New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-04

Supreme Court or the senior Judge thereof snail pre-
side during the trial OF such mpeacl ment. I'm
peachments of the Judges of the Supreme Court,
| shall be tiled by tile Senate. When sitting
Court OF Impeachment, the Senators shall be upon
oath affirmation, and person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Sena
tors present.
ART. 81. Judgments in of impeachment
shall extend only to removal from office, and dis
qualification from holding any office OF honor, trust
profit under this State, but the convicted parties
shall, nevertheless be subject to indictment, trial
and punishment according to law.
ART. IS. All officers against whom articles Of i'm
parchment may be preferred, shall be suspended
trcm the exercise OF their functions during the pen
dency OF such impeachment The appointing power
may make provisional appointment to replace any
suspended officer until the decision Of the ilnpeach
ment.
| ART So The Legislature shall provide by law for
the trial, punishment and removal from office OF all
other officers OF the State by indictment or other
| Wise.
TITLE VI.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
| ART 30. Members OF the General Assembly and
all officers before they upon the duties OF their
offices shall take the following oath affirmation
| . Ca b. do soIeunly swear Tor affirm that |
| will support the Constitution of the United States
and of this State, and that will faithfully and i'm
partially discharge and perform all the duties incum
| bent on - according to the best OF my abli-
lilies and unders landing, agreeably the Constitution
| and laws OF the United States and Of this State,
| and | Go further soemny swear Tor atiifm) that
since the adoption OF the present Constitution, l. be-
ing citizen Of this State have not fought duel with
dea lily weapons within this State, out OF it. with
citizen of tliis State, have sent accepted a
| challenge to tight duel with deadly weapons with
| a citizen Of this State nor have | acted second
in carrying challenge, aided, advised assisted
| any person thus offending, so help me God
| ART. 81. Treason against the State shall consist
only in leyyng war against 1t, or in adhering to its
| enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person
shall be convicted Of treason, unless the testmo-
ny Of two Witnesses 10 he overt act, his own
confession in open court.
| Art ". Every per on shall be disqualified from
holding any office oil trust profit IN this State, who
shall have been convicted OF having given offered
| Il bride to procure hIs election appointment
| ART. SO. Laws shall be made to exclude from Of
fee, and from right OF suffrage those who shall here
after be convicted of bribery, perjury, forgery, or
other high crimes or msdemeauors. The privilege
If free suffrage shall be supported by laws regulating
| elections, and prohibiting under adequate penalties
| all undue influence thereon, from power, bribery,
| lumult other improper practise.
| ART. "a No money shall be drawn from the Trea-
1uy but in pursuance OF specific appropriation made
| by law, nor shall any appropriation OF money be
made for longer term than two years. A regular
statement and accounts Of the receipts and expend
lures of the public money shall be published annual
Iy, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law.
Art. 3d. 1t shall De the duty OF the General As
|
necessary to decide difficulties by arbitration
ART. 90. All civil officers for the State at large
shall reside within the State and all District Par
sh officers within their Districts Parishes, AM
shall keep their offices at such places therein as may
be required by law.
ART. 81. All civil officers, except the Governor
and Judges of the Supreme and interior courts shall
be removable by an address of majority of the mem.
bers of both houses, except those the removal OF
| whom has been otherwise provided for by this Con
| stituton.
| ART. 9S. In all elections by the people the vote
shall be- by ballot and in all elections by the Senate
and House Of Representatives, jointly separately,
| the vote shall be given v1U@ g0ce.
| ART. 80 No member of Congress nor person
| holding or exercising any Office Of trust profit
| der the United States or either OF them, under
any foreign power, shall be eligible member OF
the General Assembly, or hold exercise any office
| of trust or profit under the State.
| ART 100 Tie laws, public records and the judi
cia and legislative written proceedings OF the State
| shall be promulgated preserved and conducted in
the language in which the Constitution of the United
States is written.
| ART lOl. The Secretary of the Senate and CLERK
of the House OF Representatives shall be conversant
with the French and English languages and mem
bers may address either house in the French Eng.
lsh language.
ART lO2 No power of suspending the laws of
this State shall be exercised, unless by the Legisa
| ture by is authority.
ART. 1903. Prosecutions shall be by indictment or
lntormstion The accused shall have speedy pub
lie trial by an impartial jury of the vicnage; he
shall not be compelled to give evidence against him
self he shall have the right of being heard by him
| self or counsel; he shall have the night of meeting
the witnesses face to face and shall have compulsory
process Tor obtaining witnesses III his favor.
ART. lOl All prisoners shall be bailable by sutii-
Gent suTetes unless for capital offences, where the
proof is evident, or presumption great, or unless
after conviction, for any offence crime punishable
with death or Imprisonment at bard labor. The
privilege of the wit OF hu6sGs corpus shall not be
suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or is.va-
sion the public safety may require it,
ART. lO5. No er post Jacte law, nor any law i'm
pairing the obligation Of contracts, shall be passed
nor vested rights be divested unless for purposes
public utility, and for adequate compensation pre-
| viously made,
ART. LOG, The press shall be free Every citzer
may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments
on all subjects being responsible for an abuse of this
liberty.
A i. 1907 The Seat of Government shall be and
remain at Baton Rouge and shall not be removed
without the OF three-tourths of both houses
| Of the General Assembly.
| ART. los The State shall not subscribe for the
stock Of, make loan to, pledge its faith oI
| the benefit of any corporation or joint stock com
pany, created established for banking purp ses
nor for other purposes than those described IN the
| following article:
| ART. 1903. The Legislature shall have powe tc
grant aid companies associations of indiyd all
formed for the exclusive purpose of making wori o
internal improvement, wholly partially within tie
State the extent only of nne-tfth Of the capita
such companies, by subscription of stock or oa o
| morey public bonds but any aid thus gran q
shall be paid to the company only in the same { =,
portion as the remainder OF the capital shall be &C:
ally paid in by the stockholders of the company It
N case OF loan such adequate security shall be
CURED as TO the Legislature may seem proper. Nc
corporation or individual association receiving IT.
aid of the State herein provided, shall posi- ID
banking or dscounting privileges.
ART. ITO, No liability shall be contracted by tai
| State as above mentioned, unless the same be
thorized by some law for single object WORK
to be distinctly specified therein, which shall
passed by majority Of the members elected to bot
| houses Of the General Assembly and the aggFegat
amount OF debts and liabilities incurred under TIL
and the preceding article, shall never at any TIM
| exceed the sum OF eight millions OF dollars
| ART, III Whenever the Legislature shall con
tract debt exceeding in amount the sum Of one hun
! bred thousand dollars, unless in of war to
repe! invasion suppress insurrection, they shall
in the law creating the debt, provide adequate ways
| and means for the payment of the current interest
and OF the principal when the same shall become dde
And the said law shall be irrepealabe untli princ
pal and interest fully paid and discharged, or
| unless the repeating law contain some other ade-
quate provision for the payment OF the principal and
interest of the debt
| ART. ll2 The Legislature shall provide by law
tor change of venue in civil and criminal cases.
| ART. 10. No lottery shall be authorized by this
State and the buying selling of lottery tickets
within the State is p"'>'''''''''A
ART. ia. No divorce shall be granted by the
| T,eois1sture