New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-27
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and NAYS and the names Of the members voting
for and against the BILL shall be entered on the jour
nal of each house respectively. IL any ei Shall not
he returned by the Governor within ten days (Sun-
days excepted after 1t shall have been presented to
him. it shall be law in like manner if he had
siyned it, unless the General Assembly, by adj
iournment prevent its return; in which it shall
be law, unless sent back within three days after
their next session.
ART. 81. Every order, resolution or vote. to
which the concurrence OF both houses may be ne
cessary, except question of adjournment shall
be presented to the Governor, and before tsa take
effect, be approved by him, or being dsapproved,
shall be repassed by two-hirds Of the members cleo
ted to each house of the General Assembly.
ART. So There shall be Secretary of State, who
shall hold his office during the lime for which the
Governor shall have been elected. The records of
the State shall be kept and preserved in the office Of
the Secretary he shall keep fair register of the
official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and
when necessary shall attest them. He shal u, when
required lay the said register and all papers, min
utes and vouchers relative to his office, before
either house Of the General Assembly, and shall
perform such other duties as may be enioined on
him by law.
ART. Sc There shall be Treasurer of the State
who shall hold his office during the term of two
years.
ART. 81. The Secretary of State and Treasurer
of State, shall be elected by the qualified electors OF
the State. And in Of any vacancies caused by
the death, resignation, or absence of the Treasurer
Secretary of State, the Governor shall order an
election to fill said vacancy.
ART. SO. All commissions shall be in the name
and by the authority of the State of louisiana, and
shall be sealed with the State seal and signed by
the Governor.
ART. 50. The free white men of the State shall
be armed and disciplined for its defence; but those
who belong to egous societies whose tenets
forbid them to carry arms, shall not be compelled
to do, but sal pay equivalent for personal SER
vices.
ART. go. The Militia of the State shall be or
gained in such manner may be hereafter deem
ed most expedient by the Legislature
TITLE ".
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
ART. 81. The Judiciary power shall be vested in a
Supreme Court in such inferior courts as the Legis-
lalnre may from time to time, order and establish,
and in Justices of the Peace.
ART 81. The Supreme Court, except in cases
hereinafter provided, shall have appellate jurisdiction
only whch jurisdiction shall extend to all cases
when the matter in dispute shall exceed three hun
dred dollars to all in which the constu-
tonalty or Legality of any tax, toll impost what
soever, or OF any fine, forfeiture penalty imposed
by municipal corporation, shall be in condensation
and to all crimina questions of law alone,
whenever the offence charged is punishable with
death OF Imprisonment at hard labor or when fine
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed.
The Legislature shall have power to restrict the iu.
rsdjcton OF the Supreme Court in civil to
questions OF law only.
ART. SO. The Supreme Court shall be composed
of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justices a
majority of whom shall constitute quorum. The
Chief Justice shall receive salary of six thousand
dollars and each of the Associate Judges salary OF
five thousand five hundred dollars, annually, until
otherwise provided by law. The Court shall appoint
its own Clerks the Judges shall be elected for the
term OF ten years.
ART. 81. The Chief Justice shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the State. The Legislature
shall divide the State into four Districts, and the
qualified electors of each District shall elect Of
the Associate Justices. The State shall be divided
into the following Districts, until the Legislature
shall otherwise direct:
FIRST DISTRICT
The Parishes of Plaqnemines, ST. Bernard, that
portion Of the Parish OF Orleans on the right bank of
the Mississippi river and that portion of the City of
NewOrIeans which lies below the line extending
from the river Mississippi along the middle of Julia
street, until it strikes the NewOreans Canal, and
thence down said canal to the Lake.
SECOND DISTRICT.
That portion of the City of NewOrleans which is
situated above the line extending along the middle
of Julia street until it strikes the NewOreans Canal
and thence down said Canal to the Lake. and the
Parishes OF Jefferson, St John the Baptist, St
Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, La
fourche Interior, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge
and Iberville.
THIRD DISTRICT
The Parishes OF st. Tammany, Washington
Livingston, ST. Helena East Baton Rouge, East
Feciana, West Feiclana, Point Coupee. Avoyelles,
Tensas, Concorla, Lafayette Vermillion, St. Mary,
St. Martin and St Landry
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Parishes of Cacasieu, Rapides, Sabine, Nat
chitoches, DeSoo, Caddo Bossler, Claiborne, Bien-
VILE Caldwell, Union, Ouachita, Morehouse, jack
son, franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll and
VIM.
ART. g. The office of one of the Associate JUS
tees shall be vacated at the expiration of the second
year. OF another at the expiration OF the fourth year,
of third at the expiration of the sixth year, and of
the fourth at the expiration of the eighth year-so
that Of the Judges OF the Supreme Court shall be
elected every second year.
ART &c. The Secretary OF State, on receiving the
official returns Of the first election shall proceed i'm
medately in the presence and with the assistance OF
two justices OF the Peace, to determine by lot among
the four candidates having she highest number of
votes in their respective Districts, which of the As
sociate Justices elect shall for the term of two
years, which shall for the OF four years,
which for the term OF six years, and which for the
term OF eight years, and the Governor shall issue
commissions accordingly.
ART. 81. Any vacancy that may occur in the Su-
preme Court from resignation or otherwise, shall be
hled by election for the remainder OF the unexpired
term but if such remainder do not exceed one year
the vacancy shall be filled by Executive appoint
ment
ART. 6s. The Supreme Court shall hold its ses-
sons in NewOrleans from the first Monday of the
month OF November to the end OF the month of june
inclusive. The Legislature shall have power to fix
the sessions elsewhere during the rest of the year
until otherw Use provided the sessions shall be held as
heretofore.
ART. 60 The Supreme Court and each of the
Judges thereof shall have power to issue writs of
habe0S corpus, at the instance Of all persons in actual
custody under process in all cases in which they may
have appellate jurisdiction.
ART. 70. No Judgment shall lie rendered by the
Supreme Court without the concurrence of aority
Of the Judges comprising the court. Whenever
majority cannot agree, in consequence of the
ton of any member members of the court, the
Judges not Reused shall have power to call upon any
Judge Judges of the inferior courts, whose duty
shall be- when so called upon To sit in the place of
the Judges Reused, and to aid in determining the
case.
ART. II. All Judges, by virtue of their office,
shall be conservators of the peace throughout the
State. The style OF all process shall be The State
OF Louisiana All prosecutions shall be carried on
in the name and by authority Of the State of Loui-
slana, and conclude against the peace and dignity
of the same.
ART To- The Judges of all courts within this
State shall, often it may be possible so to do in
every defnitve judgment refer to the particular law
IN virtue of which such judgment may be rendered,
and in all adduce the reasons on which their
judgment is founded.
ART. 70. The Judges of all courts shall be liza
Bile to impeachment; but for any reasonable cause,
which shall not be sufficient ground for impeach-
mcnt, the Governor shall remove any of them on the
address of three. ourths of the members present of
zach house of the General Assembly. In every
such case, the cause causes for which such re-
noval may be required shall be stated at length in