New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-25
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to that house, it shall be a law /; but in such cases
the vote of boil houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays and the names OF the members Young
for and AGAINST the BILL stall be entered the jour
nal of each house respectively II any bill shall not
he returned by the Governor within ten days (Sun-
DAYS excepted after it shall have been presented to
him it shall be law in like manner as If he had
signed it, unless the General Assembly, by ad-
iournment prevent its return; in which case it shall
/ be law unless sent back within three days after
| their next session.
| ART "a. Every order, resolution or vote. to
which the concurrence OF both houses may be ne
cessary, except on question of adjournment shall
be presented to the Governor, and before shall take
effect, be approved by him, or being disaPproved,
shall be repassed by wo-thirds of the members cleo
ted to each house of the General Assembly
ART So There shall be Secretary Of State, who
shall hold his office during the time for which the
Governor shall have been elected The records of
the State shall be kept and preserved in the Office OF
the Secretary; he shall keep fair register OF the
official acts and proceedings OF the Governor, and
when necessary shall attest them. He shall, when
required lay the said register, and all papers, min
utes and vouchers relative to his office, before
either house of the General Assembly, and shall
perform such other duties may be enjoined on
| him by law.
ART. S. There shall be Treasurer of the State
who shall hold his office during the term OF two
| years.
| ART. 81. The Secretary of State and Treasurer
of State shall be elected by the qualified electors of
| the State. And in case Of any vacancies caused by
the death, resignation, absence Of the Treasurer
or Secretary OF State, the Governor shall order an
election to fiji said vacancy.
| ART. SO. All commissions shall be in the name
and by the authority of the State Of louisiana, and
4 shall be sealed with the State seal and signed by
| the Governor.
ART. 50. The free white men of the State shall
be armed and disciplined for its defence but those
| who belong to religious societies whose tenets
forbid them to carry arms, shall not be compelled
to do but all pay equivalent for personal SER
| vices.
ART. 60. The Militia of the State shall be or
ganized in such manner as may be hereafter deem
ed most expedient by the Legislature.
TITLE w.
| JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT..
ART. 81. The Judiciary power shall be vested in a
Supreme Court, in such inferior courts the Legis-
laure may from time to time, order and establish,
| and in Justices OF the Peace.
ART. g. The Supreme Cowt, except in cases
hereinafter provided, shall have appellate jurisdiction
| only; which jurisdiction shall extend to all cases
| when the matter in dispute shall exceed three hun
dred dollars; to all in which the ccnsttt-
tonalty or legality of any tax, toll, impost what
soever, OF any fine, forfeiture penalty imposed
by municipal corporation shall be in condensation
and to all criminal cases on questions OF law alone,
whenever the offence charged is punishable with
death or Imprisonment at hard labor, or when fine
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed
The Legislature shall have power to restrict the iu.
risdtction of the Supreme Court in civil cases to
| questions of law only.
1 ART. SO. The Supreme Court shall be composed
Of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, a
majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Tie
Chief Justice shall receive salary oil six thousand
dollars, and each of the Associate Judges salary OF
five thousand five hundred dollars, annually, until
otherwise provided by law. The Court shallappoint
its own Clerks the Judges shall be elected for the
term of ten years.
ART. "a. The Chief Justice shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the State. The Legislature
shall divide the State into four Districts, and the
qualified electors of each District shall elect one of
| the Associate Justices. The State shall be divided
into the following Districts, until the Legislature
| shall otherwise direct:
FIRST DISTRICT.
The Parishes of Plaquemines, st. Bernard, that
portion of the Parish Of Orleans on the RICH, bank of
the Mississippi river. and that portion Of the City of
| NeWOrleans which lies below the line extending
from the river Mississippi along the middle of Julia
| street. until it strikes the NewOrI Canal, and
thence down said canal to the Lake
SECOND DISTRICT.
That portion of the City of NewOrleans which is
situated above the line extending along the middle
of Julia street until it strikes the NewOrieans Canal
and thence down said Canal the Lake. and the
| Parishes of Jefferson, St John the Baptist, St.
Charles, St. James, Ascension. Assumption, La
ourehe Interior, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge
and lberville.
| THIRD DISTRICT.
| The Parishes OF st. Tammany, Washington
| Livingston, st. Helena, East Baton Rouge East
Feliciana, West Feciana, Point Coupee, Avoyees
| Iensas, Concordia, Lafayette, Vermlion, ST. Mary
| St. Martin and st. Landry.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Parishes of CaIcasieu, Rapides Sabine. Nat
chitoches DeSo,o Caddo, Bossier Claiborne. Bien
vile, Caldwell, Union, Ouachl,a, Morehouse Jack.
son, Franklin, Catahoua, Madison, Carroll and
Vim.
ART. 65. The office of one of the Associate JUS
tees shall be vacated at the expiration of the second
year, OF another at the expiration Of the fourth yea
OF third at the expiration of the sixth year. and of
the fourth at the expiration of the eighth year-so
that one OF the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be
elected every second year.
ART. &c. The Secretary of State, on receiving the
official returns of the first election shall proceed inn
mediatey, IN the presence and with the assistance
two Justices OF the Peace, to determine by lot among
| the four candidates having the highest number Of
votes in their respective Districts, which of the AS
sociae Justices elect shall serve for the term of two
years, which shall serve for the term of four years.
which for the term of six years. and which for the
term of eight years, and the Governor shall issue
commissions accordingly.
ART. IT, Any vacancy that may occur in the SUI
preme Court from resignation otherwise, shall be
filled by election for the remainder of the unexpiIed
term but if such remainder do not exceed one year
the vacancy shall be filed by Executive appoint
ment.
ART. oS. The supreme Court shall hold its
slons In NewOreans from the first Monday of the
month OF November to the end OF the month of june
inclusive. The Legislature shall have power to fix
the sessions elsewhere during the rest of the year
until otherwise provided the sessions shall be held as
heretofore.
ART. So The Supreme Court and each of the
Judges thereof shall have power to issue writs OF
hbe@S corpus, at the instance of all persons in actual
custody under process in all ia which they NAV
have appellate jurisdiction.
ART. TO- No judgment shall be rendered by the
Supreme Court without the concurrence of majority
OF the Judges comprising the court, Whenever a
majority cannot agree, IN consequence OF the
ton OF any member members OF the court, the
Judges not reused shall have power call upon any
Judge or Judges OF the inferior courts whose duty it
shall be- when called upon. sit in the place of
The Judges Reused, and to aid in determining the
ART II. All Judges, by virtue of their office,
shat be conservators of the peace throughout The
State. The style OF all process shall be The State
OF Louisiana All prosecutions shall be carried on
in the name and by authority of tue State of Lou
sana, and conclude against the peace and divinity
of the same.
ART, ~. The Judges of all courts within this
State shall often it may be possible so to do in
every detnit,ve judgment, refer the particular law
in virtue of which such judgment may be rendered,
and in all adduce the which their
Judgment is founded.
ART. 73. The Judges of all courts shall be la
BILE to impeachment; but for any reasonable cause,
which shall not be sufficient ground for mpeacA-
ment the Governor shall remove any of them on the
address of lhtee.tout of the msmbers present of
euch h,use IF A Ssp,nblv In,