New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-16
NUMBER 142.


The Commissioners first elected shall assemble on
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot the
order in which their terms Of service shall expire
ART. 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise a
diligent and faithful supervision over all public
works. in which the State may be interested except
those made by join. stock companies. They shall
communicate to the General Assembly, from time to
time, their views concerning the same, and recon-,
mend such measures as they may deem necessary,
in order to employ to the hest advantage and fort the
purposes for which they were granted, the swarnps
and overfewed lands conveyed by the United States
to this State. They shall appoint all officers en-
gagged on the public works, and shall perform such
other duties may be prescribed by law.
|, ART. 1873. The Commissioners may be removed
by the concurrent vote of majority Of all the mem
bers elected to each House Of the General Assem-
bly,; bnt the cause Of the removal shall be entered
on the journal ofeach House.
ART 134. The General Assembly shall have
power by vote of thTes,a afths OF the members
elected to each house, abolish said Board, when
ever in their opinion Board of Public Works shall
no longer be necessary.
TITLE, VIII
PUBLIC EDUCATION. az
ART. 135 There shall be elected a superintendent
of Public Education who shall hold his office for the
term offtwo years. His duties shall be prescribed
by law, and he shall receive such compensation as
the Legislature may direct; provided that the Gen
eral Assembly shall have power by vote of the
majority OF the members elected to both houses, to
abolish the said office of Superintendent Of Public
Education. whenever in their opinion said office shall
| be no longer necessary.
| AET. 1856. The General Assembly shall establish
tree Pubic Schools throughout the State, and shall
provide for their support by general taxation pro-
perty or otherwise: and all moneys raised pro-
sided, shall be distributed to each Parish in propor
ton to the number Of free white children between
such ages shabe fixed by the General Assembly
! ART. 1877. The proceeds Of all lands heretofore
granted by the United States to this State fer the
support OF Schools and Of all lands which may
hereafter be granted bequesthed to the State and
not expressly granted bequeathed for any other
purpose, which hereafter may be disposed of by the
Stale, and the proceeds OF the estates of deceased
persons to which the Stale may become entitled by
law, shall be held by the State loan, and shall
| be aud remain perpetual fund, which the State
shall pay annual interest Of six per cent; which
interest together with the interest the funds
deposited with this State by the United States, un-
der the act of Congress approved June %, 1885, and
all the rents OF the unsod lands shall be appropr-
ated to the support of such schools and this appro
| pria.ion shall remain invloable. Hl'
ART. 13S. All moneys arising from the sales which
\ have been, may hereafter be made, of any lands
heretofore granted by the United States to this
State, for the use OF Seminary of Learning, and
| from any kind OF donation that may hereafter be
made for that purpose, shall be and remain perpe-
tual fund.- the interest Of which at six per cent. per
annum, shall be appropriated to the support of a
Seminary of Learning, for the promotion Of literature
and the arts and sciences, and law shall be
made diveting said fund any other than to ae
establishment and improvement OF said Seminary OF
| Learning.
ART. 139 The University Of Louisiana, in New
Orleans, as established, shall be maintained.
| ART. 140. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws may be necessary for the further
regulation OF dhe University, and for the promotion
OF literature and science, but shall be under obl-
CATION to contribute to the support of said Univer-
sity by appropriations.
TITLEIX o..
MODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION.
ART l41. Amy anne endment amendments 10 this
Constitution may be proposed in the Senate House
| OF Representatives, and il the shall be agreed
to by two-thirds of the members elected to each
house, such proposed amendment or amendments
shall be entered their journals, with the yeas and
nays taken thereon, and the Secretary of State shall
cause the same to be published three months before
the next general election for Representatives to the
State Legislature, in at least newspaper, in
French and English, in every Parish in the State il
which a newspaper shall be published and suct
proposed amendment or amendments shall be sub
mitted to the people at said election and if major
ty Of the voters at said election shall approve aGt
rafy such amendment or amendments, the sam,
shall become part OF the Constitution. Ii more
than amendment be submitted at time, the,
shall be submitted in such manner and form that the
people may vote for or against each amendment
separately.
TITLEA
SCHEDULE.
ART. 1I2 The Constitution adopted in eighteen
hundred and fortytive is declared to be superseded
by this Constitution, and in order to carry the same
into effect it is hereby declared and ordained fol
| lows:
ART. LAB. All rights, actions, prosecutions, claims
and contracts, as well as Of individuals OF bodies
corporate, and all laws in force at the time OF the
adoption of this Constitution, and not inconsisten,
herewith, shall continue if the had not been
adopted.
| ART. 14l In order that no inconvenience may re
| suit TO the public service from the taking effect o
this Constitution, office shall be superseded there
by, but the laws Of the State relative the duties
OF the several officers, Executive, Judicial and Mill
tary, shall remain in full force, though the be
cournry to'this Constitution, and the several duties
shall be performed by the respective officers OF the
State, according to the exi sting laws until the or
ganizaton of the Government under this Constitu-
tion and the entering into office OF the officers
| to be appointed under said Government, and no
llonger. t. r,s
ART. 14l.s Appointments to office by the Execu-
tive under this Constitution, shall be made by the
Governor to be elected under its authortty.
ART. l46 The Legislature shall provide for the
removal OF all causes now pending in the Supreme
Court other Courts Of the State under the Cons,
tuition of 1915 to Courts created by under this
| Constitution.
ART. l47. The time Of service Of all officer.
chosen by the people the first election under this
Constitution, shall terminate though the election
had been holden on the first Monday Of November
1851, and they had entered the discharge @
their duties at the time designated therein. Th
first class Senators, designated in article II, sha
hold their seats until the day OF the closing of tn
general elections in November, 1858 and the secon
class until the day Of the closing OF the general elec
tons in November, 1855.
ART 14S, Tue first election for Judges of the su
preme Court shall be held the first Monday O
April nexl, Qs53,) and they shall enter into office ol
the fist Monday of May, 1858
ART. l49. The first of service OF the Distric
Attorneys and the Gle ks OF the inferior courts b
ordered and established under this Constitution shal
be regu lated by the OF service of the first Gov
ernor that election for these officers shal
be held on the first Monday OF November, 1855.
TITLE XI
ORDINANCE.
ART. 100. Immediately alter the adjournment o.
the Convention, the Governor shall issue his Pro-
clamation directing the several officers Of this State
authorized by law to hold elections for members o
the General Assembly. to open and hold poll in
every Parish Of the State at the places designated
by law, upon the first Tuesday of November next
for the purpose of taking the sense of the good peo
pie OF this State in regard to the adoption rejec-
on of this Constitution and it shall be the duty OF
entitled to vote under the old Constitution and under
ion by depositing in separate box, kept for that
purpose, ticket, whereon shall be written g the
Constitution accepted "the Constitution rejec
ted, y such words as will distinctly convey
4 the intention Of the voter AT the conclusion o
said election, which shall be conducted in every res
pect as the general State election is now conducted
.be commissioners desiu m ed to preside over III.