Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-09-21

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

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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
CT amendments to said Constitution, WIFI
oh shall have been agreed to by three
ffths of the members elected to the
Senate and House of Representatives,
and approved by the Governor:
Now. be it known that, |, Charles Ga:
yarre, Secretary of State, do, by these
presents, make known and cause to be
published the following proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this State.
which were approved and adopted by
both houses and approved by the Cover
nor on the 10th of March 1850.
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. 3. The Chief Justice and .Asso-
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court shall
be elected for a term Of four years ; 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
Associate Justices shall be vacated at the
expiration oftwo years, and the scat of
the Chief Justice and Of the third Asso-
ciate Justice at the expiration of fonr
years, so that a rotation thereby be kept
up perpetual'y.
ART. 3. The Judges OF the District
Courts shall be elected in their respecti-
We Districts, by the Electors therein qua
lifted 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. 5. The District Attorneys shall
be elected in their respective Districs for
a term of tvs years, by the Electors
therein qualified to vote for Represen
tatives to the General Assembly.
ART. 6. An Attorney General shall
be elected for the term of two years, by
the EIectots qualified to vote for Repre-
sentatives TO the General Assembly
throughout the State. m
ART. :. A SECRETARY of State shall
be elected for the term oftwo wears, by
the Electors qualified to vote for Repre-
sentatives to the General Assembly
throughout the State:
ART. 8. A State Treasurer shall be
elected for a term of Two years, by the
Electors qualified to vote for RepIesen-
~tatives to the General Assembly throu-
ghout the Statcs
ART. 8. A State Superintendent Of
Public Education shall be elected for \
term Of two years, by the EIector, bua-
lifted to vote for Representatives to the
General Assembly throughout the State.
ART. 10. Hin The election of Chief
Justice, Associate Justices 0 ths 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 humber Of votes pol
led for any of the above named Offices;
it shall be the duty Of the Governor, by
proclamation, so to declare il, and imme-
diately to select between the two or
more persons having equal and highest
number of votes poIled, and commission
him to fill the office for which he shall
be thus chosen.
Arr. ii. The Chef Justice and As
%sociate Juices of the Supreme Court.
and Judges Of the District Courts, shall
each receive a salary to be fixed by law,
with shall not be Increased or dismini.
shed during their term Of office.
ART. IL. In all elections by the peo-
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, and resided in the State one year
next preceding the election, and the last
sin months thereof in the Parish i, viii
Oh he offers to vote, shall have the rihgt
of voting. -.
ART. Is. The General Assembly shall
have the right to create among the Lbs
trict Judges an interchange system, tor
trail Of Reused cases only. IA.
Given, at Batoh-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 NIFTY
one, and Of the independence OF the
United States, the seventy fifth. 8a