New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-25

5 ART. III. WhenEyer the Legislature shall con-
tract debt exceeding in amonnt the Of one hum
area Thousand dollars, unless in case OF war ; to
!eHel INVASION or suppress insnrrection they shall
e IN the law creating the debt provide adequate ways
ana means for the payment OF the current interest
and o the principal VIXEN tie same shall become d1e
And The said law shall be ifrepeaable until princ
pal and interest are fully paid and discharged,
= unless the repeating law contain some other ade
qnate provision for the payment OF the principal and
interest of the debt
! ARE H. The Legislature shall provide by law
tor change OF venue in civil and criminal cases
ART ll3. No lottery shall be authorized by this
State, and the buying or selling of lottery tickets
within the State is prohibited.
ART la. No divorce shall be granted by the
Legislature.
/ Art 10. Every law enacted by tho Legislature
sliaii embrace but one object, and that shall be
pressed in the title.
ART. ll6. No law shall be revived or amended by
reference to its title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended shall be enacted and
|, published at length.
system or code OF laws by general reference such
system or code of laws, but in all cases shall specify
the several provisions OF the laws it may enact
ART. llS. Corporations with banking or discount
ing privileges may be either created by special acts,
or formed under genera! laws but the Legislature
shall in both provide for the registry oil all bills
or notes issued put in circulation money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption OF
the same in specie.
AEr 119. The Legislature shall lave no power to
pass any law sanconing in any manner, directly or
indirectly, the suspension OF specie payments, by
any person, association or corporation issuing bank
notes of any description.
ART 800. 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 association.
ART. 12l. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as it may deem expedient for the
rellet revival of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
and the acts already passed for the purpose
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles 19
and l20 Of this Constitution.
ART. l22. No person shall hold or exercise at the
same time, than one civil oliice of emoument
except that of Justice OF the Peace.
ART. 1913. 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, be ascerained as 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 Legisa-
ure shall have power to levy an income tax and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or
profession.
ART. 124. Tie citizens of the City of NewOr-
leans shall have the right Of appointing the several
public officers necessary for the administration OF
the police t,tlsesad city, pursuant the mode OF
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisla-
ture provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shall
be Ineligible to 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 as may be
necessary for the punishment of minor crimes and
offences and the police and good order OF said city
may require.
ART, 125. The Legislature may provide by law
in what case officers shall continue to perform the
duties Of their offices until their successors shall
have been inducted into office.
ART. l26. Any citizen of this State who shall,
after the adoption OF this Constitution, fight due
with deadly weapons with citizen of this State, or
send accept challenge to fight duel W itl
deadly weapons, either within this State or out of it.
with citizen of this State or who shall act sec
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
OF suffrage under this Constitution and the office o
any State officer, member of the General Assembly
or ofany other person holding office of profit trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur
suance thereof. shall be zpso tacto vacated by The
fact of any such person committing the offence men
toned in this article; and the Legislature shall pro
! vide by law for the ascertanng and declaration o
. such forfeiture.
ART. 1877. The Legislature shall have power t.
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of th
State over any territory acquired by compact witt
any State, or with the United States the same being
done by the consent OF the United States.
ART. l2S. None Of the lands granted by Congress
to the State OF Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
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swamps and overtlowed lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they were
granted
ART. 129. The Constitution and laws of this State
shall be promulgated in the English and French
languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. $50. There shall be a Board of Public
Works, to consist of four Commissioners. The State
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
tricts, containing as nearly may be an equal mum
Der OF voters, and Commissioner shall be elected
in each District, by the legal voters thereof fol
the term OF four years but, OF the first elected, two
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office fol
two years only.
ART 131. The General Assembly, at its first ses
sion after the adoption of this Constitution, shal
provide for the election and compensation Of the
commissioners and the organization OF the Board
The Commissioners first elected shall assemble on
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot the
order IN which their terms of service shall expire.
ART 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise a
diligent and faithful supervision over all public
works, in which the State may be interested, except
those made by joint stock companies. They shall
communicate to the General Assembly from time to
: time, their views concerning the same, and recon-,
mend such measures as they may deem necessary
in order to employ to the best advantage and for the
purposes for which they were granted, the swamps
and overfowed lands conveyedby the United States
to this State. They shall appoint all officers
gagged on the public works, and shall perform such
other duties may be prescribed bylaw.
ART. 1873. The Commissioners may be removed
by the concurrent vote of majority Of all the
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 -fifths Of the III embers
elected to each house, to abolish said Board, when.
ever in their opinion Board of Public Works sha
no longer be necessary.
TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ART. l35. There shall be elected Superintendent
of Public Educaton 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.
era Assembly shall have power by vote of the
majority of the members elected to both houses to
abolish the said office of Superintendent of Public
Education, whenever in their opinion said office shall
be no longer necessary.
ART. 1856. The General Assembly shall establish
free Public Schools throughout the State, and shall
provide for their support by general taxation on pro-
perty otherwise: and all moneys raised pro-
vided, shall be distributed to each Parish In propor
ton to the number of free white children between
such ages as shall be fixed by the General Assembly.