New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-13
CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
adopted in Conpemtioa July 81, 1852
PREAMBLE.

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PhEAMBLE.
We, the people of the State Of Louisiana, do or
dAin and establish this Constitution
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Arts. lhe Legislative power OF the state shai
be vested IN TWO alsunct branches, the one TO Dc
styled the House Of Representatives, the o.hel
the Senate, and both the "General Assembly OF the
State OF Louisiana.
ART. d The members of the House OF hepresen
tatives shall continue in service Tor the term o
two years from the day OF the closing oil the genera
elections.
ART. D. hepresentatives shai DC CHOSEN on .he
first Monday in November every two years; and the
election shall be completed IN one Day lac creme,
raj Assembly shall meet annually, on the third
Monday IN January, unless uiiierent gay De ap-
pointed by law, and their sessions shai De held al
the seat Of government
ART. q Every duly quaiihed eleotor. undef .hIs
Constitution, shall be elislble to seat IN the zen
eral Assembly, provided that no person shall De a
Representative or Senator anless he be- at me Time
OF his election, duly qualified voter OF the repre-
sentative or Senatorial Which ne is eject
ed
ART. Z. Elections for members OF the Generai AS
sembly shall be held at the several election pre-
cincts established by law Inc Legislature may
delegate the power Of ESTABLISHING election precincts
to the parochal or municipal authorities.
Art. g. hePfesenla.lpn y hs no"ss u s h.1pl t.
sentatiVes snai % e4ua, az ~ I'M ~
rsgua.ed ano ascsi 'angu ~ ne Sc ph
eacn o. ne severn parishes :, VIZ
lsh shall naye ~ leasa ons @ ~
parish shall be crested with territory less than SIX
nunasea any oi mi.n
RoPua.lon iess.na'' ne 'ah nue' es.s - " u
nepFesensehtailse, nor WHEN 'he creation vi suei
new pansa Woau .edve aiy olliei paiis wiihou. 'he
sa ~ a h, a., u
ne n1s uy Tue 2tate au'hor''es ua
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VIZ e. secpnu ~ .e go iooS, tie ,l,iu ~ 'he ~,
icoo, aver wnoi si'ie 'he oeheiei Asse'ioiy sha
ollect IN whse ahnel .he census sha'l DC '5he, ~
tha. y DC uiaue az leas oee y. every peiiou u yea
years. lof Inc purpose Oh the total popu
iatioh 10 each parish ana eiecuoh u'stf'ct'
-, asass nc, ' he Oh II
na.saa ~ ,onr ths savorsI ns :.
;shes and election districts on the basis of the total
population as aforesaid A representative number
shall be fixed and each parish and election district
shall have as many Representatives as lis aegre-
gate population shall ente it TO- and an additional
Representative for any fraction exceeding onehali
the Representative number The number Gf Re
representatives. shall not be more than one hundred.
nor less than seventy Until an apportionmeut
shall be made, and elections held under the same.
in accordance with the first enumeration to be made
as directed in this article the Representation in
the Senate and House Of REPRESENTATIVES. shall he
and remain as at present established by law.
The limits of the Parish Of Orleans are hereby ey.
tended so as to embrace the whole of the present
city of New Orleans, including that part of the Pa
rsh of Jefferson formerly known as the city OF La
fayette.
All that part of the Parish of Orleans which is sit
uated on the left bank of the Mississippi river shall
be divided by the Legislature into not more than
ten Representative Districts and until new appor-
tionment shall be made according to the first CEN
sus to be taken under this Constitution, that part
OF the city of New Orleans which comprised
within the former limits of the city of Lafayette,
shall vote for Senators from the Parish Of Orleans,
and form the Tenth Representative District, and
shall elect two out OF the three Representatives
now apporioned by law to the Parish Of Jefferson
me othef hePfesentative districts snail remain as
'hey are now established.
ART.9. The House Of Representatives shall choose
its Speaker and other officers.
ART. 10. Every free white male who has attained
the age of twenty-one years and who has been a
resident Of the State twelve months next preeedip =
election and the last six months thereof in tn
f'arsh in which he offers to- vote and who shall he
citizen Of the United States shalt have the rpbt ,
voting but no voter on removing from one Pari
to another within the State. shall lose the right
voting in the former until he shall have acquired il
the latter Electors shall in all cases excen tre,sn
felony. or breach of the peace. be priylesed from
arrest during their attendance at going to- or return
ing from elections.
Apr II The J,ea;sIature shall nro,;d. h., Law.
that ths mas aud rss;,snas r. aii dol;aa ~ law,
If H. oitv Of New ssans shsf a =,
d.r to ent;tle them tn vote. bu, tho
free Of cost to the elector. ''-' w
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aeu u ms except m inc Fafsh oil ms
anu = e ~. anu OWNS uViaea ln.o e4ec
o 800 - 'io s'eo''oi pieoiiiet III WHICH ne
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l,, 'us 'pui years Le SENATE wheh
assembled shall have the power to choose its officers.
ART. 10. The Legislature, in every year in which
they shall apportlon representation in the House OF
Representatives, shall divide the State into Senate
rial Districts. No Parish shall be divided in the
formation OF Senatorial Disrict-the Parish of Or
leans excepted. And whenever new Parish shall
pc created II shall be attached to the Senatorial Dis
trct from winch most oits territory was taken, to
ahother contiguous District, at the discretion of the
Legislature, ont shan not be attached to more than
DIStrlct, number O ma shall hail