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TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1859.
". CONSTITUTION
or THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

TUESDAY MORNING., AUGUST l0, 1897.
CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
We the people Of the State Of Louisiana, de ordn ana
establish this 0onstituticn.
TITLE 1, ~ u *
%BIsTRIBuTIoNl on POW ER. !. -.
Article fr u1rers Of the 90y6Tnnent Of the State
of Louisiana shall Is divided he ee distinct depart
ments and ea1h cf them be coAed 70 sspsla.s poay
q those witch ars tbose which
ar X NJ ono q these any person
n n,,S oSe e ss q e others except IN the
stances hefslsSeer expressly directed On permitted
TITLE H. & ~
as cS6fATIvE DEPARTMENT. @5f
Ant NV sstive power q the state shall 1, b
,ss n TSprssdtatycs the other the Senate and both
ssiSs GspsIa Assembly 81 the State Of louisiana
AIT q M members Of the House Of Representatives
ha contnus in service for the term Of TWO yeArs from
The dsy1f the closing Of the general elections.
Art s. Representatives shall be chosen on The 49, MOL
day in Noyember every two years and the esctlSn sna
meet annually on ~ third Monday in January unless
dsrent day shA - appointed BY law their sessions
sh: e Ad sa. Ct oS, sasag .r mis- cos
tutir IS ble TO seat in the General Assembly
provided that perscn shall Be OF Sen
10y unless ne pe y tne lily u m R a
tfsm which be Y ELECTED j. -. As.s,,h1v
g "a Re ss,eTI s,ect;on nrecncts
by law The Iegatsre may delegate the power Of
fishing election precincts to the parochai o. municipal
Art. s. Representation in the House of IePIescrta-
tves shall be equal and uniform, and shall W.
and ascetaned BY the total II SseH q the
severn psssnes o tns nacp hal ns created
Wth territory less than SIX hundred and M
square miles, nor WIN is . ~
nsr entng = e saTs any other parish Without
the q territory and Under
~ me nlss II x f1s yaar 1883 the So
cond IN the $500 ~ sss,u T. ss Iect IL what
1ncn tiaes Ile ~ q ~ N flaat Il fe made at
aaner Va s;o YEARS. or tie purpose Of
LEAST once ln Svssy ps.s m ec parisl, and ecc
asoeE 7,.l.al ing so'aA p = - s
non n,dsns ~. ~ t,e Icvsat,,re AFTER The
making Of each VIZ IN, XXI
9on sne ~ III MI n the Total nomination. II
csssaoh number sha Sc xed and
sch Parish and eeeson sna nase -
afiys far anv faction ex
" sSa - The Renresentatiye number iii.
csvang - = st;yss aha not * more than loo
nor less than .h. hs ,,,do and s,se,,on
held under me same n VIII M
e ~ IN as Ssnste and ouse Of
shall be and remain g Vt present established Sy law
Ine nn ~ III .aSaa IF IA rese et If Nav
90 as 70 em1raGc sl1 wos - W. Db ~ 1asrsnr
io1%ssy Ssozn 4 r. oisy f Isisystss .
Al tnaL PAT o. snc sias ~ % S 10 s;;s
on % .ne IN ,ara a,, te
" wy is I III il IL. mn N
nna uns a.. lev X ~ ahs a t;s a
eoeoslng Y ny ~, T,. ~ Nor,aa,s si;s, IN
',i ;tbi In te farmer ts Of tia Utyof Iay
eomplsSa w.sn.s s4hs @ Ina par;i ~ l,r,cor "
eess sIaa s 80 ivs m+y ot;rs
ena s9al aol ~ ~ AZ t, os y,
snan elecs swo ~. = ~ ~ a ~ t,,a
Roltonoa ~ AM e M s a,.; XIII III ~,
nspsssSessssso A'''.''s0 49, - ' :
VI " ne rn,,.a os Rsres, shall choose II
$500 AxSsS n. ass 1890 N 80
- 9ssaet < vans. ~ hos +t,, ~
n ps ,'oe ~ has res;deut
tSe stats tTsys months nett preceding the election an
ne 10y mx nouns sasss ~ ~. h;F.p Il TIL nie
Snets 70 vo.e nnu WY b ~ voter on ~
$3.50, a ~ II s;tl,iu tEa State an
ovals aau l w - ~ Y. ti, ,Iii M ahali III
is s Z =, ~ - M sIaai in "a, casas ~
cet trsason slany ar breac Of The pence M PRIVILEGED
.ru.n als s al Cntor 't ~ se W. - y
~ g Ms easas,,re shall nrov;de Nv law thd M
names and residence q Al qualified electors Of tie city
v.tsas 10 tI IN Shall Ia 40 n cnat r. in
s - ySss pus sns sss'''t' ssN-1 = =
@ ~ H. ~ i;sa Statas N 1, mar ~ Tersoniniey 4,
sS - s o,uJ War II anv crpe nnnisab
w. ~ nots - M eaan,
=, III .n &c. = T. " coy
s ss 70 NJ s,saa 10 ento ~ vote nj aoy e,ec
~, S II, t,ss sffs Mi II tna parish Of h;s rs;
sa. ae ~, s Z eps dyiSe inta e,eetion nre
ina y ns so ,eaiIss
as sssrs ~ ti,s senats shall IL chGsen "a
Az 80 :. =. - - tTi,c sa,atn when oesen,h,af
e tSsna n H., W. ~ ,as H. ~,
Ti M III Il, avsrv rea IN ,yh;ch a
shei regresentaton in TIA Iomsa Of Renresen
,;, H. ~. saaSna, nistr;t
.sl2ses snan aiviae tne Ssaee nto ssnasorai
r,e M - psrah If Orleans srcented And When
e e,n p.rsb shall h creats Il xii M atanhe
~ IL 4si n;ri+ ~ SOW, b;h s n. tarr,ta
Il.
~ T;s,3, i,,t ,,nt IL ~ ooha, i
more thar one nistrct Thu nn,nber of Senators sba
~ | 80 ana tlay sbailha liz oaJ a,,n,a III
Ssnater3s, nstr;cts acco- to M Total cor
,sd IL .ha sansr. n;strts ~ Prov;dad that NJ Pas
ha,I h a,s;i, y II n IRA than fya senators
A. IL r., oil W ~ ths State s,,s NOM,
,t; - ~ .i t "a shsii r. sSt p s,
yhe nnnnafion III tts whoe State ana Sbe
she ropnstion diyded hv HE ,mhar yant,sa,ya,, a.,
she result uroucel by ths division shall be s smut
Vial ratio ant;t,;ng sanatnr;al nstr;ct 4, Ssnatn
single 81. contiguous Parishes shall he formed into hi
sra3s fa ~ ~ M NJ,
far snt;t,;n st1sct r. ssnatori and # IN ths I,
portionment Ia be made Parish or District fall sho
IF ar erraad thc ratio oue-fth then District NAV
formed avir not more than two Senators but not othe
;a Sss - ;o,,,ant shall haxa tho stfert
shrdur III tsssS " service Of any Senator alrea5
elected Il tn Time Of making the superintendent Aft
m hhs beHn made as directod in the fechtl
artice tha Lerisatre SHAH not pass any law until an Al
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. H IN, hotb oI,ses of II
Gensrai Assen,biy III made.
AIT III Al the first session Of the General Assembly
ter this Constitution takes effect the Senators shall
equally divided by lot into two classes the seats Of Il
Senators Of the first class shall be vacated at lie exp
tion u the second wear 81 the second cla nj the eSp
rn&on Of The fourth year SO that shall he chose
aSsry to years and rotation thereby kent up psrpotl
In ease any District shall have elected two or mo-
espeds said Senators shall yaeate their seats respectiy
end Of two years and lots shall be draw
between them
Avf hal rstp 1o farS apotn sl,nMk