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


Inc parishes o. -. 4iarsu yermilnon shall iorm
one district and shall elect one senator.
The parish Of st. Mary shall form one district and
shall elect one senator
The parishes Of Rapides and AyoyeHes shall form one
district, and shall elect two senator's
Art. l3. The House cf Representatives shall choose
its speaker and other officers
Art. Ia. Every white male who has attained the age
Of tWenty-one years. and who has been resident OF
the State twelve months next preceding the election,
and the last three months thereofn the parish in which
he oersto vote, and who shall be citizen OF the United
States, shall have the right Of voting.
Art l5 The Legislature shall have the power to pass
laws extending suffrage to such other persons citizens
ofhe United States, as b. military service, by taxation
to support the government by intellectual fitness,
may be deemed entitled thereto.
Art. Ii. No voter, removing from one parish to
another within the State, shall lose the right OF voting
in the former until he shall have acquiredt in the latter
Electors shall in all cases, except treason felony or
breach Of the peace, be privileged from arrest during
their attendance at going to- ofreuTnng from electons
Art IT, The legislature shall provide by law that the
names and residence Of qualified electors stall belegls-
tered Id order to entitle them to vote; but the registry
shall be free of cost to the eectOT
Art IS. No paupeF, person under lnterdietion,
nor under conviction Of any crime punishable with hard
labor shall be entitled to vote at any election IN ts
Art 10 No person shall be entitled to vote at any elcc
ton held in this State except the parish Of his resi-
dence and in cities and towns divided into election
precincts in the election precinct in which he resides
Art. 90 The members Of the Senate shall be chosen
for the term Of four years. The Senate when assem-
D'5 snai nv I e IoWeL 70 Snooa9 i's oE IT,
-; 49,, ~ - T5ay,3a ~ D a.ts
t} sEalj didn +Fa stata Nh sn1ato,iaI iietticte
IS ~ - lfI IL 9;I5 l.; ~ ~ fr, III,
f sa,-oi,;, 3;st,:t ~, - - 0rjoo,s a,,aa,,fad
And whenever parish shall be created il shall be
r. -. -. !. - " - - -, o,,,,+ir,,1,,s 4ie-
- ~ - - i,,,7 SI,aII not
. Liios :. ~, t LII y 1T ~ l;Stt"f IN, n,Ir,har of
oo 1ttdcAtt f. ~ Hole O.- 9 t,s 5 tI ~ III ~ !
set.9is ou1.l ~ t ' .fj 1; ~ 10
L551eG e5~5 ~ - 10 =; ~ -I ~ -
y5so.o II + Il - IL III o+;tIs ,r ti, ;ra
,ys.[-7 - ~ F'il'D - = -
80 % r. III ,,,,,,+io,,,o-,4s Of Aha co,oto +fo
~ - ~ Ppo ' " ,1 Il - III ny
i .S 4 I L ii il VIVID & Ill. @ i n a-,.it ~ - - d / sI ii,
by the number tiTT SIX ana the result ProdGced oy
tins d[ISon SHalI be the senatorial fatlo enUtlin@
senatorial district to senator Single or contiguous
parishes s1al be formed INTO districts having popu-
alon me nearest Poss5o!s % tie Huppe: enl'tila2
HStfiet 10 senator ana anu II ~ the opPort9'ehl 10
make apari5h Or diarlcfa short Of the ratio,
thea alsFe may oe formed hSylhg not more than tFo
senator's, baJ NOT otAerWlse. NO ne" apporionheht
sAa nave tie eAeGt o @9Iagag the term Oh service OF
a5 senator ae"4[ eiecte4 ~ llc iie q iiaAihS tie
rs atFeclea IN the leth aiee me Legislature Shaii not
pass anI law uh gu aPPoTu9lteht oi representation
- n3sh houses p els GecIai 1eSSelol9 De mace.
n. ~ G4C ts1 SESSION o ~ teeIil SseLips
alter TINS constitution takes eect the senators snail be
equay draed Dy iot hto tWo classes heSeltS Of the
senators oL ie ~ gias si W faetySu IL tAe eAiit
non OF the Term OF Ile rst ilouse OF gPfeSeataFGs
OF the second class at the expiration OF he term OF the
SECOND Hodse q hsPFehS"1NgS' ~ tnaI oIe-ia 3aii
-
up peIPeVuay' IN case any olstileI s4aL nav eieGtGu
two or more senator's sala senators Sha Paeae theT
seats reSPecnFey a. lhe ehd q me Term aforesaid ana
lols saal! oG ,i iI'%l oel"ee s ttehL u, :,
Art 70. Inc hfat eIecSoh 9f senator's shal pe he!u
~ the same anne that e eecuoh o representatives IS
held and thereafter hefe sa pc eleeJos ot senator's
al Ihe same tne WIN eaSH eheFdi etecIioh ol repre-
seatly es 70 ~! ve places Gl 'Hosc scoiS stose eii
o. service nay nave eSplrea. ...- = .,., u
AI. ~ No CSS tiai t'Jolv4 ~ SIG Il, leHoels y
eaca mouse % tno tstatt@ SLi loI! q quo
rum 70 'o 2as'S9e' IVY q 10y 'lJol
lVH oaJ N 5'J' aua 5l' - loI ~ i"' - 0o
PEI ne " aIIenoAlc9 of absent iCIloeLs., 7,
IAEI r. I-icH Ii2sc o tue y 5GeLaI as29t2S si
G4'z zr M = Co,5trs4s5 cIerfo1 sbgr he deter
iI Il, s,,cb i r,5rgc, nj sIa1i III dirnctad In law
~ o. TaaS Honsa IF fba General Assembly nav
5atarn7I3 the rules of its proceeding punish member
Cr 3isirI,- bng-,ior and Win e05currencn of two
T4 ,aI I ,,,a,lI,rr. INA ,nt second toc for th,
sa,,o,,fssnFra
AT % Each House of the General Assembly shall
-aar and nubi.b weekly Journal Of its proceedings,
ond te ags ad navs of tbe members On any question
bou nj +la Gsiro Of any two of them be entered on
tbo ionrnaI
u a1 f,acb TTonse r,o,, r,upisb Nv n,rrfsonment
arT ,erson t member for disrespectful ana disor-
49, -; -; s ,so,,a Ir f,r str,,ct; n RI orI- or
~ ~ nooiilrs G,db iylrisonnnnnt shall mt excped
M t II PI fr nv o-,e otfa1a1a
trt'91 Eesfbor unnsa d,rine the session of the
r, ,arI seroLI,- ebaII ,y:+lout tho consent Of the
- So, a.. $50, tS,, +I,rea do,s ,,nr m any,
i H. III II ,1,iah tbaz- NAV H. sitfino
A. 10 TFn members If the General Assembly shall
rcp f,o e lbIic suv conner for their
oSs ,I III il NH ba rgft dollars day during their
s.apa@a r,ai "a ad etnri roo te sessions IF
fTei ssTocive Ifonses The compepsation may be in
es ceE m b law bf no taraton shall
t fct 53ri,r he 1,nriod ~ service N the members
e ia Ho,s IF nrasontiyes IL ybom such aItera
tio saII have been made No session shall extend to
riod bnvord sixty days to date from its commence
nprt and 5 iogstiye acon had after fla exniTa
~; si4 si2.t, doys sbgiI La mill md void Tbis
yison shall not }nol; to fIe first LEGISLATURE which
Il ia convene after t doDtion Of this Constitution
IL a9 rba members If the General Assembly shall
in m cases eyeept treason, felony breach of the peace
- III ~ Hosas ad como, @ l m
trnn from The sne aha for INV speech OF debate in
e;tbe House Shall not be- questioned In any other place
Art "a, No senator or representative shall during
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