New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-08

ARr. /. The powers Of the government of the State
Of Louisiana shall be divided into three distinct de-
partnents and each Of them be confded to sepsr-
ate body Of magStracy, to-wit those which art
Leqslative,o one those which are Executive to an,
other and those which are Judicial To smother
ART 2 No one Of these Departments, nor an
person holding office in o. them shall exercs,
power propery belonging to either OF the Others ex
eept Ia the instances hereiuaer expressly drecle,
or permitted.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
ART. 3. The Legislative power Of the State shat
be vested in two distinct branches, the one to b..
styled the /. House Of Representatives" the ohe
the Senate, and both the General Assembly OF the
State &c Louisiana.
ART. A The members OF the House OF Represen
tativss shall continue in service for the term q
two years from the day Of the closing of the genera
elections ,9
ARR Representatives shall be chosen on ,h,
first Monday in November every two years; and the
election shall b. completed in one day The Gen.
raj Assembly shill meet annually, on the thirf
Monday in Janua' y, unless a different day be aIs-
pointed BY law, aud their sessions shall be held d,
the seat OF government. s.
ART. g. Eve " duly qualified elector under this
Constitution, 81 al be eligible to seat in the Gen
eral Assembly, provided that no person shall be i
Representative or Senator enless he be, at se time
OF his election, a duly qualified voter of the Repre-
sentative Sci oa District from which he is elect
ed
ART. 7. Elections for members OF the General As
sembly shall be held at the several election pre-,
cncts established by law. The Legislature mas
delegate the power Of establishing election precincts
TO the parochial municipal auh ortes
Art s. Repfes -ntafion in the House of Repre-
seitaves shall be equal and uniform and shall BE-
regulated and ascertained by the total population d
each Of the several parishes Of the State Each oar
ish shall have at least one Representative No new
parish shall be created with territory less than sis
= hundred and twenty-five square miles, nor with a
population lessthan the full number emitting tito
Representative, nor when the creation Of suc
new parish would leave any other parish without the
said extent Of territory and amount of popu ation
The first enumeration by the State authorities un
der this Constitution shall be made in the wear 1853
the second in the year 1853, the third in the yea
1860; alter which tine the General Assembly shall
direct in what manner the census shall be laken SO
that II be made at least once in every period of ten
years. for the purpose Of aining the total popu
lation in each parish and election district
the flrst regular session of the Legislature ae
the making OF each enume ratinn Legislature shall
6apporion the representation among the several pa
lshes and election districts on the basis of the toa
Pnpuiations as Aforesaid. A representative nnmbet
shall be fixed, and each parish and election dstrc,
shall have as many Representatives as it's syyre,
&at1 shall entite it and an additional
Representative Tor any fraction exceeding ons.halt
the Representative number The Number Of Re
personalities shall not be more than one hunlrsd
nor less than seventy. Until an asportioumen,
shall be made, and elections held under the sam.
n aocofaance WIN the hrst enumeration be made
the Senate and House of Representatives shall b.
and remain as at present established by law
Z The limits OF the Parish Of Orleans are hereby ex
tended 50 as to embrace the whole of the prespn,
city q New Orleans including that part of this Pa
rsh Of Jefferson, formerly known as the eitv of La.
fayeits VI 80"
All that part Of the Parish of Orleans which !. sit
mated On the left bank Of the Mississippi river shall
be divided by the Legislature into no, more Than
ten hsPresenative Districts, and until a new appor.
sus to be taken under this Constitution ,b,t nsr,
II tho city of New Orleans which was eomnrisad
within the former limits OF the city of Lnfvatte
shall vote for Senators from the Parish of Orfs.ns
and form the Tenth Representative District, and
shall elect two out of the three Renresanta,;,a |
now apportioned by law to the Parish OF Jefferson .
The other Representative Districts shall rsma;n as
they are now established
ART.9 The House Of Representatives shal cbooao
II Speaker and other officers.
y Art. 10. Every fres white male who has ntt,,es
ne age Of tweniy-one years, and who has been
ssloeas o. inc o'ase Twelve months next preceding
~ election, and the last six months thereof in te
Parish ln which he offers to vote, and who shall he
'lxen Of the United States, shall have the right a,
'ohng but no voter on removing from one Parish
9 another within the State shall lose the right OF
'oling In the former until he shall va acairad i, i;
he latter. Electors shall in all cases. exerpt tra,s,
elony, Or breach of the peace, be privileged from
frest during their attendance at going to, or return
ng frsm elections.
!. Art. II; Ths Legislaure shall provide by law.
nay me names and residence OF all qualified electors
The city Of New Orleans, shall be registered. in or
g e entite them to vote; but the registry shall be
rec OF cost to the eIector,
ART. u. No soldier seaman or marine in the ARM, Il
= navy OF the United States, no pauper, no persm,
noer nterdctlon, nor under conviction of an crime
anishable with hard labor, shall be entitled to vote
: any election in this State.
ART.l ~ Mcpherson shall be entitled to vote at any s
lection held in this Stale, except in the Parish Of hs
esdence, and in cities and towns divided into rIro. d
ssdes. A-ei US L.
, AIT. IA. Tbs members of the Senate shall be il
aosen iortbe term Of four years. The Senate when
sna nave the power to choose its officers G
~ at ~ ne Legislature, in every year which Fl
saah appart'oa representation in the House of IL
shall divide the State into Senate tie
q. D.ss''cts. no Parish shall be divided in the
'lmaton Of Senatorial Distrct-the Parish of Or ee
.sns excepted. And whenever new Parish shall hi
IN snail oe attached 10 the Senatorial Dis. 70
III rom which most ofts territory was taken ar ~ TIA
no'ner contiguous District at the discre,ion If ,h
n n'ue, pnt shall not be attached to more than tn
~ Instruct The number of Senators shall he tbrtv sh
T n mo shall be apportioned among the Senate he
lei pstlcts according to the total noop,,inr 80, alb
-,
~.sn snail be entitled to more than 1--WE SsrsIor Pr
A i, 10. In all apportonmsnts of the S.no,a H.
equation Of the city Of New Orleans Shall h d,n til,
q no me population Of the whole State and ,h. vic
smainder Of the population divided bv ~ a'u sa,
l27) and the result nrnd,n.a ~ HI
sasIn shsil Dc the Senatorial ratio enttno So
D''tnc, 10 Senator. Single or contigno,. rer
Inss sasll De formed into Districts, bavir exc
H.. 'ae nearest possible to the Number en-
TO Senator; and il in the apnor
s~., oe MADE, Parish District fall Short If cas-
sns fatio onefth, then District NAV h.
mol more than two Senators, bur nat wi
~, &c NO new appor,ionment shall have ,bs
n the term of service of any Seua oei
onmsn, erected at the time of making the appyr nei
rec,sa :; ,.ef an enumeration has been made a, ter
i mas M, we eighth Article, the Legislature shall
nta,;n, \ L aM pnt an opportionment OF Repre- Ar
Dade - 'he oehefai Assembly cue
ART y. At the first session of tho ca,o.,,
- IL - ''A CONSTITUTION takes effect the Sena adj
H. a, oe eqna.,y divided by lot into two classes Ger
~ she Senators OF the first class ali li he tio
s a. the expiration OF the second year of m. wi
- ths expiration Of the fourth year So gs
,sa nan snai BE- chosen every two years and spI
s,r;n, ,n . kept up perpetuay. In case auy
"A q saa have elected two or more Senators VAC
aod snail yscate their respectively Al the
" :" ana Tour years, and lots shat bs drawn ky
tween them. 80 ''AA'' 10 "'a"a ,ui
.aa y The first election for Senators shall h. wt
=, ~ throughout the State and at the ,ana Tim BY
ID ,hs election for Representatives is held du
= s'sa.et there shall be biennial slec,ons Il, G,i
rpired ''''S whose time Of service may have 'fo