New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-05

Legislature.
ART. l15 Every law enacted by the Legislature
shall embrace but object and that shall be ex-
pressed in the title.
ART. l16. No law shall be revived or amended by
reference to its title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended shall be re. enacted and
published at length.
Ant. III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or 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 NAV enact,
ART. 11s. 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 for the registry of all bills
notes issued or put in circulation as money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption Of
! the same in SPECIE
ART. 49, The Legislature shall lave power to
pass any law sanctionng in any manner, directly or
indirectly, the suspension of specie payments by |
any person, association corporation issuing bank
notes of any description.
ART. 1870. In case of insolvency of any bank or
ranking association, the bill holders thereof shall be
entitled to preference in payment over all other
creditors of such bank association.
| ART. 121. The Legislature shall have power to
pars such laws as it may deem expedient for the
lief or revival of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
and the acts already passed for the purpose are
| ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles ll9
| and 100 of this Constitution.
ART. 1879. 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 shalt 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 ascertained directed by
law No one species of property shall be taxed
higher than another species OF properly OF equal
value, which taxes shall be levied the Legisla-
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 for the administration OF
the police of the said city, pursuant to the mode oil
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisa-
ture provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shall
be ineligible to 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 may
vest in them such criminal jurisdiction may be
necessary for the punishment Of minor crimes and
Offences and the police and good order OF said city
may require.
ART. 1925. 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 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 accept challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State or out OF 1t,
/ with citizen OF this State who shall act as sec
n ond, or knowingly aid and assist IN any manner
those thus offending, shall be deprived Of holding
+ any office OF profit and of enjoying the right
of suffrage under this Constitution and the office OF
h any State officer, member of the General Assembly
OF any other person holding office OF profit or trust
:, under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
h suance thereof, shall be pso facto vacated by the
fact 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 oil
At such forfeiture.
~ ART 1877. The Legislature shall have power tc
m extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction OF this
.. State any territory acquired by compact with
N any State with the United States, the same being
done by the consent of the United States.
m ART 1913. None of the lands granted by Congress!
10 to the State Of Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
d the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim h'
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall b.
r. diverted from the urpoSeS tor which they "er'
g. grant"d.
,r ART 129. The Constitution and laws of this Stat
"a shall be promulgated in the sish and French
70 languages.
. TITLE VII.
" INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. $780, There shall be a Board of Publ
a. Works to consis. OF four Commissioners The Stat
40 shall be divided by the Legislature into tour DIS
'e trcts containing nearly may be equal num
d. Der of voters and Commissioner shall be electe
Il in each District, by the legal voters thereof 70
the term Of four years but, OF the first elected two
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office 70
~ two years only.
I'd ART. 49, The General Assembly at it's first SEES
sion after the adoption of this Constitution shal
provide Tor the election ana compensation OF TN
- Commissioners and the organization of the Board
~ The Commissioners first elected shall assemble on
y day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot thu
order in which their terms Of service shall expire.
u ART. 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise
III dgent and faithful supervision over all public
~ works, in which the State may be interested, excep
VI those made by joint stock companies. They shal
IL communicate to the General Assembly, from time II
. time their views concerning the same, and recon-
~ mend such measures as they may deem necessary
e in order employ to the best advantage and tor tn
- purposes for which they granted, the swamp
- and overlooked lands conveyedby the United State
p n' to this State. They shall appoint all officers en-
n gagged on the public works and shall perform sue
ei other duties may be prescribed by law.
~ o. ART 133 The Commissioners may be remove
10 by the concurrent vote of majority OF all the men
!, bers elected to each House of the General Assem-
VI bly,; but the OF the removal shall be entere
~ on the journal OF each House.
II, ART. 1874 The General Assembly shall hav
Gu power by vote OF threeftlhs of the member
u, elected to each house, TO abolish said Board, wher
TX ever in their opinion Board of Public Works sha
'n' no longer be necessary.
lg- TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
OF ART. 1856. There shall be elected Superintendel
Id of Public Education who shall hold his office Tor Il
term OF two years. His duties shall be prescribe
or by law, and he shall receive such compensation
ID the Legislature may direct provided that the Ge
ne eral Assembly shall have power by a vote OF Il
m majority of the members elected to both houses,
m abolish the said office of Superintendent of Publ
ns Education, whenever in their opinion said office sh'
Dry be no longer necessary.
=, ART. 1856, The General Assembly shall estabi
NJ free Public Schools throughout the State, and shs
The provide for their support by general taxation on pr
sss perry otherwise and all moneys raised or pr
PIE vided, shall be distributed to each Parish in propc
ne ton to the number of free white children betwe'
be such ages shall be fixed by the General Assemb
va ART 1877. The proceeds of all lands heretoto
granted by the United States to this State for Il
IN use support of schools, and of all lands which mi
ed hereafter be granted bequeahed to the State, al
OF not expressly granted bequeathed for any 9th
're purpose, which hereafter may be disposed OF by t
State, and the proceeds of the estates Of deceas
zen persons to which the State may become entitled
nts law, shall be held by the State loan, and sh
his be and remain perpetual fund, which the Sta
shall pay an annual interest of six per cent; viii
and interest," together with the interest the trusttun
sod deposited with this State by the United States,
der the of Congress approved June %, 1885,
all the rents of the unsold lands shall be approp
the aed the support of such schools and this apPr
for priaton shall remain invioabe.
IN ART. 1885, All moneys arising from the sales viii
'es have been, or may hereafter be made of any Ian
this heretofore granted by the United States to til
State, for the use OF Seminary OF Learning, al
to from any kind of donation that may hereafter
'as made for that purpose, shall be and remain perp
of thein of which atsiy n