New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-20

Legislature.
ART 115. Every law enacted by the Legislature
shall embrace but object, and that shall be ex-
pressed in the title.
ART. 116. No law shall be revived amended by
reference to its title; but in such case, the act
revised section amended shall be re-enacted and
published at length
ART. III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system 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 OF put in circulation money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption OF
| the in specie
| ART 49, The Legislature shall lave no power to
pass any law sanc,onng in any manner, directly or
indirectly, the suspension OF specie payments, by
any person, association corporation issuing bank
notes Of any description.
ART. 1870 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. 121. The Legislature shall have power to
| pass such laws as it may deem expedient Tor the
relief or revival OF the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
and the already passed for the same purpose are
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank y
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles ll9
and 100 of this Constitution.
ART. 1872. No person shall hold or exercise, at the
same time, more than civil Office Of emolnment,
except that of Justice Of the Peace. -. IND. ,
ART. 1913. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throug bout the State All property on which taxes
may be levied, in this State, shall be taxed in pro-
portion to its value, to be ascertained directed by
law. No species of property shall be taxed
higher than another species OF properly OF equal
value, 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 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
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
l necessary for the punishment of minor crimes and
Offences and 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
r have been indicted into Office.
ART. 126. 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 accept challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State or out OF it,
l. with citizen OF this State who shall act
n ond, or knowingly aid and assist in any manner
those thus offending, shall be deprived OF holding
1 any office OF trust profit and OF enjoying the right
. of suffrage under this Constitution and the office
h any State officer member of the General Assembly
h or any other person holding office OF profit or trust
a | under this Constitution and the laws made in pur
suance thereof, shall be ipso tacto vacated by The
Il fact of any such person committing the offence men
4 toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro
vide by law for the ascertaining and declaration o
st such forfeiture.
IS ART. 1877 The Legislature shall have power t.
N extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of Thu
.. State any territory acquired by compact will
N any State, with the United States, the same ben!
done by the consent OF the United States.
N ART 12S. None OF the lands granted by Congress
N the State of Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
ID the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim tn
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall b
f. diverted from the purposes for which they weF
o. granted
a. ART 1870. The Constitution and laws Of this Stat
~ shall be promulgated in the English and Frenc
'g languages.
y TITLE VII.
v INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 1870. There shall he a Board of Publ
a. Works to consist of four Commissioners. The Stat
lie shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
De tricts, continuing nearly may be equal mum
ar Der of voters and Commissioner shall be electe
H. in each District, by the legal voters thereof! 10
IL the of four years but, of the first elected two
be designated by lot, shall remain in office 10
s. two years only
nd ART. 1871. The General Assembly, at its first SEES
ge provide for the election and compensation of til
Commissioners and the organization of the Boart
nd The Commissioners first elected shall assemble on
ay day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot til
order in which their terms Of service shall expire.
or ART. 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise
all diligent and faithful supervision all publ
n works, in which the State may be Interested excep
oil those made by joint stock companies. They sha
N communicate to tie General Assembly, from time t
time their views concerning the same, and recon
tie mend such measures obey may deem necessary
tie in order to employ to the best advantage and or th
y, purposes for whIch they granted, the swamp
and overlooked lands conveyedby the United State
on to this State They shall appoint all officers Ell
n gagged the public works. and shall perform sue
Ter other duties may be prescribed by law.
OF ART. 1873. The Commissioners may be remove
Ice by the concurrent vote OF majority OF all the men
bers elected 70 each Hnuse OF the General Assem-
d. bly but the cause OF the removal shall be entere
ate on the journal of each House.
in ART. 1874. The General Assembly shall has
ted power by vote of threehths OF the menbe
elected to each house, to abolish said Board, whe
rk ever in their opinion Board OF Public Works sha
mt no longer be necessary.
~ TITLE VIII,
PUBLIC EDUCATION. ~
of ART. 1875. There shall be electeda Superintende
la of Public Education, who shall hold his office for Il
term of two years. His duties shall be prescribe
by law and he shall receive such com pensation
b. the Legislature may direct provided that the Cfe
he eraI Assembly shall have power by vote of tt
m majority of the members elected to both houses,
M abolish the said office of Superintendent Of Publ
ny Education whenever in their opinion said office shf
Try be no longer necessary.
ART. 1856 The General Assembly shall estabis
fl free Public Schools throughout the State, and sha
he provide for their support by general taxation pr
sss perty or otherwise and all moneys so raised pr
bic vided shall be distributed each Parish in propo
he ton to the number of free white children betwet
be such ages shall be fixed by the General Assembl
va ART, 1877 The proceeds of all lands heretofo
granted by the United States this State for IL
m support of schools and Of all lands which ms
ed hereafter be granted bequeathed to the State
OF not expressly granted bequeathed for any 9th
purpose which hereafter may be disposed of by ii
State, and the proceeds of the estates of deceas,
zen persons to which the State may become entitled
nts law shall be held by the State loan, and sh;
his be and remain perpetual fund, which the Sta
shall pay an annual interest OF SIX per cent. whit
and interest together with the interest the trust fun
we'd deposited with this State by the United States,
ses der the act of Congress approved June 20, 1886 al
all the rents oil the unsod lands shall be approp
the ated to the support of such schools, and this app
for pratiou shall remain involabc.
m ART l3S. All moneys arising from the sales viii
SEES, have BEEN may hereafter be made OF any Ian
the heretofore granted by the United States to ii
State for the use Of Seminary OF Learning, a
to from any kind of donation that may hereafter
,as made for that purpose shall be and remain PERI
of tua fund.- the interest OF which at six per cent.