New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-21
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CONSTITUTION
Or THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
adopted il, Cpauention July 81, 1852.
PREAMBLE.
We, the people Of the State Of Louisiana, do or
daiR and establish this Constitution
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We, the people Of the State Of Louisiana, do or
daia and establish this Constitution
TITLE I.
s*9s DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS.
Art Il The powers Of the government Of the State
Of Louisiana shall be divided into three distinct de-
purtents, and each Of them be confided to separ-
ate body of magistracy, to-wit; those which are
Le0isatws TO one those which are Executive to an
other, ard those which are Judicial to another.
Ar. 3 No ons Of these Departments, nor any
person holding ofiice in o. them shall exercise
mower properly belonging to either ofth Others ex
capt in the inSsahces hereinafter expressly directed
TITLE H.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT..
ART. 8 The Legislative power of the State shall
b vested in two distinct branches, the one to be
ytvied the House Of Representatives the other
the Senate and both the General Assembly" of the
State af Louisiana.
Art. A. The members Of the House Of Represen-
tatives shall continue in service for the term of
two years from The day Of the closing OF the general
elections.
Ant. s. Representatives shall be chosen on the
hrst MOI day in November every two years; and the
eiectiun Ia bel completed in one day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet annually, on the third
Monday in January, unless different day be APP
pointed ~ law, and their sessions shall be held at
the seat II government.
ART. 6. Every duly qualified elector, under this
Con&ttntlpuy SEAL Dc euSlDe TO a seat IN Tue AeH
sral Assem- ,ly, provided that no person shall be
Rspres MT stveor Senator sness he be, at The time
Of his eIs csson, duly qualified voter OF the Repre-
sentatis Senatorial District from which he is elect
4 ed.
Art. =. Elections for members of the General As
sembly sail be held at the several election pre-
cincts es:ablished BY law. The Legislature may
delegate Tie powsr Of establishing election precincts
to t6s a.ochial Or municipal authorities
Ant s Representation in the House OF kepre
.L.I In MI and shall be
requla Cd and ascertaned by the total population OF
each the several parishes Of the State. Each par
ish Ill II have 1t least Representative. No new
parish a,l b created with territory less than six
bundled and twenty five square miles, nor with a
popueti IN essthan the full number emitting it to a
Rsprs ssasentative, nor when the creation Of such
new tsh would leave any other parish without the
said xtsat Of territory and amount of population
I'll. Ut enumeration by the State authorities UNI
der this Constitution shall be made in the year 1858
the SEQ md ii the year 1885, the third in the yea
4 1865 after which time the General Assembly shal
direc, in what manner the census shall be ,aken sc
that il be made at least once in every period OF ten
years. f,r thu purpose Of tanning the total popu
lation in each parish and election district.
AT the first regular session Of the Legislature, after
the making Of each enumeration the Legislature shall
apporion the representation among the several par.
ishes AMI election districts on the basis OF the total
population as aforesaid. A representative number
shall b fixed and each parish and election district
shall have " many Representatives as its aggre.
gatA population shall entitle it to. and additional
Representative for any fraction exceeding one-hal
the Representative number. The number Of Re
N presea ta,yss shall not be more than one hundred
nor kss tllan seventy. Until an apportionmen
shall made, and elections held under the same
in acs orlarce with the first enumeration to be mad
~ directed in this article, the Representation il
the Senate and House Of Representatives shall b'
and remain as at present established by law.
The limits of the Parish OF Orleans are hereby ex
tenn an Is embrace the whole of the preSpn
city Of New Orleans, including that part Of the Pa
fish Of Jefferson, formerly known as the city Of La
fayette.
mated tile left bank Of the Mississippi river shal
be divided BY the Legislature into not more thar
ten Representative Districts, and until appor
4 tonmsnt shall be made according to the first cen
sus 10 Boz taken under this Constitution, that part
IF 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, ane
ID shall eedt two out Of the three Representatives
now appoEtio,ed BY law to the Parish Of Jefferson
this other Representative Districts shall remain d
they are now established.
ART.9. The House of Representatives shall choos
its Speaker and other officers.
ART. TO- Every free white male who has attane
the age pf twenty-one years, and who has been
resident VI the State twelve months next preceding
the election and the last six months thereof in tn
citizen Of the United States, shall have the right
voting but no voter on removing from one Paris
to another within the State, shall lose the right o
voting the former until he shall have acquired it il
the latter Electors shall in all cases. except
felony, Of breach Of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at going to- return
ing from elections.
ART. Ill. The Legislature shall provide by law
that the names and residence Of all qualified elector
OF the city Of New Orleans, shall be registered,
der to eHttle them to vote; but the registry shall
free Of cbstto the elector.
ART.|12. No soldier seaman or marine in the arm
or navy|of the United States, no pauper, perso
under Introduction, nor under conviction of any Grim
punishable with hard labor, shall be entitled to vol
1t any election in this State
ARr.13 Mcpherson shall be entitled to vote at an
election held in this State, except in the Parish of hi
residence, and in cities and towns divided into eee
ton precincts, in the election precinct in which
resides
Art IA. The members of the Senate shall b
chosen for the term Of four years. The Senate, whe
assembled shall have the power to choose its officers
ART Is The Legislature, in every year in whic
they shall apportion representation in the House G
Representatives, shall divide the State into Senate
rial Districts No Parish shall be divided in tn
formation Of Senatorial Dstrict-the Parish of Or
leans excepted And whenever new Parish shal
be created it shall be attached to the Senatorial Dis
trictffom which most Of its territory taken, or
another contiguous District, at the discretion Of tn
Legislature, but shall not be attached to more thai
one District. The number of Senators shall be thirty
two, md they shall be apportioned among the Senate
rial Districts according to the total population con
tanned in the several Districts-Provided, that
Parish shall be entitled to more than five Senator's
AFT 10. In all apportonments of the Senate, tn
population Of the city Of New Orleans shall be deduc
tod from the population of the whole State, and tn
remainder Of the population divided by the humble
twenty-seven, (27,) and the result produced by thi
division shall be the Senatorial ratio emitting Sena
torial District to a Senator. Single or contiguou
r. Parishes shall be formed into Districts, having
population the nearest possible to the number EN-
lifting District to Senator; and if in the appol
honinent to be made, Parish or District fall short
or exceed the ratio fifth, then District may b
forsned having not more than two Senator'S but nc
otherwise No new superintendent shall have III
effect OF abridgng the term OF service OF anv Sen;
tor already elected at the time of making the appo
tio1ment. After an enumeration has been made I
directed in the eighth Article the Legislature shs
not pass any law until opportionmeht of Repr
sentation In both Houses OF the General Assent
BE- made.
ART. n. At the first session of the General
sembly after this Constitution takes effect the Sen
tors shall be equally divided by LOT into two class
The seats Of the Senators of the first class shall
vacated at the expiration of the second year /; of /
second class, at the expiration OF the fourth year;
that nehalf shall bs chosen every two years ant
rotation thereby kept up perpetually. In case a
District shall have elected two or more Senate
said Senators shall vacate their seats respectively
ths end OF two and four years. and lots shall be dra
between them
ART. ID. The first election for Senators shall