New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-12

| shall embrace but one object and that sl,ll he .x
pressed in the title.
ART l16 No law shall be revived or amended b,,
reference to it's title but In such case. the net
revised or section amended shall be re.enacted and
published at length.
ART III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system OF code Of laws by general reference such
system or code of laws but i'll all cases shall snecifv
the several PROVISIONS of the laws it may enact
ART us Corporations with banking or discount.
ing privileges may be either created by special acts
or formed under general laws but the Legislature
shall IN both cases provide fol the registry Of all hills
or notes issued put in circulation as money and
shal require ample security for the redemption Of
| the same in specie.
| ART. 49, The Legislature shall have no power to
pass any law sanctlonng in any manner directly or
indirectly, the suspension Of specie payments by
any person. association or corporation issuing banl,
notes OF any description.
ART. l2O In of insolvency of any bank or
banking association, the bill holders thereof shall be
| entitled to preference in payment over nil other
creditors OF such bank association.
ART. l2l The Legislature shall have power to
pass snch laws as 1t may deem expedisnt for the
relet or revival of the Ctzdns' Bank Of Louisiana,
ana le acts already passed for the purpose are
fathed and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions tanned in articles 10
and 100 of this Cons titution,
ART l22 No person shall hold or exercise at the
same time more than one civil office of emoument,
except that OF Justice Of the Peace.
| ART 1913. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State. All property on which taxes
may be levied, in this Stale Shall be taxed in pro-
portion to It's value to be ascertained directed by
| law. No one species of property shall be taxed
higher than another species Of properly of equal
value, on which taxes shall be levied the Legsla-
ture shall have power to levy an income tax, and TO
| tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or
| profession.
ART. 1874. The citizens Of the City of NewOr-
leans shall have the right Of appointing the several
public officers necessary FIR the administration of
the police OF the said city, pursuant the mode of
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisla-
ture provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shall
be ineligible to Il seat in the General Assembly; and
| the Mayor Recorders, and Aldermen and Assistant
Aldermen, shall be commissioned by the Governor
as Justices OF the Peace, and the Legislature NAV
vest III them such criminal Jurisdiction may be
necessary for the punishment OF minor crimes and
offences and as the police and good order of said city
| may require.
ART. 125. The Legislature may provide by law
IN what case officers shall continue to perform the
duties OF their offices until their successors shall
have been indicted into office
ART. l.6. ANY citizen OF this State who shall,
alter the adoption of this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State, or
send or accept challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons either within this State or out of it.
with citizen OF this State, who shall act as sec
ond, or knowingly aid and assist in any manner
those thus offending, shall be deprived of holding
any office OF trust profit, and of enoyipp the rig hit
OF suffrage under this Constitution and the office OF
any State officer, member of the General Assembly
or OF any other person holding office of profit or trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof, shall be ipSo tacto vacated BY ,he
tact OF any such person committing the offence men
toned IN this article; and the Legislature shall pro-
vide by law for the ascertaining and declaration of
such forfeiture
ART 1877. The Legislature shall have power to
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of this
state over any territory acquired by compact with
any State, with the United States, the same being
done by the consent of the United States
ART: l2s. None Of the lands granted by Congress
to the State OF Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
the necessary levees ard drains, to reclaim the
swainps and overhowed lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they were
granted.
ART. 129 The Constitution and laws of this State
shall be promulgated in the English and French
languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. $50. There shall be Board of Public
forks, to consist Of four Commissioners The State
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
trlcts, containing as nearly may be an equal num-
Der of voters, and one Commissioner shall be elected
IA each District, by thc legal voters thereof for
the term of four years but, of the first elected two
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office for
two years only.
ART 1871, The General Assembly, at its first SEES
sion alter the adoption Df this Constitution shall |
provide for the election and compensation of the |
Commissioners and the organization of the Board |
ne commissioners first elected shall assemble on |
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot the |
order IN which their terms of service shall expire.
ART. 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise a
diigent and faithful supervision over all public |
works, IN which the State may be interested, except
those made by JOINT stock companies They shall |
communicate to the General Assembly, from time to
time, their views concerning the same and recoD,
mend such measures as they may deem necessary
IN order to employ to tho best advantage and for the
Tor which they were granted the swamps
and overlooked lands conveyedby the United States
to this State. They shall appoint all officers en-.
gagged on the public wolks, and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law.
ART The Commissioners may be removed
ny the concurrent vote 81 majority OF all the mem
oers elected to each Hnuse of the General Assem-.
ply; but the cause OF tie removal shall be entered
On the journal of each House.
ART l3l. The General Assembly shall have
power by a vote of three fhs OF the members
elected to each house, to abolish said Board when.
aver in their opinion Board of Public Works shall
10 longer be necessary. .
TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
ART 80. There shall be elected Superintendent {
IT Public Education, who shall hold his office for the
ERIN OF two years His duties shall be prescribed r
" law, and he shall receive such compensation as
he Legislature may direct; provided that the Gen
raj Assembly shall have power by a vote of the
majority OF the members elected to both houses to
bolish the said office Ot Superintendent of Public
education, whenever in their opinion said office shall
re no longer necessary.
ART. 1876 The General Assembly shall establish :
rec Public Schools Throughout the State and shall
roVide Tor their support by general taxation on pro-
erty or otherwise: and all moneys so raised or pro-
lded, shall be distributed to each Parish in propor-
ION to the number of free white children between
UGH ages as shall be fixed by the General ssemby.
ART l37. The proceeds OF all lands heretofore !
ranted by the United States TO this State for the
Sc or support of schools, and Of all lands which NAV
GREATER be granted bequeathed to the State and
OF expressly granted bequeathed for any other :
uTpose, which hereafter may be disposed of by the
tate, and the proceeds of the estates of deceased
ersons to which the State may become entitled bv
Nv, shall be held by the State as loan and shall
e and remain perpetual fund on wlsA the State :
nail pay an annual interest of six per cent which
lterest together with the interest on the trustunds
eposited with this State by the United States nm
er the act of Congress approved June 80 1896 and
II the rents of the un4old lands shall be appronri. y
led to the support OF such schools and this appro.
ration shall remain Hviolable
ART. l3S All moneys arising from the sales which x
ave been, or may HEREAFTER be made, of any lands
ereloloFe granted by the United States to this
tate Tor the use OF d Seminary of Learning and r
ON any kind OF do lation that may hereafter be H
ade for that purpose, shall be and remain perDe- =
al iund, the interest OF which six per cent per n
mum, shall be appropriated to the support of a
emlnary OF Learning, for the promotion of literature :
I'd the arts and sclentes and no law shall ever be
ade dverting said fund to any other use than to the
adjustment and improvement of said Seminary Of q
earning.
ART, l39 The TIniverstv or J,,,;,;,,,