivcs to the General Assembly, either by general
ticket or by District, as may be determined ny
law.
ART. 9. The Chief Justice and Associate Jus
tees of the Supreme Court shall be elected tor a
term of four years and at the first meeting OF Inc
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
tice shall be vacanted at the expiration oltWo years;
and the seat of the Chief Justice and OF the 1hlrd
Associate Justice at the expiration Of four years,
so that a rotation thereby be kept up perpetually y.
ART. 3. The Judges OF the District Courts
shall be elected in their respective Districts by the
Electors therein qualified to vote Tor Representa-
tives 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 tor
Representatives to the General Assembly.
ART, 6. An Attorney General shall be elected
for the term of two years, by the Electors quail
fed to vote for Representatives, to the General AS
sembly throughout the State. j.,
ART. T.. A Secretary of State shall be elected
for the term of two years, by the Electors quail
fed to vote for Representatives to the General AS
sembly throughout the State.
Arr. S. A State Treasurer 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. 9. A State Superintendent of Public Ed
ucation shall be elected for a term OF two years. by
the Electors qualified TO vote tor representative
to the General Assembly throughout the State.
ART. 10. If i'll the election of Chief Justice,
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. Judges
of the District Court, Attorney General District.
Attorney. Secretary of State. State Treasurer and
State S,iperintendent of Public Education, two or
more persons shall be equal and highest III the
number of votes polled for any of the above nam
ed offices: it shall be the duty of the Governor, by
proclamation so TO declare it. 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 ne shall
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 hxedby
law, which shall not be increased or diminished
during their term Of office,
Arr. u, IN all elections by the people, every
free white male who has been one year a citizen
of the Unitet.States, who has attained the age of
twenty one years, and resided III 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. 10. The General Assembly shall have
the right to create among the District Judges an in
terchange system, tor the trial of Reused cases on
ly.
Given at Baton Rouge. under my hand and the
seal of the State, on the LIST 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