New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-11

revised or section amended, shall be reenacted and
published at length.
ART III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system code of laws by general reference to such
system OF code of laws, but in all shall specify
the several provisions of the laws 1t may enact.
ART. llS 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 or put in circulation as money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption Of
the same in specie.
ART. ll9. The Legislature shall have no power to
pass any law sanctioning 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 or association.
ART. 121. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as it may deem expedient for the
relief or revival of the Citizens Bank Of Louisiana
and the acts already passed for the purpose
ratified and confirmed Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restriction contained in articles 10
and . of this Constitution.
AIT. 1872. No person shall hold or exercise, at the
same time, than civil oilice OF emollment,
except that of Justice Of the Peace.
ART. 123. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout 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 property OF equal
value, which taxes shall be levied; the Legisla-
ture shall have power to levy income tax, and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or
profession.
ART. 1914. 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 Legisa.
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 may be
necessary for the punishment OF minor crimes and
offences, and as the police and good order OF the 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
| have been indicted into office.
ART. 1876. Any citizen of this State who shall
after the adoption Of this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with a citizen of this State oil
send accept challenge to fight duel with
| deadly weapons, either within the State out Of it
with citizen of this State, who shall act as sec
| oud, or knowingly aid and assist in any manner
those thus offending, shall be deprived OF holding
any office of profit, and of enjoying the RICH
Of suffrage under this Constitution and the office o
| any State officer, member Of the General Assembly
ofany other person holding Office of profit trus
| under this Constitution and the laws made in pur
suance thereof shall be 7pS0 facto vacated by tht
fact ct any such person committing the offence men
Toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro
vide by law tor the ascertaining and declaration o
such forfeiture.
ART 1877. The Legislature shall have power t.
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction OF th
State over any territory acquired by compact will
any State, with the United States the same being
done BY the consent Of the United States.
ART. 12S, None of the lands granted by Congress
to the State Of Louisiana for aiding it in constructor:
the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim tn
swamps and oYerhowed lands in this State, shall b
diverted from the purposes for which they wer
granted.
ART. 1870 The Constitutions and laws of this Stat
shall be promulgated in the English and Frenc
languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IAIPRoV EA1ENTS.
ART. 1870. There shall be a Board Of Publ
Works, to consist of four Commissioners. The STAT
shall be divided into four Districts, containing u
nearly may be equal number Of voters, and on
Commissioner shall be elected in each District, 10
the term Of four years but, of the first elected, two
TO be designated by lot sAal! remain in Office 70
two years only.
Arr. 1871. The General Assembly, at its first Ses
sion after the adoption Of this Constitution, shal
provide for the election and compensation of tn
Commissioners and the organization of the Boart
The Commissioners first elected shall assemble on
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot tn
order in which their terms of service Shall expire
ART 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise
diligent and faithful supervision over all publ
works in which the State may be interested, exceF
those made by joint stock companies, They sha
communicate to the General Assembly, from time t
time, their views concerning the same, and recon
mend such measures they may deem necessary
in order employ to the best advantage and for tn
purposes for which they granted, the swamp
aud overlooked lands conVeyedby the United State
to this State. They shall appoint all officers er
gagged on the public works, and shall perform sue
other duties as may be prescribed by law.
ART 133 The Commissioners may be remove
by the concurrent vote OF majority of all the men
bers elected to each House of the General Assem-
bly,; but the cause of the removal shall be entere
on the journal of each House.
ART. 1874 The General Assembly shall hav
! power by a vote OF three l!ths Of The member
/ elected to each House, to abolish said Board, whet
ever in their opinion Board of Public Works sha
( no longer be necessary.
t TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ART. 1876, There shall be elected Superintendent
Of Public Education, who shall hold his office for I'll
II term of two years. His duties shall be prescribe
: | by law, and he shall receive such compensation
the Legislature may direct provided that the Cfei
+ eral Assembly shall have power by vote of ii
majority of the members elected to both Houses,
e abolish the SAID office of Superintendent OF Publ
whenever III luelT opinion SAID o[uCe Sla
: be no longer necessary.
: ART. 1856. The General Assembly shall establis
free Public Schools throughout the State, and sh5
provide for their support by general taxation on pr
l. perty otherwise; and all moneys raised or pr
e vided, shall be distributed to each Parish in propo
IS ton to the number of free white children betwee
e such ages shall be fixed by the General Assembl
e ART. 1877, The proceeds of all lands heretolo
e granted by the United States this State for Il
support OF schools and Of all lands which mi
hereafter be granted bequealed to the State, al
l. not expressly granted bequeathed for any 9th
Il purpose, which hereafter may be disposed OF by Il
Of Stale and the proceeds of the estates of deceas
e persons to which the State may become entitled
law, Shall be held by the State as loan, and sht
n be and remain perpetual fund, on which the Sta
IS shall pay annual interest OF six per cent; whit
IS interest," together with the interest the trust fun
deposited with this State by the United States, u
ID der the act OF Congress approved June 49, 1885, a
I'd all the rents of the unsod lands shall be approp
IS aed to the support Of such schools, and this apr
priaton shall remain inviolabe.
re ART. 13S, All money arising from the sales viii
Or have been, may hereafter be made, of any Ian
n heretofore granted by the United States to IL
s. State, for the use Of Seminary of Learning, a
IN from any kind OF donation that may hereafter
made for that purpose, shall be and remain peri
to tual fund the interest OF which at six per cent
Is annum, shall be appropriated to the support of