New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-02

ART. ll6 No law shall be revived or amended by
eterence to its title; but in such case, the act
evlsed or section amended, shall be re.enasted and
published at length.
ART. III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
ysten or code OF laws by general reference to such
system or code OF laws, but in all shall specify
he several provisions of the laws it may enact.
ART. us. Corporations with banking discount
ny privileges may be either created by special acts
Or formed under general laws but the Legislature
shall in both provide for the registry OF all bills
or notes issued or put in circulation rs money and
shall require ample security for the redemption oil
the same in specie.
ART. ll9. The Legislature shall .ave no power to
pass any law sanconing 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 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. l2l. The Legislature shall have power to
pass suck laws as it may deem expedent for the
relief or revival OF the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
and the acts already passed Tor the purpose
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles l9
and 1870 Of this Constitution
ART. l22. No person shall hold exercise at the
same time, more than civil office OF enoument.
except that of Justice OF the Peace.
ART l23 Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout 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 OF property shall be taxed
higher than another species Of properly OF equal
value, which taxes shall be levied the Legisa-
ture shall have power to levy income tax and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation. trade or
profession.
ART. 1874 The citizens of the City of NewOr-
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 LegiSla-
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 NAV
vest in them such criminal jurisdiction may be
necessary for the punishment Of minor crimes and
offences, and as the police and good order OF said city
may require.
ART. 1876 The Legislature may provide by law
in what case officers shall continue perform the
duties of their offices until their successors shall
have been indicted into office
ART. l26. Any citizen of this State who shall,
after the adoption OF this Constitutions fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State, or
send or accept a challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State out oft,
with citizen of this State, or who shall act as sec
ond, or 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 ofany other person holding Office Of prof,
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur.
suance thereof, shall be tpso aeto vacated by The
fact OF any such person committing the offence men,
toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro.
vide by law for the ascertaining and declaration Of
such forfeiture.
ART. 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. 12S. None of the lands granted by Congress
to the State of Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
the necessary evees and drains, to reclaim the
swamps and oyeroved lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they
granted.
ART 1879 The Constitution and laws Of this State
shall be promulgated in the English and French
languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 1870. There shall be Board of Public
w orks TO consist OF four Commissioners. The State
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
trcts, containing nearly may b. an equal num-
Der OF voters, and one Commissioner shall be elected
in each District, by the legal voters thereof for
the term OF four years but, OF the first elected two
to be designated by lot shall remain in office for
two year, only
ART l3l The General Assembly, at its first sss-
sun areI 'ne auoP''on oil 'hS CONSTITUTION, shall
p'oSlue 'o' '"e eect!oh ana compensation OF the
no ana the organization OF the board
iI ne commissioners nst elected snail assemble on
10Y ~ oo appo'h'eo ny 'a"' ana uec'oe ny lot the
'uel Al G mc!l .hef terms OF service snail expire
i % ne ne commissioners shaH exercise
ait. .u SUPERVISION over an Puoie
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TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ART 1876. There shall be elected Snnerinten5sn,
# Public Education who shall hold bis otI1 for tba
ERIN of two years His duties shall he nrescrbeJ |
" law. and he shall receive snch ,o,nnen.s,;an ~,
he Legislature may direct; provided that the Cen
raj Assembly shall have noyer hv a v,ta or ,b
majority of the members elected to both houses to |
bolish the said office of Superintendent of Pubyic
Education whenever in their onnion said Office sh,I
re no longer necessary,
ART. 1876, The General Assembly shall establish