New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-02
CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
adopted in Contention J,1iy 81, 1852.
PREAMBLE.
PREAMBLE.
We, the people Of the State OF Louisiana, do Or
dain and establish this CONSTITUTION
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PREAMBLE.
We, the people Of the State Of Louisiana, do or
dain and establish this Consutu,on
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DISTRIBUTIONS OF POWERS.
Art l. The powers of the government Of the State
of Louisiana shall be divided tl,ree dstnct de-
partnents and each oil them be coutided To a separ-
ate body Of magistracy, to- wit: those which are
Legislative one, those which are Executive to an
other, ard th,se which Judicial to another
ART. 2 Ne one o. these Departments nor any
person holding ,tlice in o. them shall e ercise
power properly belonging either OF the Others tx.
cept in tbs instances hereinafter expressly directed
permitted.
TITLE II.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT..
ARB, The Legislative power of the State shall
be vested IN two distinct branches, the one to be
styled the =" Honse OF Representatives" the othp,
the Senate, and both the General Assembly" OF til.
State of Louisiana.
ART. d The members of the House of Represen
tatives shall contnue in service for the term o
two years from the day Of the closing Of the genera
elections
Ar. s. Representatives shall be chosen on tn,
first Monday in November every two years; and The
election sbai be comp eted in day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet annually, the third
Monday in January, unless a different day be ap.
pointed by law, and their sessions shall be held at
the seat of government
Art. 6 Every duly qualified elec,or, under this
Constitution, shall be eligible to seat in the Gen-
eral Assembly provided that person shall be "a
Representative Senator anless he be, the time
OF his election, duly qualified of the Repre-
sentative Senatorial District from which he is elect
ed
ART. Z Elections for members OF the General As.
sembip shall he held at the several election pre-
cucts established by law. The Legislature may
delegate power Of establishing election precincts
to the parochial municipal authorities.
ART. s Representation in the House Of Repre-
sentatives shall be- equal and uniform, aud shall be
regulated and ascertained by the total population OF
each Of the several parishes of the State. Each par
ish shall have at ieas; Representative No new
parish shall be created with territory less than six
hundred aud twenty five square miles, nor with a
population essthan the full number emitting it to a
Representatives, when the creation Of such
parish would leave any other parish without the
said esteut Of territ'ry and amount OF population.
The hrs' enumeration by the State authorities
der this Constitution shall he made in the year 1853
the second in the year 1853, the third in the year
1859; after which time the General Assembly shall
direct IN what manner she census shall be taken,
that it be made at least in every period Of ten
years. for the purpose OF ascer.anng the total popu-
lation in each parish and election district.
At the first regular session OF the Legislature atei
the making of each enumer ration the Leg slatue shall
apportion the representation among the several par
ishes and election districts the basis of the tota
opulation. aforesaid A representative number
shall be fxed and each parish and election district
shall have as many Representatives its aggre
gate population shall entle it to. and an additional
Representative for any fraction exceeding one-halt
the Representative number. The number If Re.
representatives. shall not be than one hundred,
nor less than seventy. Until apportionment
shall be made, and elections held under the same,
in accordance with the first enume ration to be made
as directed in this article the Representation in
the Senate and Honse of Representatives shall be
and remain as at present established by law
The limits Of the Parish of Orleans are hereby ex-
tended, so as to embrace the whole of the present
city Of New Orleans, including that part of the Pa.
IRISH oil Jefferson, formerly known the city of La
fayetts.
All that part of the Parish Of Orleans which is sit
uaed on the left bank of the MI sssppi river shall
be divided by the Legislature into not more than
ten Representative Districts and until new appor.
tioninent shall be made according the first cen
be taken under this Constitution, that par,
Of the city Of New Orleans which was comprised
within the former limits of the cty of Lalay elte
shall vote Tor Senators from the Parish OF Orleans
and form the Tenth Representative District and
shall elect two out oil the three Representatives
now apporiioned by law to the Parish OF jeff rson
the other Representative Districts shall remain as
they are now established
ARTS The House of r. presentatives shall choose
its Speaker and other officers.
ART. 10. Every free white male who has attained
the age OF twemy-one years. and who has been
resident OF the 5 ate twelve months next preceding
the election, and the last six months thereof in the
Parish in which he OILERS vote, and who shall be a
citizen Of the United States shall have the r,ybt +,
voting but no voter removing from one Parish
to apothtr within the STATE shall lose the rybt nj
voting IN the former until he shall have acquired il in
the latter. Electors shall in all cases, except treason
elony, or breach # the prace, be privileged from
lrrFst lmrnu their attendance at going TO- or reluru
ng from elections
ART. IL. The Legislature shall provide by law
hat ine and t-sIdence OF ali qualified electors
of the city of New Orleans, shall be registered IN or.
Ter to entte them to vote but the registry shall be
rec OF cost To the elector.
Art. IL. No soldier, or marine in the army
Or navy of the United States no pauper no pprs,H |
under nterdiciion nor under conviction of any crime
with hard labor shall be entitled to vote
1t any election in this State.
ART. IL Nopetson shall be entitled to vote at any
election held 10 Thu, State, except In the Parish Of his
residence and in cities and towns divided into pIec
lion precincts, IN the election precinct in winch he
resides.
ART. IA The members Of the Senate sh II be |
chosen for the term OF four years. The Senate when
shall have the power choose it's officers
ART Is The Legislature in every year in which |
hey shall appnrtion representation in the House of
shall divide the State Into Senate
rial Districts No Parish shall be divided in IN. |
formation OF Senatorial District--the Parish of Or.
cans excepted. Aud whenever a new Parish shall |
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.rict from which most ofis territory was taken or to
another contiguous District the dsare lion of the
bat shall not be attached more than |
inc District TIE number of Senators shall be thirty.
wo, aud they shall be apportioned among the Senate.
lal Districts accoriing to the total population con
aimed in the several Di,tric,s-Provided thar no
earsh shall be entitled TO more than five Senators
ART 10 In all apporttonments Of the Senate, the
population oil the city of New Orleans shall be etuc-
cd from the population OF the whole State and the
emainder Of the population divided by the number
wenty seven, (27D 'nd the result produced by this
vision shall be The Senatorial ratio emitting Sera.
,rial District to a Senator. Single or contiguous
arishes shall be formed into Districts, having a
equation the nearest possible to The number en-.
ting District to Senator and it, in tn. appor.
onuent to be made, Parish or District fall short Of
exceed the ratio oneeifth then District may be
rmed having not more than two Senators, but not
herwise No new superintendent shall have the
fect OF abrdginy the term Of service OF any Sena-
" already elected at the time OF making the appor-
onment. After enumeration has been made aS
fected in the eighth Article, the Legislature shall
u pass any law until an opportionment of Repre-
ntation In both Houses of the General Assembly
made
ART. IL. At the first session of the General As
mbly after this Constitution takes effect, the Sena
-s shall be equally divided by e into two classes
le seats Oi the Senators Of the first class shall be
Gated at the expiration OF the second year OF the
ond GLASS; at The expiration OF the fourth year so
i one hail shall be chosea every two years and a
alton thereby kept up perpetuay. In case any !
'trlci Shall have elected two Senators | t
Senators shall vacate their respectively at
ead OF two and four years, and lots shall be drawn
ween them b
aRT IL The 6rsf als,t;ap for S.,,to,. ,laU L. | d