New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-05

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4 'M'ss'' TITLE II.
LpaIsATIvE DEPARTMENr. ~
Aar.9. The Legislative power Of the State shal
y vestsd in two distinct branches, the one to be
stvied III House Of Representative" the other
she Senate, md both the e5enerai Assembly o. 'le
State 81 Lonisisua-
4 Arr The members Of the House of Rspresen-
!. .;y..s shsl continue in service for the term OF
two ysSrs from the day Of the closing OF the general
''s IarsS Representatives shall be chosen on the
rst Monday ia November every two years III. ane rns
eIestion shall be completed in one day. Inc Gene
ii Assembly ALL meet annually, on the th'roo
Monday ia tannary, unless different DAY De ap
matted ~ law. and their sessions snaii Do neo az
the seat Of government. ,$.,.;a
ART g. Evey duly qualified elector. undcr = !a''
Constitution y a DO eligible 70 sea. y w L.
Renreseutative or Senator snless ne be- % we tlns
Of liz slecton, duly qualified voter Of the Repre-
as.f.ve 81 So, 1t ,fa District from which he IS elect
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g. - ! E,ec,ioos for members Of the General As
...ssis mn 81 beld at the several election pre-.
oincts establishes By law. The Legislature may
I.i~v.fs fbe pAws II establishing election precincts
to M. parocliai o. municipal authorities
Ar. 8. Repies sntaiion in the House Of hePre
sentatiyes shall b equal and uniform and shaii Dc
,.ouIstsd and ascertained by the total population OF
sach Of tbs several parishes Of the State Each par
IN shall have at least one Representative. No new
rsy;sh shall BE created with territory less than SIN
turdred and twenty. five square miles, nor with .
ronuation lessthau the full number eptitng it to
Repfesensentatiye, nor when the creation OF suci
new parish would leave any other parish without thu
ssid extent OF territory and amount Of population
The first enumeration by the State authorities IN
der this Constitution shall he made in the year 1858
tho second in the year 1855, the third in the yea
1865: after which time the General Assembly SID,
direct in what manner the census shall DO iaken 81
that it be made least in every period OF tel
years for the purpose Of the total popu
latior in each parish and election district.
All tile first regular session of the Legislature, ate
tie making d each enumeration the Legislature shal
spporton the representation among the several par
ishes and election districts the basis Of the tota
population. as aforesaid. A representative humble
shall be fixed and each parish and election distric
shall have as many Representatives as its aggre
gate population shall entitle it to- and an addon'
Representative for any fraction exceeding one-ha
the Representative number. The number OF III
NOR less than seventy. Until an apportionmen
shall be made and elections held under the SAINT
In accordance with the first enumeration to be mad
as directed ia this article. the Representation il
the Senate and House Of Representatives shall b
and remain al present established by law.
The limits Of the Parish of Orleans are hereby ex
tended, 50 as to embrace the whole Of the presen
city OF New Orleans, including that part of the Pa
rish Of Jefferson, formerly known the city Of La
fsyette.
uated on The left bank of the Mississippi river shall
Be divided BY the Legislature into not more than
ten Representative Districts and until aPpor-
tionnlent shall be made according To the first CEN
sus to BE- taken under this Constitution, that part
u the city Of New Orleans which comprised
within the former limits Of the city Of Lafayette,
shall vote for Senator'S from the Parish OF Orleans
and form the Tenth Representative District and
shall elect TWO out OF the three Representatives
now apporoued by law to the Parish Of Jefferson
the other Representative Districts shall remain as
they are now established.
AaT.9. The House Of Representatives. shall ohoos,
it, Speaker and other officers.
ART. 10. Every free white male who has attaine.
the age Of tweni y-one years, and who has been
resident Of the State twelve months next preceding
the election, and the last six months thereof in tn,
Parish in which he offers to vote, and who shall he
citizen of the United States, shall have the eight
voting but no voter on removing from one Pars'
TO another within the State, shall lose the right o
voting in the former until he shall have acquired il
the latter Electors shall in all cases, except treason
felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest dnring their attendance at going to-
Ing from elections.
Arr. H. The Legislature shall provide by law
that the names and residence OF all qualified elecor
Of the city Of New Orleans, shall be registered, or
der to en.tle them vote but the registry shall b.
free Of cost to the elector.
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or navy Of the United States, no pauper, person
under Introduction, nor under conviction OF any GRIM
punishable with hard labor, shall be entitled to vot,
It any election in this State.
Art. 10 Noperson shall be entitled to vote at AM
election held in this State, except in the Parish of hi
residence, and in cities and towns divided into cleo
ton precincts, in the election precinct in which h,
resides.
ART. a. Tbs members Of the Senate shall b.
chosen for the term Of four years The Senate, wher
assembled shall have the power to choose its officers
ART, 10 The Legislature, in every year in which
they shall apportion representation in the House o
Representatives,, shall divide the State into Senate
rial Districts. No Parish shall be divided in the
formation OF Senatorial District-the Parish OF Or
leans excepted. And whenever new Parish shall
be created II shall be attached to the Senatorial Dis
srct from which most Of its territory taken &c
another contiguous District, the discretion of the
Legislature, but shall not be attached to more than
~u1 AsstttcS ne NUMBER OF senators snail De thirty
Two and they shall be apportioned among the Senate
n.l Districts according to the total population con
tanned In the several Distrjcts-Provided that nc
fsrlsh shall be entitedto more than five Senators.
AFT TO- In all apportonments OF the Senate, the
population Of the city Of New Orleans shall be deduc,
TED from the population Of the whole State, and the
remainder Of the population divided by the number
twenty-seven, (273 and the result produced by this
DIVISION shall be the Senatorial ratio emitting Sena
1ohsi District to a Senator. Single contiguous
farlshes shall be formed into Districts, having a
population the nearest possible to the number en-.
tit'lng District to Senator; and it, in the appor
uonnent to be made Parish or District fall short o.
Or exceed the ratio one-ffth, then District may be
FORMED having not more than two Senators, but moi
osrcl"ise. NO new superintendent shall have The
elect OF abridgng the term Of service of any Sena
tor already elected at the time Of making the appor
llonment. After an enumeration has been made a,
directed IN the eighth Article the Legislature shat
not pass any law until opportionment of Repre-
sentatlon IN both Houses Of the General Assembi,
be made.
Art. ~ At the FIRST session Of the General As
semoy aiter TINS Constitution takes effect, the Sena
o!a snail be equally divided by lot into two classes
The seats Of the Senators Of the first class shall
vacated at the expiration Of the second year OF til
.ecchd class, at the expiration Of the fourth year
a.s one nan shall be chosen every two years. and
n;.. .on thereby kept up perpetuaily In case an
~ ~ saaii have elected two Senator
SIaa.o's shall vacate their respectively
between them '' a''1 '''' '''a'' W o'a ,"
ART: ~. The first election for S,p,,or, shall !
general throughout the State and AT the s.ms i'm
,he general election for Representatives IL held
and thereafter there shall be biennial sisc,inns to
the place Of those whose ,ms ~ s.ee''ons 70
expired '''''ee may nav
ART. 49, Not less than a majority Of ~. u,....
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