New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-16

ART. H. Inc Legislature shall never adopt any
system code OF laws by general reference to such
system code of laws, but in all cases shall specify
the several provisions of the laws it may enact
ART. lis. Corporations with banking discount
ing privileges may be either created by special acts,
or formed under general laws; but the Legislature
shall in both provide for the registry of all bills
or notes issued OF put in circulation money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption Of
the same in specie.
ART. l19. The Legislature shall lave no power to
pass any law sanctioning in any manner, directly
indirectly, the suspension OF specie payments, by
any person, association or corporation issuing bank
notes ut 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 association.
| ART. l2l. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as it may deem expedent for the
relief or 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 restriction contained in articles 1l9
and 100 Of this Constitution.
ART 1872 No person shall hold or exercise, at the
same time, more than civil office of emolument,
| except that of Justice of the Peace.
ART 1913. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State. All property 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 oil equal
|
ture shall have power to levy an income tax, and to
| tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade
profession.
ART ia. 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 Legsla
ture; provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shall
be ineligible to seat in the General Assembly and
| the Mayor, Recorders, and Aldermen and Assistant
| A dprmeu. shall he onpr hv
| 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 the city
| may require.
AIT. 1875 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. l26. Any citizen of this State who shall,
after the adoption Of this Constitution, fight due!
with deadly weapons with a citizen of this State, or
send or accept challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within the State out Off
with a 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 enjoying the right
oil suffrage under this Constitution and the office OF
any State officer, member of the General Assembly,
or otany other person holding office of profit
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof, Shall be 3pSO 7acO vacated by ,ht
fact OF any such person committing the offence mem
toned in this article; and the Legislature shall pro-
vide by law tor the ascertainng and declaration OF
such forfeiture.
ART. l27 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. 12S. None of the lands granted by Congress
to the State OF Louisiana for aiding in constructing
the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim the
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they were
granted.
ART. l29. The Constitutions and laws Of this State
shall be promulgated in the English and French
languages.
| TITLE VII.
| INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 100, There shall be Board of Public
w oTks to consist Of four Commissioners. The State
shall be divided into four Districts, containing as
nearly may be equal number of voters, and one
Commissioner shall be elected in each District, 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. 131. The General Assembly, at its first SEES.
sion after the adoption of this Constitution, shall
provide for the election and compensation of the
Commissioners and the organization OF the Board,
| The Commissioners first elected shall assemble a
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 Il
diligent 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, thelf views concerning the same, and recon-
mend such measures as they may deem necessary,
in order to employ to the best advantage and for the
purposes for 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 works. and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law.
ART. l33. The Commissioners may be removed
| by the concurrent vote Of majority OF all the mem
bers elected to each House of the General Assem-
bly,; but the of the removal shall be entered
| on the journal of each House.
| ART, 1874. The General Assembly shall have
| power by vote of three-ffths Of the members
elected to each House to abolish said Board, when.
| ever in their opinion Board of Public Works shall
no longer be necessary.
TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
| ART. l3J. There shall be elected Superintendent
OF Public Education, who shall hold his office for the
| term OF two years. His duties shall be prescribed
| by law, and he shall receive such compensation as
the Legislature may direct; provided that the Gen
eral Assembly shall have power by vote of the
majority oil the members elected both Houses, to
abolish the said office of Superintendent of Public
Education, whenever in their opinion said office shall
| be nO'longer necessary,
| ART. 1856. The General Assembly shall establish
free Public Schools throughout the State and sha Il
provide for their support by general taxation on pro-
Perty or otherwise and all moneys raised or pro-
vded Shall be distributed each Parish in proper
| ton to the number of free white children between
such ages as shall be fixed by the General Assembly
| ART. l37 The proceeds OF all lands heretofore
granted by the United States to this State for the
use support OF schools, and Of all lands which may
hereafter be granted bequeated to the State and
not expressly granted or bequeathed for any other
purpose which hereafter may be disposed of by the
State, and the proceeds of the estates of deceased
persons to which the State may become entitled by
| law, shall be held by the State loan, and shall
be and remain perpetual fund, which the State
shall pay an annual interest OF six per cent; which
interest, together with the interest the rusttunds
deposited with this State by the United States un-
der the act OF Congress approved Juns 49, 1886 and
all the rents OF the unsod lands shall be appropr-
ated to the support of such schools and this appro-
priation shall remain involabe.
ART. 13S. All money arising from the sales which
have been, or may hereafter be made Of any lands
heretofore granted by the United States to this
State, for the use Of Seminary OF learning, and
from any kind oil donation that may hereafter be
made tor tat purpose shall be and remain perpe-
tual fund, the interest OF which at six per cent per
annum, shall be appropriated to the support Of a
Seminary oil Learning tor the promotion of literature
and the arts and Sciences and no law shall ever be
made dverting said fund to any other use than to the
establishment and Improvement of said Seminary OF
| Learning.
| ART. l39. The University of Louisiana, in New
Orleans, as now established, shall be maintained
| ART. 40 The Legislature shall have power 10
pass such laws may be necessary for the further
| regulation of ae University and for the promotion
| OF klR{atUre and hutSh hall bo