Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-09-07
PROCLAMATION.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,

or tnIS Sldtc UEihco IL TIC uuly Ol INT. Be-
cretary Of State to cause to be published,
three months before the next general
election, in at least one newspaper in
French and in English, in every Parish
in the State i'll which a newspaper shall
be published, any proposed amendment
or amendments to said Constitution, viii.
CHI shall have been agreed 10 by three
tfths of the members elected to the
Senate and House of Representatives,
and approved by the Governor:
Now. be il known that, |, Charles Ga
yarrt, Secretary Of State, do, by these
presents, make known and cause to be
published the following proposed amend.
mcnts to the Constitution Of this State.
which were approved aud adopted by
both houses and approved by the Cover
nor on the 10Th of March 1880.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE |. The Chief Justice and
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
shall be elected by the Electors qualified
to vote for the Representatives to the
General Assembly either by general
ticket or by District, as may be deter
mined by law.
ART. ,. The Chief Justice and .isso-
ciatc Justices of the Supreme Court shalt
be elected for a term of four wears and
at the first meeting of the Supreme Court
after this amendment takes effect, the
Associate Justices shall be divided by lot
into two classes. the seats of two of the
t,,o,,j, F,54ir,o -b,ti I,o var.fad ,t tho
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 Il relation thereby be kept
up perpetually.
ART. 3. The Judges of the District
Courts shall be elected in their rcspecti-
We Districts, by the Electors therein qua
iificd TO 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. S. The District Attorneys shall
be elected in their respective Districs Zoe
q term Of two years, by the Electors
therein qualified to vote for Rcprcscn-
tatives to the General Assembly.
ART. 6. An Attorney General shall
be elected for the term of two years. by
the Electors qualified 10 vote for Repre-
sentativcs TO the General Assembly
throughout the State.
ART. 7. a Secretary of State shall
be elected for tho term oftwo wears, by
the Electors qualified to vote for Repre-
sentativcs to the General Assembly
throughout the State.
Arr. 8. A State Treasurer shall be
elected for term of two years, by the
Electors qualified to vote for Rrp'csen-
%tati,cs to the General Assembly throu-
ghout the State.
ART. 9. A State Superintendent of
Public Education shall be elected for a
term Of two years, by the E~Iector, bua-
lifted to vote for Representatives to the
General Assembly throughout the State.
ART. 10. lin the election of Chief
Justice, Associate Justices ofthe Supre-
me Court, Judges of the District Court,
Attorney General. District Attorney, Sc
cretary Of State, State Treasurer, and
State Superintendent Of Public Educa-
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 ii, and imme-
diatcly to select between the two or
more persons having equal and highest
number Of votes polled, and commission
~, - Gil Az, oErn cor u,b;oI, bo hall
be thus chosen.
ART. IL. The Chef Justice and As
%sociate Juices of the Supreme Court,
and Judges Of The District Courts, shall
each receive salary TO be fixed by law,
with shall not be increased or dismini.
shed during their term Of office.
ART. 10. In all elections by the peo-
pie every free white male who has been
one year Il 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 il viii
Oh he offers to vote, shall have the rihgt
of voting.
ART. I3. The General Assembly shall
have the right TO create among the DIS
trict Judges an interchange system, tor
trail of recused cases only.
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.