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shall embrace but one object, and that shall be ex-
pressed in the title. l;.asi 4 4s5 5
Art. 116. No law shall DO 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. 1t
AIT. III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or code Of laws by general reference such
system Or code Of laws, but in all shall specify
the several provisions Of the laws it may enact.
ART. !lS 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 cases provide for the registry of all bills
OF notes issued or put in circulation as money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption of
the same in specie. 1870 + III. sAs -. 4Y,.s
ART. 119. The Legislature shall have no power to
pass any law sanctoning in any manner directly or
indirectly, the suspension Of specie payments, by
any person, association or corporation issuing bank
notes Of any description. eaz7ossl8
| 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 or association T,5
| ART 121. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as it may deem expedent for the
relief revival OF the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
and the already passed for the same purpose are
| ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles 119
1 and 100 Of this Constitution. 5a,al}. ia +.s
Art. 1872. No person shall hold or exercise, at the
same time, more than civil office Of emoument,
| except that Of Justice Of the Peace. Is lI.! 60
| 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 taxes shall be levied; the Legisla-
ture shall have power to levy an income tax, and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or
profession. /. ..5 MODS. Ar. .s.,, .,.
ART 1874. The citizens of the City of NewOr-
leans shn.t 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 Legisla-
ture; provided. that the Mayor and Recorders shall
be ineligible to seat in the General Assembly; and
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 case officers shall continue to perform the
duties Of their offices until their SUCCESSORS shall
| have been indncted into office.
| ART 1885, Any citizen of this State who shall
after the adoption of this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State,
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
fsuffrage under this Constitution and the office OF
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 ipso tacto 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 ascertaning and declaration oil
such forfeiture. qa78al Hf'"
ART.127. The Legislature shall have power to
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. 126 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 or H.l'
ART. 129. The Constitution and laws of this State
shall be promulgated in the English and French
languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 100. There shall be Board of Public
Works, to consist of four Commissioners The State
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
tricts, containing nearly may be equal num-
Der of voters and one Commissioner shall be elected
in each District by the legal voters thereof for
the term of four years; but, Of the first elected two
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office for
two years only.
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.
The Commissioners first elected shall assemble on a
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
dhgent 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 to
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 were granted, the swamps
and overfowed 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 as may be prescribed bylaw.
ART 133 The Commissioners may be removed
by the concurrent vote of majority of all the
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 have
power by vote of three-ifths 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.
b. TITLE VIII. .r., rr..-
z. PUBLIC EDUCATION. .H..I ..
ART. 1876. There shall be elected Superintendent
OF Public Education, who shall hold his office for the
Vi Two years. Ills uuued Snall De prescribed
by law, and he shall receive such compensation as
the Legislature may direct; provided that the Gen.
eral Assembly shall have power by 4 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. .a...U .. .-a .. ..
ART. l36 The General Assembly shall establish
free Public Schools throughout the State and shall
provide for their support by general taxation on pro-
pery or otherwise and all moneys raised or pro-
vided shall be distributed 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
support schools, and Of all lands which may
hereafter be granted or bequeathed to the State and
not expressly granted or bequeathed 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 become entitled by
law, shall be held by the State as oan 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
deposited with this State by the United States, un-
der the act oil Congress approved June %, 1885, and
all the rents of the unsold lands shall be appropri-
aed to the support of such schools and this appro
priation shall remain invioable.
ART. 1873. 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 use Of Seminary OF Learning, and
from any kind OF donation that may hereafter be
tua fund, the interest of which at six per cent per
annum, shall be appropriated to the support of
Seminary OF Leaning, for the promotion literature
and the and law, shall ayar H.,