New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-06

And the said law shall be irrepealable until principal
and interest fully paid and discharged or unless the
repeating law contain other adequate provision fol
the payment of tile principal and interest of the debt
Art liz The Legislature shall provide by law for
change of Venue In civil and criminal cases
Art 1l3 No lottery shall be authorized hy this State
and the buying or selling of lottery tickets within the
State, is prohibited
Art. lis. Every law enacted by the Legislature shall
embrace but object and that shall he expressed in
Art lie. No law shall be revived amended by refer
its title but in such case the act revised or sec
ton amended shall be reenaced and published at length
Art III The Legislature shall never adopt any system
code of laws by general to such system or
of laws but in all cases shall specify the several pro-
visions of the laws it may enact.
Art lis. Corporations with banking dscountng
privileges may be either created by special acts or formed
under general laws but the Legislature shall in both
cases provide for registry OF all bills notes issued
put in circulation money and shall require ample
security for the redemption Of the same in specie.
Art ito The Legislature shall have no power to pass
any law sanconng in any manner directly or Indirectly
the suspension of specie payments by any person asso
citation corporation issuing bank notes OF any descr
| ton
Art 12o In case ofnsolrency of any bank or banking
association the bill holders thereof shal De entitled to
preference in payment all other creditors of such
bank association.
III The Legislature shall have power to pass such
laws as it NAV deem expedent for the relief 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 1o and 100 of this Constitution
Art 100 No person shall hold exercise, the same
| time more than one civil Office OF emolument, except
| that of Justice of the Peace.
Art 123 Taxation shall be equal and uniform through
out the State. All property which taxes may be lev
led in this State shall be taxed in proportion to its value
be ascertaned directed by law No one species of
property shall be taxed higher than another species of
property Of equal value on which taxes snal DC levied
and to tax all persons pursuing any occupation trade or
| profession.
have the right 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
and Recorders shall be ineligible to seat in the General
Assembly and the Mayor, Recorders and Aldermen and
AssStent Aldermen shall be commissioned by the Gov
ernor as Justices the Peace and the Legislature
vest in them such criminal Jurisdiction as may be
sary for the punishment OF minor crimes ana offences
Art 125 The Legislature may provide by law in what
officers shall continue to perform the duties of their
offices until their shall have been indicted
into Office
Art 1875 Any citizen of this State who shall after the
adoption of this Constitution fight duel with deadly
| challenge to fight duel with deadly weapons either
within the State out of it, with citizen Of this State
or who shall second 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
of any other person holding office Of profit trust under
this Constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof
shall be dco vacated by the fact of such person
committing the offence menonedin this article and the
Legislature shall provide by law the asceraining
declaration of such forfeiture.
Art 127 The Legislature shall have power to extend
this Constitution and the Jurisdiction of this State
any territory acquired by compact with any State with
the United States the being done by the consent
of the United States.
Art 1913 None of the lands granted BY Congress to the
State of Louisiana for aiding it in constructing the
sary evees and drains to reclaim the swanps and over
flowed lands in this State shall be diverted from the pur
poses for which they were granted.
Art 29 The Constitution and laws OF this State Shall
be promulgated in the English and French languages
| TITLE VII
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Art $780, There shall be Board of Public Works, 10
consist Of four Commissioners The State shall be divided
into four Districts containing nearly may be equal
number of voters and Commissioner shall be elected
in each District for the term of four years but, of the
first elected two to be designated by lot shall remain in
office for two years only.
Art ISL The General Assembly at its first session after
the adoption this Constitution shall provide the
ton aud compensation Of the Commissioners and the
ganaation Of the Board The Commissioners first elected
shall assemble to be appointed by law and decide
by lot the order in which their terms of service shall
pre.
| Art 1872 The Commissioners shall exercise dgent
aud faithful supervision over ali public works in which
the State Isy be Interested except those made by joint
stock companies Thy shall communicate to the General
Assembly from time TO time their views concerning the
same aud recommend such measures they may deer,
necessary in order to employ the best advantage
for the purposes for which They granted the swamrs
and overhowcd lands conveyed by the United States to
this State They shall appoint all officers engaged the
public works and shall perform such other duties may
| be prescribed by lay.
| Art. 1853. The Commissioners may be removed by thu
concurrent vote Of majority of all the members elected
to each House Of the General Assembly hut the
the removal shall be entered on the Journal Of each
| House.
Art l3l The General Assembly shall have power by
vote OF three hs of the members elected to each House
to abolish said Board whenever in their opinion Board
Of Public Works shall no longer be necessary
| TITLE VIII.
| PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Art 1886. There shall be elected Superintendent @
Public Education who shall hold his office for the term
two years His duties shall be prescribed by law and hi
shall receive such compensation the Legislature may
direct provided that the General Assembly shall have
by vote of the majority of members elected
of Public Education whenever in their opinion said Office
Art 1856 The General Assembly shall establish free Pub
lie Schools throughout the State, and shall provide
their support by general taxation property other
wise and oil moneys so raised or provided shall be dis
tribued to each Parish in proportion to the number
free white children between such ages us shall be fixed by
| the General Assembly.
Art 1877 The proceeds of all lands heretofore granted
by the United States this State for the
schools and of all lands which may hereafter be granted
OR bequeathed to tho State and not expressly granted
beueathed for any other purpose which hereafter may
be disposed Of by the State and the proceeds of the
OF deceased persons to which the State may become
titled by law shall be held by the State as loan and
shall be and remain perpetual fund which the State
shall pay annual interest of six per cent which in
terest together with the interest the trust funds
posted with this State by the United States under the
act of Congress approved June 25 1885, and all the rents
of the unod lands shall be appropriated to the support
Of such schools and this appropriation shall remain in
| violabe.
Art 13S. All moneys arising from the sales which hay
been may hereafter be made Of any lands heretofore
granted by the United States to this State for the
a Seminary of Learning, and from any kind of donation
that may hereafter be made for that purpose shall be and
remain perpetual fund the interest os which six per
cent per shall be appropriated to the support
Seminary Of Learning for the promotion of literature
and the arts and sciences and law shall be made
diyerng said fund to any other than to the estab
shment and improvement of said Seminary Of Learning
Art lS9 The University of Louisiana, n New Orleans,
MS now established, shall be maintained
Art 40 The Legislature shall have power to pass such
laws as may be necessary for the further regulation
the University, and for the promotion Of literature and
science but shall be under obligation contribute
the support of said University by appropriations.
| TITLE X.
NODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION.
Art III. Any amendment amendments to this Con-
stuon may be proposed in the Senate House Rep
reSentatives and if the shall be agreed by two
thirds of the members elected each House such pro-
posed amendment amendments shall be entered on
their Journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon and
the Secretary Of State shall the to be pub-
lishcd three months before the general election for
Representatives to the State Legislature in
newspaper in French and English in every Parish the
state i'll which newspaper shall be published and such
proposed amendment amendments shall be submitted
to the people at said election and If majority of the
voters at snid election shall approve aud rntify such
amendment or amendments the shall become part
oi the Constitution. II more than amendment be
submitted at time they shall be in such and
form that the people may vote for aytiGst each aIeu,l-
ment separately,
TITLEN
SCHEDULES.
Att JI2 The Constitution adopted ia eighteen hun
dred and iurtytvr IL declared to be surrcedod by this
Contribution and in order carry the same into effect IL
iShereby declared and ordained follows
Art ll3. An rights, actions, prosecutions claims and
contracts well of individuals Of bodies corporate,
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