New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-31

the vote ot DO houses shall be iste5gned by yeas
and nays, and the names Of tls;spFs,bers voting
for and against the bill, shall be eItssa on the jour
nal Of each house respectively. 1t any Dill shail not
be- returned bv the Governor within ten days tSun-
DAYS excepted after shall have been presented to
him it shall be law in like manner as II he had
signed it. unless the General Assembly, by adj
iounmen; prevent its return; IN winch case 1t shall
be law, unless sent back within three days AFTER
their next session.
ART. 50 Every order, resolution or vote. to
which the concurrence of both houses may be
cessary, except on question OF adjournment, shall
be presented the Governor, and before shall take
effect, be approved by him, or being disapproved,
,h: be repassed by two-tirds of the members cleo
ted to each house of the General Assembly
Arr SIS There shall be Secretary OF State. who
shall hold his office during the time for which the
Governor shall have been elected. The records of
the State shall be kept and preserved in the office OF
the Secretary; he shall keep fair register Of the
official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and
when necessary shall attest them He shall, when
required. lay the said register, and all papers, min
utes and vouchers relative to his office, before
eher house of the General Assembly, and shall
perform such other duties may be enjoned
him by law.
ART. Sc There shall be Treasurer OF Tie State
who shall hold his office during the term OF two
years.
ART. 81. The Secretary of State and Treasurer
OF State, shall be elected by the qualified electors of
Tue Stiie tnu Ill case Of any vacancies caused by
the death, resignation, absence OF the Treasurer
Secretary OF State, the Governor shall order an
election to ill said vacancy.
ART. s.. All commissions shall be in the name
and by The authority oil the State Of Lousiana, and
shall be sealed with the State seal and signed by
the Governor.
ARA. 50. The free white men of the State shall
be armed aud disciplined Tor its defence but those
who belong 10 religious societies whose tenets
forbid them to carry arms shall not be compelled
SO to do, but all pay equivalent for personal
vices
Art. Go Tie Miita of the State shall be or
ganzed in such manner may be hereafter Deem
ed most expedient BY the Legislature.
TITLE w.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
ART Gl The Judiciary power shall be vested in
Sapreue Court, in such inferior courts IA. the Legis,
atnre may, from time TO time, order and establish,
and IN Justices Of the Pence.
ART 60 The Supreme Court, except in cases
hereinafter crowded, shall have appellate jurisdiction
only; which jurisdiction shall extend to all cases
Wien the matter in dispute shall exceed three hum
dred dollars; all cases in which the constlu-
tionaiity legality Of any tax, toll impost what
soeYer, Of any fine, forfeiture penalty imposed
by municipal corporation, shall be in contestation;
and to all criminal cases questions of law alone,
whenever The offence charged is punishable with
death OF imprisonment at hard labor or when fine
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed.
Ite Legislature shall have power to restrict the jul
Ftsd,ction OF the Supreme Court in civil cases to
questions Of law only.
ART. 63. The Supreme Court shall be composed
Of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justices,
najority Of whom shall constitute quorum. The
Chief Justice shall receive salary OF six thousand
dollars and each Of the Associate Judges salary OF
five Thousand five hundred dollars, annually, until
otherwise provided by law. Tie Court shall appoint
IT'S own Clerks; the Judges shall be elected for the
term Of ten years.
4 ;af II.
the qualified electors of the State. The Legislature
shall divide the State into four Districts, and the
qualified electors of each District shall elect one of
The Associate Justices. The State shall be divided
into The following Districts, until the Legislature
shall! otherwise direct:
FIRST DISTRICT.
The Parishes Of Plaquenlines, St. Bernard, that
portion OF the Parish OF Orleans Oh the right bank OF
The Mississippi river, aud that portion of the City of
NewofIeans which lies below the line extending
from The river Mississippi along the middle OF Julia
street, until it strikes the NewOreans Canal, and
hence lown said canal to the Lake.
SECOND DISTRICT.
That portion Of the CITY Of NewOtlsans which is
situated above the line extending along the middle
Of julia until it strikes the NewOrieans Canal
AVID thence down SAID Canal To the Lake. and the
Parishes OF Jefferson, St John the Baptist, St
Charles, St, James. Ascension, Assumption, La
onrche Interior, Terfebonne West Baton Rouge
and lbervIt!e.
THIRD DISTRICT.
The Parishes Of ST. Tammany, Washington
LviLgston ST, Helena, East Bttou Rouge, East
Feticana West Felicrana, Point Coupee, Avoyves
Tensas, Concurdia, Lafayette, Ferm llion, ST. MARY
81. Martin and ST.. Landry.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Parishes OF Caicasieu, Rapides, Sabine Nat.
DeSoio, Clddo, Bossier, Claiborne Bieu.
vile, Caldwell, Union, Ouach,ta Morehouse, Jack
son, Franklin, Catahoula Madison, Carroll and
VIM
ART. 65. The office OF one of the Associate JUS
Ices shall be vacated at the expiration Of the second
iear of another at the expiration OF the fourth year.
II third at the expiration OF the sixth year. and OF
he fourth at the expiration Of the eighth ysar-so
hat of the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be
elected every SECOND year.
ART. g. The Secretary of State, on receiving the |!
'tcai returns of the first election, shall proceed i'm
nediately in the presence and with the assistance oil
wo justices of the Peace to determine by lot among
he tour candidates having the highest number of |
votes in their respective Districts, which of the As
'ooiae justices elect shall for the term of two
ears, which shall for the term of four years.
which for the term Of six years, and which for the
Term of eight years, and the Governor shall! issue
accordingly.
ART 81. ANY vacancy that may in the Su- |
creme Court from resi- gnaton otherwise, shall be |
lied by election for the remainder OF The unexpred
ERIN (; but ii such remainder do not exceed one year
he vacancy shall be filed by Executive appoint.
nent.
ART. 6S The Supreme Court shall hold it's ses-
ions in NewOreans tom the first Monday Of the
month OF November the end OF the month OF june
inclusive. The Leg stature shall have power to fix
he sessions elsewhere during the rest OF the YEA.
mil otherwise provided, the sessions shall be held as
Art 60. The Supreme Court and each Of the
ndges thereof shall have power issue writs o.
oeas corpus, at the instance Of all persons in actual
hstody under process all eases in which they may
ave appellate jurisdiction.
ART, 10 Nc judgment shall be rendered by the
upreme Court without the concurrence of majority
the Judges comprising the court. Whenever d
laJory cannot agree, in consequence OF the recusa
on OF any me.u6er members OF the court the
Judges not recased shall have power to call upon any
udte or Judges OF the infetior courts, whose duty il
hal he, when so called uPoa 20 sit in the place OF
ne Judges Reused and to aid in determining the
ase.
ART IL All Judges, by virtue of their office,
hal be aonservatoss of the peace Throughout, the
'tlte. lhe .tyic OF all process shall be "rhe State
LouisanV All prosecutions shall be carried on
the naIle, aud by authority of the State of LoDi.
ANA, and conclude against the peace and LIanity
the same.
ART. e. The Judges of all courts within this
tate shall, often 1t may be possible so to do in
very dehnitve judgment refer to the particular law
virtue OF Which such judgment may be rendered,
nd In all adduce the reasons on which their
dgmeut Is founded
ART. 10. The Judges of all courts shall be La.
Ia TO impeachment; but for any reasonable cause
itch shall not be sufficient ground for npeach-
ent, the Governor sAa remove any IF them on the
ldless OF hyee.l"uith Of the members present Of
ch house oi the General Assembly In every
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