New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-14
CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
adopted IN conpention July 81, 1862.
PREAMBLE


PREAMBLE.
We, the people Of the State Of Louisiana, do or
dain and establish this Constitution;
TITLE 1.
DISTRIBUTION or POWERS.
ARr. /. The powers Of the government, of the Stat,
Of Louisiana shall be divided into three distinct de
pars,msnts and each Of them be confded to a sspar
ate body Of mngstracy, to-wit those which az
Legislative to one those which are Executive to Al,
other, and those which are Judicial to another,
ARR No one Of these Departments nor an
person holding office in o! them, shall exercis
power properly belonging to either Of the Others ex
capt IN the instances hereinafter expressly irecte
Of permitted.
TITLE IT,
LEGIsATIvE DEPARTMENT
ART. ,. The Legislative power of the State sbal
be vested in two distinct branches, the one to b
styled the House Of Representatives, the o,hr
the Senate, and both the General Assembly" of TIL
State If Lonisana. sre,T
Art. The members of the House of Represen
tatiyes shall continue in service for the term o
two years from the day Of the closing of the genera
elections
ARr 5. Representatives shall be chosen on III,
FIRST Monday in November every two years; and ,b.
election shall be completed in one day. Ths Creme
raj Assembly h Ill meet annually, on the tlire
Monday in Jalu ", unless different day be ar,
pointed by law, and their sessions shall be held
Art. g. Eve,y duly qualified elector, under this
Constitution, 81 al be eligible to seat in the Gem
eral Assembly, provided that no person shalt be 3
Representative Senator anless he be, at the tim,
Of his election, duly qualified voter of the Repre-
sentative ,ral District from which he is elect
ed
ART. 7. Elections for members Of the General As
semby shall be held at the several election pre-
cincts established by law. The Legislature may
delegate the pows Of establishing election precincts
to the parochal municipal authorities.
ART. s. Repres .ntation in the House of Repre-
sentatives shall be equal and uniform, and shall be
regulated and ascertaned by the total population OF
each Of the several parishes Of the State Each par
ish shall have at least one Representative No new
parish shall be crested with territory less than six
hundred and twenty-five square miles nor with a
population essthan the full number emitting i. to
Representative, nor when the creation Of such
new parish would leave any other parish without the
SAID extent OF territory and amount of population
The first enumeration By the State authorities un
der this Constitution shall be made in the wear 1858
the second in the year 1855 the third in the yea.
1860 alter which time the General Assembly st,a
direct IN what mannsr the shall be iaken so
that It be made at least once in every period Of ten
years, for the purpose of tanning the total popu.
lation in each parish and election district
AT the first regular session of the Legislature after
the making ofeach ennme Grafton. the Legislature shall
apportion the representation among the several par
ishes and election districts on the basis of the to,a
shall be fxed and each parish and election district
shall have as many Representatives as it's spgre-
gate population shall enttle it TO- and an additional
Representative for any fraction exceeding one-halt
the Representative number. The number Of Re-
personalities shall not be more than one hundred.
nor less than seventy Until an apportionmeu,
shall be made, and elections held under the same,
in accordance with the first enumeration to be made
as dlreated In this article, the Representation in
the Senate and House of Represent atiyes shall be-
A 4 a chad b,,1.
The limits Of the Parish Of Orleans a re hereby or.
tended, 20 as to embrace the whole Of the present
city Of New Orleans, including that part of The Pa
rish Of Jefferson, formerly known as the city OF La
fayette.
All that part of the Parish of Orleans which ia sit.
uated on the left bank of the Mississippi river snail
be divided BY the Legislature into not more tlan
ten Districts, and until ne W appor.
tionment Shall be made according to the first con-
sns 70 be taken under this Constitution, that part
q WIZ. ~ c'ty q 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 and
shall elect two out Of the three Representatives
new app15tioned BY law to the Parish Of Jefferson
The other Representative Districts shall remain 49,
they are now established.
ART.9. The House of Representatives xb, II, .b.o.s
= Speaker and other officers.
ART. 10. Every free white male who has attained
ne age OF twenty-one years, and who has been n
esident Of the State twelve months next preceding
ne election, and the last six months thereof in tbe
afsh IN winch ne offers to vote and who shall be
itlxen Of the United States shall have the riybt o
ollng but no voter on removing from one Parish
? another within the State, shall lose the riuht nj
Dung IN the former until he shall have acquired II in
e latter Electors shall in all cases. except treason
ony, q breach Of the. pence, b. privileged from
rest during their attendance ut. going To- ar retuen
e from elections.
ART. IL. The Legislature shall proyide bv ,aw :
at the names and residence of all qualified electors
lne city OF New Orleans, shall be registered In or g
y 20 entt'e them to vote but the registry shall be
- Of cost to the elector.
AIT. Y. 80 soldier, seaman or marine in the army
sasy - tae ~ iteo States, no panper, person
auef eruction, nor under conviction of any crime
with hard labor, shall b. entitled to vote q
any election in this State. =
AIT. - Mcpherson shall be entitled to vote at anv
econ held in this Stale, except in the Parish of his
soence, and IN cities and towns divided into cleo
~ PRECINCTS, In the election precinct in which he
Art. a. Ihs members of the Senate shall be ir
losen ot the term Of four years. The Senate when
shall have the power to choose its officers
AT. ia. The Legislature, in every year in which e.
~ snail app"rton representation in the House OF Il
spsesenatves shall divide the State into Senate. tt
= D.s'ricts No Parish shall be divided in the
naton Of Senatorial District--the Parish of Or c.
- excepted And whenever new Parish shall hi
csessed Y shall be attached to the Senatorial Dis ia
winch most ofts territory taken, or 10 HI
losaef contiguous District, at the discretion of the
ee,satufe but shall not be attached to more than tn
y The number of Senators shall be thirty Sd
- Snd be apportioned among the Senate be
= lstilcts according to the total population con al
me- ~ me several Districts-Provided that no y
ssia shall be entitled to more than five Senators Fl
ct. 10 In all appornonments of the Senate, the
OF the city Of New Orleans shall be deduc- tn
lDm me population OF the whole State, and the VII
asnaef Of the population divided by the number sa
.sn'ysesen, l27) and the result produced by this h
.sns snail be the Senatorial ratio emitting Sena
~ ~, vlstriot to Senator. Single or contiguous rel
', shall be formed into Districts, having ex
Ralf''on me nearest possible to the number en- sci
wv district to Senator; and it, in the appor. rel
70 De made, Parish District fall short of cas-
sAcsed lhe ratio one.ffth, then District may be en-
80 having not more than two Senators, but not WI
.s,wse' No new superintendent shall have ,bs
'o q aordgng the term of service of any Sena Gel
already elected at the time of making the appor. ael
1912 AFTER an enumeration has been made as ter
s..u IN me eighth Article, the Legislature shall
pses any law until an opportionment of Repre- Ar
'easnn IN both Houses of the General As.amhl,, the
made, " assembly scr
HI, =. AT the first session Of the General As
sef THIS Constitution takes effect the Sena adv
la, 90 equally divided by lot into two classes Ger
sSes o. the Senators Of the first class shall be 'ior
sted a the expiration Of the second year If The wis
ono class a. the expiration Of the fourth year 40 gs
Sus na shall be chosen every two years and app
a. as thereby kept up perpetually. In case any
lscs shall have elected two or more Senator, vac
senators shall vacate their seats respectively a, tho
SUI o. two and four wars and late ~ al l.. pxp