New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-20

ART. ITO. N o law shall be revived or amended by |
to ITS title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended shall be re-enacted and
published at length
ART. III. The Legislature shall never admit any
system code Of laws by general reference to sucb
system code OF laws, but in all cases shall specfy
the several provisions of the laws it NAV enact
ART. lis. Corporations with banking or discount.
ing privileges may be either created by speca ac1s
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. 119. The Legislature shall have no power to
pass any law sanctioning in any manner, directly or
indirectly, the suspension OF specie payments, by
any person. association corporation issuing bank
notes of any description.
ART. 1870. 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. l2l. The Legislature shall have power to
pass such laws as it may deem expedient for the
relief revival OF the Citizens Bank OF Louisiana,
and the acts already passed for the purpose
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is
subjected to the restrictions contained in articles 10
and 1870 OF this Constitution.
ART 122 No person shall hold or exercise, at the
time, than civil office OF emolument,
except that of Justice OF the Peace.
ART 1873 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 to its value, to be ascertaned directed by
law. No one 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 or
ART. 1874 The citizens of the City of NewOr-
leans shall have the right of appointing the several
public officers necessary for the administration Of
the police of the said city, pursuant to the mode of
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisla-
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 may be
necessary for the punishment OF minor crimes and
offences, and as 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 the
duties of their offices until their successors shall
have been inducted into Office
ART. 1876. Any citizen of this State who shall,
after the adoption OF this Constitution, fight duel
with deadly weapons with citizen OF this State, or
send accept challenge to fight duel with
deadly weapons, either within this State out OF it,
with citizen of this State, who shall act
ond or knowingly aid and assist in any manner
those thus offending, shall be deprived of holding
any office OF trust or profit, and OF enjoying the right
of suffrage under this Constitution and the office of
any State officer member of the General Assembly,
any other person holding office Of profit trust
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof, shall be tpSo fact0 vacated by the
fact OF any such person committing the offence
toned in this article and the Legislature shall pro-
vide by law for the ascertanng and declaration Of
| such forfeiture.
ART. l27. The Legislature shall have power to
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction OF this
| State any territory acquired by compact with
any State, with the United States the same being
| done by the consent OF the u nted States
| ART. 1913, None of the lands granted by Congress
to the State OF Louisiana for aiding it in constructing
| the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim the
swamps and overlooked lands in this State, shall be
diverted from the purposes for which they were
| granted.
ART. 129. The Constitution and. laws Of this State
shall be promulgated in the Mglish and French
| languages.
TITLE VII
| INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ART. 13O There shall be Board of Public
| Works, to consist OF four Commissioners. The State
| shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis.
tricts containing nearly may be an equal mum
Der of voters and one Commissioner shall be elected
in each District, by the legal voters thereof io'
the term OF four years but, OF the first elected, two
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office fol
two years only.
ART 1871. The General Assembly, at its first SEES
sion after the adoption of this Constitution, shall
provide for the election and compensation of the
The Commissioners first elected shal assemble
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot tht
order in which their terms OF service shall expire
ART 1872. The Commissioners shall exercise
diligent and faithful supervision all public
works, in which the State may be interested, eycep
those made by joint stock companies. They shall
communicate to the General Assembly, from time tc
time, their views concerning the same, and recon-
mend such measures they may deem necessary
in order to employ to the best advantage and io the
purposes for which they were granted, the swamp'
and overlooked lands cunveyedby the United States
to this State. They shall appoint all officers en-
gagged on the public works, and shall perform such
other duties may be prescribed by law
ART 1888 The Commissioners may be removed
by ths concurrent vote OF majority OF all the mem
bers elected to each House of the General Assem-
bly,; but the cause OF the removal shall be entered
on the journal of each House.
ART. 1874 The General Assembly shall hav
power by vote of three. ifths Of the member
elected to each house. to abolish said Board, when
ever in their opinion Board Of Public Works shall
no longer be necessary.
TITLE VIII,
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ART. 1876 There shall be elected Superintendent
Of Public Education, who shall hold his office for tn
term OF two years His duties shall be prescribed
by law, and he shall receive such compensation a
the Legislature may Direct provided that the Gen
eral Assembly shall have power by vote OF tn
majority oil the members elected to both houses, t
abolish the said office of Superintendent OF Publ
Education, whenever in their opinion said office sha
be no longer necessary.
ART. 1856. The General Assembly shall establis
free Public Schools throughout the State, and sha
provide for their support by general taxation pro
perty or otherwise: and all moneys raised pro
vided, shall be distributed to each Parish in proper
ton the number of free white children betwee
such ages as shall be fixed by the General Assembly
ART 1877, The proceeds Of all lands heretotor
granted by the United States to this State for tn
support OF Schools and Of all lands which
hereafter be granted bequeathed to the State, an
not expressly granted or bequeathed for any othe
purpose, which hereafter may be disposed OF by tn
State, and the proceeds OF the estates OF decease
persons to which the State may become entitled b
law shall be held by the State as loan, and sha
be and remain perpetual fund, on which the Stat
shall pay annual interest oil six per cent; whlc
interest together with tie interest on the trustund
deposited with this State by the United States, I'M
der the act of Congress approved June %, 1896
all the rents of the unsold lands shall be apPropr
ated to the support Of such schools and this apprc
pration shall remain nvlolable.
ART. 13S. All moneys arising from the sales whic
p, have been, or may hereafter be made oil any land
heretofore granted by the United States 10 thi
State for the Of Seminary OF Learning, an
D from any kind Of donation that may hereafter b
made for that purpose, Shall be and remain perpe
ual fund the interest of which at six per cent. pc
> annum, shall be appropriated to the support of
Seminary Of Learning, lor the promotion OF llteratur
and the arts and sciences, and no law ssa4 ever
made diverng said fuGd to any other use than to t..
establishment and improvement Of said Seminary
Learning.