New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-06

for and against the bill, shall be entered on the jour-
nal Of each house respectively II any bill shall not
| he returned by the Governor within ten days (Sun-
davs excepte after it shall have been presented
him it shall be law in like manner as if he had
signed it, unless the General Assembly, by adj
ournment prevent its return; in which it shall
| be law, unless sent back within three days alter
| their next session.
| ART. 81. Every order, resolution vote. to
4 which the concurrence of both houses may be me-
cessary, except question of adjournment, shall
be presented the Governor and before shall take
effect, be approved by him, or being dsapproved,
shall be repassed by two-thirds of the members elcc
ted to each house of the General Assembly.
ART So There shall be Secretary OF State, who
shall hold his office during the time for which the
| Governor shall have been elected The records Of
the State shall be kept and preserved in the office Of
the Secretary; he shall keep fair register OF the
official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and
when necessary shall attest them He shall, when
required, lay the said register, and all papers, min
utes and vouchers relative TO his office, before
either house of the General Assembly, and shall
perform such other duties as may be enjoined on
| him by law
ART Sc. There shall be a Treasurer of the State
who shall hold his office during the term OF two
years.
| ART. 81 The Secretary Of State and Treasurer
Of State, shall be elected by the qualified electors of
the State, And in case Of any vacancies caused by
the DEATH resignation, or absence o! the Treasurer
or Secretary oil State the Governor shall order an
ART. SIS. All commissions shall be in the name
and by the authority Of the Stale of louisiana, and
shall be sealed with the State seal and signed by
the Governor.
ART. So The free white men Of the State shall
be armed and disciplined for its defence; but those
who belong to religious societies whose tenets
Z forbid them to carry arms, shall not be compelled
to do, but pay equivalent for personal SER
vices.
ART. 60. The Militia of the State shall be or
| ,iyed in n a he hereafter leem-
ed most expedent by the Legislature.
TITLE ".
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
ART, 6l Tie Judiciary power shall be vested in a
T Supreme Court in snch inferior courts as the Legis
latnre may, from tMe time, order and establish
and in justices Of the Peace.
ART SO. The Supreme Court, except in cases
hereinafter rov'ded shall have appellate jurisdiction
only; whic! jurisdiction shall extend to all cases
when the matter in dispute shall exceed three hun
dred dollars; to all in which the nonstu
tionaity legality of any tax toll, impost what
soever or of any fine, forfeiture penalty imposed
by municipal corporation, shall be in condensation
and to all criminal cases on questions OF law alone
whenever the offence charged is punishable witt
death or imprisonment at hard labor, or when fins
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed
The Legislature shall have power tosrestrlc the lu
risdicton Of the Supreme Court in civil cases tt
questions OF law only
ART. 63. The Supreme Court shall be composed
e of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justices,
n majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Thu
e Chief Justice shall receive salary OF six Thousand
}, dollars and each of the Associate Judges salary
five Thousand five hundred dollars, annually, unit
otherwise provided by law. The Court shallappoin
it's own Clerks; the Judges shall be elected for tn
term OF ten years.
e ART. Ca The Chief Justice shall be elected b.
- the qualified electors Of the State. The Legislator
o. shall divide the State into four Districts, and tn
II qualified electors of each District shall elect
u the Associate Justices The State shall be divide
:, into the following Districts, until the Legislator
:. shall otherwise Direct
;. FIRST DISTRICT.
; The Parishes of Plaquemnes, st. Bernard, tina
portion of the Parish OF Orleans the right bank
the Mississippi river, and that portion of the City
NewOrleans which lies below the line extendn!
from the river Mississippi along the middle OF JUL
| street, until it strikes the NewO Orleans Canal, an
. thence down said canal to the Lake
SECOND DISTRICT
~ That portion of the City of NewOrleans which i
n situated above the line extending along the niddl
9 of Julia street until it strikes the NewOrleans Cana
n and thence down said Canal TO the Lake. and til
. | Parishes of Jefferson, St John the Baptist, S
a | Charles, St. James, Ascension Assumption, La
n fourche Interior, Terrebonne, West Baton Roug
:. | and Iberville
= THIRD DISTRICT.
,, The Parishes of st. Tammany, Washington
n Livingston, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, Eas
Of Feciana, West Feliciana, Point Coupee Avoyees
Tensas, Concordia, Lafayette, Vermlllion ST. Mary
ST Martin and St. Landry.
&c FOURTH DISTRICT
on The Parishes of Calcaseu, Rapdes, Sabine, Ma
III chitoches, DeSoo, Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne Bier
ie vile, CALDWELL Union, Ouachita, Morehouse, Jacl
son, Franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll an
,e VIM.
ART 65 The office of one of the Associate Jus
tees shall be vacated at the expiration oil the secon
year, of another at the expiration of the fourth yeaa
I Of third at the expiration Of the sixth year, and
the fourth at the expiration of the eighth year-s
that one of The Judges of the Supreme Court shall b.
elected every second year.
ART g. The Secretary of State, on receiving thu
official returns of the first election, shall proceed i'm
medately. in the presence and with the assistance o
two Justices OF the Peace, to determine by lot among
the -four candidates having the highest number 0
votes in their respective Districts, which Of the As
sociae Justices elect shall for the term OF two
years. which shall for the term of four years
which for the term of six years, and which for the
term of eight years. and the Governor shall issue
r commissions accordingly.
ART 81. Any vacancy that may occur in the Su
preme Court from resignation otherwise, shall be
filled by election for the remainder OF the unexpirec
term but it such remainder do not exceed year
the vacancy shall be filed by Executive appoint
ment.
, ARr. g. The Supreme Court shall hold its SEES
sons in New Orleans from the first Monday of the
month of November to the end OF the month Of June
inclusive. The Legislature shall have power to liz
the sessions elsewhere during the rest of the year
until otherwise provided, the sessions shall be held as
heretofore.
ART. 60. The Supreme Court and each of the
Judges thereof shall have power to issue writs o
abeaS corpHs at the instance oil all persons in actua
custody under process in all cases in which they may
have appellate jurisdiction.
3 ART. TO No judgment shall be rendered by the
Supreme Court without the of ma orlty
OF the Judges comprising the court Whenever
majority canpo agree in consequence of the recusa
lion If any menhsr or members Of the court, the
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