Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-07

ton of the State. and recommend 10 Her eorisidefa-
ton sucl, measures MS he may deem expedient.
AT. Billie may. on extraordinary occasions,
convene the General Assembly at the Seat Of Cow
eminent, ur at a different place, II that shotli rave
become dangerous from an enemy or from e%pideinic !;
and m cape Of disagreement between the IVY Houses
as Ri The time Of adjournment. he may adIBtfrIif lpin
TO such dime as he MAY think proper, MOI 2 xceeding
Ard 52e-ffe shalttake care thai The laws BE- faith-
in'ly executed. N
At 5s.--Eyery bill which shall hav passed both
Houses. shall be presented 10 The Govertior u he
approve, he shall sisn It, If not, lie shall fetiirn IT
with hs objections 10 the House in which 1t origin
atel, which shall ester the OF iectiuiis a large ug'fi
its journals. and prseeed to reconsider 1t. ~, affer
s,ich r~erefsitler ratios, two-thirts of al! The members
elected 10 that ilou;e ssall agsee TO pass the bill, II
shall be sent to, with the objections. TO tile other
House. by which II shall likessike be recontidered,
andif nprroved by tfso-tlirls ofallthe r,eml,e " cleo
ted 70 lhnt House %itsslall be 2 law; but il such cases
The vote Of both Houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays. and the tafnes Of the f%neinbers voting for
or against The bill satall be entered on The Journal of
such House respectively, If any bill shall not be
returned nv The 10 ..eft,or within ten days 'ii.iays
estepted1 after II siIall have been pssseiited 10 him,
il shall he a law it like manner as if he bad signed
1t, unless the GetEsral Assembly, by ADJOURNMENT.
prevent its RETURN In which case IL shall be a law,
unless sent back within three days after their next
session. . I4#$ #1 ..5
An. ia EVERY order. resolution or vote to which
tbe concurrence 1t both Houses niay be necessary,
except on a question VI adjournment, shall be pre-.
scented to the Govesnor, before il shnll take efllecs, be
approved BY him sor being disapprosed shall be re-
passed by tvo-thirsls of the members elected to eaeh
House Of the Gensral Assembly.
A1, 55-Tl,ere shall be a Secretary ct Mate,
who sftatl hold hs office during the time for wliie.h
the Governor shall have been elected. The RECORDS
Of the State shsllle kept and preserved IN ths p,hce
| ~ tIoC asnta. "a, ."1.h atn1 l,nt, a fair rpUjstp al HE
official acts and aftceetlii,gs of the Geyefnor, tind,
when necessary. st,all attest them. lie shall, when
required. lay the said register, and all pa pers, min
tiles and vo,iehefstelative to his office. before either
House of the General Assembly. and shalt lertoriti
sucl, other duties as may he enjoined IN him by law.
.Hr. 56.--There shall be a Treasurer OF the
State who shall hold his office during the term OF
two years.
.arh 57.--1heSecretary of State, and T%reas1r-
ef Of State, shale be elected by the qualified cleo
tors Of the State. And in case of any vacancy
caused by the death, resignation OF absence, OF
the Treasurer OF: Secretary Of State, the Governor
shall order an election 10 fill said vacancy.
AT. 5s.--All commissions shall he IN The name
and by the authority of The State OF Louisiana
and shall be sealed with the State seal and sighed
by the Covering. Il
MT. 59sAThg free white men of the State shall
be armed and disciplined for its defence but those
.whe belong to religious societies. whose telets
forbid them to carry arms, shall not be corr PEELED
SO 10 do, but shall pay an equivalent for personal
services. err "@H&
Art. 6o.--The militia Of the State shall be orr
gahized in such manner as may be hereafter
deemed most eSpedient by the Legislature.
TITLE ~.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
Art Gt--Ihe Judiciary power shall be vested
In a Supreme Court. in such inferior Courts as the
Legislature may from time to time order and es-
taIlish, and in Justices Of the Peace.
.8rt. 62.-Tlse supreme Court, except in the
cases hereinafter provided, shall have appellate
jurisdiction only which jurisdiction shall extend
TO all cases when the matter in dispute shall ex.
ceed three hundred dollars to all in which the
Coiistitutiunaltty or legality of any tax, toll, or
impost whatsoever, or OF any fine, forfeiture OF
penalty imposed by a Municipal Corporation
shall be in condensation and to all criminal cases
on questions Of law alone, whenever the offence
charged is punishable with death or i%uprison-
ment at hard aabof; or when a fine exceeding
three hundred dollars Is actually imposed. The
Legislature shall have power to restrict the inr.
isdlction of ths Supreme Court IN civil cases to
questions of law only.
.Apt. 63.--The Supreme Court shall be conpos-
ed of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justi-
ces, a majority of whom shall constitute a quo
rum, The Chief Justice shall receive a salary oil
Six Thousand Dollars, and each of the Associate
Justices a salary Of Five Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars, annually, until otherwise provided by
law. The Court shall appoint It's own Clerks
the Judges shall be elected for the term of ter
years. IA.
the qualified electors of the State. The Legisla-
ture shall ti Nide the State into four Districts, and
the qualified electors of each District shall elect
one Of the Associate Justices. The State shall
be divided in1o the following Districts until the
Legislature shall otherwise direct
FIRST Diaftef. The parishes of P~laquemines
st. Bernard. ahat portion of the parish of Orleans
on the right bank of the Mississippi River, and
that portion pf the City OF New Orleans which
lies below tile line extending from the River Mis-
sissippi along the middle of Julia Street until II
strikes the New Orleans Canal, and thence down
said Canal To the Lake. t~..4a .5la I
SECOND, DISTRICT. .g
That portion of the city Of New Orleans
which is situated above the line extending
along the middle Of Julia street until it
strikes the New Orleans Canal, thence
down said Canal to the Lake, aud the Pa
rishes of Jefferson, ST. John the Baptist,
St. Charles, st. James, Ascension, As.
SUMPTION Lafourche Interior, Terfebonne,
West Bafon Rouge and Iberpille.
THIRD DISTRICT. ea
The Parishes of st Tamlnsuy, WASH
%ineton, Livingston, St. Helena, East Ba-
ton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Felici.
ana, Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles. Tensas,
Concordis, Lafayette, Vermi!lion, st. Ma
ny, st. Martin, and St. Landry.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Parishes of Calcasieu, Rapides,
Sabine, Natchitoches, De Soto. Caddo.
Bossier, Claiborne. Bienville, Caldwell,
Union, DuacIlita, Morehouse, Jackson,
Franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll and
Winn. #
Art. 65.--The office of one of the As
sociate Justices shall be vacated at the
expiration of the second year, of another
at the expiration of the fourth year, of a
third at the expiration Of the sixth year,
and of the fourth year at the expiration oil
the eighth year-so that oneo Of the Judges
of the Supreme Court shalt be elected
every second year.
1yt. 66.-The Secretary of State, on
receiving the official returns Of the first
election, shall proceed immediately, in the
presence, and with the assistance Of two
Justices Of the Peace. to determine by loi
among the four candidates having the high
est number Of votes in the respective dis
trict, which of the Associate Justices cleo,
shall serve for the term Of Two years
4 which shall serve for the term Of foul
years, which for the term Of six years, and
which for the term of eight years and
the Governor shall issue commissions ac'
cordipgly. 81