New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-06

Of November next for The purpose of taking the
the good people of this Stats regard the adoption or
cction of this Constitution and 1t shall be the duty
of the said officers to receive the votes of all persons
titled to vote under the old Constitution and under this
Constitution. Each voter shall express his opinion by
depostng in separate box to be kept for that purpose
ticket wherein shall be written the Constitution ac
ceptcd,' or the Constitution rejected, such
words will distinctly convey the intention of the voter
AT the conclusion of the said election which shall be
Quoted in every respect the general State election is
now conducted the commissioners designated to preside
over the same shall carefully examine and count each
ballot SO deposited, and shall forthwith make due
turns thereof to the Secretary State conformity
the provisions of the existing law upon the subject of
elections.
Art 15l Upon the receipt of the said returns or on
the 9Th Monday November if the returns be not
received it shall be the duty the Governor the Secrc
tary Of State the Attorney General the State Treas
in the Of all such persons may choose
attend to compare the votes given the said poll the
ratification aud rejection of this Constitution and if
1t shall appear from said return that majority of all
the votes given ratifyng the Constitution then it
shall be the duty of the Governor to make proclamation
of that fact and thenceorth this Constitution shall be
ianed and established as the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana. But whether this Constitution be acccp-
ted rejected it shall be the duty of the Governor to
to be published in the official paper of the Convcn
ton the result of the polls showing the number of votes
cast in each Parish for and against the said Constitution
Art 152 Should this Constitution he accepted by the
people, it shall be the duty of the Governor forthwith
to issue his proclamation declaring the present Legsla
ture elected under the old Constitution to dissolved
and directing the officers of the State authorized
by law to hold elections for members OF the General AS
semby to hold election at the places designated by
uloh pioHuty VI VeccElueI hcAt, ioI
ernor Lieutenant Governor members Of the General As
semby 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 subject of State
| elections.
Art 1855 The General Assembly elected under this Con-
stituton shall at the State House in Baton Rouge
upon the third Monday OF January next S53 after the
elections and the Governor and Lieutenant Governor
elected at the time shall be duly installed in Office
during the first week Of their and before shall be
competent for the said General Assembly proceed with
the transaction of business
Art l54 All the publications herein ordered shall be
made in the Official Journal of the Convention.
Art 155 This Constitution shall be published french
and English in the Official Journal Of the Convention
from the period Of its adjournment until the first Tues
of November 1852