New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-17
New Coc.,,tut,on ct Louisiana.

Art 10 Every free white male who has attained th
age Of twenty Year,, and who has been residsn,
of the State twelve months n xt preceding the election
and the last ak months thereof IN the Parish In which
be ofers to vote, and who shall be citizen of the
United States, shall have the right Of voting but no
voter removing from one Parish 10 another within
the State, sha lose the right ofvotng In the form
until he shall have acquired In the lsrteL Electors
ss IN all cases. except tessou felony or breach OF
the peace be privileged from arrest durng their atten
dance al, going to, or returning from elecsiona
Every elector so qualified 10 eligible to seat In the
Genersl Assembly, but be NUT be voter 10 the Repre-
sentative Senatorial Dis rct from which be 10 chosen
Representation is to be based upon the total popula
ten Of the Districts, thus admitting the principle OF
slave representation in it, worst FORM. Representative
are to be chosen for two years Senator's for four.
Every parish 10 have at least one Representative but
parish Is to be created with territory less than
625 square miles, nor with population less than the
number enfitlingit TO one Representative, which
Der is TO be hereafter determined and fixed 90 that
the number Of members Of the House shall not be mora
Than hundred nor less than seventy. The Senators
are to be 80 in number Subtracng the population Of
the Orleans District from the entire population of the
State the rest ofthe State to be divided into districts
among which % Senators 10 be divided with pro.
viso that district shah have more than five. The
Senators to be divided into classes that half
shall be renewed every two years.
Both Houses are to publish their proceeding weekly
Compensation 70 the members "a per day. No session
TO be more than sixty days and ali action after that
time TO be null and void, with the exception of the first
session under this Constitution. Appointments BY the
Governor to be confirmed by the Senate voting by yeas
and nays Regular bsllotDgs for United States Sena
tors to take place on the Monday following the meet
ing OF the Legislature. The Governor and Lieutenant
Governor are to be chosen for four years Candidates
must DO twenty eight years Of age and have been resi-
denu In the State four years. The Governor to be In
eligible for two successive terms No member of Con.
gress person holding Office under the United States
sbsll be eligible. The Lieutenant Governor to be Pre-.
sdent Of the Senate, and having casting vote. The
Secretary Of State TO hold Office also four years and the
Treasury of the State, holding Office two years. are to
be elected by the people.
ART. GO. The Supreme Court shall be composed of
one Chief Justice and four Associate Justices majority
Of whom shall constitute quorum. The Chief Justice
shall receive salary of $4,000 and each of the AssocI
ate JUDGES salary Of $500 annually, until otherwise
provided by law. The Court shall appoint its own
Cei-the Judges shall be elected for the term Of
years.
ART g. The Chief Justice shall be elected by the
qualified Electors OF the State The Legislature shall
Electors Of each District sha elect one OF the Associate
Justices.
The Seat Of Government shall be at Baton Rouge
ART 1U8 The State shall not subscribe for the stock
Of nor make loan 10, nor pledge its faith for the ben
et OF any corporation joint stock company created
established for banking purposes, for any other
purpose than those described In the following article
ART. l09 TIE Legislature shall have power to grant
aid 70 companies associations Of individuals formed
for the exclusive purpose Of making works of internal
improvement, wholly or partially within the State to
the extent only OF one-fh of the capital of such
papies by subscriptions of stock, loan of money or
public bonds but any aid thus granted shall be paid to
the company only in the same proportion the remain
der of the capital shall be actually paid Ia by the stock
holders OF the company and In case OF loan such sde
qus,e security shall be required to the Legislature
may seem proper.
No corporation nor Individual association receiving
the aid OF the State herein provided shall possess
banking or discountDg privileges.
ART. no. No liability shall be contracted by the State
above mentioned, unless the same be authorized by
some law for some single object work 10 be distinctly
specified therein, which shall be passed by majority
Of the members elected to both Houses Of the General
Assembly and the aggregate amount of debts and la
bites Incurred under this and the preceding article
shall never at any oe time exceed the sum OF
SSO00t00.
ART Ill. Whenever the Legislature shall contract a
debt exceeding In amount the sum of 100000, I'm.
less In case of war; to repel Invasion suppre nsur
recrop, the law creating the debt shall provide ade
quate ways and means for the payment of the
reut interest," and OF the principal when the same shall
become due.
And the said law shall be irrepealable until principal
and interest fully paid and discharged unless the
repeating law tain some other adequate provision for
the payment Of the principal and interest OF the debt
ART. liz. Corporations with banking or di,countng
privileges may be either created by special acts, or
formed under gene al laws but the Legislature shall In
both cases provide for the registry Of all bills notes
Issued or put In circulation as money and shall require
ample security for the redemption OF the In specie
ART. 49, The Legslature shall have power 30
pass any law sanctionDg In any manner, directly In.
directly the suspension OF specie payments by any psr
sop, association or corporation Issuing bank notes of
any description,
Art 100 In of insolvency of any bank or bank
Ing association the bill holders thereof shall bs entitled
preference in payment over all other creditors of
such bank association.
ART l26 Any citizen of this State who shall after
the adoption Of this Constitution, fight duel with
desdly weapons with citizen of this State, send
accept challenge to fight duel with deadly weapons,
either within the State or out of it, with citizen of
this State, who shall act second knowingly aid
and assist In any amer, those thus offending anal be
deprived If holding any Office Of trust profit and Of
rioying the right of suffrage under this Constitution
end the Office OF any State officer, member OF tn Gen
era Assembly or OF any other person holding office OF
made In pursuance thereof shall be pso acso vacated
by the fact Of any such person committing the oense
mentioned In this article; and the Legislature shall
provide by law for the ascertainng and declaration Of
such forfeiture.
The State Is TO be divided Into four districts each o.
which 10 to choose one member Of Board Of Public
WORKS to hold Office for four years. excepting two of
the first Board to be designated BY lot whose term TO
close at the end Of two years.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction IL to bs
elected for a term of two years, and the General As
sembly shall establish Public Schools throughout the
State and shall provide for their support BY general
taxation property or otherwise and all money 90
raised provided shall be distributed to each Parish
proportion to the number Of free white children be-
tween such ages as shall be fixed by the General As
sembly.
The Constitution is to no submitted to the psople for
adoption on the fret Tuesday of November next.
The Attempted Murder and Suicide nj North
Vile, Conn.
We recently published an account of
most dss,srdly and inhuman sitemp! at murder in
village In the town of New Milford Conn
We have been faynrei with a cnmnuulc alton from q