New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-12


system or code Of laws, but in all shall specify
the several provisions OF the laws it may enact.
hRI. ilo. Corporations with banking discount
ing privileges may be either created by special acts
or formed under general laws but the Legislator,
Shall IN both cases provide for the registry of all bill
| or notes issued or put in circulation as money! ant
SHAH require ample security for the redemption o
the same in specie.
ART. ll9. The Legislature shall nave no power t,
pass any law sanctoning in any manner directly OF
indirectly, the suspension of specie payments, b,
any person, association or corporation issuing banl
notes of any description.
ART. 1870. In of insolvency of any bank OF
banking association, the bill holders thereof shall b.
entitled to preference in payment, all Other
creditors OF such bank or association
ART. 12l. The Legislature shall have power te
pass such laws as it may deem expedent for the
relief or revival OF the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
and the acts already passed for the same purpose are
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restriction contained in articles lis
and l2O OF this Constitution
ART. 122. No person shall hold or exercise at the
| same time, more than civil office of emolumen
| except that of Justice Of the Peace.
| ART. l23. 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 ascetaned directed by
| law. No one species of property shall be taxed
higher than another species of property of equal
value on which taxes shall be levied the Legisla-
ture shall have power to levy an income tax, and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade OF
| profession.
ART. l2l. The citizens of the City of Newor.
leans shall have the right Of appointing the several
public officers necessary for the admins oil
the police OF the said city, pursuant to the mode oil
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 III them such criminal jurisdiction as may be
| necessary for the punishment Of minor crimes and
offences, and the police and good order of the city
| may require.
| ART. 1875. The Legislature may provide by law
IN what case officers shall continue to perform the
duties OF their offices until their successors shall
have been indicted into office
ART l26 Amy citizen of this State who shall,
alter the adoption of this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State, or
send or accept a challenge to fight a duel with
deadly weapons, either within the State or out of it,
with citizen of this State, who shall act as sec
ond, or knowingly aid and assist in any manner
those thus offending, shall be deprived Of holding
any olfce OF trust or profit and of enjoying the right
OF suffrage under this Constitution and the office
any State officer, member of the General Assembly
or OF any other person holding office of profit or trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof shall be ipso tacto vacated by The
TACT oil any such person committing the offence men
toned in this article; and the Legislature shall pro-
vide by law for the ascertainng and declaration of
such forfeiture.
ART. 1877 The Legislature shall have power to
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of this
state over any territory acquired by compact with
any State, or with the United States the same being
done by the consent of the United States
ART. KS. None OF the lands granted by Congress
to the State OF Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim the
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they We're
granted.
ART 1919. The Constitutions and laws Of this State
shall be promulgated in the English and French
languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 100 There shall be Board of Public
Works, to consist Of four Commits sioners The State
shall be divided into four Districts, containing as
nearly may be equal number of voters and one
Commissioner shall be elected in each District for
the term OF four years; but of the first elected two
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office for
two years only.
ART. 1871, The General Assembly, at its first ses-
sion after the adoption OF this Constitutions shall
provide for the election and compensation of the
commissioners and the organization of the Board.
lhe Commissioners first elected shall assemble on a
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot the
order IN which their terms OF service shall expire.
ART. I32. The Commissioners shall exercise a
dlhgent and faithful supervision over all public
works, IN which the State may be interested, except
those made by joint stock companies. They Shall
communicate to the General Assembly, from time to
time, their views concerning the same, and recon-
mend such measures as they may deem necessary
In order to employ to the best advantage and for the
purposes for which they granted, the swamps
and overlooked lands conveyed by the United States
to this State They shall appoint all officers en-
gagged on the public works, and shall perform such |
other duties as may be prescribed by law.
ART. l33. The Commissioners may be removed
by the concurrent vote of majority of all the menu
bers elected to each Hnuse Of the General Assem-
oly out the cause oil the removal shall be entered
on the journal OF each House.
ART. l34. The General Assembly shall have
power by vote of three-ffths of the members |
elected to each House, abolish said Board, when.
ever in their opinion Board of Public Works shall
no longer be necessary.
TITLE VIII
PUBLIC EDUCATION
ART. l3J. There shall be elected Superintendent
OF Public Education, who shall hold his office for the
term OF two years. His duties shall be prescribed
ny law, and he shall receive such compensation as
the Legislature may direct provided that the Gen.
era Assembly shall have power by vote of the
majority of the members elected to both Houses to
abolish the said office of Superintendent OF Public
Education, whenever in their opinion said office shall
be no longer necessary
ART. 1856. The General Assembly shall establish
Tree Public Schools throughout the State, and shall
provide for their support by general taxation on pro-
pery or otherwise and all moneys so raised or pro-
yded, shall be distributed to each Parish in proper
such ages as shall be fixed by the General Assemby.
ART 1877. The proceeds of all lands heretofore
granted by the United States to this State for the
use or support Of schools and Of all lands which NAV
hereafter be granted bequeathed to the State and
lot expressly granted bequeatbed for any other
purpose, which hereafter may be disposed of by the
State, and the proceeds of the estates of deceased
persons to which the State may become entitled by
aw, Shall be held by the State as loan, and shall
'e and remain perpetual fund, which the State
hall pay an annual interest of six per cent; which
interest," together with the interest the tustfunds
deposited with this State by the United States un-
Ter the act OF Congress approved June %, 1886 and
ii the rents of the unsod lands shall be appropr.
ted to the support of such schools, and this appro
riaton shall remain involabe.
ART. l3S All money arising from the sales which
ave been, or may hereafter be made, of any lands
eretoore granted by the United States to this
state, for the use OF a Seminary of Learning and
ON any kind of donation that may hereafter be
lade for that purpose, shall be and remain perpe.
nal fund, the interest of which at six per cent Der
mum, shall be appropriated to the support OF
emlnary OF Learning, for the promotion of lterature
nd the arts and sciences, and no law shall ever be
lade dverng said fund to any other use than to tae
Establishment and improvement of said Seminary of
earning.
ART. l39, The University of Louisiana, in New
rleans, as now established, shall be maintained
ART. llO The Legislature shall have power to
ass such laws rs may be necessary for the further
gulatlon of he University, and for the promotion
literature and science but shall be under no obi. I
alton to contribute to the support of said Unive-
ty by appropriations. i
TITLE TX ,
MODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION I