New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-01

DAYS exceped) after il shall have been presented to
him, it shall be law IN like manner as II he had
signed it, unless the General Assembly, by adj
iournmept prevent its return; in which case it shall
he n law unless sent back within three days after
their next session.
ART 81. Every order, resolution vote. to
which the concurrence of both houses may be me-
cessary, except a question OF Adjournment shall
be presented to The Governor and before il Shall take
effect be approved by him, or being dlsapproved,
shall be repassed by two-thirds OF the me mbers cleo
ted to each house Of the General Assembly.
ART 50 There shall be Secretary o State. who
shall hold his office during the time for which the
Governor shall have been elected. The records OF
the State shall BIZ kept and preserved in tbe office OF
the Secretary he shall keep alr 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 enJolned Oh
him by law,
ART So There shall be Treasurer Of the State
who shall hold his office during the term OF two
years.
ART. 81. The Secretary o.! State and Treasurer
OF STATE shall BIZ elected by the qualified electors Of
The State And in OF any vacancies caused by
the death, resignation, or absence OF The treasurer
Secretary OF State, the Governor shall order an
election to fill said vacancy.
ART So All commissions shall he in the name
and by the authority of the State of louisiana, and
shall be sealed with the State seal and signed by
thu Governor.
ARr So The free white men OF the State shall
be armed and disciplined for its defence; bnt those
who belong to religions societies whose tenets
forbid them carry arms, shall not be compelled
do, but 81 all pay equivalent for personal SER
vices.
ART 60 The Militia of the State shall be or
ganlzed in such manner as may be hereafter deem
ed most xpedent By the Legislature.
TITLE ".
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT..
ART. 81 Tue Judiciary power Shall be vested IN
Supreme Court in such uerIol courts MS the l4egis
Iature may from time to time, order and establish
and IN Justices vi the Peace.
ART 80 The Supreme CoRt, except in cases
hereinafter crowded shall have appellate jurisdiction
only whc!: jurisdiction shall extend /" all eases
when the matter i'll dispute shall exceed three bun
ifed dollars to all cases in which the constitn
tonalty or legality OF any tax toll, or irapost what
soever, Of any fine, forfeiture penalty imposed
by municipal corporation, shall be in condensation ;
and to all criminal questions Of law alone.
whenever the offence charged is punishable with
death imlrisunnent at hard labor, or when tine
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed
The Leg stature shall have power to restrict the in
risd'ctiou OF the Supreme Court in civil cases to
questions of law only.
ART So The Supreme Court shall be composed
Of one Chief Justice aud four ASsociats Justices, y
m7jnrity Of whom shall constitute quorum. The
dollars, and each Of the Associate Judges salary OF
five thousand five hundred dollars, annually, uutii
| otherwise provided by law. Tie c ur shailappon'
it's own Clerks the Judges shall be elected for the
term Of ten years.
ART Cd The Chief Justice shall be elected by
the qualified electors Of the State. The Legislature
shai divide the State INTO four Districts, and the
qualified electors OF each District shall elect Of
the Associate justices. The State shall be divided
into tie following Districts, until the Legislature
shall otherwise direct:
FIRST DISTRICT
The Parishes d Paqnem,nes, ST Bernard, that
portion OF the Parish 81 Orleans the right bank #
the ssjsspp river and that portion Of the City Of
N-wOritans which lies below the line extending
from the river Mississippi along the middle of Julia
street, until it strikes the NewOtleans Canal, and
hence down said canal to the Lake.
SECOND DISTRICT.
That portion of the City OF NewOfleans which is
situated above the line extending aoug the middle
of JnIia street until it strikes the NewOrpans Canal,
AVID thence down said Canal the Lake. and the
Parishes of Jefferson, ST. john the Baptist, ST
Charles, St James, Ascension, Assumption, La
ourche Interior, Terebonne, West Baton Rouge
md lbervllle.
THIRD DISTRICT.
The Parishes OF St Tannany, Washington,
LviGgston St Helena East B ton Rouge East
Feiicana. West FeIicana, Point Conpee, AvoyeIles,
reusas, Coucordla, Lafayette, Vermllion, St. Mary
| ST.. Martin and ST, Landry.
FOURTH ,G!- P5ST RI j;Gvs, .,..or,g, ,,.
chioclIes, DeSoto. Caddo, BlSsier, tiborne, Ben-
vile, Caldwell, Union, Ouachta, Morehouse, Jack
san, franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll and
VIM.
ART 65 The office of one of the Associate Jus.
tees shall be vacated at the expiration Of the second
year OF another the expiration oil The fourth yeas
If third the expiration OF tie sixt, year and
the fourth at the expiration of the eighth ypar-No
that Of The judges "f the Supreme Court shall be
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