New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-06

WA tho ,ece Of the state Louisiana do ordain and
estsbilaA Iris Constitution. |
TITLE /. Co.,
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER. |
ar.;e,e The powers Of the Government OF the State
Of Louisiaua shall be divided into three distinct depart
ents and each them be conasa e sspsTaIs BODY
those which Executive to another anu those Whie are
Judicial to another.
holding office In one of them, shall exercise prop
cry belonging to either Of the others except IN the IN
stances hereinafesr expressly directed OF perm1ee.
TITLE II.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
Art s. The Legislative power of the State shall be
vested In two distinct branches the to be styled the
House of Representatives. the other the Senate and both
tho denelM Assembly Of the State of louisiana
Art. The members of the House Of Representatives
shall continue in service for the term Of two years from
Art5 Representatives shall be chosen on the first Mon
day in November every two years and the election shall
meet annually the third Monday in January, unless
different day shall be appointed by law and their sessions
shall be held at the seat of Government
Art g. Every duly qualified elector under this Const
tuition shall be eligible to seat in the General Assembly
provided that shall be OF SEN
ator unless be- at the time Of his election duly quail
fled voter of the Representative or Senatorial District
from which he is elected
Art Elections for members of the General Assembly
shall be held at the several election precincts established
by law. The Legislature may delegate the power of esab
Fishing election precincts to the parochal municipal
Art s. Representation in the House of Represents
lives shall be equal and uniform, and shall be regulated
several parishes Of the State Each Parish shall have at
least Representative No Parish shall be created
with territory less than six hundred and twenty-five
square miles nor with population than the full NUM-
Der emitting to Representative nor when the creation
Of such Parish would leave other Parish without
the said extent Of territory and amount of population
The rst enumeration by the State authorities under
this Constitution shall be made in the year 1853 the Sc
cond in the year 1858 tho third in the year after
which time the General Assembly aha direct in what
tho shall bo taken SO that i be made at
Least N 81 ten ea aseh op
regular session Of the Legislature after The
making Of each enumeration the Legislature shall apper
ton the among the several Parishes and
election Districts the tasis of the total population
aforesaid representative number shall be fixed and
each Parish and eiectic District snail have many Re-
pressntatsyea o. its aggregate population shall ente it
s 81 d I.af the Renrssentatiye number The
MOI less than TO-
held under the same in accordance with the first
sneraton directed in this article the Repre-
sention in the Senate and House Of Representatives
shall be and remain as at present established BY la
The limits of the Parish Of Orleans hereby extended
to embrace the whole Of the City Of New
Orleans including that part of tho Parish of Jefferson
All that part Of the Perish Of Orleans which is situated
the left bank Of the Mississippi river shall be divided
by the Legislature into not more than ten Representative
Districts and until new superintendent shall be made
stitution that part of the City NewOrlcans which was
comprised within the fermer limits Of the City of Iafay
cite shall vote for Senators from the Parish of Orleans
and shall form the Tenth Representative District aud
shall elect two out Of the three ap-
portioned by law to the Parish of jefferson the other
Representative Districts shall remain they now
established
Art The House of Representatives shall choose its
Speaker and other officers.
Art 10. Every free white male who has attained the
age Of twentyone years. and who has been resident
the State twelve months next preceding the election and
the last six months thereof in the Parish In which
offers to vote and who shall be citizen the United
States shall have the right of voting but no voter Oh re-
moving from one Parasitic another Within the state shall
lose the right of voting in the former ant he shall have
acquired 1t in the latter. Electors shall in all
cept treason felony breach the peace privileged
turning from elections.
Art II. The Legislature shall provide by law, that the
New Oress shall be registered in order to ente them
20 vote but the registry shall be free of cost to the
Art. H. No soldier seaman or marine in the army CT
navy Of the United States, pauper person
terdiction under conviction Of any crime punishable
with hard labor shall be entitled to vote at any election
Art 49, No person sa be entitled vote any cleo
ton held in this State except in the Parish of his resi-
uence and in cities and towns divided into election pro-
cincts in tho election precinct in which he resides
Art "A The members Of the Senate shall be chosen
the term OF four years The Senate, when assembled
shall have the power to choose its officers.
Art 10. The Legislature, in every year in which they
taves shall divide the State into Senatorial Districts
no Parish shall be divided in the formation of
rial Distributing Parish of Orleans excepted And when
ever new Parish shall be created it shall be attached
to the Senatorial District from which Of its territory
was taken or to another contiguous district at the dis
erection of the Legislature but shall not be attached to
more than District. The number of Senators shall
be and they shall be apportoned ameng the
Senatorial Districts according to the total population
tanned IN the several Districts Provided that no Parish
shall be entitled to more than five Senators.
Art ~ In all appointments of the State tho popu
iation Of the city OF New0reans sa, be deducted from
the population Of the whole State and the remainder Of
me poulation divided by the number twenyseyen and
rial ratio emitting Senatorial District to seuator
Single or contiguous Parishes shall be formed into Dis
tricts having population the nearest possible the
Der emitting District to Senator and if, in the an
portionment to be made, Parish District fall short
Of or exceed the ratio one-fth then District may be
formed having not more than two Senators but other
wise. No apportonment shall have tho effect of
abridgng the term of service of any Senator already
elected at the time Of making the apportonment After
an has been made directed in the eghth
article the Legislature shall not pass any law until
portionment Of Representation in both Houses of the
General Assembly be made.
Art IL At the first session of the General Assembly aft
ter this Constitution takes effect the Senators shall be
Senators OF the first class shall be vacated the expr
ton OF the second of the second class the exp
ration OF the fourth year that onehaf shall be chosen
every two years. and rotation thereby kept up perpetu
ally In District shall have elected two or more
Senators sad Senators shall their seats respective
end Of TWO and four years and lots shall be drawn
Art 49, The first election for Senators shall be general
throughout the State and Mt the same time thu liz zen
eral election for Representatives is held thereafter
there shall be biennial elections to fill the places of those
whose time Of service may have expired
Art ID Not less thanh majority of the members of
each House q the Geneneral Assembly shall quo
rum to do business but smaller number may ad-
Journ from day to day. and shall be authorized by law to
compel the attendance Of absent members
Art 20 Each House Of the General Assembly shall Judge
OF the qualification election and returns of its members
put contested election shall be determined in such man
ner as shall be directed by law
Art a. Each House Of the General Assembly NAV de.
ternne the rules Of its proceedings punish member for
aisorderiy behavior and with the concurrence of two.
same offence ~ ~
Art ~. Each House of thu General Assembly shall
Keep ana publish weekly jorrna, of its proceedings
anu Inc yeas and nays CT members on any question
Journal s ~ ~ va Wv
Art % Each Ioise may punish by Imprisonment any
nor member for dsrespectul and disordcfly be-
haof IN lts presence obstructing any of ia nro
for any one offence " ~> ~ '9"
ART "a Neither House du,iug ihe session oI be Gem
. assembly shall without the consent of the other ad
Jurh iof moro tfan three days to any other paoe
IMAM That in which they may he sitting 49,
Art %. The members the General Assembly s,,rf
receive from the public treasury compensation far t1e
services, which shall be four dollars per day drinr hnr
attendance, going to and returning from The ecsnn of
respective houses The compensation may o in
creased or diminished by law but no alteration shall
take effect during the period of service of the members
the House OF Representatives by whom such alteration
snau have been made No session shall extend to ne
od beyond sixty days to date from its commencement
and any legislative action had after the f h
sixty days shall be null and void This provision shall
not apply to the first Legislature which to convene
after the adoption Of this Constitution.
ATT 70 The members of the General Assembly shall |
a cases except treason felony breach of the peace
pVegsd from arrest during their attendance the
ohs OF their respective Houses going to or return
To the SAME and for speech debate in either