New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-29

house, such proposed amendment or amend
ments shall be entered on their respective
| Journals, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon; and the secretary of state shall
cause the same tn be published three
months before the next general election for
representatives to the general assembly, in
at least one newspaper in every parish in
the state in which q newspaper shall be
published. And such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be submitted
to the people at said election; and
If amajority of the voters at said
election shall approve and rstify such
amendment or amendments, the same shall
become part of this constitution. If more
than one amendment shall be submitted at
one time they shall be submitted in such
manner and form that the people may vote
for or against each amendment separately.
TITLE x.-scHEDULE.
ART. llS. The ordinance of secession of
the state of Louisiana, passed tWenty-sixth
of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,
is hereby declared to be null and void.
The constitution adopted in eighteen humid
red and sixty.four, and all previous con-
situations in the state of Louisiana, are de-
clared to be superseded by this constitu.
ton.
ART. 149. All rights actions, prosecu-
tons, claims, contracts, and all laws in
force at the time OF the adoption of this
constitution, and not inconsistent there
with, shall continue as if it had not been
adopted; all judgments and Judicial
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made in good faith, and in accordance with
the existing Jaws in this state, rendered,
made, or entered into, between the twenty
sixth day Of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, and the date when this constitu
ton shall be adopted are hereby declared
to be valid, except the following laws:
"An act to authorize the widening of the
new canal and basin," approved March four
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
IAN act to amend and re-enact the
one hundred and twenty.frst section of an
act entitled, AN act relative to crimes and
offenses,H approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve.
IAN act for the punishment of persons
for tampering with, persuading, or enticing
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting la
borers, servants, or apprentices" approved
/, December twenty-frst, eighteen hundred
and sixty-fve.
An act to punish in certain cases, the
employers of laborers and apprentices,
!, approved December twenty.frst, eighteen
: hundred and sixty-fve.
"An act in relation to exemption from
state, parish and city taxes for the years
. eighteen hundred and sixty.two, eighteen
: hundred and sixty-three, eighteen hundred
a and sixty.four, and eighteen hundred ant
sixty.ive, in certain cases.n Certified six
/, teenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty
:. six.
IAN act granting ferry privileges to c
X. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns" Ap
= proved March tenth, eighteen hundred al,
!. sixty.six.
Gan act to authorize the board of leve
: commissioners of the levee district in tn
parishes of Madison and Carroll to issu
!, bonds" etc., etc. Approved March twenty
. eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty.seven.
Section third of IAN act to organize tn
!. police of New Orleans, and to create a polio
board therein" Approved twelfth Febru
airy, eighteen hundred and sixty.siX.
ART. $50. The laws relative to the dutie
of officers shall remain in force, thong
contrary to this constitution, and tn
several duties be performed by the respect
!. i've officers, until the organization of tn
- government under this constitution.
= ART. Isl. The general assembly sha,
= provide for the removal of causes no,
= pending in the courts of this state t
~ courts created by or under this constitU
~ ton.
- TITLE XI.-oRDINANCE.
u ART. 1872. Immediately upon the adjourn
70 ment OF this convention this constitution
III shall be submitted for ratification to tn
. registered voters of the state, in conformit
70 to the act of congress passed March second
i, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitle
81 "An act to provide for the more eficieI
"a government of the rebel states" and tn
"a acts supplementary thereto.
"a ART. 1853. The election for the ratifcatio
Id Of the constitution shall he held on Frida
~ and Saturday, the seventeenth and eigh
NJ zenith days of April, eighteen hundred an
sixty.eight, at the places now prescribed b
ie law; and the polls shall be kept open from
OF o'clock A. N. to o'clock P. N. At tht
u election all those in favor of ratifying IL
constitution shall have written or printe
cd on their ballots "For the constitution" an
MI those opposed to ratifying the constitute
III shall have written or printed on their bs
ne lots against the constitutions
ART. l54. In order to establish civil go
gu eminent, as required by act of congress
's' passed March twenty-third, eighteen hun
NJ red and sixty.seven, an election shall
p held at the same time and place at whiC
ny the constitutions submitted for ratifcatiC
I'D for all state, judicial, parish, and municip
IT. officers, for members of the general asser
De bly,, and for congressional representative
'ie at which election the electors who a
MS qualified under the reconstruction acts
or congress shall vote, and none others; Pr
., vided, That any elector shall be eligible
al any office under any municipal corporate
ne in this state.
ART. 1856. At the election for the rattle
ol ton of the constitution, and for office
ne of the civil government as require
US by congress, all registered electors may vo
70 in any parish where they have resided fl
by ten days next preceding said election, an
at any precinct in the parish, upon present
ton OF their certificates of registration
an affidavit, or other satisfactory evidence TIL
he they are entitled to vote as registered ele