New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-04

Art 10 No liability shall be contracted by the State
as above mentioned unless the be authorized by
some law for soa,e single object work to be distinctly
specified therein which fha be passed by majority of
the members elected both houses Of the General Assem-
bly, and the aggregate amount of debts and liabilities
incurred under this and the preceding article shall
at any one time exceedthe of eight millions of dollars
Art Ill Whenever the Legislature shall contract a
debt exceeding in amount the sum OF one hundred thou
sand dollars unless in case of war to repe invasion or
suppress Instruction they shall in the law creating the
debt provide adequate ways and for the payment
the interest and of the principal when the
same shall become due.
And the said law shall be rrepealable until principal
and interest are fully paid aud discharged or unless the
repeating law other adequate provision
the payment of the principal and interest of the debt
An NJ The Legislature shall provide by law for u
| cha IA N p@pue in civil and criminal cases
Art l13 NJ lottery shall be authorized by this State
and the buying selling of lottery tickets within the
Art III No divorce shall be granted by the Legsa-
Art l15 Every law enacted by the Legislature shall
embrace but object and that shall be expressed in
| the title
Art 1l6 No law shall revived amended by refer
to its title but i'll such case the act revised
ton amended shall re-enacted and published at length
Art III The Legislature shall never adopt any system
code of laws by general reference to such system
code of laws but iii all shall specify the several pro-
visions of the laws it may enact.
| Art. IFS Corporations with banking discountng
privileges NAV be either created by special formed
under general laws but the Legislature shall in both
provide for the registry of all bills notes issued
or put in circulation as money and shall require ample
security for the redemption of the same in specie.
Art no The Legislature shall have no power to pass
any law sanctioning in any directly Indirectly
the suspension of specie payments by any
citation corporation issuing bank notes of any descrip
ton.
Art 100 In ofinsolveney of any bank banking
association the bill holders thereof shall be entitled
preference i'll payment over all other creditors Of such
| bank or association.
Art III The Legislature shall have power to pass sch
laws may deem expedent for the relief revival of
the Citizens Bank of Louisiana. and the acts already
passed for the purpose ratified and confirmed
oil
contained in articles l19 and 100 Of this Constitution
Art, 122 No person shall hold exercise. the same
time than civil Office of emoluinent, except
| that of Justice of the Peace.
Art 1875 Taxation shall be equal and uniform through
out the State. All property on which taxes may be lev
led in this State shall be taxed proportion its value
to be ascertaned directed by law. No species of
property shall be taxed higher than another species
property of equal value on which taxes shall be levied
the Legislature shall have power to levy income tax
and to tax all persons pursuing any occupation trade
profession
have the right of appointing the several public officers
necessary for the administration of the police of the said
prescribed by the Legislature provided that the Mayor
and Recorders shall be ineligible to seat in the General
Assembly and the Mayor, Recorders and Aldermen and
Asssent Aldermen shall be commissioned by the Gov
Justices Of the Peace, and the Legislature may
vest in them such criminal jurisdiction may be
gary for the punishment Of minor crimes and offences
and the police and good order of said CITY may require
Art. l25. The Legislature may provide by law in what
officers shall continue to perform the duties Of their
into office
Art 1876 Any citizen Of this State vino shall after the
adoption of this Constitution fight duel with deadly
weapons with citizen Of this State, send or accept
challenge to fight duel with deadly weapons either
within the State out of it, with citizen this State
who shall second Knowingly aid and assist in
any those THUS offending. shall be deprived of
holding any office of trust profit and of enjoying the
right of suffrage under this Constitution aud the Office
of any State officer member Of the General Assembly or
of any other person holding Office Of profit trust under
this Constitution and the laws made in thereof
shall be vacated by the fact of any such person
committing the offence mentioned in this article and the
Legislature shall provide by law the acertaning and
declaration of such forfeiture.
Art l21. 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
sary eyee and drains to reclaim the swamps and over
flowed lands in this State shall be diverted from the pnr
poses for which they granted.
Art 100 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 a Board of Public Works to
consist of four Commissioners The State shall be divided
into four Districts containing nearly may 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 1871 The General Assembly ut its first session after
the adoption OF this Constitution shall provide for the
ganzaton of the Board The Commissioners first elected
shall assemble day to be appointed by law and decide
by lot the order in which their terms OF service ex
Art. 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise digcnt
and faithful supervision all public works. in which
the State may be Interested except those made by Joint
stock companies They shall communicate the General
Assembly from time to time their views concerning the
same and recommend such measures as they may dern,
necessary in order to employ to the best advantage and
for the purposes for which they granted the swamp
and overfowed lands conveyed by the United States
tutA t111tycb shall ~
public works and shall perfsrm such other duties may
be prescribed by law.
Art. 1885 The Commissioners may be removed by the
concurrent vote OF majority Of all the members elected
to each House of the General Assembly, but the cause Of
the removal shall be entered the Journal of each
House.
Art. 1871 The General Assembly shall have power by
vote OF tths Of the members elected to each House
to abolish said Board wherever in their opinion Board
OF Public Works shall no longer be necessary.
TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
Art 1856. There shall be elected SUPERINTENDENT of
Public Education who shall hold his office for the term of
two years His duties shall be prescribed by law, and
shall receive such compensation the Legislature NAV
direct provided that the General Assembly shall have
power by vote of the majority the members elected
both Houses to abolish the said office of Superintendent
of Public Education whenever their opinion said office
shall be no longer necessary.
Art F3b The General Assembly shall establish free Pub
lie Schools throughout the State and shall provide for
their support by general taxation property other
wise aud all moneys raised or provided shall be dis
trputed to each Parish IN proportion to the number
free white children between such ages shall be fixed by
the General Assembly.
Art 1877 The proceeds of all lands heretofore granted
by the United States to this State for the support
schools and of all lands which may hereafter be granted
bequeathed to the State and expressly granted or
oequeahed ior any other purpose which hereafter may
be disposed OF by the State aud the the estates
OF deceased persons to which the State may become en-
Titled by law, shall be held by the State as loan and
shall be and remain perpetual fund which the State
shall pay an annual interest of six per cent which in
teret together with the interest the trust funds de-
posted with this State by the United States under the
act OF Congress approved June IS 1856 nil the rents
Of the unsold lands shall be appropriated TO the support
Of such schools and this appropriation shall remain in
vioable.
Art l3S. All moneys arising from the sales which have
been Or may hereafter be made, of any lands heretofore
granted by the United States this State for the use of
Seminary of Learning and from any kind of donation
hat hereafter be made for that purpose shall be and
emaln perpetual fund the interest o. which at six ner
cent per annun shall be appropriated to the support of
Seminary of Learning for the promotion of literature
md the arts aud sciences and law shall ever be made
iYertng said fund to any other than to the esta
shment and Improvement of said Seminary of Learning |
Art 139 The University of Louisiana in New Orleans
Is now established shall be maintained
Art 40 The Legislature shall have power to pass such
aws may be necessary for the further regulation of
he University and for the promotion of literature and
cence but shall be under Obligation contribute TO
no support OF said University BY appropriations.
TITLE TX
MODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION
ART. 14l, Any amendment amendments to this Con-
tUuton may be proposed in the Senate or lose of Rem,
esentaves and if the shall be agreed to by two
birds q the members elected to each House such pro
'used amendment amendments shalt b. entered o.,
heir Journals with the yeas ana nays taken thereon and
he Secretary OF STATE shall the same to be pub
ished three months before the general election for
to the state Legislature in least one
newspaper in French and English in every Parish in the
a tuTpT she Ia ,lisI,p.