New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-21


ART. lis. Every law enacted by the Legislature
shall embrace but object, and that shall be ex-
pressed in the title
ART. l16. No law shall be revived amended by |
reference to its title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended, shall be enacted and
published at length.
ART. III. The Legislature shall never adopt any
system or code OF laws by general reference such
system or code OF laws but in all shall specify
the several provisions OF the laws it may enact
ART lis. 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 registry Of all bills
or notes issued or put in circulation money, and
shall require ample security for the redemption of
the same in specie.
ART 49, 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 100 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 it may deem expedient Tor the
relief revival of the Citizens Bank OF Louisiana,
and the acts already passed tor the same purpose are
ratified and confirmed Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles ll9
and 100 of this Constitution.
ART. 1872. No person shall hold exercise, at the
same time, more than civil office OF emolument.
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 its value to be ascertained as directed by
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 Leglsla-
ture shall have power to levy an income tax, and to
| tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or
| profession.
| ART l24. 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 to the mode Of
elections which shall be prescribed by the Lesisla:
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 bt
| necessary for the punishment OF minor crimes anc
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 thu
duties Of tneir offices until their successors shal
have been indicted into office
ART 1876 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 or out OF 1t
with citizen OF this State, who shall act as sec
ond, or knowingly aid and assist in any name
those thus offending, shall be deprived OF holdn!
any office of trust profit and Of enjoying the RICH
of suffrage under this Constitution and the office c
any State officer, member OF the General Assembly
or of any other person holdi office Of profit or trus
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur
suance thereof, shall be fpSo tacto vacated by TIL
fact of any such person committing the offence men
toned in this article and the Legislature shall pre-
vile by law for the ascertaining and declaration
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 wit
any State, with the United States the same bein
done by the consent OF the United States.
ART, 1873 None of the lands granted by Congress
to the State Of Louisiana for aiding in constructn
the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim til
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall /
diverted from the purposes for which they wei
grant d.
ART 1879. The Constitution and. laws Of this Stat
shall be promulgated in the Mglsh and Frenc
, languages.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART 1870. There shall be a Board Of Publ
Works, to consist of four Commissioners. The Sta
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Di
tricts, containing nearly may be an equal nun
Der of voters and one Commissioner shall be elrctt
in each District, by the legal voters thereof i
the term of four years but, OF the first elected, t."
. to be designated by lot, shall remain in office i
:, | two years only.
ART. 1871 The General Assembly, at it's first Sc
sion alter the adoption of this Constitution, sh;
= provide for the election and compensation OF t
= Commissioners and the organization of the Boal
- The Commissioners first elected shall assemble on
, day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot T.
order in which their terms of service shall expire.
!, ART 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise
u diligent and faithful supervision over all pub
# works, in which the State may be interested exec
- those made by joint stock companies. They shi
communicate to the General Assembly, from time
time, their views concerning the same, and recor
y mend such measures they may deem necessar
. in order to employ to the best advantage and for t
. purposes for which they were granted, the swan
J, and overlooked lands conveyedby the United Stat
II to this State. They shall appoint all officers e
:. :. gagged the public works. and shall perform su
- other duties may be prescribed by law.
,. ART 1888 The Commissioners may be remov
- by the concurrent vote OF majority OF all the me
bers elected to each House Of the General Asset
: bly,; but the cause oil the removal shall be enter
. on the journal OF each House.
:, ART. 134, The General Assembly shall ha
- power by vote of threehths OF the membe
!, elected each house, abolish said Board, whe
n ever in their opinion Board OF Public Works sh
~ no longer be necessary.
= TITLE VIII
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Oh ART. 135. There shall be elected Superintende
oil Public Education, VINO shall hoid MS of1Ce LOT
term of two years. His duties shall be present.
'f by law, and he shall receive such compensation
J. the Legislature may direct; provided that the Gt
ie eral Assembly shall have power by a vote OF
J. majority Of the members elected to both houses
l. abolish the said office of Superintendent of Pub
Z Education, whenever in their opinion said office sl
be no longer necessary.
ART. 1856 The General Assembly shall establ
Il free Public Schools throughout the State, and 81
he provide for their support by general taxation on
IS per,y otherwise: and all moneys so raised or p
lie vided, shall be distributed to each Parish in prop
he ton the number of free white children betwt
be such ages as shall be fixed by the General Assent
B ART 1877. The proceeds of all lands hereto
granted by the United States to this State for
n use or support OF schools, and Of all lands which
d hereafter be granted or bequeahed to the State,
e. purpose, which hereafter may be disposed of by
State, and the proceeds of the estates of decea'
IN persons to which the State may become entitled
is law shall be held by the State loan, and 81
is be and remain 4 perpetual fund.- which the ST
shall pay an annual interest Of six per cent. VIII
nd interest together with the interest the trusttui
ed deposited with this State by the United States
es der the of Congress approved June 70, 1886
all the rents of the unsod lands shall be approx
he ated to the support of such schools, and this app
or pration shall remain involable.
IL ART. 1888 All moneys arising from the sales VIII
IS, have been, or may hereafter be made, OF any Ia
he heretofore granted by the United States to
State for the OF Seminary Of Learning,
to from any kind of do iatlon that may hereafter
lis made for that purpose, skal be and remain per
of tual fund the interest of which at six per cent.
he annum shall be appropriated to the support oil