Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-07
CONSTITUTION
A OF LOUISIANA.

PREAMBLE. ..
W. the people Of TIE State OF Louisiana; 10
10 ~, .r.,hI;eh fh.sC Constitution, @
ofudH @s3 u,fzey Il BE&F R@

We, the People Of the state 2 b
orlainn and establish this gonslitu'ion'
'u0 TITLE e.
,,sra,puT1oN OF POWERS -r1ys.
kaa, ~. nowers of the Government OF
a. .S ~ If Iauisim.a shall be divided into three
tus,;,st denar,ments. and each OF them D. conh-
N III - ! srparatc body of Magistracy, town.;
a.hoss which are Legislative to one tpose which
see Executive to another; and those which are
Judicial 10, anothei.L ,., -,
H. o-No one of these departments, nor any
Tnnerasoh holding office in any of them: snah eksI-
crise power properly belonging TO either Oh .ne
others, except In the instances hereinafter "a
pr,sslyu directed or permitted ~ ,a'l
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.., LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
M a--The Legislative power of the STATE
.haIl h. ve.,ed In two distinct branches, Inc one
a. le styled The " House Of representatives me
,tbet ihe SENATE and both, Inc oehe'ai
Assembly Of the State Of LOUISIANA" p.
.a4.4 .--The members Of the House .. nsp.e,
,entatives, shall continue IN service = X
no years from the day of the closing Vi the
general elections. ,, g - ,be
sar,5-Representatives shall be chosen on tne
srs, M,ndav in November, every Two years
,ad the, election shall be completed III que way.
,Ibe General Assembly shall meet annually on
the tbird Monday il January, unless a ditefent
.dav be appointed by law, and their session shai'
Ne acid al the Seat of Government.
.9r4. e.--Every duly qualified eiector, nhaea
this Constitution, shall be eligible 70 q sea- IN .ne
General Assembly. Provided, ga. ~ rssb W.
shall be a Representative or Senator, uIiess We
be a, the time Of his election, Q duly quairneo
voter of the Representative or Senatorial Ds-
tlict from which he is elected;
AZ, T - Elections for members Of Inc ueIeiei
Assemblv. shall be held at the several election
,,recincis established by law. Inc Lee's'a."le
NAV delegate the power OF establishing e'ee''o"
precincts to the Parochial or MUNICIPAL au'hoi
lies. u- .,1... e,nL., u 20 20
,rsesn,,,;ves shall be equal and uniform, and
sbnrl be regulated and ascertained by Inc to,a'
nopulation Of each Of the several parishes OF the
S,ate-each pprish shall have at least one repre-
~,aniatiyei NJ new parish shall be created win
a territory less than six hundred and twenfy-hve
,rouare miles, NOR with a population less ihal lne
tull number emitting it TO a Representative, n9I
when The creation of such new parish N.Y.
leave any other parish without the saiu eA' en'
territory and amount OF POPULAR n, ,n.v;.;os
,nder this Constitution. shall be made IN the year
,ls53, eighteen hundred and ftty-ihreei, Inc
second. in The wear (1SJS) eighteen l,undiea ana
F6Hy.e;yht the third, in the year 1850 eighteen
hundred and sixty-fve after Which tnie, 'ne
General Assembly shall direct in what manner
the cens,I, fhall be taken, so that II ne mace, at
least, once in every period Of ten years ~ ne e
purpose Of ascertainiIlg the total populasioa ~
each parish and election district. htthe mrs. .e-
,p,lar session of the Legislature, after the making
Of each enumeration. the Legislature shall APP
nort;on the representation among the several
marshes and election districts on the basis OF .he
total populatiofi as aforesaid. A representative
number shall be fixed. and each parish and tiec-
lion district shall have as many representative
as lis aggregate population shall entitle 1T to, ano
IN additional representative for any traction eH-
ceeding one-half the representative NUMBER. Inc
number of representatives Shall NOT he more loah
one hundred, nor less than seventy, until an ap-
po%r,ionment shall be made IN accordance Wsth,n
first enumeration to be made as directed IN TINS
Article The representation in the Senate anc
House or REPRESENTATIVES shall be and remain al
present established by law. i9. 2tN
The limits Of the parish of Orleans, are here
by extended SO as TO embrace the whole OF the
present CITY Of New Orleans, including that par
OF The parish Of Jefferson, formerly known al
the City of Lafayette. Y-fa :.
All that pant of the parish OF Orleans when II
situated on the left bank Of the Mississippi n'eI
shall he divided by the Legislature into not more
than ten Representative Districts, and until a rev
nppor,ionment shall be made according to the mrs
census 10 be taken under this Constitution, tina
part of the City of New Orleans which was com
prised within the former limits oil me IIty {,
LAFAYETTE shall vote for Senators from Inc pafisl
n, Orleans and from the tenth Representalv'
District, and shall elect two out OF TIE three ne
representatives. now apporioned by law 20 the par
iish Of jefferson; the other Representative DIS
,tric,s shall remain as they are now established;
fa Art. g-The House of Representatives .shai
choose lis Speaker and other officers.
MT. l0.--Every free white male who mas at
tanned The age Of twenty-one years and VINO ma
bpen 4 resident of the State twelve months mex
preeeding the election, and the last six month
thersof in the parish in which he offers to vote
aud who shall be u citizen OF the United States
snail have the right Of voting but no veter 81
removing from one parish to another wi,hih IN
State shall have the right OF voting IN the forme
nn,iI he shall have acquired it in the latter. Ell
.,aors shall in all cases. except treason, felony o
breach OF the peace, be privileged from arres
curing their attendance at, going TO-, or returning
NJ 1.-THE Legislature shall provide by Law
,bat tho names and residence Of all quallfied cleo
TORS OF the City of New Orleans shall be regis
tered in order TO entitle them to sote--but tn
registry shall be free of cost TO the %elector'
'A,f. l2-No soldier, seaman, or marine IN IN
army or nayyof the U. s.. no pauper, no perso'
under in,erdiction, nor under conviction oi an
4 sr;m,e punishable with hard labor, shall I've entitl
.l To vote at any election in this Stale. s,8.
MI. I3.--No person shall be entitled TO VOL
:, arv election held in this State. except in tn
n,r;sk of his residence, and in cities and town
divided into election precincts, in the election pre-
cinct in which he resides. ~. !,
.3rf. l4--rhe members OF The senate snai' .
chosen for the term OF four years. iie oe'a'e
when assembled, shalt have the IVY 70 cho's
its officers. , !:
All. i3.-The Legislature in every year \
switch they shall apportion representation IN w
House Of Representatives, shall Givlde the o'a.
into Senatorial Districts. No parish shall De al
y y;aei in the formation OF a Senator1a. Dislrict-
The narish OF Orleans excepted. And wheneve
, new parish shall be created 1t shall be astaciEs
IN he Senatorial District from which most Q, $
territory was taken, or to another contiguous D 3,
,rirt. at the discretion OF the iegis.a.oIe r y
.hall be attached TO more than one uissfNt. n
,,,roher Of Senators shall be thirty two, and NE
.hail he apportioned among the Senatorial W
,r;rts according TO the total population contaune
4, the several districts, Prorided, That no paris
shall be entitled TO more than ive Senators.
~ ley-In all appointments Of The oei,at.
,he nonulation Of the City Of New Orleans sna
H. deducted from the population Of The Wnoi
STATE. and the remainder Of the population diviae
bv the number twenty-sever and the result Pe
dnced by this division shall be the Sena'ofial ~ ~
emitting . Senatorial District 70 2 Senator. =. =.
ia Or Contiguous parishes, shall be formed m,
.;s,riets. having a population the nearest possibl
10 The number emitting 4 district 10 2 Senator
and IL inihe apportionment to be made, a paris
ar district fall short Of or exceed the ratio one
ftb. then a district may be formed having q I,
,aore tban Two Senators, but not otherwise. y
,,.yv snportionrnent shall have the effect OF al
ridgina the term of service Of any Senator aifsad
.issisI al the lime Of making the arportionuaen
AMER an enumeration has been made as dlrscfe
~ the eighth article, the Legislature shall n
,ass anv law until an superintendent OF represe,
,as;en il both Houses of the General assetnol
be made. CO.