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

they shall apportion representation in the House o
Representatives, shall divide the State into Senate
| rial Districts. No Parish shall be divided in thu
| formation OF Senatorial District-the Parish OF Or
leans excepted And whenever new Parish shal
be created it shall be attached to the Senatorial Dis
trct from which most ois territory was taken, or it
another contiguous District at the discretion OF thu
Legislature, but shall not be attached to more thar
one District. The number of Senators shall be thirty
two, and they shall be apportioned among the Senate
rial Districts according to the total population con
| tanned in the several Districts-Proyided. that NJ
Parish shall be entitled to than five Senator'S
ART l6 In all apportlonments OF the Senate, the
population OF the city of New Orleans shall be deduc
ted from the population OF the whole State, and the
remainder of the population divided by the number
twenty-seven (27) and the result produced by this
division shall be the Senatorial ratio emitting Sena
| oral District to Senator Single or contiguous
| Parishes shall be formed into Districts, having a
population the nearest possible to the number en-,
| ttng District to Senator and if, in the appor
tonment TO be made, Parish District fall short o.
exceed the ratio fifth, then District may be
| formed having not more than two Senator's but moi
| otherwise. No new appointment shall have the
effect of abrdging the term of service of any Sena
tor already elected at the time of making the appor
| tlonment. After enumeration has been made as
directed in the eighth Article, the Legislature sha
| not pass any law until an opportionment OF Repre-
sentatlon in both Houses OF the General Assembly
be made.
ART. II. At the first session Of the General AS.
sembly after this Constitution takes effect, the Sena
tors shall be equally divided by lot into classes
The seats of the Senators Of the first class shall be
vacated the expiration of the second year. Of the
second class, at the expiration of the fourth year SO
that onehalf shall be chosen every two years. and
rotation thereby kept up perpetually In any
District shall have elected two or more Senators
said Senators shall yacate their respectively
the end OF two and four years. and lots shall be drawn
between them
| ART. IS. The first election for Senators shall be
general throughout the State, and at the same time
that the general election for Representatives is held
and thereafter there shall be biennial elections to fill
the place OF those whose time OF service may have
| expired.
| ART. 10. Not less than majority Of the members
of each house of the General Assembly shall form
| quorum to do business, but smaller number may
adjourn from day to day, and shall be authorized by
| law to compel the attendance of absent members
| ART. 20. Each house of the General Assembly
Shall judge OF the qualification, election and
of its members but contested election shall be
determined in such manner as shall be directed by
! law.
| ART 81 Each house Of the General Assembly
may determine the rules OF its proceedings punish
member for dlsorderly behavior, and with the CON
currence Of two-hrds, expel member, but not a
| second time for the same offence.
ART 22. Each house Of the General Assembly
shall keep and publish weekly journal of its pro.
ceedings; and the yeas and nays of the members
|
them, be entered on the journal.
| ART %. Each house may punish by Imprisonment
| any person not a member, tor dsrespecful and
disoderly behavior in its presence, for obstrnct
ing any OF its proceedings. Such Imprisonment s!al
not exceed ten days for any one offence
| ART "a. Neither house, during the session of the
| General Assembly, shall, without the consent o
the other, adjourn for than three days, tc
any other place than that in which they may be sit
| ting.
| ART. IS. The members of the General Assem-
| bly, shall receive from the public treasury a compen
saon for their services, which shall be four dollars
per day dnrng their attendance, going and return
| ing from the session OF their respective houses
| The compensation may be increased diminished
| by law but alteration shall take effect during
the period Of service Of the members of the Hou-e
Representatives by whom such alteration shall have
| been made. No session shall extend to period be
| yond sixty days. TO date from its commencement
and any legislative action had after the expiration
oil the said sixty days, shall be null and void. This
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene after the adoption OF this Con
| stituton.
| ART IS. The members of the General Assembl,
SHALL in all cases except treason, felony, breach of h
peace, be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance at the sessions Of their respective houses
and going to or returning from the same, and to
any speech or debate in either house, they shall
be questioned in any other place.
| ART n. No Senator or Representative Shall, dur
ing the term for which he elected nor for one
year thereafter be appointed elected to any civ
office Of profit under this State, which shall have
been created, or the emouments of which shal
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative in office, except to such off
ces or appointments as may be filled by the elec
tons of the people.
| ART. IS. No person who at any time may have
been collector of taxes, whether State, Parish oil
Municipal who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly, or to any office OF profit trust under
the State Government, until he shall have obtained
discharge for the amount OF such collections, anC
for all public moneys with which he may have
been entrusted.
ART. 49, No bill shall have the force of a law unit
three several days it be read in each house
the General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon, unless in case OF urgency fourtlths of the
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem il
expedient to dispense with this rule.
| ART. 80. All bills for raising revenue shall orig
mate in the House of Representatives but the Senate
| may propose amendments in other bills provided
they Shall not introduce any new matter ander color
of an amendment, which does not relate to raising
revenue.
| ART. 81 The General Assembly shall regulate
| by law, by whom and in what manner wrts O
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
| may happen in either branch thereof
| ART 30. The Senate shall vote on the confrma
ton or rejection of officers to be appointed by the
| Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Senate by yeas and nays, aud the names of the Sen
| ators voting for and against the appointments re-
spectivey, shall be entered journal to be KEEP
for that purpose and made public at the end of eacl
! session, or before.
| ART 33. Returns OF all elections for members o
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
| of State.
ART "a. In the year in which regular election fol
Senator Of the United States is to take place, the
members of the General Assembly shall meet il
| the Hall OF the House of Representatives, on the
Monday following the meeting of the Legislature
and proceed to the said election.
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
| ART IS. The Supreme Executive power of tht
| State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate, wht
shall be styled the Governor OF the State OF Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term of fou
years, and together with the Lieutenant Governo
! chosen for the term, be elected as follows
The qualified electors for Representatives shal
vote for a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a
the time and place of voting for Representatives
the returns of every election shall be sealed up ant
transmitted by the proper returning officer to the
Secretary OF State, who shall deliver them to thu
| Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the
| second day of the session of the General Assem-
| bly,, then next to be holden. The members of ths
| General Assembly shall meet in the House of Re
| presentatiyes. to examine and count the votes
The person having the greatest number OF votes 70
Governor, shall be declared duly elected; but if two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in tlt
number of votes polled for Governor, one of then
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vot
| OF the members of the General Assembly. TIL.
| person having the greatest number of votes 70
Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor