Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-14
LOUISIANA.

The new Constitution prepared BY Convention
for the State of Louisiana is published at length in
the New Orleans Bee. We abridge from the Picay-
une view of some of the changes to be made,
there being no doubt of It's acceptance and ratif-
cation by the people
1t be denied that it is many respects great
improvement the existing consttuton-more popular
in its character and better fitted to encourage the
prise OF the people OF the State and to aid them in ee
waiting its position and developing its resources
In regard to the right Of suffrage, and of eligibility to
Office, the constitution makes clean sweep of the
restrictions Of the DID, All that is required make
person eligible as Senator member of the House of
Representatives is TO be qualified eector Of the district
TO be represented and to make qualified voter all that
is required is TO be free white male, citizen of the
United States over tweny-one years Of age, who has
been resident of the State for twelve months previous
to the election and of the parish six months The
stricon requiring residence Of years after natural
zaton is abolished All citizens vote, without dstinc-
o oi2c a. % 'ne'r - mace ~" - 'S 'Ns'SS .
Biennial elections continued but there are 70 BE-
annual sessions of the Legislature.
In regard TO the Executive the changes slight The
qualifications, however, are reduced.
The most sweeping change is in the Judiciary The
Judges Of the Supreme Court and Of all the inferior
made elective the elections TO be fixed by law
times different from those Of other elections
The Supreme Court consist of chief Justice
and four associates The chief justice be elected by
the qualified voters throughout the State and the justices
IN districts one In each district The term OF office is
be years The four first associates are to be cassed
to 60 out alternately at the end Of two four and
eight years
Under the old constitution the Legislature was forbid
den to pledge the State faith for the payment of any
bonds, bills contracts, obligations for the benefit or
of any person persons corporation body polite
whatever BY the constitution this general restric
ton is subject to exception in favor of assocang for the
exclusive purpose of making internal improvements en-
trely or partly within the State To these the State
may extend aid, by subscriptions Of stock loan Of
money Of public bonds to the extent Of onefh of the
capital Of the associations and payable only in the
portion Of the capital actually paid in by the stockholders
BY the present constitution all corporations with bank
ing or discounting privileges prohibited.
All special acts for erecting corporations prohibited
Under the new constitution banking and discountng
socatons may be created either by general Or special
laws but it is required Of the Legislature to demand
ample security for the redemption Of the in specie
The dueHing clause has been SO amended as to make
the penalties apply to person in Office so as to dsqua-
| lily him from holding it.
short process is provided for amending the constitu-
ton hereafter Ii only requires the concurrence of
thirds Of the members elected to both Houses and ra
cstion Of the people at the election by vote on
every proposed amendment taken separately
By the ordinance accompanying the constitution, il is
to be submitted to the vote Of the people the first Tues
day of November next If ratified the general elections
under il take place the fourth Monday in De-
cember and the first Legislature to meet on the third
Monday of January next for the Inauguration Of the
officers elected.