New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-28
CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted in C0Mu ntion JuiY 81, 1852.
PREAMBLE.
PREAMBLE.
We, the people Of the Sac OF Louisiana, do or
dain and establish this Coz stution
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dain and establish this Coz sti,ution:
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DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS.
ART. l. The powers Of The government OF the State
of Louisiana snail be divided into three distnc, de-
partments, and each Of them be coniled to separ-
ate body of ,nagistracy, to.wii: those which are
Lerisiatvvs 10 one those which are Executive to an
Other a,ni thase which are Judicial to another.
ART. 2 No one o these Departments nor any
person holding ntlice in o. them shall e ercise
power properly belonging TO either OF the others,
capt in the instances hereinafter expressly directed
OF permitted.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 8. The Legislative power of the State shall
be vested in two distinct branches, the one 10 be
styled the House OF Representatives, the other
the Senate. and both the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana.
ARr4 The members of the House of Represen-
tatives shall continue in service for the term of
two years from the day Of the closing OF the general
elections
AIR s. Representatives shall be chosen on the
first Monday in November every two years; and the
election shall be Completed In one day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet annually, on The third
Monday in January, unless a different day be- APP
pointed BY law, aud their sessions shall be held ut
the seat Of government
Aar. 6 Every duly qualified elector, under this
Constitution shall be eligible to seat in the Gem
eral Assembly, provided that no person shall be
Representative Senator tniess he be, The time
OF his election, duly qualified voter nf the Repre-
sentative Senatorial District from which he is elect
ed.
ART. Elections Tor members of the General As
senbly shall be held at the several election pre-
cincis established by law. The Legislature may
delegate the power oil establishing erection precincts
to the pa,ochiaf or municipal authorities.
AIT s Representation the House of Repre-
sentatiyes shall BE- equal aud uiiorin and shall bs.
each OF the several parishes OF the State. Each par
ish shall have at least one Representative No new
parish shall be created with territory less than six
hundred and twenty five square miles, nor with
population lessthan the full number emitting ii to Il
Represensenta,,ve when the creation of such
ne parish would lie any other parish without the
said extent OF terrtyfy and amount OF population
The frs enunier ,tlon by the STATE authorities
der this Constitution shall he mad. in the year 1855
the second the year 1873, the third in the year
1865; after which time ne General Assembly shall
direct in what manner ;he shall be taken,
that it be made at least in every period Of ten
years, FIR the purpose nt ascerainng the total popu
lation in each parish and election distract
At the fest regular session OF the Legislature, after
the making Of zach ration, the Legislature shall
apportoa the pprese,Iin among the several par
ishes and election districts the basis Of the tota
population. aforesaid. A representative number
shall be fixed and each par,s aud election district
shall have many Representatives its agrre-
Representative fo- any fraction exceeding one-balt
the Representative number. The number ot Re.
representatives. shall not be than one hundred,
nor less than seventy Unul superintendent
shall be made, and elections held under the same,
in accordance with the frs, enutne be made
rs directed in this article. the Representation in
the Senate aud House Of Representatives shall be
and remain present established by law.
The limits Of the Parish Of Orleans hereby ex-
tended as to embrace the whole Of The present
city Of New Orleaas, including that part Of The Pa
IRISH OF Jefferson. formerly known the city OF La
fayetts
ithat part OF the Parish of Orleans which is sit
uatrd the left bank of the Mi sis>ipp river shall
be divided by the Legislature into not more than
ten Representative Districts. and until new appor
tonment shall be made according TO the first CEN
sus to be taken under this Constitution, that part
Of the city Of New Orleans which was comprised
within the former limits of the city Of Lafayette
shall vote for Senators from the Parish oi Orleans,
and form the Tenth Representative District aud
shall elect two out OF the tire. Representatives
now apporiioned BY law to the Parish OF Jefferson
the other Representative Districts shall remain as
they are now established.
ART.9. The Honse OF Representatives shall choose
Its Speaker and other officers.
ART. 10. Every free white male who mas attained
the age OF twenty-one years, aud who has been
resident Of the State twelve months next preceding
the election, and the last six months thereof in the
Il
citizen OF the United States, shall have the right o
voting but no voter removing from one Paris
to another within the State, shall lose the right Of
voting ia the former until he shall have acquired it IN
the latter. Electors shall in all cases. except treason
felony, or breach If the peace, be privileged from
arrest, during their attendance at going to- or return
ing from elections.
ART. II. The Legislature shall provide by law,
that the and residence all qualified electors
Of the city Of New Orleans, shall be registered IN or
der TO enl'e them to vote but the registry shall be
free OF cost to the elector.
Art. IL. No soldier, seaman marine in the army
or navy Of the United States, punper, no person
under nterdlction, under conviction of any crime
punishable with hard labor, shall be entitled to vote
at any election in this State.
Art ID Mcpherson shall be entitled to vote at any
election held in this STATE except IN the Parish Of his
residence, and in cities and towns divided into cleo
ton precincts, in the election precinct in which he
resides.
L ARr. Ia. The members of the Senate shall be
chosen for the term Of four years. The Senate when
assembled shall have the power choose it's officers.
Art. Is. The Legislature, in esery year in which
they shall appnrtion representation the House OF
Representatives, shall divide the Stale into Sena TO-
rial Districts. No Parsi, shall b. divided in the
formation Of Senatorial Dtsrlc-th- Parish OF Or. |
leans excepted Aud whenever "a new Parish shall |
be created IL shall he attached The Senatorial Dis.
trct from which! OF It's territory was taken or ia
another contiguous District, the discretion Of the
Legislature, but shall not BIZ attached more than
one District, The number OF Senators shall be hir,y-
two and they shall be appnroned among the Senate
rial Districts according the total population con
tanned in the several DlstI,cts-Provided that no
Parish shall be entitled to than five Senators
ART l6 In all apport,uumeuts of the Senate the
population ot the city of New Orleans shalt be deuc-
ted from the population the whole State and the
remainder Of the population divided by the unmher
twenty-seven, (27) aud the result produced by this
division shall by the Senatorial ratio emitting Sera-
tofial District to Senator. Single or contiguous
Parishes shall be formed into Districts, having a
population the nearest possible the number IN.
titIng District TO Senator and #, in the appor
tionnent 10 b. made Parrish District fall short of
or exceed the ratio ane-ifih. then District may be
formed having nut more than two Senator's I'M, not
otnerwse No new superintendent shall have the |
elect oi abf'dging the term Of service OF any Seua-
tor already elected al The Of making the appor-
t.onhen Alter enumeration has been made as
directed in tue eigh'h Article, the Legislature shall
not pass any law nnt' upportinnlntnt ut R-pte
sentaton IN both Houses OF til, General ASSENT,
be made.
ART H. Al the tirst session Of the General As
senbiy after this Constitution axes effect the Sem
tors shall be equally dv,ded by lot into two Glasses
he seats oi The Senators Of the FIRST class shall be
vacated al the expiration at The second year Of the
second class, at the expiration the fourth year SO
that one halt shall be chosen every years and |
rotation thereby kept up perpetuaIly. In case any
District shall have elected or more Senators |
said Senators shall their respectively at |
the end oil two and four years. and lois shall be drawn
between them
ART Is. The first election for Senators shall he |
genera, throughau the State, and at the time