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

testimony Of two witnesses to tile same
overt act or his own confession in open
court.
A1t. 02s-Every person shall be dis
qualified from holding any Office Of trust
or profit in this StDte who stall hay been
conicted Of having given, Or offered, q
brlbe 10 procure bic election or appoint.
merts
Art p3.-Laws shall he made to ex-
clude frotn office and from the right Of
suffrage, those who shall hereafter be
convicted OF bribery, perjury, forgery, or
other high crimes or misdemeaiiors. The
privilege of free suffrage stJallbe support.
ed by laws regulating elections and pro-
hibitiiig under adequate penalties all M
due Influence thereon, from power, bribery
tumult or other improper practice.
A,t. 94--No money shall be dawn
from the treasury but in pursuance Of
specific appropriations made by law, nor
shall any appropriation Of money be
made for q longer term tliali two yeats.
A regular statement and account of the
receipts and expenditures of all public
money shall be published annually, id such
manner as shall be prescribed by law.
Art 95.-It shall be the duty of the
General Assembly to pass such laws as
may be necessary and proper to decide
differences by arbitration.
Art. 90 ALI civil officers for tie State at
large shall reside within The State, and all
district or parish officers within Their Of
fees at such places therein as may be re-
quired by law.
Art. g7.-All civil officers, except the
Governor and Judges OF tile Supreme
and Inferior Courts, shall be removable by
All address of a minority, of the members
of both houses, except those the removal
of whom has beell otherwise provided for
by this Constitution.
Art. 9S.-1n all elections by the people
the vote shall be by ballot, and in all cleo
lions by the Senate aud House of Rel fe-
sentatives, jointly or separately, the vote
shall be given yiva race.
Art. 99.-No member of Congress, nor
persol, holding or exercising any Office Of
trust or profit Under The United States, or
either of them, or Under any foreign pow
er, shall be eligible as d member OF The
General Assembly or hold OF exercise any
office of trust or profit Under the State.
Art. t0O.--Tle laws, public records
and the judicial and legislative written pro-
ceedings Of the State, shall be ipromulga-
ted, preserved and conducted In tile Ian.
guage III which the constitution Of the
United States is written.
Art. tOl.-The Secretary Of the Senate.
and Clerk Of The House Of Representatives.
shall be conversant with The French and
English languages. and members may nd
dress either House in tile French or En-
glish languages.
Art. 1O2.-No power Of suspending
the laws OF this State shall be exercised,
unless by the legislature or its authority.
Art. 1O3.-Prosecutions shall be by in.
dictment, or information. The accused
shall have a speedy public trial by an i'm.
partial jury Of The viccinage . he shall not
be compelled to give evidence against
himself; he shall have the right Of being
heard by himself O council he shall have
the right Of meeting the witnesses face to
face and shall have compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor.
Art. 1O4.-All prisoners shall be bail
| able by sufficient sureties, unless for cap.
| ltal offences, where the proof is evident,
or presumption great ; or unless after con.
%viction, for any offence or crime prnisha-
BILE with death or imprisonment at hard
labor aud the privilege Of the writ OF la.
beas corpus shall not be suspended, unless
when ia case of rebellion or invasion the
public safety may require it.
Art. tO5.-No er post, f,c1o law, nor
any law impairlng the obligation of con-
tracts, shall be passed nor vested rights
be Invested. unless for purposes Of public
utility, and for adequate compensation
| previously made.
Art. tOG.--The press shall be free.
Every citizen may freely speak, write, and
| publish his sentiments on all subjects be-
ing responsible for ali abuse Of this lib
erty.
Art. 1O7.-The seat Of Government
| shall be and remain at Baton Rouge, and
| shall not be removed without the consent
Of .hree-fourths OF both Houses Of the
General Assembly.
Art. Hostile State shall not sub.
scribe for the stock Of, nor make y loan to,
nor pledge its faith for the benefit of any
| Corporation or joint Stock Company ere.
ated, or established for banking purposes
nor for any other purposes than those de.
scribed in the following Article.
Art. 109.-The Legislature shall have
power to grant aid to Companies or ALSO.
citation of individuals, formed for the ex.
elusive purpose OF making works of Inter.
nal improvements, wholly or partially
within the State, to the exten, only 81
one.ffth Of the capital Of such companies,
by subscription Of stock, or loan of money
or public bouds but any aid thus granted
shall be paid to the Company only in the
same proportion as the remainder Of the
capital shall be actually paid in by the
stockholders of the Company, and, in case
of loan, such adequate security shall be
required as to the Legislature may seem
proper.
No corporation o individual a~ssocia.
ton, receiving the aid of the State al
herein provided, shall possess banking OF
disconnting privileges. &
Art. HOMO liability shall be con,
tracted by the State as above mentioned
unless the same be authorized by some
law for some single object or work TO BE-
distinctly specified therein, which shall b
passed by d najorityof the members cleo
led 10 both Houses Of the Geiieral As