New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-31

Legislature.
Art. rs Every law enacted by th Legislature
sh'i embrace bnt one object, and that shall be
pressed in the title
ART. ll6 No law shall be revived or amended by
reference TO ITS title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended shall be re- enacted and
Published at lena th
ART. III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or code OF laws by general reference to such
system or code OF laws, but in all cases shall specify
| the several provisions OF the laws it may enact
ART. lis. Corporations with bank ny or discount.
ing privileges may be either crented BY special acts
OF formed under general laws; but the Legislature
shall in both provide for the registry Of all bills
or notes issued or put in circulation as money! and
shall require ample security for the redemption Of
| the same in specie.
ART ll9 The Legislature shall lave no power to
pass amy la" sanct.onng in any uannef, directly or
ihuiFec1y, the suspension o. specie payments, by
any person, association or corporation issu'pg bank
notes OF any description.
ART 100 In case Of insolvency of any bank or
banking association, the bill holders thereof shall be
emitted to preference in payment over all other
creditors OF such bank or association
ART III. The Legislature shall have power 10
pass soch avs as II may deem eXpedent for the
relief or revival of the Citzens' Bank Of Louisiana
"u .he acts already passed for the purpose are
ratified and confirmed. Provided tha; The Bank tx
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles 10
| and l2O OF this Constitution
ART. 1872 No person shall hold or exercise. at the
same time, more than one civil office Of eIuolumen
except that OF Justice oil the Peace.
ART, 1873. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State. All property on which taxes
may be levied, in this State, shall be taxed in pro.
portion 10 us value, TO be ascertanet ~ directed by
law No one species of property shall be taxed
, higher than another species OF properly OF e0nal
vane, on which taxs> sh. be levied The Legislt-
tn1e shall have power to levy income tax, and to
LAX all persons pursuing any occupation, trade
profession,
ART. l2l. The citizens of the City OF NewOr-
leans shall have the night OF appointing the several
public officers necessary for the admins ration OF
the police OF the sad cty pursuant to the inode OF
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legis4-
tufe provided, That The Mayor and Recorders shall
be ineligible to a seat in the General Assembly and
the Mayor, Recorders, and Aldermen and ASSES ant
Aldermen, shall be commissioned by tue Cove nor
as Justices OF the Peace, and the Legislature NAV
vest IN them such criminal jurisdiction as may be
necessary ter the punishment Of minor crimes and
offences and as the police and good order OF sad city
may require.
ART. l2j. The Legislature NAV provide by law
in what case officers shall continue perform the
duties of their offices until their successors shall
have been tnaucted into office.
ART, l26. Any citizen of this State who shall
alter the adoption Of this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State or
SEND or accept cha eMge TO fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State or out of it,
with citizen OF THIS State who shall act as sec
manner
those thus offending shall be deprived Of holding
any office OF trust profit and OF enjoying the right
OF suffrage under this Constitution and the office OF
any State officer, member OF the General Assembly
or OF any other person holding office OF prof., trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof, shall be tpso tzcto vacated by ,te
tact OF any such person committing the offence men
toned IN this article; and the Legislature shall pro
vide by law for the ascertalnng and declaration OF
such forfeiture.
Ant iO7 Tho Toe vh,O l.--
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction OF this
State over any territory acquired by compact with
any State. with the United States the same being
done by the consent OF the uuted States.
ART, l2S. None OF the lands granted by Congress
TO the Stale OF Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
the necessary evees and drains, to reclaim tn,
swatnps and overlooked lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for winch they were
grant d.
ART l29 The Constitution and laws Of this State
shall be promulgated in the English and French
languages
TITLE VII
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Aar. 100, There shall he Board OF Public
W orks, to consist of four Commissioners. The State
shall be Divided bf the Legislature into tour D,-
t'ctS, cnha!n'Dy As nearly may b" equa nDln-
her q! voters and one Commissioner Shall be elected
in each District, by tae leg voters thereof, 10,
the term ol Tour years but OF the first elected two
I" De designated by lot, shall remain IN office for
two YEAR only.
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TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ART l35 There shall be elected a Superintendent
Of PubIic Eluca who shat. bu,d Ms Office for The
term Of two years Ills duties shall be nr.sc,,,.d
by law and he shall RECEIVE such COMPENSATION as
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