New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-14

snail embrace but object, and that shall be ex-
pressed in the title.
reference to its title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended shall be re.enacted and
published at length
aRT' III The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or code Of laws by general reference to such
system or code Of laws but in all cases shall snecifv
the several provisions of the laws it NAV enact
ART. ils Corporations with banking or discount.
ing privileges may be either created by special acts
or formed under general laws but the Legislature
sna IN oo'h cases provide for the registry Of all bills
or notes issued or put in circulation as money and
shall require ample security for the redemnt;on of
the same in specie.
ART. 119. The Legislature shall Lave no no1ysr 70
pass any law sanctoning in any manner directly or
indirectly, the suspension Of specie payments by
any person, association corporation issuing ban,
notes OF any desert pon.
ART. l2O. 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 or association.
ART. l2l. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as it may deem expedent for the
reef or revival OF the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
and the acts already passed for the purpose are
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
SUBJECTED to the restrictions contained in articles 19
and l2U OF this Constitution.
ART l22. No person shall hold or exercise, at the
same time more than one civil office of emolument,
except that of Justice OF the Peace
ART 1913 Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throug bout the State. All property on which taxes
may De levied, In this State, shall be taxed in pro-
portion TO Its value, to be ascertaned directed bv
law. No one species of property shall be taxed
higher than another species of properly of equal
value, on which taxes shall be levied the Legsla
tnre Shall have power to levy an income tax and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or
profession.
ART. IA. The citizens of the City of NewOr-
leans shall have the right OF appointing the several
public officers necessary for the admins tration OF
the police OF the said city pursuant 10 the mode of
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisa-
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 may be
necessary Tor the punishment Of minor crimes and
offences and as the police and good order of said city
may require.
ART. 1875. 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 indicted into office
ART. 1875. Any citizen of this State who shall,
alter the adoption of this Constitution fight duel
with deadly weapons with a citizen OF this State or
send or accept challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons either within this State or out of it,
with citizen Of this State who shall act as Sec
ond, or knowingly aid and assist in any manner
those thus offending shall be deprived Of holding
any office OF trust profit and of enjoying the rio hi
OF suffrage under this Constitution and the office OF
any State officer, member Of the General Assembly
or OF any other person holdi office of profit or trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur
suance thereof, shall be fpso tacto vacated by The
iact OF any such person committing the offence men.
toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro.
vide by law tor the ascertanng and declaration of
such forfeiture.
ART. 1877. The Legislature shall have power to
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of this
. tate over any territory acquired by compact with
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 ii in constructing
The necessary levees and drains, to reclaim the
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they were
granted.
ART 129. The Constitution and laws of tbi, State
shall be promulgated in the n glish and French
languages.
TITLE VII.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
ART. 100. There shall be Board of Public
W orks to consist of four Commits The State
hall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis
riots, containing as nearly may be equal num-
Der OF voters, and Commissioner shall be elected
n each District, by the legal voters thereof for |
he term OF four years; but, OF the first elected two
% be designated by lot, shall remain in office for
,wo years only.
hkF lol. Inc General Assembly, at its frs. ses-
non after the adoption of this Constitution. shall
provide fos the election and compensation of the
commissioners and the organization of the Board
he Commissioners first elected shall assemble on
lay to be appointed by law, and decide by lot the
fuer IN which their terms of service shall expire
ART. l3S The Commissioners shall exercise a
lilgent and faithful supervision over all public
'ofks, IN which the State may be interested except
nose made by JOINT stock companies. They shall
Communicate to the General Assembly, from time to
me, their views concerning the same, and recon.
lend such measures they may deem necessary
ofder TO employ to the best advantage and Tor the
nrposes tor winch they granted, the swamps
no overlooked lands conveyed by the United States
tins State. They shall appoint all officers en-
aged on the public works. and shall perform such
Their duties as may be prescribed by law.
ART. 1873. The Commissioners may be removed
the concurrent vote of majority of all the mem
FRS elected to each House of the General Assem-
"; but the cause of the removal shall be entered
the journal of each House.
ART. 134. The General Assembly shall have
over by vote of three. ffths of the members
ected to each house, to abolish said Board, when
'er IN their opinion Board of Public Works shall
} longer be necessary.
TITLE VIII.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
ART. l35. There shall be elected Superintendent |
Public Education, who shall hold his office for the
rm OF two years. His duties shall be prescribed
law, and he shall receive such compensation as |
e Legislature may direct; provided that the Gen.
al Assembly shall have power by vote of the .
tJoflty OF the members elected to both houses to
dish the said office of Superintendent of Public
iucaton, whenever in their opinion said office shall
no longer necessary.
ART. 1876. The General Assembly shall establish
e PUBLIC Schools throughout the State, and shall
nvIde for their support by general taxation on pro-
ny Or otherwlse; and all moneys raised or pro-
leu' shall be distributed to each Parish in proper
n to the number of free white children between 1
CHI ages as shall be fixed by the General Assembly !
ART 1877. The proceeds of all lands heretofore
fnted by the United States to this State for the
: or support of schools, and Of all lands which NAV =
-eatter be granted or bequeathed to the State and
expressly granted bequeathed for any other
rPose which hereafter may be disposed of BY the n
ate, and the proceeds Of the estates of deceased
sons to which the State may become entitled by :
:, shall be held by the State loan, and shall
and remain perpetual fund which the State =
u. pay aRannuas interest OF six per cent; which Y
crest, together with the interest the trusfunt.
osted with this State by the United States un- BY
the act OF Congress approved June 90, 1886 and &
the rents OF the unsold lands shall be appropri. <
4 to the support of such schools and this appro.
ltion shall remain inviolable. 4
ART. 1873. All moneys arising from the sales which
e been, or may hereafter be made, of any lands
a'ofore granted by the United States to this :.
tie, for the use OF Seminary of Learning, and 4
n any kind Of donation that may hereafter be a
lie tor that purpose, shall be and remain perpe- NJ
fund, the interest of which at six per cent per II
UNI, shall be appropriated to The support of a =
llnary OF Learning, for the promotion of literature 4
the arts and sciences, and no law shall ever be =