New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-08

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him, it shall be a law in like manner as II ne haa
signed it, unless the General Assembly, bY ad-
ournment prevent its return; IN which case II snaii
| be law unless sent back within three days AFTER
| their next session.
| ART. Sd. Every order resolution or vote to
which the concurrence of both houses may be ne
cessary, except on "a question OF adjournment, shall
be presented the Governor, and before tshai lake
effect be approved by him, or being Unsupported
shall be repassed by ,wohtrds of the men.befselec
| ted to each house of the General Assembly
| ART 90 There shall be a Secretary OF State, VINO
shall hold his office during the time ior Which the
| Governor shall have been elected ne RECORDS OF
the State shall be kept and preserved in the office OF
the Secretary he shall keep iair 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, MN
utes and vouchers relative TO ms once, before
either house Of the General Assembly, and shall
perform such other duties as may be enJoineu on
him by law. as
! ART. Sc. There shall be Treasurer of the State
who shall hold his office during the term OF two
years. ,r.
of State shall be elected by the qualified electors OF
the State. And in case OF any vacancies caused ny
the DEATH resignation, or absence OF the Treasurer
or Secretary OF State, the Governor shall order an
| election to fill said vacancy.
| ART So All commissions shall be in the name
4 and by the authority of the State of louisiana, and
| the Governor
| ART So The free white men of the State shall
be armed aud disciplined for its defence; but those
who belong to religious societies whose tenets
forbid them carry arms, shall not be competed
so to do but all pay equivalent for personal ser
vices
ART. 60 The Militia Of the State shall be or
| panzed in such manner may be hereafter Deem
ed most expedient by the Legislature.
TITLE w.
Il JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT..
7 ART. 81 The Judiciary power snail be vested IN a
Supreme Court in such inferior courts the Legs.
latnre may from time time, order aud establish,
and in Justices OF the Peace.
ART e. The Supreme Court, except in cases
hereinafter crowded. shall have appellate jurisdiction
only: whic: jurisdiction shall extend to all cases
when the matter in dispute shall exceed three hun
| dred dollars; to all cases which the constl'u-
tionaIity or legality of any tax toll, impost what
soever or at any fine, forfeiture penalty imposed
BY municipal corporation, shall be in condensation
| and to all criminal questions c law alone,
| whenever the offence charged is punishable with
| death or imprisonment at hard labor, when fine
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed
The Legislature shall have power to restrict the ju,
risdIciion of the Supreme Court in civil cases to
| questions Of law only.
| ART SO. The Supreme Court shall be composed
of one Chief Justice and fonr Associate Justices, a
majority OF whom shall constitute quorum. The
l Chief Justice shall receive salary OF thousand
.
five thousand five hundred dollars, annually, unit
otherwise provided by law. The Court shaliappoln,
its Clerks; the Judges shall be elected for the
term of ten years.
ART 81. The Chief Justice shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the State. The Legislature
shall divide the State into four Districts, and the
| qualified electors of each District shall elect 81
the Associate Justices. The State shall be divided
into the following Districts, until the Legislature
| shall otherwise direct:
FIRST DISTRICT.
| The Parishes of Paguemlnes, St. Bernard, that
portion of the Parish OF Orleans the right bank Of
the Mississippi river and that portion OF the City oi
NewOrleans which lies below the line extending
from The river Mississippi along the middle OF Julia
| street until il strikes the NewOreans Canal and
thence down said canal to the Lake.
| SECOND DISTRICT.
| That portion. of the City OF NewOrleans which is
| situated above the line extending along the middle
of Julia street until it strikes the New Orleans Canal,
aud thence down said Canal the Lake. and the
| Parishes of Jefferson, St John the Baptist, St
Charles, St. James, Ascension. Assumption, La
ourche Interior, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge
| and lbervle.
THIRD DISTRICT.
| The Parishes oil St. Talnmany, Washington,
| Living ton, St Helena, East Baton Rouge, East
| Feciana, West Feciana, Point Coupee, Avoyees
| Iensas, Concorhia, Lntayette Vermllon, 81. Mary
| ST. Martin and St. Landry.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
| The Parishes o. Calcaseu, Rapldes, Sabine, Nat
choches, DeSoto, Cdddo, Bossier, Claiborne, Bien
vile, Caldwell, Union, Ouachta. Murehouse, Jack
son, Franklin, Catahoula Madison, Carroll anc
| VIM
ART. 65. The office of one of the Associate Jus.
tees shall be vaca ted at tie expiration of the second
year, of another at the expiration OF the fourth yeaS
Of third the expiration OF the sixth year. and
the fourth at the expiration Of the eighth year-so
that of the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be
elected every second year
ART. &c. The Secretary OF State, on receiving the
official returns OF first election, shall proceed inl-
nlediately in the presence and with the assistance
Justices OF the Peace determine BY lot among
the four candidates having the highest number OF
m their respective Districts which ot the As
sociae Justices elect shall serve for the term OF two
years, which shall Tor 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
commissions accordingly.
| ART 81. Any vacancy that may in the Sn-
| preme Court from resignation or otherwise shall be
filled by election for the remainder OF the uneXped
term but if such remainder do not exceed year,
the vacancy shall be filed by Executive appoint
ment.
ART IS. The Supreme Court shall hold it's ses-
snns in Newt Orleans from the first Monday of the
month of November to The end OF the month OF June,
inclusive. The Leg islatnre shall have power to iA
the sessions elsewhere during the rest OF the year
until herwise provided, the sessions shall be held
heretofore.
hNI. OJ l. ne supreme cDuIl dHu ehCn OF tue
Judges thereof shall have power to issue wrts o
habeoS corpus, at th- instance of MI persons in actual
custody under process in all cases i'll which they may
| have appellate jurisdiction.
ART. 70. No judgment shall be rendered by the
Supreme Court without the concurrence nf majority
of the Judges comprising the court. Whenever a
majority cannot agree in consequence of the reeuaa
tinm Of any member members OF the court, the
Judges not reused shall have power to eall upon any
Judge Judges Of tn inferior courts, whose duty il
sh all be, when c,td upon. 20 SIT in the place Of
The Judges Reused, and TO aid in determining the
case.
ART. H. All Judges, by virtue of their office
sha be couservators If the peace throughout the
STATE. The style Of all process shall be The State
of Louisiana" All prosecutions shall be carried on
in The name aud by authority Of the State of Loui-
sana, and conclude against the peace and dignity
Of the same.
ART. r. The Judges of all is within this
State shall, often it may be possible do, in
every detnit Judgment. refer to the particular law
in virtue of which such Judgment amy be rendered,
and in all adduce the reasons which their
| judgment is founded
Arr. 70. The Judges Of all courts shall be liza.
BILE impeachment; but for any reasonable canlse,
which shall not be sufficient sruuud for impeach-
meut, the Governor shall remove any Of them On the
address Of I'll, .fouths of the men,bers resen; Of
each h use of the General Assetnby. In every
such CASE, the cau"e OF causes lof which such re.
moval may be required shall be stated at length IN
the address, and inserted in the Journal of each
| hons