New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-17

ART. i. The powers of the government the State
Of Louisiana shall be divided into three distinct de-
partments and each Of them be conhded to separ-
ate body 81 Eagistracy, to.wit: those which are
Legislative 70 one, those which Executive to
other and those which are Judicial to another.
ART g No one oil these Departments, nor any
person holding office in one Of Them shall exercise
power properly beongiHgto either of the others, ex
cept in the instances hereinafter expressly directed
or permitted,
TITLE II.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 8. The Legislative power OF the State shall
be vested in two distinct branches, the one to be
styled the 2 House of Representatives, the other
the Senate, and both the General Assembly" OF the
State Of Louisiana
Arr. A. The members of the House OF Kepresen-
tatives shall continue in service for the term OF
two years from the day Of the closing of the general
Art. 5. Representatives shall be chosen the
frst Monday in November every two years; and the
election shall be completed in one day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet annually, on the third
Monday in January. unless different day be ap-
pointed by law, and their sessions shall be held at
the seat of government.
ART. 6. Every duly qualified efector, under this
Constitution, shall be eligible to seat in the Gen
sral Assembly, provided that person shall be a
Representative or Senator unless he be, at the time
of his election, duly qualified voter of the Repre-
sentative Of Senatorial District from which he is elect
ed.
ART. 7. Elections for members Of the General AS
sembly shall be held at the several election pre-
cincts established by law. The Legislative may
delegate the power Of establishing election precincts
to the parochial or municipal authorities.
ART. 8. Representation in the House Of Repre-
sentatives shall be equal and uniform, and shall be
regulated and ascetained 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 created with territory less than six
hundred and twenty five square miles, nor with "A
population lessthan the full number emitting it 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 year 1883
the second in the year 1855 the third in the year
1865; after which time the General Assembly shall
direct in what manner she shall taken, 50
that it be made at least in every period of ten
years. for the purpose Of ascerainng the total popu
lation in each parish and election district.
At the first regular session Of the Legislature, after
the making Of each enumeration, the Legislature shall
apportion the representation among the several par
sshes and election districts on the basis of the total
population. as aforesaid A representative number
shall be fixed, and each parish and election district
shall have rs many Representatives as its aggre-
gats population shall entte it to- and an additional
Representative for any fraction exceeding one-hali
the Representative number. The number of Re-
personalities shall not be more than one hundred
nor less than seventy. Until an apportionment
shall be made, and elections held under the same,
in accordance with the first enumeration to be made
as directed in this article the Representation in
the Senate and House of Representatives shall be
and remain at present established by law.
The limits of the Parish Of Orleans hereby ex-
tended SO as to embrace the whole of the present
city Of New Orleans, including that part of the Pa
IRISH Of Jefferson, formerly known the city of La
fayette.
All that part of the Parish of Orleans which is sit
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
tionment shall be made according to the first CEN
sus to be taken under this Constitution, that part
Of the city Of New Orleans which was 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
now apportioned by law to the Parish OF Jefferson
the other Representative Districts shall remain as
they established
ART.9 The House Of Representatives shall choose
its Speaker and other officers
ART. 10. Every free white male who mas attained
the age of twenty-one years, and who has been
resident Of the State twelve months next preceding
the election, and the last six months thereof in the
Parish in which he offers to vote and who shall be
citizen Of the United States shall have the right of
voting; but no voter removing from one Parish
to another within the State, shall lose the right of
voting in the former until he shall have acquired it in
the latter Electors shall in all cases. except treason
felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest, during their attendance at going to- return
ing from elections.
ART. H. The Legislature shall provide by law, |
that the names and residence of all qualified electors
OF the city OF New Orleans, shall be registered, in or
der to entitle them to vote but the registry shall be
free Of cost to the elector.
ART H. No soldier, seaman or marine in the army
Or navy OF the United States, pauper, person
under interdction under conviction Of any crime
punishable with hard labor shall be entitled to vote
at any election in this State
ART ID. Mcpherson shall be entitled to vote at any
election held IN this State except in the Parish of his
residence, and in cities and towns divided into cleo
zion precincts, in the election precinct in which he
resides.
Act IA. The members of the Senate shall be
chosen for the term of four years. The Senate, when
assembled shall have the power choose its officers
ART 10. Tho Legislature, in every year in which
they shall apporton representation in the House of
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 a new Parish shall |
b created shall be attached to the Senatorial Dis
trct from which ofits territory was taken or 10
another contiguous District, at the discretion Of the
Legislature, but shall not be attached to more than
one District. The number of Senators shall be thirty
two, and they shall be apporoned among the Senate
rial Districts according to the total population con
tanned in the several Districts-Provided, that no
Parish shall be entitled to more than five Senators
ART. 10. In all apportlonments of the Senate, the
population Of the city of New Orleans shall be de,luc
ted from the population Of the whole State, and the
remainder of the population divided by the number
twenyseven, (27,) and the result produced by this
division shall be the Senatorial ratio emitting Sena
torial District to Senator. Single or contiguous
Parishes shall be formed into Districts having "a
population the nearest possible to the number en-
ttlng District to Senator; and if, in the appor.
onment to be made, Parish District fall short of
or exceed the ratio one-fth, then District may be
formed having not more than two Senators, but not
otherwise No new apportonment shall have the |
effect Of abrdging the term of service of any Sena
ior already elected at the time of making the appor-
directed in the eighth Article, the Legislature shall
not pass any law until an opportonment of Repre-
sentatlon IN both Houses of the General Assembly |
be made.
ART. ~ At the first session of the General As
setaoy after this Constitution takes effect the Sena.
tors shall be equally divided by lot into two classes
he seats OF the Senators of the first class shall be
vacated at the expiration of The second year Of the
second class at the expiration of the fourth wear SO
that one-hali shall be chosen every two years and
rotation thereby kept up perpetually. In ease any
District shall have elected two or more Senators |
said Senators shall vacate their seats respectively at
che end OF two and four years. and lots shall be drawn
between them.
ART. IS. The first election for Senators shall bs
general throughout the State and at the same lime
That the general election for Representatives is held
ana thereafter there shall be biennial elections to fiji
Inc place OF those whose time of service NAV have
expired. ''''s t'''e
AhI. ~ Not less than majority of the members
=. 1911 mouse OF the General Assembly shall form
4so.uit' 70 10 business, but smaller number may