New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-16

ART ia. In order that Inconvenience may re-
suit to the public service from the taking effect Of
this Constitution office shall be superseded there
by, but the laws oil the State relative to the duties
of the several officers, Executive, Judicial and Mill
tary shall remain in full force, though the same be
contrary to this Constitution, and the several duties
shall be performed by the respective officers OF the
State according to the existing laws, until the or
ganizatlon Of the Government under this Constltu-
tion and the entering into office OF the new officers,
to be appointed under said Government, and no
longer
ART. lA5. Appointments to office by the Execu-
tive under this Constitution, shall be made by the
Governor to be elected under its authority.
ART. l46 The Legislature shall provide for the
| removal of all causes pending in the Supreme
or other Courts OF the State under the Constitution
of 1915 to Courts created by under this Constltu-
ton.
ART 147. The time of service Of all officers
chosen by the people at the first election under this
Constitution shall terminate though the election
had been holden on the first Monday of November,
1851, and they had entered upon the discharge of
their duties at the time designated therein. The
first class OF Senator's designated in article H. shall
hold their seats until the day of the closing OF the
general elections in November 1858, and the second
class until the day of the closing of the general cleo
tons in November, 1855
ART. Ids. The first election for Judges of the Su-
preme Court shall be held on the first Monday of
April next, ls53) an they shall enter into office on
ART. 49, The first term of service of the District
Attorneys and the Clerks of the inferior courts to be
ordered and established under this Constitution shall
be regulated by the term of service of the first Gov
ernor that election for these officers shall
be held on the first Monday of November, 1865.
TITLE XI.
ORDINANCE.
| ART. 800 Immediately after the adjournment of
the Convention, the Governor shall issue his Pro-
claatlon directing the several officers of this State,
| authorized by law to hold elections for members of
| the General Assembly, to open and hold poll in
every Parish of the State, at the places designated
! by law, upon the first Tuesday OF November next,
for the purpose of taking the of the good peo-
pie OF this State in regard to the adoption reec-
ton of this Constitution and it shall be the duty of
the SAID officers to receive the votes OF all persons
entitled to vote under the old Constitution and under
this Consultation. Each voter shall express his opin-
ION by deposting in separate box, to be kept for
that purpose, ticket, wherein shall be written the
| Constitution accepted or "the Constitution rejec.
ted" or some such words will distinctly convey
the intention Of the voter. At the conclusion of the
said election, which shall be conducted in every res
pect as the general State election is now conducted
the commissioners designated to preside over the
same shall carefully examine and each ballot
so deposited, and Shall forthwith make due returns
thereof to the Secretary of State, in conformity to
the provisions OF the existing law upon the subject
| OF elections.
ART. lol. u pom the receipt OF the said returns or
| on the 9th Monday in November, if the returns be
not sooner received, it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor, the Secretary Of State, the Attorney General
and the State Treasurer. in the absence of all such
| persons as may choose to attend, to compare the
votes given at the said poll for the ratification re-
lection OF this Constitution and lift shall appear from
said return that majority OF all the votes given is
or ratltylng the Constitution, then it shall be the
! duty OF the Governor to make proclamation OF that
TACT, and hencetorth this Constitution shall be or
| dalned and established as the Constitution of the
| State OF Louisiana. But whether this Constitution
be accepted rejected, it shall be the duty Of the
Governor to cause to be published in the official pa
per OF the Convention the result Of the polls showing
| the number OF votes cast in each Parish for and
| against the said Constitution.
ART. l32 Should this Constitution be accepted
by the people, it shall also be the duty of the Cover
| nor forthwith to issue HIS proclamation, declaring
| the present Legislature elected under the old Con
stlulon, to be dissolved, and directing the several
officers o! the State authorized by law to hold cleo
| tons for members of the General Assembly to hold
election at the places designated by law upon the
fourth Monday of December next, for Governor Lieu
tenant Governor, members Of the General Assembly
Secretary OF State, Attorney General, Treasurer and
| Superintendent of Public Education And the said
election shall be conducted and the returns thereof
made in conformity with existing laws upon the sub
| ject OF State elections.
| ART. 1913. The General Assembly elected under
this Constitution shall convene at the State House in
! Baton Rouge, upon the third Monday of January
| next 1889 after the elections; and the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, elected at the same time,
shall be installed in office during the first week oil
their session, and before shall be competent for the
said General Assembly to proceed with the transac-
| ton of business
ART. 154. All the publications herein ordered
shall be made in the Official Journal of the Conven.
| ton,
ART. l55. This Constitution shall be published in
French and English in the Official journal of the
Convention from the period gifts adjournment until
the first Tuesday OF November, 1852.