New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-17

tiRI. LII. M divorce shall be granted by the
Legislature.
ART 1l5 Every law enacted by tho Legislature
shall embrace but one object, and that shall be ex
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 length.
ART. III The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or code OF laws by general reference to such
system code of laws, but in all cases sha specify
the several provisions OF the laws it may enact.
ART. lis. Corporations with banking or discount
ing privileges may be either created by special acts
or formed under general laws; but the Legislature
shall in both provide for the registry Of all bills
notes issued put in circulation as money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption of
| the same in specie.
ART. 49, The Legislature shall have no power to
pass any law sanctloning in any manner, directly
| indirectly, the suspension OF specie payments, by
any person. association corporation issuing bank
notes OF any description.
ART. 100. In case of insolvency of any bank or
banking association the bill holders thereof shall be
entitled to preference in payment, over all other
creditors OF such bank association.
ART. l2l. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as it may deem expedent for the
relief or revival of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
and the acts already passed for the purpose
| ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles 10
| and 100 of this Constitution
| ART. l22. No person shall hold or exercise at the
same time, more than one civil office of emolumen,
| except that of Justice OF the Peace.
| ART. 1913. 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 to its value, to be ascerained directed by
law. No one species OF property shall be taxed
higher than another species of properly of equal
value, which shall be levied the Legsla-
ture shall have power to levy income tax, and
tax all persons pursuing any occupation trade or
profession.
ART. l24. The citizens of the City of NewOr-
leans shall have the right OF appointing the several
public officers necessary for the administration of
the police OF the said city, pursuant to the mode Of
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legsla-
ure; provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shall
be ineligible to seat in the General Assembly; and
the Mayor, Recorders, and Aldermen and Assistant
Aldermen, shall be commissioned by the Governor
as Justices of the Peace, and the Legislature may
vest in them such criminal jurisdiction may be
necessary for the punishment OF minor crimes and
offences, and the police and good order of said city
may require.
ART. 125 The Legislature may provide by law
in what officers shall continue to perform the
duties of their offices until their successors shall
have been indicted into office.
| ART. 1926. Any citizen of this State who shall,
after the adoption OF this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State, or
send or accept challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons either within this State out OF it,
with citizen OF this State, who shall act
ond, or knowingly aid and assist in any 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 oil
any State officer, member of the General Assembly
OF any other person holding office of profit trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof, shall be tpSo fact0 vacated by the
fact OF any such person committing the offence men
toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro-
vide by law for the ascertainng and declaration o.
such forfeiture.
) ART. 1877. The Legislature shall have power tc
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 United States.
, ART l2S. None OF the lands granted by Congress
to the State of Louisiana for aiding in constructing
the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim the
swamps and overfowed lands in this State, shall BIZ
diverted from the purposes for which they were
granted.
ART 129. The Constitution and. laws Of this State
: shall be promulgated in the = glish and French
, languages.
TITLE VII.
, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 1870. There shall be Board of Public
Works, to consist OF four Commissioners. The Stat,
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
tricts, containing nearly may be an equal mum
Der of voters, and one Commissioner shall be elected
in each District, by the legal voters thereof, 10
the term OF four years but, Of the first elected two
be designated by lot, shall remain in office 70
4 two years only.
ART. 131. The General Assembly, at its first ses
. sion after the adoption of this Constitution, shall
' provide for the election and compensation of tn,
-, | Commissioners and the organization of the Board
= The Commissioners first elected shall assemble
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot tbs
order in which their terms of service shall expire
! ART 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise
diligent and faithful supervision over all public
works, in which the State may be interested except
those made by Joint stock companies. They shall
communicate to the General Assembly, from time tc
time, their views concerning the same, and recon
mend such measures as they may deem necessary
in order to employ to the best advantage and for the
, purposes for which they granted, the swamps
and overlooked lands conveyedby 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 1888 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,; but the cause Of the removal shall be entered
on the journal of each House.
ART. 1884, The General Assembly shall hav,
power by vote of three-htths of the member
elected each house, to abolish said Board; when
ever in their opinion Board of Public Works shall
no longer be necessary.
: TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
i ART. 1856 There shall be elected Superintendent
of Public Education who shall hold his office for thu
term of two years. His duties shall be prescribed
/ by law, and he shall receive such compensation a
the Legislature may direct; provided that the Gen
eral Assembly shall have power by vote of TIL
: majority of the members elected to both houses t.
: abolish the said office of Superintendent of Publ
Education, whenever in their opinion said office sha
y be no longer necessary.
ART. 1856 The General Assembly shall establish
free Public Schools throughout the State, and sha
provide for their support by general taxation pro
perty otherwise and all moneys raised or pro
vded, shall be distributed each Parish in proper
e ton to the number of free white children between
such ages as shall be fixed by the General Assembly
y ART. 1877 The proceeds of all lands heretofor
granted by the United States to this State for tn
+ use support of schools, and Of all lands which
hereafter be granted bequeahed to the State, AM
II not expressly granted bequeathed for any othe
purpose which hereafter may be disposed of b. tn
State, and the proceeds OF the estates OF deceased
n persons to which the State may become entitled b,
S law, shall be held by the State loan, and sha
S be and remain perpetual fund.- which the Stat