New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-27

ART. Id No divorce shall be granted by the
Legislature.
ART. lis. Every law enacted by the Legislature
shall embrace but one object, and that shall be
pressed in the title.
ART. l16. No law shall be revived or amended by
reference to its title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended, shall be re- enacted and
published at length
ART. III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or code OF laws by general reference to such
system or code of laws but in all cases shall specify
the several provisions of the laws it may enact
ART. llo. Corporations with banking discount
my privileges may be either created by special acts,
or formed under general laws but the Legislature
Shall in both cases provide for the registry Of all bills
or notes issued or put in circulation as money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption of
the same in SPECIE
ART. 49, The Legislature shall lave no power to
pass any law sanctioning in any manner, directly or
indirectly, the suspension OF specie payments, by
any person, association corporation issuing bank
notes of any description.
ART. 100 In case of insolvency of any bank or
banking association the bill holders thereof shall be
entitled to preference in payment, over all other
| creditors of such bank association.
ART. 12l. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as il may deem eXpedent for the
| relief or revival of the Citizens Bank OF Louisiana
and the acts already passed for the purpose
| ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles l19
and 1870 of this Constitution
ART. 122. No person shall hold exercise, at the
! same time, more than civil office of emolumen,
| except that of Justice OF the Peacs.
ART. 1913. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throue bout the State. All property on which taxes
may be levied, in this State, shall be taxed in pro-
portion to its value, to be ascertained directed by
law. NO one species oil property shall be taxed
higher than another species OF property OF equal
value, on which taxes shall be levied; the Legisla-
ture shall have power to levy income tax, and to
mn sl1Nry titan Np mr.
profession,
ART. l24. The citizens of the City of NewOf-
leans shall have the right OF appointing the several
public officers necessary for the administration of
the police OF the said city pursuant to the mode OF
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legsla-
ture provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shall
be ineligible to seat in the General Assembly and
the Mayor, Recorders, and Aldermen and Assistant
Aldermen, shall be commissioned by the Governor
as Justices Of the Peace, and the Legislature may
vest in them such criminal jurisdiction may be
necessary for the punishment Of minor crimes and
offences, and the police and good order OF said city
may require.
ART. 1875. The Legislature may provide by law
IN what case officers shall continue to perform the
duties OF their offices until their snail
have been indicted into office
ART. 126. Amy citizen of this State who shall,
after the adoption of this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State, or
| send or accept challenge to fight a duel with
,
with citizen of this State, who shall act sec
ond, oil knowingly aid and assist in any manner
those thus offending, shall be deprived OF holding
any office OF trust profit, and of enjoying the right
OF suffrage under this Constitution and the office OF
any State officer, member OF the General Assembly,
or OF any other person hodg office OF profit
| under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
| suance thereof, shall be fpso tact0 vacated by he
| fact of any such person committing the offence
toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro.
vide by law for the ascertaning and declaration OF
| such forfeiture.
| Ar 1877. The Legislature shall have power to
| extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of this
State over any territory acquired by compact with
any State or with the United States the same being
done by the consent of the United States.
| ART l2S None of the lands granted by Congress
to the State OF Louisiana for aiding in constructing
| the necessary levees and drains to reclaim the
swamps and oveEhowed lands in this State, shall be
| diverted from the purposes for which they were
granted
ART. 129. The Constitution and awa Of this State
| shall be promulgated in the English and French
languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 1870. There shall be a Board of Public
Works, to consist Of four Commissioners. The State
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
tricts, continuing nearly may he equal num-
Der Of voters, and Commissioned shall be elected
in each District, by the legal voters thereof Tor
the OF four years but, Of the first elected, two,
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office for
| two years only.
| ART. l3l. The General Assembly, at its first ses-
| sion alter the adoption OF this Constitution, shall
| provide for the election and compensation OF the
| Commissioners and the organization of the Board.
The Commissioners first elected shall assemble
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot the
oruer IN which their terms OF service shall expire
ART, l32. The Commissioners shall exercise a
dhgent and faithful supervision over all public
works, IN which the State may be Interested, except
those made by JOINT stock companies. They shall
communicate to the General Assembly, from time to
time, their views concerning the same, and recon-
mend such measures as they may deem necessary,
IN order to employ to the hest advantage and for the
purposes tor which they were granted, the swampS
ana overlooked lands conveyed by tue United States
TO tins state hey shall appoint all officers en-
gagged on The pubic works, ana Sha!i perform sHea
other duties as may be presented bylaw.
ART. Loo. The Commissioners may be removed
by the concurrent vote OF majority OF all the mem
bers elected to each House ot the General Assem-
biy but the cause OF the removal shall be entered
on the journal OF each House.
ART lo4. L he Ieneral Assembly snail have
power by vote OF three-htIs OF the members
elected to each house, TO abolish sad Board, when
ever IN their opinion Board OF Public Works shall
no longer be necessary
TITT u VIII
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ART l32 There shall be elected a superintendent
oil fnoic Education who shall hold his oice Tor the
term oil Two years HIS duties SHAH be prescribed
ny law, and he shall receive such compensation as
the Legislature may direct; provided that the ten
efal Assembly shall have power by vote OF the