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

"hohi has Deeh Otherwise provided tor by THIS toh-
sttution.
ART 9s. In all elections by the people the vote
shall be by ballot and in all elections by the Senate
ana House OF Representatives jointly separately,
the vote shall be given pira Uoce.
Art. ART W. No member Of Congress person
holding Or exercising any Office of trust profit
der the United States, OF either Of them, under
any foreign power, shall be eligible as member Of
the General Assembly, or hold exercise any office
OF trust or profit under the State. 49,
4 ARE l0o The laws, public records and the JUDI
clai and legislative written proceedings OF the State
shall be promulgated preserved and conducted in
the language in which the Constitution of the United
| Stales is written. - ,
ARE l0l. The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk
OF the House OF Representatives. shall be conferaant
with the French and English, languages; and mem
bers may address either house in the French Eng
| sh language. - d
ART. 1902 No power of suspending the laws Of
this State shall be exercised, unless by the Legisa.
| ture or by its authority.
| d. ART. l03 Prosecutions shall be by Indictment or
information. The accused shall have speedy pub
lie trial by an impartial jury Of the vicinage; he
shall not be compelled to give evidence against him
self !; he shall have the right of being heard by him
self or counsel; he shall have the right OF meeting
the witnesses face to face and shall have compulsory
| process for obtaining witnesses in his favor.
ART. l04 All prisoners shall be baable by suffi-
cient snretes, unless for capital offences where the
proof in evident, presumption great, or unless
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| with death or imprisonment at hard labor The
privilege Of the writ of Aajsas corpus shall not be
suspended unless when in of rebellion inva-
sion the public safety may require it.
1 ARE 105 No ca post facto law, any law i'm
pairing the obligation of contracts, shall be passed
vested rights be dvesed, unless for purposes of
public utility, and for adequate compensation pre-
| viousy made.
ART. log. The press shall be free. Every citizen
may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments
on all subjects being responsible for abuse OF this
/ liberty.
| AT 107. The Seat of Government shall be and
| remain at Baton Rouge, and shall not be removed
without the consent Of three -fourths of both houses
/ OF the General Assembly.
| ART. 10S The State shall not subscribe for the
stock oil, nor make loan to- nor pledge its faith for
| the benefit of any corporation joint stock COM
pany, created or established for banking purposes
nor for other purposes than those described in the
following article: sN
ART. 109. The Legislature shall have power to
grant aid to companies associations Of individuals
formed for the exclusive purpose of making works Of
internal improvement wholly partially within the
State to the extent only of onefh Of the capital Of
such companies, by subscription of stock, loan Of
morey public bonds but any aid thus granted
shall be paid to the company only in the pro.
portion the remainder OF the capital shall be actu-
ally paid n by the stockholders of the company; and
in case OF loan such adequate security shall be
quired as to the Legislature may proper. No
corporation or Individual association receiving the
aid of the State herein provided, shall possess
banking or discounting privileges.
ART. 10. No liability shall be contracted by the
State as above mentioned, unless the same be au.
thorized by some law for single object work,
to be distinctly specified therein, which shall be
passed by majority OF the members elected to both
houses Of the General Assembly; and the aggregate
amount of debts and liabilities incurred under this
and the preceding article shall never at any time
| exceed the sum of eight millions of dollars
ART. III Whenever the Legislature shall con-
tract debt exceeding in amount the OF one hum
dred thousand dollars, unless in case of war to
repe invasion or suppress insurrection they shall,
in the law creating the debt provide adequate ways
and means for the payment OF the current interest
and of principal when the shall become due.
And the said law shall be rrepealable until prnci.
pal and interest are fully paid and discharged or
unless the repeating law contain some other ade
quate provision fer the payment OF the principal and
Interest of the debt
ART ll2. The Legislature shall provide by law
for change Of venue in civil and criminal cases.
ART. lib No lottery shall be authorized by thi.
State, and the buying OF selling Of lottery tickets
within the State is prohibited.
ART. ia. No divorce shall be granted by til.
Legislature.
ART. ll5. Every law enacted by the Legislature
shall embrace but one object, and that shall be ex
pressed in the title.
ART l16 No law shall be revived or amended BY
reference to its title; but in such case, the ACT
revised or section amended, shall be nacted and
published at length ,,.,
| ART. II. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system code OF laws by general reference to such
system or code of laws, but in all cases shall specify
the several provisions of the laws it may enact.
ART. IS. Corporations with banking or discount
ing privileges may be either created by special acts,
or formed under general laws: but the Legislature
shall in both provide for the egstry Of all bills
or notes issued or put in circulation as money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption oi
the same in specie.
ART. ll9. The Legislature shall lave no power to
pass any law sanctionlng in any manner, directly
indirectly, the suspension OF specie payments, by
any person, association or corporation issuing bank
notes of any description. - .. t-
ART 100 In case of insolvency oil any bank OF
banking association, the bill holders thereof shall be
entitled to preference in payment, over all other
creditors of such bank or association.
ART. 12l. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws it may deem expedent for the
relief revival of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
and the already passed for the purpose are
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected TO the restrictions contained in articles l9
and l20 OF this Constitution.
| ART. l22 No person shall hold exercise, at the
same time, more than one civil office of emolument
except that of Justice o the Peace.
ART 1913. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
througho the State. All property on which taxes
may be levied, in this State, shall be taxed in pro-
portion to its value, to be ascertaned directed by
law. No species of property shall be taxed
higher than another species of properly OF equal
value, which taxes shall be levied the Legisla.
ture shall have power to levy income tax, and to
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade Oh
profession.
ART. l24. The citizens of the City of NewOr
leans shall have the right OF appointing the severa
public officers necessary for the administration o
the police OF the said city, pursuant to the mode
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisla
ture; provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shal
be ineligible to a seat in the General Assembly; ant
| the Mayor, Recorders, and Aldermen and Assistan
Aldermen, shall be commissioned by the Governo
as justices of the Peace and the Legislature ma,
vest in them such criminal jurisdiction may b,
necessary for the punishment OF minor crimes ant
offences, and the police and good order of said city
may require.
ART. 1875 The Legislature may provide by law
in what officers shall continue to perform tn,
duties of their offices until their successors shal
have been nducted into office.
ART. 126. Any citizen of this State who shall
after the adoption of this Constitution, fight due
with deadly weapons with a citizen Of this State, o.
send or accept cha lenge to fight duel will
deadly weapons, either within this State out OF it
with citizen OF this ate, 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 profit and of enjoying the righ
ofsuftrage under this Constitution and the office
any State officer, member of the General Assembly
or of any other person hodi office Of profit trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur
suance thereof shall be ipSO fact0 vacated by the
fact of any such person committing the offence men
toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro
vide by law ior the ascertainng and declaration O