New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-04
MoNpAY MORNING, AUGUST Q, 1862
co INSTITUTION
ME STATE or LOUISIANA.


co NSTITU TION
1irE sTATEFoF LOUISIANA.
PaRAMBLE.
people q the State Of louisiana do ordan and
eststiih this Constitution
TITLE T.
sDTsTRIBUTyoN or POWER.
Article l. The powers Of the Government of the State
Of Lonns shall be divided into three distinct depart
Of magistrany, witt those which Legislative to
those which Executive to another and those which
Judicial to smother.
hulding Office in Of them shall exercise power prop
sry belonging to either Of the Others except in the IN
stances hereinafter expressly drectedor permitted.
7 TITLE H.
hEGIsLATtyE DEPARTMENT.
Art. s. The Legislative power of the state shall b.
two distinct branches the to be styled tbs
Representatives. the other the Senate and botl
g the General Assembly Of the State of Louisiana
Art 4 The members of the House of Representative
ss continue in service for the term of two years
the day Of the closing Of the general elections.
Art shall be chosen the first Mon
day In November two years and the election shall
b completed in one day The General Assembly shall
meet annually the third Monday in January,
different day shall be appointed by law and their session.
shall be held at the seat Of Government
Art g. Every duly qualified elector under this Consti
tuition shall eeligbleto seat In the General Assembly
provided that person shall be Representative Sen
ator unless he at the time Of his election duly quail
Tied Of the Representative Senatorial District
from which he is elected.
Art Elections for members of the General Assembly
sa held at the several election precincts established
by law The Legsatsrenay delegate the power of estab
fishing secton precincts to the parochal or municipal
Al. s. Representation in the House of Representa-
tves shall be equal and uniform and shall be regulated
hd acetaued by the total population of each OF the
several parishes Of the State Each Parish shall have at
least Representative No Parish shall be created
with territory less than six hundred and twenty-five
NOR
her emitting it to Representative when the creation
Of such Parish would leave other Parish without
the territory and amount Of population
The first enumeration by the State authorities urder
this sla be made in the year 1853 the
cond year 1855 the third in the year 1865 after
which time the General Assembly shall direct in what
nnIner the census shall be taken that be made at
least in every period Of ten years for the purpose Of
ascertang the total population In each Parish and cleo
At The first regular session Of the Legislature after the
making Of each enumeration the Legislature shalt appor
ton the among the several Parishes and
election Districts the basis of the total population
afoesnid representative number shall be fixed, and
each Parish and election District shall have mary Re-
representatives. its aggregate population shall entte it
To- and additional Representative for any fraction
number Of Representatives shall not BIZ than 1O0
nor less than TO-
Until an apportionment shall be made, and elections
held under the in accordance with the first emu
meraon to be made directed in this article the Repre-
sentaton in the Senate and House OF Representatives
shall be and remain as at present established bylaw
The limits of the Parish of Orleans hereby extended
70 embrace the whole Of the present City of New
Orlesns including that part of the Parish of Jefferson
formerly known as the City of Lafayette,
All that part Of the Parish of Orleans which is situated
the left bank Of the Mississippi river shall be divided
by the Legislature into not than ten Representative
Districts. end until superintendent shall be made
according to the FIRST to be taken under this Con
stitution, that part Of the City Of Sew0reans which
conprissd within the Limits Of the City Lafay
ett4 shall vote for Senators from the Parish Of Orleans
and shall form the Tenth Representative District and
shall elect two out Of the three Representatives APP
1n.--
Representative Districts shall remain as they
established
Art 3. The House IF Repre- s'a shall choose its
Speaker and other officers.
Art. 10. Every free white who has attained the
age Of twenyone years and who has been resident Of
the State twelve months next preceding the election and
the last six months thereof in the Parish in which he
offers to vote and who shall be citizen of the United
States shall have the right of voting but voter
moving from Parish to another within the State shall
lose the voting in the former until he shall have
acquired it in the latter Electors shall in all
cept treason felony breach Of the peace be privileged
from arrest during their attendance at going to-
turning from elections.
Art IL The Legislature shall provide by law that the
names and residence Of al qualified electors of the city OF
New Orleans shall be registered in order to ente them
to vote but the registry shall be free of cost to the
elector.
Art II No soldier seaman or marine in the army or
navy United States pauper person under in
terdiction under conviction of any crime punishable
wth bard shall be entitled to vote at any election
Art ls No shall be entitled to vote at any cleo
ton held in this State in the Parish Of his resi-
dence and in cities and towns divided into election pre-
cincts in the election precinct in which he resides
Art IL The members of the Senate shall be chosen for
sisaii have the power Is choose its officers.
Art ~ The Legislature in every year in which they
shall in the House Of Represen
tatves shall divide the State into Senatorial Districts
No Parish shall be divided in the formation Of Senate
rial District Parish q Orleans excepted And when
the Senatorial District from which most Of its territory
was taken Or to another Contiguous district the dis
erection Of the Legislature but shall not be attached
more than District The number Of Senators shall
be and they shall be apportioned among the
Senatorial Districts according to the total population
tanned in the several Districts Provided that no Parish
shall be entitled to more than five Senators. |
Art 10 In a appointments Of the State the popu-
ahon Of the city OF New0rleans shall be deducted from
the popuAtion divided by the number twenty and
the result produced by this division shall be Senate
rial ratio emitting Senatorial District to Senator
Single or contiguous Parishes shall be formed into Dis
t1cts having population the nearest possible num-
Der emitting District to Senator and if in the up
pOrti0nment to BIO made, Parish District fall short
Of exceed the ratio one-fth then District may be
formed having not than two senators other
wise No new apportionment shall have the effect of
abfidgng the term of service of any Senator aready
elected at the time of making the superintendent After
az enumeration has been made directed the (elghh
article the Legislature shall notpas any until an ap
p0ronmant of Representation in both Houses of the
General Assembly be,made.
Art IL At the first session of the General Assembly af
ter this Constitution takes effect the Senators shall be
,qualy divided by lot into two classes the seats of the
Senators Of class shall be vacated at the expir
ion of the second year. Of the class ut the exp
alton OF the fourth that onehaf shall chosen
very two years. and rotation thereby kept UP perpe
lily In any District shall have elected two or more
senator's said Senators shall vacate their respective
the end OF two and four years and be drawn
,etween them. W.
Art 49, The first election for Senators shall be general
throughout the State and at the time that the gem
raj election for Representatives is held thereafter
here shall be biennial elections to fill the places of those
those time OF service may have expired
Art. 10. Not less than majority of the members of
ach House OF the Geneneral Assembly shall form quo
um 70 do business but smaller number may ad-
ourn from day to day and shall be authorized by law to
ompel the attendance of absent members.
Art, Each House Of the General Assembly shall Judge
the qualification election and returns Of its members
nut contested election shall be determined in such
er as shall be directed by law
Art. ~ Each House OF the General Assembly may de-
erine the rules OF its proceedings. punish member for
behavior and with the concurrence of two
anne offence
Art. q Each House of the General Assembly shall
yep ana publish weekly journal of its proceedings
nj the yeas and nays CT the members any question
ournal. = - - -
Art 2s Each House may punish by imprisonment any
efson not member for disrespeCtf and isordery
lRior IN aus presence for esructng any OF its pro-
eedings Such Imprisonment shall not exceed ten DAYS
or any one offence e II ~ - 49,
AT q Neither House during the session of the Cen
Assembly sha without the consent OF the other nd
onrn Tor more than three days nor to any other place
nan tnat ~ which they may be sitting
arr ~ Inc membersOf the General Assembly sl,a :
ne pu1hc treasury compensation for their
ervlees which shall be four dollars per da, during their
tehdance going to and returning from the session OIL
neir respective houses. The compensation may be in
reased or diminished by law but no alteration shah
~ snecs orrnng tne period OF service of the members
no House OF Representatives by whom such alteration
hal have been made. No session shnI extend to me-