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

ton Of the State, ard recommend TO tier considera-
ton such measures ms he may deem expedient.
Ar. 51.--TIe may. on extraordinary occasions,
convene the General Assembly, at the Seat Of Cow
ernruent, or at a different place. IL that should fave
become dangerous from an enemy Or from epideinie;
and In case Of disagreement between the .Wo Houses
as ID the time Of adjournment, ne may aaJournsBplh
70 such time as be may think proper, not exceeding
four months. 49,
Att 52.-He shall take care that the laws be faith
At. 53.--Eyery bill which shall have passed both
Houses, shall be presented TO the Governor; u ne
approve, he shall sign it, If not, lie shall return 1t
with his objections to the House in which 1t origin
ated, which shall enter the objections at large upon
its journals. and proceed to- reconsider II. ~, ai'et
such reconsideration two-thirds OF all the metlDe.s
elected 10 thai House shall agree to pass the DID, u
shall be sent TO. with the objections, to the other
House, by which II shall likewiye be reconsidered,
andif approved by two-thirds ofa'the memt'eE e'ec-
ted to TINT House it shall be q law; but in such cases
the vote Of both Houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays. and the MINES Of the members voting for
or against the bill shall be entered on the journal OF
such House respectively. If any bill shall not be
returned by The Governor within ten days undays
excepted) after it shall have been presented to HIM,
il shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed
it, unless the General Assembly, by adjournment.
prevent its return, in which case it shall be a law,
unless sent back within three days after their next
session. a- a#s# e4 H4 :,
Art 81 Every order. resolution or vote to which
the concurrence of both Houses may he necessary,
except on a question Of adjournment, shall be pre-
scented to the Governor, before it shall take etiees. De
approved by him or being disapprovetl, shall De re-
passed by two-tlirtls Of the members elected to each
House of the General Assembly.
Art 5.-Tller shall be a secretary 9! State,
who shall hold his office during the time for winch
the Governor shall have been eleeled. The records
of the State shall be kept and preserved IN the oiilce
of the Secretary he shall keep a fair register OF the
official acts and proceedings of the Governor, ana,
when necessary, shall attest them. He shall, when
required, lay the said register, and all papers, MN
ttes and vouchers relative to his Office, before either
House of the General Assembly. and shall pertorm
such other duties as may be enjolned on him by law
.Arh. 56.--1here shall be a Treasurer of the
State who shall hold his office during the term o.
two years. -.
Art. 57.--The Secretary of State, and Ireasur-
er of State, shall be elected by the qualified cleo
tors of the State. And in case of any vacancy
caused by the death, resignation or absence, o
the Treasurer or Secretary of State, the Governor
shall order an election 10 fill said vacancy.
.Al. jS.-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 slgnet
by the Governor.
.At. 59.-The free white men of the State shal
be armed and disciplined for its defence but those
.who belong to religious societies. whose tenet'
forbid Them to carry arms, shall not be con- pellet
so 10 do, but shall pay an equivalent Tor persona
services. 5aR fE a3#b
.Art. 6O.-The militia of the State shall be or
gaDized in such manner as may be hereaitel
deemed most expedient by the Legislature.
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" JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
.Art. 61.-The Judiciary owe shall be vested
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Legislature may from time to time order and es
tablish, and in Justices of the Peace.
.Art. 62.-The supreme Court, except in tn
cases hereinafter provided, shalt have appellate
jurisdiction only which jurisdiction shall exten'
to all cases when the matter in dispute shall ex
coed three hundred dollars; to all in which thu
Constitutionality or legality of any tax, toll, o
impost whatsoever, or of any fine, forfeiture o
penalty imposed by a Municipal Corporation
shall be ia condensation and to all criminal case
on questions of law alone, whenever the ofenc
charged is punishable with death or imprison
ment at hard labor; or when a fine exceedIn
three hundred dollars is actually imposed. TIL
Legislature shall have power to restrict the Jur
isdlction of the Supreme Court in civil cases t
questions Of law only.
.Ast. 63.-~The Supreme Court shall be compos
ed of one Chief Justice and four Associate JUST
ces, a majority of whom shall constitute a quo
rum, The Chief Justice shall receive a salary G
Six Thousand Dollars, and each of the Assoclat
Justices salary Of Five Thousand Five Hundre
Dollars, annually, until otherwise provided b.
law. The Court shall appoint its own Clerks
the Judges shall be elected for the term of te
years.
A,t. 64.-The Chief Justice shall be elected b.
the qualified electors Of the State. The Legisla
ture shall divide the State into four Districts, an
the qualified electors of each District shall cleo
one Of the Associate Justices. The State shal
be divided into the following Districts until tn
Legislature shall otherwise direct
FIRST District. The parishes OF Plaquemines
St. Bernard. that portion of the parish of Orlean
on the right bank of the Mississippi River, an
that portion of the City OF New Orleans whic
{ lies below the line extending from the River Mis-
sissippi along the middle of Julia Street until
strikes the New Orleans Canal, and thence dow
said Canal to the Lake. .af .sfa
SECOND, DISTRICT. ga.
That portion of the city of New Orlean
which is situated above the line ~extendin!
| along the middle of Julia street until j
strikes the New Orleans Canal, thenc
down said Canal to the Lake, and the Pa
rishes OF Jefferson, St. John the Baptist
St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, As
sumption, Lafourche Interior, Terrebonne
! West Baton Rouge and Iberville. mi
+ THIRD DISTRICT.
The Parishes of st Tammany, Wash
, %ington, livingston, ST. Helena, East Ba
ton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Felici
ana, Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Tensas
Concollia, Lafayette, Vermillion, st. Ma
E ry, ST. Martin, and st. Landry.
81 FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Parishes of Calcasieu, Rapides
Sabine. Natchitoches, De Soto. Caddo
Bossiet, Claiborne, Bienville, Caldwell
Unions Ouachita, Morehouse, Jackson
. Franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll an
Winn: "
: Art, 65.-The office of one of the As
= sociate Justices shall be vacated at til
r expiration of the second year, of anothe
f at the expiration of the fourth year, of
third at the expiration of the sixth yea
: and Of the fourth year at the expiration {
: the eighth year-so that one Of the Judge
of the Supreme Court shalt be eiecte
every second year.
! AT. 66.-The Secretary of State, o
: receiving the official returns Of the fri
e election, shall proceed immediately, in III
presence, and with the assistance Of tw
!, Justices Of the Peace, to determine by Il
:. among the four candidates l,avingthe higl
$ est number Of votes in the respective di!
trict, which of the Associate Justices elee
: shall serve for the term Of two year
which shall serve for the term of fol
: wears, which for the term Of six years, All
d which for the term Of eight years; an
the Governor shall issue commissions a,
il cordingly.
Arr 67-Any vacancy that NAV occl