New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-13


shall embrace Int one oh;oa, ,,a H.. L,1L
pressed in the title. N''' '''"' '"''' 10 Ga
ART. ll6 No law sball be rev;yod mr. ,uoJ,J l.,
reference to it's title. but in smoh nasa ,bs ~ ~
revised or section amended. shall he re.enacta5 and
published at length,
ART l17 The T,arislature sh,1I ,,.,,ar ,d,t mn,
system or code of laws bv gensr,I raferenos "
system or code of laws hut in ali c,ses shall snr
the several provisions of the laws it NAV enact
ART, lis! Cornor,t;ons With h,nlnG ~ J;sao,.
ing privileges NAV be either created by snec;ai aots
or formed under general laws: but the Leoislature
shall in both cases provide for the registry Of ALI hills
notes issued or put in circulation as money. and
shall require ample security for the redemption Of
the same in specie.
ART. l19. The Legislature shall have no mower tn
pass any law sanctioning in anv manner drac,lv or
indirectly, the suspension of snecie n,ynants h,
any person, association or corporation ssunu hank
notes of any description.
ART. 1870. In case of insolvency of any bank q,
banking association the bill holders thereof shall he
entitled to preference in payment over all other
creditors of such bank or association
ART. 121. The Legislature shall have mower tn
pass such laws as it may deem expedient for the
relief or revival of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
and the acts 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, 1922. No person shall hold or exercise, at the
except that of Justice of the Peacs.
ART. 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 10 be ascertaned as directed bv
law. No one species of propertv shall be taxed
higher than another speces Of proper,v of equal
value, on which taxes shall be levied. the Legisla.
ture shall have power to lew an income tax, and to
tax all persons pursuing anv occupation, trade OF
profession.
ART 1914 The citizens of tho Citv IF NewOr
leans shall have the right Of Amounting the ssvera
public officers necessary for the administration Of
the police of the said civ, pursuant to the mode OF
elections which shall be prescribed bv the Ieoisla
ture; provided, that the Mavor and Recorders shall
be ineligible TO n seat in the General Assembly. and
the Mavor Recorders and ldarmep and Assis,,n,
Aldermen, shall be commissioned bv the Governo,
as Justices of the Peace, and the T,epslature NAV
vest in them such criminal Jurisdiction az NAV be
necessary for the punishment of minor crimes and
offences and as the poce and good order of said civ
NAV REQUIRE.
ART 1876 The Legislature NAV provide bv law
in what ease officers shall continns 10 nsrforyn ths
duties of their offices until tbeir successors aha
have been inducted into Office
Arr 1926. Anv citizen If tbis State who ,b,u
after the adontion of This CONSTITUTION font dine
with deadIv weanons with citizen of IRIS Stats n,
send or ACCEPT a challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State or out oft
with citizen of th. State or who shall act as Rec
ond, or knowingly aid and assist in anv manner
those thus offending. shall he denrived nf holding
anv office of trust or profit and of eniovnp the rghi
of suffrage under this CONSTITUTION and tie office Of
any State officer member of the General Assembly
or of any other person holding office of profit or trus
under this Constitution and the laws made in mr.
suance thereof shall he ip,o facto vacated bv ,he
fact of any such person committing the offence men
toned in this article and the LEGISLATURE shall nro
vide hv law for the ,scert,ining and declaration nj
such forfeiture.
ART. 1877. The J,eoislature shall have ,o,ver tc
extend this Constitution and the risdc,on of mis-
State over anv Tertiary annnirpi hv comn,ct with
anv state or win the IIn;tsd Ststes tha heinz
dime bv The consent Of The Ifnited S,s,es
Arr i2s None of The lands er,n,ed bv congre,s
to the State of Louisiana for aidine i in
the necessary levess and draims to rscI, tbs
sHyamns and overaowed lands in tbis State shall he
diverted from the nurnoses for which thev were
g,antad
Ayr 100 The Constitution and Is,,,s If ,l;s STATE
shall he nromnIe,ted in ths Enaii"b ,nd Frenct
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Arr ian Thers sh,lI he Raard of p,,,l;e
WorLs ~ nonsst If fn,r r,n,nr';.s;aar, Tba s,ate
shall he d;viLeJ bv ,he Ts,,;si,tnre i,n fnnr Me
trcts cont,;nin, ~ ne,rIv ss nav he an eo,a
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