New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-08
ART. Id No divorce shall be granted by the

ART Id No divorce shall be granted by the
Legislature
ART lis Every law enacted by the Legislature
shall embrace but one object, and that shall be ex.
pressed in the title.
ART l16 No law shall be revived or amended by
reference to its title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended, shall be eenacted and
published at length.
ART III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or code of laws by general reference to such
system or code OF laws but in all shall specify
the several provisions of the laws it may enact
ART. llS Corporations with banking or discount
ing privileges may be either created by special acts
or formed under general laws bu, the Legislature
shall IN both cases provide for the registry Of all bills
or notes issued or put in circulation as money! and
shall require ample security for the redemption Of
the same i'll specie.
ART. 10, The Legislature shall have NO power to
pass any law sanctloning in any manner, directly or
indirectly, the suspension OF specie payments, by
any person, association corporation issuing bank
notes of any description.
ART. 1870. In case Of insolvency of any bank or
banking association the bill holders thereof shall be
entitled to preference in payment, all other
creditors of such bank or association
ART. 1911. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as it may deem expedent for the
relel or revival OF the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
and the acts already passed for the purpose are
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles ll9
and l20 of this Constitution
49, A<o PelsoH sHdll nOG or exercise, at the
same time more than civil office OF emolument,
except that of Justice oil the Peace
ART l23 Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throug bout the State. All property which taxes
may De teHeu, IN this State, shall be taxed in pro-
portion to its value to be ascertained as directed by
law. No one species of property shall be taxed
higher than another species of properly of equal
value, on which taxes shall be levied; the Legisa.
snre shall have power to levy income tax, and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or
profession.
ART. 1911, The citizens of the City of NewOr-
leans shall have the rig hit OF appointing the several
public officers necessary for the admins traon OF
the police of the said city, pursuan, to the mode of
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisla-
lure; provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shall
be ineligible to q seat in the General Assembly and
the Mayor, Recorders, and Aldermen and Assistant
Aldermen, shall be commissioned by the Governor
as Justices oil the Peace, and the Legislature NAV
vest in them such criminal Jurisdiction as may be
necessary for the punishment of minor crimes and
offences, and as the police and good order Of said city
may require.
ART. 1875. 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 1876 Any citizen OF this State who shall,
after the adoption of this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State or
send accept challenge to fight a duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State out of it,
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 oil holding
any office OF trust profit and of enjoying the rio
OF suffrage under this Constitution and the office
any State officer, member Of the General Assembly,
or OF any other person hold office of profit
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof, shall be tpso facto vacated by The
Tact OF any such person committing the offence men
toned IN this article; and the Legislature shall pro-
vide by law Tor the ascertanng and declaration of
such forfeiture.
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extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of this
state over any territory acquired by compact with
any State, with the United States, the same being
done by the consent of the United States.
ART. us, N lone OF the lands granted by Congress
to the State of Louisiana for adineet in constructing
the necessary evees and drains, to reclaim the
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they were
| granted.
ART. l29. The Constitution and. laws Of this State
shall be promulgated in the ~ fish and French
| languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART 100. There shall be Board of Public
W orks, to consist OF four Commissioners. The State
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
| trlcts, continuing as nearly may be equal num-
Der of voters, and one Commissioner shall be elected
in each District, by the legal voters thereof, fot
the term of four years but, of the first elected two
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office for
| TWO years only.
tAN 1911 ne eIeherat Assembly at Its first ees-
SION atef 'he adoption OF THIS Constitution, shall
provide tor the election and compensation of the
T ~ ana me organization OF the Board
me oothisslohefs hrst elected shall assemble on
aay 10 oe appointed by law, and decide by lot the
ofaer IN ~n,cA helf terms OF service shat! expire
,;, !,HF. 4oI' l ne commissioners shall exercise
ut"tei anu iatniui supervision over all public
III "tlicn the STATE may De interested, except
nose mace ny JOINT STOCK companies They shall
,olil""case 10 'he 1ehefa! Assembly from time to
u1is, 'ie', views concerning the same, and recon-
eHu "'cn measures az shey may deem necessary,
" "oei 20 eiP'oy TO the nest advantage and tor the
Ppl poses tor "',Hh 'hey were granted the sWamPs
n'u' ny 'he oh'tsa states
~ s"S 'o''le' iney sha4 appoint all oihcefs en-
suEeU pu we t"o'c WORKS. ana Sna'i perform such
o'Ds. u''t 100 q" ~ may oe prescribed oy law.
az l. 100 Inc commissioners may De removed
~ 'e concurrent VOC Oh majority OF all me mem
tI 'eU 10 eac" house OF the lFenefai Assem-,
Wy out .'e Iause 0! Iqe removal Sha De entered
o' 'Ne Io tn ,'d' ~, nt eacn mousse
nNl' Lou Inc E'enefai Assembly shall have
P'"er oy vote OF thfee'hiths Of the members
elee'eo 10 each mouse, to abolish sad board when
ever III tne'r opinion board OF fnbAc w orks shall
no longer DC necessary.
TITLE VIII,
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