New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-23

.eouires the said register, and az papers, mlhr
ptes aSa vouchers rsiativs II lis eifice, before
e;fl,at hDuse III Tia General Assembly, and SHALL
perori. such other duties ~ may be enloined oil
AaT. 81 There shall be reasurer II the State
who shall hold his office during the term OF TWO /
Art, 81. Tie Secretary Of State and IreasureI T
II t6ss sha be elected by the qualified electors q
lie STATE And 10 case of any vacancies caused by
the death, resignation, 81 absence oil the lfeasafsf
III Secretary OF State, the governor sha'i oloer at
election to fiji! said vacancy. ". 4 iSal
Arr 49, An commissions shall be IN the name |
and III bs authority Of the State Of louisiana, and
shall ID sealed with the State seal and signedEby
w Al MI fhs free white men IF the State shall
tbe affed and disciplined its defence but thpse
Who belong to religious societies whose ten Is e
forbid them to carry arms, shall not be composed
10 DO, but stall ior personal ST.
vices. 81 FL. 4, - ~
paaized III such manner as may be hereafter deen-
dmost expedent BY the Legislature IRE Rs III
LIE; 4 VS. 81
81 n JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT..
ART. 6i. The Judiciary power shall be vested IN q
Supreme Court in such inferior courts as the Legs
lature may from time 70 time order and essaDi'sn'
l and ii Justices oil the Peace
\ ART. g. The Supreme Court, except IN cases
hereinafter crowded. shallhave appellate Jurisdiction
only which jurisdiction shall extend to an cases
when the matter in dispute shall exceed three nun
1 dred dollars; to all cases in which the constitu-
t;onalia 81 Legality sof any tax, toll impost what
Ssoever or Of any ine forfeiture Or penalty imposed
Nv municipal corporation, shall be in contestaton
and to all criminal cases on questions Of law aione,
Whenever the offence charged IS pnnishaple Win
aeath 81 inrri sonment at hard labor, or when tne
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed
The Legislature shall have power TO restrict the ju-
risdiction Of the Supreme Court IL civil cases to
4 questions q aw only On e,y5 .,,,
/ of one Chief Justice and fonr Associate justices,
A majority Of whom shall constitute n quorum. lht
EChief Justice shall receive salary OF SIX thousand
Il dollars and each of the Associate Judges salary 2
fiye thousand FIVE hundred dollars annually, unit
x otherwise provided by law The Court shall appoin
4 its own Clerks; the Judges shall be elected for tn
u term of ten years 4. III Ar .s5i.5s 4,
ART, 81. The Chief Justice shall be elected B,
Il Tie qualified electors Of the State. The Legislator
shall divide the State into four Districts, and N
aualified electors Of each District shall elect one
II the Associate Justices. The State shall be divide
Ill into the following Districts, until the Legslatur
! shall otherwise direct
. FIRST DISTRICT.
/ ~ The Parishes Of Plaquemines, st. Bernard, ina
portion Of the Parish d Orleans the right bank
I the Mississippi river, and that portion Of the City
: / New Orleans which lies below the line extendin
from he river Mississippi along he middle OF JUN
street, Until It strikes The NewO orleans Canal an
l thence down said canal to the lake N i5i, 5T
i Il <
n That portion Of the City Of NewOrleans which
situated above the line extending along the mlda
Of Julia street until it strikes the Nsw0reans oana
\ and thence down said Canal to the Lake. and y
) Charles, ST. James, Aseension. Assumption Y
r fourche Interior, Terrebonne, West Baton hoae
{; and Iberyille. Isl
. Tie Parishes Of St. Tammany, w ashingte
4 Livingston, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, IA
III Feliciana Yves. Felciana, Point Coupee, Avoyee
" Teusas, Concordia, Lafayette, Vermllion, ST Mar
J. ST. Martin and ST Landry.
= FOURTH DISTRICT. -
! The Parishes Of Cacasieu, Rapides, Sabine, Ma
7 chitoches, DeSoto, Caddo Bosser Claiborne, Biel
: Vile, Caldwell, Union Ouachita, Morehouse, Jacl
E WI VIM !. 's'A'ip' a,'i
y Art. e5. The office of one Of the Associate Ju
I tees shall be vacated at the expiration Of the seco
7 year of another at the expiration Of the fourth ye
Of third at the expiration Of the sixth year. and
the fourth at the expiration Of the eighth year
x that one ofthe Judges Of the Supreme Court shall
n | elected every second year. stz-iss5E s
N ART. &c. The Secretary Of State, on receiving
official returns Of the first election, shall proceed
X mediatey ii The presence and with the assistance
two Justices OF the Peace, determine by lot anne
II 1.-The four candidates having the highest number
Y votes in Retrospective Districts, which Of the
Y socate Justices elect shall for the term OF tS
y years Which shall serve for the term Of four yea
!; which for the term of six years, and which for
= term OF eight years, and the governor shdil iss
!. commissions accordingly -
:, ART ST. ANY vacancy that may occur in the )
- preme Court from resignation or otherwise, snail
- filled hy election for the remainder oil the unexpir
~ term tif such remainder do not exceed one ye
"A the vacancy shall be filled by Executive appo
10 ment.
nc ART 6S. The Supreme Court shall hold its s.
!. sions ia New Orleans from the first Monday Of
=, month Of November to the end ofthe mouth OF Ju
y inclusive The Legislature shall have power to
- A.. tt.r.ra tnFfh Nyof
3 until otherwise provided, the sessions shall be held
l.; heretofore.
y. 81 Arr. so. The Supreme Court and each of
81 Judges thereof sha have power to issue wrlts
abeas corpus at the instance Of all persons in act
H. custody under process IN all cases IN winch they
~ have appellate jurisdiction. u
as ART No Judgment shall be rendered ny
. Supreme Court without the concurrence OF a mao
~ ofsthe Judges comprising the court Wheneye
~ majority cannot agree, in consequence OF the recu
~ ton Of any member members OF the court,
~ Judges not recased shallhave power to call upon
Judge or Judges OF the inferior courts, whose dut
~ shall be, when so called upon 10 sit in the plac
~ the Judges recused, and to aid in determining
y, III case.
~ ~ ART "a. All Judges by virtue of their oil
|, shall be conservatofs Of the peace throughout
~ State. The style ofall process shall be The ,
y Of Louisiana" All prosecutions shall be carried
4, id the name, and BY authority Of the State OF u
ri siana, and conclude against the peace and dig
~ of the same.
me ART.72. The Judges Of all courts within /
), State shall, often as IT may be possible 50 to d
ne every deHntive Judgment, refer to the particular
TIA in virtue Of which such judgment may be rende
the and il all cases adduce the reasons ON which !
judgment is founded.
the ART. 49, The Judges of all courts shall be
MI Bile to impeachment; but for any reasonable ca
tu- which shall not be sufficient ground for impe
ier- ent, the Governor shall remove of them on
Le, address of three-fouths of the members presen
9 Of each house of the General Assembly. In e'
aw; such case, the cause or causes for which such
MI moval may be required shall be stated at lengt
2 3, the address, and inserted IN the Journal OF
latl house.
'er- Arr a. There shall be an Attorney General
son the State, and as many District Attorneys ma
ted hereafter found necessary. They shall hold
lice offices for four years their duties shall be d
III mined by law.
ing ART rs. The Judges, both Of the Supreme
BON inferior Courts, SHALL at stated times, rece
i've salary, which shall not be diminished during
continuance in office; aud they are prohibited
the receiving any fees Of office, other compsns'
tu than their salaries, for any civil duties pefiorme
sid them.
ent. ART vs. The Legislature shall have powe
cn vest in Clerks Of Courts authority TO grant sue
,rn- ders and do such acts as may be deemed neces
ave for the furherance of the administration OF Jus
lic and in all cases the powers thus granted shall be
lses cited and determined.
lem ART. N. The Judges OF the several interior @
sed shall have power to remove the Clerks thefeo
breach Of good behavior, subject IN all cases
ith- appeal to The Supreme Court.
* Arr. rs. The jurisdiction Of Justices OF the 1
beth shall be linited ia civil cases to where the
he ter in dispute does not exceed one hundred do
rnit exclusive Of interest, subject to appeal saeh