New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-05
TITLE vIl--GENERAL PROVISIONS.

and persons DISTINGUISHED by thi,
constitution, who shall be a citizen AL
| the United States, and who shall have
been an inhabitant of this state ona
year next preceding an election, and
the last sixty days within the parish h
which he offers to vote, shall be
deemed an elector.
ART. l05. We indorse article 81 az
the majority report.
Members of the general ASSEMBLY
and all other officers, state, parish, Or
municipal shall, before they enter upon
the duties of their offices, take the FOL-
lowing oath or affirmation: II do SOL
emily swear Tor affirm that l have
never voluntarily borne arms agains
the United States since l have been
citizen thereof; that | have given no
voluntary aid, countenance, counsel
OF encouragement to persons engaged
in armed hostility thereto that l have
neither sought nor accepted, nor at
tempted to exercise the functions Of
any Office whatever under any author.
ty or pretended authority in hostility
to the United States; that l have not
yielded a voluntary support to any
pretended government, authority, pow.
er, or constitution within the United
States, hostile or inimical thereto, aud
did not willfully desert from the mill,
tary or naval service of the United
States, or leave this state to avoid the
draft during the rebellion; and that
will support the constitution and laws
of the United States and of this state
and that l will faithfully and impair.
TALLY discharge and perform all the
duties incumbent on me as &C.
cording to the best os my abilities and
understanding. So help me God"
ART. 100. Treason against the state
shall consist only in levying war
against it, or in adhering to its enc.
mies-giving them aid and comfort
No person shall be convicted of treason
except on the testimony of two wit.
nesses to the same overt act, or on his
confession in open court.
ART. 40. All penalties shall be pro.
portioned to the nature of the offense.
Art. Ill. The privilege of free suf
frage shall be supported by laws reg.
Elating elections, and prohibiting, IN.
der adequate penalties, all undue in.
fuence thereon from power, bribery
tumult, or other improper practice
ART. ll2. No money shall be drawn
from the treasury but in pursuance Of
specific appropriations made by law;
regular statement and account of re.
ceipts and expenditures of all public
moneys shall be made annually in such
manner as shall be prescribed by law.
ART. 1l3. All civil officers Of the
state at large shall be voters of and
reside within the state; and all district
or parish officers shall reside within
their respective districts or parishes,
and shall keep their offices at such
place therein as may be required by
law,
ART. ia. All civil officers shall be
removable by an address of two-thirds
of the members elect to each house Of
the general assembly, except those
whose removal is otherwise provided
for by this constitution.
ART. lis. In all elections by thu
people the vote shall be taken by bahy
lot; and in all elections by the senau
and house of representatives, JOINTLY
or separately, the vote shall be giyea
viva yoce.
ART. ZIG. No member of congress
or persons holding or exercising any
Office of trust or profit under the United
States or under any foreign power,
shall be eligible as a member of the
general assembly, or hold or exercise
any Office of trust or profit under this
state.
ART. liz. None but citizens of the
United States and of this state shall
be appointed to any Office of trust Or
profit in this state.
ART. lis. The laws, public records
and the judicial and legislative written
proceedings of the state shall be pro,
mulgated, preserved, and conductedh
the English language.
ART. 119. No power or .aspend
ing the laws of this state shall be el
ercised except by the general as
sembly.
ART. l20. The general assembly
shall establish a state lottery, and
shall prohibit the sale of other state OF
foreign lottery tickets. All revenues
derived from lotteries shall be used
solely for educational and charitable
purposes, under the control of the
state.
ART. ri. No &c post facto or re-
troactiye law, nor any law impairiRs
the obligation of contracts shall b
passed /; nor vested rights be divested
unless for purposes of public utilig
and for adequate compensation pre-
viously made.
ART. 1872. Whenever the geners
assembly shall contract debt exceed
ing in amount the sum of one hund
red thousand dollars, unless in case !.
war, to repel invasion or suppress ID
surrection, it shall, in the law creating
the debt, provide adequate ways an
means for the payment of the curreS
interest and of the principal when b
same shall become due, and the sal
law shall be irrepealable unless primo
pal and interest be fully paid, or W
less the repeating law contains som
adequate provision for the paymei
of the principal and interest of d
debt.
ART. 1913. The general assent
shall provide by law for change
venue in civil and criminal cases.
ART. l24. The general ascend
may enact general laws regulating b
adoption Of children, emancipation
minnrs. and the o,rnnfinn, of divnrces