New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-15

shall embrace but one object and that shall be ex
pressed in the title. 1855 ~'''''
ART. llc. No law shall be revived or amended by
| reference to it's title; but in such oase. tho .ct
revised or section amended, shall be re.enacted and
published at length
ART. III The Legislature shall never aJont anv
system or code OF laws by general reference tn suc
system or code of laws, but in all cases shall specfv
the several provisions of the laws il nav a'a,
ART. lis Corporations with banking or discount-
ing privileges may be either created bv snecial acts
or formed under general laws; but the LeoisIatnre
shall in both provide for the registry Of ali bills
or notes issued or put in circulation as money and
shall require ample security for the redempton of
the same in specie.
ART, 10. The Legislature shall lave no power to
pass any law sanctioning in any manner, directly ar
indirectly, the suspension of specie payments. bv
any person. association or CORPORATION issuing ban.
notes OF any description.
ART. 100. In case of insolvency of any bank or
banking association the bill holders thereof shall be
entitled to preference in payment, over all other
creditors of such bank or association.
ART. 121. The Legislature shall have mower to
pass such laws as it NAV deem expedient for the
relief revival of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
and the already passed for the same purpose are
| ratified and confirmed Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles 119
and 100 of this Constitution
ART. l22, No person shall hold or exercise at the
same time, more than one civil office of emolument.
| except that Of Justice OF the Peace
Act. 1873 Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State. All property on which taxes
may be levied, in this State Shall be taxed in pro-
portion to its value to be ascertaned as 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 Legisa-
ture shall have power to levy an income tax and to
tax all persons pursuing anv occunaton. trade or
profession.
ART. 1874. The citizens of the CITY of NewOr-
leans shall have the right of appointing the several
public officers necessary for the administration of
the police of the said city, pursuant to the mode Of
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisla
ture; provided, that the Mayor and Recorders Shall
be ineligible to sea- 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 in them such criminal Jurisdiction az NAV he
necessary for the punishment of minor crimes and
offences, and as the police and good order of said cty
may require.
ART 1875. The Legislature NAV nrovide bv l,w
in what case officers shall continue IN nerforn, the
duties of their offices until their successors snail
have been indicted into office
ART 1876 ANY citizen of this State who shall
after the adoption of this Constitution fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State or
send or accept a challenge to 6pbt a due with
deadly weapons, either within this State or ont of it,
with citizen of this State ar who shall act "a sec
ond or knowingly aid and ,ss.t IN ,nv ,1.nnx
those thus ofendinp. shall he danrivsd ~ hnId;nn
any office of trust nro6t dof he rubt
of sufirape under This Conservatism sn ia nt7; -
anv State officer member IF n, c.s.narsl Aatl
or of apv other person hodi, offca of roG ar trsi
under this CONSTITUTION and The laws psJa in nTp
suance thereof shall he 5uso facto v,cated bv ,b
fact of anv srch nerson corr;tt;f ,hs LIZ
toned in his article and The ,.t,,r sha
vide by law for the nscertaining snd laton NJ
such forfeiture "
ART. 1877. The Ley;sl,ture shall have ,,o,yor T.,
extend this Constitution and the isIicton of this
State over any territory acnnirsj h con,n,at With
any State or with the TTn;ted S,ate 40 sproa han
done bv the consent of The ITn;ted States '''
ART. 12s. None of the lands sr,ntsd bv cororess
to the State of Louisiana for aidne it in con s1nen
the necessary evees and drans r., ~ ren1si1 .
swamps and Overlooked lands in tbis State shall he
diverted from, the rnrnosas f III 49, u'',. ~
granted, 0'i N' way
ART. 12a The Constellation and ,,,,s of ,tis State
shall be promulgated in Tho E,1lish ard Eranob
anauages N' A1's ''''' 8''' 'en''t
TITLE VII
yrERNA1,ImpRovr,1rvpy
ART. $780, There shall be board If publc
Works, to consist If fopr Commisaionars Tba ssate
shall be divided bv the LegsIatnrs into fnur Dis
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