New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-06

shall embrace but one object and that shall be ex-
pressed in the title.
ART. l16 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 shall 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
or notes issued or put in circulation money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption OF
| the same in specie.
| ART 1l9. The Legislature shall lave no power to
pass any law sanctioning 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, all other
| creditors of such bank association.
| ART. l21. 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 same purpose
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles ll9
| and 100 of this Constitution.
| ART. 1872, No person shall hold exercise, at the
same time, more than civil office Of emolument,
except that OF Justice of the Peace
| ART. 1913. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
| throughout the State All property 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 on which taxes shall be levied; the Legsla
ture shall have power to levy an income tax, and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or
profession.
ART. 1874. The citizens of the City of NewOr-
leans shall have the right oil appointing the several
rfttc In rly,ip Nfpa of
the police of the said city, pursuant to the mode of
| elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisla-
ture; 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 as may be
necessary for the punishment of minor crimes and
Offences and as the police and good order OF said city
| may require,
ART. 1875. 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. 126. Amy citizen of this State who SHALL
after the adoption OF this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State or
send accept a challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State out oft
with citizen of this State, or 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 OF
any State officer, member of the General Assembly,
fanny other person holding office of profit or trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof, shall be tpso tacto vacated by .he
fact of any such person committing the offence men
toned in this article; and the Legislature shall pro.
vide by law for the asceraining and declaration OF
such forfeiture.
ART 1877 The Legislature shall have power to
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of this
State 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 it in constructing
the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim the
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they were
granted.
ART. l29 The Constitution and laws of this State
:, shall be promulgate in the English and French
!. languages.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 1870. There shall be Board OF Public
Works, to consist of four Commissioners The State
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis.
trlcts containing nearly may be an equal num-
Der of voters and Commissioner shall be elected
in each District, by the legal voters thereof fol
the term OF four years; but of the first elected, two
| to be designated by lot, shall remain in office for
two years only.
j ART. 1871 The General Assembly, at its first SEES
sion after the adoption of this Constitution, shall
provide for the election and compensation OF the
: Commissioners and the organization of the Board
a The Commissioners first elected shall assemble
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
/ diligent and faithful supervision over all public
works, in which the State may be interested except
f those made by joint 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,
1 Al lrnt Al
purposes for which they were granted, the swamps
and overlooked lands canyeyedby the United States
to this State. They shall appoint all officers en-
gagged on the public works, and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed bylaw.
l. ART. 133 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 of the removal shall be entered
on the journal OF each House.
| ART. 1874 The General Assembly shall have
power by a vote Of three-flths of the members
elected to each house, to abolish said Board when
ever in their opinion Board of Public Works shall
no longer be necessary.
TITLE VIII
| PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ART 1856 There shall be elected a Superintendent
of Public Education, who shall hold his office for the
term OF two 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 b2th houses to
abolish the said office Of Superintendent of Public
Education whenever in their opinion said office shall
be no longer necessary.
ART. 1856 The General Assembly shall establish
free Public Schools throughout the State, and shall
provide for their support by general taxation pro-
perty or otherwise: and all moneys raised or pro-
vided shall be distributed to each Parish in proper
ton to the number of free white children between
such ages shall be fixed by the General Assembly.
ART 1877. The proceeds of all lands heretofore
granted by the United States to this State for the
use support Of Schools and Of all lands which may
hereafter be granted or bequeathed to the State. and
not expressly granted Or bequeahed for any other
purpose, which hereafter may be disposed OF by the
State and the proceeds Of the estates OF deceased
persons to which the State may became entitled by
law, shall be held by the State loan, and shall
be and remain perpetual fund, on which the State
shall pay an annual interest Of six per cent; which
interest, together with the interest the trusttunds
deposited with this State by the United States I'M
der the OF Congress approved June %, 1886 and
all the rents of the unsold lands shall be appropri-
ated to the support Of such schools and this appro-
priaton shall remain nviolable.
ART. 1885, All moneys arising from the sales which
have been, or may hereafter be made, OF any lands
heretofore granted by the United States to this
State for the OF Seminary of Learning, and
from any kind Of do nation tina. may hereafter be
made for that purpose. shall be and remain perpe-
tua fund.- the interest of which at six per cent. per
f annum, shall be appropriated to the support of a
Seminary of Learning for the promotion of literature