Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-07-12

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Office Of the Secretary Of Stats.

Whereas Art. 140 of the Constitution Of this
| State makes it the duty of the Secretary Of State
to cause to be published, three months before the
| next general election. in II least one newspaper,
in French and in English, in every Parish in the
State in which a newspaper shall be pubiished,
any proposed amendment Or amendments to said
Constitution, which shall have been agreed to by
three tiiths of the members elected to the Senate
and Honse of Representatives, and approved by
the Governor: X
Now, be it known that, I Charles Gayarre, Sec
rotary of State, do by these presents make known
and cause to be published the following proposed
amendments to the Constitution of this State,
which were approved and adopted by both houses
and approved by the Governor on the goth Of
March 1850:
Amendments to the Constitution
Article 1. The Chief Justice and Associate
Justice of the Supreme Courts hall be elected ~
the Electors qualified to vote for the Represents.
tives to the General Assembly, either by general
ticket or by District, as may be determined y
law.
ART. 2. The Chief Justice and Associate Jus-
tees of the Supreme Court shall be elected for
term of four years and at the first meeting Of the
Supreme Court, after this amendment takes enett
the Associate Justices shall be divided by lot INTO !
two classes. the seats of two Of the Associate JmsS
tice shall be vacanted at the expiration oftwo year4#
and the seat. of the Chief Justice and Of the thln
Associate Justice at the expiration Of four yeanks
so that a rotation thereby be kept up perpetualll5sz
AR. 3. The Judges of the District CSgssseZ
Electors therein qualified to vote for kepreseaelHHs
tives 10 the General Assembly. s
ART. 4. The judges ofthe District Courts &C.,
be elected for the term of four years.
ART. S. The District Attorneys shall b e.
ted in their respective Districts for q term q ~
years, by the Electors therein qualified to vose -
Representatives to the General Assembly. S
ART. 6. An Attorney General shall be esee. "a
for the term of two years, by the Election qo:.
fed to vote for Representatives. to the General G.
sembly throughout the State. A
ART. 7. A Secretary of State shall be ekelg2
for the term of two years, by the Eieclofs qf
fed to vote for Representatives to the GenefaiAes@@
sembly throughout the State.
ART. g.. A State Treasurer shall be elected
a term of two years, by the Electors guam S
vote for Representatives to the General $500 -
throughout the State.
ART. 9. A State Superintendent Of Pubic -
ucation shall be elected for term Of y yesI.a1gsa3
the Electors qualified to vote for REFRESHMENTS
to the General Assembly throughout the aa.s.sal
ART. 10. If in the election Of Chief 49,
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court e.
of the District Court, Attorney General 49,. AM
Attorney. Secretary of State, State TTessuT0 -
State Superintendent Of Public Education, tMo u
more persons shall be equal and highest Y "
number of votes polled for any Of the aDovs
ed offices; it shall be the duty q. the Govelnn,g .
proclamation so to declare il, and simInedlsasy 4
select between the two or more persons 100
equal and highest number Of votes pole1 In |
commission him to fill the Office Tor which ne ="
be thus chosen. .:..a n.
ART. II. The Chief Justice and Associate "A a
tees Of the Supreme Court, and 1aoges y
Distric. Courts shall receive q salary 10 " . !:
law, which shall not be increased on o'al''
during their term Of Office. .v.yy
ART. IL. In all elections by the peoP.e, 49, 10
free white male who has been one yea 49, ~
of the United States, who has attained Ins ~ ~
twenty one years, and resided in the ota1e o ec,ths
next preceding the election, and the iass - ~ vote,
thereof in the Parish in which he ones :"
shall have the rightof voting. In h.v
ART. 10. The General Assembly, sn" - AZ !.
the right to create among the District !ulsss. ~
terchange system, for the trial OF recuse
Given at Baton Rouge, undes ny hama - -. ~
seal of the State, on the list day OF JUL, - ~. = d.
of Our Lord one thousand eight hunq a1s:.. az S..tg
one. and Of the independence OF the on''e'
the seventy fifth. ,.p,rs cAYARRE,
Secretary Of stasas