The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-11


abhsh this Constitution.
TITLE 7.
EMANCIPATION.
le !. Slavery and involuntary serFitude, 1cePt
uishment for crime, whereof the party shall have
tIy convicted, are hereby forever abolished aad
ted throughout the State.
;. The Legislature shall make no aa7r recognising
1t Of property in man
TITLE II.
DISTRIBUTION. or POWERS.
g. The powers Of the government Of the State
siana shall be divided to three distinct Capart
and each Of them shall be confined to d separate.
tmagstracy, to-wit: those which are legislative
those which are executive to another, anG those
re judicial to another.
t 10 ore Of these departments NOR any person
Office in one Of them, shall exercise power
belonging to either ofthe others except IN the
IS hereinafter expressly directed or permitted.
III.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
8. The legislative power Of the State shall be
two distinct branches the one be styled "lhe
III Representatives" /" the other "tha Senate" and
Ie General Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana.
). The members ofthe House ofR5preseEsatlTes
ntinue ia service for the term Of two years from
Of the closing Of the general elections.
z Representatives shall be chosen on tile first
in November every two years, and the election
completed in one day. The General Assembly
eet annually en- the FIRST Monday IN January
! different day be appointed by law, and their
shall be held at the seat Of government. Iherq~
B u be d session Of the General Assembly "a the
View Orleans, beginning on the first Monday OF
eighteen hundred and siXty-four; and j shall
uty of the governor to cause special election
IA for members of the General Assembly, Ia alI
she's where the same may be held, on the day
ectign for ratification or rejection OF tins Conf
to be valid ia case Of ratification; and ii
rishes or districts he shall cause elections to b@
soon 1t may become practlcab!e, tG all tho
for such parishes or districts IN the General
v. Tile term Of Office Of the first Genera. As-
-T-411 yrIgi ifs mo hg
"a the first Monday ct November, eighteen aE&
ree.
Every duly qualified elcctor under this cont
shall be eligible 10 a seat IN tho General As-
Pr1giTgd that no person shall be q represent
senator unless he be, al the time Of IBIS election,
laliied voter Of the representative or senatorial
rom which beis elected.
Elections for the members Of the General As-
shall De held at the several election precincts
ed by law.
.. Representation in the House of RePresenta-
II be equal and uniform and shall be regulated
rtaued by the number of qualified eleat9rs-+-
ish shall have at least one representative. N9
u. sh shall be created with territory less tnail
red and twenty five square miles, nor with
If electors less than the full nunber enrILlmB
preventative; nor when the creation OF such
.-sh would leave any other parish without the
at of territory and number OF electors lhe
II. neration by the State authorities, under TINS
.0n shall be made in the year eighteen hundret
six, the second in the year eighteen hundred
lty the third in the year eighteen hundred amp
aiX:after which time the General Assembly shall
what manner the census shall be taken, so that
IA. lie at least once in every period Df ten years toF
1se of asccrtaining the total population, ami
Der of qualified electors in each parish auh
district; and in case of intormaIty, omission or
gbe census returns from any district, the Lcgis-
F. i'll order new census taken ii such parish cr
.# district.
~. s.. AT the first session of the Legislature after
no Of each enumeration, the Legislature snap
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