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


reference to its title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended, shall be re-enacted and
published at length.
ART. III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or code Of laws by general reference to such
system or code of laws but in all shall specify
the several provisions of the laws it may enact
ART lis Corporations with banking 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
notes issued put in circulation as money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption of
the same in SPECIE
ART. 119. The Legislature shall lave 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. 100. 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 it may deem expedent for the
relief or revival OF the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
and the already passed for the purpose
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles ll9
and 100 of this Constitution
| ART 1872 No person shall hold or exercise, at the
same time, more than civil office OF emolument,
except that OF Justice Of the Peace.
ART 1873. 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 10 be ascertained directed by
| law. No one species OF property shall be taxed
higher than another species of properly OF equal
value, which taxes shall be levied the Leglsla-
ture shall have power to levy an income tax, and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation. trade or
| profession.
| ART. l24. The citizens of the City of NewOr-
leans shall have the RICH, 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 pScrlbpu bV the IIpyISla-
| ture; provided that the Mayor and Recorders shall
| be Ineligible to a 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 the police and good order Of said city
| may require.
ART. 1875. The Legislature may provide by law
in what case officers shall continue to perform the
duties of cir offices until their shall
| have been indicted into office.
ART. 126. Any citizen of this State who shall,
after the adoption Of this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State,
send or accept a cha enge to fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State out OF it.
with citizen OF this State, who shall act
ond, or knowingly aid and assist in any manner
those thus offending, shall be deprived of holding
any office OF trust or profit and of enjoying the right
oil suffrage under this Constitution and the office
any State officer, member of the General Assembly
or OF any other person hodi g office of profit trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur.
suance thereof shall be ips0 fucto vacated by the
TACT OF any such person committing the offence
toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro
vide by law for the ascertaining and declaration Of
such forfeiture.
ART. 1877. The Legislature shall have power to
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction OF this
State any territory acquired by compact with
any State or with the United States, the being
done by the consent of the United States.
| ART 12S None Of the lands granted by Congress
the State OF Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim tn.
swainps and OVERLOOKED lands in this State, shall hs
Inverted from the purposes for which they were
grant d.
ART. 129. The Constitution and laws Of this State
shall be promug gated in the English and French
| languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
| ART. 1870. There shall be Board of Public
| Works. to consist of four Commissioners The Stat,
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
| trcts, containing as nearly as may be an equal mum
Der OF voters, and Commissioner shall be elected
IN each District, by the legal voters thereof fol-
the OF four years; but, of the first elected. two
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office fol-
| two years only.
| ART 1871 The General Assembly, at its first SEES
sion after the adoption OF this Constitution, shall
provide for the election and compensation OF thu
| Commissioners and the organization Of the Board
The Commissioners first elected shall assemble
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot lht
order in which their Of service shall expire.
| ART. 1872 The Commissioners shall exercise
diligent and faithful supervision all public
works, in which the State may be interested, excep
those made by joint stock companies. They shal
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 the hest advantage and Tor the
| purposes for which they were granted, the swarnps
| and overlooked lands conveyedby the United States
| to this State. They shall appoint all officers en-
| gagged on the public works, and shall perform such
other duties may be prescribed by law.
ART. 1873. The Commissioners may be removed
by the concurrent of majority Of all the mem
bers elected to each House OF the General Assem-
bly,; but the of the removal shall be entered
| on the journal of each House.
ART. 1874. The General Assembly shall have
| power by vote of three ffths of the members
elected to each house, to abolish said Board, when
ever in their opinion Board of Public Works shall
| no longer be necessary.
| TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
| ART. 1876. There snail be elected Superintendent
of Public Education, who shall hold his office for the
| term OF two years. His duties shall be prescribed
by law, and he shall receive such compensation as
the Legislature may direct provided that the Gen
eral Assembly shall have power by vote of tn.
majority of the members elected to both houses, tc
Education, whenever in their opinion said office shall
| be no longer necessary.
| ART. 1876 The General Assembly shall establish
free Public Schools throughout the STATE and sial
provide for their support by general taxation on pro
| perry or otherwise: and all moneys raised pro
| vided, shall BE- distributed to each Parish in proper
ton to the number OF free white children between
| such ages shall be fixed by the General Assembly
ART 1877, The proceeds of all lands heretofore
granted by the United States to this State for the
support of schools and Of all lands which may
hereafter be granted bequsathed to the State, ant
not expressly granted or bequratled for any otEe
purpose, which hereafter may be disposed OF by the
State, and tne proceeds of the of deceased
persons to which the Stale may become entitled by
law shall be held by the State loan, and shall
be and remain perpetual fund, which the State
shall pay an annual interest of six per cent; whirl
interest together with the interest the trustunds
deposited with this State by the United States, I'M
den The of Congress approved juno %, 1886, ant
all the rents OF the unsuld lands shall be appropr
ated the support of such schools, and this appro
priation shalt remain inviolable.
ART. l3S. All moneys arising from the sales which
have been, or may hereafter be made of any lands
heretofore granted by the United States to this
State, for the Of Seminary of Learning. ant
from any kind of do aton that may hereafter BIT
made for that purpose. shall be and remain perpe
unl fund the interest OF which at six per cent. pc
annum, shall be appropriated to the support of t
Seminary of Learning, for the promotion OF literature
and the arts and sciences, and no law shall bt
rpa1e said fund tn anV to M