New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-27
CONSTITUTION
or THE STATE I LOUISIANA.
adopted in Conpentn July 81, 1859.
PREAMLE.
We, the people of the Sta of Louisiana, do or.
dain and establish this Consution:
PREAMLE.
DISTRIBUTIONS POWERS.

We, the people Of the Sta of Louisiana, do or.
:, dain and establish this Consu,ion
H. IT'LL.
DIsTRIBuTiosP POWERS.
ART /. The powers of thgovernment OF the State
of Louisiana shall BE- dvidi into three distinct dt.
partments and each of the be con6ded to separ-
ate body Of magistracy, twit: those which ar.
Legislative one, those wich Executive to an.
other, and those which arJndicial to another.
ART. 4 No one OF the, Departments, nor an
person holding office in or Of thcm shall exercis
power properly belonging either of the Others, tx
eept In the instances hermafter expressly direc,e,
OF permitted.
IT'LL II.
LEGISLATIVE EPARTMENT.
ART.3. The Legisatvoower of the State shall
be vested in two distnctbranches, the one to b,
styled the House of Reresentatives,'' the 9th.
the Senate and both the General Assembly" of ths
State Of Louisiana
ART a The members q the House of Represen
tatlves shall continue in service for the term o
two years from the day ofhe closing of the genera
elections.
~ ART. 8. Representatives. shall be chosen on tn,
hrst Monday in November.very two years; and tn,
election shall be completed in one day. The Gene
raj Assembly 81 III meet annually, on the thirt
Monday in January, unles ditfsren, day be APP
pointed ~ law, and thei sessions shall be held al
the seal OF government.
ART. g. Evey duly qualified eector, under this
Constitution, 81 al be eligible to a seat in the Gen
eral Assembly, provided that no person shall be d
Representative or Senator aness he be, at the time
OF his election, duly quilted voter Of the Repre-
sentative or Sci at,ral District from which he is elect
ed
ART.7 Elections for Numbers of the General As
sembly shall be held at The several election pre-
cincts established by law The Legislature MAY
delegate the Of establishing election precincts
to the parochai municipal authorities.
ART 8. Reptes -ntafion in the House of Repre-
sentatves shall be equal and uniform, and shall be
regulated and ascertaned by the total population e
each OF the several parishes of the State. Each par
ish shall have ut least one Representative No new
parish shall be created with territory less thas siA
hundred and twenty. five square miles, nor with a
population essthan the full number emitting tito T
Representative, nor when the creation of suei
new parish would leave any other parish without the
said extent Of territory and amount of population
The frst enumeration by the State authorities un
der this Constitution shall he made in the wear 1858
the second in the year 1885, the third in the yea,
1900 alter which time the General Assembly sha
direct IN What manner the census shall be taken SO
that it be made at least once in every period of ter
years. for the purpose of the total popn
iation IN each parish and election district.
at the first regular session of the Legislature afte
the making Of each enumeration, the Legislature shall
aPportIon the representation among the several par
lshes and election districts the basis of the tota
population, as aforesaid. A representative number
shall De liked, and each parish and election district
shall have as many Representatives as its aggre.
gate population shall entle it to. and an additional
Representative for any fraction exceeding one-hall
the Representative number. The plumber Of Re.
representatives. shall not be more than one hundred
nor less than seventy. Until an apportionment
shall be made, and elections held under the same,
In accordance with the first enumeration to be made
as directed in this article the Representation in
the Senate and House of Representatives shall be
and remain as at present established by law
The limits of the Parish OF Orleans are hereby ex.
tended, no as to embrace the whole of the present
city Of New Orleans, including that part of the Pa
rlsh OF Jsherson formerly known as the city OF La.
fayette.
All that part Of the Parish Of Orleans which is sit
uated on the left bank of the Mississippi river shall
be divided by the Legislature into not more than
zen Representative Districts, and until appor
Eionment shall be made according to the first CEN
sus 10 be taken under this Constitution, that part
'f the city Of New Orleans which was comprised
within the former limits OF the city Of Lafayette
hail vote for Senators from the Parish of Orleans
md form the Tenth Representative District, and
'ha'l elect two out OF the three Representatives
low apportioned by law to the Parish of Jefferson
he other Representative Districts shall remain an
hey are now established.
Art. g. The House OF Represen tatyes shall oboos.
Is Speaker and other officers.
ART. 10. Every free white male who mas attained
he age OF twenty-one years, and who has been ,
esident OF the State twelve months next precedin.
ne election, and the last six months thereof in the
'arish in which he offers to vote and who shall he
itzen of the United States, shall have the right al
citing but NO voter on removing from one Parish
. another within the State, shall lose the right Of
sing In the former unthe shall have acquired il in
e latter Electors shall in all cases. except treason
'iony. Or breach of the peace, be privileged from
rest curing the'f attendance at, going to, return
e from elections.
ART. II, The Legislature shall provide bv law
nat the names and residence of all qualified electors
the city OF New Orleans, shall be registered In or
CT 10 enttle them to vote but the registry shall h.
zee OF cost to the elector.
ART. IL. No soldier, seaman or marine in the ,rmv
navy Of the United States, no pauper no PERSON
nder nor under conviction Of any crime
Hh'snaDie with hard labor, shall be entitled to vote
any election in this State.
Art. IL Noperson shall be entitled to vo,s A. ,,,,
cotton held in this State except in the Parish o hi.
sldence, and in cities and towns divided into .Iac.
on precincts, in the election precinct in which hs
sides. - '' |
Art "A. Ths members of the Senate shall bs |
losen iof the term Of four years. The Senate. when
snaii nave the power to choose its officers
AhI' -. Inc Legislature, in every year in which
~ suatl app'rt'on representation in the House of
representatives., shall divide the State into Senate
u Distrcts No Parish shall be divided in the
rmaton Of q Senatorial Dstrict-the Parish of o..
ans excepted. And whenever new Parish shall
created, II shall be attached to the Senatorial Dis.
e. rom whictmost ofts territory was taken, or to
osneI contiguous District, al the discretion of the
legislature, but shall not be attached to more than
y district. The number Of Senators shall b. thirty.
A. aua they shall be apportioned among the Senator
: Di.utcts according to the total populat;on RIM
mea 10 ne several Districts--Proyided, that no
AL '1 ds pc entitled to more than five Senators
nHI. 10 In all apportlonments OF the Senate tho
palaton OF the city Of New Orleans shall he dedmo
from the population OF the whole Slate ,nd w.
OF the population divided by the pumbrr
lSi) and the result produced by Ibis
VISION shall be the Senatorial ratio entitne Ssna
-: district to Senator Single or cop,ignons
,.,, nss sna'l be formed into Districts, hayip.
A., n, .le nearest possible to the number on. q
oniSent tn ha 10 Senator; and II, in the appor
ercsss :, DC made, Parish or District fall .hof, s
rmsd we taao one-ffth then Dstr;,, ma, ba
herw;.s s h't more than two Senators. bnt not Y
fect NJ h,;I he new superintendent shall have ,ba
i ,lra,da .,g the term of service Of any Ss,a. c
,nmen aT ,e.ea az the time of making the anpnr.
aec.ed IN the eighth Article, the made as
= PISS any law until oppor,onm,nt of n "s"''
made ''' "ehefal Assembly
Art. ~ AT the first session of the Genera, A..
moy after this Constitution takes et1eo, The So
= .aaa % equally divided by lot into two classes {
e seats o. the Senators Of the frs, class sha he
sated at the expiration of the second year: nj the
c,ass at the expiration of the fourth year; no
!. one haif shall be chosen every two yesrs pnd
. .,a thereby kept up perpetually. In case apv
.'t,c' shall have elected two or more Senators
senators shall vacate their seats respectively y,
ing o. two and four years. and lots shall be drawn
Art Art 10. The first election for Senators shall he
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