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into effect il is hereby declared and ordained az 70
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AIT. 14s All rights, action, prosecution claim
and contracts well as 81 individuals "a Of Bo5s
corporate and all laws in force at the time Of ii
adoption OF this Constitution and not i1consisteu
herewith shall continue the same had not bee,
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AR. 144. In order that no INCONVENIENCE NAV !.
suit to the public service from the taxing eiFset
this Constitution, office shall be supescedsd the,e
by but the laws of the State relative d The utes
Of the several officers, Executive Judicial and Mi
tary shall remain in fall force, though the same b
contrary to this Constitution, and the several dute,
snail be performed by the respective officers Of tbs
State, according to the existing laws until the o.
ganization of the Government under this Const;tu
on, and the entering into office of the new officers
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Arr. 145. Appointments to Office bv the Ere.n.
tive under this Constitution, shall be made by the
1ovefnor to be elected ander its authortty
Art. ao. The Legislature shall provide for the
fsmoval Of all causes now pending in the Supreme
or other Courts of the State under the Consti-
tqton o. 1913, to Courts created by or under this
ART. az. The time of service Of all officers
CHOSEN BY the people at the first election under this
CONSTITUTION, shall terminate as though the election
h asa been holden on the first Monday Of November
io5i, and they had entered on the discharge II
Their duties at the time designated therein. The
mrs. class Senators, designated in article III shall
hold their seats until the day Of the cIosino II he
general elections in November 1853, and the second
cass unit. the day Of the closing Of the general eec
tions in November 1855 ~
ART. 14S The first election for Judges Of The Sd
preme Court shall be held on the FIRST Monday Of
APr next, llS53) and they shall enter into office on
the tirst Monday Of May, 1853
ART 149. The first term Of service Of the District
Attorneys and the Clerks Of the inferior courts d BE
ordered and established under this Constitution shall
De regulated BY the term Of service OF the first Cor
efnor so that new election for these officers shall
be held on the first Monday Of November, 1855.
TITLE XII.
ORDINANCE y
ART. 150 Immediately after the adiou rnment Of
the Convention, the Governor shall issue his pro.
ciamaton directing the several officers Of this State,
authorized by law 10 hold elections for members az
the General Assembly. to open and hold poll Il
every Parish of the State at the places desiauaed
BY law, upon the first Tuesday of November next,
for the purpose of taking the sense Of the good
PIE OF this State in regard to the adoption or reec-
ton of this Constitution and it shall be the dutv OF
said officers to receive the votes of all persons
entitled to vote under the old Constitution and under
this Constitution. Each voter shall express his opin
Lon by depositing in separate box, kept for that
purpose, ticket, whereon shall be written !" the
Constitution accepted or the Constitution re;ec-
ted, or some such words as will distinctly convey
the intention Of the voter. AT the conclusion Of
said election, which shall be conducted in every
pect as the general State election is now conducted.
the commissioners designated to preside over the
same snail carefully examine and count each ballot
so deposited, and shall forthwith make due returns
thereof to the Secretary Of State in conformity to
the provisions OF the existing law upon the subject
of elections. ill < -
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ART i5l. Upon the receipt Of the said returns, Or
on the 9th Monday in November, if the returns be
not sooner received it shall be the duty Of the Gov
ernor the Secretary of State, the Attorney General
and the State Treasurer, in the presence of all such
persons as may choose to attend, to compare the
votes given at the said poll the ratification and re-
lection OF this Constitution, and lift shall appear from
said return that majority of all the votes given Il
for ratying the Constitution, then it shall he the
duty OF the Governor to make proclamation Of that
fact, and thenceforth this Constitution shall be or
dained and established as the Constitution Of the
State OF Louisiana But whether this Constitution
be accepted or rejected it shall be the duty of The
Governor to cause to be published in the official pa
per OF the Convention the result Of the polls showing
the number OF votes cast in each Parish for and
against the said Constitution.
ART. 152. Should this Constitution be accepted
by the people, it shall also be tho duty Of the Cover
nor forthwith to issue his proclamation, declaring
the present Legislature, elected under the old Com
stituton, to be dissolved and directing the several
officers Of the State authorized by law to hold cleo
tons for members of the General Assembly, TO hold
an election at the places by law, upon the
fourth Monday of December next for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, members of the General Assembly.
Secretary Of State, Attorney General Treasurer and
Superintendent of Public Education. And the said
election shall be conducted, and the returns thereof
made in conformity with existing laws upon the SUBJ
iect of State elections.
ART. 1853. The General Assembly elected under
this Constitution shall convene at the State House. in
Baton houge upon the third Monday of January
next QS53O after the elections and the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, elected at the same time,
shall be installed in office during the first week Of
this session, and before it shall be competent for the
said General Assembly to proceed with the transac-
on of business.
ART. 154. All the publications herein ordered
shall be made in the Official Journal Of the Conyen
ton ei ~. NJ IN 1Is
ART. 1855. This Constitution shall be published in
French and English in the Official Journal of the
Convention, from the period of its adjournment until
the iirst tuesday of November, Qs52,) one thou
sand eight hundred and ffty-two
Done at Baton Rouge, July 81, 1862.
lSigned] DUNCAN F. KENNER,
President Of the Convention.
lAttestl J. B. WALTON,
45f.. Secretary of the Convention.