Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-09-27
Amendments to the Constitution.

Article l. The Chief Justice and Associa'
Justice Of the Supreme Courts hall be elected
the Electors qualified 10 vote for the Represent;
tlves to tie General Assembly, either by gcacr;
ticket or by District, as may be determined l.
law.
ART. 2, The Chief Justice and Associate 7 =
tees Of the Supreme Court shall be .1ectc1 .oI q
term OF four years oud at The first luect7 " T ~,
Supreme Court, alter this auendneri n 49, ~.
the Associate Justices shall be div'e'' ny Q lux
two classes. the seats Of two Of ''!e . .
tee Shall be Tacantcd al the 4~F'1d'loH Ahfd
and the seat OF The Chiet'usnce ana "i Years,
Associate Justice at tx expiration OF lfpetually.
50 that a rotation thereby be kept Uric; Courts
Art. 2, III judges Of the districts by the
shall be electl in their respect. for Representa-
Electors therein qualified toe
tives 10 the General -Asse}bc District Courts shall
ART. / The judsef' four years.
be elected for the te{Erict Attorneys shall be cleo
ART; 3: lhedive Districts for a term OF two
'eo III ttleir Telectors therein qualified to vote lol
Years; by tllltes to the General Assembly.
hepreseH' An Attorney General shall be elected
ARterm of two years. by the Electors quail
TOT to vote for Representatives, 10 the General AS
throughout the State.
ART. 7. 4 Secretary of State Shall be elected
for the term Of two years. by the Electors quall-
fled to vote for Representatives 10 the General AS
senblv throughout the State.
ART. s. 4 State Treasurer shall be elected Tor
a term of two years, by the Electors qualified to
vote for Representatives TO the General Assembly
throughout the State.
ART. 9. 4 State Superintendent of Public Ed
u~cation 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. 10. If in the election OF Chlet Justice,
Justices Of the Supreme Court. Judges
of the District Court, Attorney General District,
Secretary Of State, State Treasurer and
State Superintendent 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
him to fill the office for which he 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 asaary to be fixed by
law, which shall not be increased or diminished
during their term of office.
Arr. 12. In all elections by the people, every
free white male who has been one year a citizen
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. 10. 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 LIST day of July, in the year
one. and of the Independence Of the United States:
CHARLES GAYARRE,
Secretary of State